111.   The Defense Ministry refused to comment on reports carried by the United Daily News, which quoted unidentified Taiwanese naval officials.

112.   The editorial praised Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa and other unidentified Arab officials for discouraging the United States from attacking Iraq.

113.   The ITAR-Tass news agency quoted the unidentified official as saying the Russians have seized several shipments of heroin and opium that were being smuggled by North Koreans.

114.   The figures were cited by unidentified officials in the city ambulance service, the Interfax news agency said.

115.   The government was waiting for instructions on what to do with the body, according to the unidentified officials.

116.   The group quoted one unidentified U.N. official as saying the protest surprised team members.

117.   The Interfax news agency quoted unidentified officials at the Russian Defense and Foreign Ministries as denying the reports on Tuesday.

118.   The meeting is to take place at a regional conference of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Kyodo quoted the unidentified official in Beijing as saying.

119.   The ITAR-Tass news agency on Monday quoted an unidentified senior Kremlin official as saying that Ocalan was not staying in Russia.

120.   The ITAR-Tass news agency quoted unidentified military officials as saying that Sergeyev would seek to negotiate the delivery of new batches of Russian weapons.