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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1998
Page
5
A slate of Italian figures led by Rome’s mayor and Bank of Italy chief signed a declaration of discomfort over pervasive nudity in media. The anti-nudity stance, revealed ahead of Liberal magazine’s issue, targets front pages, TV and buses where bare images are common.
Government forces and Tamil guerrillas clash across Trincomalee Batticaloa Mankulam Mannar with at least 26 dead. Defense ministry says 20 guerrillas and five soldiers slain, including 10 rebels in Trincomalee and eight rebels in Batticaloa. Militant Tamils seek a homeland since 1983 with over 54000 dead.
Authorities evacuated 50,000 people in the Indian Himalayas as 239 were feared dead after landslides. Rescue workers by torchlight found six more bodies in Malpa where 202 Hindu pilgrims, porters, and locals were swept away by a river change. Three other slides struck in the area near New Delhi.
A U N report from the International Labor Organization says prostitution now ranks as a major regional employer, with revenue estimated at 2 to 14 percent of GDP in Indonesia Malaysia the Philippines and Thailand. The study notes sex tourism may rise as currencies shift and poverty may push children into prostitution.
The Netherlands faces fresh scrutiny over Srebrenica where UN peacekeepers may have acted beyond inaction. Allegations include driving a tank into a crowd and destroying film of Muslims being separated for deportation. Dutch leaders urge full facts and accountability amid past abuses and questions of exoneration.
Fidel Castro arrives in Santo Domingo for a welcoming ceremony as leader of Cuba since 1959. He reviews troops amid a 21 gun salute and meets Dominican President Leonel Fernandez. The island summit aims to press for reforms while Caribbean nations seek Cuba’s aid and trade incentives.
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