81.   Rao delayed his departure for official visits to Burkina Faso, Argentina and Ghana by nearly two hours as he held talks with the Kashmiri leader.

82.   Rios had intended to catch a Friday night flight to Dubai but left his passport behind and had to delay his departure until Sunday.

83.   Ross initially was due to fly to the region Tuesday, then delayed his departure to Wednesday.

84.   Ross initially was due to fly to the region on Tuesday, then delayed his departure for a day.

85.   Salvage ships Mikhail Rudnitsky and Altai were initially set to leave for the site two weeks ago, but fierce winds and high seas delayed their departure.

86.   Sources in Moscow said, however, that their departure might be delayed.

87.   Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jesse Helms, R-N.C., asked Christopher to delay his departure and testify Thursday.

88.   South Korean officials said the departure would be delayed two or three days.

89.   The Cameroon squad left for Japan early Wednesday after delaying its departure from Charles de Gaulle airport outside Paris by more than two days.

90.   The Cameroon World Cup squad left for Japan early Wednesday after delaying its departure from Charles de Gaulle airport outside Paris by more than two days.