71.   In May, political rivalry led to clashes in northern Congo, which left thousands of people dead and houses burned.

72.   International airports in virtually all the affected countries were either closed or forced to operate at reduced levels, leaving thousands of holiday travelers stranded.

73.   Iranians found their way to an embassy hall in Tehran to express their shock and sympathy following a terrorist attack that left thousands of Americans missing or dead.

74.   It also left thousands of Taliban soldiers trapped on the northern side of the tunnel, unable to return to the Afghan capital.

75.   It has left thousands of people queueing day and night to fill plastic containers at natural springs in Sofia and its outskirts.

76.   Luis uprooted telephone and electricity poles, ripped down satellite dishes and trashed airports and jetties, leaving thousands of people without lights, water or communications.

77.   Many Singaporeans believe there is no crime, and they leave thousands of dollars worth of cash in their cars or carry it around with them on the street.

78.   Meanwhile, police sources said the first arrests had been made in the international scandal that left thousands of fans without World Cup tickets that had been paid for.

79.   On Tuesday it pledged a fairer system, more open to all Europeans and free of package deals that left thousands without seats in France.

80.   Powerful storms battered parts of eastern Australia for a third day Saturday, flooding towns, leaving thousands without electricity and claiming at least one life.