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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1997
Page
4
Angela King, a senior U.N. adviser on gender issues, travels to Kabul to press the Taliban leadership on women’s rights amid ongoing criticism of bans on female employment and girls’ schooling since the 1996 takeover. Rabani reportedly will not meet women.
Hwang Jang Yop, a top North Korean defector, warned the regime will fall to the army, citing the 1.1 million strong force and ongoing flood and famine crises. In a separate note, U.S. aid followed Typhoon Linda, with a C-141 delivering over 460000 dollars in relief to Ho Chi Minh City, aiding Vietnam's damaged southern provinces.
Azerbaijan began exporting oil from Caspian reserves in a landmark $8 billion project with the Azerbaijan International Oil Consortium. President Heydar Aliyev turned on the offshore platform tap as U S and Western investors watched. The deal links Azerbaijan with Exxon Amoco Unocal and Pennzoil holding 40 percent, signaling a new era of prosperity despite Nagorno Karabakh tensions and ongoing talks. Oil will initially flow through Russia via Chechnya with an alternative Georgia route planned by late next year.
Renato Rinino, a 35 year old Italian thief, says he wants to return jewelry and documents taken from Prince Charles in London, seeking to meet the prince and avoid punishment. His lawyer says Rinino offered to hand over the loot for contact, while British authorities coordinate with Italian police on the 1994 burglary at St James's Palace.
Space station Mir reports a minor hatch leak in the docking chamber after a November 3 spacewalk. Cosmonauts Anatoly Solovyov and Pavel Vinogradov replaced seals and clamps, yet oxygen pressure fell again. NASA's David Wolf to inspect during the December 5 spacewalk. The issue follows the June cargo-ship collision that cut Mir’s energy supply in half, with eight of ten solar panels now functional.
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