21.   The chaotic events at the church underscored the larger problems with negotiations to end the siege peacefully.

22.   The fire broke out as the FBI flooded the compound with tear gas in an effort to end the siege.

23.   The other half came six weeks later when the FBI, which took over the compound perimeter from ATF, decided the time had come to end the siege.

24.   The move to end the siege by storming Mount Carmel has long been the focus of criticism from Republicans on Capitol Hill and from anti-government groups nationwide.

25.   The planning and approval of using CS gas to end the siege will be examined and Reno will called to testify.

26.   Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat accepts U.S. plan aimed at ending Israeli siege on his office, top Arafat aide says.

27.   A renegade Tajik military commander pledged Thursday to end his siege of a western industrial city, where at least four fighters have been reported killed.

28.   A West German commando team stormed the jetliner to end the siege.

29.   Afterward, he said he suggested to the Israelis they end the siege and check inside the building.

30.   An official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Russia had persuaded the Bosnian Serb military leaders to end the siege.