21.   All of the troops aboard the two helicopters were believed dead, Levine said.

22.   Another man allegedly involved, Ted Roberts, has been missing for years and is believed dead.

23.   Analysts said traders might refrain from making any major moves, mindful that thousands of people are believed dead.

24.   At least one person in the truck was believed dead, fire department officials said.

25.   At least one person was believed dead while others were trapped in several trailer homes swept away by rain-swollen creeks, authorities said.

26.   Dozens are believed dead since the start of a stepped-up campaign last week by the Serbs, who want to wipe out the pro-independence Kosovo Liberation Army.

27.   Earlier, officials said three more people identified as top al-Qaida leaders are believed dead in the fighting across Afghanistan.

28.   Earlier, officials said that three more people identified as top al-Qaida leaders are believed dead in the fighting across Afghanistan.

29.   Ecuador says eight of its soldiers have died in the conflict and two are missing and believed dead.

30.   Ecuador says eight of its soldiers have died in the fighting and two are missing and believed dead.