51.   The officials said the Bodos were against Muslim settlers who cross over to their land in thousands from neighboring Bangladesh.

52.   They came by the thousands from the countryside, lining the road from the airport to the cathedral.

53.   They see the potential for riots, political executions and an exodus of thousands from Kinshasa.

54.   Torrential rains hit central Japan on Tuesday, leaving three people dead and driving hundreds of thousands from their homes.

55.   Thousands from Adigrat and other poor Tigrean towns who had migrated back and forth across the border to work before the outbreak of fighting are now unemployed.

56.   Twenty days of deadly violence between Israel and the Palestinians has led thousands from around the world to cancel vacations, tours and conventions here.

57.   Typhoon Bilis roared across Taiwan Wednesday, killing three people, bowling over power lines and trees, and forcing thousands from their homes.

58.   UNHCR officials said those incidents would probably keep thousands from going home.

59.   Trappers scurried on Friday to round up an estimated several hundred minks still loose after animal rights protesters freed thousands from a breeding farm.

60.   Volunteers came by the thousands from other countries to fight.