1.   Simultaneously, the fighting had left a widespread wake of devastation and poverty around the globe, especially in Europe, a traditional outlet for American exports.

2.   The fighting also left three Palestinian security officers in the area dead, including the chief of a local security branch, the Palestinians said.

3.   But neither man has said so publicly, and the intense fighting has left their intentions in doubt.

4.   Fierce fighting in Mostar left much of the city in ruins, and the community remains bitterly divided.

5.   Germany is concerned that prolonged fighting could leave it saddled with thousands of refugees, just as the Bosnian war did.

6.   Heavy fighting has left the capital scarred and battered from rocket and artillery fire, its streets virtually deserted as most of its citizens fled.

7.   Lebanon has warned that the new fighting left the entire Middle East peace process was at risk.

8.   Ramos said the fighting has left several people dead, displaced residents and also delayed government projects which could have benefited residents.

9.   Russian soldiers received commemorative watches and encouraging words Tuesday during modest Victory Day celebrations in the Chechen capital, but persistent fighting left little reason for joy.

10.   That fighting left the town of Pakrac divided until this week, when a surprise Croatian offensive cut off thousands of Serbs on their side of Pakrac.