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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1998
Page
4
Taliban officials accuse Iran of closing dam gates that flooded about 60 villages in southwestern Afghanistan near the Helmand River. International aid workers confirmed the flooding with no immediate casualty reports while the Taliban urged the international community to condemn Iran, calling the act inhuman.
In Hotlestedt near Weimar a stone monument commemorates U S troops who aided liberation of Buchenwald in 1945. On April 11, a U S patrol heard prisoners of the camp tell of an inmate uprising as guards fled. Gen. Patton later escorted journalists to report the camp’s mass murder.
The trial of 82 year old P W Botha, the last hard line apartheid president, opens Tuesday on contempt charges for defying a subpoena to testify before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Judge Victor Lugaju will preside, marking an ironic turn in a case rooted in apartheid era abuses.
Police blocked traffic as tens of thousands of Iraqis, including women and children, drilled with machine guns for Saddam Hussein's April 28 birthday celebrations. Tikrit will host the main parade, with lavish gifts and statues reportedly displayed in Baghdad and other cities.
Geneva reports the United Nations marks 44 observances this year including Ocean Year and Decade for Eradicating Colonialism while trying to cut costs. WHO promotes World Health Day with posters and kits. critics warn over-spending on awareness drives. Suggestions for Human Rights Day include traveling textbooks on trains and buses.
U N agency reports North Korea’s third drought year has depleted grain and forced reliance on foreign aid and scavenged food As food aid continues it may be years before reforming the centrally planned agriculture Bertini World Food Program executive director notes improvements for vulnerable groups and urges ongoing aid China reports autumn harvest reached 60 percent of minimum needs Talks in Beijing between North and South Korea cover fertilizer aid family reunions and cross border contact Washington views the talks as possible progress toward broader peace efforts
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