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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 2001
Page
5
Skopje parliament says it will reopen discussion on a reform package tied to the peace agreement with ethnic Albanian insurgents. Debate would resume Monday as the peace process moves back on track after a day in limbo.
Police in Mexico City deployed special anti guerrilla patrols after two small bombs were planted in front of a Chevrolet dealership and a McDonald s. An explosion shattered windows damaged cars and blew a hole in a dealership ceiling but no injuries were reported.
North Korea urged resumption of talks with South Korea as soon as possible to influence a key parliamentary vote. The move marked a policy reversal and came as Chinese President Jiang Zemin prepared for a three day visit to North Korea to urge reopening dialogue with Seoul.
Putin announced the next year the state will allocate more funds to education than defense as Russia begins its school year. Russia faces long standing underfunding and corruption in admissions while reforms like extending schooling to 12 years and standardized graduation tests remain only talks.
Iran will inaugurate a museum at the former U.S. Embassy, holding 52 Americans captive for 444 days in 1979. The display will show documents and equipment seized by militants, with the site still tagged as the Den of Spies. The opening is slated for November 4, amid ongoing U.S.-Iran tensions and periodic protests.
Pro-Palestinian groups win a partial victory at a Durban rights forum linked to the World Conference Against Racism by labeling Zionism as racism and calling for international sanctions on Israel. The resolution, opposed by Jewish and international groups, was handed to Mary Robinson for potential inclusion in the UN declaration amid protests over alleged anti-Semitism and calls to reinstate the Zionism equals racism resolution.
Tahmineh Milani, a liberal feminist Iranian film director, was released Sunday on 25000 dollar bail after arrest last week on charges of supporting counterrevolutionaries and armed opposition. The Islamic Revolution Court accused her of backing those waging war against God in her film The Hidden Half which portrays post revolution injustice. Milani denies the charges and calls home unanswered.
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan welcomed Namibia’s pullout from Congo’s war, while four foreign armies remain. In Kinshasa he met President Joseph Kabila as Uganda’s forces withdraw, and Namibia confirms largely leaving the conflict with about 2,000 troops originally in country.
Officials identify most victims in Tokyo Shinjuku four story blaze that began on the third floor. Authorities say 70 officers found no clear cause as Prime Minister urged safety reforms nationwide. Seventeen bodies were found in two floors, many victims in their 20s and 30s.
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