21.   The Clinton administration threatened the Bosnian Serbs Tuesday with a continuation of intensive NATO bombardment even after peace talks are convened.

22.   The final effort to settle the dispute began Monday when C. Richard Barnes, head of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, convened talks.

23.   The transport embargo was imposed to force Buyoya to restore parliament, political parties and convene talks.

24.   Those talks were convened to encourage Western investment in the region.

25.   U.S. secretary of state convenes Mideast talks.

26.   Nevertheless Sinn Fein went ahead with the protests, seeking to put pressure on British Prime Minister John Major by warning the disturbances would continue until talks were convened.

27.   The Damascus talks were convened after Saudi authorities without explanation cancelled plans to hold the summit in the western Saudi city of Jeddah.