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November 5, 2001 Monday haba’an 18, 1422 ASEAN leaders agree to unite against terrorism BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Brunei) Nov 4: Leaders of 10 Southeast Asian nations adopted Sunday a joint statement condemning terrorism “in the strongest terms” and agreed to cooperate to combat it following... Cuba evacuates 150,000 as hurricane nears HAVANA, Nov 4: Hurricane Michelle, the most powerful storm to barrel toward Cuba in the past half-century, was set to make landfall on the island early on Sunday, prompting authorities to... Airline to buy 68 passenger planes DUBAI, Nov 4: Emirates airline announced Sunday mega deals to buy up to 68 passenger planes worth 15 billion dollars from Airbus and Boeing Corp. in a massive vote of confidence... Pyongyang reaffirms it will sign anti-terror convention SEOUL, Nov 4: North Korea has clarified its decision to sign international anti-terrorism conventions in a gesture towards the United States, which lists the Stalinist country as a state backing terrorism.... Arafat to make speech at UN on 10th GAZA CITY, Nov 4: Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will travel to New York on November 10 to make a speech at the United Nations, senior Palestinian officials said on Sunday.... Coup attempt in Comoros foiled MUTSAMUDU (Comoros), Nov 4: A coup attempt in the breakaway Comoran island of Anjouan has been foiled and its mastermind, former leader Lieutenant-Colonel Said Abeid Abderemane has fled, a military source... Anthrax found in NJ, Treasury dept: Scare spreads further WASHINGTON, Nov 4: The anthrax scare spread further as deadly spores were discovered at yet another mail distribution center in New Jersey, while investigators in Washington studied a suspicious letter sent... Arab leaders, al-Azhar reject Osama’s call DAMASCUS, Nov 4: Arab politicians and the Al-Azhar Institute rejected on Sunday a call from Osama bin Laden for Muslims to join in a “religious war” against the Christian West.... Relief groups race the clock as first snow falls QUETTA, Nov 4: Relief groups are racing the clock to get urgently needed aid to millions of destitute Afghans with the start of the harsh winter barely days away.... New base increases Pressure on Taliban GULBAHAR, Afghanistan, Nov 4: The Afghan opposition on Sunday opened a new airstrip that could provide key support for any ground offensive against the Taliban by an international force.... Secret CIA office at WTC destroyed WASHINGTON, Nov 4: A secret CIA office in the World Trade Center complex that spied on UN diplomats and handled anti- terrorism cases was destroyed in the September 11 terror attack,... US accepts Italy’s offer ROME, Nov 4: The United States has accepted Italy’s offer of military help in its war against terrorism, a US diplomatic source in Italy said on Sunday.... ‘Taliban agreed to hand over Osama in ’98’ DUBAI, Nov 4: Saudi Arabia’s former intelligence chief, Prince Turki al-Faisal, said on Saturday the Taliban had twice agreed to hand over Osama bin Laden to the kingdom but reneged after... US refuelling planes make stopover in Philippines MANILA, Nov 4: Four US KC-130 refuelling planes landed in the northern Philippines Sunday on their way to join the US operations against the suspected perpetrators of the September 11 terror... US policy blunders that spawn terror LONDON: While waging its war against the Taliban, the United States is actively promoting the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance as the major - if not sole - alternative. But the record of... Osama proves difficult for CIA to track ISLAMABAD: US military efforts to find accused terrorist Osama bin Laden have been stymied by poor intelligence, the prey’s savvy evasive tactics and one of the most daunting geographic and cultural... Time for Israel to make peace overtures LONDON: Amid the worst violence between Israelis and Palestinians for a decade, Israeli tanks are reoccupying West Bank cities. In the context of future relations between the Muslim world and the... Cannabis accepted as a medical miracle LONDON: Cannabis is a ‘wonder drug’ capable of transforming the lives of very sick people, according to the results of the first clinical trials of the drug. Tests sanctioned by the... Cancer Drug triggers tumours LONDON: It is the most effective treatment for breast cancer known to medical science, and has been administered to hundreds of thousands of women over the past decade. But researchers have... Four in 10 Muslims in UK justify Osama LONDON, Nov 4: Four in 10 British Muslims believe Osama bin Laden is justified in mounting a war against the United States while 96 percent think that air strikes against Afghanistan...

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