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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 2006
Page
3
Six people die and 38 are missing after floods washed away military barracks in Jiangxi province caused by Tropical Storm Kaemi. President Hu Jintao orders full search as authorities assess whether the barracks toll is included in nine total deaths.
A Russian built cargo plane landed in Mogadishu carrying weapons and land mines, blamed on Eritrea supplying the Islamic militia. Ethiopian troops then deployed to protect Somalia's government as Eritrea and Ethiopia tense regional conflict spills over. Western powers caution outsiders while the United States backs the Mogadishu government amid suspected ties between the militia and al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. External parties are involved on all sides, expanding the conflict.
British GlaxoSmithKline reports best ever results from an experimental human vaccine for bird flu in 400 volunteers in Belgium. Two doses at low microgram levels produced strong immunity in over 80 percent, enabling potential mass production by 2007. Fauci calls data impressive and promising for pandemic preparedness.
At the World Santa Claus Convention in Copenhagen 171 Santas from Denmark and abroad voted to increase the size of Christmas presents. They sang carols in 90 degree heat, debated Yuletide traditions, and mixed seaside recreation with discussions on holiday customs. Paradise Yamamoto from Tokyo missed the vote due to translation.
Saddam Hussein, frail yet defiant, tells Iraq's High Tribunal he would rather die by firing squad than be hanged. He complains the trial is manipulated by foreigners, denounces the court as illegal, and says Americans forced his appearance after a hunger strike and hospital treatment.
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