71.  Born in Hercegovina, Mladic previously headed separatist Serb forces in the Krajina region of Croatia in their six-month war with Zagreb.

72.  Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji Tuesday said his government remained committed to the war against terrorism and would not relent in its crackdown on mostly Muslim separatist forces at home.

73.  Chechen separatist forces are now deployed along the Sunja river, the new battlefront between the warring sides, which runs across the city from north to south.

74.  Chechen separatist forces retreated from their stronghold of Shali on Wednesday after a massive assault by Russian tanks, planes and artillery.

75.  Chechen separatist forces meanwhile blamed the attack on hardliners in Moscow.

76.  Chechen separatist forces meanwhile said they had retreated to a hill overlooking Oyskhara and were just south of Russian positions in the area.

77.  Chechen separatist forces responded to the attack with Grad ground-to-ground rockets apparently fired from the centre of the city.

78.  Chechen separatist forces retreated from their stronghold of Shali on Wednesday after a massive assualt by Russian tanks, planes and artillery.

79.  Chechen separatist forces said they had retreated to a hill overlooking Oyskhara and were just south of Russian positions in the area.

80.  Chernomyrdin said Moscow should not be solely responsible for the reconstruction of Chechnya, which was devastated in the war between federal troops and separatist forces.