1.   As Powell continued his effort to secure a truce, scattered fighting continued in the West Bank.

2.   But in the meantime it says it is cooperating with a Bush administration effort to secure a truce.

3.   Christopher, who shuttled between Israel, Syria and Lebanon, was instructed to remain in the region until a truce was secured.

4.   In all, seven people were killed in the bloodshed, which marred the third day of a new U.S. effort to secure a truce between the two sides.

5.   Secretary of State Warren Christopher and Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov got orders to skip the summit and head to the Middle East to help secure a truce.

6.   Palestinian Information Minister Yasser Abed Rabbo said the incursion would make it impossible to secure a truce.

7.   Palestinian Information Minister Yasser Abed Rabbo said the incursion would make it possible to secure a truce.

8.   Continued fighting there has confounded U.N. efforts to secure a truce that took effect with the new year.

9.   Despite the violence, U.S. envoy Anthony Zinni is remaining in the region hoping to hold talks aimed at securing a truce between both sides.

10.   In two previous trips, Zinni failed to secure a truce.