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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 2006
Page
4
Tariq Aziz, Saddam Hussein's former deputy, appeared in court in pajamas and pleaded that current Shiite leaders be tried for the 1980s Dujail crackdown. He cited assassination attempts against Saddam and argued the Dawa Party bears responsibility, urging trials for those in power.
An American soldier was killed when his convoy came under attack by small arms fire and a rocket propelled grenade south of Balad, about 50 miles north of Baghdad, during an anti- roadside bomb operation. The death brings US military fatalities in the Iraq war to at least 2,460, per AP.
An explosion in an illegal Henan coal mine killed eight miners and left several missing while rescuers drained a flooded Shanxi mine where at least 57 workers remain trapped. The Henan blast followed the mine reopening after a safety crackdown, officials said. Families at Xinjing mine, flooded since May 18, wait for news amid grim hopes.
A large fire at Istanbul Ataturk International Airport destroyed most of the cargo section on a Wednesday, forcing 2,000 workers to flee and closing a runway. Firefighting planes from the Marmara Sea battled the blaze for hours as authorities ruled out sabotage but investigated possible causes.
WHO may convene expert panel to decide if Indonesia’s bird flu outbreak warrants raised global alert. If triggered, antiviral stocks could head to Indonesia and travel may be restricted to curb spread. At least six deaths in a Sumatra family, with a seventh possible, indicate person to person transmission remains unproven.
A seven nation alliance led by the EU and including the United States Japan China Russia India and South Korea agreed a 12.8 billion euro plan to build the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor in Cadarache southern France. The project aims to create a cheap safe clean endless energy source. Officials expect construction to begin in 2007 with a reactor about eight years away and a demonstration plant around 2040. Environmental groups criticize the plan as ill judged while supporters say fusion could supply 10 percent to 20 percent of world energy by century's end.
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