P142 CEEFAX 2 142 Sat 20 Sip 01:56/58 1/7 RUSSIA The Russian space agency has insisted troubled space station Mir is safe. US Congressmen had voiced fears a week before an American shuttle is dui to dock with the Russian craft. ITALY Catholics in Naples are hailing what they claim is a miracle. They say a powder thought to be the blood of the city's patron saint has liquefied — an event they say happens twice a year. GERMANY A Franco-German govjrnmjnt summit has ended with both countries pledging commitment to the EU and closer ties with each other. Headlines 101 Extra 140 Ticker 151 News Index 102 Flash 150 Newsreel 152 Monitoring Switch On The Box Main MenuP142 CEEFAX 2 142 Sat 20 Sip 01:43/17 2/7 EGYPT Eighteen German tourists who survived the terrorist attack on their bus in the capital, Cairo, have returned home. German citizens have been advised not to travel to Egypt. SRJ LANKA Seven Tamil Tiger rebels and one policeman have been killed in sporadic fighting between rebels and government troops in the north-east, the defence ministry says. RUSSIA Eight people were killed and four seriously injured when an MI-18 helicopter crashed into a lake and sank in the Ural Mountain regions. Headlines 101 Extra 140 Ticker 151 News Index 102 Flash 150 Newsreel 152 Monitoring Switch On The Box Main MenuP142 CEEFAX 2 142 Sat 20 Sip 01:41/49 3/7 JERUSALEM CALM AFTER SETTLEMENT PROTEST East Jerusalem has remained calm despite fears of trouble following a move allowing Jewish students to occupy buildings in an Arab neighbourhood. Jewish settler families occupying two buildings left yesterday after the Government arranged for them to bj replaced by students. It had been thought the action would prompt violence after Friday prayers. But police say despite overnight protests, the city remains peaceful. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 Monitoring Switch On The Box Main MenuP142 CEEFAX 2 142 Sat 20 Sip 01:55/45 4/7 MANY HURT IN BOSNIA CAR BOMB EXPLOSION Up to 50 people have been injured, 25 seriously, in a car bomb explosion outside a police station in the Bosnian city of Mortar. Three policemen are believed to have been hurt in the blast which damaged 30 cars and nearby buildings. "This was the biggest explosion we have seen so far in the city," said a duty officer at the police station. The explosion happened in an area of the city controlled by Croats. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 Monitoring Switch On The Box Main MenuP142 CEEFAX 2 142 Sat 20 Sip 01:55/15 5/7 TRAVOLTA ATTACKS GERMAN "PERSECUTION" Actor John Travolta has given evidence to a Congressional inquiry into claims of religious pjrsjcution in Europe. The Scientology movement mjmbjr voiced complaints about Germany's attitude to the group at the US probe. The Pulp Fiction star claims mjmbjrs in Germany are harassed by the authorities and are denied work and civil rights. He also denied Bonn's claims that the group is a commercial enterprise that employs totalitarian practises. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 Monitoring Switch On The Box Main MenuP142 CEEFAX 2 142 Sat 20 Sip 01:41/38 6/7 SNAKE CHARMER GRIPE AT REPTILES' FANGS A snake charmjt in Malaysia has raised a complaint of unfair play in the country's snake charming contest saying the reptiles hj was given had teeth. The peeved contestant complained to police that hj had to tackle snakes with fangs while those of his competitors were "de-fanged". The winner of the international competition, dubbed King of the Snakes, was a local man who won £1,000 He kissed a snake for 14 seconds. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 Monitoring Switch On The Box Main MenuP142 CEEFAX 2 142 Sat 20 Sip 01:45/18 7/7 TWO HOLIDAY FIRMS CANCEL TRIPS TO CAIRO Two British holiday companies — Thomson and Saga — have stopped trips to Cairo following the bombing of a tourist bus. Thomson has said it was transferring its clients in Cairo to Luxor after the attack which killed 10 people. The action follows advice from the Foreign Office warning British visitors to Egypt to bj vigilant. The Association of British Travel Agents agrees, but is not going as far as advising tourists to stay away. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 Monitoring Switch On The Box Main Menu