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Saudi Arabia King Fahd was buried this morning in an
unmarked grave alongside hundreds of other unmarked
grave. Muslim leaders from around the world prayed with
millions of Saudi Muslims. King Fahd ruled Saudi Arabia
for 23 years, which is the worlds largest oil exporter
and home to more than a billion Muslims. He died on
Monday at the age of 83.Abdullah, the fifth son of Saudi
Arabia's founder, King Abdul-Aziz, will take the crown.
President Bush signed into law the Dominican Republic
Central American Free Trade Agreement.He said it would
advance peace and prosperity through out the region and
spread democracy.
(Audio Cut of Bush)
The free trade agreement narrowly passed Congress last
week in a vote of 217 to 215 in the House of
Representatives.The agreement removes trade barriers and
opens up US goods in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic.It also
strengthensprotections for intellectual property and
pharmeceuticals.
One day after threats to reopen a main nuclear plant,
Iran said they will wait 2 more.They say it gives more
time for the European Union to offer incentives for them
to stop their nuclear program.A U.S. intelligence report
shows that Iran is 10 years away from having a nuclear
bomb, longer than the Administration officials have been
proclaiming.Selyna Perez reports from Washington, D.C.
A tribal court in the Cherokee Indian nation is to decide
if a lesbian couple's marriage will be honored under
tribal law. Kurt Gwartney has more from Oklahoma City.
The elderly in Great Britain experience inhumane
treatment because of faulty oversight in their care,
according to a national report released today.Helen Kelly
has more from London.
Features
Southern Iraqi Governors Calling for Greater Autonomy
(3:54)
Women's groups in Iraq met with US ambassador Zalmay
Khalilzad today,and expressed concerns over the new
constitution, saying that arbitrary interpretations of
Islamic law may be used as a way to limit their rights
under the new charter. Following a strict Sharia code
could, for example, deny women equal rights to divorce
and inheritance, and could roll back many of the rights
they've enjoyed for decades that were secured under the
secular 1959 civil law. Meanwhile today, and at least ten
people, including a US soldier, were killed in violence
in Baghdad, Baquba and Ramadi. The US military announced
that six marines were killed on Sunday in the city of
Hit. The chaos in central Iraq has led some southern
governors to call for greater autonomy from the central
government. The 9,000 British troops stationed around
Basra are occasionally attacked, and British Foreign
Secretary Jack Straw said today that the troops would
have to be fully withdrawn, as they are part of the
security problem. In Basra, David Enders reports on the
politics that have developed since the invasion.
Immigration Rights Advocates Denounce New Deportation
Program (3:44)
El Salvador is experiencing its highest average daily
murder rate in years. According to a preliminary report
issued by the National Police Force, at least 375 people
were assassinated in July, up nearly 40% from the same
time last year. Over 2,000 people have been murdered so
far this year, with most of the murders being committed
by gang members,many of whom are deported to El Salvador
from the United States. Meanwhile, in the US, immigrant
rights groups and anti-community violence organizations
are reacting with alarm over a new initiative from the
Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, that is rounding
up gang members who are undocumented immigrants and
deporting them. According to the DHS itself, some of
those who have been arrested have never been convicted of
a criminal crime, and are merely suspected of being in a
gang.For some, their only wrong doing was an immigration
violation. Mitch Jeserich reports from Washington.
Connecticut to Close Scandal-Ridden Youth Facility (3:33)
The governor of Connecticut announced yesterday she is
closing a scandal-ridden youth facility that is called a
school but is, in reality, a high-security prison. She
announced that smaller facilities will be built that
provide more support to incarcerated youth. Melinda Tuhus
reports from New Haven.
Bolton Begins New Job as UN Ambassador (1:42)
Bypassing a stalemate in the U.S. Senate on the
nomination of John Bolton, President Bush appointed
Bolton as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations yesterday
during the Senate recess, and in time for the opening of
the UN General Assembly session in September. U.N.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan expressed tempered
encouragement, as Bolton began his appointment to the
international body that he once deemed irrelevant.
Rebecca Myles reports.
New Political Tensions Brewing in Papua (2:28)
The U.S. House recently approved a bill for debate on
Papua. If passed into law, the bill would likely increase
international pressure on the government to allow the
Papuan people to vote whether to remain a part of
Indonesia or become an independent nation. Indonesian
President Soesilo Bambang Yudoyono stated the bill is a
kind of intervention against Indonesia's sovereignty. In
Papua, the Council of Indigenous People, a pro-
Independent parliament, warned it will take power over
Papua land on August 15, the day when Indonesia and the
Free Ache Movement will sign their peace agreement. Media
outlets in Jakarta are reporting today that political
tension in Papua is rapidly rising. Monica Lopez readS
for Meggy Margiyono from Jakarta.
University Students Demonstrate over Ford Foundation
Funding (4:11)
The Ford Foundation began international philanthropy soon
after World War II, and claims credit for reducing
poverty and injustice worldwide. But, many progressive
academics like James Petras, are vocal about the CIA
using foundations such as Ford for covert action
programs. Now university students in India are beginning
to oppose Ford funding of their higher education. Vinod
K. Jose has more from New Delhi.
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