21.   Russian police and gunman staged a predawn shootout Thursday near the volatile border with Chechnya, and one assailant was killed, news reports said.

22.   Soldiers killed four assailants Tuesday after mobs in the village of Simpang Monterado tried to waylay a convoy of trucks with a dozen Madurese who sheltered underneath a tarpaulin.

23.   Soldiers returned fire, killing one assailant and sending the other fleeing.

24.   Soldiers returned fire, killing the assailant and wounding another man.

25.   The assailant also was killed.

26.   The assailant was killed and two Israeli border policemen were lightly injured in the blast near the Erez crossing in northern Gaza, the Israeli military said.

27.   The assailant was killed, and at least one bystander was wounded, police said.

28.   The assailant was then killed in circumstances that remained unclear.

29.   The assailant was killed and two Israeli border policemen were lightly injured in the attack near the Erez crossing between Gaza and Israel, the Israeli military said.

30.   The assailant was killed and two Israeli commandos were hurt.