41.   The visit was to be his sixth to the northern Caucasus region this year.

42.   Thousands of live shells dating from the war are found in the region every year.

43.   Thousands of asylum seekers, mostly from Afghanistan, the Middle East and South Asia, are smuggled through the region each year.

44.   Violence has increased dramatically in the region this year, claiming dozens of lives each week.

45.   US-BASED Intersolv Inc is banking on its automated software development products to fuel the growth of its market share in the Asia-Pacific region this year.

46.   Christopher has made five trips to the region this year but with no concrete results on the stalled Syrian-Israeli track.

47.   China has already exploded two nuclear devices in its far western Lop Nor region this year, triggering dismay and condemnation in many parts of Asia and the Pacific.

48.   US Secretary of State Warren Christopher left Israel on Thursday after reporting progress in the Middle East peace process following his seventh shuttle to the region this year.

49.   It is the second deal made in the Asia Pacific region this year by Carlson Wagonlit.

50.   It was also the worst attack against the STF in the region this year.