1.   UN officials were quoted as saying that the Sudanese government had allowed the international relief operation to be recommenced following pressure from donor governments.

2.   Reports quoting French officials indicated that France had refused a last-minute Iranian demand for supplies of enriched uranium from the European consortium Eurodif.

3.   An Abkhazian official was quoted by the Russian news agency Interfax as saying Georgian militants had fired on two Russian peacekeeping posts.

4.   An unnamed Ministry of Finance official was quoted as saying the Bank of Japan might have to cut interest rates, the Financial Times said.

5.   A Chinese official was quoted in the Asian Wall Street Journal, which cited a Reuters report, as saying Elf pulled out because of financing issues.

6.   A news agency report broadcast from Tallinn quoted Estonian officials as saying they are already considering charging surviving crew members with crimes.

7.   A Russian counterintelligence official is quoted as saying that the United States did not build a tunnel under the embassy.

8.   But articles published recently in American magazines quoted officials as saying the supernotes seem to originate in the Middle East.

9.   But articles published recently in U.S. magazines quoted officials as saying the supernotes seem to originate in the Middle East.

10.   But news reports quoting other officials have said that twice that number of troops have died.