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| December 20, 2002 | Friday | Shawwal 15, 1423 |
S. Korea picks liberal Roh for president
 SEOUL, Dec 19: Ruling party candidate Roh Moo-hyun won South Korea’s presidential election on Thursday, a result that could complicate ties with the United States as the allies grapple with North...
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Palestinians despair after six months of occupation
NABLUS, West Bank, Dec 19: After six months of Israeli army reoccupation, curfews and deadly clashes, Palestinians can hardly hide their despair as their plight drags on in locked-down cities, with...
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US to block process till after Israeli polls: Powell: Roadmap for peace in ME
WASHINGTON, Dec 19: The United States will block the adoption of a “roadmap” on Israeli-Palestinian peace by an international diplomatic “quartet” until after Israel’s election next month, Secretary of State Colin...
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Finance ministry, broker blamed: 2001 Mumbai stocks scam
NEW DELHI, Dec 19: An Indian parliamentary committee on Thursday blamed the finance ministry and a prominent broker for a scam that triggered the collapse of the stock market in March...
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Syria protests edited copy of Iraq document
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 19: Syria protested on Thursday the excised and edited copy of Iraqi weapons declaration given to the 10 rotating non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, and...
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US wants EU to go slow in improving ties with Iran
WASHINGTON, Dec 19: The United States has urged its European partners to go slow in improving relations with Iran, a country Washington still sees as its adversary....
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Muslims in US urge Saddam to step down
WASHINGTON, Dec 19: US Muslims are urging Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to step down and save Iraq from another war, advocacy group spokesmen said on Thursday....
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Schroeder pleads Turkey’s case, again
BERLIN, Dec 19: German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder called Thursday for Turkey to be allowed into the European Union because of its bridge between east and west, despite EU leaders refusing to...
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US Marine held in Japan for attempted rape
TOKYO, Dec 19: A US Marine officer was indicted and handed over to Japanese authorities Thursday on charges of attempting to rape a Philippine woman last month in Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost...
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French court supports hijab at work
PARIS, Dec 19: A labour court here on Wednesday handed down a decision supporting a French Muslim woman’s bid to wear the hijab at her place of employment, and ordering the...
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Armed cops for UK airlines: minister
LONDON, Dec 19: Specially trained armed police officers are to be used on British domestic and international airlines as part of an ongoing series of measures to tackle terror threats, Britain...
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Canada opposes US missile shield plan
MONTREAL, Dec 19: Canada on Wednesday expressed strong opposition to the US plan to start deploying a missile shield from 2004....
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Millions of hungry Ethiopians await food aid
BADOSA BATALA (Ethiopia): Abdulkadir Ahmed is only 11 years old, but he knows how badly his country has been hit by drought. He hears it at school — from his belly....
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How two US factions plan not to lose the peace: Post-Saddam strategy
WASHINGTON: While US military strategists are refining their plans for invading Iraq early next year, the configuration of a post-invasion Iraq remains a matter of hot debate within the administration of...
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Anti-US feeling high in South Korea
SINGAPORE: No one should be surprised at the anti-American sentiment that has galvanized South Korea’s presidential election. It was demonstrated many months ago in front of a worldwide audience....
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Russia mute on NMD deployment
MOSCOW: It was once a major bone of contention that seemed to threaten a resumption of Cold War tensions between Moscow and Washington....
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2002 is second warmest in 160 years
GENEVA: This year, which saw an increase in the Earth’s average surface temperature, is the second warmest in the 160 years since instrumental measurements of temperatures have been recorded, reports the...
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Asia-Pacific states expose US population policy
BANGKOK: Over 30 Asia-Pacific countries have achieved what in a post-Sept 11 political climate is, increasingly, a daunting task: exposing US government policy as being out of touch with reality....
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