11.   Moi made the announcement when speaking to leaders in northwestern districts plagued by cattle rustling.

12.   One soldier was killed and another five wounded when the guerrillas fired gunshots at their bunker at Tallady in northwestern Mannar district on Monday, the military said.

13.   On Wednesday, six soldiers were killed and one injured in an artillery battle with rebels near Uyilankulam village in the northwestern Mannar district, Dewage said.

14.   One soldier was killed and another five wounded when the guerrillas fired at their bunker at Tallady in northwestern Mannar district on Monday, the military said.

15.   One soldier was killed and five were wounded when the guerrillas fired at their bunker at Tallady in northwestern Mannar district on Monday, the military said.

16.   The other two soldiers were killed and four others were injured when a hand grenade exploded accidentally at Tallay in northwestern Mannar district, the military said.

17.   Three powerful detonations early Monday also rocked Zemun, a northwestern district of the capital.

18.   Three powerful explosions early Monday also rocked Zemun, a northwestern district of the capital.

19.   In the northwestern Cluj district several villages were cut off by the floods, with those not rescued seeking shelter in their lofts to avoid the rising waters.

20.   In the northwestern Dadheldhura district four rebels were arrested.