31.   In the West Bank Friday, Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen exchanged fire in both Ramallah and Hebron.

32.   Indian and Pakistani forces exchanged fire virtually every day across the cease-fire line that divides the two countries.

33.   In the Hamas stronghold of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, police exchanged fire with gunmen before arresting two of them, Palestinian sources said.

34.   In the West Bank village of Salfit, Israeli soldiers exchanged fire with Palestinian security officers and a suspected militant, killing six Palestinians and injuring four.

35.   Israeli troops and Palestinian police officers exchanged fire in the incident, the worst since the start of Palestinian self-rule.

36.   Israeli troops and Palestinians exchanged heavy fire well into the night in the Gaza Strip and on the outskirts of Jerusalem.

37.   It was the second day the two countries have exchanged artillery fire across the Ruzizi River, which divides Cyangugu from Bukavu.

38.   Pakistan fired back, and the two sides exchanged fire again Tuesday and Wednesday.

39.   PAPUA NEW GUINEA forces exchanged fire with Solomon Islands policemen during an armed incursion into the Solomons and stepped up their action even further in June.

40.   Residents of Beit Awwa said soldiers fired a volley of rockets at the house after having exchanged fire with the two militants, who were later found dead inside.