41.   On Tuesday, three suspected Islamic militants attacked a police checkpoint in southern Egypt but fled without inflicting any casualties, police said.

42.   Police inspector Jose Augusto dos Santos said the thieves took jewels, electronics and other valuables and fled without being noticed by federal agents on duty outside the building.

43.   Serb refugees in Nova Topola, in Serb-held northern Bosnia, recalled complete panic and Serb soldiers fleeing without resisting the Croatian offensive.

44.   Serb refugees in Nova Topola, in Serb-held northern Bosnia, said Serb fighters fled without resisting the Croatian offensive.

45.   The agency is also concerned about protecting military deserters and people who fled without proper documents.

46.   The four suspects were still at large, having fled without the paintings when police showed up early Monday, Tornero said.

47.   The gang ransacked the station and fired several shots, but no one was wounded and the would-be robbers fled without the voting papers.

48.   The gunman fled without taking anything, police said.

49.   The men then approached Baloyi in his parked BMW, forced him out, shot him in the leg and then fled without taking any cars, police said.

50.   The men then approached Baloyi in his parked BMW, forced him out, shot him in the leg, then fled without taking any cars, police said.