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| May 29, 2003 | Thursday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 26,1424 |
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Russia rejects US pressure: N-cooperation with Iran
MOSCOW, May 28: Russia on Wednesday again brushed off US objections over its nuclear cooperation with Iran as Washington appeared poised to toughen its policy towards the Islamic republic.... 
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New quakes add to Algerians’ despair
 ALGIERS, May 28: Another aftershock rocked Algeria on Wednesday, the second in 12 hours, causing further despair in the troubled north African country after last week’s massive earthquake killed at least...
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Two dead as copter crashes on Everest
KATHMANDU, May 28: A helicopter carrying porters for the 50th anniversary celebrations of Mount Everest’s conquest crashed on Wednesday near Base Camp, killing two and injuring seven others....
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Concordes to be donated to museums
PARIS, May 28: Air France announced on Wednesday that it had decided to donate the remaining Concordes in its fleet to various museums in Europe and the United States....
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No compromise with US: Iran
TEHRAN, May 28: Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday ruled out any compromise with the United States, accusing Washington of seeking to strip the Islamic republic of its values through a campaign...
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Iraqis protest house-to-house searches
DOHA, May 28: Violent demonstrations broke out Wednesday in Hit, a town 130 kilometres west of Baghdad, when residents protested searches of their homes by US troops, Al-Jazeera television reported....
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CPJ disputes Pentagon over death of newsmen
NEW YORK, May 28: US forces shelled the Palestine Hotel in Iraq on April 8 without evidence of a fire from the hotel in which some 100 journalists were staying killing...
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Hindu activists burn effigy of ‘bus to Lahore’
NEW DELHI, May 28: Activists of the Hindu party Shiv Sena on Wednesday burnt an effigy of a symbolic bus, mimicking the Lahore from New Delhi express, to protest the government’s...
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Military sets up camps for Acehnese DPs
BANDA ACEH, May 28: Indonesian authorities said on Wednesday they were preparing camps for thousands of civilians displaced by war and would replace four million ID cards — signs the assault...
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Bali suspects deny Ba’asyir linked to bombings
JAKARTA, May 28: Key Bali bombing suspects told a Jakarta court on Wednesday that cleric Abu Bakar Ba’asyir, although the leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist group, had played no...
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Zimbabwe’s vicious cycle must be broken
Our experience in the African National Congress tells us unequivocally that no lasting solution to the challenges that face Zimbabwe will be found unless that solution comes from the people of Zimbabwe themselves...
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US hawks intensify focus on Iran
WASHINGTON: Reports that top officials in the administration of President George W. Bush will meet this week to discuss US policy toward Iran, including possible efforts to overthrow its government, mark...
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UN team to assess looting of N-bunker
BAGHDAD: Seven weeks after Saddam Hussein’s nuclear facilities were ransacked while US troops stood aside, UN weapons inspectors are to be allowed back into Iraq to try to establish how much...
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Right to vote for BD Pakistanis
DHAKA: For nearly 325,000 Pakistanis in refugee camps in Bangladesh, some of whom have lived there for as long as 30 years, a ruling passed by the High Court this month...
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Egypt mulls reforms in ‘new era’
CAIRO: After the war in Iraq, years of economic decline and decades of political stagnation, “reform” has become the born-again buzz-word among government and opposition leaders seeking a remedy for Egypt’s...
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US hopes ‘Big Mo’ will push Mideast peace plan
WASHINGTON: President Bush’s emerging strategy for restarting the Mideast peace process is a throwback to a concept first articulated by his father in the 1980 presidential race: “The Big Mo.”...
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