1.   World Food Program spokeswoman Christiane Berthiaume said the convoy had left from Iran to drive to Herat.

2.   World Food Program spokeswoman Christiane Berthiaume said warehouses were empty and that between now and the harvest in the fall, North Korea was totally dependent on foreign aid.

3.   World Meteorological Organization spokeswoman Mo Lagarde said Watson was defeated by Indian challenger Rajendra Pachauri.

4.   World Food Program spokeswoman Christiane Berthiaume said the United Nations agency also was transporting food from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to the Kunduz region.

5.   World Food Program spokeswoman Christiane Berthiaume said her agency also was transporting food from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to the Kunduz region.

6.   World Food Program spokeswoman Maria Flynn said the two cities were tense and were receiving an influx of thousands of displaced people.

7.   World Health Organization spokeswoman Ghislaine Moussouany said the team expected to return to Mekambo within days.