51.   The Taiwan foreign ministry also issued a warning over the threat to relations.

52.   The Thai foreign ministry issued an action plan Thursday aimed at bolstering ties with the countries of southeast Asia and supporting Thai business interests abroad.

53.   The Turkish foreign ministry later issued a statement saying that the remarks attributed to Erbakan did not reflect correctly what he had said.

54.   Kategaya could give no further details of the attack, but said the defence ministry would issue a statement later in the day.

55.   Last month, the home affairs ministry issued a statement urging all local governments to cut down on such expenses.

56.   On Tuesday, the interior ministry issued a nationwide ban on demonstrations and public gatherings.

57.   The Bangladesh foreign ministry also issued a statement later Monday strongly condemning the destruction of the shrine and mosque in Charar-i-Sharief.

58.   The Bangladeshi justice ministry has issued two arrest warrants against Nasreen.

59.   The British ministry of health issued a warning Wednesday about an ad taken out in the local press by an American fertility clinic offering donor eggs to clients worldwide.

60.   The Asahi Evening News said the international trade and industry ministry issued the warning in a report submitted to Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto last week.