61.   Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat suspended peace talks to protest the construction, and Islamic militants pledged to carry out further bombings.

62.   Palestinians briefly suspended autonomy talks Monday to protest Israeli travel restrictions on a senior PLO negotiator.

63.   Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat suspended peace talks last month over territorial issues.

64.   Palestinian negotiators, charging that the youths are under arrest and suspend talks until they are freed, clouding prospects for an early resolution of the crisis.

65.   President Joseph Estrada denounced the abductions as terrorist acts, suspended peace talks and withdrew safety guarantees for rebel peace negotiators.

66.   Peace talks were suspended after the series of abductions in February and March and have not yet resumed.

67.   Peace talks were suspended.

68.   Peace negotiations broke down after violence erupted at the end of September, and Barak formally suspended the talks several weeks later.

69.   Philippine President Joseph Estrada said Tuesday he is suspending informal talks with the family of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos on a sharing of the Marcos wealth.

70.   Rabin also reportedly rejected a proposal by Economics Minister Shimon Shitreet for suspending talks with Syria until the Lebanese border quieted.