11.   In Niger, gunmen ransacked and looted the offices of the independent Republican newspaper on Wednesday.

12.   Rioters who smashed shop windows and looted the offices of Palestinian Airlines were also taken into custody, security sources said.

13.   The Cabinet denied reports that the Taliban looted offices of some aid groups.

14.   They said armed men roamed the city, looting offices of aid agencies and stealing equipment and vehicles.

15.   There were unconfirmed reports of civilian casualties pouring into several clinics and witnesses said some shops and offices had been looted.

16.   There were unconfirmed reports of several casualties in the Liberian capital and witnesses said some shops and offices had been looted.

17.   U.N. offices have been looted in several cities and aid convoys have been robbed on the roads.

18.   While the UNOBC offices were saved from the lava flow, its offices were looted, after staff left quickly Thursday as the lava approached the town.