P143 CEEFAX 1 143 Fri 15 Aug 22:57/29 . :. The following pages feature . news stories from BBC . Monitoring, based in Cavjrsham near Reading. BBC Monitoring selects and translates reports from TV, radio, news agencies and Press from 150 countries in more than 70 languages. . . .: For more information on one :. . of the world's largest media monitoring bodies, visit our Web site: http://www.monitor.bbc.co.uk 1/5 Extra: More world news coverage 142 Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Politics Sport TV/Radio Main MenuP143 CEEFAX 1 143 Fri 15 Aug 22:46/41 PRETORIA POWER CUT PLAN SPARKS CLASH South African police fired rubber bullets and tear gas when protesting residents pelted a police station with rocks and bottles on Friday. A crowd of around 500 demonstrators in the capital Pretoria were protesting against a plan to cut supplies to those who fail to pay the electricity bills. Commuters were assaulted and cars were damaged when protesters blocked roads. The crowd set upon the police station when two demonstrators were arrested, the South African news agency SAPA said 2/5 Headlines 101 Extra 140 Ticker 151 News Index 102 Flash 150 Newsreel 152 Politics Sport TV/Radio Main MenuP143 CEEFAX 1 143 Fri 15 Aug 22:01/00 CHINA SEVERS DIPLOMATIC TEES WITH CHAD China announced on Friday that it has severed diplomatic relations with Chad which on Tuesday said it recognized the sovereignty of Taiwan. Foreign Ministry spokesman Shin Guofang said: "The implementation of all the agreements between the two govjrnmjnts will cease immediately. "Chad must bear full responsibility for all consequences arising from its erroneous decision," said Shin. "Chad has damaged China's sovereignty," said Shin, quoted by Xinhua news agency 3/5 Headlines 101 Extra 140 Ticker 151 News Index 102 Flash 150 Newsreel 152 Politics Sport TV/Radio Main MenuP143 CEEFAX 1 143 Fri 15 Aug 22:45/22 CONGO Over 3,000 refugees have arrived in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, from the Congolese capital Brazzaville, Kinshasa radio reported on Friday. It said the refugees crossed the River Congo to flee renewed fighting in Brazzaville. SPAIN Odalmis Limonta, a Cuban athlete who took part in the recent Athens world athletics championship, and her husband-trainer, Pedro Figueroa, have applied for political asylum in Spain, the Spanish news agency EFE reported. 4/5 Headlines 101 Extra 140 Ticker 151 News Index 102 Flash 150 Newsreel 152 Politics Sport TV/Radio Main MenuP143 CEEFAX 1 143 Fri 15 Aug 22:07/20 TWO MUSLIMS ARE SHOT DEAD IN BOSNIA Two Bosnian Muslims have been killed and a third wounded by automatic gunfire in eastern Bosnia. Bosnian govjrnmjnt radio said that "Serb terrorists" ambushed a group of Bosnian Muslims who were collecting firewood at a village near Zvornik. The village had been assigned to the Bosnia-Hercegovina Federation as a result of the Dayton peace agreement. The local authorities immediately informed the NATO-led peacekeeping forces of the incident. 5/5 Headlines 101 Extra 140 Ticker 151 News Index 102 Flash 150 Newsreel 152 Politics Sport TV/Radio Main Menu