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November 12, 2001 Monday Shaba’an 25, 1422 Poverty is breeding ground for terrorism: Developing nations tell UN UNITED NATIONS, Nov 11: Declaring counter-terrorism a global fight, developing nations warned that world poverty and desperate living conditions were breeding grounds for extremists and their followers.... Criticism as UK mulls anti-terrorism laws LONDON, Nov 11: British government plans to hold terrorist suspects without trial under an emergency power used and discredited in Northern Ireland 30 years ago, sparked a raft of criticism on... Nepal’s Maoists ‘defer’ demand for republic KATHMANDU, Nov 11: Nepal’s Maoists on Sunday officially said they had “deferred” their demand for a republic ahead of a third round of peace talks with the government.... Political trial begins in Iran TEHRAN, Nov 11: The closed-door trial of 60 Iranian liberal dissidents began at Tehran’s revolutionary court on Sunday in the biggest such political case since the clergy seized power in 1979.... Afghanistan, Palestine top summit of Arab women CAIRO, Nov 11: Egypt’s First Lady Suzanne Mubarak on Sunday appealed for an independent Palestinian state and expressed fears of an anti-Muslim backlash from the US war on terror, at the... Saudi, Mexico and Venezuela favour reducing oil supplies RIYADH, Nov 11: OPEC members Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, and Mexico, which is not part of the oil cartel, favour reducing world crude supplies, the official Saudi news agency SPA reported... Palestinians lukewarm on Bush speech AL QUDS, Nov 11: Palestinian officials gave a lukewarm response on Sunday to US President George W. Bush’s speech at the United Nations, at which he said he envisaged a future... Discussions focus on cheap drugs, patents: Public health issue at WTO moot DOHA, Nov 11: WTO trade ministers got down Sunday to the nitty-gritty of negotiating a public health issue so emotionally charged it threatens the launch of new trade liberalisation programme.... Germany to send ships, planes: press MUNICH, Nov 11: Germany is to send two frigates, five fast patrol boats, three transport aircraft and a flying hospital to the US forces as its contribution to the war against... Afghans shave beards, play music in fallen city ISLAMABAD, Nov 11: Afghans queued at barber shops to shave their beards, music blared from shops and women threw off the head-to-toe burqa veil as the first city taken from the...