41.   Soldiers were battling fiercely to capture the other two from the militants in bunkers firing downhill on Indian military camps and advancing troops.

42.   Sporadic shelling failed to deter the advancing troops.

43.   Tamil rebel forces later engaged in fierce battles with the advancing troops.

44.   The capital had been encircled by the advancing Soviet troops.

45.   The Defense Ministry said the beachhead had been established to allow easy passage of supplies for advancing troops.

46.   The defense ministry said Tuesday that a beachhead had been established to allow easy passage of supplies for the advancing troops.

47.   The enclave fell after a fierce Bosnian Serb offensive and there were widespread reports of atrocities including murders and rape of refugees by the advancing Serb troops.

48.   The ministry gave no further details, but officials speaking on condition of anonymity said rebel artillery and mortar fire inflicted casualties on the advancing troops.

49.   The nun was reportedly killed by rebels fleeing advancing troops.

50.   The port was chaotic as overcrowded barges and boats carried some of the half-million people trying to flee the advancing troops.