51.   Somalia appealed to the United Nations on Friday to impose sanctions on neighboring Ethiopia, claiming its troops have invaded southern Somalia on several occasions since mid-April.

52.   Soviet troops had invaded Afghanistan, U.S. hostages were being held in Iran and oil prices were skyrocketing.

53.   Tanks would confine him to his compound, and later troops would invade his offices, confining him to just a few rooms.

54.   The dispatch of two American diplomats to Chechnya is the first visit there by U.S. officials since Russian troops invaded the republic more than four months ago.

55.   The Palestinians shot their way into the church on Tuesday after Israeli tanks and troops invaded the town.

56.   The previous year, its troops had invaded after civil war broke out when Portugal ended centuries of colonial rule.

57.   They also agreed to seek peace with Ethiopia, whose troops reportedly invaded the Somali border town of Bulo Hawo early Thursday.

58.   They fear a referendum would unleash internal antagonisms similar to those that swept the half-island territory after Portugal withdrew and Indonesian troops invaded.

59.   They will, however, voice their conviction that had Turkish troops not invaded the island, Turkish Cypriots would have been killed or expelled by Greek Cypriots.

60.   Three weeks earlier, Soviet troops had invaded Hungary.