1.   In the southwest, the other main area of Chechen separatist resistance, an AFP correspondent heard airstrikes Tuesday afternoon near the foothill villages of Stary Achkhoi and Orekhovo.

2.   A ceasefire declared in the Yemen civil war collapsed Tuesday after six hours, when correspondents heard artillery fire resume near Aden, the southern capital.

3.   AFP correspondents heard the shelling in Grozny and in suburbs south of the town.

4.   Several explosions were heard by correspondents in suburbs surrounding the airport, though UN officials said it was unclear if there was any connection with the Serb threat.

5.   The correspondent could hear the firing, which came despite a ceasefire declared by Russian forces in Chechnya.