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January 30, 2003 Thursday Ziqa’ad 26,1423 Convincing case for war not made: EU: Bush speech BRUSSELS, Jan 29: The European Union welcomed on Wednesday a US pledge to reveal more intelligence on Iraq’s alleged illicit arms, but warned the world must do everything to avoid the... Arafat says he is willing to meet Sharon TEL AVIV, Jan 29: Palestinian President Yasser Arafat said on Wednesday that he was willing to meet Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon immediately and to return to negotiations to end more... Turkey asks Nato to deploy missiles ANKARA, Jan 29: Turkey said on Wednesday that it wants Nato to deploy Patriot missiles on its territory as protection against Iraq, which has threatened to retaliate against countries siding with... Officials round on ‘old Europe’ remark BRUSSELS, Jan 29: “Old Europe” still has much to teach the New World, top European Union officials said on Wednesday in response to an “insult” by US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.... US asks India to use Russian jets in wargames NEW DELHI, Jan 29: A proposed grand air combat exercise involving US and Indian air forces is expected to enable New Delhi to test its nuclear-capable Russian warplanes against American-built ones,... Western hostages dead: Delhi NEW DELHI, Jan 29: India has formally confirmed that five western hostages kidnapped in Kashmir in 1995 had been killed, news reports said on Tuesday.... Afghanistan on brink of natural disaster: UN KABUL, Jan 29: Decades of conflict in Afghanistan have left the country on the brink of a natural disaster which will spiral out of control unless urgent action is taken, a... Cambodians attack Thai embassy PHNOM PENH, Jan 29: Hundreds of protestors burned and looted the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh on Wednesday before rampaging through the city after alleged comments by a top Thai actress... Mosque count condemned WASHINGTON, Jan 29: A prominent Muslim rights advocacy group urged the Department of Justice on Tuesday to rescind a new policy directive that would have Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) field... Only UN must deal with Iraq crisis: Schroeder BERLIN, Jan 29: Germany, which will preside over the UN Security Council next month, insisted on Wednesday that the Iraqi crisis should be resolved within the UN body “and only there”.... Counting the civilian cost of war in Iraq LONDON: With as much secrecy as the Pentagon, the United Nations has been busily counting the likely casualty toll of a war on Iraq. While the Pentagon focuses on its troops,... L.Americans line up for Spanish citizenship HAVANA: Latin Americans are lining up in droves these days at Spain’s consular offices around the region as they seek citizenship under a new Spanish law that makes close to a... A ‘wanted’ war LONDON: War is looming. Once again war looms. Or is war only being threatened so as to stop war coming? Does the limiting word “only” mean that this is just a... Sharon averse to coalition govt TEL AVIV: Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon may have scored a handsome victory in the Israeli parliamentary elections, but never has a winner had his hands so tied in forming a coalition.... Fear, fatigue grip Chechens GROZNY: The smell of gas spreads through the air once darkness falls on the Chechen capital, as fires burn to offer some light in a city where electricity is rarely provided.... Turkey’s new govt faces challenge ANKARA: Turkey’s new government views with unease a looming war in Iraq that could shake the pillars of its power, leaving it vulnerable to challenge by militant secularists suspicious of its... Wall Street told the wait for conflict will soon be over NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: When the bombs started dropping in Baghdad in 1991, the sense of relief on Wall Street that the waiting was over was palpable. The next day, the Dow Jones... France seeks Islamic motifs for coins PARIS, Jan 29: The French mint has said it was seeking Islamic motifs and designs for six new coins that will be used to mark “Djazair 2003”, the year of Algeria...

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