1.   As a jubilant crowd braved a choking smog of tear gas to await the arrival of presidential challenger Vojislav Kostunica, police showed no sign of offering any resistance.

2.   President Clinton approved significantly tighter pollution limits on deadly soot and choking smog, while offering states and cities substantial flexibility in reaching the new goals.

3.   The nation has been embarrassed by its inability to control vast, man-made forest fires that have blanketed parts of five other Asian countries with a choking smog.

4.   The stifling heat and choking smog that continue to bake the Southland make life particularly miserable for people who suffer from cardiovascular problems.

5.   Choking smog and hazardous pollution levels kept schools shut in a Malaysian area of Borneo for the sixth consecutive day, news reports said Tuesday.

6.   Crushed cars, cleaner air, Beijing moves to clear up choking smog.

7.   Drought has led to food shortages and severe water rationing, soon likely to be compounded by choking seasonal smog.

8.   Following the election, severe forest fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra blanketed much of the region in a choking smog, dissuading tourists from traveling here.

9.   In an effort to combat choking smog levels, the French Environment Ministry on Thursday called for traffic restrictions and free public transport in major urban centers.

10.   International assistance to battle the choking smog that has blanketed Malaysia continued to come in Friday with both Japan and France sending in teams of pollution experts and firefighters.