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| May 19, 2002 | Sunday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 6, 1423 |
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Europe ‘bashing’ US, says Powell
LONDON, May 18: US Secretary of State Colin Powell criticised European political leaders in an interview published on Saturday, accusing them of “bashing” the United States over its war on terrorism.... 
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Plane attacks in US were foreseen: ’99 report for CIA
WASHINGTON, May 18: Despite White House avowals that it would have been impossible to conceive before Sept. 11 of using a hijacked plane to attack US targets, a 1999 report for...
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US envoy to Delhi faces criticism
WASHINGTON, May 18: Secretary of State Colin Powell has full confidence in the US Ambassador to India Robert Blackwill, despite a controversy swirling around his handling of staff and poor morale...
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Priest reads Pope’s speech on birthday
VATICAN CITY, May 18: A frail Pope John Paul II celebrated his 82nd birthday on Saturday, but in a rare move a priest read most of the pontiff’s speech for him...
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Heatwave claims 700 lives in India
NEW DELHI, May 18: The Indian capital was on Saturday one of the hottest place in the country as the death toll from a blistering heatwave neared 700, with hundreds more...
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Vitamin A derivative may check lung cancer: study
ORLANDO, May 18: A cousin of vitamin A may be able to reverse some of the damage that can lead to lung cancer in smokers — offering the hope of actually...
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Only Arafat can handle situation, says Egypt
PARIS, May 18: Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher says that “only Yasser Arafat can control the situation in Palestine”, and that any indications to the contrary are nothing more than Israeli...
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Indonesia deploys ships near E.Timor
 DILI (East Timor), May 18: A surprise deployment of Indonesian naval ships in East Timor’s waters to guard a visit by President Megawati Sukarnoputri has cast a cloud over the territory’s...
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S.Korean president’s youngest son arrested
SEOUL, May 18: Police arrested South Korean President Kim Dae-jung’s youngest son on Saturday on charges of receiving more two million dollars in an alleged bribery and influence-peddling case....
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Kuwaiti MPs to grill minister
KUWAIT CITY, May 18: Kuwait’s Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM) and the Popular Action Movement (PAM) on Saturday threatened to grill Finance Minister Yousef al Ibrahim, accusing him of incompetence....
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No ‘axis of evil’ exists, says Russia
MOSCOW, May 18: Russia does not share US President George Bush’s belief in an “axis of evil,” the Russian foreign ministry said Saturday on the eve of a high-level diplomatic visit...
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Can Bush survive the speculation?
LONDON: Pictures may be worth a thousand words but the weakness of photography is that the meaning of an image shifts depending on the context. The now-famous snap in which George...
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Osama may have had larger plan
KABUL: The assassination of an Afghan rebel leader 48 hours before the Sept 11 terrorist attacks was part of a strategic plan by Osama bin Laden to expand his influence into...
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Riots create partition-era fears in Gujarat state
AHMEDABAD: Salim Jamumiya Sindhi was a prosperous landowner and village head in India’s Gujarat state — until the savage religious riots that destroyed his life more than two months ago....
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Little by little, Iraq shows signs of economic life
BAGHDAD: It was a breezy Monday night, and the mood in Horreya Square was festive as a crowd that included college students, old men and shy young girls gathered outside the...
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Palestinians press ahead with plans for polls
AL QUDS: Palestinian officials pressed ahead with plans for presidential and parliamentary elections as Israeli forces launched a new raid into Jenin refugee camp, the scene of the heaviest fighting in...
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Multi-ethnic market for Kosovo town
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA (Yugoslavia): UN officials founded a multi-ethnic marketplace in the flashpoint town of Mitrovica on Saturday in the hope that communities who can trade together can also learn to live...
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Turkish PM in hospital, poll fears widen
ANKARA: The admission of veteran Turkish premier Bulent Ecevit to hospital on Friday will feed speculation about his health and early polls that has already hit markets in a country struggling...
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