51.  The State Department has imposed sanctions against two Albanian groups, accusing them of attempting to undermine democracy and efforts to secure peace and stability in Macedonia.

52.  The State Department issued a statement Monday condemning the escalation of violence in Macedonia by the National Liberation Army, the main armed ethnic Albanian group.

53.  The worst single day of violence since the emergence of a clandestine ethnic Albanian militant group in the Serb province of Kosovo has left seven people dead.

54.  Two Red Cross tents were filling with the sick, and the only aid available was some bread and blankets from a local Albanian humanitarian group.

55.  With the exception of a local Albanian humanitarian group handing out bread and blankets, the refugees were not receiving any aid.

56.  It was still unclear whether the incidents were related to ongoing conflicts between rival ethnic Albanian political groups in Macedonia.

57.  An underground ethnic Albanian group claimed responsibility Monday for a car bomb attack that wounded a university dean in the flashpoint Serbian province of Kosovo.

58.  It was still unclear whether the shooting was related to ongoing conflicts between rival ethnic Albanian political groups in Macedonia.

59.  Last month, two people were killed and several wounded during a clash between rival ethnic Albanian extremist groups near Tetovo.

60.  On Saturday a Pristina newspaper reported that a previously unknown Albanian group had claimed responsibility for a series of bomb attacks on Serb refugee camps in the province.