111.   The zone, in which weapons are banned, also applies to coastal waters between the two countries.

112.   U.N. inspection teams launched a series of surprise searches Tuesday for banned Iraqi weapons despite angry assertions from Baghdad that the searches amount to harassment.

113.   U.N. officials Friday appealed to the United States and Russia to speed up ratification of an international convention banning chemical weapons.

114.   U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan welcomed Senate ratification of the treaty banning chemical weapons and said he hopes the rest of the world will sign the agreement too.

115.   U.S. and British diplomats circulated a draft resolution after Iraqi Republican Guards last week barred inspectors from entering two compounds to search for banned weapons.

116.   We banned chemical weapons from the earth, though we must implement the commitment fully and gain universal coverage.

117.   Weapons are banned because the village is located in a demilitarized zone along the former front line.

118.   While some have gone ahead with unilateral bans, the United States is holding out for a global agreement to ban the weapons through the United Nations.

119.   Yeltsin also told Boutros-Ghali that he intends to ratify the convention banning chemical weapons but gave no timetable.

120.   He also announced, to enthusiastic applause, a new National Crime Prevention Strategy and a move to ban dangerous weapons from public demonstrations.