Last Week in the World of News

3/23, Washington, D.C.

3/21,. Hollywood, Ca

Ten unmarked packing crates containing 52 missing Oscar statuettes were found behind a laundromat in the Koreatown section of Los Angeles.

Anthony Keith Hart and Lawrence Edward Ledent, both 38, were arrested on charges of grand theft.

3/24, Lisbon, Ohio

A sixth grader held his class at gunpoint stating that he wanted to be with his mother, who was in jail at the time. A teacher persuaded him to hand the weapon over. No one was hurt and no charges were filed.

There is an increase in violence against journalists compared to last year.

In 1999, 34 journalists were killed, which is 10 more than last year.

Although some journalists were killed accidentally, most of the killings were deliberate.

The main reason for the killings are that people around the world increasingly feel that journalists are unwelcome witnesses to war crimes and other abuses.

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3/22, Jerusalem, Israel

Pope John Paul II arrived in Israel, where Israeli President Ezer Weizman welcomed him. Weizman gave a • speech to His Holiness, saying that he is "arriving in Jerusalem, the capital of the State of Israel, the heart of the Jewish world, which is also a holy site for Christianity and Islam."

3/20,

Taipei, Taiwan

A fury of losers erupted the day after Taiwan's Nationalist Party was sept from power after more than 50 years. The riots forced President Lee Teng-hui to barricade himself inside his party headquarters. Lee responded to the riots by calling for his immediate resignation, agreeing to step down in September, a year earlier than planned.

-Cynthia Taura