1.   The street battles of Vilnius and Riga show a brutal determination to keep the Soviet empire together.

2.   The way this raid was organised, the commando landing, and street battles make this a classic of fighting raids.

3.   Four people were reported killed and hundreds wounded in violent street battles between miners and security forces.

4.   As tension rose, mobs of Islamic fundamentalists and Christian youths engaged in street battles.

5.   Arafat on Monday convened leaders of all Palestinian factions and warned of tough action if they broke the cease-fire or continued street battles.

6.   As if necessary, these events remind us that peace can only be achieved around the negotiating table and not in street battles.

7.   But a closer look at those street battles is warranted.

8.   Cities gripped with tension during years of street battles between stone-throwing youths and Israeli soldiers have been transformed into giant promenades, filled with celebrating Palestinians.

9.   Discouraging domestic tourism, people all over Brazil see almost nightly scenes on television of street battles here.

10.   Flaming Molotov cocktails and burning rolls of toilet paper also were thrown by the mob as the street battles raged into the night.