101.   Foreign Minister Yohei Kono voiced strong concern Monday over the rapidly deteriorating situation in Bosnia where Serb forces have tightened their grip on the U.N. peacekeeping mission.

102.   Following periods of uneasy quiet overnight, heavy shelling crackled today across Grozny as the Russians attempted to tighten their grip on the city center.

103.   Government troops then tightened their grip on area around his stronghold in the mountains near Kalainav, not far from Obigarm.

104.   He is known for his opposition to central government attempts to tighten its grip on the province of Gagauzia, which enjoys far-reaching autonomy.

105.   Heavy shellfire crackled Saturday across Grozny as Russian troops sought to tighten their grip on the city center and strangle Chechen resistance.

106.   In a fresh bid to tighten his grip on power, Saddam Hussein has set up an elite new military force to fight off opposition to his embattled regime.

107.   Israeli troops confine Arafat to office, tighten grip on Ramallah,

108.   Israeli troops tighten grip on Ramallah, invade Bethlehem.

109.   Jamaica tightened their grip Sunday on the Busta Cup cricket match against defending champions Leeward Islands at Sabina Park, at lunch on the third day.

110.   Kallis tightened his grip on the man-of-the-match award, when he took the other two wickets to fall.