1.   Though rebels had formed their own local councils to oversee their regions, anarchy still gripped the south as armed gangs looted and robbed.

2.   Though rebels have formed their own local councils to oversee their regions, anarchy still gripped the south as armed gangs looted and robbed.

3.   Though rebels have formed their own local councils, anarchy still gripped the south as armed gangs looted and robbed.

4.   Insurrection grips the south of the impoverished Balkan republic where anti-government protesters have seized control of large areas.

5.   Insurrection grips the south of the impoverished Balkan republic where anti-government protesters have seized control of several large towns.

6.   Insurrection gripped the south of Albania Tuesday amid reports of growing anarchy as the international community groped for a way to defuse the latest crisis to hit the Balkans.

7.   Insurrection gripped the south of impoverished Albania on Tuesday as the international community groped for a way to defuse the latest crisis to hit the Balkans.

8.   A European Union delegation arrived in Albania Friday for talks with President Sali Berisha on how to end the insurrection gripping the south of the impoverished Balkans country.

9.   Earlier Friday a European Union delegation arrived in Albania for talks with Berisha on how to end the insurrection gripping the south of the country.

10.   It was a nationwide protest over the collapsed scams which escalated into the full-scale rebellion currently gripping the south of the impoverished Balkan country.