11.   Chechnya appealed for help to the United Nations, the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe and to world powers as well as to its northern Caucasus neighbors.

12.   Consolidation in the airline business is a hot subject of discussion in the northern neighbor of the United States as well.

13.   Cubans have been told for many years that the decades-long U.S. trade embargo against their country prevents them from buying even aspirin from their northern neighbor.

14.   For years, Greece tried to block its northern neighbor from using the name Macedonia, saying the real Macedonia lies on Greek soil.

15.   Greece has imposed a blockade on Macedonia, its northern neighbor, in a dispute that centers on who has the right to use the name.

16.   His extradition will be the first time Mexico hands over a top Mexican trafficker to its northern neighbor.

17.   In addition, millions of gallons of regular gasoline and diesel fuel have moved in recent months from Albania to its northern neighbor.

18.   In addition to the ideological question, Zedillo must also contend with the traditional mistrust and suspicion many Guatemalans harbor toward their vastly larger and more powerful northern neighbor.

19.   In Canada, a number of politicians were upset that Bush did not acknowledge the northern neighbor for its support in his address to Congress Thursday night.

20.   In Italy, the first fruits of government fiscal austerity are evident, promising to help the country catch up with its northern neighbors.