1.   The rioting in Harlem came in furious bursts.

2.   The rioting came at a time of growing political tensions between the FRELIMO government and RENAMO, the former rebel movement that is now an opposition party.

3.   The rioting came amid heightened tensions in the occupied West Bank, where confrontations between Israeli settlers and Palestinian residents have erupted over the expansion of Jewish settlements.

4.   The rioting came after an armed gang attacked a road convoy on Sunday and killed five people, including three Belgians.