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Pope John Paul has arrived in Georgia after a visit to India. Foreign Ministry officials and representatives of the Catholic Church in India were at New Deli airport to bid farewell to the Pontiff. During his visit, the pope called for greater tolerance for all religions. Hinduism extremists who staged protests during his three-day stay denounced the pope for saying the changing religions should be recognized as human rights. The 79-year-old Roman Catholic leader looks visibly tired as he bound his plane for the flight to Georgia.

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir says he accepts the challenge of direct one-on-one peace talks with Syria or any other Arab state. Mr. Shamir, referring to Syria President Hales Azzad, says, "I’m coming. If he wants to test me, we will test him." Israel has still not officially declared willingness to participate in a US sponsored Middle-East Peace Conference still hinges on a formation of the Palestinian delegation acceptable to Israel.