1.   Even those who have been skeptical of American intervention are unlikely to vote against allowing U.S. troops to halt murderous beatings.

2.   Wiranto insists that fresh troops can halt the killing and looting in East Timor without outside help, if given enough time.

3.   Bosnian government-run radio claimed that government troops had halted Serb advances on Velika Kladusa north of Bihac, but shelling was still going on.

4.   But the Albanians canceled further talks until Serb government troops halted a reported offensive in western Kosovo.

5.   But on Tuesday he announced the troops would halt their advance in hopes of re-establishing peace contacts.

6.   Federal troops halted their attack Friday after meeting heavy resistance as they moved closer to the station, the Russian command in Chechnya told Interfax.

7.   Government army sources said their troops had temporarily halted the offensive because of heavy snow.

8.   Government army sources said their troops had temporarily halted the offensive because of heavy snow in recent days.

9.   Indian troops halted their advance to the Line of Control in some areas.

10.   Milosevic and Kosovo Albanian leader Ibrahim Rugova met in May, following U.S. mediation, but the Albanians canceled further talks until Serb government troops halted their reported attacks.