61.   An agreement to protect investment was expected to be signed, said the diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity.

62.   An unidentified Jordanian hitchhiker who was in the vehicle was injured, said a diplomat at the Swedish Embassy, who also spoke on condition of anonymity.

63.   Any resolution threatening force would be opposed by France and Russia, which had pushed hard for a diplomatic solution, Russian and French diplomats said.

64.   Annan has already informed a number of ambassadors that he will be a candidate, several diplomats said, on condition of anonymity.

65.   As the Security Council was to meet in closed session, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was leaning toward canceling the mission, diplomats said.

66.   Aziz indicated nothing was closed for negotiation, diplomats said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

67.   Brahimi told the Security Council he hopes the meeting will take place sometime next week, diplomats said.

68.   Brahimi told the Security Council he hoped the meeting would take place sometime next week, diplomats said.

69.   British Consul David Pearce has asked the Yemeni state prosecutor for an explanation, but has not yet received one, a British diplomat said on condition of anonymity.

70.   But a more specific resolution authorizing an international security force will take some time, and is not expected to be adopted until later this month, diplomats said.