1.   In November Fretilin offered the government unconditional peace talks, but the move was rejected outright by the government.

2.   Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin on Tuesday reiterated an earlier Russian offer for unconditional peace talks with the rebels.

3.   Clinton and Kim proposed unconditional peace talks among North and South Korea, the United States and China.

4.   In Korea, Clinton and Kim unveiled a new peace initiative calling for unconditional peace talks among North and South Korea, the United States and China.

5.   Soldiers escaped a gunman Friday as the Irish Republican Army reaffirmed its determination to press ahead with violence until the British government offers unconditional peace talks.

6.   The Corsican National Liberation Front-Historic Branch, the most active of rival militant groups, published a letter in a Corsican newspaper Tuesday promising unconditional peace.

7.   The leader of the Tamil Tiger rebels said Monday he was ready for unconditional peace talks with the Sri Lankan government and proposed a cease-fire before talks begin.

8.   Germany condemned Sunday a suicide bombing in Jerusalem in which nine people died and dozens were injured and called for Israel and the Palestinians to begin unconditional peace talks.

9.   Observers believe he did not count on being held to his word after extracting an agreement from the RUF to hold unconditional peace talks.