41.   Another witness, who refused to be identified, said that although outside police reinforcements had arrived, clashes were continuing Thursday.

42.   As the clashes continued, U.S. mediation efforts moved forward slowly.

43.   Armed clashes continued in Chechnya on Thursday.

44.   As Ross spoke, clashes continued for a ninth day in several areas of the West Bank.

45.   As violent street clashes continued Thursday between protesters and riot police in downtown Buenos Aires, Argentine President Fernando de la Rua submitted his resignation.

46.   Azimi, a Shiite Muslim commander with the alliance in Herat, said clashes were continuing around Helmand on Sunday ahead of a major attack on the Taliban stronghold.

47.   Attempts to renew the negotiations, which broke down last month, have not been successful, and nightly clashes continue.

48.   British troops and police fired tear gas and wielded clubs to disperse the rioters, but clashes continued until early Tuesday morning.

49.   But armed clashes have continued all week, showing no signs of subsiding.

50.   But clashes continued.