21.   Peres had said the Hebron redeployment could be delayed if PLO leader Yasser Arafat did not act to stop the attacks against Israel.

22.   African leaders must act quickly to stop human rights abuses in Burundi, Angola, Nigeria and elsewhere, Amnesty International said Monday.

23.   Among the topics were whether religious leaders can act as peacemakers in conflicts and whether there is a common framework among faiths for achieving world peace.

24.   But the new leaders must act with caution on the delicate issue of extraditions or risk a rapid loss of popularity.

25.   Chechen leaders have acted as if they were governing an independent state.

26.   Hassan Asfour, a lawmaker from Gaza and close confidant to Arafat said the Palestinian leader acted to ensure that no one took the law into their own hands.

27.   He was responding to reports he might send Israeli commandos to attack militants if Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat did not act swiftly.

28.   Hopefully, with the same rank, the two leaders will now act as equal partners, he added.

29.   In fact, the king agreed that the Palestinian leader must act to stop the violence, the official said on condition of anonymity.

30.   Israel suspended negotiations with the Palestinians after the blasts and has demanded that Palestinian leaders act to restrain militants.