21.   They are the latest in a wave of North Koreans seeking asylum at foreign missions in China to escape hunger and repression in their isolated communist state.

22.   Those seeking asylum at diplomatic offices in Beijing reflect an overall rise in numbers of North Korean defectors to the South.

23.   U.S. refugee policy, for example, has been complicated by the fact that many of those now seeking asylum are fleeing temporary anarchy rather than ongoing persecution.

24.   Two more North Koreans seeking asylum.

25.   U.S. refugee policy, for example, has been complicated because many of those now seeking asylum are fleeing temporary anarchy rather than ongoing persecution.

26.   While no official data was available, most of those seeking asylum are believed to be Gypsies, or Roma.

27.   An Asian diplomat in Beijing told AFP that the man was a North Korean seeking asylum and that he was an ordinary citizen rather than an official.

28.   An Asian diplomat in Beijing told AFP the man was a North Korean seeking asylum and that he was an ordinary citizen rather than an official.

29.   Those seeking asylum can now opt for a temporary safe haven in a third country, or for returning to Haiti.

30.   It was the third time since November that East Timorese have entered the Dutch embassy seeking asylum.