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June 3, 2002 Monday Rabi-ul-Awwal 21,1423 Japan eyes damage control over nuclear remarks TOKYO, June 2: Japan, the only country ever to suffer an atomic bomb attack, will assure worried Asian neighbours that the world’s second largest economy will never arm itself with nuclear... PA asks political groups to join new cabinet GAZA, June 2: A Palestinian Authority official called on Sunday upon all different Palestinian political groups to join the government that would be reshuffled soon based on the political program of... Saudis preparing to leave Pakistan RIYADH, June 2: The Saudi embassy in Pakistan is considering a three-phase programme to evacuate Saudi diplomats based in Pakistan, their families and students in case of war between India and... Hindus end ceremony for temple at Ayodhya NEW DELHI, June 2: A religious ceremony by India’s Hindu hardliners, part of a controversial campaign to build a temple on the ruins of a razed mosque, ended peacefully Sunday in... Up to 2,000 left US to fight in groups: report WASHINGTON, June 2: Up to 2,000 people have left the United States over the past 20 years to fight in Islamic militant groups around the world, according to the weekly US... Study confirms nutritional value of eating insects BANGKOK, June 2: Residents of northern and northeastern Thailand have a nutritional edge on people in the rest of the country because of their fondness for eating insects, according to results... Israelis arrest 10 more Palestinians NABLUS, June 2: Israeli troops arrested another 10 Palestinians overnight during their ongoing reoccupation of the West Bank city of Nablus, a military spokesman said Sunday.... Queen puts religion before soccer LONDON, June 2: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth put religion before soccer on Sunday, missing England’s opening World Cup game to attend church on her Golden Jubilee weekend to give thanks for 50... Zahir Shah falls ill, postpones tour KABUL, June 2: Former Afghan king Mohammad Zahir Shah has fallen ill for the first time since returning from exile two months ago, a royal spokesman said on Sunday.... No enthusiasm for holding OIC summit RIYADH, June 2: An Islamic summit on Palestine, as was requested by the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is not under consideration, an official of the 57-member Organisation of the Islamic Conference... Top activist shot dead SRINAGAR, June 2: Indian border guards on Sunday shot dead top Islamic militant Manzoor Ahmed Ganai in Indian-held Kashmir, officials said.... Bagram bivouac is now permanent: Americans in Afghanistan BAGRAM AIR BASE: For months, America’s most important military base was a rugged frontier camp at a bombed-out Afghan airfield. So when Sgt. Maj. C.J. Costello arrived here recently, she was... Kyoto protocol nears ratification LONDON: The European Union and Japan ratified the Kyoto protocol on Friday binding themselves to cut greenhouse gas emissions despite America’s refusal to have anything to do with the treaty.... French forget Le Pen shock as polls near PARIS: A week before crucial parliamentary elections, France seems to have already forgotten the shock that electrified the country in the presidential vote in April.... Sept 11 exposed need for Arabic WASHINGTON: Ever since the September 11 attacks exposed a lack of expert Arabic speakers in the US government, with key intelligence documents collecting dust for lack of translators, there has been... US drifts into chaos in Iraq LONDON: The Middle East, as several former spooks have stated since September 11, is hostile ground for Western intelligence agencies. For obvious reasons, Iraq is the most hostile territory of all.... UK slams Israeli security plan LONDON: In a bid to prevent further attacks on its towns, cities and people, Israel has devised a security plan, which introduces stringent restrictions on the free movement of the Palestinian... Russian AIDS plague threatens epidemic in Europe MOSCOW: One in 20 Russian adults will be infected with the HIV virus within five years, threatening a massive epidemic in Europe. This is according to an independent survey conducted by...

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