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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 2003
Page
9
Extreme heat and winds unleash dozens of fires across western Canada with 10,000 people forced from their homes in British Columbia. State of emergency declared as 350 blazes burn, with Alberta crews and troops aiding the effort. No deaths reported.
Omar al Bayoumi said he is ready to answer questions about his links to two Sept. 11 hijackers but only in Saudi Arabia and with Saudi officials present. He told Al Arabiya that he had done nothing wrong and had written to Prince Nayef, Saudi interior minister, seeking permission to be questioned.
Rescue teams called off the search at a Rostov on Don military hospital after a truck bomb killed 50 people in a suicide attack. Suspects, two men who sold the truck, are detained. Authorities tightened security across the region as 64 remained hospitalized and funerals proceeded for some victims.
Israeli and Palestinian ministers clashed over a permanent cease-fire as gunmen opened fire on vehicles between Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Four Israelis were wounded including a mother and her 9-year-old daughter, with hospital officials noting serious injuries to them. The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility in a call to The Associated Press.
Ibrahim al Jaafari, the new Iraqi president, lives abroad in London with his family and stays at a friend's house in Baghdad. He says he does not fear responsibility though he knows the path will be difficult. The nine member Governing Council holds no foreign recognition and U.S. forces retain veto power.
Monrovia awaits a multinational peace mission as US contractors survey camps and aid groups begin delivering food. Nigerian troops form the vanguard of a 3250-strong West African force while refugee families cling to war ruined hotels and await promised power handover by President Taylor to end the conflict.
New York police records show actors Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel, radio host Howard Stern, and developer Donald Trump among licensed loaded-gun holders. Joan Rivers Steven Seagal and William F Buckley were refused renewals, with Rivers cited for an on record incident. Seagal held a premise license and Buckley’s reason for denial not disclosed.
Lawrence Massachusetts superintendent Wilfredo Laboy, who put 24 teachers on unpaid leave for failing a basic English test, has failed the literacy test three times. He blames English as a second language and grammar rules, while State Education Commissioner Driscoll cautions he must pass. Laboy earns 156,560 dollars after a 3 percent raise.
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