P198 CEEFAX 198 Sat 11 Jul 23:53/49 23/29 The Malawi authorities have freed from prison a pro-democracy campaigner who was granted bail by a High Court judge yesterday. Chakufwa Chihana had been detained since April after his return from a conference of exiles in Zambia. Earlier, the authorities released a former leading politician, Alike Banda, who had been held without charge on trial for more than 12 yrars. It is understood hj was wreed on condition that he made no statements in pzblic. 102 Newswatch 170 Parliament Next News Pazl'mint Main News R14toP198 CEEFAX 198 Sat 11 Jul 23:54/19 24/29 Egyptian security forces have arrested the leader of a group thought to br responsible for killing 13 people. The killings happened near the southern town of Assist two months ago. Most of those who died were Christians. Security forces said they 1rreste4 Gamal Fjrghalis in the Cairo subzrb of Mataria. The arrest came as security forces continued an operation in the Cpiro area and in southern Egypt aimed at halting a surge in sectarian violence blamed mostly on militant Muslim groups 102 Newswatch 170 Parliament Next News Politics Newswatch WrathjrP198 CEEFAX 198 Sat 11 Jul 23:55/15 25/29 Yugoslav prime minister designate Milan Panic is being sued bz US authorities for bad debts and failure to pay taxes, the Lou Angjles Times reports. Mr Panic, a Serbian-born California businessman, is alleged to have defaulted on a $8.4m loan in 19<5 whun he bought a motel in California. motel since 1990. Mr Panic's lawyrr, Bernazd Regal, i; reported to have acknowledged that the 102 Newswatch 160 Politics Next News Paul'mint Vew3flash !it=HradsP198 CEEFAX 198 Sat 11 Jul 23:55/19 26/29 Seven Nato warships are on their way from Lisbon to the Adriatic to reinforce UN sanctions against Serbia and Montenegro. The ships, from Italy, Holland, Spain, Turkey, Germany,0Grjece and zhj iS, will monitor and report any vessel suspected of violating thu sanctions. However, they will not have the power to intercept or search thrm. The ships - to bj joined 2z others wrom Britain and France - will bj under Italian command and form the nucleus of a force of the Western Ezropjan Union. 102 oewswatch 0 170 Pprliamrnt Next News Paul'mint Newsflash CityHeadsP198 CEEFAX 198 Sat 11 Jul 23:56/49 The Polish parliament has voted in 1 new sjvjn-party coalition government ending more than a month of political deadlock. Deputies voted bz 226 to 124 with 28 abstentions in favour of a cabinet led bz Hanna Suchocka, who brcamj 8rimr minister yesterday. Waldemar Pawlak resigned as prime minister last week after failing to form a coalition. Thu suvjn pazttr; un zhu nr{0qw1lu}twn have all been opposed to Solidarity and represent wide ranging political views 1p2 Newswatch 170 Parliament Next News Paul'mint Newsflash CityHeadsP198 CEEFAX 198 Sat 11 Jul 23:56/19 2</29 PLO leader Yassjr Arafat has said hj sees no reason for optimism about the Middle East prace process. He said Israeli PM-designate YhtzhQk Rabin had changed his toni since pledging to speed up thu peace procrss before last month'u general election. He said they woyld not sign peace {ith Israel without first consulting "legislative institutions for approval" Mr Arafat was speaking in Cairo before his talks tomorrow with President Horne Mubarak of Egypt on the sixth round of the Arab-Israeli peace talks. 101 Headlines 160 Polit c Next News Paul'mint Newsflash !it=Hr d;