51.   Russian embassy officials were not available for comment.

52.   Russian embassy officials say Sergei can return home, but he has refused, said Hazel Reitz, a U.S. State Department spokeswoman.

53.   Russian embassy officials say the teen-ager can return home, but he has refused, said Hazel Reitz, a U.S. State Department spokeswoman.

54.   Sporadic mortar and automatic weapons fire continued through the day and some stray shells hit the Russian embassy, causing slight damage but no casualties, Hunt said.

55.   Switzerland called on the Russian embassy in Bern to give details of any further such installations so they can be safely defused, the office said.

56.   The bases are next to the Russian embassy where staff were observing the fighting from the roof, a U.S. embassy spokesman said in a telephone interview.

57.   The demonstrations in Minsk turned violent, with police beating nationalist protesters who marched toward the Russian embassy with placards denouncing the treaty.

58.   The disagreement had produced a dramatic Washington standoff, with Russian embassy cars blocking an exhibit truck.

59.   The negotiating team includes an official from the Russian embassy in Pakistan and several representatives of the Russian airline Aerostan.

60.   The Russian embassy in Dushanbe said more planes carrying humanitarian aid could be expected to land in Tajikistan in the coming days.