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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 2001
Page
6
President Bush lifts two year old limits on FBI and Northern Ireland police exchanges by tying participation to comprehensive human rights training. Certification requires training to include a significant human rights component and bars officers with serious rights violations from taking part.
United Nations plus private foundations announced a five year plan to spend 100 million dollars to improve treatment for HIV positive pregnant women. The initiative follows prior focus on preventing mother to child transmission, a spread that affects about 600000 children annually.
In Istanbul, women at state offices wore trousers to protest a law mandating skirts for female civil servants. They argue the dress code embodies lingering authoritarian attitudes in a traditional Muslim society.
Pope John Paul II led 3000 attendees in Vatican for Wojciech Kilar’s Missa pro Pace. He urged that peace remains a gift of God and the fruit of daily effort, noting Sept 11’s impact yet stressing resilience and justice.
Election officials say the United National Front won 129 of 225 parliament seats, ousting the governing People's Alliance with 96 seats as Sri Lanka pursues peace talks with Tamil rebels and broader economic reforms. In Kosovo, French peacekeepers clashed with Serb protesters in Kosovska Mitrovica, one soldier slightly wounded during a dawn home search of suspected extremists.
NATO and Russia agreed to create a council to address shared security issues from civil emergencies to missile defense and crisis management. The partners aim for joint decision making while Russia stays out of NATO membership, with a target to have details ready by the May meeting in Reykjavik.
Turkish officials Cevat Kaban and Nevzat Durgen were filmed accepting cash in a live sting on Show television. Journalist Taner Dileklen posed as a businessman to propose a $140,000 bribe for state funds and land rental. Police later cuffed the men as the program aired to millions, amid a broader corruption crisis.
George Harrison's My Sweet Lord may be rereleased as a tribute to the late Beatle. EMI Records reportedly plans a charity donation from proceeds, with no release date set. Harrison died November 29 at age 58 after a cancer battle.
UNICEF warns about a growing sex trade in Southeast Asia with one third of workers being children. The report, released during the World Congress against Exploitation in Yokohama, highlights poverty illiteracy AIDS and drug abuse as drivers and cites surveys showing 12 to 17 year olds among 30-35 percent of regional sex workers in Mekong nations and Indonesia’s 15-20 year olds forming major shares. It also notes Thailand Thailand GDP impact and estimates of child involvement in Thailand between 12,000 and 18,000 government figures and NGO estimates.
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