1.   A heavy overnight snowfall in Kosovo forced the rerouting of aid convoys Friday amid concerns about reaching refugees in remote villages.

2.   A heavy overnight snowfall in Kosovo forced the rerouting of aid convoys Friday amid concerns about reaching refugees sheltered in remote villages.

3.   But heavy snowfalls forced the plane to divert to Mineralnye Vody in southern Russia.

4.   Heavy snowfall forced German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer to cancel a planned visit to Afghanistan Sunday, following a similar postponement earlier this month, his ministry said.

5.   Heavy snowfalls forced schools to shut Thursday and had trapped thousands of workers and students overnight in the capital Tehran, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

6.   Heavy snowfall forced postponement of a World Cup snowboard half-pipe event Saturday.

7.   Heavy snowfalls forced cancellation of rail service in parts of the region.

8.   Sudden snowfall Tuesday forced a brief shutdown of Orly airport that serves the French capital and the heavy, wet flakes slowed traffic in much of northern France.

9.   The decision came after heavy snowfall forced German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer to cancel a planned visit to Afghanistan on Sunday.

10.   The snowfall Thursday forced organizers to make contingency plans for this weekend.