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September 17, 2002 Tuesday Rajab 9, 1423 11 killed in Chechnya bomb explosion MOSCOW, Sept 16: A bomb exploded near a crowded bus stop in the capital of Chechnya on Monday, killing 11 people — mostly women and children — and injuring many others,... Lankan govt enters into talks with Tamil Tigers SATTAHIP (Thailand), Sept 16: Formerly labelled as terrorists, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elaam (LTTE) will “do its utmost and sincere best” in the endeavour for peace with the Sri Lankan... Doctors hail new bypass technique LONDON, Sept 16: A new heart bypass surgery technique can reduce the risk of complications in overweight patients, doctors said on Monday.... Coke, Pepsi fined for rock painting NEW DELHI, Sept 16: India’s supreme court on Monday fined cola majors Pepsi and Coca Cola as well as 10 other companies for painting adverts on ecologically sensitive rock faces along... UK secy’s remarks on English irk immigrants LONDON, Sept 16: Community groups in Britain have criticized the British Home Secretary, David Blunkett, for suggesting that immigrants abandon their mother tongue in their homes and speak English, instead.... Iraq war may cost $200bn: US official WASHINGTON, Sept 16: The top White House economic adviser estimates that Washington may have to spend between 100 billion and 200 billion dollars to wage war against Iraq, the Wall Street... 50 die in Argentina bus crash BUENOS AIRES, Sept 16: At least 50 people were killed, including 10 children, and some 25 injured when a bus plunged into a ravine in northern Argentina on the way home... 65pc of French people oppose attack: poll PARIS, Sept 16: Sixty-five per cent of the French said in a just-published poll that they are firmly opposed to a United States attack on Iraq, and this as Paris grows... Israeli army kills Egyptian in Gaza Strip GAZA CITY, Sept 16: An Egyptian using a false Palestinian identity card was shot dead on Monday by Israeli troops near a military roadblock in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical... France, Peru in row over mask PARIS, Sept 16: Peru has decided to seize the highest-level court in France, the Cour de Cassation, in an attempt to retrieve a 3300-year-old mortuary mask that it says is a... US targeting Iraqi buildings, says Rumsfeld WASHINGTON, Sept 16: In a change of tactics, US air forces are targeting buildings and other fixed targets in Iraq an effort to cause more lasting damage to Iraqi air defences,... Iraqi missiles can’t harm Israel: general AL QUDS: Israel is better equipped to handle any Iraqi counter-attack than it was in the Gulf war when some 39 Scud missiles landed on the country, the army chief Moshe... Baghdad may opt for quid pro quo: Ball in Bush’s court BAGHDAD: A US congressman visiting here said on Sunday that there was a “strong possibility” Iraq would agree to unrestricted UN weapons inspections if President Bush backed down from his call... Soldiers subjected to psychological profiling: US forces in Afghanistan BAGRAM: Kemp’s wife has left him, a month after the miscarriage of their child, and he feels ready to explode with frustration and anger.... Girls wiser than boys: study MONTREAL: Women often complain that men are stupidly competitive — and researchers have found that they might be right.... The many ‘ifs’ in assessment of Iraq’s military capability LONDON: He is there at almost every official photo-opportunity with Saddam Hussein, a compact and wiry military officer, his khaki shirt rolled up to his elbows, a beret pulled across his... Breakfast makes brain feel good LONDON: When I was growing up, I remember my father making sure that my four siblings and I got a decent breakfast inside us before leaving the house for school. Like... Egyptologists doubtful about breakthrough LEIPZIG: German Egyptologists poured cold water on Monday on highly publicized plans to send a robotic camera into a shaft in the Great Pyramid while millions of television viewers around the...

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