11.   Overnight, Palestinians and Israeli troops shot at each other on the southern outskirts of Jerusalem.

12.   Rebel gunmen from the Islamic Taliban militia exchanged heavy rocket and mortar fire with government forces Tuesday along the southern outskirts of the city.

13.   A large swathe of forest was also afire on the southern outskirts of Canberra, the national capital.

14.   A rapid advance that began with their capture of the southern city of Kandahar last November has brought the Taliban militia to the southern outskirts of the capital Kabul.

15.   Adi Guadad is on the southern outskirts of Asmara, making it easy for city buses to transport urbanites to the fields.

16.   American, British and French warplanes enforce the no-fly zone, which was extended last month to reach the southern outskirts of Baghdad, the Iraqi capital.

17.   An Afghan defense ministry spokesman known only as Asif said four civilians died overnight in a rocket barrage launched by Taliban fighters on the southern outskirts of Kabul.

18.   Another Palestinian asked Aloni why she agreed to a plan last week to expand the Jewish settlement of Efrat on the southern outskirts of Bethlehem.

19.   At sundown Saturday, Israeli tanks fired randomly toward the southern outskirts of Jenin and the adjacent refugee camp, Palestinian witnesses said.

20.   At the southern outskirts of Hebron, a dozen armored vehicles were seen driving out of town Tuesday, followed by a few jeeps and an ambulance.