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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 2001
Page
5
Jakarta briefing notes Megawati Sukarnoputri warns that Indonesia near 100 days as president could break apart and become the Balkans of the East. Analysts say she is blamed for slow action amid ethnic and religious conflicts and vague appeals to rivals to work together.
ETA claims responsibility for a string of bombings and says it would lay down arms if Spain holds a referendum on Basque independence. The move follows pressure after the Sept 11 attacks and the IRA's disarmament pace.
President Leonid Kuchma promised Ukraine will compensate the families of Israelis killed when a Ukrainian missile downed a Russian Tu-154 over the Black Sea. The Oct 4 disaster near the Black Sea killed 78 aboard the Sibir Airlines jet en route from Israel to Novosibirsk. The pledge came after a call with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
Somalia’s fledgling government endured a no confidence vote Sunday ending the prime minister’s 13 month tenure. President Abdiqasim Salad Hassan will nominate a new prime minister who must form a cabinet within 30 days. North Korea reiterates commitment to reconciliation with South Korea despite suspending high level talks over venue.
Israeli forces began withdrawing from Bethlehem and Beit Jalla after a Palestinian gun attack on a northern Israel bus stop killed four. Tanks linger, while Israel eyes cease fire enforcement and a test pullback from four other towns, amid regional unrest and international concern.
Two gunmen opened fire on people waiting at a northern Israel bus stop, killing two and wounding 12 as police shot the assailants dead. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad group claimed responsibility. A separate drive by shooting near the West Bank border left an Israeli soldier dead. Rescue units said 14 injured and four in serious condition. Witnesses described bursts of fire and a red car under attack.
Seven sailors were laid in seven coffins and flown to hometowns across Russia after memorial services in Severomorsk. The Kursk disaster, which killed 118, prompted ongoing investigations into the explosions and the $65 million salvage operation.
Belgrade general Nebojsa Pavkovic denounced a Human Rights Watch study as idiotic ranting, while the report accuses Yugoslav leaders of a planned campaign that killed up to 10,000 ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. Pavkovic defends the army and cites charges against 182 soldiers.
Bangladesh opposition lawmakers skip the new parliament's opening as Awami League leaders join about 30,000 at a downtown rally denouncing the government. Hasina vows nationwide protests November 5 to 11 to overturn the October 1 polls. Jamiruddin Sircar elected house speaker.
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