1.   A day earlier, Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinian gunmen during an hours-long gunbattle in Hebron.

2.   A gunman on a motorcycle shot dead two policemen in this southern Lebanese port on Saturday night, security officials said.

3.   He said it began when some of the prisoners opened fire after surrendering and shot dead two Israeli soldiers.

4.   In a nearby area, Tamil rebels shot dead two policemen riding bicycles, the military said.

5.   Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinian gunmen early Sunday during an hours-long gunbattle in the divided West Bank city of Hebron, both sides said.

6.   Meanwhile, another Russian servicemen remained on the loose on Tuesday after shooting dead two comrades and wounding a third in the Ural Mountains, officials said.

7.   Meanwhile, in Aceh province government troops shot dead two rebels in a gunbattle Wednesday in a northern area, said military spokesman Lt. Firdaus said.

8.   On Tuesday, during cordon and search operations by the military in eastern Batticaloa district, troops shot dead two rebels in separate confrontations.

9.   Suspected Muslim militants have shot dead two Coptic Christian cousins in southern Egypt, police sources said Wednesday.

10.   Wildlife department rangers shot dead two elephants that roamed into the suburbs of the national capital on Wednesday, state radio reported.