61.   In New York, the United Nations was expected to decide Friday on sending a multinational force to Albania to secure aid shipments.

62.   In Sarajevo, Janowski said Serbs had announced they were imposing a blanket ban on all overland aid shipments for a week, beginning Sunday.

63.   In New York, the United Nations was considering Friday whether to send a multinational force to Albania to secure aid shipments.

64.   Iraq announced it would not accept any more aid shipments from neighbours, the last of which arrived on Friday.

65.   Iraq gave no reason for the decision, but diplomats in Baghdad suggested the government felt humiliated at the publicity given aid shipments to the once wealthy country.

66.   Iraq has often complained that the United States is delaying aid shipments to punish Saddam, but U.S. officials deny the allegation.

67.   It was the first time that the multinational troops had used deadly force since being deployed in the chaotic country three months ago to help protect humanitarian aid shipments.

68.   It is a major route for aid shipments between northern and southern Afghanistan.

69.   It was the first time that the multinational troops had used deadly force since being deployed three months ago to help protect humanitarian aid shipments.

70.   Kris Janowski, spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, said a second aid shipment will be sent by road next week.