51.   The United States assured the Philippines Friday that it will help it respond to the financial crisis gripping many countries in the region, a U.S. official said Friday.

52.   The violence was part of the chaos that has gripped the country since March.

53.   They issued a statement saying fundamental reforms are the only answer to the ongoing monetary crisis which has gripped the country since July last year.

54.   Three years after the breakup of Czechoslovakia, the Slovak president said Monday a climate of political revenge gripped his country.

55.   He made the announcement after a day of talks with union leaders aimed at resolving the two-week strike crisis gripping the country.

56.   Albanian President Sali Berisha on Friday called on the Moslem world to help his government overcome the crisis gripping his country.

57.   As anarchy gripped the country, President Sali Berisha and Prime Minister Bashkim Fino formally appealed to Europe for military help restore order, state-run television reported.

58.   British Airways said on Monday it would suspend half of its flights to Argentina next month in response to the mounting economic crisis gripping the country.

59.   But such is the football fever that has gripped the country -- and the continent -- that its call is likely to go unheeded.

60.   Factories and schools closed as a World Cup frenzy gripped the country with red shirts being worn in a sign of patriotism by housewives and office workers.