1.   In other raids, Taliban forces have bombed the top of the mountain in an effort to get the cave to collapse.

2.   Russian forces may bomb as vigorously as possible, but to try to take these mountain strongholds by storm would seem folly.

3.   American forces heavily bombed the area, destroying all but a few towers and temples.

4.   But Foreign Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf said U.S.-led forces bombed the wells during the war, possibly to prevent the Iraqi army from using them.

5.   Chechen fighters claimed they shot down two Russian warplanes in separate incidents Saturday, and government forces bombed and fired rockets on rebel positions in the breakaway republic.

6.   Chechen Vice President Zelimkhan Yandarbiev said Russian forces bombed and shelled several outlying villages, causing civilian casualties.

7.   European diplomats labored Friday to organize a new round of talks to end the war in Chechnya, while Russian forces bombed Chechen rebel positions in the south.

8.   European diplomats labor Friday to organize a new round of talks to end the war in Chechnya, while Russian forces bomb Chechen rebel positions in the south.

9.   European diplomats labored Friday to put together a new round of peace talks while Russian forces bombed Chechen rebel positions in the south.

10.   European diplomats were trying today to put together a new round of peace talks in Chechnya while Russian forces bombed Chechen rebel positions in the south.