1.   A Japanese woman was raped in an Okinawa parking lot Friday in an attack a witness said might have involved American servicemen, authorities said.

2.   Long-simmering tensions between the U.S. troops and Okinawans worsened following a series of recent crimes involving American servicemen stationed on the southern island.

3.   The incident was the latest in a series of shootings involving Russian servicemen.

4.   The practice usually involves army servicemen.

5.   The Russian military has been plagued by a series of fatal shootings involving servicemen.

6.   Despite the measures however there have been continued reports of drink-fuelled fights involving British servicemen.