21.   Increasing tension along the border and the incident in Leposavic present problems for the new democratic government of Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica, which ousted Milosevic in October.

22.   India accused Pakistan Tuesday of building up tensions along their disputed border, even though the latest victims were unarmed Pakistanis killed by Indian troops.

23.   India reacted coolly to the gesture, saying there was not as much tension along the border as on the cease-fire line.

24.   Indian authorities stopped the construction work, but tension along the border forced thousands of Bangladeshis to flee their nearby villages, Hossain said.

25.   Indian authorities stopped the construction work, but tension along the border forced thousands of Bangladeshis to flee nearby villages, Hossain said.

26.   Iranian armed forces began their first stage of military exercises near Afghanistan on Wednesday in a move that could heighten tension along their border.

27.   Islamabad denies that it has infiltrated Indian territory, but tensions along the border have soared, with the two sides engaging in fierce artillery duels.

28.   Israel also accuses the guerrillas of attempting to smuggle arms to the Palestinians and of creating tensions along the border.

29.   Israel accuses the guerrillas of attempting to smuggle arms to the Palestinians and of creating tensions along the border.

30.   Meanwhile, the Albanians say the gradual disappearance of the Kosovo rebels has not led to a reduction of tensions along the border.