Picture News. 6/27/04
Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2004 12:02 pm
A towboat and its barges are seen on the Mississippi River, north of
Vicksburg, Miss., in this Oct. 22, 2001, file photo. In June 2004 the
U.S. Senate approved a $1.46 billion construction plan to replace seven
upper Mississippi and Illinois River locks with longer, 1,200-foot
gateways, but opposition groups still attempt to block the plan, which
has been in the works for over ten years.
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Two aerial drones were assigned to Arizona border patrol on June 25,
2004 in an unprecedented drive to secure a 350-mile stretch of the
U.S.-Mexican border that has become the most popular and deadliest
corridor for illegal immigrants. The two unmanned and unarmed aerial
vehicles, piloted remotely, can fly up to 90 mph, detect movement 15
miles away and can transmit live pictures day and night of vast
stretches of desert and grasslands traversed by more than 1,000
undocumented immigrants a day. One of the Hermes 450 aircraft is seen
near the Mexican border in Arizona Friday.
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The Cruise ship 'Pride of Aloha' sits docked at the Port of Hilo in
Hilo, Hawaii on Saturday June 26, 2004. The boat is the first
U.S.-flagged cruise ship in nearly 50 years.
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Passengers disembark the 'Pride of Aloha' Saturday, June 26, 2004, in
Hilo, Hawaii. The boat is the first U.S.-flagged cruise ship in nearly
50 years.
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Kate Higgins, left, and Jennie Fiske, dressed as goddesses of the sea,
pose at the 22nd Annual Mermaid Parade in the Coney Island section of
New York Saturday, June 26, 2004. About 1500 participants, many dressed
in nautically-themed outfits, walked down Surf Avenue in the shadow of
the Cyclone roller coaster.
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An engraved iron helmet from the 16th century with gold inlays is seen
Friday June 25, 2004 during a preview for the exhibition 'The Kremlin -
Divine Glory and Luxury of the Czars' in Berlin. The exhibition of
Russian art will run from June 27 through September 13, 2004.
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Iraqis wait while U.S. Army soldiers check their identification cards
during a raid in Abu Ghraib, on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday
night, June 26, 2004. The U.S. Army expects an increase in guerilla
attacks ahead of the handover of Iraqi sovereignty on June 30.
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A member of Iraqi's national guard grabs a young Iraqi by the shirt
after the youth insulted the platoon during a late evening patrol in the
Rusthamya neighborhood, on the outskirts of Baghdad, June 26, 2004
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Thai Public Health Minister Sudarat Kyuraphan distributing condoms
during an AIDS awareness campaign ahead of Valentine's day in Bangkok.
Tourists travelling to Thailand will be greeted with an 'international'
size condom in July to mark a global AIDS forum
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Made of sand : A sculptor signs his sand creation on the beach in Kiev
during the Second International Festival of Sand Sculptures. </p>
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<p>A bit of news:
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Britain's Princess Anne pays a royal visit to Gibraltar Monday to mark
three centuries of British sovereignty over the colony, but her trip has
become caught up in a diplomatic row between Britain and Spain
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Map of and factfile on Gibraltar </p>
<p><b>Britain's Princess Anne visit to Gibraltar causes diplomatic stir.</b><br>
Princess Anne pays a royal visit to Gibraltar Monday to mark three
centuries of British sovereignty over the colony, but her trip has
become caught up in a diplomatic row between Britain and Spain.
Stephen Wright, the British ambassador to Madrid, was summoned Friday
to the Spanish foreign ministry to hear of Spain's "displeasure" at a
year-long programme of events in London and Gibraltar to mark the
anniversary of British rule in this small outpost of empire astride the
strategic western entrance to the Mediterranean. </p>
<p>Chief Minister Peter Caruana dismissed the objections as "incomprensible,"
saying that Gibraltar was British territory and therefore part of Queen
Elizabeth II's realm.<br>
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The Gibraltar government "deeply regrets that the Spanish government
should think that the commemoration of 300 years of our history, our
link with Britain and our British sovereignty is offensive to the
Spanish people," a statement said. </p>
<p>"There is no rationale or credible basis for Spain's objection," a
government spokesman said Friday. </p>
<p>The statement accused Madrid of seeking to embarrass the queen's only
daughter "by embroiling her visit in an unnecessary controversy."
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<b>And last, but not least is perhaps some bad news from Pakistan.</b>
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Photo: Zafarullah Khan Jamali, center, who resigned as Pakistan's prime
minister, is flanked by Chaudary Shujaat Hussain, right, and Finance
Minister Shaukat Aziz, on Saturday, June 26, 2004 in Islamabad,
Pakistan. Pakistan's Prime Minister Zafarullah Kahn Jamali announced his
resignation and the dissolution of his Cabinet on Saturday, after months
of speculation that his relationship with the country's military ruler
was strained. Outgoing Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said
Hussain would be a caretaker prime minister and would eventually give
way to Aziz, a senator who must gain a seat in the lower house of
Parliament before he can be nominated