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January 2, 2003 Thursday Shawwal 28, 1423 US starts screening all bags on flights WASHINGTON, Jan 1: US Authorities at airports nationwide began checking all bags for explosives on Wednesday, the latest precaution sparked by the Sept. 11, 2001, hijacked airliner attacks.... US welcomes new year amid heightened security NEW YORK, Jan 1: Amid heightened fears of terrorist attacks and bad economic signs some 750,000 revellers in New York’s Time Square welcomed the new year 2003 at midnight on Wednesday.... Sanctions on North Korea ruled out WASHINGTON, Jan 1: The United States has no plans to reimpose sanctions on North Korea despite fears the communist state may be reactivating its nuclear weapons programme.... Fate of 2,000 uncertain: Cyclone hits Pacific island HONIARA, Jan 1: A severe cyclone that smashed into three remote South Pacific islands shredded trees and buildings, aerial photos showed on Wednesday, but aid officials downplayed fears about the fate... Arab party barred from Israeli polls TEL AVIV, Jan 1: Right-wingers loyal to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon entered the new year on Wednesday with a show of political force ahead of Jan 28 polls, as Yasser... Bush unsure if Iraq has nuclear weapons CRAWFORD, Jan 1: The United States is not sure whether or not Iraq has nuclear arms although the country has tried to develop such a programme in the past, US President... Abdullah blamed for Kashmiris’ sufferings SRINAGAR, Jan 1: A militant-turned politician in occupied Kashmir on Wednesday blamed Sheikh Abdullah, the founder of the long-ruling National Conference, for the explosion of anti-Indian feelings in the held state.... No evidence is sacrosanct, says French court PARIS, Jan 1: France’s highest court, the Cour de Cassation, decided this week that a religious institution can no longer withhold evidence from the country’s magistrates or police simply by evoking... Software to identify killers PARIS, Jan 1: French police have unveiled a new computer — code-named SALVAC — that should allow them to better identify serial killers, as well as coordinate their homicide investigations with... French govt’s help sought PARIS, Jan 1: Marwan Bishara, a France-based writer and university professor, has called upon the French government to protect his brother, Israeli-Arab deputy Azmi Bishara, whom Israeli authorities have barred from... Wrong man brought home CAIRO, Jan 1: An Egyptian man who had waited three months for authorities to return his father from Saudi Arabia, after he disappeared there, was surprised at the airport to find... Myths of cloning distort reality, say scientists NEW YORK, Jan 1: The claim that a human being has been cloned for the first time has fueled concern that science fiction is about to become reality.... 2003: a year when anything could happen SAN FRANCISCO: If you’re a pessimist, the outlook for 2003 must be pretty encouraging. World War III, global terror and smallpox threaten in one corner. Economic depression, unbridled state surveillance, environmental... Wary of Mideast, US looks at Russia: Free flow of oil VARANDEY (Russia): Roads here are just tracks in snow-swept sand. Generators churn out electricity on the spot. Drinking water must be driven in from a lake near where workers are drilling... Sharon advocates easy conversions TEL AVIV: Ariel Sharon has called on religious leaders to make it easier to become a Jew to revive the immigration that provides a buffer to the burgeoning Arab population.... Hillary Clinton again under spotlight WASHINGTON: Two years after her tumultuous tenure as US first lady ended, Hillary Rodham Clinton again finds herself under public scrutiny, garnering accolades from fans and renewed scorn from detractors.... Kenyans jeer at outgoing president NAIROBI: As Daniel arap Moi raised his ivory club to speak as Kenya’s president for the last time on Monday, a street-boy wriggled onto the dais beside him.... Cocaine may destroy nerve cells: study LONDON: Cocaine may damage or even destroy the nerve cells which create “the high” enjoyed by users of the drug, according to research by US scientists....

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