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February 9, 2002 Saturday Ziqa’ad 25, 1422 London’s stance infuriates Asians: Arranged marriages LONDON, Feb 8: British Asians reacted angrily on Friday to a call by Home Secretary David Blunkett for them to restrict their search for spouses in arranged marriages to Britain.... Israeli tanks enter West Bank town TEL AVIV, Feb 8: Israel launched raids in the West Bank on Friday after Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ruled out Yasser Arafat as a peace partner, as the Palestinian Authority welcomed... Saudi govt agencies told to cut spending RIYADH, Feb 8: Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah has ordered an end to lavish government spending, saying the kingdom is facing a “suffocating” economic crisis.... US to launch hunt for 314,000 aliens WASHINGTON, Feb 8: In a shift from its previous policy, the US is said to have decided to apprehend and interrogate, rather than simply deport, the 314,000 foreign nationals who have... French PM cautions US against going alone PARIS, Feb 8: In the second attack by a French leader on American foreign policy in 48 hours, French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin on Friday called on the US government not... Nepal MPs to debate extension of emergency KATHMANDU, Feb 8: In a regular parliamentary session, set to begin on Sunday, the 205-member House of Representatives will debate and later vote on whether to extend the state of emergency... Hollywood plans film on Enron LOS ANGELES, Feb 8: The spectacular collapse of US energy giant Enron, the biggest corporate failure in history, is to be the subject of a new Hollywood-style television movie, producers said... Israel can hang Arafat, says Cheney TEL AVIV, Feb 8: Israeli Defence Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer said US Vice President Dick Cheney told him that Israel could “hang” Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat as far as he was... Muhammad Ali has Irish ancestor: study LONDON, Feb 8: The boxing legend, Muhammad Ali, 60, had an Irish great-grandfather, a genealogist was reported as saying on Friday.... US opposes proposal for Palestinian poll WASHINGTON, Feb 8: The United States opposes a French and European proposal for elections in the Palestinian territories to give the winner a mandate to talk peace, a State Department official... Cough syrup no sure cure, say scientists LONDON, Feb 8: People may be wasting their money buying ove