1.   He roomed with Mariah Watkins, a local black nurse and midwife, and her husband.

2.   In spartan conditions, she will teach local nurses eye care and help amputees in a country ravaged by decades of war.

3.   Natalie was a local nurse known by the nickname Dolly.

4.   They are sending mass mailings to local nurses working at other hospitals.

5.   Appalling conditions on Basilan are blamed for fanning the extremism embraced by the Abu Sayyaf rebels, who are holding an American missionary couple and a local nurse hostage.

6.   Despite its private hospital ambiance, HUKM has problems recruiting local nurses and are hard-pressed in keeping their local talents from leaving.

7.   The Abu Sayyaf held two American missionaries and a local nurse hostage for more than a year.

8.   They also hired additional nonunion local nurses.

9.   A local nurse emerged as a heroine Saturday for ignoring a rampaging gunman to treat an injured victim lying in a road.

10.   UNHCR appealed for the immediate release of the local nurses, who were working for a non-governmental organisation in Sinje.