21.   Sudan claimed another confrontation erupted Wednesday, but Egypt reported no further fighting.

22.   The confrontation erupted about two blocks from the convention center where hemispheric leaders were to open a three-day summit later in the day.

23.   The confrontation erupted while groups of fans of traditional rivals Flamengo and Vasco were headed to Maracana Stadium for the afternoon game, police Sgt. Joao Lucas said.

24.   The confrontation erupted when five soldiers attacked a taxi driver outside a bar and the police then intervened, said police spokesman Miguel Angel Galvez Chavez.

25.   Throughout the two months of Mideast violence, stone-throwing confrontations have routinely erupted following mosque prayers on the Muslim Sabbath.

26.   U.S. commanders were attempting to negotiate with both sides to surrender weapons when the second confrontation erupted.