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In turn the Pakistanis objected that such building work violated an agreement between the two countries, and thus tension grew.Here's hoping that granny's daring escapade does not lead to a wider confrontation between two nuclear-armed powers.

The court case is part of a wider confrontation between Pakistan's leading politicians, military generals and judges that has set off sporadic rumors of a military coup and is, at the very least, likely to result in early elections this year.

The incident happened during the latter stages of Wolves' 3-1 win and sparked a wider confrontation.

The South has shown remarkable forbearance, but the risk of a wider confrontation grows with each incident.

By that time, it might be too late to stop a slide toward a wider confrontation.

So far, these raids have not led to wider confrontations between government forces and the militias, which suggests that Sadrist leaders may be working behind the scenes to isolate their most extreme followers.

Though no clashes have occurred, some experts have warned that a clash at sea could inadvertently set off a wider military confrontation between the two powers.

"What happens up north could very easily spiral into a much wider confrontation," said a Western official.

Throughout the Persian Gulf there are extremists who would like nothing more than to transform a confrontation with Iraq into a wider war between the Arab world and Israel or the Arab world and the West.

Sending in the destroyer was a small act, but has much wider significance, and points to a continuing confrontation between the American desire to maintain the status quo and China's efforts to expand its influence.

"This is not a protest, it is a confrontation between us and organised crime.