11.   Troops shot dead four men during a routine search for rebels in the Syamtalira Bayu area of North Aceh early Tuesday, witnesses said.

12.   Troops on Tuesday shot dead four rebels during a raid on a hideout at Subussalam in South Aceh, said provincial military spokesman Major Zaenal Muttaqin.

13.   Two armed men walked into a Boston restaurant on Monday, shooting dead four people and injuring a fifth, police said.

14.   Two armed men walked into a Boston restaurant on Monday, shooting dead four people and injuring a fifth, CNN television reported.

15.   Two unidentified gunmen attacked the United States consulate in the eastern city of Calcutta and shot dead four Indian police guards, officers said Tuesday.

16.   Two unidentified gunmen attacked the US consulate in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta and shot dead four police guards, officers said Tuesday.

17.   Israeli forces on Sunday shot dead four militants near its border with Jordan, on the southern edge of the Golan Heights, Israeli security sources told AFP.

18.   Patrolling Filipino army soldiers shot dead four communist guerrillas in a clash south of the Philippine capital, a military spokesman said Friday.

19.   Separately, Indian security forces shot dead four militants in two separate encounters in Anantnag district, police said.

20.   Separately, Muttaqin said soldiers shot dead four guerrillas in separate clashes in West Aceh on Tuesday.