21.   Government troops clashed Tuesday with rebels in Guinea-Bissau, raising the prospect of a return to civil war in the west African nation, Portuguese officials said.

22.   Guinea-Bissau government troops clashed Tuesday with rebels in the interior of the west African nation, raising the prospect of a return to civil war, Portuguese officials said.

23.   Guinea-Bissau government troops clashed with rebels in the tiny west African nation Tuesday, raising the prospect of a return to civil war, Portuguese officials said.

24.   However, he said he would also relay information about his visit to high-ranking Portuguese officials.

25.   Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas is expected to present details of an autonomy offer for East Timor to Portuguese officials at talks in New York next week.

26.   Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas is expected to present details of the autonomy offer to Portuguese officials at talks at the United Nations in New York next week.

27.   Meanwhile, U.N.-sponsored talks between Alatas and Portuguese officials have achieved little.

28.   Neither the Portuguese officials nor the Paris-based employer have given details of how the release of the hostages was secured.

29.   On his way to Washington Dos Santos is to make a stopover in Lisbon, Portugal, late Sunday for talks with Portuguese officials.

30.   Observer delegations from Algeria and Mauritania were also at the venue but were not present at the face-to-face negotiations early Friday, a Portuguese official said.