101.   The confrontation continued for an hour before the North Korean ships sailed back into their own waters, the ministry said.

102.   The construction should be completed in December next year, said the ministry.

103.   The defectors included five men, five women and four children, the ministry said.

104.   The group tried to cross the border late Monday near the village of Chinari in eastern Armenia, said ministry said in a statement.

105.   The envoys, who were not identified, telephoned the families of the two men after returning from Guantanamo on Wednesday, the ministry said.

106.   The fighting forced Queen of Denmark Margrethe II to cancel a boat trip in northern Thailand on Monday, the Thai foreign ministry said.

107.   The government will provide land and public facilities, while development and operations will be open to local and foreign investors, the ministry said.

108.   The group took up combat positions for about an hour Sunday before returning to home territory, said the ministry.

109.   The Interior Ministry also issued a statement Saturday criticizing the arrest, saying ministry officials did not know of it beforehand.

110.   The increased U.S. aid, coupled with additional aid from the International Monetary Fund, made the loan guarantees unnecessary, the ministry said.