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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 2000
Page
3
A blast at a busy German train station injured nine people on Thursday. Two seriously hurt victims include a man and a pregnant woman who miscarried and lost a leg. Police ruled out accident and suspect a fragmentation grenade or homemade device. no political motivation or claims found.
The United States urged the U N Security Council to create a hybrid Sierra Leonean international tribunal to prosecute Fada Sankoh and top rebels for war crimes. The draft resolution seeks senior officials bearing greatest responsibility for egregious violations during Sierra Leone’s nine year conflict over diamond interests. Thousands of civilians have died and many lost limbs in attacks by guerrillas accused of siding with rebels amid diamond mine control.
Vladimir Gusinsky, owner of a national TV station critical of the Kremlin, had all criminal charges dropped after prosecutors seized his personal property weeks earlier. He had faced defrauding the state of $10 million related to a St. Petersburg television privatization while jailed seven weeks ago and was seen in Spain with his family on Thursday.
Saad Eddin Ibrahim, a prominent Egyptian American human rights activist, remains in custody for at least 15 more days amid a four week detention without charges. Officials say he was questioned about sectarian violence in January and about receiving foreign funds for writings on Copts' treatment by police.
Belgrade Yugoslavia AP reports President Slobodan Milosevic called presidential, parliamentary and local elections for Sept 24. He aims to tilt rules to extend power as NATO war consequences shrink economy. Montenegro and Serbia opposition react with boycotts and warnings of rigging, media control, and unilateral federal changes.
Fiji's president names Laisenia Qarase, a banker, as prime minister in a new interim cabinet. The lineup excludes three officials tied to coup leader George Speight, as the military says Speight may face treason charges. Speight's supporters vow retaliation after arrests and hostage crises that followed Parliament seizure on May 19.
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