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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1998
Page
3
Germany revealed a pardon for Helmut Pohl a former member of the Red Army Faction who helped lead the 1981 Ramstein Air Base bombing injuring 18 Americans. The RAF, Europe's deadliest leftist group, had killed 32 people before renouncing violence in 1992.
Kristin Narvik Loendal a 9 year old girl riding a bike down a steep hill in Aalesund 300 miles northwest of Oslo was struck by a car and hurled into the bed of a glass company truck. She suffered only minor cuts and bumps with no serious injuries. The driver and truck operator stopped to assist and found her in the cargo area away from the glass panes.
Police arrested nine shop owners across Egypt and confiscated 400 pairs of footwear deemed insulting to Islam because the brand name Fila appeared to resemble Allah on the soles. Court action could bring up to one year in prison or a fine. Raids covered the country under the law banning items that ridicule religion.
Fidel Castro condemned the London based deal between the United States and the European Union on Helms Burton Act waivers saying it is unclear contradictory and unethical. He warned the pact undermines Cuba and denounced richer nations control of the WTO while citing 60 billion dollars in embargo costs and a global registry proposal.
Pakistan denounces India's Kashmir crackdown as a direct military threat while India vows stronger measures. In Kashmir, Indian troops killed four civilians and wounded seven as they pressed to flush out militants.
Milosevic names Momir Bulatovic, a Milosevic ally, as federal premier provoking likely clash with Montenegro’s reformist Milo Djukanovic. Djukanovic’s election win last October sparks tension ahead of Montenegro parliamentary elections on May 31 and possible moves toward direct rule.
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