21.   Police rescued two elderly nuns on Monday who were trapped in an elevator in a kindergarten during a three-day holiday weekend.

22.   Police were rescuing residents of low-lying neighborhoods of St. Tammany Parish, said Slidell police Lt. Rob Callahan.

23.   A novice nun was back in her convent Tuesday after police rescued her from relatives who had kidnapped her to prevent her from serving the church.

24.   A police rescue squad rushed to the glacier by helicopter.

25.   A series of explosions shook the area as police rescued workers trapped inside the factory near Calcutta, the capital of West Bengal state.

26.   According to another, the police rescued them and brought them to the station for their own safety.

27.   Also Monday, police rescued a Muslim teacher hours after she was abducted by three people in Maluso in southern Basilan province.

28.   Also Sunday, police rescued three quarry workers abducted last month by outlaws on a southern Philippine island, officials said.

29.   Despite the risk, thousands of people had climbed on top of their houses and were waiting for the police to rescue them.

30.   Five were later rescued by police.