4 2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 12, 2002 NATION/WORLD Events of Sept. 11 honored abroad LONDON (AP) - From a dusty embassy compound in Afghanistan to London's cathedrals and mosques, millions around the world gathered yesterday to remember those who died in the Sept. 11 attacks and to offer prayers for peace and tolerance. At London's St. Paul's Cathedral, 3,000 white rose petals fluttered down from the dome - one for eAch victim who died last Sept. 11. A cellist played a Bach suite and the congregation of 2,000 remained silent as the petals fell. Moments earlier, they joined people around the world in observing a moment of silence at the moment the first hijacked jet struck the World Trade Center last year. Religious leaders condemned the attacks. "No situation of hurt, no philoso- phy or religion can ever justify such a grave offense on human life and dignity," Pope John Paul II said at his weekly audience at the Vatican. But he called on the world to heal injustices that cause explosive hatreds. At London Central Mosque, Mus- lim leaders offered Quranic prayers for peace, justice and tolerance. Security was heightened at U.S. facilities and other locations around the world. The United States had warned the Philippines and other Southeast Asian nations that al- Qaida may be planning truck bomb- ings to mark the anniversary, but the day passed with no attacks reported in Asia. Not all saw the day as a time toI mourn. In Iraq, which the United States has threatened to attack for allegedly developing weapons of mass destruc- tion, the state-owned AI-Iktisadi newspaper covered its front page yes- terday with a photograph of a burning World Trade Center Tower and a two- word headline in red: "God's punish- ment." "Events like Sept. 11 are sad but it is an opportunity for the American people to feel what bombing could do to nations," said Ali Ahmed, a 47-year-i old who owns a Baghdad stationeryi shop. But around the world, it was a day of simple, heartfelt gestures. In Syd- ney, Australia, thousands of motorists turned on their headlights at 8:46 a.m. as a mark of respect for those who died: Cities around the globe paused for moments of silence, while candles were lighted and flowers laid outside U.S. embassies from Copenhagen to Moscow to Manila. In Paris, two powerful beams of light were projected into the sky Tues- day to honor the memory of the vic- tims - a project to be repeated Yesterday night. In Pisa, Italy, a whitei banner placed by the Leaning Tower read: "From the tower to the towers. Sept. 11, 2002. Memory, solidarity and peace."I Beginning with choirs in New Zealand and Japan, 180 singing groups in 20 time zones began a"Rolling Requiem," singing Mozart's masterpiece. The requiem rang out at the National Theater in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and was played by the Israeli Chamber Orchestra in Tel Aviv. Political leaders around the world expressed their sorrow and solidarity. "France knows what it owes America," French President Jacques Chirac told a ceremony at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Paris. "The French people stand with all their hearts at the side of the Ameri- can people." Russian President Vladimir Putin phoned President Bush to express his condolences, telling him: In Russia, they say that time cures, but we cannot forget. We must not forget." In the Middle East, Palestinian and Israeli leaders condemned the attacks - but disagreed about their significance. At a commemoration ceremony in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon included Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority among sponsors of terrorism that 'are all inseparable parts of the same axis of evil that threatens the peace and stability in every place in the world." Palestinian Cabinet Minister Saeb Erekat1,accused Sharon of "kidnap- ping" Sept. 11 and using it as a pre- text for cracking down on the Palestinians. c iillf NEWS IN BRIEF r.,"- 4 T7p,,Il IHEAL(NL FRM ARUNDTHE ORL -1-7/ RA ALLAH, West Bank Members of Arafat's cabinet resign Defiant Palestinian legislators forced the resignation of Yasser Arafat's 21-member Cabinet yesterday, delivering the biggest political blow to the Palestinian leader since he returned from exile eight years ago and under- scoring the mounting discontent among ordinary Palestinians. Lawmakers clapped and shared jubilant smiles as the resignations were announced moments before parliament appeared set to vote no-confidence in Arafat's ministers. He now has two weeks to present a new Cabinet to parliament. Earlier in the day, Arafat set Jan. 20 as a date for presidential and parlia- mentary elections, making the announcement as part of a failed deal to save his Cabinet. The setting of the specific date is likely to displease the United States, which had sought a delay in presidential elections to gain time to find ways of sidelining Arafat. The parliamentary challenge move did not immediately endanger Arafat's leadership or appear to be organized by any individual challenger. However, it was a blow to his prestige and reflected a groundswell of anger among a Palestinian public tired of years of corruption and mismanage- ment had stayed on. GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba Al-Qaida detainees unaware of Sept. 11 For many of the 598 detainees at this U.S. outpost thousands of miles from ground zero, Sept. 11 was just another day behind bars. The men from 43 countries - all of whom are accused of links to either Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terror network or Afghanistan's fallen Taliban regime - have no calendars and were not told what day it was. "We're not making any special announcements to them," said Brig. Gen. Rick Bac- cus, in charge of the detention mission in Guantanamo. The 1,600 U.S. military personnel at the U.S. naval base on Cuba's eastern tip hon- ored those killed in last year's terror attacks in the United States with somber cere- monies. Dozens of soldiers guarding the detainees stood as taps was played yesterday, but the tent housing the ceremony near the Camp Delta prison was half-empty on a day that remained largely business-as-usual. About 70 soldiers prayed and observed a moment of silence. "Every day, we remember why we're here. But today is a day of remembrance. It's a day of mourning," said Army Spc. Blair Winner, a 20-year-old guard from Mentor, Ohio. I 4 LONDON Higher oil prices expected in future Higher, more volatile oil prices will loom this winter if OPEC refuses to boost crude production as major importing countries head into the peak heating oil season, an industry report warned yesterday. A decrease last month in crude exports from Iraq has squeezed sup- plies and contributed to a dwindling of U.S. inventories. Global demand, mean- while, is forecast to rise by a robust 1.6 million barrels a day in the fourth quar- ter, the International Energy Agency said in its monthly oil market report. Markets now face a challenge similar to that in 1999, when a plunge in oil inventories paved the way for a spike in prices and extreme instability, it said. "Today's situation is every bit as precarious, given the fragile state of the global economy and the threat of military action against Iraq," the agency said in an unusually pointed message. SRINAGAR, India Fighting in Kashmir prior to elections Days before crucial state elections, suspected Islamic militants assassinated a heavily guarded politician and killed 15 other people yesterday in Kashmir, in a clear attempt to frighten candidates and voters away from the polls. Dozens of people have been killed in recent weeks in India-controlled Kash- mir, as separatist militants opposed to the elections have stepped up their attacks. State Law Minister Mushtaq Ahmad Lone, 44, who was a candi- date in the legislative elections that begin Monday, was killed as he addressed a campaign rally in a high school courtyard in the village of Lal- pora, some 70 miles north of Srina- gar, the summer capital of the Himalayan state. As Lone was speaking, an explo- sion went off and two gunmen burst out of a rice paddy firing machine guns, witnesses said. RAFIGANJ, India Rescue efforts begin after train derails Rescue workers used cranes and blow torches to rip apart the man- gled wreckage of a luxury train yes- terday as they continued searching for survivors two days after the Rajdhani Express jumped the tracks at 80 mph and killed at least 105 people. As investigators tried to determine why the train derailed at a colonial- era bridge, the government backed away from sabotage theories and furious relatives bitterly criticized rescue efforts as too slow. The train - carrying 535 passen- gers and 70 railway crew from Cal- cutta to New Delhi - derailed late Monday at the British-built bridge near Rafiganj, about 420 miles southeast of New Delhi. One car fell into the Dhave River, two were left dangling from the bridge and at least three others piled up in a heap. - Compiled from Daily wire reports. 4 4 4 iJIM The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $105. Winter term (January through April) is $110, yearlong (September through April) is $190. University affiliates are subject to a reduced subscription rate. On-campus subscriptions for fall term are $35. 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