41.   Fighting between the religious rivals has left hundreds of people dead, most of them in the eastern Punjab province.

42.   Fighting between religious rivals has left hundreds of people dead in Pakistan.

43.   Floods last week tore through the coastal regions of Chiapas state, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without food, water or power.

44.   Floods in western Sudan last week claimed five lives and left hundreds of families, the official news agency reported Wednesday.

45.   Flooding and high winds swept parts of northwest Romania, leaving hundreds of houses inundated and cutting off electricity before subsiding Monday.

46.   He said he plans to take personal charge of military operations in Chechnya, where the rebel offensive has left hundreds of Russian soldiers dead and wounded.

47.   Heavy monsoon rains flooded hundreds of villages in northern Bangladesh, killing at least four people and leaving hundreds of thousands of people homeless, the government said Sunday.

48.   Heavy snow storms and gales battered Britain and Northern Ireland Saturday, stranding motorists and leaving hundreds of homes without power.

49.   Heavy snowfall blocked roads Wednesday in western Ukraine and left hundreds of towns in four regions without electricity, according to news reports.

50.   Heavy rains flood large parts of Slovenia on Thursday, leaving hundreds of houses under water and causing the closure of some main traffic corridors.