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January 31, 2003 Friday Ziqa’ad 27, 1423 Thailand pulls citizens out of Cambodia BANGKOK, Jan 30: Thailand swiftly evacuated hundreds of its nationals from the Cambodian capital on Thursday and downgraded diplomatic relations after deadly protests over alleged comments by a Thai actress.... Tigers agree to send back child soldiers COLOMBO, Jan 30: Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels agreed on Thursday to return conscripted child soldiers and sought human rights education for its older combatants, Scandinavian truce monitors said.... Kurds will not be used in attack: Barzani DUBAI, Jan 30: The US will not be able to use Kurds in a possible war against Iraq similar to its use of the Northern Alliance forces in Afghanistan to topple... LTTE pledges to protect Muslims BATTICALOA, Jan 30: The Muslim factor, provocative actions and child recruitment were chief matters discussed at a meeting between representatives of the Government of Sri Lanka, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam... French MP seeks ban on scarf PARIS, Jan 30: French deputy — and former education minister — Jack Lang stated on Thursday that France needs a new law that would forbid the wearing of the Islamic scarf... Bush’s speech a ‘declaration of aggression’, says N. Korea SEOUL, Jan 30: North Korea described on Thursday US President George W. Bush’s State of the Union address as an “undisguised declaration of aggression” against the Stalinist state.... HR group objects to review of wartime law GENEVA, Jan 30: A leading human rights group warned on Thursday that international humanitarian laws which protect civilians and prisoners in wartime could be weakened by an attempt to re-examine them... US judge dismisses plea over clone FORT LAUDERDALE, Jan 30: A Florida judge dismissed a petition to appoint a state guardian for allegedly cloned baby “Eve” on Wednesday after the company that says it cloned the child,... Dissidents call for Saddam’s trial as criminal WASHINGTON, Jan 30: A group of Iraqi dissidents on Tuesday called for Saddam Hussein to be tried as a war criminal before an international tribunal for crimes against humanity.... S.Korean president faces uproar SEOUL, Jan 30: Invoking national interest, South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung defended his record on North Korea on Thursday after a government probe revealed millions of dollars were secretly transferred to... 8 European states back US over Iraq: Setback to France, Germany LONDON, Jan 30: Eight European nations threw their support behind US war plans for Iraq on Thursday, leaving Europe divided as the United States warned there were “weeks not months” left... Diplomacy to last ‘weeks, not months’ WASHINGTON, Jan 30: The White House warned on Thursday that its campaign to disarm Iraq peacefully would last just “weeks, not months” and said vast US troop deployments to the Gulf... War motivated by oil, says Mandela JOHANNESBURG, Jan 30: The sole reason for a possible US-led invasion on Iraq would be to gain control of its oil resources, Mr Nelson Mandela said on Thursday, adding that President... Many fighters may have fled US bombing, says official SPIN BOLDAK, Jan 30: Dozens of armed rebels hiding in a mountain cave complex in southeastern Afghanistan may have escaped the heavy US bombardment this week, a senior local official said... Schroeder to apply pressure on Saddam WIESBADEN (Germany), Jan 30: Germany will “apply pressure through every channel” to get Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to cooperate with the UN weapons inspectors and avert a war, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder... Fast food is addictive, say scientists LONDON, Jan 30: A steady diet of hamburgers, fries and foods high in fat and loaded with calories may not only pile on the pounds — some scientists are questioning whether... Nepalese govt to call all-party conference: Maoists pledge to uphold ceasefire KATHMANDU, Jan 30: The Nepalese government will call all-party talks to map out the country’s political future following the clinching of a landmark ceasefire deal with Maoist rebels, a senior minister... 3 US missions closed in Germany WASHINGTON, Jan 30: The United States on Thursday closed three official missions in Germany after receiving information about threats to the facilities, the State Department said.... Motorcylist zips into Vajpayee’s motorcade NEW DELHI, Jan 30: A motorcyclist drove into the way of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s motorcade on Thursday but was overpowered before the premier’s bullet-proof car approached the rider, police... Peter O’Toole rebuffs honorary Oscar LOS ANGELES, Jan 30: For all the accolades handed out in Hollywood, it’s rare to find a performer who is unwilling to accept one. But Peter O’Toole is no ordinary entertainer....

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