BRUSSELS - THE European Commission said on Wednesday it would ban imports of Chinese food for infants and young children containing soya after the recent discovery of melamine-tainted products.

LONDON - A WEEK-OLD baby has died after surgery to separate her from her twin sister, British doctors said on Wednesday.

Hope Williams died on Tuesday night. Her lungs were too small to support her breathing, the lead doctor said.

VIENNA - AN ANONYMOUS thief in western Austria has offered 1,400 euros (S$2,141) in damages to the former owner of a moped the thief stole... 25 years ago.

Police in Bregenz said they had received an anonymous letter and 1,400 euros in cash from a person asking them to deliver it 'to the victim, in a penitent bid to make amends.' 'In 1983, I stole a moped from outside the Metro cinema,' the letter said.