1.   He spoke to reporters as international relief workers were warning of possible famine in the reclusive communist regime.

2.   A serious drought and a possible famine loom over Ethiopia just one year after the African nation posted a record grain harvest.

3.   A Sudanese government aid agency pleaded for immediate help on Thursday for a southern province it said faced possible famine.

4.   But donations have been slow to come, leading international aid agencies to warn of possible famine.

5.   Despite a foundering economy and possible famine, North Korea on Monday vowed adherence to its principle of socialist self-reliance and loyalty to de facto leader Kim Jong Il.

6.   Ethiopia is bracing for a serious drought and possible famine brought about by the failure of seasonal rains and the lack of adequate storage facilities for record harvests.

7.   If that happens, he said, Iraq could quickly begin selling oil on the international market again and avoid a possible famine.

8.   If that happens, he said, Iraq could quickly begin selling oil on the international market again to save itself from possible famine.

9.   International aid groups, predicting possible famine, back the call for aid.

10.   International aid groups, predicting possible famine, support the call for aid.