11.  For years, China has been fighting militants seeking a separate state in Xinjiang, which borders on several volatile central Asian states, including Afghanistan.

12.  In the volatile state of Kashmir, citizens complained that paramilitary soldiers deployed for security were forcing reluctant citizens to vote.

13.  Protests erupted in the volatile state after the body of a separatist activist, who allegedly died in military custody, was released to his relatives Thursday.

14.  Separatist militants fired on two polling stations in Kashmir on Monday as the last round of voting got under way in this volatile northern Indian state, police said.

15.  The mutiny, the third in West Africa in less than three weeks, showed the volatile state of the region.

16.  They also share an interest in promoting stability among the volatile central Asian states along their borders.

17.  Three people were killed by gunfire Friday during election campaigning in the volatile Indian state of Kashmir.

18.  Voting for a new legislative assembly in the politically volatile state ended Tuesday after it was put off several times because of clashes between rival political groups.

19.  He said at least seven people died in the volatile eastern state of Bihar -- including three killed in a shootout between rival party activists in the Siwan constituency.

20.  Tensions were high in the volatile southern state of Chiapas ahead of the swearing-in Thursday of a governor from the ruling party declared the winner of a disputed election.