41.   The Afghan Islamic Press, based in Pakistan, reported that Afghans were fleeing the area around the Kabul airport, ignoring a night-long curfew.

42.   The assailants were believed to have fled the area, they said.

43.   The competition reflects growing investor confidence in the region one-year after a currency crisis in Mexico caused lenders to flee the area.

44.   The couple were among the multitude that fled coastal areas of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina as the monster hurricane menaced the lower Southeast coast.

45.   The Croatian presidential spokesman, while not conceding that abuses had taken place, expressed disappointment that the Serbs were now fleeing the area.

46.   The group fired automatic weapons and at least one grenade at the vessel, the Maurice Ewing, prompting scientists to cut their experiments short and flee the area.

47.   The suspects were believed to have fled the area, they said.

48.   Thousands of refugees fled the area, and terrified villagers begged Chechen rebels to take the prisoners away from Alkhazurovo.

49.   Thousands of Albanians who fled that area during the war last year, and a smaller group who fled last week, have been unable to return.

50.   Thousands of refugees are fleeing the area surrounding Taloqan, a vital support base for the anti-Taliban opposition.