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March 25, 2003 Tuesday Muharram 21, 1424 North Korea to ‘mount defence’ against US MOSCOW, March 24: The US-led attack on Iraq has forced North Korea to mount a “legitimate defence” against possible US aggression, the North Korean foreign ministry said in statement issued Monday... Referendum was a farce: Chechens MOSCOW, March 24: Chechen separatist rebels said Monday that a vote which adopted a new pro-Russian constitution for their breakway republic was a “political farce” whose results had been manipulated by... Mystery virus kills four more in Asia HONG KONG, March 24: The outbreak of a mystery respiratory illness killed four people in Hong Kong and Vietnam on Monday, bringing the global death toll to 17 and creating new... ‘Chicago’ bags six Oscars LOS ANGELES, March 24: Musical “Chicago” swept through the Oscars on Sunday with six awards, including best film, but Holocaust drama “The Pianist” dazzled audiences with two big upset victories for... List of winners Best Picture: “Chicago”: Best Actor in a Leading Role: Adrien Brody for “The Pianist”:... Warnings mount of humanitarian crisis GENEVA, March 24: Warnings intensified of a humanitarian crisis in Iraq on Monday as fighting in the south delayed entry of much needed aid and water grew short in the country’s... Arab League calls for withdrawal CAIRO, March 24: Arab foreign ministers on Monday condemned the “aggression” against Iraq and called for the “immediate withdrawal” of US and British forces from the country, at the end of... Franks’s strategy deemed full of risks WASHINGTON, March 24 : US commander Gen Tommy Franks is electing to bypass some Iraqi forces and not occupy key cities in the dash to Baghdad, raising questions about leaving behind... Turkey ignores pleas to stay out ANKARA, March 24: Turkey on Monday turned a deaf ear to US and European warnings and said it intended to send troops into northern Iraq, a move that could spark a... Experts say it was Saddam — but when? LONDON, March 24: The voice, the face, the manner were vintage Saddam Hussein — but experts say Monday’s broadcast by the Iraqi leader gave no concrete proof as to whether he... Oscar winner slams Bush HOLLYWOOD, March 23: Famed US filmmaker Michael Moore used his Oscar win on Sunday to launch a violent attack on US President George Bush and war in Iraq, drawing loud boos... Killing of newsman deplored PARIS, March 24: International journalists’ rights organization Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) says it is “shocked” to learn of the death of an Australian journalist working in Iraqi Kurdistan as well as... War starting to look longer, costlier WASHINGTON: “It is evident that it’s going to take a while to achieve our objective,” President Bush said soberly on the White House lawn on Sunday. “It’s important for the American... Peace talks fail to stir Lankan public opinion COLOMBO: New poll results showing that Sri Lankans are most concerned about daily economic woes explain why it is not easy to mobilize more mass movement in support of the peace... Anglo-French rift buries euro LONDON: Economists are much more pessimistic about British entry to the euro following the diplomatic spat with France over war in Iraq.... GM seeds advocated for desert regions KYOTO: Recycling wastewater, practising deficit irrigation and planting genetically-modified seeds that need less water are among ideas to help desert agriculture proposed at the Third World Water Forum.... Iraqis prove tougher than expected LONDON: The over-confidence that led one British defence spokesman to claim that US and British forces would be in Baghdad by the start of this week looks even sillier now than when he said it.... UK-US row over Iraq deals LONDON: British Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt has waded into the row over American companies carving up reconstruction work after the war in Iraq, lobbying direct with Washington on behalf... Asian protests muted by authority; dangers lie ahead SINGAPORE: Dislike of Saddam Hussein, fear of terror attacks and authoritarian governments are factors curbing Asia’s Muslim peoples from large protests against war in Iraq, but a long conflict and civilian... 9 states seek debate at UN rights forum GENEVA, March 24: Nine countries in the UN Human Rights Commission have asked the world’s top human rights forum to hold a special session on the war in Iraq, the chairwoman...

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