31.   The celebration turned deadly in the Philippines, where four people were killed and hundreds were injured as residents defied a ban on powerful firecrackers and guns.

32.   The officers were injured as Catholics and Protestants fought along Limestone Road, a common flash point for sectarian violence, a Royal Ulster Constabulary spokesman said.

33.   There were several contradicting reports of the number killed and injured as information trickled in from the remote accident site.

34.   Three peacekeepers were injured as shrapnel sprayed over a wide area, he said.

35.   Trenkunov was shot in the stomach and injured as soldiers returned fire to stop him, the reports said.

36.   Two Britons and a German were injured as the two sides exchanged punches and threw bottles at each other, a police spokeswoman said.

37.   Two elderly passengers died, one apparently of a heart attack, and eight people were injured as lifeboats and rafts were launched and the ship was abandoned.

38.   Two people were injured as the crowd watching the game between Chapel Hill and Jordan high schools ran for safety.

39.   However the evening daily New Paper identified those injured as two Filipino crew men and a seven-year-old Singaporean boy.

40.   A civilian was killed and two others injured as Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged fire over their borders in Kashmir, Indian defence sources said Saturday.