A/News - BBC 092399

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Timor troops open fire

Peacekeepers in East Timor fire their first shots amid signs that they
are struggling to bring order to the Indonesian-ruled territory. 


ALSO: Timor atrocities unearthed Journalist killed in East Timor UK
'water aid' bound for East Timor







Bloody clashes in Jakarta

Indonesian police fight running battles with several thousand students
protesting against a new security law. 


ALSO: Picture gallery: Violence in Jarkata Indonesia reaction to Timor
force Habibie on the defensive







Quake investigation for Taiwan builders

Taiwanese authorities have made their first arrest in a nationwide
crackdown on shoddy building standards. 


ALSO: Question over Taiwan quake safety Picture gallery: Quake survivors
pulled free Economy may withstand quake




London-bound jet skids off runway Passengers scramble from a Boeing 747
bound for London from Sydney after it skids off a runway while landing
in a rainstorm at Bangkok. 

IMF warns Japan The head of the IMF, Michel Camdessus, has warned that
Japan will have to stop the yen rising further if it is to avoid staying
in recession. 

Two killed as typhoon hits Japan Two people are killed in a landslide as
Typhoon Bart brings heavy rain to western Japan. 

Picture gallery: Violence in Jarkata Our pictures show the violent
clashes between police and demonstrators protesting against emergency
powers given to the Indonesian military. 

Azerbaijan releases remaining Armenian PoWs The authorities in
Azerbaijan have freed the last remaining Armenian prisoners-of-war
captured during the conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. 

Haunting sound from dawn of time Researchers have managed to play music
on a 9,000-year-old Chinese flute made from a bird bone. 

China to prosecute Falungong supporters A Hong Kong-based human rights
group says China plans to prosecute at least 10 publishers of books and
materials of the outlawed Falungong sect. 

Corruption scandal hits China China announces the expulsion of a senior
Communist Party official for involvement in a massive corruption
scandal. 

Senior North Korean leader dies A senior politburo member of the North
Korean Communist Party, Yi Chong-ok, has died at the age of 83. 

Khmer Rouge genocide tribunal deadlock A senior Cambodian minister, Sok
An, says his country will hold a genocide trial for former Khmer Rouge
leaders with or without the United Nations' help. 

BA jumbo resumes flight after bomb threat A Hong Kong-bound British
Airways Boeing 747 carrying 283 people resumes its journey after a bomb
scare prompted the pilot to land in Berlin. 

Question over Taiwan quake safety Many buildings in Taiwan survived the
earthquake, but some appear to have fallen over like toys as experts
question anti-earthquake construction techniques. 

Cambodia deports Chinese illegals More than 200 illegal Chinese
immigrants have been deported from Cambodia on two special flights. 

Picture gallery: Quake survivors pulled free Our pictures show that
relief workers are still making dramatic rescues three days after the
devastating earthquake which struck Taiwan. 

No 'seismic shift' in the East The Taiwan quake has prompted outpourings
of sympathy in China and telephone lines have been jammed as thousands
of anxious relatives try to get news. 
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