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August 1, 2002 Thursday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 21,1423 Kabul given $570m of $1.8bn so far: Little for reconstruction KABUL, July 31: Afghanistan has so far received around a third of the 1.8 billion dollar aid package pledged by the international community for this year but only a fraction is... Palestinians get first tranche as humanitarian crisis deepens AL QUDS, July 31: In what it termed a “test of credibility” for the new Palestinian finance minister, Israel unblocked a first tranche of hundreds of millions of dollars of frozen... Iraq accuses US, UK of blocking contracts BAGHDAD, July 31: Iraq has accused anew the United States and Britain of blocking five billion dollars worth of contracts concluded within the framework of the UN-administered oil-for-food programme, the foreign... Australia mulls gas-for-security deal with Timor SYDNEY, July 31: Australia is ready to consider a proposal by East Timor that it swap billions of dollars in disputed oil revenue for a treaty guaranteeing maritime protection, officials said... Police unable to perform duty RAMALLAH, July 31: Palestinian authorities say they are unable to prevent a rise in crime since the Israeli army reoccupied their cities and hampered the activities of their police.... Colleague kills nine in Beirut BEIRUT, July 31: Nine people, four of them women, were killed and at least five others wounded on Wednesday when an employee, angered at being refused a personal loan, opened fire... Highlights of ASEAN Regional Forum statement BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 31: Following are highlights of a statement issued at the end of the ASEAN Regional Forum in Brunei on Wednesday involving the foreign ministers of 22 countries... France to toughen asylum laws PARIS, July 31: The French government said on Wednesday that it plans to introduce a new law to toughen political asylum in the country.... Israel to expel next-of-kin of suicide bombers AL QUDS, July 31: The Israeli cabinet on Wednesday decided to expel to the Gaza Strip at least one relative of a West Bank suicide bomber who had attacked Israelis, political... Bosnian rebel leader jailed for war crimes KARLOVAC (Croatia) July 31: A Croatian court sentenced a Bosnian Muslim rebel leader who intended to run for the country’s presidency to a 20-year jail term on Wednesday for war crimes... Queen visits mosque LONDON, July 31: British Queen Elizabeth here on Wednesday visited a mosque for the first time as a gesture of goodwill to the Muslim community of Great Britain.... White House tries to salvage plummeting image abroad WASHINGTON: The White House will set up a new office to try to salvage America’s plummeting image abroad, it was announced on Tuesday as an independent taskforce reported that even the... What is the war in Afghanistan about?: Last major clash was in March WASHINGTON: The first phase of United States military involvement in Afghanistan had a clear-cut purpose: toppling the Taliban. But with that mission accomplished, American-led military operations in Afghanistan are now doing... Censors cut Indian anti-nuke film NEW DELHI: Development of a nuclear bomb may be one of India’s proudest scientific achievements, but the country’s censor board wants to use its scissors on an award-winning documentary about the... Allies urge US against war on Iraq BRUSSELS: In an increasingly anxious chorus, the United States’ closest allies are urging President George W. Bush against early military action to oust Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.... EU’s environmental vandalism BRUSSELS: On green matters, most of us believe, the European Union is a progressive force. Yet the EU is also implicated in some of Europe’s worse acts of environmental vandalism, in... 13 die DHAKA, July 31: At least 13 people died and 70 others were injured when two passenger buses collided head on Wedne-sday, the state-run Bangladesh Television (BTV) reported.... Cold War era arsenal becomes wildlife refuge DENVER: Near a poisonous patch of ground in the shadow of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, mule deer graze on native prairie grasses, bald eagles build their nests, and foxes and coyotes hunt...

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