1.   Amid new reports of battlefield advances Friday, U.S. diplomats searching for peace in former Yugoslavia resumed talks with Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic.

2.   Amid new reports of battlefield advances Friday, U.S. diplomats searching for peace in former Yugoslavia had a second round of talks with Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic.

3.   Amid new reports of battlefield advances Friday, U.S. diplomats searching for peace in former Yugoslavia planned more talks with Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic.

4.   But the Croats, after a series of battlefield advances through neighboring Bosnia toward rebel-held lands in Croatia, rejected the concession.

5.   But the Croats, cocky after a series of battlefield advances through neighboring Bosnia toward rebel-held lands in Croatia, rejected the concession as not enough.

6.   But the Croats, cocky after a series of battlefield advances, focused only the main issue.

7.   But the Croats, cocky after a series of battlefield advances, spurned the offer.

8.   But the Croats, cocky after a series of battlefield advances, were in no mood to soften their main demand.

9.   But the Croats, cocky after a series of battlefield advances, focused only on their main demand.

10.   But the Croats, emboldened after a series of battlefield advances, spurned the offer.