71.   While the rest of the country is preparing to bid him farewell, the village elders are discussing what sort of welcome to give.

72.   Village elders said at least five people -- including two infants -- had died Wednesday of sickness or wounds suffered while fleeing the Serb onslaught.

73.   Young boys, some dressed in tattered clothes, mingled with religious leaders and village elders as the prayers were said and the body moved to the grave.

74.   Wrapped in a striped sari, Champaben lined up with her neighbors while village elders checked a list of those who had already received blankets.

75.   FSB and interior ministry officials quoted by Russian news agencies said the rebels also shot dead Dagestani village elders who had gone to Pervomaiskaya Monday to negotiate with them.

76.   He said this was in accordance with a proposal from representatives of regions, towns, village elders and the clergy in Chechnya.

77.   He said the move was in accordance with a proposal from representatives of regions, towns, village elders and the clergy in Chechnya.

78.   A housewife committed suicide in southern India after she was stripped publicly by village elders for quarrelling with her neighbours, a newspaper reported Tuesday.

79.   After the failed attempt to storm Bamut on Sunday, Russian officials said they were waiting for a mediation attempt by village elders before launching another attack.

80.   An attempt by a group of village elders to persuade the militants to surrender had failed and they were shot dead Tuesday, the spokesman said.