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January 26, 2003 Sunday Ziqa’ad 22,1423 Hamas rejects calls to halt attacks: Egypt-sponsored talks begin CAIRO, Jan 25: The Hamas on Saturday branded as “unacceptable” a halt to anti-Israeli attacks as 12 Palestinian factions met in Egypt to forge a united national command.... Seoul seeks more time for diplomacy SEOUL, Jan 25: South Korea has urged the United Nations to give diplomacy a chance in the North Korean nuclear crisis by delaying an emergency meeting of its atomic watchdog to... Indian daily questions deal on Gorshkov NEW DELHI, Jan 25: The much touted and heavily negotiated Russian aircraft carrier, Admiral Gorshkov, will not be available to the Indian navy before 2006, even as New Delhi was forced... Computer virus slows Internet traffic SEOUL/LONDON, Jan 25: A rapidly spreading computer worm on Saturday infested networks and bogged down Internet traffic across the globe, crippling online services in one of the world’s most wired countries,... US blocks assets of two terror suspects WASHINGTON, Jan 25: The United States has blocked the assets of two men for allegedly having ties to terrorist organizations.... Mosque imam defies UK order LONDON, Jan 24: A radical Muslim religious figure on Friday defiantly conducted a prayer service outside his mosque in north London, after it was closed following a dramatic raid by police.... Beginning of the end for last great wilderness LONDON, Jan 25: “GREAT God! This is an awful place,” wrote Captain Robert Falcon Scott when he reached the south pole on January 17 1912. Tom Avery, a 27-year-old finance director... Wrongfully held Algerian to publish book PARIS, Jan 25: Abderazak Besseghir, the 27-year-old Franco-Algerian baggage-handler at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport, who was wrongfully arrested on Dec 28 on the charge of being a terrorist, says that he’s... Afghan women get driving licences KABUL, Jan 25: The drive for women’s rights in Afghanistan turned another corner on Saturday when a group of 28 women underwent driving tests in Kabul.... US asks Turkey to provide bases: Powell rejects Swiss talks offer DAVOS (Switzerland) Jan 25: US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Saturday he had had an “extensive discussion” with Turkey’s leaders on the use of Turkish bases for a possible... Shots fired near US army convoy in Kuwait KUWAIT CITY, Jan 25: Shots were fired on Saturday near a US military convoy, the seventh shooting involving Americans in Kuwait since last October, as Washington mulls reducing its diplomatic presence... Scientists refuse to meet UN in private BAGHDAD, Jan 25: UN inspectors failed to persuade three Iraqis, including two scientists, to agree to private interviews on Saturday, a day after Washington accused Iraq of blocking such meetings in... Washington ready to delay decision NEW YORK, Jan 25: In an effort to defuse tension with France and Germany, the Bush administration is considering a delay of possibly several weeks before seeking a United Nations resolution... US steps up efforts to defuse opposition WASHINGTON, Jan 25: The United States has reiterated that “many nations” will join its “coalition of the willing” if military force was necessary to disarm Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.... French backing crucial for US on Iraq issue: diplomats UNITED NATIONS, Jan 25: French support is crucial for the United States to get an explicit UN Security Council authorization of war against Iraq, diplomats and officials said here on Friday.... Kuwaiti dies, three Saudis hurt in shooting RIYADH, Jan 25: One Kuwaiti died and three Saudis were wounded in a shooting in a town north of Riyadh during a routine security check, a Saudi security official said on... Pakistani poets collection launched AL KHOBAR, Jan 25: Collections of poems of two prominent Pakistani poets were launched on two consecutive evenings here in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia.... Chips at high temperatures harmful: study BERLIN, Jan 25: German food makers have agreed to recommend that chips be cooked at lower temperatures to reduce the build up of a possible cancer-causing compound, the consumer affairs ministry... Bush govt tacitly supporting Sharon in Israeli election WASHINGTON, Jan 25: The US administration is looking kindly on the prospect of Ariel Sharon being re-elected prime minister of Israel next week as it seeks a reliable partner in any... No evidence found by UN inspectors: Report likely to irk US WASHINGTON-LONDON: The United Nations’ nuclear inspectors will deliver a serious blow on Monday to Washington’s case for going to war with Iraq, telling the world they have found nothing and giving...

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