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June 19, 2002 Wednesday Rabi-us-Sani 7, 1423 US to house security dept outside capital: Terrorist threat WASHINGTON, June 18: US President George W. Bush’s proposed department of homeland security may be housed outside the US capital to protect it against terrorist attacks, a White House official said... Palestinian bombers see no choice: Cherie Blair LONDON, June 18: Cherie Blair, wife of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, said on Tuesday that young Palestinians felt they had no choice but to blow themselves up.... Colorado wildfire aggravates LAKE GEORGE (USA), June 18: High temperatures and low humidity fueled Colorado’s massive wildfire on Tuesday, putting more residents on alert to evacuate as firefighters struggled to get the blaze under... Nepal party splits over PM expulsion KATHMANDU, June 18: The ruling Nepali Congress party split on Tuesday when supporters of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba expelled party president Girija Prasad Koirala.... Pentagon plans to deploy sea-based missile defence in 2004 WASHINGTON, June 18: With the anti-ballistic missile treaty dead, a Pentagon agency said on Tuesday it hoped to deploy the initial, sea-based leg of a system to protect America and its... Hizb tells Kashmiris to stay away from rallies SRINAGAR, June 18: The Hizbul Mujahideen has put up posters warning Kashmiris in no uncertain terms against taking part in rallies for the election Indian authorities plan later this year in... Explosions near US embassy in Kabul KABUL, June 18: At least two rockets exploded in suburbs near the US embassy in Kabul on Tuesday, but there were no casualties, witnesses said.... 10 women in French cabinet PARIS, June 18: Promising to get things moving as early as possible, France’s new prime minister, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, has already announced the composition of his new government, which includes 38 members,... Mahathir castigates religious party KUALA LUMPUR, June 18: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday vowed to block an opposition party’s plan to introduce Shariat and warned its leaders they could be headed for hell.... Asks allies to spend $10bn on N-safety SAN FRANCISCO, June 18: The United States is lobbying its European allies and Japan to spend 10 billion dollars to prevent terrorists from gaining access to nuclear, chemical and biological materials... VC invited to LTTE meeting COLOMBO, June 18: The vice chancellor and six Deans of the Jaffna University have been summoned by the LTTE hierarchy for an urgent meeting to be held at the LTTE headquarters... 3 killed in riots near Mumbai MUMBAI, June 18: Three people were killed in sectarian clashes on Tuesday in India’s Maharashtra state, a police official said.... First private TV channel in Algeria PARIS, June 18: Algeria is to have its first private television network, Khalifa TV, which is to be launched in September, as part of ceremonies for the “Year of Algeria”, a... Bush indecisive over new Mideast policy WASHINGTON: President Bush huddled with his foreign policy team on Monday in an attempt to build consensus among his advisers as he prepares to unveil a plan for breaking the deadlock... Germany still hunting down Nazi war criminals HAMBURG: A defiant ex-Nazi who once had the power to mete out death rises in court to defend himself against charges of unspeakable horrors.... Wildlife trade has become organized crime: study LONDON: Mafia groups and drug cartels are moving into illegal trade in wildlife products, a new report reveals.... UN concerned over poverty GENEVA: The United Nations warned on Tuesday that poverty was set to worsen in the world’s poorest states unless economic growth became the top policy priority and rich states sharply boosted... Indian army facing enemy of another kind — desert heat NEW DELHI: Scorching heat is proving a bigger enemy than Pakistan to Indian troops hunkered down on the desert border in some of the toughest terrain on earth.... Ted Turner accuses Israel of terrorism NEW YORK: Ted Turner, the billionaire founder of CNN, accuses Israel of engaging in “terrorism” against the Palestinians, in comments that threaten to lead to a further decline in the news... Canada legislates to shut out immigrants OTTAWA: More than 150,000 people who were qualified to immigrate to Canada could find themselves shut out of the country by new, retroactive changes to its immigration rules....

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