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April 25, 2003 Friday Safar 22, 1424 Russia backs move for suspension: Sanctions MOSCOW, April 24: Russia on Thursday backed temporary suspension of 13-year-old sanctions against Iraq to ease the plight of its citizens, but said they could only be scrapped on the basis... ‘Mayor’ ignores Garner’s snub BAGHDAD, April 24: The retired US general overseeing Iraq’s reconstruction promised on Thursday to remove Baghdad’s self-proclaimed mayor if residents of the capital rejected him.... Four more officials arrested BAGHDAD, April 24: The United States announced the capture of four more key members of Saddam Hussein’s inner circle.... Blair to visit Russia MOSCOW, April 24: British Prime Minister Tony Blair is to visit Russia on Tuesday for talks with President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin press service said on Thursday.... BBC chief attacks US media LONDON, April 24: The head of the BBC launched a broadside against American broadcasters on Thursday, accusing them of “unquestioning” coverage of the Iraq war and blatant patriotism.... Powell defends fire on Baghdad hotel MADRID, April 24: US Secretary of State Colin Powell has justified the US tank fire on a Baghdad hotel that killed two newsmen, including a Spanish cameraman, in a letter to... Bush to declare victory next week WASHINGTON, April 24: President George W. Bush is expected to declare victory in Iraq in an address to the nation next week, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. Commenting on the... Tamil Tigers quit talks on non-political matters COLOMBO, April 24: Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels, who have pulled out of peace talks to end two decades of civil war, said on Thursday they had also walked away from... Art works seized from US TV channel employee WASHINGTON, April 24: US officials said on Wednesday they have charged one former Fox News employee and were investigating some returning journalists after seizing 15 paintings, gold-plated guns and other items... US asks Europe to shun Arafat LISBON, April 24: European leaders should stop visiting Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat if they want to help the Mideast peace process, a top US state department official said in an interview... Thousands of Cypriots cross dividing line NICOSIA, April 24: Cyprus’s tense ceasefire line appeared to be crumbling on Thursday as thousands of people surged across the border to visit places that have been off limits to them... Rumsfeld due in Kabul on 27th KABUL, April 24: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was to visit Afghanistan on Sunday, an Afghan foreign ministry spokesman said.... Winnie Mandela found guilty of fraud, theft PRETORIA, April 24: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the flamboyant ex-wife of former South African president Nelson Mandela, was found guilty Thursday on fraud and theft charges involving some one million rand (131,000 dollars).... Euro can help blunt American power: US economy is in trouble LONDON: The problem with American power is not that it’s American. Most states with the resources and opportunities the US possesses would have done far worse. The problem is that one... N. Korea is no place to apply Iraq ‘lessons’ WASHINGTON: When Undersecretary of State John R. Bolton said North Korea should “draw the appropriate lesson from Iraq,” the meaning was clear: The United States might send in the Marines.... Can Nigeria break its ‘election jinx’? LONDON: Far from settling matters, last week’s Nigerian presidential election, which gave General Olusegun Obasanjo a second four-year term as head of state, has plunged the nation into crisis.... Calls for autonomy alarm Spaniards BARCELONA: Basque separatism has long angered the Spanish government, but recent calls for greater autonomy from economic powerhouse Catalonia have revived fears that the fabric of Spain’s national identity may be... EU power struggle turns nasty BRUSSELS: The struggle for power and influence in a future European Union of 25 member states turned nasty on Wednesday when proposals to create an EU “inner cabinet” presided over by... Iraqi oil wells not so profitable HAMBURG: Any discussion of the post-war reconstruction of Iraq quickly turns to the country’s potential oil revenues. Even the US administration has indicated that Iraq’s oil wealth can pay the bill... Water can be a unifying factor for Palestinians, Israelis TEL AVIV: The government of Ariel Sharon persists in its endeavour to build a wall separating Israel from the Palestinian territories, breathing new life into the discord surrounding an essential natural...

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