China, Pakistan hold up test ban

China and Pakistan said any global ban on nuclear testing must keepon-site inspections to an absolute minimum. They rejected U.S.requests in Geneva to embrace a pending compromise treaty. Indiaalso is a holdout. Typhoon hits Taiwan Typhoon Herb killed 14 people and injured 200 in Taiwan beforemoving toward mainland China with 87-m.p.h. winds. Twenty-threepeople are missing. Chechens flee attacks Refugees fled southern Chechnya after Russian air raids killed andwounded dozens of civilians. More than 100 Chechens from thesouthern Vedeno and Chemberloi regions crossed into the republic ofDagestan. Heavy fighting was reported in several parts of Chechnya. Rebel, look-alikes …