The negotiations stalled, but a macabre twist turned the kidnapping into a killing.

PARIS Negotiations over Iran s nuclear program have been stalled for more than three years.

China must remain committed to resuscitating the stalled Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations, and support a global agreement on investment flows.

But those who had expected that his visit would mainly be about the stalled negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians were bitterly disappointed.

It was also unfortunate that negotiations to secure the prompt and safe return of refugees and internally displaced persons to South Ossetia had stalled.

The investigation stalled.

Stalled demilitarization talks

Critical negotiations between the NCP in the North and the Sudan People s Liberation Movement in the South on issues that divide the North and South have stalled.

It is a great pity that formal negotiations with Iran have been stalled since 2005 amid Western demands that Iran suspend all of its enrichment related activities.

Moreover, against the background of a stalled peace process, a positive vote could be a game changer, advancing the EU s efforts to support negotiations and a comprehensive solution.

The next round of peace negotiations, which opened in December 2004, stalled because the government launched a military offensive just as they started, in defiance of the ceasefire.

But progress has mostly stalled.

China US talks on defense cooperation had earlier stalled because of such arms negotiations. They have since been restarted, an olive branch sent to the Obama administration by China s government.

It is a matter of great concern for us that deliberations in the Conference on Disarmament the sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations have been stalled for years on end.

Why Has America s Economic Recovery Stalled?

PARIS Negotiations over Iran s nuclear program have been stalled for more than three years. For six years, the voices of reason have largely been drowned out, with passions and delusions claiming primacy.

Reform has stalled amid profound political paralysis.

At the same time, there is less hope in negotiations, which appear to be stalled, largely because they have been linked to the Armenia Turkey process, which also seems to be in limbo.

An agreement with Canada is now within reach (though bilateral negotiations with India seem to have stalled, probably because the Indians do not believe that a free trade agreement would help them much).

NEW YORK Afghanistan s security and political situation remains plagued by uncertainty, stemming from the withdrawal of United States and NATO combat troops, the upcoming presidential election, and the stalled peace negotiations with the Taliban.

The stalled negotiations on a fissile material cut off treaty in the Conference on Disarmament should be restarted, and that body should adopt a more constructive approach in order to advance the disarmament process.

The South American Defense Council, however, has stalled.

The Doha Round of trade negotiations is stalled because developed countries do not want to open their markets to cheaper products from developing countries, which in turn try to protect what nascent industries they have.

But the process that was initiated has since stalled.

The Committee welcomes the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and four small settlements in the northern West Bank as a rare opportunity to revive negotiations within the framework of the road map and restart the stalled political process.

Yet his agenda is stalled and the country s ideological divisions grow deeper.

In Lebanon itself, serious internal dialogue about the county s future remains stalled.

Second quarter German GDP has stalled after a surprisingly strong first quarter.

There are resolutions regarding the ICC that have been stalled for years.

Credit growth in the overall economy declined in 2009 as economic activity stalled.

Moreover, two decades after the Berlin Wall fell, the spread of democracy has stalled.

While Greece was having two rounds of elections, its recession deepened and policy action stalled.

Though the political process has since stalled, he has pushed for more peacekeepers and helicopters.

The central level Kosovo Security Advisory Group remains stalled by Belgrade blocking Kosovo Serbs' participation.

Then, with diplomacy stalled, North Korea launched a series of missiles into the Sea of Japan.

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

In this Chapter, the Committee welcomes the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and four small settlements in the northern West Bank as a rare window of opportunity that should be used to revive negotiations within the framework of the road map and move the stalled political process forward.

World trade has stalled. And China s economic slowdown and market turmoil this summer have created further uncertainty.

When it asked to visit a suspect lab within the Parchin defense production plant, the Iranians stalled.

Thus, despite the widespread impression that the climate change agenda has stalled, there are grounds for hope.

Its bid to join the European Union is currently stalled, while the eurozone recession dampens its growth.

He also promotes preventive measures such as burying dead animals and getting rid of stalled water in public areas.

(Indeed, Karzai has reportedly already met with Taliban representatives for secret talks aimed at restarting the stalled peace initiative.)

China s rulers may have stalled democratic trends for now, but the current strategy has, perhaps, merely delayed the inevitable.

The peace talks that resumed between the Government and the Karen National Union (KNU) in 2004 have reportedly stalled.