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August 6, 2003 Wednesday Jumadi-us-Sani 7, 1424 Japanese worry as memories of atomic bomb attacks fade HIROSHIMA: For months after the world’s first atomic bomb to be used in war was dropped on his hometown, Sunao Tsuboi expected each day to be his last.... True US casualty total is unknown: Occupation of Iraq WASHINGTON: US military casualties from the occupation of Iraq have been more than twice the number most Americans have been led to believe because of an extraordinarily high number of accidents,... Iraqis are as defiant as ever BAGHDAD: Several months into occupation, the Arabs of Iraq are as defiant as ever. They may or may not like Saddam Hussein but are very angry with the Americans, visits to... Tough to forget tensions on Lahore-Delhi bus trip NEW DELHI: It’s not exactly your everyday bus trip: commandos on board, body searches and armed police escorts all the way.... Khmer soldiers to escape trials PHNOM WAR: Sam Serey does not look like a stereotypical perpetrator of crimes against humanity. Shuffling around the potholed roads of the southern Cambodian district of Phnom War in a grubby... N.Korea talks combine six nations, different dreams SINGAPORE: Talks on North Korea’s nuclear crisis will bring together six nations with very different agendas and contrasting ideas on how to ensure a nuclear-free Korean peninsula in an atmosphere set... Kabul warned against alienating Pakhtoons KABUL, Aug 5: An international independent think-tank warned on Tuesday that Afghanistan’s political process could end in failure unless it addressed the perceived alienation of its ethnic Pakhtoon population.... Man wanted in May blasts killed: Riyadh RIYADH, Aug 5: One of the six Saudi militants killed in a July 28 shootout was a member of the 19-strong “terrorist” cell wanted in connection with the May 12 Riyadh... US civilian killed in Iraq BAGHDAD, Aug 5: A US civilian contractor was killed in a blast in Iraq on Tuesday while three US soldiers and three Iraqi policemen were wounded in a separate rocket-propelled grenade... US ships arrive near Liberia MONROVIA, Aug 5: US warships arrived off Liberia on Tuesday to buttress peacemaking efforts as more West African troops flew in to help end 14 years of bloodshed.... Blair spokesman apologizes for ridiculing Kelly LONDON, Aug 5: One of British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s official spokesmen apologized on Tuesday for comparing the late British weapons expert, David Kelly, with the fictional daydreamer, Walter Mitty.... BJP wary of uniform civil code NEW DELHI: India’s pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has the pious intention of introducing uniform marriage, divorce and succession laws for this country of one billion people with different religions, but... US seeks ‘intensive’ inspections in Iran CRAWFORD, Aug 5: The United States wants the International Atomic Energy Agency to carry out intensive inspections of Iran’s nuclear installations to ensure they are not used for military purposes, the... Ex-envoy accuses US govt of intimidation WASHINGTON, Aug 5: Former US Ambassador Joseph Wilson, a key figure in the Iraq-Niger uranium controversy, accused the Bush administration on Monday of using intimidation tactics to stifle criticism about its... Israelis arrest 41 foreigners: Protest against fence MASHAH (West Bank), Aug 5: Israel’s security services arrested 47 people, including 41 foreigners, who were protesting against its controversial security barrier on Tuesday as they tried to halt construction through... Republicans back new residency laws LOS ANGELES, Aug 5: For the first time since the 9/11 attacks, several Republicans in Congress are pushing for broad legislation that would regulate the flow of foreign workers into the... US airlines to tighten luggage rules WASHINGTON, Aug 5: Travellers to the United States may now have to leave their cameras and walkmen home as airlines here prepare a new advisory for carry-on luggage.... Kashmir website WASHINGTON, Aug 5: An organization called Americans for Resolution of Kashmir launched a new website on Tuesday that highlights Indian atrocities in occupied Kashmir....

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