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March 21, 2002 Thursday Muharram 6, 1423 Italy declares state of emergency: 1,000 refugees land in Sicily ROME, March 20: Italy declared a state of emergency over immigration on Wednesday, concerned the arrival of 1,000 Kurdish refugees in Sicily was the first wave in a coming flood of... China warns US over actions on Taiwan BEIJING, March 20: China has starkly warned the United States that a “freezing wind” was chilling relations because of Washington’s policy towards Taiwan, putting at risk newly-improved bilateral ties.... ‘Living fossil’ insect found in Namibia WINDHOEK, March 20: A bizarre spiny-backed cricket-like insect thought to have lived and died millions of years ago has been found to be thriving on a remote peak in Namibia, scientists... Court orders security plan for Taj Mahal NEW DELHI, March 20: India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the government to formulate security plans to prevent possible attacks by militant groups on the Taj Mahal, a report said.... Hijackers studied without proper visas: INS WASHINGTON, March 20: Two Sept 11 hijackers studied at a Florida flight school long before their student visas were approved, the head of the US immigration service said on Tuesday, in... Cheney ends trip without mandate to attack Iraq ANKARA, March 20: US Vice President Dick Cheney leaves the Middle East on Wednesday, lacking a mandate for action against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein but playing a gambit aimed at winning... French cops search home of Osama’s brother PARIS, March 20: In a Wednesday morning raid, French military police undertook a surprise search of the Cannes residence of Yeslam Bin Laden, the half-brother of Osama bin Laden, whom French... British PM accused of ‘sucking forces’ LONDON, March 20: British Prime Minister Tony Blair was accused by his Labour party dissidents that he is sucking British troops into another Vietnam war.... GPS device from Somalia found in Afghanistan WASHINGTON, March 20: US forces sweeping an Afghan cave have found a GPS device that is believed to have belonged to a US special forces soldier who was killed in Somalia... Hunting ban exposes UK class split LONDON, March 20: The future of hunting with dogs in Britain boiled down Wednesday to a straight clash between lords and commoners after two rival votes failed to significantly bridge the... Mufti, rabbi, 3 cardinals for ME peace VATICAN CITY, March 20: Three cardinals, a rabbi and a mufti were among the first to sign a document calling for peace in the Middle East, said Dyonisia, the organisation collecting... UK court tells Saudi to pay record award LONDON, March 20: A Saudi Arabian man, who abducted his own children and left his wife stranded in London, has been described in court as “untruthful, cruel and ruthless” and ordered... Pentagon reaffirms N-role in US policy WASHINGTON: Details of the Pentagon’s classified Nuclear Posture Review, leaked out last week, provoked a swift reaction from some analysts, who said the Bush administration had lowered the threshold for using... EU must rediscover its cultural heritage BRUSSELS: This is a time of historic importance for Europe and the future of the whole world order.... Mugabe’s power splits HARARE: Zimbabwe’s suspension from the Commonwealth and the mounting foreign pressure on President Robert Mugabe’s government could split his ruling party and embolden his rivals, political analysts said on Wednesday.... Terror, war and oil expands US influence MOSCOW: As the Roman Empire spread two millenniums ago, maps had to be redrawn to reflect new realities. In similar fashion, the expansion of the British Empire kept cartographers at their... Destruction of school condemned VIENNA, March 20: Austrian politicians on Wednesday condemned the Israeli army’s destruction of an Austrian-financed school in Gaza.... Berlusconi aide killed ROME, March 20: The spectre of political violence returned to Italy for the first time in three years on Wednesday following the murder of a senior adviser to Prime Minister Silvio... CIA fears Tehran’s meddling in Afghanistan WASHINGTON: Interference from Iran is emerging as one of the most vexing problems for allied interests in Afghanistan because the Islamic Republic continues to allow Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters to... Dutch East India Co remembered AMSTERDAM: Four hundred years ago on March 20 the Dutch East India Company was established by ambitious shipping merchants tired of losing out on the booming Asian spice trade dominated by...

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