11.   Late Tuesday, Plavsic interrupted talks with Westendorp, special U.S. envoy Robert Gelbart, senior NATO officials and diplomats to ask Serbs for their support.

12.   Last year, Inkatha interrupted peace talks to protest testimony from a former Inkatha recruit that Buthelezi knew of illegal hit-squad activity.

13.   Mubarak interrupted his talks Sunday with Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, who headed the delegation, to tell reporters a cease-fire deal had been reached.

14.   The MIA talks were interrupted last fall when a North Korean submarine full of commandos ran aground on a South Korean beach.

15.   The talks were interrupted in February when London tried to charge a license fee to an Argentine fishing boat.

16.   The talks were interrupted in February when London tried to make an Argentine fishing boat pay a license fee.

17.   They also said they were interrupting talks on a peace settlement.

18.   German pay negotiations traditional take a long time, as talks are interrupted from time to time to let participants reflect on the various proposals.

19.   He also said that a delay in the transfer of power in North Korea, so far, had not interrupted the talks between Washington and Pyongyang.

20.   The World Bank has interrupted loan talks with Romania owing to a hitch in discussions between Bucharest and the International Monetary Fund, Finance Minister Mihai Tanasescu said Thursday.