11.   The pro-Serb Media Center in Kosovo said one man was killed when a Yugoslav army border patrol fired on an armed group trying to cross over illegally from Albania.

12.   Two Japanese fishermen were injured Wednesday when a Russian coast guard patrol fired on their boats in waters off northeastern Japan near the disputed Kuril Islands, officials said.

13.   A military spokesman said an army patrol fired at guerrillas inside an Israeli-occupied border zone, killing the two fighters of the Syrian-backed movement Amal.

14.   The patrol fired back but did not report hitting any of the attackers.

15.   It was the second time in less than a month that a Russian patrol has fired on foreign fishing vessels in the fish-rich waters.

16.   It was the second time in less than a month that a Russian patrol has fired on foreign fishing vessels in these fish-rich waters.

17.   The patrol also fired at the other Palestinians as they fled, wounding one seriously.