41.   Leftist rebels and rival rightist militias claimed victories in clashes Saturday, in an apparent propaganda battle on the eve of a new round of peace talks.

42.   Most had been living in refugee camps in or near Kinshasa since early June, when rival militias went to war in Brazzaville.

43.   Relief agencies had not been able to reach the city since last February due to clashes between rival militia groups.

44.   Rival Afghan militias have been fighting for control ever since.

45.   Rival militia factions signed a cease-fire agreement Tuesday which would allow relief workers to reach thousands of civilians trapped in the northwest.

46.   Rival militias paraded jubilantly together through the capital Thursday, celebrating the apparent success of a cease-fire and urging political leaders to resolve their feuds.

47.   Rival militias, who have been fighting in that area for months, fought with small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades.

48.   Rival militia leaders said his death offered a chance to end five bloody years of civil war in which hundreds of thousands have died from violence and hunger.

49.   Scores of Afghans were killed in January when rival militias fought for control of Gardez.

50.   Since then, rival Islamic militias have been fighting to topple the regime and replace it with Islamic rule.