41.   Many believe the Taliban are backed by Pakistan, although Islamabad denies it and has itself been trying to mediate an end to the fighting.

42.   Many believe the Taliban is backed by Pakistan, although Islamabad denies it and has itself tried to mediate an end to the fighting.

43.   Moscow has been trying for weeks to mediate an end to the Iraq crisis.

44.   Mubarak, who has tried to mediate an end to the fighting, said peace efforts were now dead.

45.   Moscow has also sought to mediate an end to the Yugoslav conflict, but its efforts have made little headway.

46.   NAZRAN, Russia -- Ingush leaders accuse Russia of sabotaging peace talks, but say they will keep trying to mediate an end to the war in breakaway Chechnya.

47.   On Tuesday, reports from Abu Dhabi said the United Arab Emirates is prepared to send an envoy to mediate an end to the fighting.

48.   President Hosni Mubarak offered Tuesday to mediate an end to the conflict between Yemen and Eritrea over disputed islands in the Red Sea.

49.   Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is in Karachi trying to mediate an end to the clashes.

50.   Russia said its special envoy, Victor Chernomyrdin, would meet with U.S. President Bill Clinton on Monday in a bid to mediate an end to the conflict.