31.   Fighting spreads in Republic of Congo.

32.   Fighting spreads through Palestinian refugee camps as death toll climbs.

33.   Fighting spreads throughout the central highlands and UNITA rebel military chiefs are still missing from U.N. cease-fire talks.

34.   Fighting spreads to previously calm north.

35.   Government officials said Thursday that fighting had spread to Gbarbolu County, where Belle Fassamah is located.

36.   His report suggested that fighting was spreading along the frontlines to the northeast and southeast of Tuzla.

37.   Recently, fighting has also spread to neighboring Gbarbolu County, where humanitarian workers reported internal clashes among government troops who have not been paid in months.

38.   Portuguese media reported last week that fighting had spread from the capital of Bissau to inland towns.

39.   The incident heightened fears that fighting could spread elsewhere in the volatile Balkan region.

40.   There was no immediate sign that fighting would spread.