31.   U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was meeting Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov Tuesday in Oslo, seeking to bridge a growing rift between NATO and Moscow.

32.   Urgent talks called by Moscow failed Monday to heal a growing rift between NATO and Russia over the allied air campaign against the Bosnian Serbs.

33.   His comments came amid a growing diplomatic rift between Bangkok and Canberra over his earlier allegations of links between Thai citizens and the Khmer Rouge.

34.   Iran said meanwhile that the violence in Jordan was the result of a growing rift between the leadership and the people in the Hashemite kingdom.

35.   EU foreign ministers meet here on Friday and Saturday to discuss the Balkans, the cost of EU enlargement and a growing rift with Washington over the Middle East.

36.   The new option also marked a possible shift in strategy amid a growing rift between Washington and its European allies on Bosnia policy.

37.   There have been reports of a growing rift between Gusmao and Fretilin, including Alkatiri.

38.   Western diplomats in Freetown said there has been a growing rift between the ICRC and the government over ICRC operations behind rebel lines.

39.   With tension easing in the Gulf, attention shifted to the United Nations and a growing rift between the United States and Russia on how to deal with Iraq.

40.   Sharon comes back to find no improvement on the ground and a growing Middle East policy rift between Washington and the European Union.