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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 2005
Page
3
U S envoy Khalilzad says senior Taliban members have agreed to join a reconciliation process to be announced soon by the Afghan government. He noted a positive response to overtures and that several Taliban figures have begun engaging in their areas.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the sea off Sumatra about 120 miles northwest of Padang, south of the Dec. 26 epicenter near Banda Aceh. Hong Kong seismologists said there was no damage or casualties. The quake occurred as a reminder of the earlier magnitude 9.0 tsunami event.
In Venezuela and Colombia torrential rains have killed at least 86 people. Dozens are missing in a mountain valley after floods and landslides scarred the region. Over 21,000 homes have been destroyed and some 25,000 people displaced.
A 17 year old boy armed with a sashimi knife stabbed a teacher to death and wounded two others at his former elementary school. He stood in the faculty lounge smoking as the bloody blade remained in his hand. No students were hurt amid the midafternoon attack as police took the suspect into custody after he refused to speak.
In Lomé crowds block roads as police kill at least one demonstrator during an opposition push against the army’s installation of the late dictator’s son as president. Nigeria pledged to act to keep peace, not ruling out force.
In Baghdad Adel Abdul-Mahdi and Ibrahim al Jaafari lead as backroom talks begin after clerical Shiite alliance fails to win a two thirds majority. Kurdish leaders push for Talabani presidency as violence persists with a U S soldier and Iraqi guards killed and oil pipeline blasts near Kirkuk. Iran’s Kharrazi welcomes the vote outcomes and urges inclusive governance amid regional shifts.
Tens of thousands in Gaza City greet ambulances carrying 15 militants’ bodies amid a fragile cease-fire. Palestinians celebrate Abbas gains while Hamas and Islamic Jihad pledge to halt attacks but reject the truce terms. In Hebron a Palestinian was killed by Israeli forces during a stabbing attempt.
A blaze at the Arg Mosque in Teheran during Muharram prayers killed at least 59 worshippers and injured more than 250 as women fled from the second floor via a narrow doorway. Officials said most victims were women, and chaos followed the kerosene heater blaze.
A gas explosion 794 feet underground in Sunjiawan mine in Liaoning province killed 203 miners and injured 22, with 13 trapped. The disaster is the deadliest disclosed since 1949, amid China’s ongoing mining safety crackdown.
A Sri Lankan court using DNA tests declared four month old tsunami survivor Abilass the son of Murugupillai and Jenita Jeyarajah. Born Oct 19, he had been known as Baby 81 after being found amid debris after the Dec 26 tsunami. Hospital officials will return the child to his parents after a private court proceeding.
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