41.   An American diplomat reopened talks today with Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic on recognizing Bosnia in exchange for a suspension of the U.N. trade embargo.

42.   Amid reports that China is planning a fresh military exercise, Taiwan struck a conciliatory note Monday, urging Beijing to reopen the talks it froze last June.

43.   An IMF team was expected in Nairobi over the weekend to reopen talks with the government after Moi reportedly promised to meet the IMF conditions on dealing with corruption.

44.   An Israeli representative on a regional committee overseeing fighting in south Lebanon said Tuesday that his Syrian counterpart had expressed optimism about reopening peace talks.

45.   And while negotiations seeking a settlement went nowhere with the Clinton administration, Microsoft is well armed if it wishes to reopen talks with the Bush administration.

46.   Barak reopens coalition talks with Likud.

47.   Biden expressed hope two weeks ago that the administration would reopen talks soon.

48.   But his willingness to reopen peace talks he had suspended angrily Wednesday provided a glimmer of hope that a bloodbath in the capital could be avoided.

49.   But rampant piracy continued, and the U.S. government reopened talks on the subject.

50.   But Mandela had no intention of reopening talks on diplomatic ties with Taiwan, his spokesman said.