31.   On Sunday, Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic laid out conditions for halting an offensive launched four days ago to crack the stranglehold the Serbs have on Sarajevo.

32.   On Sunday, Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic laid out conditions for halting the offensive launched last week in hopes of easing the Serb stranglehold on the city.

33.   Some European governments have suggested using trade sanctions to put pressure on Israel to halt its offensive.

34.   Teresa Ganzon, one of the hostages, spoke on Radio Mindanao for the third time in two days early Saturday, asking the government to halt its offensive.

35.   Teresa Ganzon, one of the hostages taken at the resort, spoke on RMN radio periodically early Saturday, asking the government to halt its offensive.

36.   The Bosnian government had claimed Saturday that it was halting its offensive, which reportedly had prompted Serbia to threaten to send in the Yugoslav army.

37.   The British Foreign Office, in an angry statement, called on Croatia to halt the offensive immediately.

38.   The chief Albanian negotiator, Fehmi Agani, said his side would not take part in talks unless the Serbs halt their offensive.

39.   The government has tightened security in Colombo and in villages in the northeast fearing rebel attacks in a bid to halt the offensive.

40.   The government has tightened security in Colombo fearing more attacks by the rebels in a bid to halt the offensive.