21.   The British ambassador on Wednesday joined other Western diplomats in voicing concern over the possible pullout of an ethnic Hungarian party from the Slovak coalition government.

22.   The diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Hla Min did not respond to questions by some ambassadors on whether they would be allowed to visit her.

23.   The five ambassadors on the Security Council agreed to consult their governments and meet again Friday.

24.   The Israeli ambassador on Thursday strongly condemned a recent spate of anti-Semitic attacks by a Communist lawmaker, saying they were an insult to the entire Israeli nation.

25.   The Israeli ambassador on Monday said unidentified Iranians were planning to attack Israeli tourists in this Mediterranean coastal city, a news agency reported.

26.   The Kuwaiti ambassador on Friday denied an accusation by a Thai maid at his residence that he sexually abused her.

27.   The State Department summoned the Russian ambassador on Friday to protest the espionage charges and to urge that Bliss be released immediately.

28.   The U.S. ambassador on Monday denied that his country kept quiet about killings allegedly ordered by Peruvian spymaster Vladimiro Montesinos while working with him to fight drugs.

29.   They were expected to brief NATO ambassadors on Wednesday.

30.   Trying to promote peace in disputed East Timor, three European ambassadors on Wednesday visited a jailed rebel leader from the Indonesian-controlled territory.