1.   Fourteen large volcanic centers in the American portion of the Cascades have erupted before.

2.   But in fighting just outside the city, the opposition seized two villages northwest of Taloqan in fighting that erupted before dawn Monday, opposition spokesman Mohammed Abil said.

3.   Explosions and gunfire erupted before dawn Tuesday from the direction of a Muslim separatist camp in the southern Philippines.

4.   Explosions and gunfire erupted before dawn Tuesday from the direction of a Muslim separatist camp in the southern Philippines where backers of a renegade governor were holed up.

5.   Forces encircled the reported hideouts Thursday morning and fighting erupted before noon.

6.   NATO spokesman Craig Ratcliff said there were reports of two dead in the skirmishes that erupted before midnight Monday.

7.   Skier said he was already violating Fire Department rules by entering a hostile area where gunfire had been erupting moments before.

8.   Six Palestinians were killed in an upsurge of violence that erupted before dawn and carried on after Muslim midday prayers Friday.

9.   The battle erupted before dawn and continued through the morning as Israelis pursued the gunmen with artillery barrages from inside the enclave and machine gunfire from helicopters.

10.   The clash between police and workers erupted just before a planned visit to the port by Saber Hossain Chowdhury, junior shipping minister.