21.   Citing the delay, North Korea has rejected inspections by U.N. experts who want to determine whether the country is conducting clandestine nuclear weapons development.

22.   Currently, no single country has conducted an in-depth study on e-commerce, although some studies were inititated in relation to intellectual property rights and cyberlaws.

23.   In May, both countries conducted their first on-the-record nuclear tests, raising the prospect of a nuclear arms race in volatile South Asia.

24.   In Tokyo, a Chinese diplomat said that his country will conduct another nuclear test soon, Japanese media reported.

25.   Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani denies U.S. allegations that his country is conducting a nuclear weapons program, a report said Wednesday.

26.   Israeli media said Thursday that the two countries had been conducting quiet negotiations on how to end the affair without publicity, allowing the release of the Mossad agent.

27.   Israeli media said Thursday the two countries had been conducting quiet negotiations on how to end the affair without publicity, allowing the release of the Mossad agent.

28.   It was their first meeting since the countries conducted tit for tat nuclear tests in May.

29.   Meetings between Pakistan and India have taken on increased significance since last May when the two countries conducted underground nuclear devices.

30.   Most analysts believe the stalled talks resumed because of international concern following underground nuclear tests the two countries conducted last May.