Israel Court OKs Expelling Relatives of Terror Suspects
Israel's Supreme Court rules nine-judge panel unanimously allows removing relatives of Palestinian terror suspects from the West Bank to Gaza if they pose a security threat. Military says deters attacks, rights groups call it collective punishment. Palestinian officials threaten UN and ICC action. Two West Bank residents killed by tank shells.
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World Summit negotiators finalize plan for poor and planet
At the Johannesburg summit the plan covers energy water health and sanitation with aims to aid the world’s poorest while protecting the environment. U N Secretary General Kofi Annan urged concrete action as leaders pressed to resolve main sticking points. President Bush sent Powell but affirmed commitment to success.
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World oil summit pledges to protect the environment
More than 3,000 delegates from 59 nations and companies opened the World Petroleum Congress in Rio de Janeiro with pledges to safeguard the environment, seek cleaner fuels, and reduce greenhouse gases. Greenpeace and other groups were invited. a recycling center was set up at the site.
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Russian space agency ends Lance Bass training move
Russian Space Agency spokesman Sergei Gorbunov said negotiations with Lance Bass were halted over crude contract violations and Bass would leave Star City within hours, ending his bid to become the world’s third space tourist aboard a Soyuz to the ISS on October 28.
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Consolidated Freightways closes operations on Labor Day
About fifteen thousand five hundred employees face immediate layoffs as Consolidated Freightways shuts down U S operations. CF Airfreight and Canadian Freightways subsidiaries remain unaffected. Chief Executive John Brincko informed workers by recorded message that employment ends immediately. A Teamsters spokesman called the move a slap in the face to workers who found offices locked on Labor Day.
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Ridge confident Congress will pass homeland security bill
The Senate opened debate on a new Homeland Security Department as White House officials and Democrats seek common ground. Senator Lieberman called the measure vital for defending the nation, while Tom Ridge warned the President could veto a form manned by Senate Democrats for lacking managerial flexibility. Bush pressed Congress to move quickly and invited lawmakers to the White House.
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