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June 2, 2003 Monday Rabi-us-Sani 1, 1424 Water storage begins at Three Gorges: Cracks reappear in dam BEIJING, June 1: China’s Three Gorges project officially began storing water in its huge reservoir Sunday, amid ongoing concerns over cracks in the controversial 25 billion dollar dam.... LTTE insist on political power before settlement: Sri Lanka peace hopes dim COLOMBO, June 1: Sri Lanka’s peace prospects have dimmed as Tamil Tiger rebels resist international pressure and insist on political power ahead of a final settlement, diplomats and officials said Sunday.... Protestors take aim at ‘illegitimate’ G8 GENEVA, June 1: “No G8, no social cuts, no capitalism” and “End the occupation of Iraq” declared the banners as thousands of anti-globalisation protestors marched Sunday through a Geneva scarred by... Iraqis shun call to turn in their weapons BAGHDAD, June 1: Iraqis ignored a demand to turn in their weapons Sunday as the US-led administration began a two-week countdown to the imposition of new firearm controls in a bid... Pentagon changes Wolfowitz’s line WASHINGTON, June 1: The Pentagon on Saturday issued its own version of the deputy defence secretary’s interview which caused shock and dismay across the US by saying that the US invaded... Two cops dead in Saudi shootout DUBAI, June 1: Two Saudi security officers were killed and three others wounded in an exchange of fire at a security checkpoint in Saudi Arabia, a Saudi newspaper reported on Sunday.... France wants Lebanon, Syria in roadmap PARIS, June 1: An eventual peace in the Middle East should see both Lebanon and Syria associated with the elaboration and application of the Middle East roadmap, say French authorities who... Australia stirs preemptive strike debate SINGAPORE, June 1: Australia reignited on Sunday the regional debate over pre-emptive military strikes, warning it was prepared to carry out attacks on foreign soil against terrorist and nuclear threats.... French govt to list states with asylum seekers PARIS, June 1: French MPs have introduced an amendment into the new law on asylum which institutes the concept of a list of “sure” countries, which would inform French immigration officials... US catches Olympics bomber WASHINGTON, June 1: Eric Robert Rudolph, an American wanted for the 1996 Olympics bombing as well as the bombings of a gay nightclub and two women’s clinics that performed abortions, has... Souvenir lands Japanese newsman in jail AMMAN, June 1: A Jordanian court on Sunday sentenced a Japanese photojournalist to 18 months in jail when a “souvenir” explosive he had taken from the Iraqi battlefield exploded in his... RSF urges probe PARIS, June 1: Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) has called on French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin and British Defence Minister Geoff Hoon to undertake a joint investigation into the disappearance in... US Muslims offer 10-point plan for cooperation with FBI WASHINGTON, June 1: Muslim advocacy groups, who met FBI Director Robert Mueller last week, have offered a 10-point partnership programme to fight terrorism jointly, community sources said.... Africa tells G8 to fulfil promises: Diversification of resources ANNEMASSE (France): African leaders have joined non- governmental organizations in calling on the Group of Eight countries to deliver on previous commitments, in particular on the Africa Plan of Action that... Iran’s moderates seek to defuse tensions TEHRAN: Moderate conservatives in Iran have made tentative approaches to Washington in recent weeks aimed at defusing mounting Iran-US tensions and preserving the future of clerical rule, sources and analysts said... British Muslims fearful of retribution DERBY (England): Born in the British Midlands town of Derby, Muhammed Akhtar is too scared to say he is a Muslim for fear of being branded a suicide bomber or even... US N-aims raise arms control fears WASHINGTON: The Bush administration is reassessing America’s nuclear arsenal with an eye toward smaller bombs to combat 21st century perils but arms control advocates worry Washington wants to lower the threshold... Rivalry bodes ill for Iraq BAGHDAD: Iraq’s long-suppressed Shias want to shape their own future after Saddam Hussein’s downfall, not set up an Iranian-style Islamic republic, Iraqi Shia leaders and analysts say....

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