41.   Although Tatarstan and other Muslim regions have asked Moscow not to send their residents to Chechnya, the army has drafted conscripts without regard for their faith.

42.   An earthquake at lunchtime Sunday sent many residents in a seaside Sicilian town running from their homes, but only minor property damage and no injuries were reported.

43.   An earthquake rocked the Middle East, Turkey and Greece on Wednesday, causing buildings to sway and sending frightened residents fleeing into streets.

44.   An earthquake shook the capital of New Delhi at midmorning Saturday, sending frightened residents fleeing their homes into the streets.

45.   An earthquake jolted three Middle Eastern countries Wednesday, sending frightened residents into the streets in Lebanon and swaying apartment buildings in neighboring Israel.

46.   An earthquake shook the Middle East on Wednesday, causing buildings to sway and sending frightened residents fleeing into streets.

47.   Arab guerrillas fired rockets from southern Lebanon into Israel on Tuesday, injuring two women, damaging a building and sending residents into bomb shelters.

48.   Artillery guns boomed overnight and early Friday morning north of the capital, Kabul, sending residents of nearby villages fleeing for safety.

49.   Authorities removed a leaking chlorine tank from the center of a southern city Tuesday after fears of poisoning and explosions had reportedly sent residents fleeing.

50.   Bursts of gunfire sent residents ducking for cover and kept most indoors.