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April 17, 2003 Thursday Safar 14, 1424 US, N. Korea, China in talks on N-weapons SEOUL/WASHINGTON, April 16: The United States, North Korea and China will hold talks in Beijing next week on Pyongyang’s suspected nuclear weapons ambitions, US and South Korean officials said on Wednesday,... WHO confirms coronavirus as cause of SARS GENEVA, April 16: The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed on Wednesday that the outbreak of a new deadly respiratory disease, SARS, is caused by the coronavirus, a virus family which causes... 8,000 Palestinians behind bars: MP RAMALLAH (West Bank) April 16: Some 25,000 Palestinians have been arrested by Israel since the beginning of the intifada 30 months ago, and some 8,000 are still behind bars, a Palestinian... Pentagon not to compensate for civilian casualties WASHINGTON, April 16: The US Defence Department does not plan to financially compensate Iraqi civilians wounded during the US-led invasion of their country or the families of those killed, a spokesman... Seven EU states may join Iraq peace force ATHENS, April 16: Up to seven European countries may send troops to a peacekeeping force proposed by the United States for Iraq, where violence and looting is rife after the ousting... EU to treat wounded in Europe: Chirac ATHENS, April 16: French President Jacques Chirac said on Wednesday the European Union planned to organize an airlift to allow wounded Iraqis, especially children, to receive medical treatment in Europe.... 13-point statement issued at Nassiriyah DOHA, April 16: A group of Iraqi opposition representatives, local and tribal leaders met in Nassiriyah on Tuesday and approved a 13-point statement outlining principles for the future of Iraq.... 28th day of war • US hails capture of Abu Abbas in Iraq as proof of a link between Saddam and terrorism... A divided US govt debates France policy WASHINGTON, April 16: Sharply divided over how to approach France after a bitter dispute about the Iraq war, top aides to President George W. Bush plan to meet this week to... Text of ‘Athens Declaration’ issued at EU summit ATHENS, April 16: Herewith the text of an “Athens Declaration” issued Wednesday as 15 current and 10 forthcoming member states signed an accession treaty to take the European Union eastwards and... Aga Khan speaks of shared heritage NEW DELHI, April 16: Whether through neglect or wilful destruction, the disappearance of physical traces of the past deprives us of more than memories. Spaces that embody historic realities remind us... US lowers terrorist alert WASHINGTON, April 16: The US government on Wednesday lowered the national terrorist attack alert from “high” to “elevated,” but cautioned that the country remains, “at risk.”... Waiver signed keeping PLO offices open SAINT LOUIS, April 16: President George W. Bush on Wednesday signed a six-month waiver that keeps the Palestine Liberation Organization’s US offices open and gives the body access to its US... Tamil Tigers bow to US as godfather BANGKOK: The leader of the Tiger rebels, Vellupillai Prabhakaran, sees himself as the godfather of Tamil politics in Sri Lanka, but he is being forced to learn that the US government... Case for war crimes could be made LONDON: War crimes are always perpetrated by the loser in war. Though both sides may commit crimes, the victors have always been able to turn might into right, ignoring their own... China studies Gulf War-II SINGAPORE: For a second time, a Gulf War victory by the world’s most high-tech army is giving Chinese military strategists much food for thought.... Chirac turns pragmatic PARIS: French President Jacques Chirac certainly enjoyed his role as champion of peace in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, despite the drubbing he took in the American and British... US, UK may have released uncontrollable passions NASSIRIYA: At a bleak and barren air base in southern Iraq on Tuesday, the US and British governments began the process of forging a post-Saddam government in their own image: a... Baghdad library burnt, destroyed WASHINGTON: As flames engulfed Baghdad’s National Library on Monday, destroying manuscripts many centuries old, the Pentagon admitted that it had been caught unprepared by the widespread looting of antiquities, despite months... Iraq gets an awkward Marshall Plan LONDON: It was conceived as a way to heal the “hunger, desperation, poverty and chaos” of the war so that America could do “whatever it is able to do to assist...

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