1.   The Sinn Fein President, Gerry Adams, has said that the IRA agreed to a two-week ceasefire last May to allow talks with the Government.

2.   He stressed that Russian troops were trying to observe the two-week ceasefire ordered by Yeltsin in late April to last through the victory day celebrations.

3.   Russian forces rained heavy fire on a rebel Chechen village Saturday, despite a two-week ceasefire declared by President Boris Yeltsin.

4.   Russian forces poured heavy fire on rebel Chechen villages Saturday, despite a two-week ceasefire declared by President Boris Yeltsin.

5.   Russian heavy guns have blasted the wrecked village every night since the two-week ceasefire took effect at midnight on Thursday.

6.   The assault came as a two-week ceasefire declared by Russian President Boris Yeltsin expired.