The stakes-raising escalation of budgets and ticket prices has diminished the chances of such small, potent pleasures.
LAGOS, Nigeria — Fighting between militant groups and the Nigerian military in the oil-rich Niger Delta on Wednesday entered a fifth day in the region's worst violence in two years, raising fears of an escalation in the unrest that has plagued the area.
PAGE A8 FIGHTS PERSIST ON NIGERIAN PIPELINES Fighting between militant groups and the Nigerian military in the oil-rich Niger Delta entered a fifth day in the region's worst violence in two years, raising fears of an escalation in the unrest that has plagued the area.
But the event is also raising fears of an escalation in factional clashes.
To exclude issues of batch dependence or dose dependence of the inhibitor used, we also did a dose escalation study raising the inhibitor concentration from 10to2525 μM and tested PS-1145 from a different provider (Supplementary Figure 2A), confirming our initial results.
Saturday's escalation raised the possibility that the Hamas military wing opposes the tentative moves toward unity that were welcomed by the local political leadership in Gaza.
Mr. Morsi's supporters blocked major thoroughfares in parts of Cairo, snarling traffic and raising the prospect of further escalation, while Tahrir Square remained the domain of the anti-Morsi side.
Military authorities in Ukraine believe the number of Russian troops within and close to its borders has risen to more than 50,000, raising fears of a substantial escalation in the conflict raging in Ukraine's eastern regions.
Medical officials in the capital said at least 28 people were killed on Monday, pushing the death toll from two days of fighting in Sana to more than 50 — most of them unarmed protesters caught in the shooting — and raising fears here that the escalation of deadly mayhem was hurtling Yemen toward civil war.
Rockets from Gaza have struck deeper into Israel this week than at any time since Israel ended its three-week offensive in the Palestinian coastal enclave in January 2009, and Israel has responded with repeated airstrikes against militant targets, raising fears that the recent escalation could spiral into an all-out conflict.
Washington is considering Ukrainian pleas for better weaponry to fend off the rebels, raising European fears of an escalation in the conflict and spurring the latest peace bid.
