51.   The violence was sure to fuel ethnic tensions and lead to further retributory bloodshed.

52.   Turkish and Greek warplanes occasionally confront each other over Cyprus, fueling tensions over Greek Cypriot plans to deploy Russian-made anti-aircraft missiles.

53.   Two killings, reported Friday, continued to fuel tensions in Kosovo.

54.   Two killings, reported Friday, continued to fuel Kosovo tensions.

55.   Two Yugoslav soldiers were killed Friday in a new outbreak of violence, further fueling tensions in the strife-torn Kosovo province.

56.   Fuelling the tension, the EU observer mission reported Friday that Yugoslav army tanks from Serbia had massed near the Serbian border with Croatia.

57.   Groups representing asylum seekers have criticised the move, saying the sites are inappropriate and could fuel racial tension.

58.   As the Chinese missile exercises fuelled tension across the Taiwan Strait, Lien said Taiwan still wanted peaceful exchanges beneficial to both sides instead of confrontation.

59.   Athens and Ankara are both NATO members, although their historical differences have fueled tensions, notably over a key military cooperation agreement between the European Union and NATO.

60.   At the same time, a spate of suicide bombings and clashes has fueled tensions.