101.   Japanese officials contacted North Korean diplomats earlier this week in Beijing to discuss the resumption of diplomatic normalisation talks, Jiji Press reported Thursday, quoting government sources.

102.   Moments before the statement was issued, White House spokesman David Johnson told reporters that administration officials were contacting the parties involved in the Northern Ireland peace process.

103.   Officials contacted in Sarajevo and Zagreb would not confirm or deny the report.

104.   Telephone communications were cut by the landslide, but village officials contacted their superiors by radio and a rescue team reached the site by foot, it said.