1.   Initially, the Russian military hoped to scare residents in Grozny to leave by issuing its ultimatum.

2.   Retailers say consumer demand for energy-efficient products is strongest in the Northwest and in California, where soaring energy costs and outages have scared residents into action.

3.   Another bomb exploded near a Roman Catholic church in Zamboanga City Thursday in what police said was part of a campaign to scare residents.

4.   Some community leaders believe unknown groups trying to sow chaos have dropped off mentally ill people in neighborhoods to scare local residents.

5.   The move appeared designed to scare residents by underscoring an absence of Serb authority in the neighborhood, which is to be handed over to the government on Friday.

6.   Three earthquakes shook El Salvador early Sunday, scaring residents who are still recovering from two strong quakes earlier this year.

7.   After-shocks of the Sumatra earthquake rocked Singapore in the early hours of Saturday, shaking buildings and furniture and scaring residents into fleeing outdoors, officials and television said.

8.   Aftershocks of the Sumatra quake were felt in Singapore early Saturday, shaking buildings and furniture and scaring residents into fleeing outdoors, officials and television said.