41.   Heavy fighting since the launch of the assault has left separatist forces in control of most of the centre of Grozny.

42.   Afghan officials in the town said Monday a temporary ceasefire had been struck and there had been no fighting since Sunday afternoon.

43.   But heavy fighting since May between rival Kurdish groups that has claimed hundreds of lives has slowed down the process.

44.   It is the heaviest fighting since the two sides agreed on a US-mediated ceasefire in September last year.

45.   It was the worst fighting since Chechen rebels pulled out of the capital last weekend after a large-scale assault against Russian forces.

46.   Officials said there had been no fighting since Sunday afternoon but large numbers of troops were seen patrolling the town centre.

47.   Renewed fighting since the end of August in eastern Liberia has led to a number of incursions onto Ivorian territory by soldiers looking for food, water and fuel.

48.   The city has been the scene of heavy fighting since Tuesday.

49.   The city has been the scene of new heavy fighting since Tuesday.

50.   The most sustained fighting since the beginning of this week could easily be heard from the centre of the shattered city.