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| November 27, 2001 | Tuesday | Ramazan 11, 1422 |
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War is entering a dangerous phase: Bush tells Americans
WASHINGTON, Nov 26: President George W. Bush said on Monday the war against Afghanistan’s Taliban was entering a dangerous phase and casualties were possible, as US Marines hit the ground near... 
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UK troops told to stand down, four injured
LONDON, Nov 26: Britain took most of the 6,400 troops it had readied for service in Afghanistan off high alert on Monday, saying the situation there had stabilised....
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US consul refuses to testify in Jordan
AMMAN, Nov 26: US consul Les Hickman on Monday has refused to testify in the trial of a Jordanian-American suspected of membership in Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda network, the president...
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Russian military returns to Kabul after 12 years
KABUL, Nov 25: The Russian military returned to Kabul on Monday for the first time in 12 years with a fleet of 13 vehicles arriving on the streets of the Afghan...
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14 held over death of Masood
BRUSSELS, Nov 26: Fourteen people were detained in Belgium and France on Monday as part of an international probe into the killing of Afghan opposition commander Ahmad Shah Masood, slain two...
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S.Arabia ready to repatriate Arabs who surrender
RIYADH: As concern over the fate of thousands of Arab Afghans holed up in Afghanistan is rising in this part of the world, the Saudi Arabian government is reportedly in contact...
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Afghan extortionists make comeback
JALALABAD, Nov 26: From improvised road tolls to the shakedown of shopkeepers, extortion is on the rise across Afghanistan as Taliban rule crumbles....
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Nepal declares state of emergency: 280 killed in three days
KATHMANDU, Nov 26: Nepal has declared a state of emergency across the country following Maoist attacks which have left more than 280 people dead, state-run television announced on Monday....
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Bush asks Saddam to allow arms inspection
WASHINGTON, Nov 26: US President George W. Bush on Monday warned Iraqi President Saddam Hussein he must allow the return of UN arms inspectors to see if Baghdad is developing chemical,...
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Israeli army chief survives attack
GAZA CITY, Nov 26: Two top US diplomats arrived in Israel on Monday to start a peace mission as violence continued across the region, after a Palestinian suicide bomber injured two...
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World reacts with horror over embryo cloning
WASHINGTON, Nov 26: Religious and political leaders worldwide, from President George W. Bush to the Vatican, condemned on Monday news that a US company had cloned a human embryo for the...
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‘The Mousetrap’ marks 50 years
LONDON, Nov 26: “The Mousetrap” on Monday launched into its 50th anniversary year as the world’s longest-running play — and Agatha Christie’s classic whodunnit showed no signs of flagging....
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Hell in cholera city
KANO (Nigeria), Nov 26: Lying on a stretcher covered in his own excrement, a young man pleaded Monday for help from exhausted hospital workers and volunteers, overwhelmed by a cholera outbreak...
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‘Flower terrorist’ has no regrets
DAUGAVPILS (Latvia), Nov 26: Despite potentially facing up to 15 years in prison, the 16-year-old girl who swatted Britain’s Prince Charles with a carnation earlier this month to protest the war...
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Anti-mine boot can resist 70 gms of explosives
SINGAPORE, Nov 26: A combat boot to curb injuries from landmines is attracting the interest of many countries, including the United States, a newspaper reported Monday....
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Pragmatic Afghan side-switching
CHARAKA (Afghanistan) - It was the perfect place for an ambush. The road curved around a rocky hill, the barren landscape disappearing into the distance, and suddenly a half-dozen guerrillas in...
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S. Lanka in ‘to vote or not to vote’ quandary
JAFFNA: Rebel leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran will make one of the most important decisions of Sri Lanka’s election campaign on Tuesday when he reveals whether Tamils should vote. What the leader of...
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Ashcroft taken to task on anti-terrorism measures
WASHINGTON: The Bush administration faced new skirmishes on the home front over the weekend as senators called on Attorney General John D. Ashcroft to appear before the judiciary committee to justify...
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India’s futile smoking ban
BOMBAY: India’s public health crusaders won a victory when they persuaded the Supreme Court to ban smoking in public places and on public transport....
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Israel trying to sabotage US mission: Palestinians
AL QUDS: A new US peace drive will not bring a quick end to 14 months of Israeli-Palestinian bloodshed, analysts said as violence flared on the eve of the mission....
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