11.   It said Egyptian embassies and consulates will stop charging visa fees for a three-month period beginning Monday.

12.   Johnson said embassies of the United States and other countries have raised with Vietnamese authorities the question of the detentions involving the Buddhist mission.

13.   Reeker said the embassy and three consulates in Lahore, Karachi and Pashawar would be able to function and to service Americans in the South Asian country.

14.   Responding to Turkish demands for better access to the U.S. market, the United States will increase quotas on some Turkish textiles, the U.S. embassy said Wednesday.

15.   She said the embassy and other official U.S. agencies spread around the city would remain closed on Wednesday to protect employees.

16.   The ambassador died Thursday and his body would be returned home as soon as possible, the embassy said.

17.   U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson on Wednesday condemned the killings and said embassy officials were looking into ways to assist the survivors.

18.   Earlier on Monday, Canadian trade minister Art Eggleton called for easier access to South Korean markets for telecommunications equipment and nuclear power reactors, the Canadian embassy said.

19.   Each person is given a certificate valid for six months which has to be renewed, the embassy said.

20.   The news agency said foreign embassies and consulates had been trying to contact their nationals.