11.   Duelfer made his comments to reporters after briefing the council on the latest standoff with Iraq, which began last week.

12.   Even as the latest West Bank standoff escalated, PLO and Israeli peace negotiators resumed talks on expanding Palestinian autonomy.

13.   His last field inspection occurred in March, after the latest standoff over inspections was resolved, Butler said.

14.   However, nothing suggests the inspectors will give Iraq a clean bill of health given the latest standoffs over weapons inspections and demands for information on past weapons programs.

15.   In the latest standoff, four South Korean patrol boats were confronting the northern warships, the ministry said.

16.   International observers negotiated Saturday with ethnic Albanian guerrillas holding five Serb villagers in an attempt to defuse the latest standoff in Kosovo.

17.   Its latest standoff with Saddam Hussein now past, the United States is courting the Iraqi opposition with the declared aim of toppling the Iraqi leader.

18.   Item includes sound from Scott Ritter, American leader of the obstructed team, and comment from Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz on the latest standoff.

19.   Kuwaitis are taking the latest standoff between Iraq and the United States in stride.

20.   Kuwaitis take latest standoff with Iraq in stride.