51.   After an international mediation effort failed last month to break the deadlock, opposition leader Sheikh Hasina called for an accelerated campaign of national strikes and demonstrations.

52.   Aliev thanked Russia for its mediation efforts and both presidents expressed hope that Russian-Azerbaijani ties would strengthen.

53.   American envoy Carey Cavanaugh said in Brussels that he expects the dispute will be resolved peacefully, despite the setback to U.S. mediation efforts.

54.   Amid a flurry of talks Monday, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney arrived to bolster U.S. mediation efforts.

55.   Annan said that if Aziz is not bringing any concessions, he will report to the Security Council that U.N. mediation efforts are at a dead-end.

56.   As the clashes continued, U.S. mediation efforts moved forward slowly.

57.   As an example, he cited Russian mediation efforts that helped resolve recent disputes between Iraq and United Nations weapons inspectors.

58.   Attack may have been prompted by U.S. mediation effort in South Asia.

59.   Bhutto, who arrived here Friday to address a conference on world climate changes, said Pakistan supports the U.N. mediation effort.

60.   Because of the flareup, U.S. officials put a truce mediation effort by envoy Anthony Zinni on indefinite hold.