Last Week-in, the World-of News

9/20,

Cuba

9/16,

North Carolina

Hurricane Floyd made landfall overnight at Cape Fear, N.C., dumping up to 19 inches of rain on areas up and down the East Coast. Thirty ~o people were confirmed dead in North Carolina alone, while dozens more were reported missing and are presumed dead. State officials expect that damage to livestock and crops would surpass the $344 million record set during Hurricane Fran in 1996.

9/18,

Ft. Worth,Tex.

A memorial service was set for Sunday, Sept. 19 for the victims of last week's shooting rampage at a Baptist church in Fort Worth.

Funerals were also held today for four of the seven people killed when a gunman burst into the church during a prayer service.

Seven more people were jnjured in the attack.

Two U.S. residents were sentenced to jail terms after being convicted of migrant smuggling in a Cuban court. Joel Dorta Garcia and David Garcia Capote received sentences of life and thirty years, respective-. ly, for the July 3 smuggling •attempt in which •one of their passengers drowned. The Cuban court explained that while the sentences were harsh, they were meant to serve as an example to anyone else considering migrant smuggling.

9/19,

East Timor

A multinational force led by Australia landed in East Timor to try to control the violence that has broken out in the Indonesian state. East Timor has been under attack by a pro-Jakarta militia since last month's elections, when the country's citizens overwhelmingly voted for independence. Indonesian officials have assured the force that they will cooperate.

9/17, North Korea

In return for North Korea's pledge to discontinue the development and testing of long-range missiles, the United States eased longstanding economic sanctions against the country. Trade in consumer goods, commercial transport of cargo and passengers and funds transfers between the two countries will be allowed in most cases.

-Laura Casamento