11.   A Chinese diplomat was shot and killed by unknown gunmen in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek in an apparent gangland dispute, police said Sunday.

12.   A prominent newspaper owner who also represented opposition views was shot to death on Sunday by unknown gunmen, police said.

13.   A recovery crew had tried to retrieve it Saturday but aborted the mission when it came under small-arms fire from unknown gunmen.

14.   A prominent newspaper owner who has been critical of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic was shot to death on Sunday by unknown gunmen, police said.

15.   A prominent newspaper owner who has been critical of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic was shot to death Sunday by unknown gunmen, police said.

16.   Also Monday, an Italian military plane picked up the body of a U.N. military observer killed by unknown gunmen in Afghanistan a day after the attacks.

17.   An lieutenant with the Russian border guards was shot and killed Tuesday by unknown gunmen in a restive region of southern Russia, the regional military command reported.

18.   An unknown gunman shot and killed a cashier and wounded two foreign exchange dealers Sunday in the center of this capital, police announced.

19.   An unknown gunman shot and killed a young foreign currency trader, then fled down a busy street in downtown Sofia on Thursday.

20.   Former Premier Andrei Lukanov was shot to death by unknown gunman in front of his Sofia home last year.