1.   Sharon, in a televised speech, blamed Arafat for not doing more to stop terrorist acts against Israelis.

2.   The idea, some experts say, is leaderless resistance and it often makes it difficult for law enforcement to stop acts of terrorism.

3.   Why could Hezbollah not stop such acts of anarchy in a village which they controlled?

4.   Amnesty International accused the Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam rebels on Tuesday of abducting Tamil civilians for ransom and demanded the guerrillas stop such acts immediately.

5.   An unidentified person threw several raw eggs above the consulate entrance, but protest organizers immediately stopped further acts of vandalism.

6.   Barak, speaking in an interview with the Qatar-based TV station Al Jazeera, urged Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to do more to stop acts of violence.

7.   The final communique says that only when Iraq stops aggressive acts on its neighbors and carries out all U.N. resolutions can it resume its regional role.

8.   The source said the proposal would allow Palestinian police to deploy in areas that Israel withdraws from, but Israeli forces could go in to stop terrorist acts.

9.   The U.S., whose credibility is increasingly dented in this part of the world, must match words with actions and stop these acts of madness.