European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 stars and stripes wednesday april 11 2007 in the world rescued passengers in a Lifeboat take photographs of the sinking cruise ship sea Diamond in Santorini Greece last week official sinking ship tied to human error the associated press Santorini Greece Greece merchant Marine minis Ter said tuesday that human error contributed to the sinking of a cruise ship off a resort Island in the Aegean sea last week forc ing the evacuation of nearly 1600 people two French tourists Are feared drowned after me sea Diamond hit submerged rocks just off san Torini Island on thursday Caus ing the ship to take on water and eventually sink sex Crew members of the greek flagged ship including the Captain and chief mate have been charged with negligence the Captain has told investigators he was caught unawares by a sea current that swept his vessel onto the Well marked and charted rocks minutes before it was due to Dock the greek Crew members have been released from police custody but Are still on Santorini officials said if upheld in court the charges carry a maximum five year sentence on tuesday merchant Marine minister Manolis Kefa Loyannis said that most definitely there was human error involved in the Accident without elaborating he also praised the Rescue Effort saying it worked perfectly despite some passengers complaining of an insufficient Supply of life vests Little guidance from Crew members and being forced into a Steep climb Down rope lad Ders to safety Portugal president oks abortion until 10th week the associated press Lisbon Portugal Portu gals president on tuesday Rati fied a new Law permitting Abor Tion up until the 10th week of pregnancy but recommended a raft of measures that would Dis courage the procedure in the mostly roman Catholic country parliament voted overwhelmingly last month to legalize Abor Tion scrapping previous tight restrictions and bringing Portugal in line with most of its european neighbors the legislation came after a referendum in february that favored the change though he gave his formal consent to the new Law president Anibal Cava co Silva described abortion As a social evil to be avoided he said in a statement that women seeking the procedure should be shown an ultrasound of the fetus and doctors who oppose abortion should be allowed to counsel them women also should be informed about the possibility of adoption and the psychological and physical consequences of an abortion he said food shortages the associated press Bangkok ing temperatures could result in food shortages for 130 million peo ple across Asia by 2050 and cause potentially catastrophic problems in Africa wiping out one of the continents Staple crops altogether according to a in report re leased tuesday climate change threatens the ecologically Rich great Barrier reef and Subantarctic islands and could melt the Snow on Afri Cas mount Kilimanjaro Accord ing to the latest report from the intergovernmental panel on Cli mate change a summary of the full 1572page document written and reviewed by 441 scientists was re leased Friday the latest Docu ment the second of four reports including the summary tries to explain How global warming is changing life around the world Region by Region the report suggests that a 36degree increase in mean air temperature could decrease rained Rice yields by 5 percent to 12 percent in China in bang Ladesh Rice production May fall by just under 10 percent and wheat by a third by the year 2050 the drops in yields combined with rising populations could put close to 50 million extra people at risk of hunger by 2020132 Mil lion by 2050 and 266 million by 2080 the report said water shortages will also be come More common in India As the Himalayan glaciers decline while nearly 100 million people annually will face the risk of floods from seas that Are expected to Rise in Asia Between 004 inches to 012 inches annually slightly higher than the global average unchecked climate change will be an environmental and eco nomic catastrophe but above All it will be a human tragedy Achim Steiner executive director of the in environment program said in a statement the report said Africa is the continent most vulnerable to the effects of climate change the fall out from a swiftly warming planet will Only exacerbate troubles in the worlds poorest continent said Anthony Nyong one of the Lead authors ii stripes delivers anywhere in Europe to residents living in base housing German Italy Turkey Spain Benelux and United kingdom and on the where available to free numbers to sign up Oso toil 270 Germany contacts week no additional charges apply delivered Gustt