1.   Scores of people were feared killed while government troops battled for four hours to put down the prisoner rebellion and regain control of the fort.

2.   Scores of people were feared killed while government troops battled for four hours to put down the prisoner rebellion.

3.   Prisoner rebellions are an almost daily occurrence in Brazil where conditions are poor and overcrowding chronic.

4.   The standoff had shocked even Brazilians, despite the fact that prisoner rebellions are a weekly occurrence.

5.   The standoff shocked even Brazilians, despite the fact that prisoner rebellions are a weekly occurrence.

6.   The standoff has shocked even Brazilians, despite the fact that prisoner rebellions are a weekly occurrence.

7.   The violence of the standoff shocked even Brazilians, despite the fact that prisoner rebellions are a weekly occurrence.

8.   Human rights watchdog Amnesty International called Tuesday for a clean surrender of al-Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan following concerns over disputable killings during a prisoner rebellion last month.