101.   Pakistan set off five underground nuclear tests, heightening tensions with India and disapproving Western nations.

102.   President Bill Clinton ended nearly two decades of tension with the Communist-led government in Hanoi today when he ordered the establishment of full diplomatic ties with Vietnam.

103.   President Bill Clinton warned in June that if Japan expands exports to spur its flagging economy, it could lead to renewed tension with the U.S.

104.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid his first official visit to Jewish settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday, adding new fuel to steadily rising tensions with the Palestinians.

105.   President Bill Clinton has tried to ease tensions with China, with the support of American companies.

106.   Renewed political tensions with Iraq failed to lift prices today.

107.   Sales at companies that rely on domestic spending fell the most amid a slowdown in domestic spending as a result of increasing military tension with China, analysts said.

108.   Shares opened higher as investors took the USS Nimitz passage as a sign of American resolve to support Taiwan amid rising tension with Beijing, analysts said.

109.   Some students from black and Hispanic communities, where tension with police officers has been common, carry their distrust of the department into schools.

110.   South Africa faces the delicate task of dealing with Rwanda while trying not to increase tensions with its neighbors, Zimbabwe and Namibia, which back Kabila.