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November 1, 2001 Thursday Shaba’an 14, 1422 Blair calls for viable Palestinian state: First speech to Saudi Shura RIYADH, Oct 31: British Prime Minister Tony Blair renewed here on Wednesday his call for a viable Palestinian state, while praising Saudi assistance in the war on terror.... West ready for new deal with Russia: Straw MOSCOW, Oct 31: British Foreign Minister Jack Straw said ahead of a visit here on Wednesday that the West was ready to embrace Russia in a new security partnership following the... Prodi accuses media of lying BRUSSELS, Oct 31: European Commission President Romano Prodi accused European media on Wednesday of “stupid lies” by sniping at his leadership with allegations that he was unable to speak English or... Columbus ships discovered? PANAMA, Oct 31: Panama archaeologists declared on Tuesday they have found a sunken ship that dates from the early 1500s and could be one of two abandoned by explorer Christopher Columbus... Fire erupts at nuclear plant near Tokyo TOKYO, Oct 31: A fire broke out at the site of an experimental fast-breeder nuclear reactor northeast of Tokyo on Wednesday night, but the incident did not pose a threat to... Harry Potter movie waiting for release LONDON, Oct 31: Harry Potter could sink the Titanic at the box office.... Doomed sailor’s message in bottle found on Kursk MURMANSK, Oct 31: Russian investigators discovered a touching personal message on Tuesday in a bottle written by one of the Kursk’s doomed crewmen shortly before he died in the stricken nuclear... Woman from space back on Earth NEAR DZHEZKAZGAN (Ka-zakhstan), Oct 31: France’s Claudie Haignere, the first European woman on the International Space Station, returned safely to Earth here on Wednesday wishing only that she’d had more time... Syria not to give up assistance to anti-Israeli groups: Bashar’s blunt message to Blair DAMASCUS, Oct 31: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and British Prime Minister Tony Blair differed sharply on Wednesday on the meaning of terrorism, during a visit by Blair to Damascus.... New York woman dies of anthrax NEW YORK, Oct 31: A New York hospital worker died on Wednesday from inhaling anthrax, the fourth such death in the United States this month, but officials said they did not... Fighting for Taliban is treason, says UK LONDON, Oct 31: Traitors or would-be martyrs misguided by radicals, young British Muslims anxious to do their bit for Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban face an unenviable choice between their country and their... Curfew reimposed in Indian town MUMBAI, Oct 31: Police reported more unrest on Wednesday in areas surrounding a western Indian town where 12 Muslims were killed last week in the most violent protests so far against... India’s new anti-terror law faces criticism NEW DELHI, Oct 31: A tough new Indian decree to deal with terrorism, introduced after the Sept 11 attacks on the United States, has come under criticism and looks set to... Backing for bombing slips PARIS, Oct 31: Seven weeks after the shock attacks on New York and Washington triggered an unprecedented outpouring of solidarity and shared grief, European support for the US military response has... Jeddah airport shut after scare RIYADH, Oct 31: A section of Jeddah’s King Abdul Aziz Airport was shut down amid anthrax fears, the Okaz newspaper said on Wednesday, as several hoaxes were reported throughout the kingdom.... Strikes in Ramazan to bolster Osama’s support: Iran JAKARTA, Oct 31: Iran’s foreign minister warned on Wednesday that Osama bin Laden will gain more public support if the US continues its bombardment of Afghanistan during the holy month of... Washington’s camp for terrorist training LONDON: “If any government sponsors the outlaws and killers of innocents,” George Bush announced on the day he began bombing Afghanistan, “they have become outlaws and murderers themselves. And they will... ME conflict threatens anti-terror coalition DUBAI: After 13 months of the Palestinian intifada and more than 950 deaths, the cycle of violence appears unending in the Middle East and might well even threaten the US-led coalition... Radioactive material may infest US goods WASHINGTON: Radioactive metal could end up in everything from the family cutlery to children’s dental braces if the US administration lifts a ban on recycling scrap metal from nuclear weapons and... Cultural remnants of Berlin Wall remain BERLIN: Twelve years after the Berlin Wall fell there are only a few remnants of the Cold War barrier that once cut the city in half....

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