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July 10, 2003 Thursday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 9,1424 China’s reservoirs under flood threat BEIJING, July 9: Floods have spread to more provinces in China with over a third of the country’s reservoirs now threatened, and no let up in the torrential rain is forecast,... Iran agrees to work with IAEA on new inspections TEHRAN, July 9: UN atomic energy chief Mohamed ElBaradei ended talks here Wednesday with an agreement from Tehran to work with his agency to study the prospect of allowing tougher inspections... South Asia flood toll at 112: India, Bangladesh, Nepal GUWAHATI, (India) July 9: The death toll from flooding in India, Bangladesh and Nepal has risen to 112, with more than 1.5 million people displaced, officials said Wednesday.... HK rally denounces security bill HONG KONG, July 9: Tens of thousands of people surrounded Hong Kong’s legislature on Wednesday to denounce the government and its planned anti-subversion bill, cranking up pressure on the territory’s embattled... Twins were killed by blood ‘trap’: doctor PARIS, July 9: Surgeons who fought for hours to separate Siamese twins Ladan and Laleh Bijani came across an unexpected “trap” of large pockets of blood that unleashed an unstoppable haemorrhage,... China opposes N-test on Korea peninsula BEIJING, July 9: China said on Wednesday it opposed any nuclear weapons testing on the Korean peninsula after South Korea’s intelligence agency said North Korea had tested devices that could be... Iranian student leaders arrested on anniversary TEHRAN, July 9: Three leading Iranian student activists were arrested on Wednesday minutes after holding a press conference to blast the regime for banning events marking the fourth anniversary of bloody... Child crash survivor in stable condition KHARTOUM, July 9: The little Sudanese boy who emerged the sole survivor of a horrific plane crash which killed 115 people could talk and drink juices Wednesday as he recovered in... Indian village women striking it rich abroad NEW DELHI, July 9: Entrepreneurial village women from southern India have struck it rich after creating markets in West Asia, South East Asia and the United States, it was reported Wednesday.... Rumsfeld favours French, German troops for Iraq WASHINGTON, July 9: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Wednesday he was in favour of sending French and German troops to Iraq to help in the country’s reconstruction phase.... Abbas offer, shooting strain peace process RAMALLAH, July 9: Palestinian prime minister Mahmud Abbas’ offer to resign from a key leadership post and the killing of a suspected militant by Israeli troops put further strain on the... Schroeder cancels Italian holiday BERLIN, July 9: German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Wednesday called off his summer vacation to Italy after a senior official insulted German tourists as arrogant louts.... Abuses by US-led coalition under watch BAGHDAD, July 9: The bombing may have stopped and Saddam vanished but the global anti-war movement believes its mission in Iraq is not over and has established a centre here to... Over 6,000 died in Iraq LONDON, July 9: New information from remote locations of Iraq has pushed up the civilian death toll from the US-led war by 500 in the last month to at least 6,000,... US to give aid to Palestinians WASHINGTON, July 9: The United States will provide direct aid to the Palestinian Authority, rewarding Washington-backed political and security reforms with money for humanitarian projects, the White House said Wednesday.... Marriage tames geniuses & criminals: study PARIS, July 9: Creative genius and crime express themselves early in men but both are turned off almost like a tap if a man gets married and has children, a study... Lao in jail are being tortured, says AI HANOI, July 9: Amnesty International welcomed Wednesday the release of two European journalists and their US interpreter from Laos but say the Lao nationals arrested with them are being badly tortured.... Australia ready for Solomon Islands action SYDNEY, July 9: The first of 2,000 Australian troops and police should be in the Solomon Islands by the end of the month, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said Wednesday.... Iraq situation US troops may face Somalia-like chaos LONDON: Deadly attacks on US forces in Iraq have so far been the work of disparate insurgents, but anger at the US-led occupation could spark broader resistance.... Iran shows muscle despite N-furore LONDON: If you want respect, show muscle — or so Iranian leaders may have reasoned when they confirmed their completion of tests of a medium-range ballistic missile capable of hitting Israel...

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