21.   Meanwhile, there were rising tensions among rival opposition factions, some of which complain that they have been sidelined by Karzai.

22.   NATO Secretary General Javier Solana, warning of rising tension in Kosovo, said urgent political steps were needed soon to avoid further fighting in the breakaway Serbian province.

23.   President Nelson Mandela met with his Cabinet Wednesday to address rising tensions in the province of KwaZulu-Natal and his increasingly stormy relations with his political rival Mangosuthu Buthelezi.

24.   The anti-racism move originated among the French-speaking parties and also rose linguistic tension in the legislature.

25.   U.S. diplomat David Satterfield planned talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders Sunday in a bid to defuse rising tensions.

26.   U.S. diplomat David Satterfield planned talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders Sunday in a bid to ease rising tensions.

27.   Turkish newspaper headlines reflected rising tensions in Turkey.

28.   In early January the authorities disabled long-distance calls -- both international and domestic -- from public booths and blocked Internet access amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan.

29.   The visit comes amid rising tension in relations between Croats and Bosnians who formed a federation in March under US aegis.

30.   Japan is to send an envoy to Israel to help mediate the Middle East peace process as Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto expressed concern about rising tension in the region.