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October 14, 2002 Monday Sha'aban 7, 1423 US rejects Iraqi offer as ‘word games’ WASHINGTON, Oct 13: The United States dismissed the latest Iraqi offer on weapons inspections as “word games” and repeated its call for sustained international pressure on Iraq to disarm.... Syria angry about US stance on its N-plan DAMASCUS, Oct 13: The Syrian foreign ministry demanded on Sunday that US ambassador Theodore Kattouf explain his country’s expression of concern about Syria’s nuclear programme, a ministry statement said.... Kuwait-US to probe confusion after death of soldier KUWAIT, Oct 13: Kuwait and its main ally the United States will launch a joint inquiry on Sunday to probe how cooperation between them fell apart in the aftermath of the... Rumsfeld orders new war plan: NY Times NEW YORK, Oct 13: Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said he has ordered military commanders to rewrite Iraq war plans to make best use of precision weapons, intelligence and swift deployment, The... Russian meteorite an ‘event of the century’ PARIS, Oct 13: A Russian meteorite that crashed two weeks ago in Siberia, but whose existence is being played down by Russian authorities, is said to be “one of the great... BD writer given one year in jail DHAKA, Oct 13: Taslima Nasrin, a controversial female writer, has been awarded one year of simple imprisonment for her contemptuous comments in some of her newspaper columns and books including the... UN’s Iraq decision not binding, says prince RIYADH, Oct 13: Prince Sultan, the Saudi second deputy premier and minister of defence and aviation, was reported here as saying that any UN Security Council decision on Iraq will not... Israel begins smallpox vaccinations AL QUDS, Oct 13: Israel began smallpox vaccinations on Sunday for several thousand key security and emergency service personnel as part of its precautions against any Iraqi retaliation against the Jewish... 20 killed in ‘preemptive assault’ MANILA, Oct 13: At least 20 Muslim separatist rebels were killed in a “preemptive assault” launched by the Philippine army when its helicopters shelled the camp in a forested area of... BD to release some prisoners DHAKA, Oct 13: The Cabinet Committee on Jail Reforms resolved on Saturday to bring down the number of prisoners in the country’s overcrowded jails by releasing some categories of inmates.... Nigerian writer awarded top German prize FRANKFURT, Oct 13: Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe was honoured on Sunday with the prestigious German Book Trade Peace Prize in Frankfurt, hailed as a man building bridges between Africa and the... 30,000 march against war with Iraq MELBOURNE, Oct 13: More than 30,000 people marched through the streets of Australia’s second biggest city on Sunday in the country’s largest protest to date against any US-led attack on Iraq,... 3 killed, 7 hurt in attack GUWAHATI, Oct 13: Three people were killed and seven wounded late Sunday when militants lobbed a grenade into a crowd of Hindus celebrating a festival at a small town in India’s... War vote belies growing opposition, public doubt WASHINGTON: The administration of President George W. Bush took another stride towards war late this week when both houses of Congress authorized Bush to use military force against Iraq without the... CIA’s Kremlin bug ‘saved Gorbachev’ MOSCOW: The CIA dug a tunnel under the Kremlin and installed a hi-tech bugging system to eavesdrop on the Soviet Union’s most senior figures, according to the former US intelligence officer... Wilmut turns to humans LONDON: Professor Ian Wilmut, creator of Dolly the Sheep, is planning to clone human embryos, it was learnt. The biologist disclosed that he was preparing to lodge Britain’s first application to... Putin calls for proof on Iraq’s WMD ZAVIDOVA: President Vladimir Putin on Friday rejected Anglo- American claims that Saddam Hussein already possesses weapons of mass destruction and told Britain’s prime minister Tony Blair that the best way to... Gyanendra’s govt sets stage for showdown with politicians KATHMANDU: Friday’s appointment of a new government by Nepal’s King Gyanendra has set the stage for a showdown with political parties, which are still stunned and dazed by his sudden assumption... ‘Sharon’ loses donkey race DEIR QANUN AN-NAHR (Lebanon): Ariel Sharon won’t be taking home any prizes in Lebanon — he came in last on Sunday in a race for the title of swiftest donkey.... India bans alms to beggars at signals NEW DELHI: Sonu is four years old and a beggar. Chances are he is closing in on his life sentence daily, when you consider how he earns a living....

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