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January 25, 2002 Friday Ziqa’ad 10, 1422 Lebanese warlord, 5 guards killed in blast BEIRUT, Jan 24: A bomb on Thursday killed Elie Hobeika, a former Lebanese minister and leader of a pro-Israeli militia involved in the 1982 massacre of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, security... France trying to facilitate Middle East talks? PARIS, Jan 24: Much as it has done in the past when peace has come to a halt in the Middle East, France has once again brought the conflict to its... ‘Black Hawk Down’ portends military foray: Somalis MOGADISHU, Jan 24: “Black Hawk Down,” the movie that tells the story of the ill-fated US intervention in Somalia in 1993, is a travesty of history and may herald another military... Australian govt gives in to Afghans’ demands SYDNEY, Jan 24: The Australian government, under pressure from human rights groups and amid reports of fresh suicide attempts by detainees, seems to have surrendered to the demands of Afghan asylum... US blames PA for ME violence WASHINGTON, Jan 24: The United States, maintaining its recent hardline stance against Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, continues to believe that the onus for ending the current cycle of violence in the... War helped Moscow’s expansionism: ex-Afghan deputy PM PARIS, Jan 24: The current US military operations in Afghanistan have allowed Moscow to re-establish its military influence in the country, a renowned Afghan politician said on Thursday.... US to help ex-Soviet states battle extremists TASHKENT, Jan 24: The commander of US forces in Afghanistan, General Tommy Franks, said on Thursday the United States was willing to aid the former Soviet republics in Central Asia root... European rights body criticizes US, Britain over prisoners STRASBOURG, Jan 24: Council of Europe parliamentarians called on Thursday for nations to scrupulously respect human rights while fighting terrorism, and criticized measures taken by the United States and Britain.... EMI dumps Carey with $28m payoff LONDON, Jan 24: Pop diva Mariah Carey found herself out of a job on Wednesday when her record company EMI paid her $28 million to walk away from the biggest recording... ‘American Talib’ makes first court appearance ALEXANDRIA (USA), Jan 24: “American Talib” John Walker was ordered held without bond in his brief first appearance in federal court here on Thursday.... Sharon’s office silent on who killed Hobeika AL QUDS, Jan 24: Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon’s office declined to comment on Thursday on speculation that Israel was behind the assassination of a former Lebanese Christian militia intelligence chief.... ME conflict heads for deadlier phase AL QUDS: After weeks of steadily escalating violence, the Middle East conflict is in danger of spiralling out of control unless the US steps in and forces both sides to rein... America stirs political firestorm in Philippines MANILA: Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s decision to allow the deployment of American troops in the restive south has created a political firestorm, one that her government can ill afford just... US treatment of captives: justice or revenge? LONDON: I can recognize the conditions that prisoners are being kept in at the US camp at Guantanamo Bay because I have been there. Not to Cuba’s Camp X-Ray, but to... Canadian newspaper bias against Palestinians TORONTO: Columnist Doug Cuthand expected controversy when he sat down to write a piece comparing Palestinians seeking a sovereign state to native Canadian Indians such as himself.... Beijing, Washington aiming to foster mutual trust BEIJING: US President George W Bush’s visit to Beijing in February initially seemed to have been announced and prepared to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Richard Nixon’s historic visit to... Russians not concerned about press freedom MOSCOW: When Russia’s last remaining independent national television station, TV6, abruptly went off air recently the event was met by somewhat muted public response. TV6 was shut down after Russia’s Press... Ecobarons buy land to promote biodiversity LONDON: Kris McDivitt thinks big. She plans to save 1.5 million acres of South American wilderness and create four national parks. “This is our latest purchase,” says the former head of...

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