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June 24, 2002 Monday Rabi-us-Sani 12, 1423 Lawyer targets US, German firms: Apartheid suit ZURICH, June 23: German banks Dresdner and Deutsche and US computer firm IBM are the next targets of lawsuits seeking huge sums in reparations for victims of South Africa’s apartheid regime,... India plans joint bid to hunt rebels: With Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar GUWAHATI, India, June 23: India is planning to launch a military crackdown on separatist bases in Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar with their help, Defence Minister George Fernandes said on Sunday.... Youths slam call to halt suicide attacks RAMALLAH, June 23: Palestinian public figures who initiated an appeal calling for an end to suicide bombings against Israel were “a group of mercenaries known to our people for their cowardice”,... Al Qaeda claims Jerba attack: report CAIRO, June 23: The Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the attack on a synagogue in Jerba, Tunisia, in April which claimed 19 lives, according to a broadcast report on Sunday.... S. Arabia denies link with Al Qaeda RIYADH, June 23: Saudi Arabia was not targeted by the Al Qaeda organization, Saudi second deputy premier and minister for defence and aviation Prince Sultan told the press here.... Columnist Ann Landers dead at 83 WASHINGTON, June 23: Ann Landers, one of the world’s most widely- read advice columnists, died Saturday of multiple myeloma, her home newspaper, the Chicago Tribune, said.... Israel flays CNN, BBC coverage Al quds, June 23: Israel’s communications minister again blasted CNN and the BBC on Sunday for their Middle East coverage but a local satellite television company said it had no plans... Estrogen also lessens tooth loss CHICAGO, June 23: The same estrogen hormone elderly women take to fend off symptoms of menopause such as brittle bones likely helps them keep their teeth as well, researchers reported on... French secret agencies to be reorganized PARIS, June 23: France’s two leading intelligence-gathering organizations, the DGSE and the DST, are expected to undergo important purges over the coming weeks, which will include the replacement of several leading... Hezbollah shells hit Israel KIRYAT SHEMONA (Israel), June 23: Two anti-aircraft shells fired by Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon hit a house in an Israeli border village on Sunday, but no one was hurt, Israeli security... Mahathir seen likely to quit, retraction buys time KUALA LUMPUR, June 23: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s retraction of his shock resignation on Saturday was only to give other party leaders time to work out the transition of power,... EU adopts strategy to stem flow: Illegal immigrants SEVILLE: European leaders meeting here adopted a regional strategy on Saturday to fight illegal immigration, responding to desperate border crossings and a backlash against the arrival of half a million clandestine... Karzai ‘poised’ to fight warlordism KABUL: The future of Afghanistan’s newly-elected President Hamid Karzai and of this country itself hangs on a thin reed: words.... UFOs favour Scotland GLASGOW: It is usually associated with spectacular mountains, tumbling rivers and deep-fried Mars bars. But Scotland has a proud new boast: it has become the landing strip of choice for flying... ‘Racial bias’ at elite UK universities LONDON: Britain’s older universities are revealed as institutionally racist in a startling new study of entry into higher education.... Mahathir’s ‘in & out’ game plan JAKARTA: Malaysia’s mercurial and virtually omnipotent Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, on Saturday threw his country into turmoil by announcing his resignation from his party and the governing coalition, and thus... Lankan ‘peace’ process on track COLOMBO: Delays in talks to end nearly two decades of war in Sri Lanka and more strident noises from the rebel Tamil Tigers do not mean the island’s best chance to... Mutant mice annoy researchers LONDON: Unravelling the human genome has given scientists an unexpected headache: mutant mouse overload....

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