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| November 29, 2002 | Friday | Ramazan 23, 1423 |
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EU finalizes plan to send back Afghan refugees: Implementation next year
BRUSSELS, Nov 28: European interior ministers on Thursday backed a disputed plan to return unwanted Afghans to their homeland by force if necessary, diplomats said.... 
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Turkmen ruler targeted by his own secret services: expert
MOSCOW, Nov 28: The failed assassination bid against Turkmenistan’s authoritarian leader Saparmurat Niyazov could have been staged by his own secret services, a Russian human rights campaigner said on Thursday....
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Australia, Canada, EU close missions in Manila
MANILA, Nov 28: Australia, Canada and the European Union closed their embassies in the Philippines on Thursday in response to specific terrorist threats by Islamic extremists....
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BJP objects to Sonia’s lecture at UK centre
NEW DELHI, Nov 28: Tndia’s ruling party on Thursday questioned the decision of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to lecture at a British centre for Islamic studies, saying it was allegedly linked...
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Eating less leads to longer life, say scientists
WASHINGTON, Nov 28: As Americans feasted on plates of Thanksgiving turkey on Thursday, US scientists reported they have made progress in understanding how eating less leads to longer life....
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BD rejects Indian charges
DHAKA, Nov 28: Bangladesh on Thursday rejected renewed Indian charges it was harbouring Al Qaeda extremists, but said it would investigate the allegations....
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ISAF mandate extended
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 28: Germany and Netherlands agreed to take over the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan from Turkey, as the UN Security Council on Wednesday extended the mandate...
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US slams Tehran for crackdown
WASHINGTON, Nov 28: The US State Department on Wednesday criticized Iranian authorities for detaining five student leaders for leading demonstrations against the conservatives....
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Sharon elected Likud leader
TEL AVIV, Nov 28: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was re-elected leader of the right-wing Likud party on Thursday, beating Foreign Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by a margin of at least 17...
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France agrees to cooperate with US in Moussaoui trial
PARIS, Nov 28: France said on Wednesday it had changed its mind and would now cooperate with the United States justice department in its prosecution of Zacarias Moussaoui, a suspect in...
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AI concerned over journalists detention
DHAKA, Nov 28: Amnesty International expressed concern on Thursday for the safety of a British and an Italian journalist and two Bangladeshi aides arrested this week for alleged anti-state activities....
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Nayef blames Ikhwan for Arab world’s problems
RIYADH, Nov 28: Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz has blamed the Muslim Brotherhood organization (Ikhwan-ul- Muslimeen) “for most of the problems in the Arab world.”...
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How US won Pakistan’s support after Sept 11: Book sheds new light
NEW YORK; A new book by Bob Woodward, Managing Editor of the Washington Post, reveals details of how the Bush administration cajoled President Pervez Musharraf into submission and Washington’s apprehension about...
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Europe must embrace Islam, too
LONDON: 1492 was the best of years, the worst of years for Europe. Columbus set sail for the Americas to link the two land masses on either side of the Atlantic....
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France, Germany keen to rouse EU to action
PARIS: France and Germany have recently chosen to become again the “mainspring” of the European Union, using their joint clout to prod the EU into a more activist role on a...
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Women equal men as HIV victims
 LONDON: For the first time, close to half the number of people living with HIV/AIDS are women, the annual United Nations report on HIV/AIDS reveals....
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War on polio thro’ the lens
WASHINGTON: The war on polio is being fought on many fronts in the developing world — in the deserts of Sudan, the jungles of Congo, the slums of India and Pakistan....
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Sick of poverty & corruption, Latin America is turning left
LOS ANGELES: There can be few more spectacular sights in Latin America than El Reventador, the volcano that has been erupting so furiously over the past few weeks that it has...
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