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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 2002
Page
6
Violence in the Mideast has fallen to its lowest level in 15 months since Yasser Arafat called for an end to bombings and shootings. Three weeks have passed with no Palestinian-caused Israeli deaths, while 857 Palestinians and 242 Israelis have died overall.
In western Brazil at Urso Branco Penitentiary near Porto Velho, rival gangs fought with makeshift knives iron bars and guns. At least 30 inmates were killed and 10 injured as the uprising began in the morning. Inmates demanded about 30 prisoners be transferred to other facilities and did not take hostages.
Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers met at the Kathmandu summit amid tentativeness from India over talks after the Parliament attack. Militants detonated two grenades near Jammu Kashmir state legislature, killing one policeman and wounding 24 as cross border tensions escalated.
Eduardo Duhalde, veteran Peronist, named Argentina's fifth president in two weeks as the nation nears default. He faces a $132 billion debt and potential peso devaluation, seeking a cross party "national salvation" cabinet to halt chaos and avert collapse. The stock market rose as reforms begin amid protests and insolvency warnings.
Jorge Baroldi, an Argentine resident unemployed since 1996, expresses a plea for hopeful change amid severe hardship. He emphasizes the need to believe in someone who can bring improvement and relief to his dire situation.
Buildings stayed sealed by heavy police presence as Duhalde prepares to appoint two Peronist heavyweights to posts and seek measures to devalue the peso, protect savers' deposits, and mend ties with the IMF. Jorge Baroldi, unemployed since 1996, urged decisive action and national unity after prayers in Buenos Aires.
In Geneva the WTO backed the United States in regulating Cuban brand names tied to Bacardi and Pernod Ricard. The panel overturned a prior ruling against Section 211 of the 1998 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which barred U S courts from enforcing Cuban marks for firms nationalized after 1959.
Blazes whirl around Sydney for a 10th day as police uncover remains that may be from two homemade bombs used to ignite fires. More than 100 fires threaten the region with evacuations, while Premier Bob Carr vows punishment for arsonists amid 21 arrests.
The Taliban intelligence chief Qari Ahmadullah was killed by U.S. airstrikes in Naka Paktia. Afghan officials say 25 people died December 27 in the attack, with Ahmadullah buried December 31 in Ghazni. A Baghran tribal negotiation effort aims to secure Mullah Omar’s surrender.
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