31.   The decision to halt the bombing will rest with the North Atlantic Council, the primary decision-making body of NATO.

32.   The State Department condemned the attack and said it violated a promise by the Sudanese government to temporarily halt the bombing of civilian targets.

33.   Those remarks suggest that the Yugoslavs will tell Chernomyrdin and Ahtisaari that an agreement is within reach if NATO will only halt the bombing.

34.   Though Arafat was penned in by Israeli forces, Bush said he was convinced the Palestinian leader can do more to halt suicide bombings.

35.   U.S. officials said at the time it seemed to be a case of the Sudanese military ignoring a government commitment to American negotiators to halt bombings of civilians.

36.   With Arafat urging Palestinians to cease fire, there had been some speculation that militant groups might halt suicide bombings inside Israel, at least temporarily.

37.   Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said Thursday he remained confident a compromise between Israelis and Palestinians could be found if suicide bombings were halted.

38.   The bombing was halted midway through the campaign Friday because Janvier wanted to give Mladic a chance to meet UN conditions, the diplomat said.