Malaysian election call pits secular government vs radical opposition
Malaysia’s new prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi called early national elections amid a showdown with a fundamentalist Islamic opposition. The decree dissolving Parliament takes effect immediately with no date set, signaling a first electoral test since Mahathir’s retirement.
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Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Mahathir Mohamad
Abdullah
Syed Sirajuddin Syed Putra Jamalullah
Prince Harry visits Lesotho orphanage to aid AIDS victims
Britain's Prince Harry aids AIDS orphans in Lesotho by planting a peach tree at Mants’ase Children’s Home with 4 year old Mutsu Potsane. He called his Africa trip fantastic and urged global help for Lesotho, 60 miles south of Maseru. A Montserrat volcano eruption sent ash to 20 000 feet with no injuries.
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Human Rights Watch
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Prince Harry
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Mants’ase
Mutsu
Maseru
Africa
Harry
Montserrat
Soufriere Hills
Peter Dunkley
Caribbean
Bam Earthquake Tops 2003 Disaster Death Toll
Swiss Re estimates that 2003 disasters caused about 60,000 deaths, with the Bam earthquake in Iran accounting for roughly 41,000. Total damage near 70 billion dollars, of which 18.5 billion was insured. Most costly insured losses occurred in industrialized nations, led by the United States, largely from severe storms and wildfires.
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Bam
Swiss Re
Developing Countries
Algeria
United States
France approves ban on Islamic headscarves in public schools
The Senate and National Assembly approved a law banning conspicuously religious attire in public schools, targeting Islamic headscarves while also prohibiting Jewish skullcaps and large Christian crosses. It takes effect at the start of the September school year. President Chirac must sign within 15 days.
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France
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National Assembly
Jacques Chirac
Chirac
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Raffarin
Reality TV fuels Arab youth clash with tradition
Arab reality shows captivate viewers from Iraq to Bahrain, drawing praise for cultural exchange but provoking stern backlash from religious scholars and officials. MBC paused Al-Rayes amid protests. Star Academy in Lebanon draws both praise and concern as youth seek new freedoms under scrutiny.
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Arab Reali
Bahrr Al-Kafi
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Mohammed Attiyah
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