51.   Meanwhile, Pakistan admitted for the first time that its troops had crossed the cease-fire line into Indian territory.

52.   Meanwhile, Pakistan renewed denials that its troops crossed into Indian Kashmir, saying that remarks of Army Chief Gen. Pervez Musharraf were misquoted and misinterpreted.

53.   Namibian troops most recently crossed into Botswana at Kaputura and at Muhembo, where the Okavango River feeds into the delta.

54.   Newspapers here reported Tuesday that Turkish troops crossed into northern Iraq to hunt down Kurdish guerrillas, but the military denied the report.

55.   Private television NTV reported that the troops crossed the border after receiving information that the rebels were re-establishing camps close to the border.

56.   Saddam defended his move by saying Iranian troops had crossed the border in support of the PUK.

57.   Rwanda acknowledged its forces had fired across the border Friday in retaliation for Zairian shelling, but denied Rwandan troops crossed into Zaire.

58.   Rwanda denies its troops have crossed into Zaire to help the rebels, but soldiers wearing Rwandan uniforms have been spotted on the other side of the frontier.

59.   Saddam defended his move by saying Iranian troops had crossed the border in support of the Patriotic Union.

60.   South African troops crossed into this tiny mountain kingdom at dawn Tuesday to quell weeks of anarchy and took control of military bases and downtown and residential areas.