31.   UN observers have been particularly critical since last week of the Bosnian Army for failing to allow access to the frontlines to observe the ceasefire.

32.   It said the Russian government had ordered its troops to observe a ceasefire over the same period.

33.   Just over a year has gone by since paramilitary groups began observing a ceasefire in British-ruled Northern Ireland.

34.   Norway is trying to broker peace talks between the LTTE and the Colombo government, which have both been observing a ceasefire since Christmas.

35.   On Monday RPF military chief General Paul Kagame declared victory, saying the rebels had taken control of most of the country and would observe a ceasefire.

36.   Partisans of Chechen separatist president Dzhokhar Dudayev steadfastly maintain they are observing the ceasefire, which they say is violated by the Russian forces.

37.   Sanaa agreed to observe a ceasefire from midnight Monday following international pressure, but it collapsed only hours later.

38.   Rival Kurdish factions are observing a ceasefire in most areas of northern Iraq but fresh clashes have broken out near the Iranian border.

39.   Russian and Chechen military commanders meeting in Grozny have ordered their forces to observe a ceasefire throughout Chechnya as of midnight Tuesday, Russian television reported.

40.   Sanaa agreed to observe the ceasefire starting at midnight on Monday, but it collapsed hours later.