1.   Berger argued that the Chinese have been against the NATO bombing since its start.

2.   North of Kandahar, US warplanes struck at cave complexes and suspected ammunition dumps, resuming a lull in bombing since the attack on the column.

3.   The Navy and Marine Corps have used Vieques for training and bombing since World War II.

4.   Israeli officials were also concerned about an escalation after the first suicide bombing since the wave of clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian protesters began.

5.   It was the first bombing since August.

6.   It was the second suicide bombing since the signing of the land-for-security accord two weeks ago.

7.   The radical Islamic group Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack, the second suicide bombing since the signing of the land-for-security accord two weeks ago.

8.   It was the ninth attack in the Gulf Arab island state and the third Manama hotel bombing since the start of the year.

9.   A Palestinian suicide bomber is suspected of blowing up a Jerusalem bus on Monday killing four other people -- the sixth suicide bus bombing since April last year.

10.   Villages that have signed peace accords with the Russians have also been bombed since, residents said.