1.   The latest warning came just as retailers have been hoping for a strong Christmas shopping season to help the nation out of recession.

2.   The latest came as banks faced higher borrowing costs.

3.   The latest shooting came a day after Priede attended a memorial service for fellow Socialist politician Froilan Elespe killed by the organization last year.

4.   The latest bombing came as thousands of Israeli children donned costumes Sunday for school celebrations of Purim, which begins Monday night.

5.   The latest alert came as the Croatian army entered the UN-controlled buffer zone on the southern front with secessionist Serbs.

6.   The latest LTTE action came as a major security forces drive against the Tigers inside the Jaffna peninsula stronghold entered its second week on Sunday.

7.   The latest alert came as security forces consolidated their position in the former bastion of the LTTE in the north of the country.

8.   The latest LTTE action came amid a major security force drive against the Tigers inside their Jaffna peninsula stronghold entered its second week Sunday.