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December 1, 2002 Sunday Ramazan 25,1423 Iraqi Kurds downplay Turkish invasion threat PARIS: Turkey has signalled that it would not take advantage of a US-led war against Iraq to move troops into Kurdish- controlled areas in the country’s north, provided that the Kurds... Africa back in the spotlight of terror LONDON: About now is the short rainy season on East Africa’s Swahili coast, occasioning blustery winds and a cyclonic squall known by local fishermen as the chamchela. Despite this, and the... World AIDS Day targets stigma PARIS: Doctors and activists muster on Sunday (today) for World AIDS Day, launching a campaign for easing the burden of stigma suffered by many of the 42 million people with AIDS... Afghan peacekeepers turn peace-makers LONDON: The British government is poised to expand its military involvement in Afghanistan by deploying troops in a town outside the capital, Kabul, for the first time, sources in London said... EU feels uneasy on US path BRUSSELS: EU attempts to back the US in its “war on terrorism” suffered a further setback on Friday as a result of concerns over data protection and civil liberties.... Reclaiming humankind’s frozen heritage in Antarctica BUENOS AIRES: A handful of scientists from different countries have been working for the past few decades to find, rebuild and maintain the historic monuments of Antarctica, turning up fishing settlements,... Kenya brushes aside Al Qaeda connection: Attack on hotel MOMBASA, Nov 30: Kenya said on Saturday it had so far found no link between 12 people held over Thursday’s attacks on Israelis in Mombasa and the Al Qaeda network, and... Mystery fever kills 50 Indian kids LUCKNOW, Nov 30: At least 50 children in Uttar Pradesh have died of a mysterious fever in the past month, an official said on Saturday.... France defends DPs expulsion PARIS, Nov 30: France said on Saturday that it was fully justified in expelling eight Afghan DPs last week.... Russians told to be cautious during winter MOSCOW, Nov 30: Doctors urged Muscovites to take precautions against respiratory and heart ailments on Saturday as temperatures plunging towards minus 27 Celsius gripped the city of 10 million.... UN experts inspect key site BAGHDAD, Nov 30: Teams of disarmament experts undertook on Saturday a third day of inspections in Iraq, checking a site baptised Um al-Maarik (Mother of All Battles) south of Baghdad for... Annan asks Israelis to punish UN man’s killers TEL AVIV, Nov 30: Israel faced a new row with the United Nations on Saturday over a demand that Israeli troops be punished for killing a UN worker during a clash... Al-Waleed hints at pulling money out of US RIYADH, Nov 30: Will the Arab or Saudi money finally start pulling out of the United States? If the maverick investor, Prince Waleed bin Talal, who is the largest Saudi investor... Journalists arrested in BD denied lawyers DHAKA, Nov 30: Lawyers for European journalists arrested for alleged anti-state activities in Bangladesh were unable to meet them for the second time on Saturday, one of the lawyers said.... Dumas to rest beside giants PARIS, Nov 30: The remains of French writer Alexandre Dumas left Monte Cristo castle on Saturday on the last leg of a journey to Paris where he will be laid to... Erdogan seeks meeting with Chirac over EU PARIS, Nov 30: To plead with French authorities that Turkey is very much a European country and should be allowed to join the European Union in 2004, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the... Space station construction trolley hits snag CAPE CANAVERAL, Nov 30: A motorized trolley critical to construction of the International Space Station got its first big test on Saturday, but stalled before it could complete its 17-metre run.... US got $11bn thro’ foreign students: study SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 30: Sept 11 attacks and stiffer background checks for visas have not hampered foreign students’ entry into the United States, with a record number of students worldwide rushing...

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