31.   Chechen officials say hundreds of people have been killed since the Russian offensive began.

32.   Chechen rebels were retreating in the face of the Russian offensive in southern Chechnya on Thursday and were regrouping deeper in the mountains, Russian officials said.

33.   Chechen refugees flee their southeastern villages, fearing an imminent Russian offensive on rebel-held areas.

34.   Clinton urged a negotiated settlement to the six-month Russian offensive in Chechnya on Saturday in a session in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with Yeltsin.

35.   Col. Oleg Mikhailov said field commanders, in anticipation of the Russian offensive, were urgently evacuating Argun residents.

36.   Columns of Russian armored vehicles passed through the Chechen capital on Saturday, heading east in a buildup for an anticipated new Russian offensive against rebel forces.

37.   Despite a relentless Russian offensive, the Chechens clearly controlled the center of their capital this morning, but their overall territory was shrinking.

38.   Dozens of civilians were reported killed as the Russian offensive went into its second day.

39.   During the recent Russian offensive, Chechen villages have been given a choice between being attacked by the Russians or agreeing to oust separatist guerrillas themselves.

40.   During the Russian offensive, Chechen villages have been given a choice between being attacked by the Russians or agreeing to oust rebel fighters themselves.