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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1999
Page
5
Sonia Gandhi will remain Congress president after reconsidering her resignation. Pranab Mukherjee said she agreed to continue as head of the party. Her departure had sparked protests and threats as leaders pressed her to stay amid backlash over her Italian ancestry and foreign-born candidacy.
An opposition report says 80 government troops died when Iraqi dissidents fought a nine hour battle with the Republican Guard near Kut in southern Iraq. The SCIRI statement said an armored Republican Guard unit attacked Wednesday, forcing government troops to retreat and leaving behind dead soldiers and destroyed weapons. Seven dissidents were wounded, two seriously.
After two decades of work, Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper has been restored restoring life and light to the mural. A private preview was held for VIP guests in the Basilica of St. Mary of the Graces with public viewing starting Friday. The project, begun in 1977, tackled flaked paint and later uncovered fragments from earlier restorations while mitigating humidity and dust damage.
Germany marked the 50th anniversary of its postwar democracy with subdued ceremonies as President Roman Herzog urged memory of the Holocaust. Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder attended as Berlin prepares to regain the Bundestag’s seat from Bonn, with Johannes Rau set to become president on July 1.
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