81.   Chancellor Helmut Kohl meant to end talk of a Cabinet shakeup with tough words for the minister pushing for change.

82.   Clinton praised outgoing president Andres Pastrana, who negotiated with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, for three years before ending peace talks in February.

83.   Chief weapons inspector Richard Butler refused to give that certification during his talks Monday with Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz, who immediately ended the talks.

84.   Croatia moved closer to war with rebel Serbs Thursday, abruptly ending talks meant to resolve differences peacefully.

85.   Countries preparing for an upcoming global warming conference ended talks Friday vowing to iron out differences over the participation of developing nations and trading pollution credits.

86.   DaimlerChrysler said Wednesday it has ended talks with Nissan Motor Co. about buying into the Japanese carmaker, though it said cooperation with Nissan on commercial vehicles will continue.

87.   Despite initial high hopes for success, negotiators from Taipei and Beijing ended talks Friday without signing any agreements on handling day-to-day disputes between the two sides.

88.   Despite renewed momentum in Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking, two hardline PLO factions Thursday called on Yasser Arafat to end his talks with Israel.

89.   Despite renewed momentum in Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking, two hard-line PLO factions Thursday called on Yasser Arafat to end his talks with Israel.

90.   Deutsche Telekom AG abruptly ended talks to acquire two Denver-based telecommunications companies, Qwest Communications Inc. and U S West Inc.