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July 8, 2003 Tuesday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 7,1424 Death toll rises, more floods expected: Bangladesh, India DHAKA/NEW DELHI, July 7: Devastating floods and torrential monsoon rains have left at least 100 people dead and an estimated one million homeless in Bangladesh, officials said Monday, as the country... Probe clears UK govt of misleading country: Blair criticized LONDON, July 7: A parliamentary probe on Monday criticized British Prime Minister Tony Blair for the way he presented the case for war against Iraq, but cleared the government of misleading... Ayodhya negotiators refuse to budge KANCHIPURAM, India, July 7: Hindu and Muslim leaders do not appear to make any progress towards resolving the Ayodhya dispute as negotiators from both sides refused to budge from their positions.... 380,000 evacuated in China floods BEIJING, July 7: About 380,000 people have been evacuated in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui as two swollen rivers continue to pose a major flood threat, state media and officials... Documents may unmask 50,000 Stasi spies BERLIN, July 7: Documents supplied by the United States to Germany may unmask 50,000 former East German Stasi spies — some of whom may still belong to parliament, a report said... Meteor showers began 500m years ago STOCKHOLM, July 7: Evidence that meteorites rained down on Earth after a massive collision in the asteroid belt 500 million years ago has been uncovered by scientists.... Iran’s final missile test alarms Israel TEHRAN, July 7: Iran has conducted a final test of its Shahab-3 ballistic missile, the Iranian foreign ministry confirmed on Monday, in a move that brings Israel well within the range... Probe into US detention of Turkish soldiers ANKARA, July 7: A joint Turkish-US military inquiry is set to begin work on Tuesday to discover why 11 Turkish special forces members were detained for almost three days by US... Gujarat riots witness demands retrial BOMBAY, July 7: A key witness to the Gujarat riots on Monday said she had been under pressure from the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders when she had retracted her court statement... Top Shining Path chief arrested LIMA, July 7: Peruvian authorities have captured a top chief of the Maoist rebel group Shining Path who was charged with taking part in 122 assassinations, 92 armed attacks and 91... Fighting eases in northern Afghanistan KABUL, July 7: The latest round of fighting between two rival factions in northern Afghanistan eased after their commanders were summoned by a security commission in a bid to end the... Sars epidemic may resurface, warns WHO MANILA, July 7: The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday that the Sars epidemic can re-emerge in the next few months as doctors lacked an effective kit to diagnose the... Bloody riots erupt in Nigeria: Bush visit due LAGOS, July 7: Rioting erupted in Nigeria’s commercial hub Lagos on Monday and unions accused the police of shooting dead unarmed protesters in a crackdown on an eight-day-old strike.... Iranian twins’ surgery to take longer: Blood circulation unstable SINGAPORE, July 7: Conjoined Iranian twin sisters will endure longer surgery than expected to separate their fused brains after a risky bypass led doctors to struggle against unstable blood circulation between... Russia, Israel, Turkey should join EU, says Berlusconi CERNOBBIO, (Italy) July 7: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi detailed his vision of “a greater Europe” comprising Israel, Turkey and Russia as members of the EU, adding the expansion would take... Chimpanzees said to be another branch of human family DETROIT, July 7: Chimpanzees are so like us they should be considered another branch of the human family, scientists say.... Liberian police block veterans’ advance MONROVIA, July 7: Liberian police and special forces blocked some 200 militia veterans from advancing on the presidential mansion in Monrovia on Monday as they tried to demand compensation from outgoing... Despair as India delays ticket sales for bus NEW DELHI, July 7: A handful of passengers hoping to buy tickets for the first bus to Pakistan in four years returned home empty-handed on Monday amid chaos and red tape... India in a fix over troops to Iraq NEW DELHI: The Indian government, still deciding whether or not to send troops to Iraq as part of a stabilization force, is facing strong opposition from political parties, civil liberty groups,... Myanmar junta goes on diplomatic offensive BANGKOK: Stung by criticism from its neighbours, Myanmar’s junta has launched a diplomatic offensive against mounting international pressure, especially from Asian countries, to release Aung San Suu Kyi immediately and resume...

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