21.   Powell said the Palestinian leader had pledged to make every effort to achieve quiet on a front that has been marked by bloody conflict since last fall.

22.   A leading international media watchdog Sunday denounced Israeli and Palestinian authorities for grave violations of media freedoms in the bloody Middle East conflict.

23.   Ahead of a planned trip to Sarajevo, Pope John Paul II on Sunday urges more peace before flashpoints turn into bloody conflicts.

24.   Albright also announced that a second U.S. office will open in Mostar, where bloody conflicts have occurred between Muslims and Croats.

25.   After years of fighting in Northern Ireland, both sides in the bloody conflict finally have made moves toward a formal peace agreement in the last year.

26.   Algeria has warned other countries to stay out of a bloody conflict involving Islamic extremists trying to overthrow the government of this north African nation.

27.   Amid new clashes in Kosovo, the secessionist ethnic Albanian rebels said Wednesday they may eventually negotiate because no side can win the bloody conflict.

28.   Andrew Young, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said despite bloody conflicts in eastern and central Africa, the south offered sound investment prospects.

29.   As his trip to Sarajevo approaches, Pope John Paul II on Sunday urged more international courage to defuse flashpoints before they turn into bloody conflicts.

30.   Bloody conflict over the territory is also hampering cooperation among South Asian nations and destabilizing the whole region.