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JEAN CREPIN
French general, missile designer

PARIS -- Gen. Jean Crepin, a five-star general who helped guide France through World War II and developed a key strategic missile, has died at age 87. He died May 4 at his home in Acheres-

Ghana may reject refugees
Country wary of Liberians

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- (AP) -- When a leaky ship carrying thousands of weary Liberian refugees pulls into Ghana, the captain may be forced once again to limp back out to sea.

India's election results in a stalemate
Hindus, leftists jockey for posts

NEW DELHI -- Hindu nationalists who for decades have been at the edge of India's power circle lobbied Saturday for the chance to lead the nation's next government. For only the second time in India's history, no party captured an outright majority in the general elections. The long-dominant Congress Party finished second, clearing the way for either the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party or a coalition of low-caste socialists.

Yeltsin: I'm `uniting' with rival
Reformist denies Russian president's claim

MOSCOW -- President Boris Yeltsin, facing a tough Communist challenge in next month's election, told a crowd on the campaign trail Saturday that he and rival reformer Grigory Yavlinsky are ``uniting.''

IN THE WORLD

SRI LANKA -- At least 50 rebels and 14 soldiers were killed Saturday in the heaviest fighting in nearly two months in eastern Sri Lanka, the military said. The fighting reportedly began when nearly 200 Tamil guerrillas ambushed a military patrol on a road 125 miles east of Colombo, the capital.

No evidence of talks to halt Afghan war
Brief calm a prelude to new battles

KABUL, Afghanistan -- With entire walls blown away and door-sized holes smashed in dozens of rooms, the ravaged Darulaman palace has become a symbol of the relentless battle among Islamic factions for control of the Afghan capital.

Japanese soldier to return to hideout

TOKYO -- (AP) -- A Japanese soldier who refused to accept Japan's surrender and remained on a tiny Philippine island for 29 years after World War II ended is planning to revisit his jungle hideout for the first time.

Singapore pitches new brand of no-smoking

SINGAPORE -- (AP) -- Ten years of campaigns and severe laws have failed to snub smoking in this city-state, so Singapore is trying something new. When the government launched its annual anti-smoking campaign last month, it focused on nonsmokers instead, asking them to cajole colleagues, relatives and friends to kick the habit.