41.   Meanwhile two Maoists died Saturday in clashes with security forces in the west and southwestern regions on Nepal, a defence ministry statement said.

42.   Most of the refugees have fled to two southwestern regions bordering Liberia.

43.   On Wednesday, federal troops withdrew from a zone controlled by the rebels in the southwestern region of Nozhai-Yurt, said Russian military officials.

44.   Police said the gang struck at Habkirchen in the southwestern Saarland region and escaped in a stolen car.

45.   The deputies, in Poland on a working visit, were due Tuesday to visit the southwestern Opole region and meet members of the German-speaking minority there.

46.   The federal military government on Tuesday accused the opposition of planning anarchy and chaos all over Nigeria, starting from the southwestern regions.

47.   The French ambassador to Algeria, Michel Leveque, went Thursday to the southwestern Medea region for urgent talks with security services involved in the search.

48.   The girl drowned when a wave of mud engulfed the house where she was playing in the southwestern region of Extremadura.

49.   The four-member gang struck at Habkirchen in the southwestern Saarland region and escaped in a stolen car.