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| July 4, 2002 | Thursday | Rabi-us-Sani 22,1423 |
Afghan party looked ‘like an abattoir’ after raid
BAGRAM/KANDAHAR, July 3: An Afghan wedding party looked like a slaughter house after being attacked by US warplanes this week, survivors said on Wednesday....
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EU opposes US proposal: Deadlock over peacekeeping
UNITED NATIONS, July 3: The European Union on Wednesday opposed a US proposal to end the impasse threatening UN peacekeeping missions as the Security Council met for last-ditch consultations on the...
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Aid agencies accuse Israel of obstruction
TEL AVIV, July 3: International relief agencies on Wednesday accused Israel of hindering the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Palestinians to the point where they can “no longer adequately” do...
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Blacks alarmed over Jewish influence in US Congress
NEW YORK, July 3: Black legislators in the United States are deeply disturbed over the immense influence that the pro-Israel Jewish lobby is exerting over the body politic of the Congress....
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Bush for probe into bombing
WASHINGTON, July 3: US President George W. Bush wants a “comprehensive” probe into reports that an errant US air attack in Afghanistan killed civilians and offers his “deep condolences” to the...
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Groom alive
KANDAHAR, July 3: The bride and groom in the wedding party that was attacked by US planes were thought to have died in the raid, but the groom showed up on...
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Confusion over Arafat order
RAMALLAH, July 3: Confusion surrounded an announcement on Wednesday by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat of a major purge, as demanded by Washington, of his security apparatus, with a top “dismissed” official...
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Satellite to explore comet
CAPE CANAVERAL, July 3: NASA launched a comet-chasing satellite on Wednesday on a mission to get within 100kms of a comet nucleus to study frozen samples of the solar system from...
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Plane crash: warning system was switched off, say officials
ZURICH, July 3: An automatic system alerting air traffic controllers that planes are on a collision course was switched off when two aircraft smashed into each other over southern Germany, Swiss...
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Mob did not attack train, say Gujarat police
AHMEDABAD, July 3: Forensic police in Gujarat said on Wednesday that a fire that killed 59 people in a train coach in February, was not a result of burning objects thrown...
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Jayalalitha threatens to arrest BJP ally
CHENNAI, July 3: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha Jayaram threatened on Wednesday to arrest a member of the national coalition under an anti-terror law for his support of Sri Lanka’s Tamil...
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US policy creating vacuum in Mideast
LONDON: The world is now familiar with US President George W. Bush’s “vision” for peace in the Middle East, but many Arabs, Israelis and Europeans are still baffled at how he...
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US stance threatens to paralyse operations: UN peacekeeping
UNITED NATIONS: To the open dismay of its allies, the United States appeared prepared to paralyze UN peacekeeping operations from the Middle East to Central Africa, unless it extracts a guarantee...
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‘Under God’ ruling offends Americans
WASHINGTON: A court decision revolving around two words — “Under God” — has touched a sensitive nerve among Americans, going to the heart of the nation’s self-image....
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41m EU workers under stress
BRUSSELS: Nearly one in three workers in Europe are suffering from stress, costing industry euros 20 billion ($19.76 billion) last year and contributing to anxiety, depression, cardiovascular diseases and cancer, according...
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Who will be Malaysia’s No 2?
KUALA LUMPUR: While Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed said the other day that leaders promised to avoid an outright power struggle for the vacant No 2 seat in the United Malays National...
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