1.   There was some speculation that the Saudi government had been encouraging worst-case estimates in an effort to attract international assistance.

2.   Rafsanjani issued an urgent appeal for international assistance, and accused the USA and its allies of indifference towards Kurdish and Shia refugees.

3.   It also agreed to request international assistance for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Cambodia.

4.   The government requested international assistance to support the balance of payments and to stem the decline in international reserves.

5.   And it calls on nations to enact more prudent economic policies in return for receiving international assistance.

6.   But international assistance and primary health care, nutrition, and water purification are desperately needed, relief workers say.

7.   But in the absence of a call for international military assistance from the Indonesian government, the Security Council continues to stand by.

8.   But officials say there is a widening gap between Washington and several of its allies over using World Bank loans and other international assistance to punish New Delhi.

9.   But so far, Li has rejected any option calling for international assistance.