11.   Heavy shelling shattered a cease-fire Tuesday in the battered Chechen capital, with both rebel fighters and Russian troops violating a short-lived truce.

12.   Hundreds of heavily-armed Chechen rebels controlled the city center Friday after Russian reinforcements again failed to retake the battered Chechen capital after four days of bloody fighting.

13.   In Sierra Leone, more civilians ignored appeals from authorities to stay put and crowded onto boats and helicopters in a growing exodus from the battered capital of Freetown.

14.   In Grozny, the battered Chechen capital, several thousand people rallied in a central square as Russian troops watched warily.

15.   In Tolstoy-Yurt, just north of the Chechen capital of Grozny, Russian artillery guns fired round after round into the battered capital on Thursday.

16.   It was the second day of heavy fighting in the mountains and forests south of Grozny, the battered Chechen capital now controlled by Russian forces.

17.   More peace talks began Wednesday in the battered Chechen capital, Grozny.

18.   North of the battered Afghan capital, the Taliban seemed to be making some progress.

19.   Now, dread dominates the days of those who remain behind in their already battered capital.

20.   Renewed fighting erupted Sunday in the battered capital Grozny for the first time in weeks despite the cease-fire.