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July 2, 2003 Wednesday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 1,1424 US suspends mly aid to 50 states over stand on ICC WASHINGTON, July 1: The United States on Tuesday suspended military assistance to almost 50 countries, including Colombia and six nations seeking NATO membership, because they have supported the International Criminal Court... Israel severs contacts with BBC over reporting AL QUDS, July 1: Israel said on Monday it had severed contacts with the BBC over what it termed was coverage akin to the worst “Nazi propaganda”, but Britain’s state broadcaster... Far East best at maths, science: OECD survey LONDON, July 1: Finnish 15-year-olds perform best when it comes to reading, and those from the Far East outshine the rest at mathematics and science, according to a survey conducted for... World troops for Iraq this month, says Pentagon WASHINGTON, July 1: Two divisions of international troops will begin moving into Iraq by the end of this month to help relieve the nearly 150,000 US troops deployed there, the Pentagon... Strike over fuel prices cripples Nigeria ABUJA/LAGOS, July 1: Police firing teargas battled demonstrators in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, on Tuesday, the second day of violent protests over fuel prices rises which have left eight people dead,... Security for Kalam upgraded NEW DELHI, July 1: The Indian government has further upgraded security for missile scientist-turned-President Abdul Kalam, who shows scant regard for his personal safety despite death threats, sources said on Tuesday.... India mulls over train link with Vietnam NEW DELHI, July 1: Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha told a Southeast Asian ministerial meeting that India would study the feasibility of starting a train from New Delhi to pass through five... Judge censures BD cops for not saluting him DHAKA, July 1: Five traffic policemen were brought before the high court on Monday on contempt charges for halting the car of a Supreme Court judge and subsequently not saluting him.... 11 policemen hurt as Saudi copter crashes RIYADH, July 1: A Saudi helicopter crashed in the southern town of Abha, close to the porous border with Yemen, injuring 11 policemen on board who were chasing terror suspects in... 50 secret US biological and chemical weapons tests disclosed WASHINGTON, July 1: The US military conducted 50 highly-classified tests of biological and chemical agents in the 1960s and 1970s to find out how they would act in different environments and... Chirac forms commission on secularism PARIS, July 1: In an attempt to come to grips with the wide-ranging debate going on in France over the place in French society of external signs of religious affiliation, President... Israelis allowed to visit Al Aqsa compound TEL AVIV, July 1: Israelis and foreign tourists have recently been allowed to visit the Temple Mount compound, or the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, for the first time since the outbreak... Protest in HK against China HONG KONG, July 1: In a city often derided as politically indifferent, Hong Kong on Tuesday found a voice among up to 500,000 protesters who took to the streets to denounce... Bremer terms attacks professional BAGHDAD, July 1: Evidence from captured or killed assailants shows professional commandos from Saddam Hussein’s old power structure are behind recent attacks on occupying forces, the US administrator in Iraq said... US must prepare for tough fight: Senators’ warning BAGHDAD, July 1: A group of senior US senators visiting Iraq said on Tuesday there could well be more deadly attacks on US troops before Washington can declare the war over.... US needs foreign help in Iraq: experts WASHINGTON, July 1: Two months after US President George Bush declared major combat over in Iraq, the United States needs more troops on the ground and should accept any foreign help... Iraqis now solely rely on food aid ROME: The war in Iraq has made the entire population of 27 million dependent on food aid, leaders of aid programmes say.... Residents count the cost after Israelis pullout BEIT HANOUN (Gaza Strip): Hours after Israeli troops pulled out the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun, Abu Nabil Zaaneen, his wife and his eight children returned to their farm... Showdown feared in Tehran TEHRAN: Student leaders, defiant after a wave of street demonstrations, are warning Iran’s political leadership that they will face full-blown confrontation unless political prisoners are released and a protest rally is... BBC stands up to UK govt over WMDs claim LONDON: The war over Campbell’s mouth is about something bigger than it seems. It is bigger even than the Iraq conflict and how we were set up to get into it,...

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