21.   His remains will be returned to the United States from Guangxi via Beijing, Xinhua said.

22.   Hsu was cremated and his family was in Qiqihar preparing to return his remains to the United States this week, the consular official said.

23.   In the swap, which was concluded on Friday, Lebanon returned the remains of an Israeli commando killed in a botched raid last year.

24.   Iraq has, however, returned the remains of a prisoner who allegedly died after his capture in Kuwait during the occupation.

25.   Israel will also be returning the remains of the son of Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, killed in separate fighting last September.

26.   Laposata did not release details on returning the remains to families.

27.   Li Gun said his country has offered to return the remains, without conditions.

28.   Last year, the two agreed to recover and return the remains of soldiers missing from the conflict.

29.   Local governments in the western coastal towns of Fukui, Shimane and Tottori where the bodies washed ashore will be responsible for returning the remains, Sugai said.

30.   North Korea said it did not return the remains because the United States wanted them to be transferred through the multinational U.N. Command rather than accepting them directly.