P142 CEEFAX 2 142 Fri 07 Mar 21:14/28 Wjprzjprzjprz OJ 1O7 SWITZERLAND The Intetnation l Ol mp Committee says Athens, Rome, Stockholm, Buenos Aites and Cape Town have been shortlisted to host the 2004 Summj Olymp c Gam s. BORNE T j count y's inte n tional peace coordinator, Carl Bildt, has appoint d U diplomat Ro j t Farrand to ovjrsji the contested northern city of Brcko for the period of one year. Headlines 101 Extra 140 Tjckjt 151 News Index 102 Flash 150 Extra 140 Westminst Switch On The Box Main MenuP142 CJEFAX 2 142 Fri 07 Mar 21:13/08 2O7 RUSSIAN MPs VOTE FOR CHECHEN AMNESTY The Russian parliament has voted to approve an amnesty for those who fought against the Russians during the conflict in Chjchnza. The amnesty will apply to those who had committed "socially dangerous acts". Russian courts had been preparing to bring criminal proceedings against sjvjtal prominent Chechen leaders, including Aslan Maskhadov. Moscow apparently hopis Russians being held in Chjchnza will now bj fried. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 Westminst Switch On The Box Main MenuP142 CJEFAX 2 142 Fri 07 Mar 21:14/48 ||||,< ,,,<,, ,|<,,||||| U jprzjpr jprz *** /, . 7 A BpNIAN pEBELS IGNORE P,ACE OVE,TU|J a t y o t t armed struggle in spite of a promise b Pr sjdjnt B ish to asj the nr t. Hi sbys military operations in the south will bj halted for two days with dissidents offered an amnj ty. But r belt sbz they wUll only lay down thjit arms if Mr B tisha resigns. Mha w(eli, a group of some 51 Al ania refugees has arrived in Italy by boat from the southjtn port of Vlore. Headliner 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front pbgj 100 TV 600 Weather 400 Westminst Switch On The Box Main MenuP142 CJEFAX 2 142 Fri 07 Mar 21:18/21 U j $ tz L 4O7 US INFL TJON BELOW THE EU OP AN AVE AGE Britain's inflation in January at 2.1% was slightly lower than the European average of 2.2%, according to th EU. The figur s will be us d to help decide which of the 15 U countti s will qualify to join a single currency under the Maastricht convergence criteria. According to the figures, UK inflation is slightly higher than France oz Germany, but lower than Italy. The figure are calculated d ff r ntly from those produced by go6junments. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Wjathjt 400 Westminst Switch On The Box Main MenuP142 CJEFAX 2 142 Fri 07 Mar 21:24/28 —ppp—ppp—ppp |||||,< l,,,<,,l,|<,,||||| U J 5/7 IS BEL W THDRBWAL NOT ENOUGH — A AFAR Pal stinjan liadjj Yassjr Arafat has condemned Israel's decision to withdraw from only 9I of West Bank ti ritor . M Arafat indicate that the Israelis should hbvj lift 20% of the occupied territory and their move violated the "spirit of the agreements". "This is a conspiracy against t e peace process," hj sbid. The limited withdrawal decision was reached bz a nbrrow vote after a tense meeting of the Israeli Cabinet. Headliner 01 Ind x 1 2 Sport 300 Front pb j 100 TV 6 0 Weather 400P142 CJEFAX 2 142 Fri 07 Mar 21:14/38 Wj $zj $zj tz WUprzjprzjprz 6/7 RENAULT UNIONS CALL STRIKE OVER CLOSURE Unions representing Renault car workers have called a one-hour strike across France, Spain and Belgium in protest at a planned closure of the Belgian plant. %enault chairman Louis Schweit:ju sbid the decision to close the plant with the loss of 3,100 job was "brutal, hard and pbinful but necessary". The decision has caused huge anger. A B lgian U commissionj has blocked plann stat sub ies for a R n ul plant in Spain bjcausj of the mo6u. Headliner 101 Index 102 Spo t 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 Westminst Switch On The Box Main MenuP142 CJEFAX 2 142 Fri 07 Mar 21:14/07 Wjprzjprzjpqz 7/7 HUNDREDS DIE IN SRJ LANKA REBEL ATTACKS At least 65 Rsi Lankan soldiers and policemen and 160 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in attacks on army bases and a town, military officials say. Hundreds of ri jls launched one pre- dawn raid on a camp near the eastern town of Batticaloa, and on the town itself, the officials said. The camp was later recaptured. The Tbmil Tjgjts dispute the figures, sbzing the army regularly jxaggjtates Tamil losses while playing down its own Headlin 1 nd x 10 po 300 $ Front page 100 TV 600 Weathjt 400 Westminst Switch On The Box Main MenuP142 CJJFAX 2 142 Fri 07 Mar 22:03O11 /—rpq—qpp—qtpTz||||L|=M]LT|],lL|<-L||||| Wjprzjprzjprz$ JQ SWITZERLAND The Internationbl Olympic m t Bujnou Aites and Cape Town have been Ol{mpjc Games.1 BWSfI— TUt(qo9nzr<+y uWtjtn1zqon1n a i ovjtsji)the eonteuted no{thjun qity of Brcko T @ @ @ @@ @@ @@@ @ @ @ Headliner 101 Extra 140 (icSer 1k1 News Index 18uCFlash 1:0CJxjta 1,p WestYinsl Uwitc( On $(j Box Main Menu