41.   President Glafcos Clerides said Friday that the United States and other governments have come to realize that the problems of this divided island could explode into violence.

42.   Recognition of the self-declared Turkish Cypriot state is a precondition of any peace talks on the divided island, the Turkish Cypriot parliament announced Monday.

43.   Relations with neighboring NATO ally Turkey have been tense in recent months over the divided island republic of Cyprus and territorial rights in the Aegean Sea area.

44.   Rival presidents in Madagascar traveled to Senegal Saturday in a bid to resolve the political crisis in their divided island nation, officials said.

45.   Shots were fired Friday across the U.N. buffer zone between Turkish and Greek Cypriot forces on this divided island, the United Nations said.

46.   Talks on the reunification of Cyprus hit problems Wednesday because of Turkish Cypriot concerns with U.N. proposals on the future of the divided island.

47.   Talks on the reunification of Cyprus reached a critical stage Wednesday, with Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders considering U.N. proposals on the future of the divided island.

48.   Supporters said Best, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, might help unite the divided island.

49.   The annual Independence Day events have taken an added element in recent years with disputes with Turkey on Aegean territory and the divided island nation of Cyprus.

50.   The EU wants Turkey to carry out a number of reforms and help toward a solution for the divided island before it can be admitted into the group.