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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 2001
Page
7
In a St Peter's Square audience Pope John Paul II prayed for peace and urged the faithful to work toward a world without violence. He asked people to pray for peace and to commit to respecting the dignity of every human being.
Iraq said it shot down an unmanned U S spy plane over the southern no fly zone amid U S losses of several drones this year. The United States confirmed a lost aircraft, with two Predators already reported down in September.
Britain will start exporting pork this month for the first time since the foot and mouth outbreak crippled farming. Counties free of disease and not adjoining high risk zones may export pork and bacon from Oct 22, while lamb and other animal products stay restricted.
German historian Lothar Machtan unveiled The Hidden Hitler at the Frankfurt Book Fair arguing Hitler concealed homosexual leanings. He says long-ignored evidence supports speculation of homosexual tendencies clashing with his drive for power.
Britons fill 2001 census with Jedi Knight as religion prompting a new category. A separate report notes a chartered plane carrying 10 people, eight Americans and two Spanish crew, vanishes off Spain. Mercury pollution in Minamata Bay may affect tens of thousands more, urging higher compensation. Bush to meet Arroyo at the White House on November 20 to honor defense ties.
Israel’s cabinet under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon rejects allowing families from two Arab villages evacuated in 1948 to return. The Supreme Court will hear the case in coming weeks, with arguments focusing on the cabinet decision. Sharon says the return could set a precedent for millions of Palestinian refugees seeking to return.
Kyiv pledges to accept any finding in the Tu-154 crash probe. Ukraine denies prior blame but Russian investigators report fragments resembling a missile payload at the Black Sea site. U S intelligence cites a Ukrainian missile during Crimea drills. Thirteen of 14 victims identified as authorities quote Moscow officials.
The Kursk arrived at Roslyakovo ship repair plant near Murmansk after being raised from the Barents Sea. Officials will inspect its twin reactors, recover crew remains, and begin removing missiles, amid concerns of radiation risk and a costly $65 million operation.
Russian troops moved toward the Abkhazia border as officials claimed 200 Georgian fighters and Chechen rebels were surrounded. Abkhazian leaders ordered partial mobilization after raids by suspected Georgian guerrillas. Col. Gen. Totsky said border guards were reinforced. Noa village bombing left 14 dead and three other villages hit.
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