51.   Three rounds of talks were held, but the rebels broke the four-month ceasefire with a series of attacks on police and army posts.

52.   Yeltsin, quoted by Interfax news agency, said the rebels had broken a promise to free the hostages when they reached the Dagestan-Chechnya border.

53.   Yeltsin, quoted by Interfax, said the rebels had broken a promise to free all their hostages when they reached the border.

54.   More than half of the deaths have come since the rebels broke a four-month ceasefire in late November.

55.   Most of the deaths have come since the rebels broke a four-month ceasefire in November.

56.   Nearly half the deaths have come since the rebels broke a four-month ceasefire in November.

57.   Mexican rebels broke off peace negotiations with the government and announced Monday they had mined the roads leading into their territory and had anti-aircraft guns in place.

58.   Nearly half of the deaths have come since the rebels broke a four-month ceasefire in November.

59.   Nearly half the deaths have come since the rebels broke a four-month ceasefire in November after three rounds of peace talks ended in deadlock.

60.   Nearly half the deaths have come since the rebels broke a four-month ceasefire in November with a slew of bloody attacks on army and police posts.