41.   Karzai and his band of armed supporters battled Taliban forces last week in the southern province of Uruzgan.

42.   Kurdish separatists battling Turkish forces in northern Iraq threatened Friday to strike back against major Turkish cities and warned foreign tourists not to visit Turkey.

43.   Last week, demonstrators battled security forces in Jayapura, the capital of Irian Jaya.

44.   Malaj is part of a distant, but vitally important front for the separatist rebels battling Serbian forces in Kosovo.

45.   Militants in other cities, such as Jenin and Nablus in the north, have been battling Israeli forces for several days.

46.   Militants in other cities, such as the northern cities of Jenin and Nablus, have been battling Israeli forces for several days.

47.   Northern Alliance fighters are battling Taliban forces around Mazar-e-Sharif, the largest city near the border.

48.   Notorious mercenary Bob Denard surrendered to French soldiers Wednesday, hours after hundreds of crack troops invaded and battled his forces to reverse a coup he led last week.

49.   Protesters battled security forces outside parliament in Ankara.

50.   Protesters battled security forces outside parliament Tuesday and police blocked angry marchers from the scene of deadly clashes between rival Muslim groups.