21.   Fierce clashes were reported Saturday on the outskirts of the city, as federal reinforcements tried to break through to bolster the besieged troops.

22.   Fierce clashes were reported on the outskirts of the city as Russian reinforcements tried to break through rebel lines to bolster the besieged troops.

23.   Fighting surged in the Balkans with fierce clashes in Bosnia and deadly shelling in Croatia as the expiration of a widely violated cease-fire drew closer.

24.   Explosions rocked parts of Sarajevo Tuesday, disrupting a lull in recent fierce clashes between rebel Serbs and government troops.

25.   Four people died in fierce clashes between workers of rival political parties during polling Sunday.

26.   Four people died in fierce clashes between workers of rival political parties on election day, police said.

27.   For two straight days, students have hurled firebombs in the streets of downtown Seoul in fierce clashes with police.

28.   It was the second day of fierce clashes inside Grozny.

29.   Meanwhile, Russians battled Chechens on Sunday in the second day of fierce clashes for control of the capital Grozny.

30.   Meanwhile, fighting quieted down across the country after fierce clashes a day earlier and the first Serb bombing raid since last November.