41.   An Idaho company building two power plants in Massachusetts said Thursday it would halt work on the projects because of a dispute with defense contractor Raytheon.

42.   An Indian filmmaker was forced to halt work on a new movie again Sunday amid protest by right-wing Hindu activists that included an apparent suicide attempt.

43.   An earthquake rattled southwestern Siberia on Thursday, halting work in coal mines and causing cracks in some buildings.

44.   Arafat has said that he will resume negotiations only after bulldozers halt work in Jerusalem.

45.   As a precautionary measure, Iraq has halted work at its refineries across the country.

46.   Burma is sending more troops to guard its largest natural gas pipeline project after insurgents killed five Burmese workers and forced French developer Total to halt work.

47.   But gas company chairman Steve Ferguson said Friday the new government had halted work on the park until it determines whether the site is usable.

48.   Cargo-related work was halted for the day.

49.   Digging on the grave site, where construction work was halted Tuesday, was not expected to resume before Monday.

50.   Digging on the crater canal was slowed by boulders and hard rock layers and the water flow remained far below target when work was halted on Saturday.