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October 25, 2001 Thursday Shaba'an 7, 1422 Blaze in Swiss tunnel kills 10 AIROLO, Switzerland, Oct 24: At least 10 people died in an inferno of flames and lethal fumes when two trucks collided head-on and caught fire in one of the busiest road... London makes positive response to IRA move BELFAST, Oct 24: The Irish Republican Army’s move to take its arsenal out of service brought a swift response on Wednesday from the British government which said it would tear down... Mars Odyssey fires into orbit WASHINGTON, Oct 24: NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey successfully entered orbit around the planet Mars on Tuesday after completing a six-month journey from Earth.... Australian govt flayed over death of refugees SYDNEY, Oct 24: Australian Government has come under strong criticism on its refugees’ policy after at least 350 people died when a boat carrying more than 400 people, including many Pakistanis... US will try again to change Iraqi sanctions: Powell WASHINGTON, Oct 24: The United States will try again to modify U.N. sanctions against Iraq when the sanctions come up for renewal in late November, Secretary of State Colin Powell said... Man held in UK over Masood’s murder LONDON, Oct 24: The British police arrested here on Tuesday an Egyptian man on suspicion of masterminding terrorist acts and supplying key documents to assist assassins in the murder of key... Sectarian violence erupts in Myanmar YANGON, Oct 24: Myanmar’s military government has imposed a curfew in three cities to deter clashes between Muslims and Buddhists, government officials said on Wednesday.... Heart drug may help treat burns: study BOSTON, Oct 24: Large doses of the heart drug propranolol may speed recovery for burn victims, University of Texas researchers report in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine.... Ukraine’s minister quits over disaster KIEV, Oct 24: Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma accepted his defence minister’s resignation on Wednesday, nearly three weeks after his troops accidentally shot down a Russian airliner during missile exercises, killing all... EU leaders’ nightmare — Osama’s arrest in Europe BRUSSELS, Oct 24: European Union leaders’ secret nightmare must be that Osama bin Laden or one of his senior aides is arrested in Europe.... Anthrax scare reaches White House mail office WASHINGTON, Oct 24: Anthrax was found on Tuesday at a military facility that sorts mail for the White House, as tests confirmed that two postal workers died of the disease and... France bans satellite images of Afghanistan PARIS, Oct 24: France’s defence ministry has banned a French satellite imagery service from selling pictures of Afghanistan to the media in an act that amounts to censorship, a Paris-based press... 2,000 combat-ready US troops at Uzbekistan base KARSHI (Uzbekistan), Oct 24: More than 2,000 US troops are stationed at an Uzbekistan military base near the border with Afghanistan preparing to go into battle against the Taliban, an Uzbek... China calls upon UN to help resolve Afghan crisis ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: China has called upon the United Nations to play a greater role in finding a solution to the Afghan crisis.... Postal chief unsure of safety WASHINGTON, Oct 24: The top US postal official told Americans on Wednesday there was no guarantee that their mail was safe from anthrax and they should wash their hands after handling... Afghan meeting as diverse, complex as country itself PESHAWAR: The problems faced by those trying to create a new government in Afghanistan are the same as the challenges that on Wednesday confronted organizers of a peace conference on the... Oil, Afghanistan and America’s pipe dream LONDON: “Is there any man, is there any woman, let me say any child here,” Woodrow Wilson asked a year after the First World War ended, “that does not know that... Time for Israel to get global message LONDON: The little town of Bethlehem does not lie still in deep or dreamless sleep. Instead a Palestinian altar boy was machine- gunned to death in Manger Square when Israeli tanks... IRA’s disarmament move to rewrite history BELFAST: Northern Ireland moved a step closer to lasting peace on Tuesday, with an historic announcement by Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams that he has officially asked the IRA to begin... The secret of longevity among Okinawans OKINAWA: When it comes to life expectancy Japan is something of a contradiction — the Japanese are the longest living people in the world, yet they are dying early of overwork....

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