21.   And Israeli officials said that US Secretary of State Warren Christopher was expected in Israel on Saturday to try to broker a ceasefire.

22.   But reports of fighting resulted in outrage from the UN aid agencies who had brokered the ceasefire.

23.   China backed efforts to broker a ceasefire in Zaire Tuesday, saying it hoped misery caused by fighting in the country could be ended through negotiations.

24.   Earlier he acknowledged that an attempt to broker a ceasefire between the two sides had failed.

25.   The United Nations is endeavouring to provide relief and to broker a ceasefire between Rwandan rebels and the army.

26.   The United States brokered a ceasefire which took effect on Thursday and sponsored peace talks in London the next day.

27.   The United States has helped broker a ceasefire between them.

28.   The Tajik interior ministry sent a protest note to the UN mission in Tajikistan, which had helped to broker the ceasefire.

29.   The Soviet Union brokers a ceasefire.

30.   The United States brokered a ceasefire which took effect on Thursday and lasted until the battle for Arbil.