11.   Pakistan has offered to host talks between the warring factions.

12.   Peres said Israelis were indebted to Norway for hosting the talks.

13.   A signing ceremony was scheduled for Abidjan, Ivory Coast, where Ivorian President Henri Konan Bedie has hosted peace talks that began in April.

14.   According to the TT news agency, the talks were hosted by the Olof Palme International Center, a private think-tank.

15.   After the elections, the government hosted talks between the bar owners and the neighborhood associations that favor further restrictions.

16.   Arop said the rebels had been informed of the cancellation by authorities in Kenya, which was to host the talks.

17.   Attending a trade summit in Colombia on Wednesday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez offered to host talks with the ELN in his country.

18.   Australia has hosted unsuccessful talks twice before.

19.   Britain is expected to lead the force and was hosting talks with top military commanders in London Friday on its role and composition.

20.   Britain is expected to lead the force and was hosting talks with top military commanders in London on Friday on its role and composition.