91.   The Miao spread to the island from southern China, and also migrated to northern Vietnam and Thailand.

92.   The militants seek tax advantages, wider official recognition of the Corsican language and increased autonomy for the island from the central government in Paris.

93.   The military called off a plan Tuesday to retake a southern island from Muslim rebels, avoiding a clash that could have damaged prospects for a new peace agreement.

94.   The numerically inferior Japanese surprised British military planners by attacking the supposedly impregnable island from the rear and fighting through thick jungle.

95.   The numerically inferior Japanese forces caught British military planners by surprise by attacking the supposedly impregnable island from the rear and fighting through thick jungle.

96.   The Soviet Union seized the islands from Japan in the closing days of World War II.

97.   The storm also cut off Sakhalin island from all air and sea routes to the mainland, Interfax reported.

98.   The storm is moving northwest and threatens a string of islands from St. Maarten to the British Virgin Islands.

99.   The tests were done four to five days after the two returned to the island from the games, the Cuban president said.

100.   The typhoon moved out of Taiwan Thursday and crossed the Taiwan Strait, which divides the island from China.