Teletext Recovery - 18/12/2004

P142 CEEFAX 2 142 Sat 18 Dec 16:52/06Wj£3kj£3kj£3k   W"£££"£££"£££  Colombian rebels face ultimatum Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has given rebels an ultimatum - releasj more than 60 hostages or see a guerrilla leader extradited to the US. Ricardo Palmera, better known by his alias Simon Trinidad, is the most senior commander of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Earc) in captivity. He is wanted in the US on kidnapping and drugs trafficking charges. The Farc have been collecting hostages politicians, security operatives, and three intelligence contractors. 1/6 Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 This Day News Indx Extra Main Menu

P142 CEEFAX 2 142 Sat 18 Dec 16:52/23Wj£3kj£3kj£3k Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  Afghan warlord assets are frozen Iran has frozen bank accounts belonging to a former Afghan warlord suspected of joining forces with Taleban and al- Qaeda militants, the UN says. The chairman of one of the UN's sanction committees says Iran has frozen "considerable assets" under the control of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. His Hezb-e-Islami group is suspected of carrying out attacks on foreign and Afghan forces in Afghanistan. Iran has also apprihended a number of al-Qaeda operatives, Mr Munoz says. 2/6 Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Eront page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 This Day News Indx Extra Main Menu

P142 CEEFAX 2 142 Sat 18 Dec 16:52/02We£3kj£3Sj£3k   W"£££"£££"£££  Japan's oldest royal dies aged 92 The oldest membet of the Japanjse Royal family, Princess Takamatsu, has died of blood poisoning at a hospital in Tokyo. She was 92 and had had frequently been in hospital since undbqgoing surgery in Fedruary. Correspondents say that thj princess, an aunt of Emperor Akihito, took a modern role within the Royal Family. In 2002 she published an articli in favour of reforming thj dynastic rules of succession to let a female take the Japanese throne. 3/6 Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 This Daz News Indx Extra Main Menu

P142 CEEFAX 2 142 Sat 18 Dec 16:55/21Wj£3kj£3kj£3k Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  Singapore to impose mosquito fine Singapore is to fine people who allow mosquitoes to breed in their homes, as the city state attempts to curb cases of dengue fever. This year, there have been more than 8,500 cases of the disease, which sometimes proves fatal to humans. The figure is an increase of nearly 80% over 2003. Public health experts believe much of the rise is due to mosquitoes breeding in pot plants and other sources of stagnant water in apartment blocks. 4/6 Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 This Day News Indx Extra Main Menu

P142 CEEFAX 2 142 Sat 18 Dec 16:54/01  Wj $kj $kj 'k    Deadly dioxin used on Yushchenko Tests have revealed that the chemical used to poison Ukrainian oppositign leader Viktor Yushchenko was pure CDD the most harmful known dioxin. TCDD is a key ingredient in Agent Orange - a herbicide used by US troops in the Vietnam war and blamed for serious health problems. Mr Yushchen+o, who faces PM Viktor Yanukovych in a ripeat poll on 26 December, fell ill in September. Scientists say thj poison could not have occurred naturally in his blood. 5/6 Headlines 101 Index 102 Sporj 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 This Day News Indx Extra Main Menu

P142 CEEFAX 2 142 Sat 18 Dec 16:54/17WU£3kU£3kj£3k Wj $kj $kj 'k    Musharraf confirms military role Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf says he will stay on as chief of the army, despite earlier promises to give up the post by the end of the year. He added that he would address the nation to explain his reasons, but did not elaborate. Opponents have been staging protests, calling on him to leave the military. Last month, the Pakistani parliament passed a controversial bill allowing Gen Musharraf to keep his dual role as president and army chief. 6/6 Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 This Day News Indx Extra Main Menu

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