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January 23, 2003 Thursday Ziqa’ad 19, 1423 N.Korea crisis may go to UN this week: US SEOUL/TOKYO, Jan 22: With Pyongyang’s nuclear ambition casting a shadow over the Korean peninsula, the top US arms control diplomat said on Wednesday North Korea’s decision to quit a treaty curbing... US releases document on Saddam WASHINGTON, Jan 22: The Bush administration on Tuesday released a 32-page document detailing, what it calls, “Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s deceptions on weapons, the exploitation of his people and attempts to... Turkish speaker refuses to meet US ambassador ANKARA, Jan 22: Turkish parliament speaker Bulent Arinc said on Wednesday he had turned down an invitation from US ambassador Robert Pearson to discuss the crisis in Iraq at his Ankara... Paris, Berlin unite against Iraq war: Nato decision blocked VERSAILLES (France), Jan 22: France and Germany, celebrating 40 years as the key axis of power in the European Union, declared on Wednesday they were of one mind on Iraq and... Russian mly sees invasion in Feb MOSCOW, Jan 22: Russia’s military has learned that the United States and its allies are to start military action next month in Iraq, Interfax news agency said on Wednesday.... Plane flew over Vajpayee’s house NEW DELHI, Jan 22: A Lufthansa airliner violated a high-security no-fly zone over the Indian prime minister’s official residence two months ago, media reports said on Wednesday.... US sets up new communications department WASHINGTON, Jan 22: President George W. Bush created a special Office of Global Communications Tuesday to better coordinate efforts to tell the world about the United States and the country’s goals,... France defends abstention in UN HR vote PARIS, Jan 22: The French foreign ministry on Tuesday defended Paris’s decision to abstain from voting to elect a Libyan representative as chief of the UN human rights body.... Osama is alive, says Afghan minister DUBAI, Jan 22: Afghan Foreign Minister Dr Abdullah Abdullah says Osama Bin Laden is still living. Commenting on a recent report that Osama bin Laden had escaped to Pakistan after crossing... Inspectors search mosque BAGHDAD, Jan 22: A prominent Iraqi religious figure said on Wednesday that UN weapons inspectors had searched a mosque in Baghdad this week in their hunt for evidence of banned nuclear,... Farm owner files suit against UN BAGHDAD, Jan 22: The owner of a farm where UN inspectors this week destroyed a wall they suspected of hiding a biological laboratory said on Wednesday he had filed suit for... States using ‘terror war’ for repression: Amnesty LONDON, Jan 22: The head of Amnesty International said on Wednesday governments around the world had seized on the “struggle against terror” as an excuse for domestic repression.... Anti-war majorities may yet modify their govts’ behaviour LONDON: Tony Blair says he “totally understands” why British public opinion is skeptical on Iraq — but it is far from clear that he does. His role in recent months, he... ‘Axis of evil’ phrase caused real damage WASHINGTON: It was a catchy phrase. Perhaps too catchy. A year after President Bush used the State of the Union speech to declare Iraq, Iran and North Korea an “axis of... Non-cooperation is ‘material breach’: US, UK insistence LONDON-WASHINGTON-PARIS: George Bush and Tony Blair were on Tuesday in danger of fracturing the international coalition on Iraq when they declared that Saddam Hussein was not cooperating with the UN weapons... Ancient treasures in the line of fire UR (Iraq): Swirling desert sands lead to the ancient rose-coloured temple mound of Ur in south Iraq, a Sumerian city which has survived century upon century of turmoil.... Kremlin walks a tightrope in Iraq crisis MOSCOW: Russia, a former close ally of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, is keeping a low profile in the Gulf crisis, torn between the need to nurture good relations with the United... Bush speech to mention Iraq threat WASHINGTON: President George W. Bush will use his State of the Union speech next week to underscore the threat posed by Iraq but will not deliver an ultimatum to Baghdad or...

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