51.   It started at around noon and sporadic gunfire still was heard three hours later, the operator said.

52.   ITAR-Tass agency said sporadic gunfire also rang out in Grozny itself.

53.   ITAR-Tass said sporadic gunfire also rang out in Grozny itself.

54.   Lt. Col. Nicodemus Nduhirubusa, an adviser to the prime minister, said by telephone Bujumbura was calm on Sunday and only sporadic gunfire was heard overnight.

55.   Meanwhile, government forces and rebels exchanged sporadic gunfire near Aracinovo, a rebel-held village on the outskirts of Skopje.

56.   Meanwhile, sporadic gunfire continued in fighting that started Friday in the Kamenge neighborhood, one of the last Hutu areas in Bujumbura.

57.   Meanwhile, government forces and rebels exchanged sporadic gunfire Sunday near the village of Aracinovo, a rebel stronghold on the outskirts of the capital, Skopje.

58.   NATO and Macedonian army officials reported Friday that the cease-fire was holding throughout the country, with only sporadic gunfire.

59.   Near the Albanian border, sporadic gunfire was heard in the village of Ponosevac, reportedly the scene of fierce fighting in recent days.

60.   Mortars and sporadic gunfire could be heard across the city during the day.