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March 14, 2003 Friday Muharram 10, 1424 France, Russia reject British proposals NEW YORK, March 13: France, Germany and Russia on Thursday spurned British proposals for breaking a deadlock over a fresh UN resolution, and the United States was lukewarm to them from... China opposes UN meeting on North Korea UNITED NATIONS, March 13: China said on Thursday it was blocking major powers from discussing the North Korea crisis at the United Nations, saying it was pushing instead for a dialogue... UK ready to drop TV demand LONDON, March 13: Britain is willing to drop its demand that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein appear on television if it helps secure a second United Nations resolution, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw... 200 held in hunt for Serb PM’s killers BELGRADE, March 13: Serbia vowed to hunt down organised crime bosses accused of being behind the killing of reformist prime minister Zoran Djindjic as security forces acting under a state of... Iran, Iraq to free prisoners TEHRAN, March 13: Iran and Iraq said on Thursday they would swap more than 1,200 prisoners next week, including all remaining Iraqis held since their 1980-88 invasion.... Chicago mosque attacked WASHINGTON, March 13: Muslim advocacy groups on Thursday urged the FBI and other US security agencies to protect them against hate crimes after an attack on a mosque in Chicago.... The lives ravaged by AIDS and HIV BENTOTA (Sri Lanka), March 13: He was a computer expert who was educated at a reputable university in the United Kingdom. He had a four-year-old son whom he loved dearly and... Nobody wants to budge an inch: Gemayel PARIS, March 13: Lebanon’s former president Amin Gemayel, who has been charged with a mission of attempting to convince Saddam Hussein to step down from power as the only way of... US deploys B-2 stealth bombers WASHINGTON, March 13: The United States has begun deploying radar-avoiding B-2 stealth bombers, which pack one of the biggest punches in the US arsenal, for use in a possible attack on... UK queen puts off visit to Belgium BRUSSELS, March 13: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has postponed an official visit to Belgium next week, the Belgian foreign ministry said on Thursday, amid mounting preparations for a US-led invasion of Iraq.... 250,000 troops deployed WASHINGTON, March 13: The Pentagon said on Thursday that by the end of this week it would have deployed more than 250,000 troops around Iraq.... Vatican keys VATICAN CITY, March 13: The Gospels say Jesus gave the apostle Peter the keys to the kingdom of heaven, thereby entrusting him with the spiritual guidance of the faithful.... Blood test may detect colon cancer: study WASHINGTON, March 13: A simple blood test may be able to predict who is at risk of colon cancer — offering a way to avoid the embarrassing ordeal of a colonoscopy,... Legal move BOSTON, March 13: A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a lower court’s ruling that rejected a legal bid by a group of soldiers and US lawmakers to keep US President... Japan’s new role for peace in Sri Lanka COLOMBO: A sixth round of peace talks between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels will open in Japan on 18 March and both government and rebels are gearing up... Crisis of sovereignty in UK as war nears LONDON: This has already been a desperate week for Tony Blair. First, his handling of the Iraq crisis was openly denounced as “reckless” by a member of his own cabinet, Clare... Bush ignoring churches WASHINGTON: He prays every day, reads the Bible and is considered to be one of the most pious of US presidents, but since the beginning of the Iraq crisis George W.... US Congress wonders who will pay for attack, occupation WASHINGTON: While 225,000 US troops deployed around Iraq are now ready for their commander-in-chief President George W. Bush to give the order to invade, scepticism is growing steadily back home about... Scientists fine-tune hunt for ET LONDON: Radio astronomers are to focus on 150 locations in space next week in the search for ET. They have narrowed the hunt for extraterrestrial civilisations to a selection of star... What makes Chirac persist? PARIS: Contrary to what many analysts and observers had predicted, French President Jacques Chirac has not caved in to pressure or blandishments from the United States to join an attack on...

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