Low Graphics Site

August 28, 2002 Wednesday Jamadi-us-Saani 18,1423 Earth Summit accused of protecting US firm: 1984 Bhopal tragedy JOHANNESBURG, Aug 27: Victims of the world’s biggest industrial disaster denounced the Earth Summit on Tuesday as an attempt to “greenwash” the worst corporate crime in history as a court in... UK’s chief rabbi slams Israeli atrocities LONDON, Aug 27: The atrocities inflicted by the Israelis to Palestinians are not only condemned by Muslims across the world, but also by many Europeans and now by an increasing numbers... Brahimi opposes probe into mass graves KABUL, Aug 27: The top UN official for Afghanistan said on Tuesday that until the safety of witnesses could be guaranteed no investigation should be held into alleged war crimes against... Man missing since Sept 11 found in NY NEW YORK, Aug 27: The family of a man missing since the Sept 11 attacks on the World Trade Center has found him suffering from amnesia in a health care facility... US planes attack Iraq’s air defence sites WASHINGTON, Aug 27: US warplanes on Tuesday attacked air defence targets in “no-fly” zones of northern and southern Iraq a day after US Vice President Dick Cheney said it was time... Osama back at ‘helm of Al Qaeda’ LONDON, Aug 27: Osama bin Laden is firmly back in command of Al Qaeda and the group is digging in for guerilla attacks on US troops in Afghanistan, an Arab journalist... 24 hours in water tank NEW YORK, Aug 27: A New York illusionist emerged shaken and exhausted on Tuesday morning after spending a full day shackled and submerged in a water tank the size of a... Bush terms remarks on S. Arabia irresponsible CRAWFORD (Texas), Aug 27: US President George W. Bush on Tuesday dismissed “irresponsible talk” of strained Saudi-US ties hours before welcoming the kingdom’s ambassador to his Texas ranch amid stark differences... US announces dates for visa lottery LOS ANGELES, Aug 27: The US State Department on Monday announced the mail-in period for 2004 green card Diversity Lottery Program.... Conservatives fanning hatred: Muslim body LOS ANGELES, Aug 27: Muslim civil rights and advocacy groups in the United States on Monday said the arrest of a Seminole, Florida, man on suspicion of planning attacks on 50... Court admits Japan conducted germ warfare in China TOKYO, Aug 27: A Japanese court on Tuesday recognized for the first time that Japan had conducted biological warfare in China during World War Two — something that has never been... Strange police practice in US town NEW YORK: In a sinister, authoritarian American city of the future, cutting-edge surveillance technology and over-zealous policing combine to create the ultimate weapon in the war on crime: the ability to... Will the rich match the poor’s generosity? LONDON: Ten years ago the world saw the most generous gesture in the history of international relations. To support the lifestyle of millions, one group of countries relinquished their claim to... Turkey suspicious of US policy on Iraq: Kurdish resurgence ISTANBUL: Against the background of a possible United States military operation in Iraq to unseat Saddam Hussein, tensions between Turkey and the Kurds of northern Iraq are rising — and taking... Poverty, affluence all around at Earth Summit JOHANNESBURG: When delegates at the Earth Summit in Johannesburg look out from the windows of their five-star hotels in the affluent suburb of Sandton, they can see the poverty-stricken township of... Arab world counting cost of Osama’s campaign CAIRO: Saudi-born Osama bin Laden said he wanted to drive a wedge between Muslims and the West. One year after September 11, the suspected mastermind of the attacks on US cities... Embargo’s end key to Lankan peace KILINOCHCHI (Sri Lanka): While Sri Lankan officials and leaders of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) sit down to talk peace after 20 years of conflict, one highway could be... A saner alternative to George Bush is demanding to be heard VERMONT: For all his scripted dumbness, George Bush is the voice of America. He manages to be loud and anxious at the same time. When he speaks his own words they...

Contributions Privacy Policy © DAWN Group of Newspapers, 2005