31.   Serbian police battled ethnic Albanian militants near a border town in southern Yugoslavia on Wednesday, with both sides reporting fighters killed and wounded.

32.   Riot police battle thrash-throwing fans in mock battles against hooligans.

33.   Riot police battled back protesters and cleared burning roadblocks Wednesday for a truck bringing nuclear waste to a storage site.

34.   Riot police battled firebomb-hurling youths for the second straight night in a racially tense town in northern England, arresting a dozen people, police said Monday.

35.   Riot police did battle students protesting against Suharto and price increases in Jakarta and a nearby city.

36.   Security was tight and some shops were shut Wednesday in a northern city amid fears of more violence after police battled protesters outside a political party congress.

37.   The agency said police battled the militants for two hours before dawn Friday.

38.   The demonstrators hurled eggs and rocks, while police battled back with batons, media reported.

39.   The precariousness of peace efforts was highlighted hours later, as riot police battled rival Catholic and Protestant mobs early Thursday in northern Belfast.

40.   The protestors, who were battled by police with water cannons and tear gas, set fires in the building before being ejected.