Although the Yugoslav government and Slovenia agreed to a cease-fire and are expected to hammer out a secession agreement in the next three months, no formal cease-fire is in force in Croatia.

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Many revolvers have a design flaw known about since the 19th century: they can fire inadvertently if the hammer rests against a loaded chamber.

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He was accompanied by French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, who traveled to the region to try to hammer out a cease-fire agreement.

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Security Council members hold more meetings today to try to hammer out an agreement for a proposed cease-fire resolution to help stop the war between Israel and Hezbollah.

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