11.   A Russian coast guard ship fired machine-gun warning shots near the disputed Kuril Islands to keep three Japanese fishing boats away, a news agency reported Tuesday.

12.   Barker said warplanes and ships were firing at the range when Navy personnel at an observation post spotted a flash from what appeared to be a signal mirror.

13.   In recent weeks Canadian ships have fired warning shots over the bow of one Spanish trawler before seizing it in international waters.

14.   In one of the worst clashes Friday, Israeli helicopter gun ships fired at Palestinian gunmen in southern Gaza, and Israeli tanks surrounded the area.

15.   Israeli helicopter gun ships also fired missiles and machine guns at targets across the zone that Israel occupies, drawing fire from guerrilla anti-aircraft guns.

16.   Israeli helicopter gun ships fired missiles and strafed with machine guns the valleys and hills across from the occupied zone, drawing fire from guerrilla anti-aircraft guns.

17.   Israeli navy ships fired shells toward a Palestinian navy office in the refugee camp of Nusseirat.

18.   North Korea claimed South Korean ships fired first.

19.   On Monday, the coast guard ship fired at three schooners near Kunashir Island in the Kuril chain.

20.   Russian cost guard ships have frequently fired at Japanese fishing boats suspected of poaching in Russian waters, especially around the disputed Kuril Islands southwest of Sakhalin.