51.   Three days of talks broke off Thursday with no signed agreements, despite an accord in principle on exchanging prisoners.

52.   It cited Russian Nationalities Minister Vyacheslav Mikhailov as saying that progress had been made on exchanging prisoners.

53.   On Monday Chechen negotiators accused their Russian counterparts of stalling over a deal to exchange prisoners and demilitarise the republic.

54.   On Monday a peace deal still seemed far off, with Chechen negotiators accusing their Russian counterparts of stalling over a deal to exchange prisoners and demilitarise the republic.

55.   Philippine and communist negotiators have agreed to exchange prisoners being held by both sides during recently concluded peace talks in the Netherlands, a rebel official said Thursday.

56.   Prisoners have been exchanged and people are not shooting at each other.

57.   Since the peace talks began a month ago, only a few prisoners have been exchanged by both sides as a gesture of goodwill.

58.   The Bosnian government and Bosnian Serb army exchanged prisoners Sunday at Sarajevo airport.

59.   The ceasefire agreed Monday is due to take effect Saturday and both sides are to exchange prisoners within two weeks.

60.   The Austrian defence ministry said Thursday the hostage-takers were ready to exchange their prisoners for food and fuel.