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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 2004
Page
3
Cuba denounces a 50 000 US hurricane aid grant as a ridiculous hand out. American officials say the aid is being distributed to independent humanitarian workers. Hurricane Charley struck Aug 13 killing five Cubans and damaging thousands of homes.
Kam Akhtar of Pakistan was indicted on charges including refusing to leave the country and possessing false documents after being spotted videotaping Charlotte buildings. He faces up to 55 years in prison if convicted on all counts.
Sudan and rebel officials opened peace talks in Abuja under international pressure. The African Union proposed sending nearly two thousand peacekeepers to Darfur, a move Sudan rejected, amid reports of mass killings by a pro government Janjaweed militia and mass displacement of civilians.
In Germany Colonel James Pohl urged prosecutors to speed investigations into Abu Ghraib abuse during a Baghdad hearing. He warned he may dismiss charges against Spc. Charles Graner Jr. if progress stalls by October 21. Prosecutors cited vast document review and limited results so far.
U S infantry clashed with Muqtada al Sadr followers in Najaf while tanks closed on the Imam Ali Shrine. Air strikes hit the Old City as witnesses reported damage to the shrine dome and walls amid unclear causes of a deadly blast in Sadr City. US says no shrine damage and details on Fallujah strike remained uncertain.
Allyssa and Grant Kuseske from Minnesota celebrate two sets of twins born within 12 months at United Hospital in St Paul. Doctors say this rare feat, with Caleb and Daniel born a minute apart, occurs in less than 2 percent of pregnancies and the first pair arrived with medical help.
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