1.   Also little changed were the prices of municipal securities amid growing concern by dealers and traders that selling by bond funds may increase following a resumption of investor redemptions.

2.   France appealed to its EU partners on Saturday to soften their criticism of Paris following the resumption of nuclear tests in the South Pacific.

3.   The board did not give reason for the decline, but arrivals dropped following the resumption of fighting by Tamil separatist rebels.

4.   The recommendation had been anticipated following the resumption of all-out fighting between government and rebel UNITA troops and the recent downing of two U.N.-chartered planes.

5.   With international attention focused on Kosovo, aid workers say this southern African country is on the brink of collapse following the resumption of civil war in December.

6.   The two foes embarked on the final day of peace talks at Wye Plantation, Maryland, following the resumption of negotiations after a six-month freeze.

7.   Prime Minister Shimon Peres came out Sunday in favour of deporting Islamic militants implicated in attacks following the resumption of deadly suicide bombings in the Jewish state.

8.   Prime Minister Shimon Peres came out Sunday in favor of deporting Islamic militants implicated in anti-Israeli attacks following the resumption of suicide bombings in the Jewish state.

9.   The British Foreign Office Friday urged its nationals to leave Croatia, following the resumption of hostilities between Zagreb and separatist Krajina Serbs.

10.   The European Union and the United States have offered substantially improved proposals following the resumption of high-level telecommunications negotiations this week in Geneva.