31.   Hoping to combat violence with economic aid, French Premier Alain Juppe planned to announce new programs on a two-day trip to this troubled Mediterranean island Wednesday.

32.   Mandela said Friday his government was working on a strategy to combat chronic violence in KwaZulu-Natal.

33.   Macao gambling magnate Stanley Ho said there was no need for the Macao government to seek help from China in combatting gang violence.

34.   On Tuesday, Interior Minister Santiago Creel warned that the federal government would combat any violence.

35.   President Bush, stepping back into the gun-control debate, is renewing his pledge to help communities and states combat gun violence.

36.   --schools cannot combat student violence without tighter gun controls.

37.   Special military courts combating factional violence execute a second man in the port city of Karachi.

38.   Spain announced emergency measures Friday to combat domestic violence after public rage over the death of a woman immolated by her former husband.

39.   The federal government is drafting a law to give authorities sweeping powers to arrest known militants and combat the violence.

40.   The incidents took place shortly after Albania signed a European convention pledging to combat soccer violence.