41.   A U.S. embassy spokesman in Rome, Mark Smith, said no comment or challenge was expected until the ramifications of the decision is analyzed.

42.   A U.S. embassy spokesman said he had no information on whether U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky would visit China.

43.   A telephoned bomb threat forced the U.S. Embassy in Damascus to open two hours late Tuesday, an embassy spokesman said.

44.   A U.S. diplomat under fire for allegedly throwing his girlfriend out of a vehicle quit his post in the U.S. Foreign Service, a U.S. embassy spokesman said Monday.

45.   A U.S. embassy spokesman could not be reached for comment.

46.   A U.S. embassy spokesman in Rome, Mark Smith, said no immediate comment or challenge was expected.

47.   A U.S. embassy spokesman refused to release the name of the American instructor, citing U.S. privacy laws.

48.   A South Korean embassy spokesman, Han Jae Heuk, said he knew nothing of the report.

49.   A US embassy spokesman said that they were detained by its security staff after scaling the wall.

50.   Ahmed Ziya Massood was named by the interim government of Prime Minister Hamid Karzai, said embassy spokesman Sakhi Gairat.