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| September 29, 2002 | Sunday | Rajab 21, 1423 |
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700 feared dead in Senegal boat tragedy
DAKAR, Sept 28: Hopes faded on Saturday for about 700 people feared drowned when a ferry sank on its way to the Senegalese capital, as the government came under fire for... 
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Chirac refuses to back US draft resolution
MOSCOW, Sept 28: After apparently failing in Paris to persuade French President Jacques Chirac to back a tough UN resolution on Iraq, US envoy Marc Grossman arrived in Moscow on Saturday...
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Keeping Afghanistan afloat a major challenge: WB chief
WASHINGTON, Sept 28: One of the biggest challenges in rebuilding Afghanistan after decades of turmoil is keeping the country running on a daily basis, even when its concerns drop out of...
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Visa policy for students may hit US economy
LOS ANGELES, Sept 28: The current US policy on issuing student visas will severely hit the finances of American academic institutions, according to dean and professors of leading universities....
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Palestinians observe intifada anniversary
 GAZA CITY, Sept 28: A teenage Palestinian demonstrator was killed in clashes with the Israeli army on Saturday as thousands took to the streets to mark the second anniversary of the...
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France taking steps to discourage refugees
PARIS, Sept 28: With 80,000 requests for refugee status received last year alone — and only one in eight accepted by French immigration authorities — Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin has...
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Salman mows one with car, freed on bail
MUMBAI, Sept 28: Bollywood star Salman Khan surrendered on Saturday to police after he allegedly lost control of his car and drove into four people sleeping on the pavement, killing one...
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Chandrika’s party backs peace efforts
COLOMBO, Sept 28: Former Sri Lankan foreign minister Lakshman Kadirgamar, a member of President Chandrika Kumaratunga’s People’s Alliance (PA), said on Thursday that his party would not “in any manner” stand...
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Scientists take centre stage : Plans for Iraq invasion
VIENNA: In the high-stakes game of political chess under way over the US and UN showdown with Iraq, the next move belongs to the scientists....
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Israelis start questioning Sharon’s strategy
RAMALLAH: It all sounds so familiar. Yasser Arafat is holed up in his Ramallah headquarters, surrounded by Israeli tanks and soldiers while Ariel Sharon demands that he should hand over a...
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Tikrit may be made first target in war
TIKRIT: Twenty minutes from Tikrit it becomes obvious that you are approaching no ordinary Iraqi town....
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German govt seeks new taxes after polls
BERLIN: What a surprise. German elections were less than a week ago and suddenly all talk in Berlin has shifted to tax increases in Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder’s victorious centre-left alliance with...
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Bush’s squalid politicking for votes
LONDON: The only surprise about angry US claims that George Bush is cashing in on the “war” is that they have been so long in coming. Despite his onerous responsibilities, Mr...
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Malaysians to get new birth IDs
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian babies born after January 1, 2003 will be issued MyKad, a lifelong identification card containing personal data with anti-abuse security features to replace conventional birth certificates, a news...
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