11.   In the West Bank, Palestinian police and Israeli troops traded fire at an Israeli army checkpoint near Ramallah as hundreds of Palestinians hurled stones at the army.

12.   Iran claimed its troops opened fire on another smaller base, but did not mention missiles.

13.   Israel eases siege of Hebron, troops fire at protesters.

14.   Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged artillery fire all along the cease-fire line which divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan, said Col. Shruti Kanth.

15.   Intended as a less-lethal alternative to live ammunition, the rubber bullets that Israeli troops fire at Palestinian protesters can nevertheless smash through skulls with deadly force.

16.   Lebanese troops unleashed anti-aircraft fire.

17.   Tanks rumble through the deserted streets of Tulkarem as troops exchange fire with Palestinian militiamen and round up suspected militants.

18.   The army said troops opened fire at the car fearing it contained attackers after the driver approached an army post after dark and ignored orders to halt.

19.   The driver of the van said Israeli troops opened fire after the vehicle skirted a West Bank roadblock.

20.   Troops opened fire after their commandant was beaten up by the mob, said an activist close to the ruling Golkar party.