21.   The UN suspended the program after the United States launched its missile attacks on Iraq in response to an Iraqi offensive against Kurdish rebels.

22.   The UN Security Council failed to agree Wednesday on a condemnation of Iraq following an Iraqi offensive into allied-protected Kurdish areas, which prompted US missile strikes.

23.   The United States pounded southern Iraq with cruise missiles on Tuesday and Wednesday in retaliation for an Iraqi military offensive against the Kurds.

24.   The United States pounded southern Iraq with cruise missiles on Tuesday and early Wednesday in retaliation for an Iraqi military offensive against the Kurds.

25.   US forces pounded southern Iraq with cruise missiles on Tuesday and early Wednesday in retaliation for an Iraqi military offensive against the Kurds in the north.

26.   Washington has vowed to respond -- militarily or diplomatically -- to the Iraqi offensive, and earlier Monday Shalikashvili held talks with Saudi and Jordanian leaders.

27.   Meanwhile, many Asian newspaper commentators saw the Iraqi offensive as political opportunism by President Bill Clinton in an election year.

28.   Oil prices surged in initial trading here on Monday as concerns surrounding the Iraqi offensive into areas of northern Iraq intensified.

29.   Paris had briefly suspended the flights after Washington launched its first missile attacks in response to an Iraqi military offensive in the north of the country.

30.   President Bill Clinton has decided on a response to an Iraqi offensive, but the White House declined to say Monday precisely what it would be.