21.   A clash between forces loyal to Atto and Aidid left three dead and seven wounded last Friday in Mogadishu.

22.   A gun battle over the stimulant khat left five dead and six wounded in the southern Somalia port of Kismayu, according to reports Sunday.

23.   A fierce gunbattle overnight leaves five dead.

24.   A gas blast a week ago in Bucharest left two dead and seven seriously injured.

25.   A little-known militant Sunni Muslim group claimed responsibility Friday for an attack on an Iranian cultural center that left seven dead.

26.   A ferocious gunbattle broke out Thursday between government commandos and drug smugglers during a bust in rugged southwestern Pakistan, leaving two dead on each side, police said.

27.   A security guard exchanged fire with three alleged bank robbers in Istanbul on Wednesday, leaving two dead, reports said.

28.   A powerful typhoon that roared across coastal southern China over the weekend left five dead and severely damaged houses and crops, an official and state media reported Monday.

29.   A weakening typhoon left one dead and two missing Friday as it moved northeast, cutting through metropolitan areas of central and eastern Japan toward the Pacific Ocean.

30.   Also, Bandidos members were shot in attacks at Oslo and Copenhagen airports, leaving one dead.