1.   Barges were sent up river to rescue civilians from Mpila, a northern waterfront stronghold of the Cobras heavily hit by fighting.

2.   Barges were sent up river to rescue civilians from Mpila, a northern stronghold of the Cobras heavily hit by fighting.

3.   Fighting has hit the capital after a two-year lull, stirring terror and rage while the warlords talk peace in neighboring Ghana.

4.   Fighting hits Hebron for second day in a row.

5.   The northwestern Bihac pocket was hit by fighting again late Wednesday and early Thursday.

6.   Against a backdrop of heavy Russian aerial and artillery bombardments, preparations for talks to end the five-months of fighting hit snags of their own.

7.   The eastern Zairean provinces of North and South Kivu have been hit by fighting for the past four months between Tutsi-led rebels and government troops.