1.   The incident marred festivities at Giants Stadium honoring the Cosmos, who dominated the North American Soccer League.

2.   A bomb explosion Sunday in northeastern Tehran failed to mar the festivities.

3.   But anxiety over poverty and a lack of jobs marred the festivities.

4.   But Laham was disappointed to see the usual Israeli troops manning rooftop lookouts and patrolling the alleys on alert for possible attempts by Islamic extremists to mar festivities.

5.   But the festivities were marred by the refusal of two leaders of other former Soviet republics to come to Moscow for the anniversary.

6.   Citizens of Thailand splashed in their traditional New Year with water fights Monday, but the festivities were marred by a rising number of road deaths.

7.   Clashes between rival fans nonetheless marred pre-match festivities.

8.   Elsewhere in the West Bank, festivities were marred by clashes with Israeli troops.

9.   Marring the festivities was the death of one Yemeni soldier who drowned when a dingy carrying him to the island overturned.

10.   The festivities were marred by gunshots when police carrying out heavy security operations fired in the air in pursuit of a car that fled a traffic accident.