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January 29, 2002 Tuesday Ziqa’ad 14, 1422 French nationals found among US prisoners: Saudi Arabia wants to question nationals PARIS, Jan 28: Police confirmed on Monday that a number of French citizens were among the 158 Al-Qaeda and Taliban prisoners held in a US naval base in Cuba.... 15 kids in suicide pact in Australia: 370 Afghans on hunger strike SYDNEY, Jan 28: Fifteen children and youths at the Woomera Detention Centre in South Australia have made a pact to commit suicide while more than 200 asylum seekers at four of... US navy ships collide near Oman WASHINGTON, Jan 28: Two US naval vessels — including a submarine involved in a collision last year with a Japanese fishing boat — collided in the Arabian Sea, a US military... Dark days ahead for Himalayan states: experts WASHINGTON, Jan 28: Environmental pressures, poverty and exploitation are feeding conflicts in Himalayan countries that threaten to turn the Asian mountain range into “the next Afghanistan”, a United Nations expert has... US troops won’t fight: Arroyo LONDON, Jan 28: Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said on Monday that US troops arriving in the country would act only as military trainers and not front-line fighters in the struggle... Malaysia to keep eye on students in Pakistan KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28: The Malaysian government is considering ways to keep tabs on students who study in countries such as Pakistan and Afghanistan, a news report said Monday.... New computer virus spreads across Asia LONDON, Jan 28: A new computer bug that tries to trick computer users into clicking on a virus-infected Web link masquerading as party photos emerged in Asia on Monday morning and... Australian block media from reporting WOOMERA (Australia), Jan 28: Australian authorities have been accused of muzzling the press after journalists were ordered out of sight of a detention centre where asylum seekers are on a hunger... Enron was complicit in HR abuses in India: body NEW YORK, Jan 28: The human rights abuses that plagued Enrons’ Dabhol power plant in India from 1992 to 1998 demonstrate the need for US government agencies to scrutinize such controversial... Arafat continues battle for peace RAMALLAH: Yasser Arafat is still in touch with kings and presidents, still battling for peace. Nearing midnight on Wednesday, sitting behind a desk laden with documents bulkily gathered into clear plastic... Paris writes Algerian war out of memory PARIS: Although it had the votes to pass the measure, the French Government of Socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin has withdrawn its projected law which would have made a national holiday... China extends olive branch to Taiwan BEIJING; Putting on a brave face to meet recent political shifts in Taiwan, the island republic over which it claims sovereignty, China has extended its first olive branch toward the pro-independence... Refugees find death on high seas LONDON: When Ghanaian Kingsley Ofusu stepped ashore in the French port of Le Havre one October morning, he carried a pocket of coffee beans from the ship’s cargo and the image... Afghanistan’s silent killers HERAT: They are tiny, silent killers, dropped from the bellies of the American bombs that pulverised the Taliban defences, and striking long after the air war on Afghanistan has ended. At... Enron: lesson against globalization for India NEW DELHI: Through Enron Corp’s troubles in India over its stalled $3 billion power project, the power giant’s suave executives never tired of warning the government that how it handled the... Asia proves that ‘people power’ can work BANGKOK: In the Philippines, a popular uprising by citizens tired of corruption led to the ouster of then President Joseph Estrada last year. In Indonesia, former president Suharto was driven out... Scarf becomes big issue in Singapore SINGAPORE, Jan 28: Four Muslim Singaporean schoolgirls will face suspension if they continue to wear headscarves to class in defiance of a government ban, education officials said on Monday.... Nine Indian cops killed in landmine explosion RANCHI, Jan 28: Maoist rebels have killed 11 people, including nine policemen, in Ranchi, capital of Jharkhand state, in a landmine blast, police said on Monday.... Weak trade obstructing political relations: US envoy to India expresses concern NEW DELHI, Jan 28: The United States said on Monday its stagnant economic relations with India were a source of “worry” and stood in the way of building strong diplomatic and... 500,000 hold rally in Madagascar capital ANTANANARIVO, Jan 28: At least half a million people gathered peacefully in Madagascar’s capital on Monday to support presidential candidate Marc Ravalomanana’s claim that he has been cheated of an outright...

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