1.   The wind rustles through the trees, only occasionally interrupted by crackling gunfire from a nearby Kosovo Liberation Army training ground.

2.   Amid the sound of crackling gunfire, boats full of Congolese refugees have crossed into the Central African Republic, fleeing a civil war at home.

3.   From dawn into night, thudding booms and crackling gunfire sent thousands scurrying for safety.

4.   From dawn into the night, thudding booms and crackling gunfire sent thousands of people scurrying south for safety.