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June 14, 2002 Friday Rabi-us-Sani 2, 1423 Age of asteroid debris orbiting the sun calculated PARIS, June 13: American astronomers have achieved the mathematical feat of finding a broken needle in a haystack and determining when it was snapped.... Lawmakers express concern over plan: New US security agency WASHINGTON, June 13: President George W. Bush’s homeland security advisor Tom Ridge acknowledged on Wednesday that lawmakers had deep concerns about the creation a new super agency aimed at protecting Americans... Congress, Sena clash in Mumbai MUMBAI, June 13: Thousands of rival political supporters clashed on Thursday in downtown Mumbai, injuring at least seven people, after the state government won a motion to stay in power.... French blame Britain for immigrants influx PARIS, June 13: The relative comfort and help given to refugees in Britain are the main reasons so many illegal immigrants turn up there rather than elsewhere in Europe, a new... BD dismisses Indian claims of ISI links DHAKA, June 13: Foreign office sources in Dhaka dismissed media reports on the arrest of 16 Bangladeshis in West Bengal for alleged links with Pakistan’s intelligence agency and Kashmiri fighters as... US breaks Indian taboos on mediation NEW DELHI, June 13: There is nothing like the twin threats of nuclear war and global terrorism to redraw the map of international diplomacy.... Sharon wants to kill Arafat, says aide PARIS, June 13: Mohamed Dahlan, 41, tipped as successor to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, said on Thursday Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon wanted nothing less than to physically eliminate Yasser... Thieves use vacuum for stealing jewels PARIS, June 13: Thieves behind a rash of daring jewellry heists in Paris have used a bewildering variety of tactics to snatch their precious haul, but the latest innovation, a vacuum... Asia, Africa home to most wars, says SIPRI STOCKHOLM, June 13: Africa and Asia were home to two-thirds of the world’s 24 major armed conflicts in 2001, cementing a 12-year trend since the end of the Cold War, the... Top 15 military spenders STOCKHOLM, June 13: Following are the world’s top 15 military spenders in 2001 as expressed in US dollars at the 1998 level, according to figures published by the Stockholm International Peace... AL calls off boycott DHAKA, June 13: Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has finally decided to join the parliament “in principle” but has not specified the date.... Sinatra’s songs now on CD LOS ANGELES, June 13: Four years after his death, Frank Sinatra fans can now hear such classics as “My Kind of Town,” “The Lady is a Tramp” and “Night and Day”... ‘War on terrorism’ won’t be easy WASHINGTON: There are wishful thinkers, some of them government leaders around the world, who seem to believe that the ‘war of terrorism’ will end when Osama bin Laden is captured or... Afghans wrangle as jirga rolls on KABUL: Eager to vent their views after two days of perceived deal-making behind their backs, delegates to Afghanistan’s freewheeling grand assembly took to the floor on Wednesday with passionate debate, an... World Food meeting suffers summit indigestion ROME: When plant expert Geoffrey Hawtin got up to speak at this week’s UN World Food Summit in Rome, he addressed rows of empty seats.... US secrecy on missile defence grows WASHINGTON: As the Pentagon boosts spending and intensifies development of a national anti-missile system, it is also taking steps to shield the programme from Congress and the public, as well as... Europe advised to avoid ‘war’ on asylum seekers BRUSSELS: European Union leaders were warned on Wednesday to step back from declaring an “all out war” on illegal immigration and to reaffirm their commitment to asylum and human rights.... China struggles to save panda SICHUAN (CHINA): The young giant panda is snoozing up a tree, in classic panda pose. His substantial bum is splayed over the fork of one branch, while his head and one...

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