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| April 9, 2003 | Wednesday | Safar 6, 1424 |
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Palestinian premier threatens to quit
RAMALLAH, April 8: Facing an imminent deadline to form a new government, Palestinian prime minister Mahmud Abbas is meeting dogged resistance to change from his boss Yasser Arafat and has even... 
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HK allows quarantined residents to return home
HONG KONG, April 8: Hong Kong on Tuesday gave the green light for more than 240 residents to leave SARS quarantine camps but also announced two more deaths and 45 new...
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Bill giving more powers to Khatami approved
TEHRAN, April 8: Iran’s pro-reform parliament on Tuesday approved a bill which would give President Mohammad Khatami greater authority over his conservative rivals, parliamentarians said....
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US launches fresh operation against Taliban
KANDAHAR, April 8: The US military launched an operation against suspected Taliban hideouts in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday while Afghan authorities detained 40 Taliban supporters, Afghan officials said....
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UN council to discuss N. Korea crisis
UNITED NATIONS, April 8: The UN Security Council will discuss the North Korea nuclear crisis for the first time on Wednesday, but is already torn by debate on whether the meeting...
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Arab group seeks UN assembly resolution
UNITED NATIONS, April 8: Despite US opposition Arab nations decided on Monday to seek a UN General Assembly resolution calling for a ceasefire in Iraq....
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Barghuti refuses to sign secret statement
TEL AVIV, April 8: An Israeli police officer testifying at the trial of Marwan Barghuti said on Tuesday the detained Fatah leader had refused to sign a statement prepared by the...
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US nominees for post-invasion Iraq lack credibility
LOS ANGELES: If concern is growing that ideological convictions at the Defence Department resulted in costly miscalculations regarding the war in Iraq, even greater alarm is warranted by glaring missteps in...
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Would US opt for chemical warfare?
LONDON: When Saddam Hussein failed to shower US troops with chemical weapons as they entered Iraq, thus depriving them of a retrospective justification for this war, the American generals explained that...
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North Korea’s defiance raises security concerns
BEIJING: China’s new proactiveness in urging Pyongyang to go to the multilateral negotiating table reflects its growing security concerns worries about possible US recklessness in handling the North Korean nuclear crisis,...
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CIA relied on Indians to report on KRL
LONDONDERRY: The leaked top secret Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) report titled “National Intelligence Estimate” which resulted in slapping of sanctions against Pakistan’s Kahuta Research Laboratories by the United States was put...
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One year down the line US unable to govern Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: As senior US officials promise to rebuild and democratise Iraq, citizens of that country might wish to consider the fate of nearby Afghanistan just one year after President George W....
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UN must play central role, says Chirac
PARIS, April 8: French President Jacques Chirac on Tuesday reiterated that the United Nations must play the central role in overseeing the reconstruction of postwar Iraq....
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Law & order British seek tribal leader’s help
 BASRA, April 8: British forces called on the help of a senior tribal leader to restore civilian rule to Basra as they faced criticism on Tuesday for their failure to prevent...
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Newsmen killed in Iraq: list
LONDON, April 8: Three journalists were killed in Baghdad on Tuesday in two separate incidents involving US forces leading the war in Iraq....
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Invasion will bring more terror: Hassan
AMMAN, April 8: Prince Hassan of Jordan said on Tuesday terror would not end with the end of the war in Iraq, and individual “terrorists” could turn into weapons of mass...
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Basra residents say looting rampant, call for action
BASRA, April 8: After enduring more than two weeks of fighting and air strikes, the people of Basra are facing a new threat to their neighbourhoods — rampant looting....
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UN must verify any WMD find, says IAEA
VIENNA, April 8: Any alleged weapons of mass destruction found in Iraq must be verified by United Nations agencies to ensure credibility, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog body said...
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Israeli air attack kills seven Palestinians
GAZA, April 8: Israel killed seven Palestinians, including a senior Hamas leader and one of his deputies, on Tuesday in an air strike hours after US President George W. Bush vowed...
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20th day of war
* US forces tighten grip on Baghdad, blitzing targets in heart of city after trying to kill Saddam and his sons; US says it does not know if air raid killed...
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