Eight climbers believed dead on Everest disaster
Rob Hall 36 of New Zealand reached the peak with Doug Hansen of Renton Washington ill and left behind in a blizzard. Sea borne Weathers of Dallas rescued after a freeze blistered escape. Eight climbers presumed dead incl Yasuko Namba of Tokyo Scott Fischer of Seattle and Andy Harris of New Zealand with three Indian climbers from the Chinese side. The death toll marks one of Everest’s worst disasters since 1953.
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Doomsday cult leader ordered to pay in death of cult member
Tokyo District Court orders Shoko Asahara to pay 939000 dollars to the parents of Teruyuki Mashima, a 25-year-old cult member beaten to death during religious training. Asahara faces murder charges for the 1995 nerve gas attack that killed 12 and sickened 5500.
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Liberian Refugee Ship Ordered Back To Sea In West Africa
The Bulk Challenge freighter with 3000 to 4000 Liberian refugees was refused disembarkation in Ghana eight seriously ill passengers were allowed off two of them hospitalized. Ghanaian officials said the ship would return to Monrovia while Lagos officials considered taking in refugees. Fighting erupted over $70 tickets as ECOMOG peacekeepers tried to restore order.
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