1.   Telecoms looks worst hit.

2.   As expected, the Asian countries worst hit by the economic crisis were the only markets to record a decline in spending.

3.   In South Korea, Thailand and Indonesia, the countries worst hit by the crisis, stocks and currencies wobbled Friday before the London meeting.

4.   In South Korea, Thailand and Indonesia, the countries worst hit by the crisis, stocks and currencies wobbled Friday ahead of the London meeting.

5.   Sources say someconstruction and property development companies, the sectors worst hit bythe downturn, are also cutting basic pay.

6.   The worst hit were Honduras and Nicaragua who appealed for help with their foreign debts during a summit of Central American presidents Monday.

7.   Worst hit were poor, unemployed South Africans who had built homes of scrap wood and discarded sheets of metal along river banks.

8.   As Kobe has struggled to rebuild, the population has also reacted bitterly to a steady scaling down of aid to the city and the people worst hit.

9.   The industries worst hit were cars, textiles and food, the official told AFP.