11.   Khartoum does not permit relief flights to Yei, a town near the Ugandan border used as a rear base by the SPLA.

12.   Last December, Taiwan and Hong Kong agreed on a five-year air pact that will permit flights between Taiwan and China via Hong Kong.

13.   Originally, the two sides wanted to permit more flights, but later failed to reach an agreement on a proposed twice-weekly service.

14.   Taiwan and Hong Kong agreed Tuesday on a five-year aviation pact that will permit flights between Taiwan and China via Hong Kong, officials said.

15.   Zhirinovsky says his flight was permitted by the United Nations, whose economic sanctions prohibit air travel to and from Iraq.

16.   It was not clear immediately whether Pyongyang would permit an American military flight from Beijing into the North.

17.   China, which views Taiwan as a renegade province, has warned other countries against forging official ties with the island or permitting flights by CAL.