41.   The rebel offer comes ahead of another round of cease-fire talks under auspices of Zambian president and chief African mediators in Congo, Frederick Chiluba.

42.   The Security Council called for all sides in the Afghan conflict to stop fighting and resume peace talks under U.N. auspices.

43.   The Sudanese government and southern rebels Tuesday continued peace talks under U.S. and Swiss mediation at a resort in overlooking Lake Lucerne in central Switzerland, officials said.

44.   The Sudanese government and southern rebels Tuesday continued peace talks under U.S. and Swiss mediation at a resort overlooking Lake Lucerne in central Switzerland, officials said.

45.   The warring parties in Kosovo came to the peace talks only under the threat of NATO bombs and missiles.

46.   The United States had long stayed out of the Ottawa process, preferring U.N.-led talks under the Conference for Disarmament.

47.   They have held previous talks under the more vague understanding that they were separate political entities within one China.

48.   The warring parties in Kosovo came to the peace talks only under the threat of NATO bombs.

49.   They suggested this was the case both during the peace talks under Labor and the current government.

50.   Two rival Iraqi Kurdish groups resumed peace talks under U.S. supervision Friday despite a bid by one side to postpone the meeting.