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November 21, 2001 Wednesday Ramazan 5, 1422 Journalists suspect US deliberately bombed Al-Jazeera LONDON, Nov 20: When BBC World Service correspondent William Reeve dived under his desk in Kabul last week to avoid shrapnel from the US missile that had landed next door, some... US opposes talks for Taliban surrender WASHINGTON, Nov 20: The United States prefers death or capture, rather than negotiated surrender, for besieged Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar and his Al-Qaeda backers, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on... Extensive looting of UN goods in Mazar-i-Sharif KABUL, Nov 20: The United Nations has been hit heavily by looting in Mazar-i-Sharif and has no more cars or equipment left there, a spokesman said here on Tuesday.... Ismail takes border town from Hazaras HERAT, Nov 20: A week after taking the northwestern Afghan city of Herat from the Taliban, warlord Ismail Khan tightened his grip on power on Tuesday, seizing the Iran border from... Security worries mounting PESHAWAR, Nov 20: The bloody roadside slaying of four journalists has highlighted a breakdown of law and order in Afghanistan, where warlords and bandits appear to be operating with impunity.... Fahd’s directive to varsities RIYADH , Nov 20: King Fahd has issued orders to universities to give priority in admission to Saudi students wishing to return from the United States and other countries in the... 27 killed as Russian aircraft crashes MOSCOW, Nov 20: A passenger plane crashed late on Monday about 100 kilometres north of Moscow, killing all 27 people on board, Russian officials said on Tuesday.... 250kg bomb in the kitchen KABUL, Nov 20: An American television crew rented a house in Kabul without realising that the property came complete with a 250 kilogram unexploded bomb right next to the kitchen, UN... 120,000 children face famine TERMEZ, Nov 20: The United Nations said on Tuesday it was in a “race against time” to get aid to 120,000 children in Afghanistan threatened with famine, illness and cold.... US Marines to join hunt for Osama WASHINGTON, Nov 20: Up to 1,600 US Marines are preparing to join US commandos in Afghanistan as early as this week in a final drive to hunt down Saudi-born Islamic militant... Taliban fall a boost to opium output, say experts PARIS, Nov 20: The collapse of the Taliban is encouraging a large-scale return to opium production there, experts say, as farmers make use of the quickest cash crop available to buy... Body of WHO envoy found in Burundi lake BUJUMBURA, Nov 20: The body of the World Health Organization representative in Burundi, who went missing from his home on Tuesday, was later pulled out of Lake Tanganyika, Burundi’s general prosecutor... US broadcasts reward offer WASHINGTON, Nov 20: The US military is broadcasting a radio message into Afghanistan on a reward of up to 25 million dollars for information leading to the location or capture of... Iran reopens Kabul embassy TEHRAN, Nov 20: Iran reopened its embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Tuesday, following last week’s ouster of the Taliban militia from the city, state radio reported, quoting the... Afghanistan’s risky transition phase JALALABAD: Afghanistan is now entering the bumpy - and risky - transition phase between war and peace. Here, looting and fighting continues while anti-Taliban factions jockey for political power.... NATO embarks on ambitious expansion WARSAW: With a year still to go before NATO issues membership invitations, the Alliance looks ready to embark on its most ambitious expansion yet, with entry for the former Soviet Baltic... Shifting balance of global politics LONDON: As a new order takes shape in Afghanistan after the collapse of the Taliban regime, the fall-out of Sept 11 has also shifted the balance of global politics, experts say.... US confronts new foe: itself WASHINGTON: In natural science circles, two theories are frequently used to explain extinction: over-hunting and the inability to adapt to environmental changes.... No more ‘wait and see’ for Washington on Middle East peace WASHINGTON: Two elements are propelling the Bush administration to reassert American influence in the Middle East, taking on a role that more closely resembles the one played during President Clinton’s years.... Fashion as expression of politics, freedom LOS ANGELES: The striking images of women emerging from beneath their burkas and men shaving their beards in celebration of their newfound freedom from the Taliban remind us that the notion...

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