51.   U.S. troops prepare to evacuate foreigners from Zaire.

52.   U.S. troops prepare for detainee transfer.

53.   Vowing to defend the Afghan capital to the death, the Taliban Islamic army reinforced its frontlines Thursday as former government troops prepared for another push toward the capital.

54.   While NATO troops prepared for their mission, Bosnian Serb leaders postponed until Sunday an assembly meeting at their headquarters in Pale, near Sarajevo.

55.   Arafat told his security services Saturday night that Israeli troops were preparing an assault on the building where he is confined.

56.   Chechen sources also said their troops were preparing to launch a counter-attack.

57.   Clashes between frontier-guards and smugglers on the border between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan are increasing, as the Turkmenistan army weakens and Russian troops prepare to pull out.

58.   There are signs that Iraqi troops are preparing to withdraw from the Kuwaiti border, US chairman of the joint chiefs of staff John Shalikashvili said Tuesday.

59.   Troops were preparing to lay siege to the building, Palestinian witnesses said.

60.   Philippine military troops on Tuesday prepared to invade an island held by guerrillas of the main Moslem insurgent group in violation of a ceasefire with the government.