Deutsche Welle English Service News 14. November2002, 16:00 UTC ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Today's highlight on DW-WORLD: German Terrorist's Brain Will Join Her Body The brain of Ulrike Meinhof, which has sat in a container with formaldehyde for 26 years following scientific research, will be buried along with her body in a Berlin cemetery. To read this article on the DW-WORLD website, just click on the internet address below: http://dw-world.de/english/0,3367,1430_A_675979_1_A,00.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Palestinian teen killed in Nablus A Palestinian teenager was killed by Israeli troops in the West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday. Tensions are running high in the region as Israeli tanks and troops step up military operations in the West Bank in a sweep for militants behind an attack on an Israeli kibbutz. The 17-year-old teenager was killed when the army responded to stone-throwing with tank fire. Israeli troops also forced the surrender of a man they say masterminded the shooting spree in the kibbutz. Mohammad Naifeh, an alleged member of the al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, gave himself up after troops surrounded a house in which he was hiding. As Israel continued its operations, US envoy David Satterfield left the region to discuss the new "roadmap" for peace with officials of the Middle East diplomatic "quartet" in Jordan. Jiang steps down as Chinese Communist Party changes generation Major changes are underway in China as the country's leadership including President Jiang Zemin and other older communist bosses prepare to step down. Power is to change hands to a younger generation with 59-year old Vice President Hu Jintao taking control of the nation. The decision was made at the current party congress in Beijing where the Central Committee was elected. Jiang and the other 70-something leaders were not on the ballot for the Central Committee and will formally step down Friday. Jiang is to remain president until next March after which he is expected to hand over the post to Hu at a parliamentary meeting. UN weapons inspectors prepare for return to Iraq UN weapons inspectors are preparing for their return to Iraq next Monday following Baghdad's acceptance of Security Council resolution 1441. An advance team of 24 weapons experts will re-open offices next week in Baghdad and prepare for inspections of suspected sites. The team comprises 10 inspectors who will look for nuclear weapons and 14 others from the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC), who will check for chemical and biological weapons, as well as missiles. Iraq's acceptance of UN disarmament resolution 1441 was greeted with cautious optimism and scepticism by many world leaders who say the decision is an important first step, but several doubt Saddam Hussein will keep his word. Red Cross kidnapping highlights daily insecurity in Chechnya Masked gunmen have kidnapped two local drivers working for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Chechnya in an act which demonstrates the level of insecurity in the breakaway Russian republic. The two drivers were seized near Grozny on Wednesday by hooded men. A local official said the motive behind the incident was not clear since the captors did not seize any vehicles or other expensive supplies. The ICRC condemned the kidnapping and called on the captors to release the men immediately. Kidnappings of relief workers in Chechnya have been a frequent occurrence since Russia sent troops in to quell the separatist insurgency. Danish appeal court upholds Chechen envoy's detention A Danish appeal court on Thursday ruled that top Chechen rebel envoy Akhmed Zakayev should remain in custody until November 26 pending a decision on his extradition to Russia on terrorism charges. The court rejected an appeal brought by the rebel envoy's lawyers after a judge on Tuesday ordered Zakayev be held for a further two weeks, due to fears he would leave the country. The appeal court also upheld the decision of judge Lisbeth Christensen, who had ruled that one of Zakayev's lawyers be removed from the case. Zakayev was arrested on October 30 by Danish police acting on a Russian warrant alleging his involvement in last month's Moscow theatre hostage siege. French police storm church French police have ended a five-day occupation of a church in the port city of Calais. Riot police evicted some 100 Iraqi Kurds and Afghans in a pre-dawn raid which took place when most of those inside were asleep. The refugees were then taken to nearby police stations for processing. Authorities said the raid occurred without any resistance. Deutsche Telekom posts record 25.4 billion euro loss The largest telecommunications company in Europe, Deutsche Telekom, has announced its biggest record loss ever recorded by a German company listed on the DAX exchange. Deutsche Telekom said it had posted a net loss to the end of September of 24.5 billion euros. Most of the losses were blamed on exceptional write-offs from mobile phone investments abroad and costly third-generation mobile phone licences. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. News and background reports from the fields of current affairs, culture, business and science. 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