31.   Speaking after a brief tour of the shattered city, he pledged Thursday to tighten construction standards in a bid to prevent a repeat of the disaster.

32.   The country is desperate, say humanitarian organisations -- no industry, chronic malnutrition and armies of unemployed filling shattered cities which have little infrastructure.

33.   The country is desperate, say humanitarian organisations -- no industry, chronic malnutrition and armies of unemployed filling shattered cities which have little infrastucture.

34.   The most sustained fighting since the beginning of this week could easily be heard from the centre of the shattered city.