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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 19, 2003
Page
17
A bombing caused extensive damage to the Casa de Espana restaurant in Casablanca Morocco shaking the area and prompting emergency responses. No further details on casualties or perpetrators were immediately released by authorities.
In Casablanca investigators focus on a homegrown Islamic militant amid a string of Friday near simultaneous bombings that killed 28 bystanders. An Interior Ministry official said police were rounding up suspects for questioning, though it was unclear if arrests had occurred.
Flash floods and landslides across south central Sri Lanka left at least 84 dead and 47 missing. About 150,000 people were evacuated to temples, schools, and public buildings as officials warned of a wiped out village in Ratnapura district.
A Jerusalem bombing killed seven people and delayed Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's planned White House visit. The attack drew swift condemnation from the Bush administration with Secretary of State Powell offering condolences to the victims' families and vowing continued push for a peace plan.
Republicans in Congress push a federal law to endow a fetus with legal rights, drawing on the Laci Peterson murder case to energize debate. State laws with similar provisions exist in many states, and control of both chambers gives a higher chance of passage.
Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef said four suspects tied to al-Qaida were arrested within days in connection with the May Riyadh suicide attacks on housing compounds that killed 25 bystanders including eight Americans. Investigators identified three of nine mangled attackers and said 15 men were believed to have taken part.
A lone bomber wearing a religious shawl detonated a device on a No. 6 bus in Jerusalem just before 6 am, killing seven passengers. The attack occurred at a major intersection between Shuafat and French Hill, a site hit repeatedly during 32 months of violence.
A Hamas suicide attack in Jerusalem killed seven Israeli bus passengers and wounded 20. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon postponed a Washington trip and convened a four hour cabinet meeting to weigh actions, while calls to expel Yasser Arafat resurfaced. Israel sealed the West Bank and Gaza, and diplomats planning to meet Arafat faced isolation.
The pope blesses the faithful during a solemn Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican as he is assisted on his chair. The ceremony proclaims four new saints, signaling a major event for Catholics and drawing large crowds to Rome.
Pope John Paul II marked his 83rd birthday with an open air canonization Mass in St. Peter’s Square elevating four new saints. Thousands from Poland joined a national pilgrimage to Rome amid prayers for his continued leadership despite age and ailments. The pontiff has repeatedly rejected stepping down. Ricky Martin returns with Almas del Silencio, his first Spanish album in five years, releasing Tuesday after Sound Loaded and Livin la Vida Loca outsold.
Barry White remains in great spirits as he recovers from a stroke that affected his speech and right side. His daughter Shaherah White says he must be stabilized before a kidney transplant, with plans to resume performing. White, 58, faced prior hospitalizations for blood pressure issues and dialysis concerns.
Read like a fragment from a 1990s wire, the article reports a rib relic of St Birgitta and part of her shroud traveling on a Stockholm to Kalmar flight. Kalmar museum head Maria Malmloef notes the relic’s safe handling and upcoming display for the saint’s 700th birth anniversary, with Lutheran Sweden marking the event nationwide.
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