41.   Bloody street fighting erupted for the second successive day in central Port-au-Prince Friday as supporters and opponents of exiled president Jean-Bertrand Aristide faced off.

42.   Two major volcanoes that surrounded that picturesque harbour erupted for several weeks, burying hundreds of buildings under tonnes of ash.

43.   Violent artillery duels erupted for four hours after the ambush between the Israeli army and the SLA and the Hezbollah, sources said.

44.   Violence has often erupted for no apparent reason, making arbitrary victims of innocent bystanders.

45.   Late Thursday, hundreds of Catholic and Protestant youths attacked security forces with home-made bombs in the flashpoint area as violence erupted for a second night.

46.   Stromboli volcano, in the Aeolian islands off the southern tip of Italy, erupted for several minutes overnight Wednesday-Thursday, the Italian news agency Ansa reported.

47.   The Karymskaya volcano has also been erupting for the past few days, experts added.