21.   Ramush Haradinaj, head of the third major party running, said he would respect any official outcome.

22.   The Challenge has gained worldwide recognition as being the premier championship of its kind for jockeys and is in its third running.

23.   Guatemalan ex-dictator Efrain Rios Montt was reelected Monday to the post of speaker of Congress for the third year running, despite criticism from opposition lawmakers.

24.   He recently announced an effective freeze on public sector wages for the third year running and has ruled out a reduction in taxes this year.

25.   In Paris metro and bus drivers will strike for the third day running Thursday, disrupting life in the capital and its region.

26.   Inmates in two jails on the island of Crete also continued a protest on Sunday for the third day running.

27.   Alexander Cejka kept up the pressure in the Austrian Open on Saturday to lead for the third day running.

28.   An Israeli helicopter gunship circled the region firing on suspected guerrilla positions while warplanes flew reconnaissance missions over south Lebanon for the third day running, they added.

29.   Audi meanwhile are keen to keep the trophy at their Ingolstadt headquarters for the third year running.

30.   Dozens of Palestinians stoned Israeli soldiers in Hebron Thursday for a third day running and the troops responded with volleys of rubber bullets.