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There had been speculation during the day, heightened by no-parking signs the police posted up and down Madison Avenue, that Mr. Ledger's father, Kim, would arrive from Australia on Friday and would then accompany the body back to Australia for burial.

Fighting erupted in and around the airport early in the day, heightening a state of anxiety that dulled what jubilation might have been felt after the first American units reached their objective here.

A handful of reports issued Friday heightened concerns.

The report, released after the market closed on Tuesday, heightened concerns about potential supply shortages later this year.

While a government report on Thursday heightened those concerns, economists said inflation still remained largely in check.

The airstrikes believed to have been carried out by Israel last Sunday heightened fears that Syria's war could lead to a regional conflagration.

The rally on Sunday heightened tensions over a United Nations tribunal that is investigating the 2005 assassination of Mr. Hariri's father, Rafik Hariri, who also served as prime minister.

But Lions Coach Rod Marinelli, given an opportunity to rebut the matter on Sunday and Monday, heightened the intrigue when he responded with a "no comment".

BRUSSELS -- Belgian authorities on Thursday heightened pressure on the Roman Catholic Church in a sexual abuse scandal, raiding the Belgian church headquarters, the home of a cardinal and the offices of a commission established by the church to handle abuse complaints.

Analysts noted that trading was light on Monday, heightening the volatility on Wall Street.

MOSCOW — Russian Parliament members moved a step closer to stripping an opposition lawmaker of his post on Monday, heightening tension before an opposition march planned for this weekend.