1.   Russian troops continued to bomb the capital of the rebellious Chechnya republic Saturday as President Boris N. Yeltsin struggled to explain his handling of the conflict.

2.   Russian planes could no longer safely bomb the capital, or bombard it with indiscriminate artillery fire, without risking the lives of their own troops.

3.   Planes bomb capital, killing four.

4.   Chechen anti-aircraft guns fall silent Wednesday for lack of ammunition, allowing Russian jets to bomb the capital of the breakaway region with impunity.

5.   Chechen anti-aircraft guns fell silent Wednesday after ammunition ran low, allowing Russian jets to bomb the capital of the breakaway southern republic in early morning raids.

6.   In a red-carpet ceremony, Clinton became the first U.S. president to visit Hanoi, the capital once bombed by American warplanes.

7.   Intense fighting was reported Wednesday on the outskirts of Grozny and Russian warplanes bombed the capital.

8.   Israel has threatened to bomb the capital, Beirut, to avenge the deaths of Israeli soldiers.

9.   Intense fighting was reported Wednesday on the outskirts of Grozny and Russian warplanes bombed the capital of the Caucasus Mountains region.

10.   Rebels in the breakaway republic of Chechnya ran out of ammunition for anti-aircraft guns today, allowing Russian jets to bomb the capital with impunity.