11.   But they softened their stance and accepted the mediation of Angola after the United States and the European Union threatened to cut vital aid to the poverty-stricken nation.

12.   Ending weeks of silence on the issue, Tudjman appeared to be responding to growing world outrage and threats by Western countries to cut vital economic aid.

13.   Greece also blocked vital European Union aid and cut all contacts until a Tirana court suspended the sentences.

14.   Helicopters needed to deliver vital humanitarian aid have been grounded in nearby Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Hassan said.

15.   Moi was condemned for the violence at home and abroad, and Britain threatened to cut off vital aid payments.

16.   North Korea on Friday denied claims its severe flood damage estimates were exaggerated and accused rival South Korea of blocking vital international aid to the country.

17.   Serious rioting ensued and international donors later cut vital aid to the impoverished islands.

18.   The European Union, which provides vital financial aid to the Palestinian Authority, is keen to play a more active role in the peace process.

19.   The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have suspended vital budgetary aid to press for fiscal reforms and an end to corruption in high places.

20.   The rebels surrendered a week later after the United States and the European Union threatened to cut off vital aid.