A ) near the mountainous border with Kyrgyzstan . At least 266 are killed, more than 4,000 are injured, and over 1,000 buildings, including housing and schools, collapse.
states at a meeting in Beijing that "It is time to take action. The evidence is clear ... We are reaching that point where serious consequences must flow." His speech appears to imply that military action is likely to follow within three weeks, based on previous Pentagon briefings.
Reports of the results of a study of VaxGen 's experimental AIDS Vaccine show little effect on the spread of AIDS in the overall experimental group. However, there are possible signs of partial resistance to HIV infection in the subgroup of subjects of African and AsianEthnic Origin .
The major Netherlands-based food concern Ahold announces that financial malversations in a US daughter firm lead to an unanticipated loss of 500 million dollars.
