11.   Milosevic and Rugova met in May but the Albanian leader canceled further talks until Serb government troops halt a reported offensive in western Kosovo.

12.   Milosevic and Rugova met in May, but the Albanians canceled further talks until Serbian government troops halted a reported offensive in western Kosovo.

13.   Milosevic and Rugova met in May, but the Albanians canceled further talks until Serb government troops halted a reported offensive in western Kosovo.

14.   On Friday, Russian troops halted their two-day offensive after meeting heavy resistance in the city, the Russian military command in Chechnya told Interfax.

15.   On Tuesday he announced the troops would halt their advance in hopes of reestablishing peace contacts.

16.   Serb troops did not halt the convoy at their checkpoints, though the trucks did have to stop just outside Gorazde while anti-tank mines were cleared from the road.

17.   Russian news agencies said Tajik government troops halted an advance by opposition forces in the Tavildara region of this former Soviet republic in Central Asia in fierce fighting Friday.

18.   So far, the NATO-led troops have halted the fighting and separated the armies.

19.   Sri Lankan troops halted their advance on the Tamil rebel stronghold of northern Jaffna City on Thursday to regroup before a final assault, military officials said.

20.   Tajik government troops have halted an advance by opposition Islamic forces in the Tavildara region of this former Soviet republic in Central Asia, news agencies reported Friday.