41.   Pakistan army also surrounded and forced the closure of Islamabad International Airport, according to witnesses at the airport.

42.   A drunken man fired a tear gas pistol in a Moscow subway, panicking commuters and forcing the closure of two subway stations, news reports said Thursday.

43.   A major snowstorm Thursday forced the closure of the airport serving Nagano and led commuters to abandon cars on the sides of slippery roads.

44.   A RED tide species has attacked Hong Kong for the first time, forcing the closure of three beaches and raising concern it could again spread to fish farms.

45.   A new round of fighting between rival rebel factions has forced the closure of the main highway linking northwestern Liberia to the capital.

46.   A series of bomb threats telephoned to the BBC forced closure of key Belfast roads, severely disrupting traffic for more than four hours.

47.   A government statement said the anti-piracy operation, codenamed Thunderbolt, forced the closure of a large number of shops selling such pirated discs at shopping arcades.

48.   A recent flareup in fighting between the two factions forced the closure of the highway to normal traffic and interrupted relief operations.

49.   A sandstorm on Sunday forced the closure of the Suez Canal and the diversion of four flights from Cairo airport.

50.   A third consecutive day of heavy snowfalls and frigid Siberian winds disrupted transportation and forced the closure of more schools Monday in central and southern Italy.