41.  Three of the new victims were from the Awami League, a powerful party led by Sheikh Hasina.

42.  Two powerful ethnic parties in Pakistan have called for a boycott of the municipal and local elections that start Monday in Karachi and several other cities.

43.  Vajpayee heads up a powerful Hindu nationalist party that is part of his governing coalition, while Musharraf needs the backing of the Pakistan army to retain power.

44.  Ultimately it was the powerful ultra-Orthodox Shas party that turned the tide.

45.  Vajpayee heads a powerful Hindu nationalist party that is part of his governing coalition, while Musharraf needs the backing of the Pakistan army to retain power.

46.  Forza Italia dominates the ruling centre-right and is the most powerful party in both houses of the Italian parliament.

47.  Forza Italia dominates the ruling centre-right coalition and is the most powerful party in both houses of the Italian parliament.

48.  The only person to be implicated, according to the reports, will be the head of the powerful Shas religious party in the ruling coalition.

49.  The Tamil Maanila Congress allied itself with the powerful DMK party in Tamil Nadu to sweep provincial elections held in April.

50.  Two powerful regional parties, the Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Janata Dal, were also in hectic parleys over the issue Tuesday.