11.   He said he plans to take personal charge of military operations in Chechnya, where the rebel offensive has left hundreds of Russian soldiers dead and wounded.

12.   In Colombo, military spokesman Brigadier Sarath Munasinghe dismissed the rebel claim of hundreds of soldiers dead.

13.   In Colombo, military spokesman Brigadier Sarath Munasinghe dismissed the rebel claims of hundreds of soldiers dead.

14.   Iranian-backed Hezbollah guerrillas claimed responsibility for that attack and an ambush Thursday night that left three Israeli soldiers dead.

15.   The attacks earlier this week left one policeman and two soldiers dead.

16.   U.S. military helicopters evacuated three wounded Filipino soldiers after a clash with Muslim extremists on a remote southern island that left one Filipino soldier dead, officials said Saturday.

17.   Fresh armed clashes broke out again late Friday in the West Bank and in part of the Gaza Strip, leaving four Palestinians and three Israeli soldiers dead.

18.   Indian officials said a heavy exchange of mortar fire Monday left two Indian soldiers dead and five seriously injured.

19.   A military group of the Popular Resistance Committees in Palestine claimed Friday the attack overnight that left three Israeli soldiers dead and another lightly wounded in the Gaza Strip.

20.   The SLA itself updated an earlier toll of two soldiers dead.