1.   As the fighting raged, several Taliban soldiers crossed the front lines near Kunduz to switch sides.

2.   As the fighting raged in the west of his country, Bosnian Prime Minister Haris Silajdzic arrived in Washington Friday for a hastily arranged visit.

3.   Barak, who came to power in May of last year promising peace with the Palestinians, has seen his popularity plummet as the fighting has raged on.

4.   According to reports from Chechnya, fierce fighting raged on Thursday around the rebel base at Bamut, south of Grozny.

5.   But on Thursday evening intense fighting raged in this city.

6.   Crowds took to the streets to cheer the gunmen as the fighting raged.

7.   Fierce fighting raged Sunday in the Bihac pocket in northwestern Bosnia as a cease-fire that took effect at the beginning of the year began to unravel.

8.   For days the fighting raged, as fiercely as it ever has in this particularly brutal war.

9.   Heavy fighting raged for about an hour, they said.

10.   Inside the fortress, the fighting raged on, with machine-gun fire echoing off the walls.