11.   Railway authorities temporarily halted trains on the high-speed Shinkansen line in Shizuoka prefecture to check the tracks for damage, said police spokesman Susumu Noyama.

12.   The authorities will forcibly halt the work if necessary, the official said.

13.   The drop came after Russian authorities halted trading in the ruble for the second consecutive day and Japanese stock prices plunged to the lowest level in six years.

14.   The government has appealed to law enforcement authorities to halt the bankruptcy action.

15.   The head of the Finnish team, Helena Ranta, appealed to Serb authorities to halt their investigation until her entire team is in place with its X-ray equipment.

16.   The party does not require publications to submit articles to a censor, but authorities sometimes halt the sale of an issue found to contain an objectionable article.

17.   The protesters called on mainland authorities to halt censoring the media and end the suppression of press freedom.

18.   Trading was halted by authorities but is likely to resume on Thursday.

19.   Indonesian authorities have temporarily halted all research programs in Irian Jaya following the end of the hostage drama in May.

20.   Indonesian authorities have temporarily halted the operation of a logging company in Irian Jaya until security is re-established in the area following a recent kidnapping, reports said Monday.