51.   Most of the injuries have been in mine explosions, but one Italian soldier was hit by sniper fire.

52.   Nine Tamil guerrillas were killed in clashes with the Sri Lankan army and in a mine explosion in northeastern Sri Lanka, the Defense Ministry said Thursday.

53.   Of the eight Israeli soldiers wounded in the mine explosion in south Lebanon, two were in critical condition and three suffered serious wounds, the army said.

54.   Of the eight Israeli soldiers wounded in the mine explosion, two were in critical condition, the army said.

55.   One person was killed and another injured by a mine explosion on the Kosovo side of the Blace border crossing, Eckhard said.

56.   Officials said three Russian servicemen were killed and eight were wounded elsewhere in Chechnya since Monday, most of them in land mine explosions.

57.   One officer died and one was injured in a mine explosion Sunday morning in the capital, Grozny.

58.   Russian troops have controlled Gudermes and surrounding regions for more than two years, but the town continues to be targeted frequently in mine explosions and other rebel attacks.

59.   Six Tamil rebels have been killed in mine explosions in the east in the past five months.

60.   Tens of thousands of people are killed each year in mine explosions, factory fires, building collapses and other work-related accidents.