81.   The raids followed the failure of Russian tanks and troops to seize the capital over the weekend from fighters of Chechen President Dzhokhar Dudayev.

82.   The self-proclaimed government of warlord Mohamed Farah Aidid appealed Monday for help from the world to avert mass starvation in Somalia following the failure of spring rains.

83.   The special meeting follows the failure of talks in Brussels last month to reach an accord.

84.   The two days of talks here followed the failure of earlier negotiations in Moscow at the end of last month.

85.   These were the first talks in over a month between the two economic giants following the failure of earlier negotiations in Canada.

86.   The talks are being launched following a failure by salmon fishing interests in the two countries to work out a compromise fish conservation plan.

87.   The United States warned two weeks ago that the WTO was still shy of an accord following the failure to conclude an agreement last April.

88.   This followed the failure of an amendment by French Christian Democrat Nicole Fontaine which would have removed the requirement for lobbyists to declare gifts.

89.   Traders in the City of London expect the dollar to continue to plunge over the coming weeks, following the failure of central banks to prop up the greenback.

90.   This follows the failure by Western Stormers coach Gert Smal -- another favourite -- to apply for the position.