81.   The asylum request can take a maximum of three months but Spanish officials told EFE that the government wanted the request to be handled quickly.

82.   Taking yet another stab at avoiding extradition to Germany, American neo-Nazi Gary Lauck on Monday asked the Danish Interior Ministry to reconsider his asylum request.

83.   The asylum request has put China in a bind.

84.   The asylum request is under study.

85.   The asylum request put China, a close ally and neighbor of communist North Korea, in a difficult position.

86.   The asylum request can take a maximum of three months but the government hopes to make a decision within a few days, Onega said.

87.   The EU Commission also wants to agree mechanisms with Switzerland on how to handle asylum requests.

88.   The Chinese Foreign Ministry had no immediate comment on the latest asylum request.

89.   The Eligibility Committee is the same group that heard the initial asylum requests.

90.   The government turned down an asylum request Friday from an Albanian junior soccer team, saying the boys would be in no danger if they returned home.