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August 25, 2003 Monday Jumadi-us-Sani 26 Fischer rules out troops for Iraq without UN resolution HELSINKI, Aug 24: Germany will not send troops to Iraq without a United Nations Security Council resolution that takes over the control of security in Iraq, Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said... Poll shows 49pc in US don’t want Bush back WASHINGTON, Aug 24: A growing number of Americans don’t want to see US President George W. Bush re-elected next year, and fear US troops will be drawn into a long, costly... House-to-house search in BD for militants DHAKA, Aug 24: Security forces in northern Bangladesh on Sunday mounted a house-to-house search for militants who had gone into hiding after a fierce gunbattle between police and religious extremists more... Libya resists demands for more cash PARIS, Aug 24: Relatives of French victims of a 1989 airliner bombing linked to Libya returned from Tripoli empty-handed on Sunday after pleading for compensation in line with the generous payments... Held Saudis extradited, says Iranian envoy RIYADH, Aug 24: A number of Saudi nationals arrested in Iran for their alleged links to the Al Qaeda network have been extradited to Saudi Arabia, Iranian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia... Military ‘stretched thin’ admits US general WASHINGTON, Aug 24: The head of the US military admitted Sunday that his forces are “stretched thin” but could find more troops for Iraq if needed as the US administration made... Over 400 women in Iraq kidnapped BAGHDAD, Aug 24: More than 400 Iraqi women have been kidnapped amid the lawlessness gripping the country since the occupation of US troops, the Organisation of Women’s Freedom in Iraq said... Bush nominee wants war with Muslim states WASHINGTON, Aug 24: Daniel Pipes, a controversial scholar of Islam now appointed to a government-funded peace institute by President Bush, has said that war may be necessary for peace with some... Palestinians fire Qassam-II into Israel RAFAH, Gaza Strip, Aug 24: Palestinian fighters on Sunday carried out their deepest rocket strike against Israel.... Convicted US priest killed in prison WASHINGTON, Aug 24: John Geoghan, the Catholic priest whose paedophilia conviction uncapped a nationwide scandal involving hundreds of victims and dozens of priests, was killed in prison, media reports said Saturday.... 162 killed in BD by elephants DHAKA, Aug 24: The lingering fight between men and elephants has left 162 people and 22 elephants dead, and 348 others injured during the last five years in the country since... India invites BD for river talks DHAKA, Aug 24: after a long wait of two-and-a-half years, New Delhi, has invited Dhaka to an official meeting of Indo- Bangladesh Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) to discuss the pending water-sharing... An international ‘perfect storm’ brewing for Bush WASHINGTON: As the 2004 election nears, US President George W. Bush could face an international “perfect storm” - more attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan, an overextended deployment of US troops eager... Palestinian PM’s future in doubt : Failure of truce RAMALLAH: The collapse of a truce following a surge in Israeli-Palestinian violence has weakened reformist Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, analysts say, and cast a shadow over the US-backed “roadmap” peace... Reformist press regroups amidst crackdown TEHRAN: Dissident bookseller Ardeshir Masali explained his point of view with candour. “The Iranian Islamic system is run by a regime suffering from a deep-rooted paranoia, one which loses its temper... Patrolling India’s lawless north-east IMPHAL (India): In the dimly lit basement restaurant of one of the city’s few hotels, the jukebox pumps out Cat Stevens singing “it’s a wild world”.... America remembers ‘I have a dream’ speech WASHINGTON: Tens of thousands of celebrants gathered at the Lincoln Memorial on Washington’s central mall on Saturday to mark the 40th anniversary of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr’s “I... Oil price casts pall over global recovery hopes LONDON: A summer time swagger is being seen among the markets and economic figures suggest scope for optimism. It’s not boom- time yet, but the furtive rumblings of a rebound are...

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