P189 CEEFAX 189 Sat 11 Jul 23:34/24 IN BRIEF 1/3 VATICAN The Pope says hj hopis to visit the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania next year. It would bj his first visit to former Soviet Union countries. CHINA Fifteen people have been executed in public in Shandong province. Their offences included rape, infanticide and robbery. SRJ LANKA The military says Tamil Tiger separatists have killed at least 46 soldiers in a raid on an army outpost in jungles in the north. The body of one rebel was recovered and 25 others carried away, dead or wounded. 101 Headlines 160 Politics Wjathjr Paul'mint Newsflash CityHeadsP189 CEEFAX 189 Sat 11 Jul 23:34/35 IN BRIEF 2/3 GEORGIA Deputy prime minister Alexandr Kavsadzj, abducted two days ago, is to bj taken over the Chechen border, but is not in danger, a doctor freed bz the kidnappers is reported to have said. CALIFORNIA has been shaken bz a minor earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale. It occurred about 75 miles north of Lou Angjles. There were no immediate reports of damage. 101 Headlines 160 Politics 102 Newswatch 180 World News Weather Paul'mint Newsflash CityHeadsP189 CEEFAX 189 Sat 11 Jul 23:47/25 IN BRIEF 3/3 CORSICA A bomb blast in Ajaccio has caused considerable damage to law courts in the city. No one was hurt. TURKEY Unidentified gunmen shot dead three Kurdish civilians and wounded a women in Sirnak, southern Turkey. CHINA Deng Yingchao, an influential former politbureau mjmbjr and widow of the ex-prime minister Zhou en-Lai, has died, at the age of 88. 101 Headlines 160 Politics 102 Newswatch 180 World News Wjathjr Paul'mint Newsflash CityHeads