1.   The invasion meets with widespread international condemnation and many countries immediately freeze Kuwaiti assets.

2.   It was the first time any Asian country froze trading in a group of stocks.

3.   A human rights group asked Monday that countries freeze non-humanitarian aid to Haiti until President Rene Preval restores democracy.

4.   Many countries froze aid to Haiti amid the political crisis, and the OAS has agreed to help restore it if the political parties reach agreement.

5.   Under a plan put forward by World Trade Organization Director-General Renato Ruggiero, countries would freeze their existing offers to liberalize the telecom sector pending further talks.

6.   Going into the summit, Syria called on Arab countries to freeze normalisation with the Jewish state.

7.   In practice, the other countries would freeze the ratification process pending the adhesion of these countries, he said.

8.   A Swiss official told AFP that the country froze their funds to forestall such a scenario.

9.   But the communist country froze contact with the South and the United States last year, blaming what it calls a US hardline policy.

10.   But the communist country froze contact with the South and the United States last year.