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July 22, 2002 Monday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 11,1423 Sudan arrives at deal with rebels: Referendum for separation in 6 years NAIROBI, July 21: Sudanese government and rebel officials were set for further talks next month after achieving a breakthrough in the country’s long-running civil war with agreement on two key issues,... South Korea wary of North’s exercises SEOUL, July 21: North Korean military exercises have raised alarm in the South as it prepares to salvage a navy boat that was sunk in a deadly clash between the rivals... Ecevit warns of radicals’ threat ANKARA, July 21: Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit, trying to fend off early elections, said on Sunday that a popular Islamic party which is ahead in opinion polls poses a grave... Sharon must go for sake of peace: Saudi FM RIYADH, July 21: In a major diplomatic initiative, all the major Palestinian factions are said to be working on a ceasefire proposal in their fight against Israel. This step would not... Turkey keen to avoid US attack on Iraq ANKARA, July 21: Turkey is keen to avoid a possible attack by the United States on Iraq, fearing economic repercussions and the possibility that a Kurdish state would be established in... ‘Monkey man’ scare in Patna PATNA (India) July 21: Almost a year after residents in the Indian capital were terrorised by the alleged attacks of an elusive monkey-like creature, the eastern city of Patna says it... 25 killed in S. Arabian accident RIYADH, July 21: Twenty-four Saudis and a Syrian were killed and 24 passengers seriously injured when a bus collided head-on with a trailer truck and then burst into flames, Saudi newspapers... Moussaoui’s mother speaks for him PARIS, July 21: Aicha El Wafi, the mother of Zacarias Moussaoui, has decided to take her case to Paris, and eventually Washington, as the countdown begins towards the trial, scheduled for... Blast in Israeli train AL QUDS, July 21: A bomb planted under an Israeli passenger train wounded its driver on Sunday in an attack that clouded prospects for easing Israeli restrictions on Palestinians under curfew... Morocco, Spain talking again after accord RABAT, July 21: Morocco and Spain prepared Sunday for in-depth talks on their troubled relations after a Spanish garrison withdrew from a disputed islet, ending a row that turned an obscure... Egypt arrest 34 suspects CAIRO, July 21: Egyptian security forces have arrested 34 alleged members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood during a secret meeting north of here, the latest step in a crackdown on the... Asylum boys claim abuse SYDNEY, July 21: Two boys refused asylum by Britain have alleged they were abused by guards at Australia’s Woomera Detention Centre, it emerged Sunday, prompting an immediate government denial.... Parisians start month-long beach party PARIS, July 21: Parisians traded in raincoats for sunglasses and flocked to the beach on Sunday — along the Seine riverfront — as a summer playground complete with sand and palm... Volunteer corps proposed to protect US technology from terror WASHINGTON, July 21: US lawmakers want to enlist scientists and technlogy experts into a volunteer defense corps similar to the military’s National Guard to protect the nation’s communications systems from terrorists.... Sectarian hatred tears India apart GUJARAT: At the elegantly simple home of Mahatma Gandhi in Ahmedabad, the bustling capital of Gujarat, a museum eulogizes his contribution to the founding of India. Gandhi’s clothes, books, journals and... Bush’s ambition puts Blair in trouble: Attack on Iraq LONDON: President George Bush has told US troops to be ready for ‘pre-emptive military action’ against Iraq, as security sources warned that a massive assault against President Saddam Hussein could be... Rare wildlife thrives in UAE SHARJAH: More than 100,000 years ago, elephants, lions and rhinos roamed the lush lands of the Arabian Peninsula before climate changes forced them into extinction and turned the area into a... Christians fund Jewish newcomers to Israel TEL AVIV: The nearly 400 mostly Orthodox Jews from North America stepped off a chartered jumbo jet into the summer sunshine to begin new lives as immigrants to Israel.... BD decides to get rid of MiG-29s DHAKA: The recent decision by the Bangladesh government to get rid of the Russian made MIG-29s purchased through a highly controversial deal in 1999, to keep the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF)... Man who saved Chirac quit France owing to racism OTTAWA: The man who stopped the would-be assassin of French President Jacques Chirac says he left France for Canada because of intolerance towards North Africans in the country....

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