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MW V 4 HWHH■ 1 MM : OWDY 2 o MCJLRT OF PRAISE AND WORSHIP Featuring Watermark, Ross King, Chris Tomlin Thursday, September 14, 7:30 p.m. First Baptist Church, Bryan Sponsored by Compass College Ministries Tickets: $7 advance, $8.50 door Available at the MSC box office Call 845*1234 for more info. .. Any , Word Product Expires October 15, 2000 Scripture Haven Post Oak Mall Now Accepting Aggie Bucks! Q agqieinfotech2QQQ - Notepad File Edit Seatch help ml aggie info tech 2 0 0 0 A FREE campus-wide telecommunications and information technologies conference for all undergraduate and graduate Aggies ALL MAJORS invited Thursday, September 14th, 9am-4pm Student Memorial Center http://aggieinfotech.tamu.edu jJ WWW.COMCHURCH.COM Sundays 10:00am ©The Hilton Church Page 4B WORLD Wednesday, September 6,2000 THE BATTALION U.N. Millennium Summit gathers Leaders, protesters to bring various agendas UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Tuesday urged the kings, generals and presidents descending on New York for the U.N. Millennium Sum mit to use the unprecedented meeting to forge peace and end poverty in the 21 st century. But some heads of state are ex pected to use the three days of speeches, discussions and meetings beginning Wednesday to push their own agendas — including those that are critical of the United States. In a taste of what may come. North Korea denounced the United States as a “rogue state” Tuesday, claiming the government was re sponsible for allegedly ordering the strip search of members of the dele gation as they switched planes in Germany. The incident prompted Py ongyang to call off the summit trip by its No. 2 leader, who had been sched uled to meet South Korean President Kim Dae-jung. North Korea’s U.N. Ambassador Li Hyong Choi warned that the hu miliating security check could prove “quite expensive” for U.S.-North Korean relations, even though the State Department quickly said it deeply regretted the incident. Washington is also expected to come under fire from Cuban Presi dent Fidel Castro, who came to New York on Tuesday for the first time in five years. He is expected to speak out against American domination of the United Nations in his five min utes on the podium Wednesday. Foreign Minister Felipe Perez The United Nations role in the 21st century The Millennium Summit, taking place Sept. 6-8 at the United Nations, is addressing how to strengthen the role of the world body in the 21st century It is the largest-ever gathering ot heads ot state or government. U.N Secretary-General Koti Annan has outlined his vision for the United Nations in a globalized world — an action plan to make globalization work tor people everywhere — and asks member states to consider vanoua goals Freedom from fear Internal wars I have claimed I millions ot \f\l \ lives and driven people from their homes. Weapons ot mass destruction cast shadows ot tear ► Prevent conflicts * Address problems with Intervention ► Strengthen peace operations * Target sanctions ► Control small arms transfers ► Reduce dangers ot existing nuclear weapons and ot further proliteration Globalization and governance Faster growth, higher living standards and new opportunities are all good but these benefits are distributed unequally ► Strengthen states so they act together to help with internal wars and distribution ot power ► Learn to govern better Freedom from want Nations must confront the extreme poverty and inequality among countries and take action on: ► Poverty ► Debt reiiel ► Access to water ► Needs ot Africa ► Education ► Bridge digital ► Health and HIV/AIDS divide * Upgrading slums ► Access to trade Sustaining our planet for future generations iuiuib yet ibi auimo Climate change 1 i ► Water cnsis j ! ► Pros and cons i j | of biodiversity ; ► Conservation Renewing the United Nations ► Structural reform ► Identity and build on core strengths ► Network with private and non -governmental agenaes ► Improve interaction through technology Soum UnitKt NMont S HUInwne Roque told a press conference in Ha vana last week that Cuba would lam- bast “the growing tendency of a small and powerful group of coun tries” to violate the U.N. Charter and intervene militarily in meinber coun tries without Security Council ap proval — a reference to the U.S.-led NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. The United States also can expect to get an earful from more friendly countries. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Jiang Zemin are likely to use the gathering to continue rallying international support against U.S. national missile defense plans. President Clinton’s announce ment last week that he would leave it to the next administration to decide whether and when to deploy such a system will certainly be welcomed by many leaders who have criticized the U.S. plans as a threat to 30 yean of arms control treaties. But analysts have predicted that Jiang will use the summit — anda one-on-one meeting with Clinton — to pressure the United States to cancel the missile defense propos al altogether. Beijing fears that the anti-missile shields will render useless its growing arsenal of mis siles and force China into a costly arms race. Jiang, however, will have his own controversies to deal with as members of the Falun Gong spiri tual movement stage continuous demonstrations against the Chinese leader for Beijing’s crackdown on the sect — part of the 91 demon strations planned this week. Red Cross discourages cluster bombs, deaths News in Brief Rebels refuse to release American GENEVA (AP) —The Red Cross is urging governments to suspend the use of cluster bombs because they can kill and maim long after a war ends, an official said Tuesday. A new study by the International Committee of the Red Cross found that, compared with land mines, those injured or killed by cluster bombs were 4.9 times as likely to be children under the age of 14. The 50-page report focused on the aftermath of NATO’s 78-day bombing of the Yugoslav province of Kosovo. Children are especially at risk because the bombs are usually an eye-catching yellow with little para chutes attached, said Peter Herby, an ICRC specialist. “People think they are duds be cause they didn’t go off at first, but they are highly unstable and can be set off easily,” Herby added. The ICRC found that cluster bombs killed 50 people and injured 101 in Kosovo during the first year after the bombing ended in June 1999, the report said. Land mines killed 30 people and wounded 169. Victims of land mines often sur vive, although they may lose feet or legs, but cluster bombs generally kill anyone near them when they explode. Herby said the ICRC, charged with enforcing the Geneva Conven tions on the conduct of war, has sent governments its study with an ap peal for a new international law on the weapon. “The use of cluster bombs should be suspended until an international agreement on their use and clearance has been achieved,” said a message to diplomats in Geneva. Although cluster bombs were used in the Gulf War and the In dochina war in Laos, Kosovo pro vided the Red Cross with its first chance to study their long-term im pact, Herby said. A single cluster-bomb canister, dropped to destroy airfields or tanks and soldiers, typically scatters 200 to 600 bomblets over an area the size of a football field. ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP) — Muslim rebels holding an American hostage in a southern Philippine jungle re fused Tuesday to exchange him for a suspected guerrilla. Jeffrey Schilling, 24, of Oak land, Calif., ended a hunger strike and is being held in a heav ily guarded bamboo hut, said a government envoy. On Monday, police said they had arrested a 73-year-old man suspected of be longing to the Abu Sayyaf rebels and accused him of taking part in kidnappings on Basilan island. Rebel spokesman Abu Sabaya identified the man as his grandfather, but refused to swap him for Schilling, who was kidnapped Aug. 28. The rebels will not release Schilling for "even 10, even 100 of my grandfathers," Sabaya told the Radio Mindanao Network. The rebels, who say they are fighting to establish an Islamic state in the southern Philip pines, have insisted that the ar rested man, Ahmad Opao, be freed before they begin talks for Schilling’s release. Wednesday,Septemb Li B-a I magine . a.m. The of North flooded with p Is there a st ty? No — they just been kickt the bars. Meanwhile Austin, studen another univer Other hour. Th While a bet Aggie's hand, still enjoying t for gallons of I the bars close ■ in Texas. At a school sume an entire mg one s seme jiome early. W reason. Sluder es heard. Austin, Dal bock bars stop cause people i to close at 2. L Continue servi suming that ci Ing hours until With more lation of Colie the students w ing the law if t [pcally and m< (ast majority ( jenefit from tl Students w tiave the choic future. 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