31.   The settlers opened fire after the Palestinians stormed up the hill near Ramallah, north of Jerusalem, burning two tents and destroying a generator, reporters said.

32.   They flew around each other for several minutes before retreating to their respective ships, the reporter said.

33.   They were turned away at the gate of the site on remote Orchid Island, also known as Lanyu, said reporters who accompanied the delegation.

34.   They were badly burned on Wednesday when gas they were trying to steal from a service station exploded, said local reporter Hurma Rredhi.

35.   This was supposed to be the way to heaven on doomsday, the reporters said.

36.   Witnesses said one reporter, from the Romanian daily Cotidianul, was badly beaten and holed up for protection at the local police station.

37.   Five European Union observers initially feared dead after NATO warplanes attacked Bosnian Serb positions left Belgrade Sunday after being freed by the Bosnian Serbs, an AFP reporter said.

38.   A major explosion rocked the centre of Algiers late Sunday, audible from the suburbs, an AFP reporter said.

39.   A military checkpoint about a mile from the ambush also came under heavy rebel fire which sent the soldiers dashing into the forest, local reporters said.

40.   The police officers did not inspect papers or touch anything inside the office, said the reporter who refused to be identified.