Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday July 12 2003 — A7 0 World In brief President Bush touts his AIDS initiative in Uganda ENTEBBE Uganda (AP) — President Bush looked into the eyes ofAIDS patients in this counlry that has stemmed its infection rate and declared: “Life by life village by village Uganda is showing that AIDS can be defeated across Afnca” Speaking Friday in the courtyard of an AIDS clinic where he met about two dozen patients Bush touted his multibillion-doll- ar global initiative to target prevention S and treatment to 14 nations hardest-h-it by die pandemic including 12 ill Africa And he praised Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni for his government’s latest awareness campaign which promotes the “ABCD” of HIV — “abstain” change “behavior” use “cononce-spirali- ng doms” or “die" Also on Friday White House officials discovered a stowaway on a chartered plane for reporters covering President Bush's Africa trip and the man was detained by Ugandan authorities The man who carried no weapons and had no passport or other identification boarded in Pretoria South Africa and flew to Bush’s next stop in Entebbe where he was detained The man was shouting as he was led away “He was never near the president" he said of the interloper Italian official resigns after fury over remark against Germans ROME (AP) — The Italian government official who aggra-vate- d a diplomatic spat by calling Germans arrogant blonds resigned Friday at the request of Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi Stefano Stefani an Industry Ministry undersecretary responsible for tourism expressed regret for his remarks as he gave up his post spokesman Giuseppe Pinetti said Stefani announced his resignation during a rally in northern Italy the ANSA news agency said Stefani's original comments which followed a diplomatic gaffe by Berlusconi prompted German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder to cancel his planned variation to die Marche region in central Italy t” “hyper-nationalis- Japan outraged by sumo wrestler who yanked down opponent’s hair TOKYO (AP) — For the first time ever the top of Japan’s venerable sport of sumo a wrestling was disqualified fistful of his opponent’s topknot and yanking him down to the dirt — and Japan is duly scandalized "Topknot grabber unheard of” read a headline Friday in the nation’s largest ' newspaper the Yomiuri that sullied die first honor of has “A sumo's highest rank” blared another in the Nikkan S pruts tabloid a photo of the hair-gra- b covering its front page At the center of the fracas is grand champion Asashoryu a fiery heavily muscled Asashoryu’s opponent from Mongolia who is shows how his hair arguably die best wresder in the ring today was pulled in a match g Islamic scholars ban extremist books urge greater dialogue with the West PUTRAJAYA Malaysia (AP) — Worried that Islam is being linked to terrorism Muslim scholars at an international conference Fridayproposed encouraging greater dialogue with the West and banning books that promote extremism Egypt’s top Muslim cleric Grand Sheik of Mohammed Sayed Tantawi — considered by many to be the Sunni Muslim world’s highest religious authority — said Islamic nations should “wholeheartedly open our arms to die people who want peace with us” and reject violence against the innocent Tantawi later told a news conference that people who commit terrorist acts in the name of the Islamic cause were wrong stressing that “extremism is the enemy of Islam” conference in Malaysia’s administraDelegates at the three-da- y tive capital were discussing issues facing Muslim nations such as disunity terrorism and misconceptions about their religion Peacekeepers frOiiresafteDiiesB Liberian rebels warn of fight if their president won’t resign MONROVIA Liberia (AP) — As the United States considers whether to send troops to Liberia the country’s main rebel movement on Friday threatened a “firefight” with any peacekeepers deployed there before war-batter- ed wariord-turned-Presid- Charles Taylor steps down Taylor who is wanted for war crimes in neighboring Sierra Leone has promised to resign and accept asylum in Nigeria — but only after an international stabilization t force arrives to ensure an orderly transition The rebels’ strongly worded AP photo threat came amid mounting Doileh 50 holding a fan is hugged by a wellwisher as he is released from prison in the Liberian Sekou security fears in the capital capital of Monrovia on Friday after being locked up for a year after being accused of collaborating with where hundreds of war veterthe rebels Dozens of similar prisoners were released Friday ans protested Friday outside the U S and European Union last legs” the rebels said Fri- on crutches or in wheelchairs association said missions complaining of day “Taylor must leave how appealed to the United States They also demanded that — before any deployment” attacks against Taylor’s followto help create a unified army charges be dropped against ers by opponents emboldened As momentum builds to fill the void if Taylor steps Taylor — “for the sake of down At least four veterans by his expected departure against Taylor about 500 peace” said Bobby Moore a Thetebel Liberians United Liberian veterans — many of have been seriously assaulted army medic “If for Reconciliation and Democin the past week jn the ' whom fought with him in there will be they aren't Liberia’s last civil war which racy has said it would welmore bloodshed than there has increasingly restive capital come peacekeepers and wants lasted from 1989 to 1996 — members of the veterans’ been before" US troops to participate But protested noisily Friday outif the force comes with Taylor side the US ami European still in place the rebels said it missions in Monrovia Are You Looking For would only strengthen his abilThe former fighters some to on to ity hang power Wiihrauti “Any troop deployed before $32" credit die departure of Taylor must We have stock fir item be prepared for a firefight” i ' the group said in a commu- nique President Bush in Africa SHANGRI-L- A this week on a five-natitour HEALTH FOODS faces growing international 43I ll NottN MUnfmcf Amsiiewi pressure to send US troops to 4)WlMJtS Hot: Liberia founded by freed American slaves in the 19th century Secretary of State Colin Powell has said a decision could come within days West African nations plan to send more than 1500 troops r to Liberia within 10 days Ghana’s President John Kufiior said at an African Union summit in Mozara- bique The regional economic bloc headed by Kufuor previously said it would contribute 1000 soldiers in two weeks Bush has remained noncommittal but has pledged not to ' overextend American forces already heavily involved in Iraq Afghanistan and Kosovo He also has repeated his demand that Taylor resign as a first step to restoring peace “Taylor’s government is widely considered to be on its V Coconut On? rm © on 1 ar Buy Tickah Online at wwwwMtatesilwotrMcom LOGAN ARTtCINEMA 795 North Main J 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