51.  Defense Minister Lee Yang-Ho warned that North Korea, burdened with economic woes and serious food shortages, may try to launch an attack.

52.  The renewed tension followed a brief summer thaw created by the shipment of free rice from the South to relieve serious food shortages in the North.

53.  The world is expected to face serious food shortages because of rapid economic development in Southeast Asia and continued population growth, particularly in China.

54.  Thousands of Bihac residents in northwest Bosnia are facing serious food shortages because of fighting around the Moslem enclave, according to an aid organisation in the area.

55.  Two years of severe flooding have caused a serious food shortage and have forced the country to make several appeals for international aid.

56.  It said other countries facing serious food emergencies include Angola, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Zaire.

57.  Kim said the submarine incursion ran counter to international efforts to provide assistance to the impoverished North, which is suffering from serious food shortages.

58.  Many North Koreans are suffering from serious food shortages, with their private grain holdings confiscated to feed the security forces and the military, the agency said.

59.  Li reportedly spoke of political instability in Pyongyang, caused by serious food shortages, saying the North Korean military had tightened vigiliance in border areas to stop defections.

60.  Lee warned that North Korea, burdened with economic woes and serious food shortages, may try to launch an attack.