11.   The first humanitarian aid shipments from United Nations-approved oil sales are expected to arrive in Iraq in the middle of next week, a U.N. official said.

12.   The first humanitarian aid shipments are expected to arrive in the middle of next week, officials said today, adding that engine trouble delayed earlier deliveries by sea.

13.   The United States can halt the aid shipments at any time should problems arise.

14.   When two helicopters carrying an American aid shipment landed Monday night, there were no distribution trucks to meet them.

15.   Oppisition fighters have forced the Taliban from areas bordering with Uzbekistan during the past few days and U.N. officials are working to ensure the security of aid shipments.

16.   Premier Bashkim Fino pleaded with Albanians to lay down their arms and give safe passage to European aid shipments to help stave off famine.

17.   Peacekeepers battled snipers in Sarajevo for the third straight day Saturday, as the Bosnian capital braced for at least a week of reduced aid shipments.

18.   Part of the aid shipment was unloaded in this Chiapas state highlands village where supporters of the rebel Zapatista National Liberation Army have declared an autonomous county.

19.   A delegation from the European Union stressed the need to reestablish security before massive aid shipments could start.

20.   A delegation from the European Union also stressed the need to reestablish security before massive aid shipments could start.