51.   Troops were dispatched to the jungle region, which is known for its plantations of coca, the raw material for cocaine.

52.   Hundreds of Tamil Tiger guerrillas were holed up in eastern Sri Lanka following a major military operation in the jungle region, the defence ministry said Thursday.

53.   Ecuador and Peru signed a ceasefire agreement here early Friday to end a three-week conflict over a remote jungle region between the two Andean neighbours.

54.   Fears for their safety over the weekend had sparked a major military search operation in the dense jungle region.

55.   Tens of thousands of refugees are thought to be hiding in the hilly, jungle region which is difficult to access, aid organisations said.