11.   Greece, a NATO member with traditionally close ties to the Serbs, maintains it is in a good position to help ease ethnic hostility in the Balkans.

12.   Jagan accused the United States of secretly fostering ethnic hostility and the strikes, which gave Britain an excuse to renege on its promise of independence.

13.   One difficulty they could face in the northern third controlled by Dostum is ethnic hostility, the warlord said.

14.   The ethnic Albanian Kosovo Information Center called the guerrilla assault the largest since smoldering ethnic hostilities flared into open warfare in February.

15.   Tibet lobbying groups say it would reignite old ethnic hostilities and abet alleged Chinese government plans to anchor restive Tibetan regions with Chinese settlers.

16.   KwaZulu-Natal police spokesman Vishnu Naidoo said the killings were believed to be related to ethnic hostilities in the region.