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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 2002
Page
4
Betty the rare white Bengal tiger gave birth to triplets at the Buenos Aires Zoo after a 3 1/2 month pregnancy. The cubs, about two pounds each, were born June 10 and are two females and one male. Zoo spokeswoman Ana Maria Pirra notes the cubs have blue eyes and black striped faces.
A 24 hour strike by the Rail Maritime and Transport union disrupted Tube service in London. Commuters crowded buses and streets while Underground officials said normal service would resume by morning. Mayor Ken Livingstone backed the strikers while Prime Minister Tony Blair’s privatization plan faced criticism.
A collision in western Uganda between an out of control fuel tanker and a passenger bus at Lutoto killed more than 60 people. About 10 foreigners working for the United Nations were among the dead as the tanker brakes failed and the vehicle sped down a hill before striking the bus and bursting into flames.
The Yugoslav government agreed to lift a ban on revealing state secrets for former president Zoran Lilic, enabling his testimony at Slobodan Milosevic's war crimes trial in The Hague. Milosevic faces charges of war crimes and genocide from the conflicts in Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo. Lilic led the federation from 1993 to 1997.
Greek police said they captured the group’s leader Alexandros Giotopoulos and obtained confessions from three other members for bombings and shootings, including the assassination of American and British attaches. Seven suspects held, with ties to the long hunt since 1975.
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