81.   He said North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has been invited to meet with U.S. representatives but has not yet accepted.

82.   He said the leader of the arned group send an ultimatum to the United Nations, but contents were not released.

83.   He said Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar may be there as well.

84.   He said Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar was still in Kandahar and in command of his troops.

85.   He singled out Paktia province and southern Afghanistan and said Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar may be there as well.

86.   He said RUF leader Foday Sankoh promised to hold peace talks if the military regime would postpone the elections.

87.   He said supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, although a hard-liner, will be loath to resort to extraconstitutional methods.

88.   Home Minister said party leaders and workers would have to work to eradicate terrorism from society.

89.   Hospitals and first aid stations were handling only emergency cases, said strike leaders.

90.   However, an Israeli official said Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat turned down the proposal.