91.   The repercussions, if the tensions escalated further, could be long-reaching for the thousands of residents of Kashmir.

92.   The United States appealed Tuesday to China and Taiwan to show restraint and to avoid actions that could cause tensions to escalate further in the Taiwan Strait.

93.   Meanwhile, a State Department spokesman called on China and Taiwan to show restraint and avoid actions that could cause tensions to escalate further in the Taiwan Strait.

94.   Regional tensions escalated to such an extent that Washington dispatched two aircraft carriers to the Taiwan Strait.

95.   Senior US officials have warned of grave consequences should tensions escalate, but said they do not believe China poses an imminent military threat.

96.   Tension briefly escalated Friday morning when both the Serbs and the French rushed reinforcements towards the checkpoint amid fears of an armed clash.

97.   Tensions have escalated in Kyrgyzstan since the bloodshed in March amid what was seen as the unwillingness of the authorities to take responsibility for the killings.

98.   Tensions have escalated this fall between Williams and the Lithuanian government, with both sides blaming each other for the growing losses.

99.   Tensions escalated last week over rival claims to a small islet off the Turkish coast.

100.   Thailand said Friday it was ready to evacuate thousands of Thai laborers from Taiwan if tensions with China escalate.