21.   The rest will be given to Save the Children Australia, which has an office in one of the most affected provinces, the embassy said.

22.   Two Britons, a Turkish national and three Kyrgyz helicopter crew members were among the dead, the Canadian embassy said.

23.   Nepalese search teams have been unable to locate the climbers and French diplomats here said the embassy had asked the Indian air force to participate in the search.

24.   Nine Italian tourists have been abducted near the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea, apparently by Afar separatists, the Italian embassy here said Thursday.

25.   Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov left Bucharest Sunday for Moscow, the Russian embassy here said.

26.   Seventeen tourists, a guide and the driver of their bus were still being held, the embassy said.

27.   The body of the presumed kidnapper was found some distance away beside their four-wheel drive vehicle, which was damaged, the embassy said.

28.   The British royal yacht Britannia sailed Wednesday toward Dubai where it will host trade talks between British and Dubai government officials, the British embassy said Wednesday.

29.   The European Union is sending three foreign ministers to Israel and the Palestinian autonomous areas the day after self-rule elections, the Italian embassy said Friday.

30.   The Gloucester, commanded by Commander Chris Parry, is equipped with long-range Sea Dart missiles designed to protect allied warships, the embassy said in a statement.