61.   A truce was to have preceded the signing, but fighting continued up to Saturday.

62.   A spokesman for the international observers in the area monitoring a month-old cease-fire said that if fighting continued they would have to withdraw.

63.   A truce was to have preceded the signing as a demonstration of good faith, but fighting continued up to Saturday.

64.   A unilateral cease-fire in Chechnya announced last month has not held, and fighting continues in Grozny, the ruined capital.

65.   A transitional government was inaugurated in November under a power-sharing accord, but fighting has continued.

66.   A senior military commander speaking on condition of anonymity told The Associated Press that fighting was continuing in the area.

67.   A Thai military official near the border, who demanded anonymity, said that fighting was continuing.

68.   Al-Jaradi tribesman have killed two members of the al-Arabigah tribe in retaliation, they said, and fighting was continuing late Saturday.

69.   Al-Jaradi tribesman killed two members of the al-Arabigah tribe in retaliation, and fighting continued into the night, leaders said.

70.   Although the atmosphere has improved, Jalandoni said fighting could continue during the negotiations, which are expected to be difficult.