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December 27, 2001 Thursday Shawwal 11, 1422 Israeli soldier, two Arabs killed on Jordan border TEL AVIV, Dec 26: An Israeli soldier and two Arab gunmen were killed in intense clashes on the Jordan border on Tuesday, but the flare-up of violence did not stop a... Israeli copter kills Palestinian TEL AVIV, Dec 26: An Israeli helicopter gunship killed a Palestinian during a battle between soldiers and gunmen in the West Bank on Wednesday in a fresh spate of violence that... Hundreds evacuated after Sydney bush fires SYDNEY, Dec 26: Bushfires raged in Australia, licking at the outskirts of Australia’s biggest city on Wednesday, as weary firefighters fought for a second night to save houses and evacuated hundreds... Turkish army opposes US strike on Iraq ANKARA, Dec 26: NATO ally Turkey would face “great adversity” if Washington targets Iraq next in its war on terror, encouraging a Kurdish state to take root across the border, a... Danish queen injured COPENHAGEN, Dec 26: Denmark’s Queen Margrethe broke two ribs in a fall suffered at her holiday home in the coastal city of Aarhus on Wednesday, the Danish news agency Ritzau reported... 12 Maoists, 6 civilians die in Nepal KATHMANDU, Dec 26: A dozen Maoist rebels and six civilians were killed in violence around Nepal, local reports said on Wednesday, as King Gyanendra said the campaign against the insurgents was... MRI helps find narrowed arteries: study BOSTON, Dec 26: The massive magnets of an MRI machine can help doctors detect most of the narrowed arteries in patients with heart disease, according to research by an international team... BNP MP arrested DHAKA, Dec 26: A ruling party lawmaker allegedly involved in extortion was arrested on Wednesday as police in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, cracked down on crime, a home ministry official said.... US pressing allies to resume Osama hunt WASHINGTON, Dec 26: US forces have been pressing their anti-Taliban Afghan allies to join in scouring Osama bin Laden’s last major redoubt for possible Al Qaeda holdouts, including Osama himself, a... Militias holding up aid trucks: WFP ISLAMABAD, Dec 26: Armed militias are stopping trucks carrying food into southern Afghanistan, demanding a toll to allow them to proceed and hampering distribution to hungry Afghans, the World Food Programme... Challenge for Britain: balancing security & civil rights LONDON: In the post-September 11 world the United Kingdom is faced with a task to strike a difficult balance between national security, public protection and individual rights. The government has taken... God’s name must not be exploited, says Pope VATICAN CITY, Dec 26: Pope John Paul led the world’s Roman Catholics into Christmas on Tuesday, saying that hearts around the world were anxious and distressed by war and tension.... Asylum-seekers attack Eurotunnel LONDON, Dec 26: The Eurotunnel has been closed after hundreds of asylum seekers stormed French security barriers on Tuesday in an effort to cross into UK.... Dismissals at CNN anger Asian newsmen SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 26: The Asian American Journalists Association expressed “deep dismay” on Tuesday over the announced departure from CNN of Asian American anchor Joie Chen, arguing it signalled a backslide... Suspect was not alone: paper WASHINGTON, Dec 26: Evidence is mounting that Richard Colvin Reid, who allegedly attempted to blow up a trans-Atlantic flight on Saturday, was equipped with explosive devices so sophisticated that it is... Freed Canadian on list of top Al Qaeda men WASHINGTON, Dec 26: An Egyptian-born Canadian citizen freed after Prime Minister Jean Chretien intervened on his behalf is one of nine Arabs on a list of Al Qaeda members most wanted... Haqqani hurt by US bombing ISLAMABAD, Dec 26: A prominent figure in Afghanistan’s collapsed government who has not been seen for weeks, Maulvi Jalaluddin Haqqani, was wounded by US bombing last month, the Afghan Islamic Press... Hawthorne dies LONDON, Dec 26: Sir Nigel Hawthorne, the British actor best known for his role as the scheming civil servant in the BBC hit “Yes Minister”, died on Wednesday from a heart... Al Qaeda still active in southern Afghanistan: Abdullah KABUL, Dec 26: Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah said on Wednesday that Al Qaeda fighters were still active in the south of the country.... Kabul’s first women’s magazine hits stands KABUL, Dec 26: In a sign of the changing times in Afghanistan, the first magazine for women in nearly 10 years has hit the shelves of the war-ravaged country....

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