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January 13, 2002 Sunday Shawwal 28, 1422 Israeli gunships attack Gaza dock GAZA, Jan 12: Israel fired missiles at a Palestinian naval police dock in the Gaza Strip on Saturday in “retaliation” for a deadly Palestinian attack on Israeli soldiers and an arms... 20 Al Qaeda prisoners reach US base in Cuba US NAVAL BASE, GUANTANAMO BAY (Cuba), Jan 12: A group of 20 Al Qaeda and Taliban “bad guy” prisoners from Afghanistan, their hands manacled and unable to see through taped goggles,... Suspect to be bailed if no charges made: UK court tells US LONDON, Jan 12: A man accused of being connected with events leading up to the September 11 attacks in New York could be freed on bail if the US government does... Mahathir blames Osama men for politician’s murder KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has revealed that the shooting of a state assemblyman and attack on a police station was the work of guerillas linked with... ‘Great game politics’ be rejected: US official WASHINGTON, Jan 12: The world must reject “Great Game” political intrigue and the “arrogance” of nation-building if it is to succeed in building a post-war Afghanistan, a top US aid official... UK ignores tension, mounts campaign to boost arms sales to India LONDON, Jan 12: The British government is mounting an intensive campaign to boost arms sales to India, including 60 Hawk jets worth US dollars 1.44 billion, in spite of the danger... Judge scuttles Microsoft proposal BALTIMORE, Jan 12: A federal judge on Friday scuttled Microsoft’s proposal to donate what it said was a billion dollars worth of computer equipment and software to poor schools in settlement... Al Qaeda’s ‘strategist’ identified, says daily LONDON, Jan 12: Investigators believe that they have identified the man picked by Osama bin Laden to carry out future attacks on the West.... Passenger gets stuck under train table LONDON, Jan 12: An overweight train passenger caused heavy delays on a busy British rail network after he became stuck underneath a table, a north England train operator said on Saturday.... Indian tycoons robbed of $200,000 in HK HONG KONG, Jan 12: Two wealthy Indian businessmen were robbed of a “substantial” amount of money after being bound and beaten in a notorious Hong Kong guesthouse, police said on Saturday.... New US law to hit Third World immigrants LOS ANGELES, Jan 12: The US federal government on Wednesday promulgated new food laws that would enable the authorities to keep an eye on waiters and workers working at the restaurants.... Fear of biological, N-attack haunts US WASHINGTON: The United States is more likely to be attacked in the coming decade by terrorists with chemical, biological or nuclear weapons than by a hostile nation firing intercontinental missiles, US... Al Qaeda men were hooded, sedated: Amnesty expresses concern WASHINGTON: The first group of 20 Al-Qaeda and Taliban prisoners arrived on Friday at a US military base in Cuba, amid controversy over their treatment and the military tribunals they are... Ill-will takes toll again in N.Ireland BELFAST: Hatred, fear and mistrust erupted on the streets of north Belfast again this week, as a 48-hour orgy of rioting hammered home how deeply divided parts of Northern Ireland remain.... EU warnings fail to move Zimbabwe BRUSSELS/LONDON: The European Union has urged Zimbabwe to curb political violence and ensure that free and fair elections were held. But it was told defiantly that President Robert Mugabe was the... Indonesia in a fix over war on ‘terrorism’ JAKARTA: For years, Western spy agencies paid little attention to Indonesia as a potential base for international terrorists. The country’s intelligence services also failed to collect information, because they were distracted... Americans turn outward WASHINGTON: For half a century, a small but growing minority of Americans have viewed the world warily and thought — if not said — “Can we maybe just stay home?”... New Milky Way views: active centre, gas-strewn edges WASHINGTON: Armed with new telescopes, high-speed computers, and data from ambitious all-sky surveys, researchers are gleaning new insights into the structure and inner workings of the Milky Way....

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