101.   A Taiwanese foreign ministry statement indicated it was cutting ties ahead of an inevitable decision by the Bahamas to form ties with China.

102.   After he was ousted as chairman of Saatchi and Saatchi in a fight with U.S. shareholders, Maurice Saatchi cut all ties to the group earlier this month.

103.   After the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic ties with the Taliban last month, Pakistan is the only one.

104.   After Maurice Saatchi was ousted as chairman of Saatchi and Saatchi in a fight with U.S. shareholders, he cut all ties to the group earlier this month.

105.   Algerian militants have staged terrorist attacks in France to pressure Paris to cut its ties with the military-backed government of the petroleum-rich North African nation.

106.   Amid Arab calls to cut ties with Israel, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan sounded out Muslim leaders Monday on the chances of reviving the Middle East peace process.

107.   Arabs have pressed their leaders to cut ties with Israel as punishment for what many in the region see as its use of unnecessary force.

108.   Arab leaders wrap up two-day summit on Israeli-Palestinian violence with declaration that stops short of outright call for cutting ties with Israel.

109.   At a news conference, Abdel-Meguid said Tunisia cut low-level ties established with Israel three years ago.

110.   At one point, Ramos said he was prepared to cut diplomatic ties with Singapore if an investigation later showed Contemplacion was unjustly convicted.