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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) The beginning of China's week-long series of missile tests near Taiwan reported; scenes shown of missile launchings. [State Department spokesman Nicholas BURNS - states the United States position on the testing in close proximity to Taiwan.]
(Taipei: Tom Mintier) Telephone report on the impact of the testing on Taiwan and the kinds of missiles that were launched at a time when politics is on the agenda with Taiwan's upcoming elections presented; map shown of the target areas north and south of Taiwan. The issue of Taiwan's independence discussed.
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(Studio: Hilary Bowker) The first meeting of the Palestinian Legislative Council in self-ruled Gaza where PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) leader Yasir Arafat called for a worldwide effort to confront terrorism and a statement from Iran's government distancing itself from a news report called Monday's suicide bombing in Tel Aviv, Israel, "divine retribution" reported; scenes shown from the bombing site.
(White House: Wolf Blitzer) President Clinton's plans to attend an international summit on terrorism in the Middle East examined. [White House press secretary Michael McCURRY - comments.] Clinton said wanting to show support for embattled Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, who faces elections in May and for Arafat. [At meeting with Jordan's King Hussein, CLINTON - says Arafat has made real efforts.] [King HUSSEIN - comments.] [Former State Department counterterrorism official Larry JOHNSON - assesses the United States actions to date.]
(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) Report introduced.
(Jerusalem: Gayle Young) The fear in Israel about travelling by bus in light of the suicide bombings examined; scenes shown from on board commuter bus number 18 in Jerusalem. [Bus driver Dror HAREL - says he checks out the passengers.] [Two PASSENGERS - react.]
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(Studio: Hilary Bowker) The launching of an offensive by the Chechen rebels against Russian troops in Grozny while Russian President Boris Yeltsin stated that a blueprint for ending the war has been approved reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Hilary Bowker) Collapse of a residential building in Bombay, India, reported.
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) Report introduced.
(Washington: John Holliman) NASA's decision to bring the problem-plagued space shuttle Columbia back to earth featured; scenes shown from on board the shuttle, which had difficulties with the launch, the breaking of a satellite tether, computer problems and weather factors. [Columbia flight director Rich JACKSON - comments on the mission.]
(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) Live coverage of the shuttle landing announced.
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(Studio: Hilary Bowker) German report on the February 6 plane crash off the Dominican Republic reported.
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) Jury deliberations in the assisted-suicide trial of Dr. Jack Kevorkian reported; scenes shown of the doctor. [Alternate juror Paul BUSSUTTIL - says he believes the man is innocent.]
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) The Republican primary in New York state reported; scenes shown of Pat Buchanan campaigning in Nashville, Tennessee and Steve Forbes in New York.
(West Palm Beach, Florida: Candy Crowley) Senator Bob Dole's campaigning in Florida featured; scenes shown of him at a memorial for the Cuban exiles whose planes were downed by the Cuban government. [In Miami, DOLE - promises to tighten the screws on Fidel Castro; refers to the planes downing; jokes about the New York race.]
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) Report introduced.
(White House: Wolf Blitzer) President Clinton's plans to attend an international summit on terrorism in the Middle East confirmed; details given of his plans to go to Egypt on his way to visit Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres on Sunday to shore up the peace process and affirm his support for Peres, who faces elections in May.
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(Studio: Hilary Bowker) Announcement from the IRA (Irish Republican Army) that there will be no cease-fire with Britain and a statement from Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams that the IRA (Irish Republican Army) is ready for 25 more years of war reported.
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) The beginning of China's week-long series of missile tests near Taiwan recapped.
(State Department: Steve Hurst) Consideration by the United States of sanctions against China for selling cruise missiles to Iran featured. [State Department spokesman Nicholas BURNS - says the policy is not to isolate China, but the missile tests are irresponsible and destabilizing.] The other issues between China, Taiwan and the United States reviewed.
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(Studio: Hilary Bowker) The United States suspicion that Russia carried out an underground nuclear device test, probably in mid-January at a remote Arctic facility, in violation of the 1992 moratorium on nuclear testing reported.
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) Resignation of United States ambassador Robert Gallucci to take a deanship at Georgetown University reported.
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) The averting of a US-Canada trade war over Canada's refusal to air the US-owned Country Music Television reported; the compromise outlined.
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(New York: Beverly Schuch) The business report presented: Stock Market Report, treasury bond figures, the merger of Swiss drug firms Sandoz and Ciba-Geigy and the return of a redesigned Volkswagen Beetle.
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(Studio: Hilary Bowker) Threat from Cuban National Assembly president Ricardo Alarcon to ban United States airlines from Cuban airspace reported.
(Havana: Peter Arnett) The status of the political opposition to the government in Cuba examined; scenes shown from Havana. [Dissident's wife Zohiris AQUILLAR - (thru translator) reacts to her husband's arrest.] [[Cuban dissident Marta Beatrice ROQUE - cites the crises in Cuba.] [Cuban government spokeswoman Marianela FERRIOL - (thru translator) responds.] The government crackdown against counterrevolutionary meetings noted. [Human rights activist Elizardo SANCHEZ - (thru translator) criticizes the government.]
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) Records levels of unemployment in Germany noted.
(Berlin: Bill Delaney) The story of Turkish immigrants in Germany featured; scenes shown from Berlin. [Law student Erkan ARIKAN - says the second generation feels alone in Germany, caught between their Turkish parents and the German people.] The thoughts of the Turkish immigrants, who do not feel they fit in in Germany, despite their economic successes, outlined. [Student Nilgun ARIKAN - says she is a foreigner in either country.]
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(Studio: Hilary Bowker) The United Nations Security Council's extension of economic sanctions against Iraq and Jordan's seizure of military equipment bound for Iraq in violation of the sanctions reported.
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) Announcement by the International Chess Federation that Iraq will host the June match between Anatoly Karpov and Gata Kamsky if the United Nations and United States allow it reported.
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(Studio: Fred Hickman) Victory by Norwegian skier Lasse Kjus in the men's world cup, a record-tying round by Tim Herron in the Honda Classic golf tournament, the victory by Pete Sampras in the Rotterdam tennis tournament and the engagement of tennis player Andre Agassi to actress Brooke Shields reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) Mapping of the planet Pluto by the Hubble space telescope reported.
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(Studio: Hilary Bowker) Report introduced.
(London: Margaret Lowrie) British newspaper reports on the size of the divorce settlement sought by Prince Diana featured; tabloid estimates on the cost of her glittering lifestyle cited. [Divorce lawyer Frances HUGHES - cites Prince Charles' income and expenses.] The likelihood that Queen Elizabeth will have to step in in the financial settlement noted.
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) The small controversy in the Middle East over whether smoking will be banned in the new Palestinian Legislative Council reported.