11.   The man, armed with a pistol, threatened to commit suicide unless he got asylum, mission officials reported.

12.   The pistol-armed man was holed up inside the trade mission, threatening to commit suicide unless he got asylum, mission officials reported.

13.   Palestinian mission officials identified the student as Ayman Abdallah El-Khatib.

14.   Talks resumed here Monday between North Korean officials and the US-led consortium that agreed to provide nuclear power to Pyongyang, a North Korean mission official said.