11.   The group abruptly changed its investment plans when the currency turmoil spread throughout the region, particularly affecting Asean countries and South Korea.

12.   The resulting financial turmoil spread across Asia and rocked world markets.

13.   The United States and the European Union have expressed fear that the turmoil could spread elsewhere in the Balkans, including Kosovo.

14.   The United States and the European Union have expressed fear that the turmoil could spread elsewhere in the Balkans, including the Serbian province of Kosovo.

15.   With Indonesia still mired in economic crisis and wracked by religious violence, there are concerns turmoil could spread across the country ahead of the elections.