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July 1, 2002 Monday Rabi-us-Sani 19, 1423 Seoul says it held back in clash to avoid war SEOUL, June 30: The South Korean navy rained shells down on a North Korean patrol boat during a sea battle but did not sink it to avoid sparking an all-out war,... US military stocking up on iodine pills WASHINGTON, June 30: At the urging of the Bush administration, military commanders are quietly stocking up on anti-radiation pills and making plans to give them to US troops should they be... Chinese diplomat shot dead in Kyrgyzstan BISHKEK, June 30: A high-ranking Chinese diplomat has been assassinated in the capital of Kyrgyzstan in a gun attack possibly linked to Muslim Uighur separatists, a Kyrgyz government official told AFP... Blair aides hit at US ‘blunders’: report: Hunt for Al Qaeda LONDON, June 30: Senior British officials have accused US forces of “blundering” by a gung-ho approach to the hunt for Al Qaeda remnants, widening a transatlantic rift with Washington, the Sunday... US alone in trying to isolate Arafat WASHINGTON, June 30: The United States pressed on with its effort to force the removal of Yasser Arafat on Sunday, with Secretary of State Colin Powell saying Washington was not talking... OIC mulls Philippines’ bid for observer status MANILA, June 30: The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is “seriously considering” the Philippines’ application for observer status, and will soon send a team to evaluate the bid, a Filipino... Israel shuts Palestinian liaison office BEIT JALA, (West Bank), June 30: Israeli soldiers shut down a liaison office with the Palestinians for the Bethlehem region on Sunday, ordering the staff out and locking the office, officials... Bush feels ‘great’ after colon check WASHINGTON, June 30: President George W. Bush said on Sunday he felt “great” and had enjoyed a morning run, less than 24 hours after a routine colon check that found nothing... Karzai names Samar HRC head KABUL, June 30: Afghanistan’s outspoken ex-minister for women’s affairs, Sima Samar, has been formally appointed head of the country’s newly-formed human rights commission, the United Nations said here on Sunday.... Balloonist clears S. Africa CAPE TOWN, June 30: US millionaire Steve Fossett was heading out over the Indian Ocean on Sunday on the last leg of his attempt to fly a balloon around the world... Global criminal court backed by 73 states UNITED NATIONS, June 30: Following is a list of the 73 countries that have so far ratified the new International Criminal Court, the first permanent world tribunal set up to prosecute... Unilateralism may be self-defeating for US WASHINGTON: Some call the present era one of US hegemony. Others, especially in Europe, call it empire.... EU aid funds go down the drain LONDON: Millions of dollars of European Union aid to developing countries is being wasted because of a bureaucratic shambles at the heart of the system and allegations of financial irregularities and... Extremists force US to slash Third World aid NEW YORK: International efforts to control population growth in the developing world could be fatally undermined following a decision by President Bush to slash millions of dollars of funding for a... One country, two systems is working, five years on: After Hong Kong’s handover LONDON: When the British flag was lowered on Hong Kong for the last time, the cry outside government circles in London spoke of betrayal, anguish over democracy and a nostalgic sense... G8 leaders commit moral outrage LONDON: The figures seem mind-boggling. The amount wiped off share values in one day — $36 billion. The price tag for bringing Britain’s Railtrack back into semi-public ownership — $31 billion.... Birth of stars in a wink LONDON: Astronomers have observed a star giving birth. They have pinpointed a distant sun where a new planet is being created around it.... How blockades multiply problems for ordinary Palestinians AL QUDS: A young mother carrying her child in her arms approaches an Israeli army checkpoint near the village of Jaba, between Al Quds and Ramallah....

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