1.   And the Philippines reverted to the chaos, conspiracy theories and coup rumors that have marked so many other politically fraught moments here.

2.   A former movie actor with a lackadaisical approach to government, Estrada has increasingly become the subject of jokes, gossip and that old Philippine staple, coup rumors.

3.   Coup rumors appear unfounded, but the situation is unsettling, observers said.

4.   Coup rumors stay rumors.

5.   The extraordinary reversal of Kremlin fortunes was played out in a frenzied atmosphere of arrests, midnight phone calls, coup rumors and palace intrigue.

6.   The extraordinary reversal of Kremlin fortunes was played out in a frenzied atmosphere of arrests, midnight phone calls, coup rumors, and palace intrigue.

7.   The officers face military discipline that will likely end their careers, but their actions have set off a flurry of coup rumors.

8.   When the rupiah had its worst day last week, there were coup rumors and even rumors that Suharto had left the country.

9.   President Alberto Fujimori flew to Washington before dawn Thursday for urgent meetings with the Organization of American States as coup rumors unsettled the nation.

10.   Adding to the fears of violence next week are the threat of terrorist bombings and a slew of coup rumors that have swept through the capital recently.