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August 21, 2002 Wednesday Jamadi-us-Saani 11,1423 US staged largest war exercises, says paper NEW YORK, Aug 20: In a simulation of a World War scenario, the American forces recently completed the largest joint war-fighting exercise they have ever held.... Ten million under threat in China as water levels rise BEIJING, Aug 20: More than 10 million people were under threat from potentially devastating floods in central China Tuesday, as a vast lake which acts as a buffer for the Yangtze... Chocolate commercial on Kashmir angers BJP NEW DELHI, Aug 20: An advertisement for Swiss chocolate featuring Kashmir on the map of India has attracted the wrath of Hindu nationalists, a newspaper said on Tuesday.... Cultivation of poppy at peak in Afghanistan: UN KABUL, Aug 20: Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan is close to record levels a year after being nearly wiped out under the hardline Taliban regime, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)... Iran’s Zamzam Cola hits Saudi market RIYADH, Aug 20: Iranian soft drink Zamzam Cola, considered a viable substitute for US global rivals Pepsi and Coca Cola, has started selling in the Saudi markets, the product agent said... Judge exasperated PARIS, Aug 20: French magistrate Isabelle Prevost-Desprez has admitted in exasperation that the more indictments she issues with regard to a major money-laundering racket continuing between France and Israel, that she... Fish oil can beat the blues LONDON, Aug 20: For the most part, conventional medical practice has an image of professionalism and credibility. The apparent adherence to the concept of scientific validity, coupled with plenty of white... Russia suspends top general after crash MOSCOW, Aug 20: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov on Tuesday suspended an army general in charge of the air force for his role in a helicopter crash which killed at least... Saddam backed for another 7-year term AMMAN, Aug 20: Iraqi president Saddam Hussein on Monday expressed confidence in achieving “victory” over a US attack, as the National Assembly voted unanimously to support his nomination for another seven-year... Red Cross to revisit Guantanamo GENEVA, Aug 20: The International Committee of the Red Cross will revisit hundreds of Al Qaeda and Taliban detainees at Guantanamo Bay next month, but remains at odds with Washington over... Abu Nidal died after visit by Iraqi agents: official RAMALLAH, Aug 20: Palestinian guerrilla chief Abu Nidal was killed or committed suicide when Iraqi security men confronted him over his anti-government activity, a senior Palestinian source said on Tuesday.... Mysterious prowler agitates Indian MPs NEW DELHI, Aug 20: Agitated deputies of the legislative assembly of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh protested government inaction in the case of a mysterious prowler terrorizing villages, news... CNN airing Al Qaeda videotapes WASHINGTON, Aug 20: US news network CNN aired on Monday scenes from Al Qaeda videotapes which it claimed to have obtained in Afghanistan that show disturbing scenes of poisonous gas experiments... US Congress already at war over Iraq WASHINGTON: War has been declared in Washington, but not against any foreign country, at least for the moment.... Apolitical Kalam acts quite politically NEW DELHI: Though Dr A.P.J Kalam’s nomination had been virtually unanimous, as he had the backing of all political parties, barring the communist parties, there had been widespread misgivings whether, with... Northern Alliance again fighting for influence MAZAR-I-SHARIF: United during the military campaign to oust the Taliban last year, the factions that made up the Northern Alliance are now again engaged in a dangerous battle for influence in... NASA celebrates 25 years of voyaging WASHINGTON: This week, NASA celebrates the 25th year of its two epic space journeys. Launched with little fanfare in 1977, the missions of Voyagers 1 and 2... Intifada yet to find a voice AL QUDS: When a suicide bomber killed nine people in an attack at Israel’s Hebrew University last month, thousands of Palestinians celebrated in a “march of joy”. Militants tossed sweets to... Environmentalists berate Bush for skipping summit JOHANNESBURG: Environmentalists berated US President George W. Bush for deciding to skip the Johannesburg Earth Summit, saying it showed a failure of leadership by the world’s most powerful nation.... Kurds defy Saddam’s Arabization doctrine BARDA QARAMAN (Iraq): When they came for Mohamed Omar he wouldn’t go. Not when they ordered him to report to the local police station to ‘readjust’ his nationality, not when they...

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