11.   The Paisley party is boycotting the talks and wants the Protestant paramilitary parties ejected from negotiations.

12.   The Taliban representatives had threatened to boycott the talks if the delegation was led by the coordinator, Alfredo Witschi-Cestari, a Venezuelan.

13.   They have urged their own political leaders, of the Ulster Democratic and Progressive Unionist parties, to boycott the talks if their demands are not met.

14.   Two key Hutu rebel groups are boycotting the talks.

15.   Pakistan also had threatened to boycott the talks unless India agreed to discuss Kashmir, which both sides claim.

16.   Plans to boycott the talks were announced Sunday by the office of President Alija Izetbegovic.

17.   Philippine officials said Monday they will not replace the chief negotiator trying to gain release of a U.S. hostage despite threats by Muslim rebels to boycott the talks.

18.   Before the talks, some union leaders accused the employers of stalling and threatened to boycott the talks.

19.   Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic ordered his foreign minister to boycott talks scheduled for later this week aimed at ending the war in Bosnia, state radio reported Sunday.

20.   But North Korea is boycotting the talks until the food comes through, Ri said.