31.   A large explosion rocked an industrial neighborhood in the West Bank town of Ramallah on Sunday night, reportedly killing two people and injuring others.

32.   A large explosion shook downtown Tirana Monday, leaving more than a dozen injured, some seriously.

33.   A large explosion wrecked an Israeli bus outside a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip Sunday, wounding an unknown number of Israelis, Israel radio reported.

34.   A number of large explosions were heard.

35.   A large explosion rocked a building used by the Yugoslav representative in Kosovo early Wednesday, killing one staff member and injuring another.

36.   A large explosion rocked a petrochemical plant near the southern French city of Toulouse, apparently causing serious damage and an unspecified number of injuries.

37.   A large explosion rocked the neighborhood nearby, but British peacekeepers said it was from a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance and had no connection to the fires.

38.   A NATO base in Macedonia was put on extra security alert Tuesday following two large explosions outside the compound overnight, a spokesman said.

39.   A number of large explosions boomed across the city from the west at the time.

40.   A number of large explosions then boomed across the city from the west.