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March 20, 2003 Thursday Muharram 16, 1424 Bush failed to act as statesman, says Canada OTTAWA, March 19: In the latest barb from a member of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party against US President George Bush as he gears up for war with Iraq, a minister said... ‘Coalition’ not offering much PARIS, March 19: The 45 nations which have backed a US-led invasion of Iraq, except for Britain, will contribute little militarily but can offer Washington strategic advantages in central Europe, analysts... Spying scandal hits EU before summit BRUSSELS, March 19: The European Union condemned on Wednesday the discovery of illicit phone taps at its Brussels headquarters, on the eve of a summit clouded by huge rifts over Iraq.... HR groups protest US detention plans WASHINGTON, March 19: U.S. officials on Wednesday said the government will detain new asylum seekers who arrive in the United States from 33 nations viewed as having connections to al Qaeda... US seeks access to Cyprus airspace NICOSIA, March 19: The United States has asked for access to Cypriot airports and airspace, a senior Cyprus government official said on Wednesday.... Pope Paul upbraided UK, Italian PMs: paper ROME, March 19: Pope John Paul II lost his temper with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi in recent discussions at the Vatican on a possible war... Scientists close in on cause of killer pneumonia WASHINGTON, March 19: Doctors said on Wednesday they were homing in on a possible cause of a mysterious global outbreak of pneumonia, naming a family of viruses responsible for everyday measles... US official accused of conspiracy against Cuba WASHINGTON, March 19: Cuba said on Tuesday that it had arrested “several dozen people” accused of involvement in a “conspiracy” allegedly led by the head of the US Interests Section in... Abbas accepts premiership RAMALLAH, March 19: Mahmud Abbas agreed on Wednesday night to accept an offer by Yasser Arafat to become the first Palestinian prime minister, top Arafat aide Nabil Abu Rudeina said.... Academics join in war of words over France PARIS, March 19: The blistering Franco-US row over Iraq is spilling over into the sanctuaries of knowledge as some US academics join the campaign of insults building up against the French.... RSF condemns US threats to media PARIS, March 19: International journalists’ rights organization Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) has issued a warning to the United States, telling the US authorities not to obstruct the media in its reporting... New York not ready for new attacks: police NEW YORK, March 19: New York police are neither prepared nor equipped to deal with another terrorist attack of the type that levelled the city’s twin World Trade Center towers and... Saudis may be in Iraq to fight US: minister RIYADH, March 19: Saudi Arabia’s interior minister has said that some Saudis may have travelled to Iraq recently to fight against an imminent United States-led invasion, local newspapers reported on Wednesday.... War remains an American affair: Allies support restricted to diplomacy WASHINGTON: The “coalition of the willing” arrayed against Iraq may bolster the US war effort diplomatically, but US defence officials say that the impending war is still largely an American affair.... Ex-communist bloc divided on EU membership WARSAW: Rural communities in the former communist bloc range from hesitant to downright opposition ahead of their countries’ referendums on European Union membership.... Vajpayee govt completes five years in office NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition government completed five years in office on Wednesday, with analysts describing Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s rule as a mixed bag of hits... Afghans fear being eclipsed KABUL: One of the world’s most complex and xenophobic people, Afghans do not normally agree on much, including the presence of US-led forces in their country.... Middle East is far from convinced on Bush’s plans CAIRO: During the Vietnam War, the United States insisted that if South Vietnam fell, its neighbours would tumble to communism one after another. Decades later, Washington is gambling on a new... Defence firms count costs of Iraq war PARIS: Long after US consumers have gone back to nibbling French cheese, swigging champagne and donning French fashion, one industry will still be feeling the backlash from France’s opposition to US... Al-Hakim unlikely to strike deal with US TEHRAN: Before prison and torture, before life in exile, before surviving seven assassination attempts and the execution of dozens of his relatives, Ayatollah Muhammad Bakr al- Hakim wished only to become...

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