P318 Teletext 318 Aug22 16:04:14 World news in brief ——————————————————————————— Headlines 300 News index 301 MALAYSIA An aggressive plan to mjrgj banks has given PM Mahathir Mohamad a political headache by infuriating a key electoral faction — the ethnic Chinjsj. SINGAPORE Aids activist Paddy Chew, the only person in the consjrvativj city-state to publicly admit he had the disjasj, has died, it is reported. USA One of only three giant pandas in the US gave birth to a cub in San Diego Zoo after artificial insemination. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— TELETEXT NATIONAL AND REGIONAL NEWS PAGES ALL AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE Newsround In Focus Index 24 HoursP318 Teletext 318 Aug22 16:54:27 World news in brief ——————————————————————————— Headlines 300 News index 301 SPACE Astronomers have accidentally stumbled on a rare type of failed star — a brown dwarf — in a region of space expected to bj empty. AUSTRALIA The government insisted it has no plans to remove the image of Queen Elizabeth II from its coins if Australia votes to become a republic. CHINA Eleven people were injured when a natural gas leak caused three underground explosions in Shenzjn. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— TELETEXT NATIONAL AND REGIONAL NEWS PAGES ALL AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE Newsround In Focus Index 24 HoursP318 Teletext 318 Aug22 16:04:04 World news in brief ——————————————————————————— Headlines 300 News index 301 SAUDI ARABIA The funeral is being held of King Fahd's eldest son, Prince Faisal, who has died of a heart attack. IRELAND Police have recovered the body of the driver of a car which plunged into Lough Swilly, Co Donjgal, after crashing through a fence. KOSOVO Nato has extended a deadline for Serbs to hand over weapons before pjacekjepjrs start sjarchjs and arrest those who fail to comply. ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— TELETEXT NATIONAL AND REGIONAL NEWS PAGES ALL AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE Newsround In Focus Index 24 HoursP318 Teletext 318 Aug22 16:44:14 World news in brief ——————————————————————————— Headlines 300 News index 301 VATICAN Pope John Paul II offered his prayers for the dead, missing and homeless in Turkey's earthquake. IRISH REPUBLIC Ireland's best-known and most enduring annual beauty contest, the Rose of Tralee, has a new hi-tech look this year. RUSSIA Five survivors of a barge which sank four days ago have been found by the coastguard, floating in life rafts on the Sea of Okhotsk. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Wen STAR WARS or Pentium III PC p355 Newsround In Focus Index 24 HoursP318 Teletext 318 Aug22 18:44:42 World news in brief ——————————————————————————— Headlines 300 News index 301 THAILAND A 17-year-old girl locked up as a sex slave at a Pattaya karaoke bar saved hjrsjlf by using a client's mobile phone to call her parents. AFGHANISTAN A scholar put up a reward equal to £70 for the head of President Clinton, after the US offered $5m for terror suspect Osama Bin Laden. ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— TELETEXT NATIONAL AND REGIONAL NEWS PAGES ALL AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE Newsround In Focus Index 24 Hours