61.   Jaffna today can only be reached by air or sea, as the rebels control some parts of the highway surrounding the city.

62.   Kandahar residents, reached by telephone, said Taliban fighters were positioning anti-aircraft guns and mortars on hilltops surrounding the city.

63.   Kandahar residents reached by telephone said Taliban fighters were positioning anti-aircraft guns and mortars on hilltops surrounding the city.

64.   Later on Thursday, an anonymous caller told police there was an artillery shell on the Moscow Ring Road, a major highway which surrounds the city.

65.   New roadblocks surrounded the city, apparently to prevent any problems from militants on both sides who oppose the accord.

66.   New roadblocks surrounded the city, apparently to prevent any problems from militants from both sides who oppose the accord.

67.   Puentes told journalists touring Havana province, which surrounds the capital city, that the other half of the fuel Cuba needs for power is imported.

68.   Rebels surrounding the city have almost completely isolated Kabul, cutting all but one supply route into the capital.

69.   Ramshackle houses built with scrap materials in the hills surrounding major cities are frequently destroyed by heavy rains and subsequent mudslides in this South American country.

70.   Rebel attacks often close roads surrounding the city.