1.   Kandahar and surrounding provinces are fully in control of the Taliban.

2.   The Philippine capital and surrounding provinces produce about a third of economic output.

3.   A heavy storm knocked out power across the capital of Havana and surrounding provinces Wednesday evening, leaving millions without electricity for at least an hour.

4.   Buon Ma Thuot and surrounding Daklak province have undergone a transformation since the end of the war.

5.   Heavy rat attacks also have been reported in Mountain province and surrounding provinces in the northern Philippines.

6.   Occasional heavy rains have buffeted Seoul and surrounding provinces since Tuesday, flooding roads and submerging homes.

7.   Officials also have attributed the declining number of tourists to the large number of kidnap-for-ransom cases in the city and surrounding provinces.

8.   Sporadic heavy rains have buffeted Seoul and surrounding provinces since Tuesday, flooding roads and submerging homes.

9.   Huge amounts of dense smoke from the flames was visible throughout the city and surrounding provinces.

10.   The city and surrounding provinces were left with rising floodwaters as electricity and tap water were cut off.