51.   The exchange of threats came as U.S. mediators Dennis Ross and Martin Indyk were seeking to narrow gaps in advance of peace talks in London next Monday.

52.   The exchange came as the Security Council met Monday in an open session to discuss the fighting in Lebanon that began Thursday.

53.   The exchange of threats came after a weekend shootout between the crew of a Nicaraguan coast guard cutter and Honduran fishermen.

54.   The exchange of threats came as U.S. mediators Dennis Ross and Martin Indyk were in Israel seeking to narrow gaps in advance of peace talks in London next Monday.

55.   The exchange came after Chechen authorities handed over three Russian POWs on Wednesday.

56.   The exchange of gunfire came overnight Saturday near the hotel entrance, on a riverbank across from the Kremlin, the daily Commersant reported.

57.   The exchanges came after broader government-to-government discussions involving nonproliferation experts ground to a halt.

58.   The exchanges came after heavy fighting Thursday around Tetovo, when government forces used tanks and heavy artillery to pound rebel positions in the suburbs.

59.   The exchanges Monday come at a time of heightened tension in south Lebanon.

60.   The lighthearted exchange came after a potential witness recanted his denial that he had spoken to Bailey by telephone as the defense attorney said in court.