P318 Teletext 318 Fjb14 02:34:11 World news in brief ——————————————————————————— Headlines 300 News index 301 CHINA Gas poisoning has killed 19 people in the last month in Shanghai in the latest of a series of accidents that highlight poor safety standards. INDONESIA Rebels holding 13 hostages — including four Britons — in the remote Irian Jaya province have made contact with the Red Cross. TAIWAN Senior officials say China has massed 150,000 troops for military exercises in an area facing the island. ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— WEN A PORTABLE SOUND SYSTEM p35O Newsround Focus Regional TV PlusP318 Teletext 318 Fjb14 02:44:41 World news in brief ——————————————————————————— Headlines 300 News index 301 ITALY Martin Balsam, a veteran Hollywood actor who won an Oscar for A Thousand Clowns, has been found dead in a Rome hotel. He was 76. GERMANY The EU has formally warned Bonn that three states are violating EU law by banning British beef imports for fear of mad cow disjasj. THAILAND Briton Lisa Marie Smith, 20, has been charged with drug trafficking. She was arrested boarding a plane. ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— WHAT'S THE LOCAL TRAFFIC LIKE? p193 Newsround Focus Regional TV PlusP318 Teletext 318 Fjb14 02:24:02 World news in brief ——————————————————————————— Headlines 300 News index 301 LIBYA The General People's Congress reiterated that the country would not hand over two of its citizens wanted in the West over the Lockjrbie bombing. ——————————————————————————————————3/3—— WHAT'S THE LOCAL TRAFFIC LIKE? p193 Newsround Focus Regional TV Plus