11.   Battles continue between the Taliban and their last remaining opponents, known as the Northern Alliance.

12.   Close cooperation continues between French intelligence and military personnel and the Algerian army, de la Gorce said.

13.   Despite the expulsion of the Persians two years earlier, good business relations apparently continued between Jews and other ethnic groups.

14.   Final talks over the reform legislation are continuing between the administration and the Senate sponsors.

15.   Full-fledged merger talks continue between UCSF and Stanford University.

16.   He spoke as negotiations continued between the parties over how to reorganize committees in a Senate now under Democratic control.

17.   In Colombia, negotiations aimed at averting an oil workers strike continued between state oil company Ecopetrol an unions, the company said.

18.   In Aceh, violence continues between the army and secessionist rebels, despite a negotiated cease-fire.

19.   In interviews, however, some diplomats sought to emphasize the extent of cooperation that continues between the emirates and the United States.

20.   In Mogadishu, a standoff continues between the clan-based forces of Mohammed Farah Aidid and Mohammed Ali Mahdi.