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US Asks EU, NATO for Help After Katrina US officials have asked the European Union and NATO for support after hurricane Katrina. Members of Germany's military meanwhile said they faced US resistance to delivering help. To read this article on the DW-WORLD website, just click on the internet address below: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1700331,00.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hurricane survivors airlifted to safety Survivors of Hurricane Katrina are being flown to safety from devastated areas in what's been described as the biggest airlift in US history. Rescue services say about 40,000 people have now been evacuated from the stricken city of New Orleans. Survivors in New Orleans have described harrowing scenes of violence in the city, including rapes and murders carried out by criminal gangs. Tens of thousands of National Guard and active duty soldiers have been sent to New Orleans over the past couple of days and the security situation is said to have improved. Deutsche Welle's correspondent in New Orleans says the final death toll in the city is still incalculable. He's reported seeing dozens of bodies floating on the flood waters in parts of the city. Germany sends more aid to Gulf Coast A second German military jet full of supplies for the victims of Hurricane Katrina is on its way to the United States. The Defence Ministry in Berlin said the Bundeswehr Airbus was loaded with 15 tonnes of food rations. It's to land in Pensacola, Florida in a few hours' time. On Saturday, a Bundeswehr jet delivered 10 tonnes of food aid to the United States. A Foreign Ministry spokesman in Berlin said talks were planned with US Ambassador to Germany William Timken to co-ordinate further aid deliveries. The German Red Cross, meanwhile, has sent seven logistics experts to the US state of Louisiana. This comes in response to a request for assistance made by the American Red Cross. At least 14 people killed in Paris fire At least 14 people have been killed and 30 others injured in an apartment building fire south of the French capital, Paris. It's the third deadly fire in the Paris area in the past two weeks. Investigators said the blaze started in the entrance hall of a high-rise housing project in the Val-de-Marne region. Local officials said they were looking for four young people who witnesses believe deliberately set the fire. Saddam Hussein trial set for Oct. 19th The Iraqi government has confirmed that the trial of former President Saddam Hussein is to begin on October 19th. Earlier, the former dictator appointed a new team of legal experts to defend him, which is said to include several prominent international lawyers. Saddam Hussein is to be tried for alleged crimes against humanity and could be sentenced to death if found guilty. Chancellor, challenger to debate on TV Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his challenger in Germany's federal election, Angela Merkel, are set to face each other in a nationally televised debate in a couple of hours' time. Observers say the only televised debate of the campaign could help some of the many undecided voters make a decision. With just two weeks to go before the vote, the latest polls give Merkel's Christian Democrats a 10-percent lead over Chancellor Schroeder's Social Democrats. Iran dismisses sanctions' threat Iran has reacted angrily to international threats of sanctions over its nuclear fuel programme. The government said it would not stop its uranium enrichment work despite a European threat to refer Iran to the UN Security Council for a possible punitive resolution. Iran resumed its nuclear activities at the Isfahan plant last month after turning down an incentives package by three EU states. A recent report by the UN's atomic watchdog says Tehran has produced about seven tons of a gas needed to enrich uranium. The United States, which accuses Iran of secretly developing nuclear weapons, wants to take Tehran to the UN Security Council. Indian Maoists kill at least 20 soldiers At least 20 Indian paramilitary soldiers have been killed in the central state of Chattisgarh after Maoist rebels triggered a landmine under an armoured truck. Four other soldiers were reported injured in the blast. Thousands of people have been killed in clashes between Maoist rebels and government forces in several Indian states over the last three decades. US Chief Justice Rehnquist dead at 80 US Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist has died at his home in Arlington, Virginia, at the age of 80 after battling thyroid cancer. An infuential conservative on the Supreme Court for more than 30 years, his death creates a second opening on the court, following the announced retirement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Rehnquist had led the court for nearly 19 years. Sharon, Abbas to meet in New York Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas are due to meet at the end of the month in New York. The Israeli daily Haaretz said the two leaders would meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly gathering. Earlier Abbas said Mideast peace talks should resume immediately after Israel completes its Gaza withdrawal, expected by mid-September. In an interview with AP, Abbas said he hoped that a Palestinian state would be established by next year. He also pledged to bring diverse militia groups linked to the ruling Fatah movement under central control within three weeks. Montoya wins Italian Grand Prix McLaren-Mercedes driver Juan Pablo Montoya has won the Italian Grand Prix. Renault's Spanish driver Fernando Alonso finished second to take a major step towards winning the drivers' championship. He's now 27 points ahead of his closest competitor in the standings. His Renault team-mate, Giancarlo Fisichela, came in third. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Germans will likely head to the polls to elect a new parliament on Sept. 18. Chancellor Gerhard Schröder is fighting an uphill battle to remain in office while his conservative challenger, Angela Merkel, has her eyes set on the chancellery. Get all the information about Germany's 2005 election at DW-WORLD. To find out more, go to http://www.dw-world.de/election05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information please turn to our internet website at http://dw-world.de/english Here you'll find out what's happening in Germany, Europe and the rest of the world. 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