1.   He called on both countries to halt the practice immediately and to wait.

2.   Moreover, Asian countries have largely halted their practice of borrowing from abroad on short terms to finance big, long-term projects.

3.   Washington must insist that these countries halt their assistance to the rebels and commit themselves to keeping Congo unified.

4.   Imports of Belgian meat and dairy products have now been halted by countries worldwide.

5.   Israel said it would welcome a diplomatic solution to the standoff, but the country had not halted preparations for a possible Iraqi attack.

6.   Its seat in the United Nations was suspended and several countries halted critically needed aid programs.

7.   Many countries halted imports of Belgian poultry and meat after Belgium announced last month that a delivery of fat to nine poultry-feed producers was contaminated with dioxin.

8.   Rwanda was severely criticized for its handling of the closure and some donor countries halted aid to the central Africa nation in response.

9.   The draft resolution urges both countries to halt the development of missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads and calls on them to sign nuclear arms control treaties.

10.   The Uzbek state air company said Wednesday that the country had halted flights of all civilian planes over Afghan territory for security reasons.