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March 4, 2003 Tuesday Zul Hijjah 30, 1423 US, UK escalate attacks on Iraq LONDON-BAGHDAD, March 3: Britain and the United States have all but fired the first shots of the second Gulf war by dramatically extending the range of targets in the “no-fly zones”... Russia to remove 1,000 troops from Chechnya MOSCOW, March 3: Russia said on Monday it will withdraw more than 1,000 troops from Chechnya this month, just ahead of a constitutional referendum aimed at showing a return to normality... US lawmakers flay Indian atrocities NEW YORK, March 3: A six-member US legislators group from New Hampshire charged the Indian government with committing atrocities in occupied Kashmir and called it a “genocide and nothing less than... Russia offers monitors for Iraq MOSCOW, March 3: Russia announced on Monday that it was ready to send military personnel to Iraq to take part in UN weapons inspections in an apparent bid to stave off... China agrees to Russian oil pipeline to Japan BEIJING, March 3: China has signalled its agreement to a Russian plan to build an extension to Japan of a key Sino-Russian oil pipeline if supply to China is guaranteed, state... French MP awaits talks with Saddam PARIS, March 3: French parliamentarian Didier Julia, a member of the country’s ruling UMP (Union pour une majorite populaire) political party — and a close ally of President Jacques Chirac —... Iraqis faces health disaster: WHO BAGHDAD, March 3: With many Iraqis still dying from the effects of the 1991 Gulf War, the country faces a major health disaster if a new war erupts, a top United... Vatican, Russia see identical on Iraq VATICAN CITY, March 3: Russia and the Vatican confirmed similarities in their positions on Iraq during a meeting on Monday between Russia’s under-secretary for foreign affairs and his Vatican counterpart, the... 64 die in Nigerian clashes LAGOS, March 3: At least 64 people, including a soldier and seven policemen, have been shot and hacked to death in communal clashes in northeastern Nigeria, police and Red Cross officials... Canada making efforts to avoid war: minister TORONTO, March 3: Canada’s Defence Minister John McCallum said here on Sunday that Ottawa was still hopeful that Iraq could be disarmed without a war.... Turkey will forfeit US aid package WASHINGTON, March 3: Turkey will forfeit nearly all of a proposed six-billion-dollar US aid package should its parliament continue to refuse to accept the deployment of US troops for a possible... 80 missing as boat sinks KANO (Nigeria), March 3: More than 80 people are reported missing two days after a boat sank crossing the Niger River in northern Nigeria, a state spokesman told AFP on Monday.... Arafat cited in French genocide suit PARIS, March 3: Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat was accused of genocide Monday in a lawsuit presented in Paris by families of Jewish victims of recent violence in the Middle East,... China braces for biggest leadership transition in almost a decade BEIJING, March 3: China’s nominal lower house of parliament started its annual meeting Monday under tight security as the country braced for the biggest leadership transition in almost a decade.... Protests are means to release public anger DOHA (Qatar): In tightly controlled Arab nations whose governments support American policy in this region, large antiwar demonstrations recently have reflected official efforts to alleviate public anger far more accurately than... Saudi youth impatient for change in kingdom JEDDAH: Contradictions have become a mark of Saudi life, as the conservative society struggles for a balance between deep-seated tribal and religious values and the demands of modern life.... ME peace process quietly expires: Acceptance of Israel by neighbours WASHINGTON: With all the rumbles and rumours of war with Iraq and the splintering of the Western alliance over the issue, another event has gone almost unnoticed: The Middle East peace... War may be slower, riskier without Turkey BRUSSELS: The Pentagon says it can draw up alternative plans for a war against Iraq without Turkey as one of its launch pads, but analysts believe such a campaign would be... Jordan in a tricky situation AMMAN: A US-led attack against Iraq would be a terrible injustice, says Mohammed, a civil servant in the Jordanian capital Amman. He is voluble on the subject of Iraq, believing that... Sri Lanka gives peace a chance COLOMBO: There are some good deeds in this bad old world. There are some bitter enmities and bloody wars that can end in peace. There is always hope, practical hope —...

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