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April 12, 2002 Friday Muharram 28, 1423 Red Cross issues SOS for Palestinians MADRID, April 11: The head of the international Red Cross federation issued an urgent appeal on Thursday to ensure the protection of civilians in the occupied Palestinian territories.... Way paved for crimes court: 10 countries ratify treaty UNITED NATIONS, April 11: The dream of creating a permanent court to try the world’s most heinous crimes on Thursday became a reality, hailed by many as a landmark human rights... Germany suspends export of arms to Israel PARIS, April 11: Germany has quite unexpectedly decided to unilaterally cease the sale and delivery of arms to Israel, the country that until now had been German arms industry’s better clients... Gujarat cops hit newsmen: RSF PARIS, April 11: Police in the Indian state of Gujarat attacked a group of more than 20 journalists last week, leaving many of them in a serious condition, the Reporters Sans... Israeli troops find ‘hell’ in refugee camp JENIN, April 11: Israeli troops who subdued Palestinian towns with little trouble early in a West Bank offensive ran into “hell” in the northern refugee camp of Jenin, soldiers fresh from...