31.   Earlier, Palestinians traded fire with Israeli soldiers near the Egyptian border after army bulldozers demolished a Palestinian police post, Palestinian officials said.

32.   Elsewhere, Indian and Pakistani soldiers traded small arms fire overnight across their international border and the Line of Control dividing Kashmir, Raina said.

33.   Elsewhere, hundreds of thousands of Indian and Pakistani soldiers traded small arms fire overnight across their international border and the Line of Control dividing Kashmir, Raina said.

34.   Earlier, Palestinians traded fire Saturday with Israeli soldiers near the Egyptian border after army bulldozers demolished a Palestinian police post, Palestinian officials said.

35.   Escalating tensions have pushed India and Pakistan to the brink of war in the past two weeks, with troops from both countries trading fire across the border.

36.   Government troops traded fire with Muslim and communist rebels in separate clashes in the southern Philippines despite plans for peace talks, officials said Sunday.

37.   Greek and Turkish soldiers traded fire at a border crossing this week, but no injuries were reported.

38.   However, Hezbollah guerrillas traded fire briefly Monday in south Lebanon with members of Amal, a rival Shiite Muslim group, according to security sources.

39.   Hundreds of Palestinian police traded automatic fire with Israeli soldiers backed by armored personnel carriers and helicopters.

40.   Hundreds of Palestinian police traded automatic fire with Israeli soldiers, who were backed by armored personnel carriers and helicopters.