81.   Striking coal miners lifted rail blockades in central Siberia and southern Russia on Saturday after the government set out terms for paying overdue wages.

82.   Terje Larsen, a senior U.N. envoy, said Israel should immediately lift its blockade of the Palestinian areas.

83.   The blockade was lifted after senior police and forest officials assured the protesters they would take unspecified action, but the ninth death occurred after that assurance.

84.   The blockade was lifted for a first time first lifted during the day Thursday.

85.   The blockade was temporarily lifted Tuesday to allow a Turkish military convoy to pass peacefully.

86.   The blockade was lifted after Deputy Prime Minister Oleg Sysuyev agreed to meet with the miners and negotiate their demands, the Interfax news agency said.

87.   The blockade later was lifted, they said.

88.   The blockade was later lifted, they said.

89.   The blockades were lifted when the government agreed to sit down and discuss their demands but no solution was found.

90.   The government will not negotiate with coal miners who are blocking the Trans-Siberian railway until they lift their blockade, a high-ranking official said Tuesday.