UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2011
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NEWS NEAR&FAR
(Warsaw, Poland) NATO and Russia teamed up Tuesday to test their ability to fight terrorism, using a military transport plane to simulate a hijacking over Poland and sending in fighter planes to save it, an official said. It was the first time NATO and Russia, which doesn't belong to the alliance, had conducted such an anti-terrorism exercise together.
(Bloomington, Ind.) Police say they suspect foul play in the disappearance of a 20-year-old Indiana University student five days ago, but have little information about what happened to her. Dozens of volunteers headed back out Tuesday looking for signs of Lauren Spierer in the area where she was last seen walking alone about 4:30 a.m. Friday toward her apartment in downtown Bloomington. City police Lt. Bill Parker said investigators have Spierer's cell phone, purse and some keys but that they aren't sure whether she left them behind before she went missing following a night of partying with friends.
(Shanghi, China) A toxic chemical spilled into a river that supplies drinking water to the scenic city of Hangzhou in eastern China, knocking out supplies to more than half a million people and creating a run on bottled water. A tanker truck carrying 20 tons of carbolic acid overturned late Saturday night. The chemical, also known as phenol, was washed by rain into the Xin'an River about 90 miles southwest of Hangzhou, the city said in a report on its website.
(Buenos Aires, Argentina) Stiff winds blew ash from a Chilean volcano Tuesday in a widening arc across Argentina to the capital, grounding most air travel to and from the country. Since airborne ash can severely damage jet engines, Aerolineas Argentinas and Austral, the country's state-owned international and domestic airlines, canceled all flights within Argentina as well as to and from other countries until further notice. At least six international carriers also suspended flights through Wednesday between Buenos Aires and cities in the United States, Europe and South America.
- Associated Press
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(Tripoli, Libya) Moammar Gadhafi stood defiant Tuesday in the face of the heaviest and most punishing NATO airstrikes yet — at least 40 thunderous daylight attacks that sent plumes of smoke billowing above the Libyan leader's central Tripoli compound. In late afternoon and as the strikes continued, Libyan state television broadcast an audio address from Gadhafa, who denounced NATO and the rebels challenging his rule. He vowed never to surrender."We will not kneel!" he shouted.
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