101.   The ceremony Sunday, which was attended by Yemeni Defense Minister Mohammed Dhaifullah Mohammed, is the final step in the hand over of the disputed island.

102.   The ceremony, which was attended by Yemeni Defense Minister Mohammed Dhaifullah Mohammed, is the final step in the hand over of the disputed island.

103.   The foreign ministry declared Friday that three disputed islands in the southern Gulf, also claimed by the United Arab Emirates, are an inseparable part of Iran.

104.   The Foreign Ministry said Greece has been including the disputed Aegean islands in EU environmental programs on waste, waste water, natural habitats and wild birds.

105.   The group is scheduled to visit Hokkaido officials in Sapporo on Thursday before returning to the Russian-held disputed islands Saturday.

106.   The disputed islands, known as the Diaoyu in Chinese and Senkaku in Japanese, lie midway between Taiwan and Japan in the East China Sea.

107.   The Japanese and Russian foreign ministers are also expected to seek an agreement on a date to begin full negotiations on fishing rights off the disputed islands.

108.   The leader of the rebels fighting Indonesian rule in East Timor died in an accident on the disputed southeast Asian island, the Portuguese state radio Antena reported Monday.

109.   The Japanese premier also asked China to stop sending research ships to waters surrounding the disputed East China Sea islands now under Japanese control.

110.   The official also said there were clashes this week between Yemeni and Saudi Arabian forces on a number of tiny disputed islands in the Red Sea.