1.   Moscow has said it will not send troops to the republic of Chechenya, but it is now engaged in its most menacing war of words yet.

2.   Amid the heightening military tensions between the two neighbours both sides have traded tit-for-tat diplomatic sanctions and menacing war rhetoric.

3.   With both sides massing troops along their border and exchanging menacing war rhetoric, Pakistan said Sunday it wanted to defuse the crisis.

4.   With both nations massing troops along their border and exchanging menacing war rhetoric, Pakistan said Sunday it wanted to defuse the crisis.

5.   Over the past week, both sides have mounted troop build-ups, notably at their disputed border in Kashmir, and exchanged menacing war rhetoric.

6.   Reflecting the halt on smuggling, the price of betel leaf has soared since the two countries began exchanging menacing war rhetoric and tit-for-tat sanctions.