11.   On election night the government halted the vote count and later declared Carlos Salinas de Gortari the winner but most Mexicans believe that Cardenas received the most votes.

12.   Over the past four years, the campaign has made quiet but steady gains in its effort to have governments halt production and export sales of mines.

13.   The German government halted exports of parts to Israel for its Merkava IV tanks.

14.   The government immediately halted the transport of all animals.

15.   The move comes a week after the government halted utility takeovers by barring National Power and PowerGen from selling electricity to homes through acquisitions of local distributors.

16.   The Russian government halted trading for several hours Tuesday in a vain effort to halt the slide.

17.   Opposition lawmakers have argued that the new government could not halt the project without consulting with the legislature.

18.   Amnesty International on Wednesday accused soldiers of killing and torturing civilians and called on the fledgling civilian government to halt the abuses.

19.   Among issues that many people here have raised concern over is the requirement that the government halt subsidies on certain primary goods such as fuel.

20.   Angolan government halts military actions against UNITA rebel group.