91.  An opposition Senate candidate, Osias Arciniegas, said that the elections were called off in two southern areas.

92.  Army units also entered from the southern Beitunia area, they added.

93.  But separatists maintain control of several southern areas and their leader, Dzhokhar Dudayev, said over the weekend that there would be no compromise with Moscow.

94.  But separatists maintain control of several southern areas.

95.  Chechens are also blamed for a spate of hostage takings in neighboring southern Russian areas in the last year.

96.  During the informal meeting, which will continue Sunday, Spain called on its EU partners to help southern European areas suffering severe water shortages.

97.  The military is fighting the two groups in remote southern areas.

98.  The peace plan has not stopped fighting in several other southern Chechnya areas either, including the rebel stronghold of Vedeno.

99.  The sinking of an Albanian refugee boat Friday after a collision with an Italian warship has raised tensions in southern coastal areas of Albania against the Italian military.

100.  Warplanes also carried out mock raids over southern areas of the Syrian-controlled Bekaa Valley, security sources said.