1.   With both candidates fighting to capture the political center, neither wants to alarm constituents.

2.   A defense official said Ahmadulla was still negotiating for his surrender in Kandahar, the southern Taliban stronghold that tribal and northern alliance forces have been fighting to capture.

3.   Congolese rebels fighting to capture a strategic government-held air base were locked in a standoff Friday with troops loyal to President Laurent Kabila.

4.   In Grozny, the rebels were fighting to capture buildings still held by Russian troops and forces of the pro-Moscow Chechen government.

5.   Rebel forces, who launched a surprise attack Tuesday on the Chechen capital, have been fighting to capture the government headquarters.

6.   Rebels in Liberia were fighting to capture a northern town on Thursday, one day after launching an attack that left scores of civilians dead, military officials said.

7.   The government also has imposed censorship on war reporting on foreign and local reporters in June after fighting to capture the road escalated.

8.   The rebels, who launched a surprise offensive Tuesday, were fighting to capture buildings still held by Russian troops and forces of the pro-Moscow Chechen government.