11.   Police say they are under extreme pressure to combat an exploding crime wave, and need to use force to protect themselves.

12.   A Macedonian government request for a small NATO force to protect international monitors beyond that date was being discussed at alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Laity said.

13.   A Macedonian government request for a small NATO force to protect international monitors beyond that date is being discussed at alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

14.   A Macedonian government request for a small NATO force to protect international monitors beyond that date was being discussed at alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

15.   Amnesty International on Monday called on Bosnian Serb forces to protect detainees from ill-treatment and torture.

16.   Arafat said he would press for an international force to protect his people from Israeli troops.

17.   But given the possibility of a hostage situation, it was unlikely they would request NATO airstrikes, although U.N. resolutions authorize force to protect peacekeepers.

18.   But given the possibility that hostages could be taken, it was unlikely they would request any NATO action, though U.N. resolutions authorize force to protect peacekeepers.

19.   But given the hostage situation it was unlikely they would request any NATO action, though U.N. resolutions authorize force to protect peacekeepers.

20.   But the government said army forces were protecting the dam and it was not in danger of sabotage.