21.   Israeli-Palestinian peace treaty talks have yielded little progress.

22.   Its release coincided with the last day of international climate treaty talks in Morocco aimed at reaching a deal to curtail global warming.

23.   Less than a year after the first meeting in Ottawa, the treaty talks opened in Oslo.

24.   Less than a year after the first treaty talks were held in Ottawa, Canada, a final draft of the pact was approved in Oslo.

25.   Russia and China did not take part in the treaty talks.

26.   Supporters of a global ban on land mines Tuesday criticized the United States for demanding certain exemptions during treaty talks in Norway.

27.   The Land Day clashes came as Israeli and Palestinian negotiators returned home from Washington for consultations after a round of peace treaty talks in Washington.

28.   The statement by delegation head Eric Newsom at the international treaty talks in Oslo leaves uncertain whether Washington will sign the treaty.

29.   The United States on Tuesday demanded revisions to a proposed global ban on land mines that activists said were a threat to the spirit of treaty talks in Oslo.

30.   The violence came at a time of increased tensions between Israelis and Palestinians, and at a time of deadlock in peace treaty talks.