1.   The talks had been postponed in May following allegations of an assault on an Indian diplomat stationed in Pakistan.

2.   Beijing has threatened to invade if Taiwan declares independence or indefinitely postpones reunification talks.

3.   Beijing considers Taiwan a breakaway province and has vowed to attack if Taiwan declares independence or even postpones unification talks too long.

4.   But those talks were postponed Friday because Art Rooney was meeting with the governor of Pennsylvania.

5.   Dickey purposely postponed talks until after the season.

6.   In his previous visits, Zinni stressed the need for an immediate cease-fire to achieve security, postponing any talk of political negotiations to resolve the impasse.

7.   It has retaliated against the United States by canceling several official delegations and postponing talks on arms sales.

8.   It also suggests that if the talks scheduled for Tuesday are postponed, they probably will have to be pushed back for several more days.

9.   It was too early to tell if the talks would be postponed further, he said.

10.   North Korea postponed the talks for the second time in a week, amid signs that its negotiations with Cargill Inc., have stalled.