41.   For the first time in nearly three decades, residents of the former Israeli-occupied border zone in southern Lebanon are getting a chance to cast their ballots.

42.   For the first time in three decades, balloting will include the border zone vacated by Israel in May.

43.   Fujimori, who is in the disputed border zone, said Wednesday that both sides had exchanged artillery fire.

44.   Foreigners could not buy land in special border zones designated by the president.

45.   He said British consular staff have contacted Pakistani authorities for permission to enter the restricted border zones with Afghanistan where Ridley would be likely to be handed over.

46.   He has argued talks should focus first on reaching agreement on an Israeli withdrawal from a border zone it controls in south Lebanon.

47.   He predicted it would take Hezbollah guerrillas up to two years to evict the Israeli troops and their allied militia from the border zone they occupy in southern Lebanon.

48.   Heavily armed North Korean troops have now made several incursions into the demilitarized border zone that separates it from South Korea.

49.   Hezbollah guerrillas have been fighting for more than a decade to drive Israeli troops from the border zone they hold in southern Lebanon to curb attacks on northern Israel.

50.   Hostilities continued into Saturday, said the OSCE, which monitors the border zone.