51.   The heaviest fighting in two years forced city authorities to close schools and people were ordered into shelters for the second day in a row.

52.   The main Black Sea ports of Varna and Burgas were reopened Thursday after strong winds and rough seas forced port authorities to close them late Wednesday.

53.   The power shortage has already forced the authorities to tighten energy rationing.

54.   The power shortage has already forced authorities to ration energy and residents of Tbilisi are getting electricity for just six hours a day.

55.   The prosecution has claimed Anwar had sex with men and women and then forced police authorities to cover up his misdeeds.

56.   The rains washed out roads and forced authorities to close a highway and suspend train service on several lines.

57.   The risk of avalanches following abnormally heavy falls of snow across the Swiss Alps forced authorities to close roads and evacuate villages earlier this month.

58.   The sliding baht has forced the authorities to raise interest rates further.

59.   The shortfall has forced authorities to schedule controlled blackouts, which in the capital are rotated through various neighborhoods on a daily basis.

60.   The volcanic islands had been cut off for two days because of high seas that forced authorities to use police helicopters to bring in ballots.