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November 6, 2001 Tuesday Shaba’an 19, 1422 Progress in talks on missile defence: Russians upbeat after talks with US MOSCOW, Nov 5: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Monday that Moscow and Washington had made “a certain amount of progress” towards resolving differences over disarmament and missile defence.... Microsoft anti-trust settlement in doubt: Massachusetts rejects deal WASHINGTON, Nov 5: The anti-trust settlement between the US government and Microsoft was thrown into doubt Monday as at least one state said it would refuse to sign onto the deal.... German coalition reaches agreement on immigration BERLIN, Nov 5: The ruling Social Democrat-Green coalition of Germany has reached agreement on a crucial draft law on immigration, Interior Minister Otto Schily said in Berlin on Monday.... Fair to help fight sanctions: Iraqis BAGHDAD, Nov 5: Businessmen and trade officials from 48 countries including several from Western Europe were attending Baghdad’s annual trade fair on Monday, seen by organizers as helping to erode UN... UK shuns two who want to clone humans LONDON, Nov 5: An Italian fertility expert who wants to clone humans will not be allowed to work in Britain and could face a fine or imprisonment if he tries to... Russian germ warfare scientists raise smallpox alarm MOSCOW, Nov 5: Former Soviet germ warfare scientists, warning that rogue powers could lure underpaid Russian researchers, called on Monday for wide reintroduction of worldwide vaccination against the now extinct smallpox... Alliance attack on Mazar-i-Sharif repulsed: Taliban ISLAMABAD, Nov 5: US warplanes on Monday pursued their pounding of Taliban positions as the militia said it repelled a major opposition offensive in the see-sawing battle for control of Mazar-i-Sharif.... Taliban contact ICRC on handover of body AMMAN, Nov 5: The director general of the International Committee of the Red Cross said here on Monday that the Taliban had approached the ICRC about handing over a body, after... Anthrax found at Pentagon mailroom WASHINGTON, Nov 5: Traces of anthrax have been found at the Pentagon post office, but the facility was decontaminated over the weekend and no further signs of the potentially deadly spores... EU leaders hustle for invitation to London LONDON, Nov 5: Britain insisted on Monday that Europe was united behind a quickening diplomatic offensive in the war against terrorism, but came under fire from some EU partners over its... Zahir Shah’s associates frustrated with deadlock PARIS, Nov 5: Associates of ex-Afghan king Mohammed Zahir Shah are showing frustration over the deadlock in the US-led campaign in Afghanistan and complain that their plans to replace the Taliban... Washington loses spy plane over Afghanistan WASHINGTON, Nov 5: An unmanned US air force Predator spy plane has been lost over Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on Monday.... US won’t be able to find Osama, says ex-ISI chief RIYADH, Nov 5: US forces have little chance of finding Osama bin Laden if he is hiding in the Afghan mountains, a former head of Pakistan’s intelligence agency said on Monday.... Stop digging, start thinking: Operation Enduring Freedom LONDON: There are, you may distantly recall, four horsemen to this pending apocalypse: military action, financial action, diplomatic action — and intelligence. But without intelligence, there is precious little useful action... Spies admit no aliens in space LONDON: Britain’s spies have given up looking for aliens after more than half a century of fruitless monitoring of thousands of UFO reports.... Premiere of Harry Potter spins magic LONDON: Witches, wizards, white owls, dwarfs, trolls and other magical creatures were joined by a mob of Muggles on Sunday night in the heart of London as children of all ages... Hezbollah unlikely to give up: analysts BEIRUT: The chances of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, singled out by the United States as a target in its war on terrorism, giving up on its fight against Israel are virtually nil, analysts... Finding solutions for world water crisis BONN: The German government will host, in close cooperation with the United Nations, an International Conference on Freshwater from Dec 3-7 here, with a view to finding “sustainable solutions to the... ‘Council of War’ meets LONDON: Tony Blair summoned fellow European leaders to London on Sunday night for an unprecedented council of war, fuelling speculation that the allies were planning a ground offensive in Afghanistan.... Cambodian court hands down stiff sentences PHNOM PENH, Nov 5: A Cambodian court on Monday sentenced 26 people to prison terms of up to 15 years for their role in a failed coup attempt mounted by the...

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