31.   It was unclear Friday how much control Kabila continued to wield after fleeing the capital.

32.   It will be distributed to elderly, ill and handicapped Chechens along with single mothers and children who were unable to flee the capital when fighting flared last winter.

33.   Koroma fled the capital last month and has not been seen since.

34.   Local human rights workers say that thousands of people have fled the capital in the past few days.

35.   Locals have fled the capital and foreigners have scrambled to leave the country, many riding French military conveys ferrying civilians to the airport.

36.   Late Monday, the Taliban fled the capital without a fight and northern alliance troops were entering the city Tuesday.

37.   Mahajanga Gov. Etienne Razafindehibe fled his capital Wednesday night.

38.   Massood is reported to have fled the capital with heavy artillery, tanks and rocket launchers.

39.   Many also became casualties as they fled the capital after their base was overrun.

40.   Meanwhile, in Liberia, tens of thousands of people continued to flee the capital to the countryside, despite several days of relative calm in Monrovia.