1.   As well as economic woes, the fighting raises the specter of another authoritarian regime being installed in Moscow.

2.   The current fighting has raised regional tensions.

3.   The fighting has raised doubts whether Tutsi military ruler Maj. Pierre Buyoya can establish a semblance of peace in Burundi.

4.   The fighting raised new questions about government control in Tajikistan, where Rakhmonov signed a peace deal with opposition forces in June, ending five years of civil war.

5.   The fighting raised concerns of an all-out war between Indian and Pakistan, who both tested nuclear weapons last year.

6.   The renewed fighting raised doubts about prospects for a truce sought by the United States.

7.   The renewed fighting raised the specter of a major showdown on the last flaring Arab-Israeli war front.

8.   While there were no sightings of the hostages, he said the fighting raised spirits.

9.   But the ongoing fighting there has raised concerns that the Russian leader may not make good on his pledge to hold negotiations with Chechen leader Djokhar Dudayev.

10.   The recent fighting has raised fears of all-out civil war.