GIVE UP YOUR LEADER

Russian officials are threatening to resume fighting in Chechnya unless rebels surrender Shamil Basayev, the commander of the hostage-takers. Col-Gen. Anatoly Kulikov, commander of the Russian forces in Chechnya, gave the Chechens until this evening to comply, but so far they have refused. The fallout from the hostage-taking continues in Moscow, wherePresident Boris Yeltsin's governmentreceived a no-confidence vote from Parliament. While Russia's constitution allows Yeltsin to ignore the largely symbolic vote, he cannot dismiss the fact that his support in the Duma is evaporating rapidly: members are now circulating a petition to impeach the Russian President.