[228] February 07, 1996; Wednesday 02:09 Eastern Time - AP Worldstream

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Copyright 1996 Associated Press AP Worldstream

February 07, 1996; Wednesday 02:09 Eastern Time

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WORLD AT 0700 GMT

NEW:

NICARAGUA-POPE, church bombed on eve of Papal visit.

RUSSIA-CHINA-PLANE DEAL, China reportedly to buy planes from Russia.

SKOREA-POLITICS, legislators indicted for role in massacre.

HAITI-CUBA, Haiti resumes diplomatic relations with Cuba.

AFGHANISTAN-FOOD AID, critical supply route opened to Kabul.

PHILIPPINES-REBELS, insurgents kill two, force thousands to flee.

MAIN SPOT NEWS:

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina Angry Serb leaders suspend contacts with the Muslim-led government after its announcement that two recently captured Serb officers could face war crimes charges. YUGOSLAVIA. By David Crary. Has moved.

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YUGOSLAVIA-ATROCITY EVIDENCE? Signs of a hasty cleanup are found at two sites of suspected Serb atrocities.

GUATEMALA CITY Directly confronting the challenge to his church's traditional dominance in Central America, Pope John Paul II accuses Protestant missionaries of sowing ''confusion and uncertainty'' among Roman Catholics. GUATEMALA-POPE. Pope expected to arrive in Nicaragua about 1540 GMT. By Victor Simpson. AP Photos ESQ107, GUA110-113. Has moved.

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MANAGUA, Nicaragua A Roman Catholic church is bombed Tuesday in the city of Masaya on the eve of pope's visit. NICARAGUA-POPE. Has moved.

DAMASCUS, Syria With the cautious approval of Syrian President Hafez Assad, peace talks between Israel and Syria will resume on Maryland's eastern shore Feb. 26. CHRISTOPHER-MIDDLE EAST. By Barry Schweid. Has moved.

MARJAYOUN, Lebanon Israel is willing to pull troops out of south Lebanon if the Beirut government pledges to stop the area being used as a base to attack the Jewish state, Prime Minister Shimon Peres says. ISRAEL-LEBANON. Has moved.

WASHINGTON The Clinton administration is unwilling to state flatly that it would defend Taiwan if the island were attacked by China, Defense Secretary William Perry says. US-CHINA. By Robert Burns. Has moved.

NEW YORK Russia and China have reportedly concluded a deal in which Russia will provide the Chinese air force with 72 high-performance fighter jets, The New York Times reports. RUSSIA-CHINA-PLANE DEAL. Has moved.

SEOUL, South Korea Three generals-turned government party legislators are indicted Wednesday for their involvement in the ''Kwangju Massacre'' nearly 16 years ago. SKOREA-POLITICS. Has moved.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti Haiti's new president, Rene Preval‎, is inheriting growing demands to relieve Haiti's grinding poverty _ and widespread skepticism about his ability to do so. HAITI. President is sworn in about 1500 GMT. By Michelle Faul. AP Photo PAP101. Has moved.

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HAITI-PREVAL‎, a look at Rene Preval‎. Has moved; HAITI-CUBA, in the last official act of his government, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide resumes diplomatic ties with Cuba. Has moved.

UNITED NATIONS With the U.S. Congress balking at paying its dues and the United Nations facing bankruptcy, the U.N. chief suggested a formula under which Washington's annual payments to the U.N. budget could be cut by up to dlrs 120 million. UN-FINANCIAL CRISIS. By Louis Meixler. Has moved.

UNITED NATIONS Angola calls on the United Nations to extend its peacekeeping mission in the war-torn country as Security Council members expressed frustration with delays in the peace process. UN-ANGOLA. By Dorian Benkoil. Has moved.

GROZNY, Russia Chechnya's separatist leader claims the West was backing Russia's war against Chechnya and threatens attacks on Western Europe. RUSSIA-CHECHNYA. Has moved.

TURSUNZADE, Tajikistan The streets of this dusty town are clear of tanks and armed rebels on Wednesday, but the leader of a mutiny against the Tajik government says his demands have not been met. TAJIKISTAN. Expected by 1100 GMT. By Chris Bird.

KABUL, Afghanistan Renegade rebels open a key supply route to the hungry capital allowing trucks with supplies into Kabul for the first time in weeks, government officials say Wednesday. AFGHANISTAN-FOOD AID. By Zaheeruddin Abdullah. Has moved to some points, upcoming to others by 0800 GMT.

COTABATO, Philippines Muslim insurgents kill two people, burn dozens of houses and force thousands of residents to flee their homes in several attacks in the southern Philippines, the military says Wednesday. PHILIPPINES-REBELS. Has moved.

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana Pat Buchanan seizes the conservative banner in the Republican presidential race Tuesday with a punishing upset of Sen. Phil Gramm in Louisiana caucuses. US-PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. By John King. AP Photos XBON101, XLCH103. Has moved.

LOOKING AHEAD: Pope John Paul II visits Nicaragua later Wednesday, El Salvador on Thursday and Venezuela on Friday. Also Friday, in Cape Town, South Africa, President Nelson Mandela delivers his annual speech to parliament. On Saturday, a forum on the Olympics opens in Lillehammer, Norway.

FEATURES MOVED:

FEATURE-INDIA-INDIANIZED ENGLISH, sixteen decades after the British introduced English in India, this ancient land has changed the language in many ways. AP Photo NY451. With: FEATURE-INDIA-INDIANIZED ENGLISH-BOX.

FEATURE-TRAVEL-WILD CHINA, the wild expanse in China's far west has something for everyone. AP Photo NY452. AP Graphic TRAVEL WILD CHINA. With: FEATURE-TRAVEL-WILD CHINA-BOX.

BRITAIN-POLICE HELMETS. The constable's helmet, a symbol of law and order since Victorian times, is being discarded in Manchester.

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