71.   Police said the rebels released two women hostages who were unwell, but talks had been suspended overnight.

72.   PLO chief Yasser Arafat is under heavy pressure to suspend the talks.

73.   PLO leaders have decided against immediately suspending peace talks but will seek international help to pressure Israel to withdraw its troops from occupied land.

74.   A day earlier, Dudayev had suspended peace talks with Moscow and brought his delegates back for consultations.

75.   A source within the Russian delegation told the Interfax news agency the talks had been suspended.

76.   A Social Democrat spokeswoman, Anja Sprogies, said the talks had been suspended Tuesday morning and no date for a new meeting agreed.

77.   A Social Democrat spokeswoman, Anja Sprogies, said the talks were suspended Tuesday and no date for a new meeting agreed.

78.   After suspending talks, China demanded that Taiwan, which it considers a renegade province, agree to directly discuss reunification as a precondition for their resumption.

79.   After tensions flared last summer, China suspended semi-official talks with Taiwan to resolve problems arising from their booming trade and civilian exchanges.

80.   After his inauguration in January, President Bush suspended talks with North Korea on curbing its missile program, pending a review of U.S. policy.