31.   Eight soldiers were killed and nine wounded in separate fighting and mine explosions.

32.   Fighting between ethnic Albanian rebels and government forces erupted around Ljuboten soon after the mine explosions.

33.   Five federal soldiers and police officers were killed and five wounded in fighting or mine explosions, the official said.

34.   Fohmann said the mine explosion ignited ammunition in the vehicle the Britons were driving.

35.   In June last year, a doctor in the eastern town of Batticaloa died in a mine explosion while traveling to work from his home.

36.   In Croatia, more than two dozen civilians, mainly farmers, have died in mine explosions since the end of the war.

37.   In the latest incident, two Russian soldiers were wounded by a mine explosion near the village of Bamut, the ITAR-Tass news agency said Sunday.

38.   In the latest incident, two Russian soldiers were wounded by a mine explosion near the village of Bamut, ITAR-Tass said Sunday.

39.   It was not immediately clear if the mine explosions Wednesday night in Bujumbura were linked to the announcement of the plot to kill Buyoya.

40.   Large-scale fighting in Chechnya ended months ago, but mine explosions and raids by small bands of insurgents continue to take a daily toll on the Russian troops.