Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Wednesday August 14 2002 — A9 In brief Catholic Governments urged to protect US peacekeepers from war crimes court killed in WASHINGTON AP) — Secretary of State Colin Powell appealed to foreign governments Tuesday td promise to protect American peacekeepers from the reach of a new international war crimes court “It is a serious matter" Powell said at a news conference “We have serious concerns with the ICC (the International Criminal Court)” But Powell said the Bush administration simply was having discussions with governments in the European Union as well as with other nations “We are not bludgeoning or threatening any of our friends” he said The appeal conies with a warning that foreign governments could lose US military aid if they declined to cooperate Signaling a problem for the Bush administration Spanish Foreign Minister Ana Palacio declined to say whether her government would cooperate wjth the administration “Spain is not just Spain” she said “Spain is also the European Union and it will be addressing all the concerns" at a foreign ministers meeting at the end of the month she said Two countries Romania and Israel have pledged not to turn over US peacekeepers to the court which the Bush administration opposes By contrast the Netherlands declined saying it would undermine the authority of the International Criminal ' Ireland N BELFAST Northern Ireland (AP) — A Catholic man beat- en into a coma by Protestants outside a crowded nightclub died Tuesday becoming the ninth fatality this year in Northern Ireland's political-religious conflict Belfast native Chris Whitson 20 had been on life-suport at Royal Victoria Hospital in the capital ever since Protestants pummeled and kicked him Aug 3 outside Kelly’s jthe most popular nightclub in Northern main coastal resort AP photo Portrush A Palestinian flag flutters above the rubble of the home of suicide bomber Issa Bdeir's family after the Court Witnesses said attackers Israeli army destroyed it In the Doha refugee camp in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on Tuesday on his head as he lay The sign at left reads "The lawyer Abed Rabbo Bdeir civil and legal a master's degree in legal science stomped the on concrete parking lot and criminology from the American University of Wisconsin” Abed Bdeir is the father of Issa and he had Police said Whitson’s In his office the same building as the family house PRAGUE Czech Republic (AP) — Tens of thousands of Protestant attackers had targetCzechs fled their historic capital for higher ground Tuesday as ed him after they heard that torrential rains turned the Vltava River into a menacing cascade one of his friends had an and unleashed more flooding that has now killed at least 88 peoname overtly ple across Europe Names are one of the key secChurning toward Prague’s Old Town the heart of the capital tarian cues that allow British and a popular tourist stop the brown swollen Vltava inflicted Protestants and Irish Catholics the worst flooding in more than a century on the Czech Repubto distinguish each other in lic Officials said at least nine people died after more than a three have not been formally JERUSALEM (AP)— As Northern Ireland week of heavy rainfall Water engulfed Prague’s historic Kampa Israel moved to punish the rel- 'charged or convicted of a " Defense attorneys for the island flooding architectural gems dating to the Hapsburg crime but the army alleges atives of Palestinian militants Protestant men charged two Volunteers landmarks and around scrambled gathered Empire the army tore down two famithey had knowledge and aided with assaulting Whitson — to fill hundreds of sandbags in a desperate bid to save die city’s their brothers’ attacks ly homes belonging to terror Gary Davison 28 and David treasures from rising waters the Supreme The court decision marked but suspects Gaston 20 — withdrew their At least 40000 residents of low-lyiareas of Prague — a the first time a legal body Court temporarily blocked bail 1 million inhabitants — were ordered to leave applications Tuesday at over of city just plans to expel three siblings of ruled that Palestinians sus- Belfast High Court after heartheir homes Tuesday and a total of 200000 were evacuated pected of involvement in alleged attackers to the Gaza ' ing of Whitson’s death nationwide Interior Minister Stanislav Gross said The 340-rooattacks could be expelled The Strip The Whitson family’s parish Intercontinental Hotel and the Four Seasons Hotel evacuissue is an extremely sensitive’ The two sides also waged a the Rev Sean Emerson ated their guests at the peak of the summer tourist season priest milfierce debate about the legalione for Palestinians he said had spent the past lions are refugees and they ty and the effectiveness of week at the hospital with the in have been seeking an indepensuch steps Israel argued that victims’ parents “I have been ' dent state for decades the measures have deterred SEOUL South Korea (AP) — The two Koreas predicted a helping them let go of Chris However Israeli Supreme some would-b- e suicide talks in nine successful outcome to their first Cabinet-lev- el helping them in the realization from Dalia Justice Domer Court on carrying out months even as the communist North threatened to pull out of a bombers that their eldest son was going the while Palestinians attacks froze Tuesday expulsion key 1994 accord with the United States the South’s chief ally to die" he said orders for 15 days during this called them collective punishNegotiators from North and South Korea reached an agree- The Northern Ireland conment period the Israeli military ment and invited their aides to draft a joint statement the has claimed more than flict first submit must on are “There the About a modem thousand arguments already North’s official Korean Central News Agency or KCNA lives since 1969 Most 3600 should it to few allowed Christian the Orthodox that be Jews a on and why ground reported It did not give details but the two sides have discussed signs in supviolence this year has been fundamentalists march it calls with what an were suicide (attacks) preventproceed er cross-bordof a joint economic projects such as the in of Old Israel Jerusalem's committed fears the of the “order result as of port ed by Protestant limiting place family railway and another round of reunions for family members sepon extremists City destruction Tuesday or of of expulsion residency” arated by the 1930-3-3 Korean War their houses” Dan Naveh an Israeli Cabinet member told kill in Israeli TV “If we save the lives of Israelis of children I GAUHATI India (AP) — Separatist guerrillas ambushed a think there is no doubt that truck loaded with passengers Tuesday and killed at least 15 peothis is what we must do” northin them India’s remote on after roadside a lining up ple An Israeli military court on east police said other people wpre seriously wounded in the Twenty-fiv- e Monday ruled that the three Palestinians 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