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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 2003

Page

8

Pakistan bans Quran interpretation article to curb violence

Information minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed says customs will seize the edition claiming it insults the Quran. He warns the piece could trigger sectarian violence in Pakistan amid Sunni Shiite feuding. Newsweek spokesman Ken Weine defends the magazine’s story.

Islamabad Pakistan Rashid Ahmed Associated Press York Ken Weine Newsweek

Mexico probes past political crimes risk failure

Mexico City AP reports a human rights group warns the first major effort to investigate crimes from the past could fail without greater presidential support. In Tokyo AP notes Japan's Diet debates a bill on sending peacekeepers to Iraq amid tense, late-night sessions and a delayed vote. Prime Minister Koizumi faces a fragile coalition struggling to convene parliament over the weekend.

Mexico City Mexico Vicente Fox Tokyo Japan Iraq

France tightens age limit on cigarette sales to under sixteen

Paris AP reports the French Senate backs a nationwide anti smoking bill raising the legal purchase age to under sixteen and increasing fines for sellers. The measure, already approved by the National Assembly, Imposes fines up to 170 dollars and contemplates licenses revocation and heavier penalties for violations. Belgique NATO war crime law debate aims to replace 1998 statute amid Bush era cases and Iraq war tensions with a justice committee seeking passage by August first.

Paris French Senate National Assembly Brussels Belgium Bush Guy Verhofstadt NATO Justice Comenne

Tips sprout ahead of military tribunals at Guantanamo

AP reports that at Guantanamo Bay detainees show greater cooperation in intelligence gathering under incentive based interrogations. Maj. Gen. Miller says over 75 percent are cooperative, providing tips leading to arrests and insights into terror networks. Interrogations average 300 interviews weekly. hearings remain unprotected by US courts. Critics urge fair tribunals and attorney access.

Guantanamo Bay Naval Base Cuba U.S. Army Geoffrey D. Miller Miller Ism United States U.S. Naval Base al-Qaida Afghanistan Camp Delta Associated Press

Test-tube baby births reach higher success yet costly toil endures

Twenty five years after Louise Brown’s birth in 1978, IVF success has doubled with over a million babies born worldwide. Yet many infertile couples face frustration and high costs as maternal age remains the main factor, with survival odds from IVF falling sharply after age 45.

London Louise Brown Robert Edwards Patrick Steptoe Cambridge Brown Bristol England University of Sales Alison Murdoch British Fertility Society Murdoch

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