DAWN - International; April 10, 2003

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April 10, 2003	Thursday	Safar 7, 1424

Indian pilots refuse to fly to Hong Kong HONG KONG, April 9: Pilots of Air India, India’s international carrier, have refused to fly to Hong Kong following the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS),...		Probe sought into Cheney’s role in Iraq contracts WASHINGTON, April 9: Two US lawmakers have called for investigations into the awarding of reconstruction contracts for post-war Iraq to a company once headed by Vice-President Dick Cheney....

Arab media accuse US of killing witnesses: Newsmen’s death LONDON, April 9: The Arab media on Wednesday accused the United States of intentionally “killing witnesses”. Egyptian newspapers said the US fire was aimed at muzzling independent coverage, with opposition daily...		US troops venture into tunnels NEW YORK, April 9: The mysterious tunnels of Iraq are rumoured to stretch for scores of kilometres, linking palaces, military strongholds and safe houses concealing leaders, treasure or weapons of mass...

12 killed in Israeli attack on Gaza GAZA CITY, April 9: The Israeli army killed 12 Palestinians, among them several children, in a controversial air strike on a Hamas militant leader and a foray into a Gaza town,...		Major dates in Saddam presidency BAGHDAD, April 9: A chronology of the major dates in Saddam’s presidency:...

21st day of war * President Saddam’s rule in Baghdad collapses as US forces sweep into capital to ecstatic welcome and looting; Iraqis dance on giant statue of Saddam toppled by US troops...		Inquiry urged into Afghan bombing KABUL, April 9: Human rights watchdog Amnesty International on Wednesday called for an investigation into the deaths of 11 Afghan civilians killed by a US bomb and urged that measures be...

Israel asks Palestinians to ‘learn lesson’ TEL AVIV, April 9: Israel hopes the Palestinians “will draw the right conclusions” from the US takeover of Baghdad and opt for “a more peaceful leadership of their own”, a senior...		Iraqis fought bravely, but without direction: analysts DOHA, April 9: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had a plan to take on the might of the United States: fight dirty and fight in urban areas to grind down a casualty-averse...

‘Peace’ looks more dangerous than war WASHINGTON: With Saddam Hussein’s regime in its last throes, it is now clear, as the Bush administration said all along, that the Iraqi military was no match for the United States,...		Corporate media giants stifle anti-war voices NEW YORK: Groups opposed to the US-led campaign against Baghdad complain they have been blocked from airing anti-war advertisements on broadcast media increasingly dominated by giant corporations....

SARS suspects being treated as outcasts BANGKOK: With fear gripping East Asia over the rapidly spreading atypical pneumonia that has killed 100 people by this week, a steady cough or few sneezes in public can be a...		US may press Iran for more reforms TEHRAN: Iran’s joy at the likely fall of its hated neighbour Saddam Hussein is tempered by the realization that its other arch-foe, the United States, is likely to intensify pressure for...

Hopes & fears put Kurds in a fix HENDEK (Turkey): In the stony mountains of southeast Anatolia, an ancient Kurdish village echoes with the rasp of a saw on wood, the shouts of children, the laughter of an elderly...		Bush unlikely to find time to push Mideast peace ‘roadmap’ CAIRO: US President George W. Bush’s vow to throw himself into Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking after the Iraq war draws deep scepticism in the Middle East, but both sides say modest progress is...