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December 31, 2002 Tuesday Shawwal 26, 1423 S. Korea condemns US pressure on North SEOUL, Dec 30: South Korea, underscoring differences with the United States, said on Monday that pressure and isolation would not persuade North Korea to halt its nuclear brinkmanship and announced a... US luring scientists with rewards: Iraq BAGHDAD, Dec 30: A top adviser to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said on Monday the United States wanted to tempt scientists to leave Iraq and lure them into giving false information... ‘Clone’ heads home amid controversy WASHINGTON, Dec 30: A cult claiming to have cloned a human said on Monday that “Eve” was headed “home” amid a raging controversy over the moral principles of cloning.... Israeli court rejects appeal by ‘refuseniks’ TEL AVIV, Dec 30: Israel’s High Court rejected on Monday an appeal by reserve soldiers refusing to serve in the occupied territories and Israeli troops shot dead a Hamas man and... Moscow opposes expansion of sanctions UNITED NATIONS, Dec 30: The UN Security Council voted 13-0 on Monday to extend the list of goods which are in principle banned for export to Iraq, to include about five... Afghan woman general jumps into men’s world KABUL, Dec 30: That Afghan General Khatool Mohammadzai has a chest full of medals and has completed no less than 600 parachute jumps is impressive. That Mohammadzai is a woman makes... Muslims protest attack on Lyons mosque PARIS, Dec 30: Over 600 Muslims turned out on Monday to protest last week’s attacks on a mosque at Lyons and at a community centre.... Marseilles plans to build grand mosque PARIS, Dec 30: Marseilles Mayor Jean-Claude Gaudin is up in arms against leaders of his city’s Muslim population who he accuses of not wanting to overcome their differences in order to... Algerian airport worker held in France PARIS, Dec 30: French police said on Monday they had arrested a 27-year old Algerian national, who was caught with explosive materials in his car, and suspect he was preparing an... Security alert across Asia for New Year celebrations HONG KONG, Dec 30: As revellers around Asia strap on their party hats and chill their drinks to welcome in the New Year, security forces across the region are gearing up... Eunuchs win momentary acceptance, talk ‘war on terror’ VARANASI: By night they dance, by day they discuss the ‘war on terrorism’. For some 30,000 Indian eunuchs, their boisterous annual convention is a chance to chat, party and perhaps find... Uranium-rich Niger slips into poverty NIAMEY: Niger, the third-biggest uranium producer in the world and second poorest country on the planet, has slipped deeper into abject poverty as global uranium prices have plunged.... Bush seeks to turn screw on N. Korea: ‘Tailored containment’ policy SHANGHAI: The Bush administration is proposing to put massive economic pressure on North Korea, a strategy likely to horrify Pyongyang’s Asian neighbours, who fear the consequences of a collapse of Kim... Invasion may plunge world economy into recession WASHINGTON: The global economy is limping into the new year weighed down by the threat of war in Iraq and held back by tepid growth from Europe to Asia.... GM crops contaminated LONDON: GM crops being grown in Britain are likely to have cross-pollinated with ordinary crops and weeds, government research has shown.... US-Iraq ties in 1980s illustrate downside of American foreign policy WASHINGTON: High on the Bush administration’s list of justifications for war against Iraq are President Saddam Hussein’s use of chemical weapons, nuclear and biological programmes, and his contacts with international terrorists....

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