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To: long-gone who wrote (15222)	8/3/1998 4:10:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116762

Pakistan voices nuclear war fear over Kashmir By Rahul Bedi in New Delhi INDIA and Pakistan exchanged artillery fire across the disputed Kashmir border for the fourth consecutive day yesterday, bringing fatalities so far to about 80. Chakothi villagers flee from shelling near the ceasefire line between the Indian and Pakistan armies in Kashmir Five people, including one soldier and two girls, died yesterday in Pakistani attacks in the Uri, Kamalkote, Tangdhar, Bikhama and Baramulla sectors along the line of control, police in Srinagar said. The latest victims bring Indian fatalities to 30 since hostilities erupted on Thursday. Pakistan's foreign minister, Gohar Ayub Khan, warned of a nuclear war over Kashmir. Kashmir was a "flashpoint" that could erupt at any time and the possibility of a nuclear conflict could not be ruled out. Reports from Islamabad, Pakistan's capital, said that 48 people had been killed, three of them yesterday, in their portion of Kashmir. Hundreds of villagers who fled their border homes in Indian-administered Kashmir said the firing was like a "full-scale engagement" similar to the India-Pakistan wars in 1965 and 1971. Atal Behari Vajpayee, India's prime minister, and Nawaz Sharif, his Pakistani counterpart, held talks in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo last week, the first since the two sides conducted nuclear tests. But the talks stalled on the issue of Kashmir, over which the two countries have fought two of their three wars since independence in 1947. Mr Sharif said Kashmir was the "core issue" between the neighbours and until that was resolved, no progress on issues such as maritime boundaries, easing of visa restrictions and controlling drug smuggling was possible. In Colombo, Pakistan insisted on outside mediation, which India opposes. The talks finally broke up with Islamabad accusing Delhi of intransigence and unwillingness to resolve the dispute, an allegation India said was "neurotic" and out of touch with reality. Meanwhile, Richard Celeste, the American ambassador to India, said the two neighbours were "closer to war" than the Soviet Union and US ever were during the Cold War. telegraph.co.uk

To: long-gone who wrote (15222)	8/3/1998 6:43:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116762

Richard, World Food Crisis may be looming.. House Rushes $5.5 Bil. in Farm Aid WASHINGTON (AP) - Responding to a severe drop in farm income, Congress sent President Clinton a bill today to accelerate $5.5 billion in payments already due farmers in the year ahead. The money is intended to aid farmers who are enduring a projected $7.5 billion decline in income this year compared with last year because of flagging Asian exports and huge worldwide crop production. The bill would speed up disbursement of payments intended to help wean farmers off of subsidies abolished by the 1996 ''Freedom to Farm'' law. Clinton has indicated he will sign it. Chinese Military Battles Floods BEIJING (AP) - China's military has enlisted more than 1 million soldiers to ''fight to the death'' to ensure waterlogged dikes holding back the flooded Yangtze River do not collapse, state media reported. Floods brought by rains that fell earlier and heavier than usual have killed at least 1,268 people in China so far this year. Most of the deaths have occurred along the Yangtze, but authorities in northern China also warned today that heavy rains could cause catastrophic flooding along the Yellow River.