31.   Tuesday, Zedillo ordered an halt to army attacks on the rebels and urged them to reopen talks.

32.   President Joseph Estrada said he plans to reopen the talks after all five men are freed.

33.   PLO and Israeli negotiators Wednesday were reopening talks in a fresh bid to reach agreement on elections in the Palestinian self-rule enclaves.

34.   PLO and Israeli negotiators reopened talks Monday on expanding Palestinian self-rule into the occupied West Bank, but the chief PLO negotiator said he saw little hope for progress.

35.   Powell did not insist Wednesday that conflict end before peace talks are reopened.

36.   A U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity said Syrian President Hafez Assad is leaning toward reopening the talks.

37.   A Syrian response to Clinton overtures to reopen peace talks are being dismissed by the State Department as inadequate.

38.   After an extensive policy review, Bush instructed his administration last week to reopen talks with North Korea on its missile program and other security threats.

39.   Albright hopes to reopen peace talks between Israel and Syria.

40.   An announcement that the talks would be reopened after a six-month lapse marked by violence and recrimination was expected in late afternoon.