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May 10, 2002 Friday Safar 26, 1423 Israel decides to attack Gaza: Cabinet moots Arafat’s expulsion TEL AVIV, May 9: Israel geared up on Thursday to attack the Gaza Strip in the wake of a deadly suicide bombing as it hit a new snag in trying to... Gujarat Muslims told to change way of life BARODRA, May 9: More than 100,000 Muslims displaced by the communal violence in Gujarat are facing a hostile and often brutal reception as they try to return to their homes.... New technology to save pedestrians LONDON, May 10: Energy-absorbing bumpers, pop-up engine covers and windscreen air bags could soon be added to cars to protect millions of pedestrians involved in accidents each year, scientists said on... Refugees — a major test for French govt PARIS, May 9: The increasing number of political refugees in France looks to become one of the first major issues to be tackled by the new government of Jean-Pierre Raffarin, only... FBI admits it ignored warning over Sept 11 WASHINGTON, May 9: The US Federal Bureau of Investigation largely ignored an appeal from one of its field offices to investigate suspicious pilot training by Middle Eastern men weeks before the... UN chief seeks report on Jenin UNITED NATIONS, May 9: Responding to a request by the UN General Assembly, Secretary General Kofi Annan has asked his secretariat to work expeditiously to prepare a report on recent events... 1,000 Tamil Tigers freed in 2 months COLOMBO, May 9: The United National Front government of Sri Lanka, in a bid seen as humouring the LTTE and placating Tamil interests have in the past two months released over... French toy firm worried about its footballs PARIS, May 9: Smoby, which is one of France’s two leading toy manufacturers, says it is increasingly concerned over its interests in Pakistan. The company’s expression of concern was made before... Natwar Singh’s daughter kills herself NEW DELHI, May 9: The daughter of India’s former foreign minister and senior leader of the Congress, Natwar Singh, apparently committed suicide on Thursday, police said.... ‘Paradise garden’ KABUL, May 9: The government of Afghanistan and the municipality of Kabul have confirmed that the Aga Khan Trust for Culture will lead a project to enable reutilization of the historic... Politics, and not generals, can win ‘war on terror’: IISS LONDON, May 9: Nation-building and economic reconstruction are as important as military might if the United States is to win its self-styled war on world terror, a leading think-tank said on... Need for urgent end to Israeli occupation CHARLOTTESVILLE (USA): Americans are so fortunate! They are so blessed by the protections the Constitution gives us that many of them find it hard to imagine what it is like to... US energy security debate intensifies RIYADH: In the post Sept 11 era, debate on energy security has intensified in the US, say analysts in Dhahran, the uncrowned global energy capital. The 911 events have once again... Govts not giving children their due LOS ANGELES: Every 24 seconds, 100 babies are born around the world. That is 100 infants whose futures are in our hands. Fortunately, we know exactly how to ensure that at... Afghanistan’s battling warlords try civility MAZAR-E SHARIF: Gen Abdul Rashid Dostum, northern Afghanistan’s most important power broker, signed a peace and cooperation agreement with three rival warlords on Wednesday, during an unprecedented meeting at which he... When dissidents are freed LOS ANGELES: A key barometer for the level of democracy in the world is the number of political prisoners, especially popular dissidents. China and North Korea take the prize, with thousands... Violence driving away educated Palestinians BEIRUT: After two years of steady economic growth, mainly owing to job creation, the Palestinian economy is on the brink of total collapse. The closure of the territories imposed by the... Bashing Washington’s policies becomes chic in America LONDON: “Me, anti-American?” said Tariq Ali to a hall packed with book-loving Californians at the Los Angeles Times book fair the other day. “Not at all. I am against the rulers...

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