And, no, they have no interest in the European questions on which the election was supposedly called by President Chirac. Blinkered apathy? Doubtless, that would be the Parisian viewpoint. The nationality of the seventh climb-er was not known.Sgt Sunardi, an Indonesian soldier who turned back because of the worsening weather, saw the German climber and the three Russians fight their way up the peak on Thursday.. The Mayor of Maubeuge is struggling patiently to explain a paradox. Yes, his town is one of the key, swing constituencies in the French parliamentary elections. Yes, its position, on the Belgian border, within 100 miles of five EU countries, means that its future prosperity lies with Europe not just with France.

Todd Burleson, writing to the Mountain Zone Internet site from a base camp on Everest, said one of the other lost climb- ers was South Korean, and named the German climber as Peter Kuwalzik from International Mountain Climbing. Beach areas around Fort Lauderdale were under tornado alert as experts warned of further possible tornados in the area.. Mount Everest has claimed seven more victims, mountaineers said yesterday after the climbers were caught by a blizzard near the summit of the world’s tallest mountain. Sue Kelly, a spokeswoman for a New Zealand expedition now on the mountain, said the seven climbers did not return from the north face of Everest and they were believed dead about 650 feet from the summit.
Ms Kelly said the missing climbers included three Russians from a Kazak expedition, one German and a Sherpa guide. This zone – along, some say, with promised cash and arms – never materialised.Last week, sources in Diyarbakir – from where the Turkish government implements its policy in the region – said that the Turkish army was negotiating with KDP representatives in the border town of Silopi. The KDP must be convinced of the wisdom of supporting a fresh offensive against the well- armed, professionally-minded PKK, from whom they might expect retribution if things do not go according to plan.Whatever the result of the negotiations, sceptics doubt whether the Turks can deliver the decisive blow against the PKK which they have promised for so long.

It was really phenomenal to see the power of the thing,” said one downtown eyewitness, Irving Fields.Weathermen said that it was extremely rare for a thunderstorm to turn into a tornado at this time of year Tornados also tend to hit sparsely- populated areas. A rare urban tornado ripped through downtown Miami yesterday, tearing roofs from buildings, overturning cars and throwing pedestrians against buildings. Miami police, whose own headquarters was hit by the swirling thunderstorm, said there were no immediate reports of serious injuries but that damage was extensive in the downtown, Overtown and Little Havana districts.
“It was like cinema all-round sound, then I saw this long cloud spinning and hitting the ground It only lasted few seconds but it seemed like an eternity It was overwhelming,” said police officer Angel Calzadilla “I saw this white mass come down and hit the ground It was as though someone was playing with a yo-yo. In the last week, Baghdad has claimed that Iraq is being deliberately denied water because the PUK controls the reservoirs at Durbendikhan and Dukan.
A PUK spokesman said yesterday: “Recent deployment of Iraqi armour in the area of Kifri, south of Durben-dikhan, has further increased concerns for possible Iraqi aggression.” If the Iraqi troops, attack there is no way the lightly-armed and poorly-trained Kurdish forces could stop them driving a wedge into the PUK zone.Over the past four days, the equivalent of three divisionshave been moved close to the front line of Iraqi-controlled territory, according to the Iraqi National Congress, an Iraqi opposition group.. Iraq has accused the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), one of the Kurdish factions, of stopping the flow of water from two large reservoirs under its control.