31.   At least four civilians were killed and six others wounded Friday when a shell hit near a small market in the city, hospital officials said.

32.   Dale County Commissioner Buddy Stapleton said he counted about a half-dozen homes hit near Newton.

33.   Dampog said Babs, the ninth storm to hit the country this season, was expected to hit near Catanduanes either late Wednesday or early Thursday.

34.   Earlier Friday, five Russian servicemen were killed when their armored vehicle hit a mine near a movie theater in Grozny, the Chechen capital, news reports said.

35.   Earlier, two rockets hit near the presidency building in Sarajevo.

36.   Explosions hit near two Moscow synagogues almost simultaneously Saturday, though no casualties or damage to the buildings were reported, officials said.

37.   Five missiles hit near the Prizren railway station in southern Kosovo, setting surrounding buildings ablaze, the Serb-run Media Center in Pristina reported.

38.   Five Russian servicemen were killed when their armored personnel carrier hit a mine near a movie theater in the Chechen capital on Friday, news reports said.

39.   Four Russian police were killed when their truck hit a mine near Argun, east of the capital, Grozny, the Defense Ministry said.

40.   He could only watch helplessly as it hit near the bottom of the fence for an RBI double.