61.   The United States often expels diplomats after political conflicts and spy scandals.

62.   The U.S. State Department in Washington, not the city government, has authority to expel the diplomats.

63.   Three North Korean diplomats were expelled from Sweden this summer in connection with smuggling cigarettes, officials said Thursday.

64.   U.S. expels Sudanese diplomat.

65.   U.S. expels Russian diplomats suspected of being spies, official says.

66.   Vasile Nistor, secretary of the oversight committee of the Romanian intelligence services, confirmed that the diplomat had been expelled in October.

67.   In a tit-for-tat move the two countries expelled one diplomat each on similar charges last month.

68.   In Islamabad, a foreign ministry spokesman also denied Monday that Pakistani diplomats had been expelled from Germany.

69.   India and Pakistan each expelled two diplomats this week on charges of spying.

70.   Iran and Germany also each expelled four diplomats from the other countries in reaction to the verdict.