51.   A presidential spokesman said forces loyal to Rabbani were still holding the Shash Pol hills overlooking Bamyan, and said reinforcements had been sent.

52.   But Mogamed said his forces, which have only anti-tank grenades, machine guns and automatic rifles, would not give the area up without a fight.

53.   Earlier, a policeman said security forces and Protestants had reached a deal, allowing them to proceed with the march.

54.   The UN agency chief said Zairean forces and Rwanda would have to provide for the safety of any repatriation route.

55.   Two Palestinians found forces said.

56.   Viera urged residents not to lose confidence, saying security forces have the ability to fight organised crime.

57.   Journalists said the forces fleeing their fortified frontline positions north of Qarabagh as the Taliban advanced left behind bodies and burning tanks.

58.   Moslem militants shot dead a police general during a shootout in the Asyut region of southern Egypt on Wednesday, the security forces said.

59.   Ogata said Zairean forces and Rwanda would have to provide security for any repatriation route, along with non-governmental organisations and human rights monitors.

60.   She was found close to the village on Sunday morning, her throat slit and with repeated stab wounds, security forces said.