European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pace 16 stars and stripes monday april 30 2007 rioting in Estonia begins to Wane the associated press Tallinn government on sunday began preparations to reelect a disputed statue at a military cemetery after a third night of unrest sparked by the soviet memorials removal from downtown Tallinn some 200 people were detained overnight in the capital and in Narva a City on the rus Sian Border but the situation was Calmer than in two previous nights of rioting which left one Man dead and scores injured police said defense minister Jaak a Iksoo said the Bronze Soldier Monument commemorating red army soldiers who died during world War n would be in place at a cemetery outside Tallinn City Center by May 8 a Day be fore russians celebrate the Al lied Victory Over nazi Germany authorities removed the Monu ment from its previous location Early Friday amid violent pro tests from ethnic russians who were infuriated by the govern ments plans to move the statue and exhume the nearby War grave the Bronze Soldier is in Good shape and unharmed Aav Iksoo told reporters in Tallinn the statue was being kept at an undisclosed location Estonia Russia speaking minority about on third of the population regard the statue and grave As a shrine to red army soldiers but Many ethnic estonians consider it a painful re minder of five decades of soviet occupation in All some 1000 people were detained in three nights of rioting the worst the Baltic state has seen since gaining Independence in 1991 one person was killed and 156 were injured police officers in riot gear detain looters in Central Tallinn on saturday during the second night of riots in the estonian capital opposition wants Olmert to resign Over War report by Steve Weizman the associated press Jerusalem members of prime minister Ehud Olmert s Rul ing coalition joined opposition Law makers sunday in calling for the israeli Leader and his defense min ister to resign after parts of a government report criticizing their handling of last years War in Leba non were leaked to local Media officials close to the investigation confirmed to reports that the panel concluded Olmert and de Exchange rates military rates euro costs april Dollar buys april British Pound april japanese yen april South korean won april commercial rates Bahrain British pound51997 Canada China Denmark Egypt 5 6799 Hong Kong Israel Japan yen 11965 Kuwait Dinar 0 7894 Norway Philippines peso 4747 Poland saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea won 92937 Switzerland Thailand Turkey new military Exchange rates Are those available to customers at military Bank ing facilities in the country of issuance for Japan South Korea Germany the Netherlands and the United kingdom for no local currency Exchange rates in purchasing British pounds in Germa Check with your local military Bank ing facility commercial rates Are inter Bank rates provided for reference when buying currency All figures Are foreign currencies to one Dollar except for the British Pound which is represented in  and the euro which is dollars euro sense minis Ter Amir Peretz made Hasty and ill judged decisions at the outset of the War the re port found these errors were com pounded by their Lack of Wimert experience and unfamiliarity with defense issues the officials said of nerds office declined to com ment until official publication of the report on monday but aides said he was confident he would weather the storm and that he had no intention of quitting Olmert appointed the commis Sion last year to stave off Calls for a full scale judicial inquiry into the governments performance during the War which began when Hezbollah guerrillas captured two israeli soldiers in a july 12 Cross order raid although the five member com Mission headed by a retired judge has no authority to order resignations a harsh report could be the final blow to Olmert s grasp on Power opposition lawmakers from the Small righting National Union party said sunday they planned to submit bins to dissolve parliament and Force Early elections Olmert has been widely criticized for failing to achieve his goals of returning the soldiers or destroying Hezbollah which fired nearly 4000 of rockets into North Ern Israel poor teens get traditional Ball in Mexico City new York merc dose Gold Silver 313443 interest Rafes prime rate discount rate625 Federal funds Market rate 525 3month bill494 30year Bond sources the associated press Bank of America by Mark Stevenson the associated press Mexico City almost 200 poor teenagers posed in donated Ball gowns and danced traditional Waltzes saturday As Mexico cites government threw a mass quince Anera coming out party for Dis advantaged girls the keynote speaker was a 16yearold who said she missed having her own quince Anera the traditional right of passage for girls near their 15th birth Day because she was Busy caring for the baby she had at 14 she urged the other girls to make in formed choices Many of the participants at the Ball in Mexico cites main Plaza were juvenile offenders shelter residents or girls from poor families to very Happy because this is a tradition which we should All continue said Rosa Nayeli Lagunes 14 who showed up in a red taffeta dress with an embroidered White bodice fourteen Jearolds who will turn 15 this year also were allowed to participate quince Anera parties in mexican society often rival weddings in expense and fanfare but girls from poor families often miss out on the tradition the parties have become increasingly popular in the us As the country hispanic population grows a truck brought bouquets of roses and lilies and huge sacks of Rose petals for the event in Mexico cites main Plaza instead of traditional carriages tour buses were sent to ferry the girls to the Ball Mexico City authorities said they contacted officials at the guinness Book of world records to see if they had set a record for largest quince Anera but it was unclear if any guinness representative were on hand to certify the event the cites youth Institute which organized the event said about 180 girls participated including some older than 15 who had never had a coming out party Marco Jocelyn Medina Ruiz was among nearly 200 teenage girls who participated in a mass quince Anera in Mexico City on saturday Pope ordains 22 men at St Peters Basilica Vatican City Pope Bene dict Xvi ordained 22 men on Sun Day in St Peters Basilica including the son of the Man who has been the Vatican official photographer for decades Juan Carlos Mari was ordained As a member of the legionaries of Christ a conservative religious order the order said his father Arturo has been taking photo graphs of pontiffs on pilgrimages and during ceremonies for de Cades for the Vatican official newspaper Losse Vatore Romano the elder Mari was among the faithful in the person sunday Benedict called for prayers for the new priests to persevere in their ministry and remain faithful somali president sorry about deadly fighting Mogadishu Somalia so Malias president said saturday he regretted the heavy fighting that killed More than 1000 people in the capital in the past month As residents began collecting rot Ting bodies from the streets to pre pare for burial Mogadishu was Calm for a Sec Ond Day after nine Days of War fare Between islamic insurgents and ethiopian and somali govern ment troops during which they at tacked each other with mortars heavy artillery grenades and a Chin gun fire president Abdullah Yusuf on saturday declared Victory Over the insurgents urging residents to return to their Homes climate meetings to focus on Cost of change Bangkok Thailand the costs of cutting greenhouse gases and who will pay for it Are Likely to be the key issues at a major Cli mate change meeting of scientists and diplomats in the thai capital this week participants said Sun Day some of the worlds biggest greenhouse Gas emitters like the us and Australia and top Oil exporters such As saudi Arabia will try to water Down language in a draft report obtained by the associated press earlier this month that suggests reducing emissions could Cost less than 3 percent of annual global economic activity environmental activists said English town stops use of plastic shopping bags London shopkeepers in the English town of Modbury population 1500 have agreed to Stop using disposable plastic bags in a bid to help the environment and Cut waste from saturday mod Burys 43 stores stopped giving out plastic bags to customers paper sacks and cloth Carrier bags will be offered instead the town about 225 Miles Southwest of London also has declared a bag amnesty allowing residents to hand in plastic bags that have piled up at Home they will be sent for recycling the Modbury ban was the idea of Rebecca to Slang a local Resi Dent who saw the bags effect on Marine life while working in the Pacific As a wildlife camera Wom an she said response in the town so far had been really positive from the associated press