21.   The president points to the turmoil in the Central Asian nations of Afghanistan and Tajikistan and vows that he will never allow his country to slide into anarchy.

22.   With food short and factories idle from lack of fuel, the secretive, Stalinist country could slide from economic to political ruin.

23.   With open-ended troop commitments in Bosnia and Kosovo, the administration has been reluctant to get involved in Macedonia as the country has slid toward mayhem.

24.   Although the international operation helped halt starvation it failed in restoring political order and there are fears that the country will slide back into chaos.

25.   Although the international operation helped prevent starvation it failed in restoring political order and there are fears that the country will slide back into chaos.

26.   Clashes broke out on the streets of the capital, roads were cut and the country slid into war.

27.   Three bombs have exploded in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities so far this month, as the country slides into insecurity, the Iraqi opposition said Wednesday.

28.   Meanwhile, Karzai warned that his country could still slide back into anarchy amid reports that former Afghan allies against the Taliban are now fighting among themselves.

29.   On domestic politics, Kohl dismissed suggestions the country could slide towards the nationalist right.