61.   He said that if there are terror strikes, there can be no cease fire.

62.   He said working out details of a formal cease fire required both sides to divulge military secrets and UNITA refused to do so if fighting continued.

63.   He said U.N. special envoy Mohamed Sahnoun is seeking a cease fire and is trying to get the warring factions to the negotiating table.

64.   Hours later, ethnic Albanian rebels said they agreed to a cease fire in the region.

65.   If the U.N. verifies the attack on Kitexe, it will be the second time the army has violated the cease fire in one month.

66.   However, it seemed unlikely that a cease fire would be brokered anytime soon.

67.   However, neither side was ready to lay down its arms and agree to a cease fire.

68.   Imprisoned leaders of the main insurgent group in Egypt repeated their call Wednesday for their exiled colleagues to endorse a cease fire.

69.   In contrast to his image as a rebel military leader, Gusmao has increasingly advocated a cease fire and consensus as the way forward.

70.   In recent weeks the U.N. special envoy Mahmood Mestiri had been shuttling between the government and opposition Taliban fighters to try to broker a cease fire.