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| June 27, 2002 | Thursday | Rabi-us-Sani 15, 1423 |
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Israeli incursions abuse Palestinian rights: Amnesty
LONDON, June 26: Israel is breaking the Geneva convention and abusing human rights by punishing Palestinians with indiscriminate security measures, human rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Wednesday.... 
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Low-key debut planned for international court
THE HAGUE, June 26: The Dutch government will not organise any celebrations or ceremonies next Monday to mark the first day of the International Criminal Court (ICC), based in the Hague,...
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ICRC warns about misuse of emblems
GENEVA, June 26: A senior official from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned on Wednesday that it was increasingly difficult to keep tabs on the way the protective...
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Botched circumcisions leave 5 dead, 51 hurt
JOHANNESBURG, June 26: South African police have rushed 33 boys to hospital after five others died earlier this week in botched circumcision ceremonies, bringing the total to 51 being treated, a...
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New food crisis feared in Afghanistan
KABUL, June 26: A food shortage looms in Afghanistan if international donors do not provide more money immediately, warned James T. Morris, executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme,...
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CBI raid Indian website office
 NEW DELHI, June 26: India’s federal investigative agency on Wednesday raided the offices of news website Tehelka.com, which is famous for exposing rampant corruption in government arms and hardware purchases....
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Sharon case deemed inadmissible in Belgium
BRUSSELS, June 26: Palestinian hopes of putting Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on trial in Belgium for war crimes were derailed on Wednesday when judges declared the case inadmissible....
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Colas banned in southern Indian schools
NEW DELHI, June 26: The sale of colas and other carbonated drinks has been banned in schools in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, a news report said Wednesday....
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Body chemical found to treat strokes
WASHINGTON, June 26: One of the body’s chemicals that helps nerves grow can help rewire the brain after it has been damaged by a stroke, according to a study on rats...
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WMO says another El Nino in progress
GENEVA, June 26: The El Nino weather phenomenon that was discovered to be behind widespread climatic disturbances in the late 1990s, especially in the southern hemisphere, is back, the World Meteorological...
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Golf pushes Beetle off top place
WOLFSBURG (Germany) June 26: The Golf has hit the top of the Volkswagen car production table. More Golfs have now been made than any other VW....
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King Zahir’s wife dies in Rome
ROME, June 26: Homaira Shah, the wife of Mohammad Zahir Shah, former king of Afghanistan, died in Rome on Wednesday, a hospital official said....
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G7 optimistic about economic future: official
CALGARY (Canada) June 26: Most of the leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations are optimistic about the immediate economic future, a Canadian official said on Wednesday on the sidelines...
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600 fall ill
BARCELONA, June 26: Around 650 people fell ill near the northeastern Spanish city of Gerona after eating cakes made by a local bakery, news reports said Wednesday....
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12 Kuwaiti families sue US over Guantanamo detainees
NEW YORK, June 26: The families of 12 Kuwaiti citizens arrested and detained at US Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, have sued the United States government in a US federal Court...
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Unrealistic demand to put cart before horse: Bush’s foreign policy failure
LONDON: That was a fantastic speech. Quite literally, fantastic. George Bush’s address on the Middle East, delivered outside the White House on Monday evening, consisted, from beginning to end, of fantasy....
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NGOs demand affordable drugs
GENEVA: Prominent non-governmental organizations upbraided rich countries for failing to live up to their commitments in the World Trade Organization (WTO) to help people in poor countries gain access to affordable...
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Lankan ceasefire draws investors back
TRINCOMALEE (Sri Lanka): With the guns of war stilled and the prospects for peace bright, investor interest is again being drawn to the deep, calm waters of Trincomalee, one of the...
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Change in habits of Indian newpaper readers
NEW DELHI: Twenty years ago, most Indian newspapers were black and white — and read all over....
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Anti-social behaviour linked to diet: study
LONDON: Improving the vitamins, minerals and fatty acids in the diets of young offenders appeared to reduce their anti-social behaviour dramatically, revealed a British government-backed study....
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