31.   Chechen rebels had insisted on an election delay and warned they would fight to stop the polls being held.

32.   The rebels say they are fighting to stop themselves from being wiped out by Zairean and Rwandan Hutu extremists.

33.   Romanian officials have been fighting to stop illegal adoptions and trafficking in children.

34.   Russian and Cuban officials also will discuss the unfinished Russian-technology nuclear plant in Cuba which the nearby United States has fought to stop citing safety concerns.

35.   The Chechen rebels had insisted on an election delay and warned they would fight to stop the polls being held while Russian troops were still there.