31.   Afghan authorities say repairs to runways hit during the U.S. bombing campaign are not advanced enough to allow large passenger planes to use the strips.

32.   An army commander said Tuesday a military helicopter was hit during fighting with Muslim rebels, but landed safely with two injured crewmen.

33.   Burned-out and mangled aircraft, hit during air raids in previous weeks, sat on the tarmac.

34.   Burned-out and mangled aircraft, that were hit during air raids in previous weeks, sat on the tarmac.

35.   Cacak has been repeatedly hit during NATO raids.

36.   Carlos Beltran has been concentrating on his hitting during spring training since a sore right arm has relegated the outfielder to being a designated hitter.

37.   Earlier, a fireman was killed and four other people were injured when a car hit them during a minor race.

38.   Had it hit during high tide, it would have kicked up deadly tidal surges, said Anu Sayeed, a director with the Red Crescent,

39.   He said despite being kneed in the groin and having a candleholder thrown at his back by his wife, he never hit her during the argument.

40.   He was hit during an exchange of gunfire between his guards and unknown gunmen, who fled, it said.