Foreign Desk
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Israel’s Attorney General Urges President To Quit
JERUSALEM — President Katsav faced the strongest pressure yet to step down yesterday, when Israel’s attorney general urged him to take leave while an indictment on rape and other serious charges is taking shape. Though Attorney General Meni Mazuz’s recommendation cannot force Mr. Katsav from office, it adds an influential voice to the growing chorus of officials who have called for the president to resign.
— Associated Press
Lawyer: A Death Sentence for Saddam Would Worsen Violence
AMMAN, Jordan — Saddam Hussein’s chief lawyer warned yesterday of worsening violence in Iraq and chaos across the Middle East if the former leader is sentenced to death at his trial for an assault on a Shiite village in the 1980s. Khalil al-Dulaimi also said he would break a month-long boycott and attend proceedings today when Saddam’s second trial resumes on separate charges of genocide against the Kurds. A verdict in Saddam’s first trial is expected November 5.
— Associated Press
Photos Are Released Of Castro Standing, Talking on Phone
HAVANA — Photographs of Fidel Castro, 80, standing and talking on the phone were published yesterday in Cuba’s state-run press, a day after the ailing leader appeared in a video to dispel rumors that he was on his deathbed. The Communist Youth newspaper Juventud Rebelde dedicated its front page to the Cuban president. Mr. Castro, who temporarily ceded power to his brother Raul Castro in July following intestinal surgery, had not been seen since mid-September when photographs of him receiving world leaders at a summit in Havana were released.
— Associated Press
Nearly All on Nigerian Jet Feared Dead After Crash
ABUJA, Nigeria — A Nigerian airliner with 104 people on board slammed into the ground moments after takeoff yesterday — the third deadly crash of a passenger plane in less than a year in this West African nation known for its notoriously unsafe air industry. Six people survived, and the rest were believed dead. Among those killed was the man regarded as the spiritual leader of Nigeria’s Muslims, Alhaji Muhammadu Maccido, also known as the Sultan of Sokoto. Thousands of people gathered at a regional airport to receive his body.
— Associated Press
Brazil’s President Easily Wins Second Term
SAO PAULO, Brazil — President da Silva won a second term in a landslide victory yesterday with Brazilians rewarding their first working-class leader after he helped ease grinding poverty while improving the economy of Latin America’s largest country. With 94% of the votes counted, Mr. Silva had 61% support compared to 39% for the center-right Geraldo Alckmin, Sao Paulo state’s former governor. Election officials said Mr. Alckmin would be unable to pull ahead even if he won all of the remaining votes.
— Associated Press