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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 2001
Page
7
In the Indian Ocean a worn pump failed on a wooden refugee boat carrying 418 people from Iraq Afghanistan and other nations. As water filled the hold dozens bailed frantically while women and children were trapped. The vessel sank in ten minutes amid heavy rain with 44 survivors.
Russia's top prosecutor joined investigators on the Kursk deck to seek new clues about the disaster that sank the nuclear submarine over a year ago. Navy officials expect 30 to 40 bodies inside. the rest may have been pulverized by the explosion.
Croatia's prime minister on Tuesday accepted the health minister's resignation after 23 dialysis patient deaths and pointed to products from an Illinois company as the most likely cause. Ana Stavljenic- Rukavina offered her resignation Oct. 14. British officials apologized to George Harrison and his assailant Michael Abram as a report revealed major lapses in the attacker's treatment before the stabbing at Harrison's home.
The IRA has put a quantity of guns ammunition and explosives beyond use as part of disarmament. An international commission confirmed witnessing the act while withholding exact quantities methods and timing. David Trimble the Ulster Unionist Party leader welcomed the move and said he would urge rejoining to the Northern Ireland government next week.
Israel refused to withdraw troops from six West Bank towns after the US demand, while President Bush urged a rapid pullback. The dispute marks the sharpest rift since Ariel Sharon took office, as violence escalates with Palestinian protests and Israeli retaliation. Bush pressed Arafat to arrest Zeevi's assassins and curb militants, and Peres signaled a forthcoming withdrawal.
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