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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 2006

Page

4

Panama Plans Multibillion Canal Expansion Referendum

Panama's president will seek voter approval for a $5 billion to $8 billion canal expansion. The plan includes a third set of locks, a larger basin fed by the Chagres River, and a water recycling system to reduce sea outflow. Referendum will decide the project later this year.

Panama Panama Canal Martin Torrisoe Chagres

Al-Qaida escapee turns himself in

A Yemeni Al-Qaida member of the February prison breakout surrendered to authorities over the past two days. Khaled Mohammed Abdullah al-Batati, the eighth to turn himself in, was previously jailed for plotting attacks on embassies and the French cultural center in Sana a. The escape through a 180 yard tunnel ended in a mosque amid a broader crackdown and mediations. The report also notes Palestinian Hamas and Fatah agreeing to curb violence and seek unity as security strains and aid issues affect the new government.

al-Qaida Khaled Mohammed Abdullah al-Batati Al-Batati San‘a Hamas Fatah Maher Mekdad Mahmoud Abbas Israel United States European Union

Iraq violence rises as new government efforts begin

Insurgents kill three U S troops in the Baghdad region while mortars strike near the Defense Ministry amid a spate of violence that leaves at least 27 Iraqis dead. As political parties push to form a cabinet, U S Ambassador Khalilzad urges disbanding militias and integrating them into the national forces.

Baghdad Defense Ministry U.S Zalmay Khalilzad Associated Press Capital Iraq Martham Abdul-Razzaq Tigris Jawad al-Maliki Hussein Farij Aan Baghad Majeed Hameed Mohammed Hato

Easter Calls for Peace Across Orthodox World Amid Floods

Orthodox Easter services led by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I in Istanbul echoed calls for peace as floods uprooted thousands in Serbia Romania and Bulgaria. Pope Benedict XVI urged prayers for Danube flood victims while Greek Archbishop Christodoulos framed faith as resistance to global turmoil.

Istanbul Turkey Russia Ethiopia Bartholomew I Jerusalem Church of the Holy Sepulcher Jesus Egypt Vatican Benedict XVI Danube River Serbia Romania Bulgaria Greece Christodoulos United States U.S Condoleezza Rice Kevin Frayer

AIDS gel for women tested could reach market by 2010

CAPE TOWN South Africa Safe and effective microbicide gels for HIV prevention may be available by 2010 if five major trials in 12 000 South African and thousands of other participants prove successful Researchers say gels could empower women in regions where condom use is low and stigma remains high.

Cape Town South Africa Gita Ramjee Medical Research Council Ramjee World Health Organization U.N sub-Saharan Africa London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

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