11.   Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez accepted the resignations Wednesday of two top cabinet ministers for their alleged roles in a spy scandal that has further damaged his fragile government.

12.   Arafat has been reluctant to confront Islamic militants, fearing a civil war that might topple his fragile government.

13.   But some analysts worry that coalition nations have not committed enough troops to sustain the fragile government and ensure transition to stability.

14.   Since then, its fragile government has been toppled twice.

15.   The decision by the bloc of southern parties may give the fragile government a sense of stability that India has lacked for two years.

16.   The decision by the southern parties will go some way toward giving the fragile government the stability that India has lacked for two years.

17.   The decision by the bloc of southern parties may give the fragile government a sense of stability that India has lacked for two politically turbulent years.

18.   The fragile former government collapsed amid lawsuits in less than a year.

19.   The opposition is calling for a no-confidence motion against the already fragile government and a revocation of land ownership deeds.

20.   Meanwhile, the fragile Mamaloni government in Honiara is in danger of collapse over the war.