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November 28, 2001 Wednesday Ramazan 12, 1422 US opposes recognition for Alliance government WASHINGTON, Nov 27: The United States is opposed to and has lobbied Russia and other countries against recognizing the de facto Northern Alliance government in Kabul because it is not a... US copter flight near N-plant angers India CHENNAI, Nov 27: Indian authorities have reportedly sought an explanation from the United States on a flight by a US military helicopter near a high-profile nuclear facility in the country’s south,... Osama hiding in cave ‘hotel’: paper LONDON, Nov 27: If Osama bin Laden really is hiding out in a cave in Afghanistan, as some Western experts believe, it could be in a complex in the White Mountains... Clone company’s plan — to turn back the clock WASHINGTON, Nov 27: One of the researchers who claimed this week to have cloned a human embryo defended his work on Tuesday and invited the White House and Congress to consult... Delhi alerts forces for Nepal mission NEW DELHI, Nov 27: Indian forces were put on a high alert on Tuesday for a possible assignment to help crush a Maoist insurgency in Nepal after the prime ministers of... Consensus reached on role for Zahir Shah BONN, Nov 27: Delegates participating in UN-sponsored talks in Germany to forge a new Afghan government on Tuesday are in broad agreement that the former king should act as a figurehead... 600 Marines deployed WASHINGTON, Nov 27: More than 600 Marines are already on the ground in Afghanistan and their ranks are due to grow to about 1,000, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.... US oil, gas industry on vigil LOS ANGELES, Nov 27: The US oil and gas industry has been put on high alert after a Federal Bureau of Investigation warning that Osama bin Laden might have ordered retaliatory... Women’s march banned in Kabul KABUL, Nov 27: A planned women’s freedom march through the streets of Kabul on Tuesday was banned by Northern Alliance interior minister Younis Qanooni, organizers said, setting back their hopes for... 27 killed as rebels take hostages in Philippines ZAMBOANGA, Nov 27: Twenty-seven people were killed on Tuesday when the Philippines military launched air strikes to evict Muslim rebel leader Nur Misuari’s armed followers from this southern Philippines port city.... Secret service plans to lay off employees LOS ANGELES, Nov 27: The National Security Agency, America’s largest secret service, renowned as the ‘eyes and ears’ of the US government, announced on Monday that it was laying-off staff as... HR body asks UN to try war criminals NEW YORK, Nov 27: The Human Rights Watch on Monday called on the United States and the Northern Alliance to guarantee humane treatment of surrendered or captured troops in the Afghan... US air strikes kill Alliance fighters WASHINGTON, Nov 27: Several Northern Alliance fighters are missing and feared dead following airstrikes by their US allies on Kunduz this weekend, Newsweek reported on its website late on Monday.... West learnt nothing from Afghan war LONDON: In spite of having ransacked the academies and think-tanks of America and Europe in order to consult experts on Afghanistan, the western powers appear to have learned nothing, either from... Great injustice being done to Palestinians AL KHALIL: By mid-morning the young schoolgirls in blue and white striped pinafores have finished school for the day. They congregate in the hallway and wait for a teacher to escort... Choosing profit over health NEW DELHI: Last week’s decision by the competition commission of the EU to slap a fine amounting to three-quarters of a billion dollars upon a slew of major pharmaceutical companies for... Law against Internet racism BRUSSELS: The European Commission is expected to adopt and announce rules in the next few weeks that would bind the 15 EU members to outlaw racism and xenophobia on the Internet... Alertnet: a novel way to organize humanitarian aid LONDON: Joe Lowry has got more gadgets than someone in the new media industry. He has a digital camera, a digital video camera, a laptop, a mobile phone and a PDA.... Cat army keeps UK theatres mouse-free LONDON: Theatregoers in London are served by a small army of cats who carry out important duties once the curtain has come down and the audience has gone home. The highly... Arab youth in the US asserting themselves LOS ANGELES: The life and way of thinking of Arab-Americans have changed since the Sept 11 terrorist attacks. What used to be an introvert community, engaged in their own business and...