21.   Both sides said the guns must fall silent before they would meet.

22.   But both sides said the guns must fall silent before they would meet.

23.   But the guns fell silent after six volleys, suggesting the government is honoring a pledge to act with restraint.

24.   But the guns fell silent after six volleys, suggesting that Skopje sought to honor an earlier pledge to act with restraint against the insurgents.

25.   Chechen anti-aircraft guns fall silent Wednesday for lack of ammunition, allowing Russian jets to bomb the capital of the breakaway region with impunity.

26.   Chechen anti-aircraft guns fell silent today for lack of ammunition, allowing Russian jets to bomb the Chechen capital with impunity in early morning raids.

27.   Chechen anti-aircraft guns fell silent Wednesday after ammunition ran low, allowing Russian jets to bomb the capital of the breakaway southern republic in early morning raids.

28.   Fighting continued hours afterwards, especially in Dvor, but U.N. officials said the guns fell silent there by Wednesday afternoon.

29.   Fighting continued hours afterwards, especially in the divided border town of Dvor, but U.N. officials said the guns fell silent in Dvor early in the afternoon.

30.   Fighting continued hours later, but U.N. officials said guns fell silent in the border town of Dvor early in the afternoon.