31.   Amid the tension, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell called Sharon and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat late Wednesday to urge truce talks.

32.   Amid the turmoil, a U.S. envoy plans another round of truce talks on Sunday night.

33.   Amid the turmoil, a U.S. envoy planned another round of truce talks on Sunday night.

34.   Arafat and Peres are reported to be arranging for truce talks, possibly this week in Italy or Egypt.

35.   Arafat and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres have been attempting to arrange truce talks for nearly three weeks, but the daily violence has undermined the efforts.

36.   Arafat spoke after a meeting with the European foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, who is trying to help arrange Israeli-Palestinian truce talks.

37.   At Sarajevo airport, a Bosnian Serb delegation walked out of truce implementation talks when Bosnian government troops remained in a demilitarized zone past a Wednesday deadline.

38.   At the truce talks, the Israeli and Palestinian officials blamed each other for failing to implement the latest truce, declared last week.

39.   Bangui was quiet Tuesday for the first time since mutinous soldiers began looting the capital, but attempts to resume truce talks were faltering.

40.   Berlin is a potential site for truce talks between Israel and the Palestinians.