71.   He is officially known as the governor of Herat province, but his power extends far beyond, to four neighboring provinces in western Afghanistan.

72.   Although Pereira appeared to be the worst hit, there were reports that the quake also collapsed and damaged churches, government buildings and houses in neighboring provinces.

73.   Another person was killed in the region of Gavbandi in the neighboring Hormozgan province and several more are missing, the papers said citing local officials.

74.   The ruling DLP won merely its powerbase of Pusan City and its neighboring provinces of North and South Kyongsang.

75.   Militants fled to neighboring provinces, particularly Minya where attacks on police officers continue.

76.   Meanwhile, Mozambique has issued an alert for meningitis, which is also endemic here, particularly in Cabo Delgado and neighboring Nampula province.

77.   Most of those on board were salespeople returning home from a rural fair that drew residents of the neighboring provinces of Arequipa and Cusco, police said.

78.   The first-level alert was raised over Manila, the neighboring provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Bataan and Quezon and the central province of Iloilo.