European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              June 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Pace 9 priests abductors allegedly offer to talk Philippines the abductors of an italian priest have offered to negotiate for his according to a purported intermediary in the Southern an official said Mon the military and Muslim separatist rebels have been looking for Giancarlo Bossi in thick for ests since suspected criminals snatched him two weeks Marine Ben Dolorfino said a group claimed to have received a Call from Bossis abductors Early guard foils attack on Pakistan principal Pakistan a guard foiled an apparent militant attack on the foreign principal of a school in Northwestern Pakistan on police the guard told investigators that five or six armed men broke into the Muslim Public school in Bantu in the Early hours of Mon Day said Mehar Ullah a police officer in the the who looked like Tali demanded to know where they could find the principal of the and opened fire when he Khan quoted the guard As decision to restrict brits drugs challenged London pharmaceutical companies and alzheimer advocates went to Britain High court on monday in a bid to Force the state run health service to give All patients Access to three drugs to treat the brain destroy ing the Case is the latest in a series of Legal challenges to Britain National health which of fers free health care and Low Cost medicines to All britons but is regularly accused of rationing a Cess to drug companies Eisai and Pfizer along with the alzheimer want to Over turn a decision by the govern ments medicines watchdog not to approve a group of drugs known As acetyl cholinesterase inhibitors for patients in Early stages of the officials Monsoon floods kill 129 in India new Delhi torrential Rains and flooding have killed an other 38 people and displaced thousands in raising the death toll to 129 since the Mon soon season set in nearly four weeks officials said Indian Media reports put the number of deaths As High As caused by flooding and wild storms that have also battered neighbouring where 228 people were killed Over the week heavy Rains swept across South Ern India Karn Ataka state and Western Maharashtra state Over the killing 38 officials residents of India financial and entertainment Capi waded through knee deep water in some flights were delayed and train services disrupted on officials Taylor continues Boycott of his War crimes trial the Netherlands former liberian president Charles Taylor boycotted the re sumption of his War crimes trial the second time he has failed to show up to face charges of arming Sierra Leone rebels and orchestrating a murderous terror Campaign during that coun try 10year civil judges adjourned the Case until july 3 because of Taylors absence and the absence of a de sense prosecutors had planned to put their first witness on the stand now the first witnesses will take the stand during a week of hearings to Start july according to a judges Rul ing mondays hearing began with court official Vincent who is responsible for ensuring Taylor can mount an adequate de saying Taylor had called that morning to say he would not be in from the associated press love graduation Teddy bears tall web email is phone 18002389481 fast worldwide shipping l say i love you in a big Way court martial Guy attorney at Law world wide Call 7132248815 Chavez prepare for War Venezuela troops urged to get ready to resist by Christopher Toothaker the associated press Venezuela presi Dent Hugo Chavez urged soldiers on sunday to prepare for a Gerril la style War against the United saying the govern ment is using psychological and economic warfare As part of an unconventional Campaign aimed at derailing Venezuela revolt dressing in Ohve Green fatigues and a red Chavez spoke in Side Tina fort Venezuela military nerve enter before hundreds of uniformed soldiers standing alongside armoured vehicles and tanks decorated with ban ners Reading social or death we will Triumph we must continue developing the resistance that the anti imperialist we must think and prepare for the Resis Tance War said who has repeatedly warned that american soldiers could invade Venezuela to seize control of the South american nations immense Oil re officials reject Chavez claims that Washington is considering a military but the government has expressed concern Over what it perceives As a significant arms buildup Chavez a close ally of cuban Leader Fidel Castro told sol Diers that Washington was trying to weaken and Divide venezuelan including the armed forc without resorting to its not just armed said a former army officer who is leading what he Calls the Boli Varian a socialist movement named after 19thcentury Independence hero Simon in also refer ring to psychological Media political economic under Venezuela has recently purchased some billion Worth of arms from rus including 53 military Helicon Kalashnikov 24 su30 Soukhoi fighter last Chavez said he is considering arms including submarines and a mis Sil equipped air defense As he prepares for a tour of rus Belarus and we Are strengthening Venezu Elas military Power precisely to avoid Imperial aggressions and As sure not to attack any he said Korea to move Forward with pledge to shut Down reactor by Alexa Olesen the associated press Beijing North Korea vowed monday to move Forward with its pledge to shut Down its nuclear re actor in Exchange for As monitors prepared to visit the communist nation to discuss How to verify the Long delayed the North also announced monday that a dispute Over Frozen Bank funds that had held up disarmament efforts was now and confirmed that it would hold talks with officials from the International atomic Energy Agency starting How to verify that North Korea is taking its plutonium producing Yon Byon reactor offline will dominate the Agenda for the five Day Iaea the Agency Deputy director for Safe guards said during a Stop Over in now we Are going to go to negotiate the de tails How to verify and make sure the reactors will be shut Down at Olli Heinonen told reporters upon arrival at Beijing International he said he was unsure whether he would have a Chance to actually visit the Yon by on the visit fuelled optimism that Pyongyang finally was ready to move Forward with its disarmament North which expelled inspectors in late announced last week that it invited a working level delegation to discuss proce dures for shutting Down the plutonium producing North Korea had Olli the International atomic Energy Agen cys Deputy director general for talks to journalists in Beijing on Heinonen was preparing for a rare visit to North Korea for discus pledged in february to shut Down the Yon Byon re its main processing and Iaea chief Mohamed Elba Radei travelled to North Korea in March in what was billed As a landmark but Pyongyang refused to act on the Promise until it received about million in funds that were fro zen in a Macau Bank amid a dispute with the Over alleged on North Korea announced that the banking dispute had been the norths foreign ministry said that disputed funds have finally been transferred according to our said a re port from the norths offi Cial korean Central news the ministry also said it would Start implement ing the february disarmament in which it promised to shut Down its nuclear reactor in Exchange for economic and political it also confirmed that the country will hold talks with the nuclear watchdog starting tues we have already missed the initial dead line so it is important that we now take con Crete japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe told reporters Mon Heinonen trip comes on the heels of a visit to North Korea by assistant Secretary of state Christo Pher the top nuclear negotiator with the communist after a today visit to North Hill said sat urday in Japan that the Yon Byon reactor would be shut after the Iaea and the North agree on no Han Sions on How the Agency inspectors would Monitor How to Monitor the pro and verify the shutdown of the nuclear