11.   Ethiopian artillery fire echoed in Eritrean valleys Wednesday, and black smoke curled from villages abandoned by frightened farmers and their families.

12.   Heavy arms fire echoed briefly through the capital of the Republic of Congo early Saturday, as government troops hunted down rebels after a surprise attack on the city.

13.   Heavy outgoing fire echoed from Bosnian Croat positions in Kiseljak, west of Sarajevo, Saturday afternoon.

14.   Heavy machine-gun and small arms fire echoed across the city center as Russian troops attacked from three directions.

15.   Heavy machine-gun and small arms fire echoed across the city center, where Russian troops attacked from three directions.

16.   Heavy machine-gun and small arms fire echoed across the city centre, where Russian troops attacked from three directions.

17.   Machine-gun fire echoed in Bosnian Serb suburbs of Sarajevo.

18.   Machine-gun fire echoed through the village Tuesday as the government troops slowly advanced toward a section of the town still in rebel hands.

19.   Residents stayed indoors as small-arms fire echoed through the former Belgian colonial port on the southern tip of Lake Kivu.

20.   The two sides faced off from two hilltops as heavy explosions and the crackle of automatic weapons fire echoed through the valley below.