11.   Japanese and U.S. officials have hit a snag in finalizing their accord on auto trade but the overall agreement is not in jeopardy, trade officials said Thursday.

12.   Last Tuesday, Jordanian and Palestinian negotiators finalized accords for economic cooperation, transport, education as well as culture.

13.   U.S. negotiators return to China to finalize trade accord.

14.   Foreign ministers of the two sides are expected to meet at United Nations headquarters next week to finalize an accord.

15.   The provisional accord will be finalized after three months of follow-up measures, they said.

16.   Israelis and Palestinians have been negotiating a Hebron accord for three months and the attack came amid marathon talks on finalizing the accord.

17.   King Hussein is to attend a signing ceremony in Washington on Thursday if Israel and the PLO settle their differences and finalize an accord, Jordanian officials said.

18.   Since late June, when broad agreement was reached in Geneva, the two sides have been busy finalizing the accord.

19.   The deal also prevents creditors selling Micron shares for four months after the accord is finalized, Yonhap said.