41.   A nine-member delegation led by reformer Grigory Yavlinsky has also been in Grozny seeking the release of the prisoners.

42.   A senior U.S. official said the United States is seeking their release on humanitarian grounds.

43.   A previously unknown group claiming to seek the release of imprisoned opposition leader Moshood Abiola has taken responsibility for the murder of one of his wives.

44.   A top Czech official seeking the release of two arrested countrymen said Thursday he was remaining in Cuba in hopes of appealing directly to President Fidel Castro.

45.   Aid groups and diplomats sought the release Thursday of six European relief workers kidnapped during fighting between Liberian troops and unidentified insurgents.

46.   Amal also went to the local police station to seek the release of some students detained there.

47.   Amnesty International urged Clinton to meet dissidents and relatives of those killed in the crackdown, and to seek the release of protesters still in prison.

48.   An Iranian-backed Lebanese group seeking the release of jailed supporters claimed to have carried out those bombings.

49.   An Israeli court ruled Monday on a petition seeking the release of two Lebanese guerrilla leaders but banned publication of its decision, a court spokesman said.

50.   An Iranian-backed Lebanese group seeking the release of jailed supporters claimed responsibility.