11.  It quoted a statement issued after the meeting, but did not make clear whether specific talks were scheduled with the secretary-general.

12.  It quoted a statement issued by security forces on the Turkish Cypriot side.

13.  Police quoted statements by the men after they were arrested as saying they were given the telephone number of an aide to Bulatovic and promised money if Bulatovic wins.

14.  The agency quoted a statement by the Saudi royal court as saying Fahd left King Faisal Specialist Hospital on Thursday, a week after he was admitted.

15.  The An-Nahar newspaper quoted the statement as saying it has signed a deal with CSFB and SBC Warburg to manage the new bond issue.

16.  The news agency quoted the statement as saying he possesses a valid two-year multiple-entry visa which he has used several times to travel to Britain.

17.  The king was operated on in the capital Riyadh and the operation was successful, the official Saudi Press Agency quoted the statement as saying.

18.  The paper, quoting a statement by Sudanese dissidents, said the student had died from a scorpion bite.

19.  The men were hanged after a security court sentenced them to death, the Iraqi News Agency said, quoting a statement by the Directorate General of Security.

20.  The men were hanged after a security court sentenced them to death, the official Iraqi News Agency quoted a statement by the Directorate General of Security.