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September 30, 2002 Monday Rajab 22, 1423 UN to approve tough resolution: Blair: Iraq vows to resist BLACKPOOL, Sept 29: British Prime Minister Tony Blair expressed confidence on Sunday that the UN Security Council would approve a tough new resolution on Iraq, despite the opposition of Baghdad, which... Blitzkrieg in Iraq after Dec 5: French expert PARIS, Sept 29: Gerard Chaliand, a respected specialist on strategy and consultant to the French government, says he is convinced that the United States has taken the decision to attack Iraq,... Mubarak discusses Iraq with Saudis RIYADH, Sept 29: President Hosni Mubarak, who arrived here on a short visit on Sunday, discussed with the Saudi leadership a letter from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to the Egyptian leader.... 5 ‘militants’ shot dead in Bangalore BANGALORE, Sept 29: Police said they shot dead five suspected militants here on Sunday who were plotting to assassinate India’s Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani and other Hindu leaders.... 6 held after BD blasts injure over 100 DHAKA, Sept 29: Police on Sunday arrested six people on suspicion of involvement in two blasts in public places last night which injured more than 100 people in Sathkhira, some 175... Islamists treble seats in Morocco RABAT, Sept 29: An Islamist party promoting a moderate view of Islam nearly trebled its number of seats in Morocco’s parliamentary elections, provisional unofficial results showed on Sunday.... New evacuation in Ivory Coast ABIDJAN, Sept 29: French and US troops began a new evacuation of foreigners from Ivory Coast’s rebel-held areas Sunday as African leaders gathered in neighbouring Ghana to discuss deploying a peacekeeping... Israel to give Palestinians work permits TEL AVIV, Sept 29: As many as 33,000 Palestinians are to receive permission to cross the border and begin working in Israeli areas starting on Sunday despite the fighting and terrorist... Uranium seized was 100gms, not 15kgs ANKARA, Sept 29: The amount of uranium seized by Turkish police was “no more than a hundred grams” and not 15 kilograms as previously reported, an official source said on Sunday.... World economic chiefs seek stability for global growth WASHINGTON, Sept 29: Globalization must be made to work better for the world’s poor, International Monetary Fund chief Horst Koehler said on Sunday on the final day of the IMF-World Bank... Homemade bombs WASHINGTON, Sept 29: Four anti-globlization protesters were arrested on weapons charges late on Saturday after police said they were found to be in possession of homemade bombs, according to news reports... US quietly turns up the heat on Iran LONDON: There is a curious little website called Debkafile, a newsletter that bases most of its material on reporters’ contacts in the Israeli intelligence services.... Africa fears upheavals after Ivory Coast coup LONDON: African leaders in the Ghanaian capital of Accra will try to prevent a conflagration spreading across West Africa following the violence that has gripped the Ivory Coast.... Russian cinema depicts a new hero MOSCOW: It is just the kind of film the Kremlin is trying to avoid and the Russian public cannot get enough of. Oligarch, the rags-to-riches story of a Russian businessman, based... Iraqis in a fix as war hysteria builds up BAGHDAD: Iraq’s military likely would respond to a US invasion by attempting to lure American forces close to Baghdad and other large population centers, where Iraqi commanders believe their soldiers would... American Muslims feel alienated LOS ANGELES: More than a year after the Sept 11 attacks, American Muslim leaders increasingly fear their community is being pushed to the margins of the American political system.... India wary of Lankan peace NEW DELHI: The Norwegian envoy, Eric Solheim, a member of the team to facilitate talks between the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan government — who was here last week... All not well with US legislators as Bush bullies his way to war WASHINGTON: It has come slowly. After months of silent acquiescence to President George W. Bush’s push towards a military conflict with Iraq, Democrats are finally showing signs of an appetite for...

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