1.   And then came the rising flood waters, which Dakotans and their neighbors in Minnesota had been battling to contain for weeks, building a towering wall of sandbags.

2.   Battling to contain damage from the worst operational trouble yet on the undersea link between England and France, Eurotunnel executives said freight trains would resume running late Wednesday.

3.   Black plumes of smoke enveloped large parts of the city as firefighters battled to contain the blaze.

4.   Black plumes of smoke rose as firefighters battled to contain the blaze which sent thousands of people fleeing in panic.

5.   In eastern Australia firefighters battled to contain scores of bush fires fanned by swirling winds and scorching temperatures as parts of Europe were suffering record cold temperatures.

6.   Bitter memories still linger in these two predominantly Moslem nations which for years battled to contain communist rebel movements seen to have had the support of Beijing.

7.   Disease has broken out in flood-ravaged southern China where relief workers are battling to contain rising waters, officials said Thursday.

8.   New South Wales, trailing South Australia by four points going into the penultimate round of games, were battling to contain champions Queensland in Sydney.

9.   Monitoring fresh cases of foot and mouth as South Korea desperately battles to contain the highly contagious animal disease ahead of the Word Cup.

10.   On Monday, fire fighters battled to contain another bush fire that swept through the rural South Seas region of the province, threatening several homes, police said.