31.   An armed man in his early thirties was shot dead by police in North London today.

32.   Along the roads leading out of this city, armed men stopped cars and trucks, demanding money from drivers.

33.   Although there was still some fighting here Friday, as Palestinians peered from behind buildings outside Balata and occasionally snapped off shots, many armed men haunted the hospitals.

34.   An armed man freed his hostage at the Tokyo Stock Exchange and surrendered after a standoff that dragged on for over five hours, police said.

35.   Among the wreckage of tanks that once guarded the entry to the city, several dozen armed men were waiting for a local commander to arrive.

36.   An encounter at a checkpoint between heavily armed men representing two local warlords flared into a potentially deadly confrontation Sunday.

37.   An armed man was shot and wounded near a fence around the White House Wednesday after a standoff in which he waved a handgun and refused to surrender.

38.   An armed man was shot and wounded Wednesday outside the gates of the White House after he approached the southwest entrance before noon and was challenged by security guards.

39.   Any armed men they find are handed over to the Indonesian police, who themselves have been accused of cooperating with the militias.

40.   Armed men recently occupied the church that marks the traditional site of the birth of Jesus, the prince of peace.