41.   But the ITAR-Tass news agency cited delegation officials as saying they did not intend to meet with representatives of separatist leader Dzhokhar Dudayev.

42.   By evening, hopes of finding the trapped miners alive was diminishing rapidly, the Interfax news agency said, citing local officials.

43.   Citing local officials, they said the blockade kept some children from attending school, and blocked tourists from traveling to some areas.

44.   Citing officials, Xinhua said all gold medalists and record breakers were being tested, while random tests were being used on athletes finishing in the top eight.

45.   Col. Gen. Leonty Shevtsov will take over command of the Interior Ministry troops, the ITAR-Tass and Interfax news agencies said, citing ministry officials.

46.   Citing government officials, the Times said the secret research mimics the major steps a state or terrorist group would take to create a biological arsenal.

47.   Citing unnamed officials, however, El Comercio said another priest had been using the car to get to a religious ceremony on a navy boat.

48.   During the talks, the Chinese officials told Japan it will take countermeasures if Tokyo invokes the safeguard clause, Kyodo News reported, citing MITI officials.

49.   Eight, including Lebed, died, the ITAR-Tass news agency said, citing an official of the Krasnoyarsk administration.

50.   Exports increased, especially to other former Soviet republics, the Interfax news agency said Friday, citing officials in the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations.