21.   Wild animals attacked villagers marooned on small patches of dry ground in flooded southern Somalia, aid agencies reported Saturday.

22.   In June Moslem villagers were attacked by Serb paramilitaries in the town of Teslic and forced to flee their homes, said the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.

23.   A police spokesman said the militants, fighting for an independent state of Manipur, attacked villagers in Taidu, south of Manipur early Friday.

24.   Panthers often attack villagers in the forest regions of Ghilan and Mazandaran on the coast of the Caspian Sea in winter.

25.   The LTTE is known to have attacked several villagers in the area in recent months.