THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2012
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NEWS OF THE WORLD
AFRICA
Five people die after Sudanese planes drop bombs on town
RUBKONA, South Sudan — Sudanese planes bombed a disputed oil town near South Sudan's border on Saturday, a southern military official said, and a doctor said bombs aimed at strategic sites in South Sudan's Unity State killed five people.
Col. Philip Aguer said Saturday that villages near the disputed oil town of Heglig fell under heavy aerial bombardment and that he expected ground fighting to resume "anime" soon.
Troops from South Sudan on Wednesday captured the oil-rich border town that is claimed by Sudan.
Aguer said southern forces did not
plan to give up the town, which lies along the ill-defined border between the two Sudans.
Aguer could not say how many soldiers had been killed on either side. He said at least 19 South Sudanese soldiers and 240 Sudanese troops had been killed since the recent resumption of hostilities.
Heglig has been the focal point of more than two weeks of clashes between the two nations. Both sides claim the area, but Sudan operates Heglig's oil facilities, which account for nearly half of the country's daily production.
The U.N. Security Council demanded the withdrawal of South Sudan's military forces from Heglig and an end to aerial bombing by Sudan of South Sudan. It also urged Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and Kirr to hold a summit to resolve their conflicts.
In Unity State, Bentiu Hospital medical director Peter Gatkuoth said bombs killed four civilians and a soldier Saturday. Jets released six bombs.
Fighting erupted in between Sudan and South Sudan May of last year, just months before South Sudan formally declared independence from Sudan.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nations disagree on Cuba joining Summit of the Americas
President Barack Obama, right, speaks with his Chilean counterpart Sebastian Pinera at the sixth summit of the Americans in Caracena, Colombia. Sunday.
SOUTH AMERICA
Associated Press
The question hung in the air as the leaders convened Sunday for a private morning retreat.
CARTAGENA, Colombia Could this weekend's gathering of about 30 Western Hemisphere leaders be the last Summit of the Americas?
Washington, backed by Canada, was standing fast against widespread demands to include in the meeting's final declaration language specifying that Cuba be included in future hemispheric summits.
"All the countries here in Latin American and the Caribbean want Cuba to be present. But the United States won't accept." President Evo Morales of Bolivia told reporters late Saturday. "It's like a dictatorship."
Morales and other leftist leaders have been insistent that this weekend's meeting in this Caribbean colonial port will be the last regional summit under Organization of American States auspices unless Cuba is invited in the future.
The top international adviser to Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Marco Aurelio Garcia, said the differences could
mean the summit will end with no final declaration.
U. S. President Barack Obama's peers lectured him Saturday over his unflagging opposition to Cuban participation due to U.S. objections to the communist-governed Caribbean island's lack of democracy.
The foreign ministers of Venezuela, Argentina and Uruguay have said their
presidents won't sign any declaration unless the U.S. and Canada remove their veto of future Cuban participation
The Cuba issue led Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa to boycott the summit, and Nicaragua's leftist President Daniel Ortega also sat out the meeting.
Kim Jong Un stresses military might in first public address
ASIA
Kim Jong Un, North Korea's new leader and late leader Kim Jon Il's son, addressed the world for the first time on Sunday. He stressed military strength and unity.
PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea's new leader addressed his nation and the world for the first time Sunday, vowing to place top priority on his impoverished country's military, which promptly unveiled a new long-range missile.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kim Jung Un's speech took North Koreans gathered at Kim II Sung Square and around televisions across the country by surprise. His father, late leader Kim Jong II, addressed the public only once in his lifetime.
Punctuating Kim's message that the North will continue to pour funds into its military, the parade culminated with the unveiling of a new long-range missile, though it's not clear how powerful or significant the addition to the North Korean arsenal is. Some analysts suggested it might have been a dummy designed to dupe outside observers.
Kim's address was seen by analysts as an expression of confidence by the young leader and meant to show that he is firmly in control.
"Superiority in military technology is no longer monopolized by imperialists.
and the era of enemies using atomic bombs to threaten and blackmail us is forever over," Kim said.
His message suggested no significant changes in national policy — the "Military First" strategy has long been at the center of North Korea's decision-making process.
"first, second and third" priorities on military might. But he said he is open to working with foreign countries that do not have hostile policies toward his nation, and said he would strive to reunify Korea.
Kim said he will strengthen North Korea's defenses by placing the country's
He also stressed the importance of national unity, calling his country "Kim Il Sung's Korea" rather than North Korea.
ASIA
Taliban militants raid prison and free about 400 prisoners
DERA ISMAIL KHAN,
Pakistan — Taliban militants
armed with automatic weapons and
rocket-propelled grenades battled
their way into a prison in northwest
Pakistan on Sunday, freeing close
to 400 prisoners, including at least
20 described by police as "very
dangerous" insurgents, authorities
and the militants said.
The raid by more than 100 fighters was a dramatic display of the strength of the insurgency gripping the nuclear-armed country. The escaped prisoners may now rejoin the
fight, giving momentum and a propaganda boost to a movement that has killed thousands of Pakistani officials and ordinary citizens since 2007.
The attackers stormed the prison before dawn in the city of Bannu in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province close to the Afghan border, said police officer Shafique Khan. They used explosives and hand grenades to knock down the main gates and two walls, said Bannu prison superintendent Zahid Khan.
"They were carrying modern and heavy weapons," said Zahid Khan. "They fired rockets."
Once inside the building, the attackers headed straight to the area of the prison where death-row prisoners were being kept, he said. They fought with guards for around two hours, setting part of the prison on fire before freeing the 380 inmates, including at least 20 "very dangerous Taliban militants," said Shafique.
The militants coordinated with each other using radio handsets as they freed their colleagues in different parts of the prison, said one of the prisoners who did not escape, Amanullah Khan.
CULTURE
TRAVIS YOUNG/KANSAN
Kiowa Cozad (red) leads his group, the Cozad Singers, in a traditional Native song and drum beat. The 24th Annual KI Puwow was held by the First Nation Student Association Saturday afternoon in Robinson Gymnasium. The event celebrated different Native Cultures in Lawrence.
Powwow honors Native Americans' heritage
MARSHALL SCHMIDT mschmidt@kansan.com
The powwow, sponsored by First Nation Student Association, (FNSA) was held at the Robinson Center gymnasium and was postponed from Saturday evening due to inclement weather. Through singing and dancing, Natives and non-Natives alike celebrated Native American culture.
Dressed in traditional Native American clothing of feathered head dresses, colorful dance shawls and decorated moccasins, more than 50 dancers performed to beating drums in front of at least 400 people at the 24th annual KU Powwow on Sunday afternoon.
"The powow creates a big opportunity for people on campus to come and experience Native American culture." Samantha Wiese, a senior from Sussex, N.J., and president of FNSA. said.
More than 20 tribes were represented at the powwow, including the Omaha, Lakota, Pueblo and Wiese's tribe, the Huron-Wyandot.
"It's always great to share your Native culture with other people," Wiese said.
Brian Horsewhitaker, a dancer who performed at the event, was glad to be able to dance one last time before heading overseas for military service. Horsewhitaker
preferred the smaller dances, and he performed a grass dance as part of the powwow.
"The Natives at the college come from all over, so it's a good way for them to come together and feel at home," Horsewhitaker said.
"I know a lot of people and it's nice to connect the AISES members to their heritage and culture," Curley said. "I like the music, dancing and mingling with friends and family."
Trudy Curley, a junior from Gallup, N.M., and member of the Navajo tribe, volunteered at the event as part of the American Indian Science and Engineering
Edited by Christine Curtin
Society (AISES). Curley, who has attended powwows for her whole life, enjoys the community aspect of the event.