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November 17, 2002 Sunday Ramazan 11, 1423 Iran students boycott classes over verdict TEHRAN, Nov 16: Iran’s largest pro-reform protests for three years gathered momentum on Saturday when students began a week-long class boycott in support of a dissident academic on death row for... Israelis reoccupy town after ambush: Colonel becomes most senior victim AL KHALIL, Nov 16: The Israeli army reoccupied the divided southern West Bank city of Al Khalil on Saturday in response to a shooting attack which left 12 Israelis dead.... Bush okayed cash for warlords: book WASHINGTON, Nov 16: The CIA gave tens of millions of dollars to Afghan warlords to gain crucial support for President George Bush’s campaign to bring down the Taliban last year, according... BJP set to sweep Gujarat poll: survey NEW DELHI, Nov 16: India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party is set to sweep next month’s election in the volatile western state of Gujarat on the back of a deep religious divide... US fears president’s trial in world court WASHINGTON, Nov 16: A senior US official said a principal motive for US opposition to the newly created International Criminal Court was fear that the court might prosecute the president or... Iraq seeks Arabs’ help to undo UN sanctions RIYADH, Nov 16: The Iraqi acceptance of the UN Security Council resolution is laced with admonitions to the inspectors to respect Iraqi sovereignty, it was highlighted in the press here on... Saudi tycoon to launch media network RIYADH, Nov 16: A Saudi businessman plans to launch a major media project - Fair Vision Network (FVN) _ to counteract the Western media onslaught against Islam and the Muslims.... Bush says he ‘loathes’ Kim Jong Il WASHINGTON, Nov 16: US president George Bush admits in a soon-to-be-published book to feelings of loathing toward North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong Il, the Washington Post reported Saturday.... Pentagon training reporters for Iraq invasion ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Nov 16: The Pentagon launched a military-education program for US and foreign reporters on Saturday aimed at giving greater media access to possible future battlefields in Iraq... Michael Jackson grilled SANTA MARIA, Nov 16: Pop star Michael Jackson spent a third day testifying amid a circus-like atmosphere on Friday in a 21 million dollars lawsuit over cancelled millennium concerts — saying... Swiss freeze 23 Saudis’ accounts RIYADH, Nov 16: Swiss authorities have frozen 23 accounts of Saudi businessman Yassin Al Qadi and his relatives for alleged involvement in financing terrorism networks.... Paris to have more burial space PARIS, Nov 16: The city of Paris says that it will soon make it easier for residents of the French capital to die in peace and be assured of finding burial... Japan, N. Korea in bitter tug-of-war: Fate of kidnap victims TOKYO: Five Japanese kidnap victims returned to Japan after being held for 24 years in North Korea are at the center of an increasingly bitter tug of war between the two... Political unity in US breaks down: ‘War against terrorism’ WASHINGTON: The political unity in the United States behind the war on terrorism lasted just 10 days after last week’s congressional elections.... Operations over a nose LOS ANGELES: It’s a wonder the jury can focus on the breach- of-contract case when the more pointed issue in the Santa Maria, California, courtroom where defendant Michael Jackson testified this... UK’s Catholic bishops come out against attack on Iraq LONDON: Catholic bishops in England and Wales joined the growing religious opposition to war with Iraq on Friday by claiming it was a moral responsibility to avoid the conflict.... US pursues friendship-in-arms policy in Gulf MUSCAT: A strong if silent supporter of the United States for three decades, the sultan who rules this Persian Gulf nation has become a major beneficiary of a Bush administration policy... 25 years after Sadat’s historic visit to Israel CAIRO: Egypt’s late President Anwar Sadat had a tantalizing way of surprising supporters as well as opponents, and 25 years ago on November 19, he dropped a bombshell that altered the...

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