31.   Kurdish rebels, escalating their attacks near central Anatolian city of Sivas, have set fire four passenger buses on fire, the Anatolia news agency said.

32.   Kurdish rebels, escalating attacks in their push for autonomy in southeastern Turkey, set four buses on fire, killing two people.

33.   Many of the deaths have occurred since May, when the rebels escalated attacks on civilians and the security forces.

34.   Salahuddin vowed that Kashmiri guerrillas will escalate their attacks against Indian forces in Kashmir.

35.   Russian troops Wednesday escalated an attack in the village of Pervomayskaya and appeared more intent on wiping out the rebels rather than rescuing the hostages.

36.   Russian troops Wednesday escalated their attack in the Russian village of Pervomayskaya, saying it was unlikely the hostages would survive.

37.   Since then, they have escalated their attacks and begun using surface-to-air missiles to down warplanes for the first time.

38.   Speakers condemned the summit as a cover for plans to escalate Israeli attacks on Lebanon.

39.   Tamil rebels have escalated attacks to prevent the military from amassing troops in Jaffna Peninsula for an expected offensive against the guerrilla stronghold.

40.   Talk of dismantling small, isolated settlements was also growing this week, as Islamic militants opposed to the Israel-PLO peace talks escalate attacks on Israelis.