51.   Further south along the Mediterranean coast, even the usually parched Gaza Strip was flooded.

52.   Further south on Samar island, an armed group kidnapped three village officials supporting House Speaker Jose de Venecia, the ruling party presidential candidate, police said.

53.   Further south, the Blue Mountains, on the western fringes of Sydney, also would be hit.

54.   Further south, a harness with rips and tears in it and part of a wet suit were found.

55.   Further south, China threatens military force to deter Taiwan from declaring independence.

56.   Further south along the river, meanwhile, city planning is also helping to transform the city.

57.   Further south on the road leading from Topusko into Bosnia, fighting raged in the border town of Dvor, Kanu said.

58.   Further south, high pressure was expected to result in mostly sunny skies throughout the southern Plains, Missouri Valley and Texas.

59.   Further south, in Acapulco, a police barracks was shattered by a grenade attack that injured one policeman.

60.   Further south, in Prokuplje, cheering residents threw flowers onto several dozen Yugoslav army vehicles heading northward.