51.   While it is not clear when Qin was indicted, he had been held since December.

52.   Perriello has been held since in a KGB prison in the capital Minsk.

53.   A cease-fire by the Catholic-based IRA and Protestant paramilitary groups has held since September.

54.   A cease-fire has held since then.

55.   A cease-fire between the KDP and PUK had mostly held since last October, except for small skirmishes.

56.   A cease-fire has held since then, but the uprising simmers.

57.   A cease-fire has held since last weekend and a six-member council of state is to be installed in the capital, Monrovia, on Friday.

58.   A cease-fire that negotiators hope will lead to an overall peace in Bosnia has generally held since starting last week.

59.   A militant armed Islamic group in Algeria said it killed seven French monks it had been holding since kidnapping them in March, French radio reported Thursday.

60.   A Muslim militant group in Algeria said it killed seven French monks it had been holding since kidnapping them in March, French radio reported Thursday.