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August 28, 2003 Thursday Jumadi-us-Sani 29, 1424 US may accept UN command with American in charge: Armitage on Iraq force WASHINGTON, Aug 27: The United States may be willing to accept UN leadership of the international force in Iraq if a US general is in command, Deputy Secretary of State Richard... Berlin ready to deploy troops outside Kabul BERLIN, Aug 27: Germany said on Wednesday that it wanted to expand its military presence in Afghanistan and was pushing the United Nations to broaden the mandate of international peacekeepers already... Tunnel work to be over by Nov, says Karzai SALANG TUNNEL (Afghanistan) Aug 27: A five million dollar programme to repair a deadly but vital tunnel linking Kabul with northern Afghanistan is on course to be completed by November, President... Blair okayed naming of Kelly, says Hoon LONDON, Aug 27: A fateful decision to thrust Britain’s top Iraq weapons expert into the limelight days before he killed himself was taken with Prime Minister Tony Blair’s approval, according to... US exhausts seized Iraqi assets WASHINGTON, Aug 27: US authorities in Iraq have all but exhausted the seized assets they have used to pay Iraqi civil servants, and some administration and congressional officials said on Tuesday... US rejects N. Korea’s call for no-war pact TOKYO, Aug 27: US officials rejected a key North Korean demand for a non-aggression pact on Wednesday on the first day of six-nation talks to discuss the North’s nuclear ambitions, Japanese... Mars encounter not good for India, say astrologers NEW DELHI, Aug 27: The proximity of the planet Mars is likely to be “hostile” for India, astrologers warned.... Seven killed in Chicago shooting CHICAGO, Aug 27: A gunman described as a disgruntled employee of an auto parts supply warehouse shot six people to death on Wednesday before he was killed either by police or... Colombo plans development drive COLOMBO, Aug 27: In order to show the populace the positive aspects of the one and a half year’s of truce with the LTTE, the government plans to begin a major... Bush vows ‘no retreat’ ST LOUIS, Aug 27: US President George Bush on Tuesday vowed “there will be no retreat” from Iraq as he sought to defend the US occupation amid mounting criticism and a... Arafat asks militants to renew truce GAZA CITY, Aug 27: Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat called on Wednesday on hardliners to renew their commitment to a ceasefire which was shattered by last week’s Al Quds bus bomb as... Iraqis unlikely to hail UN as saviour Guardian Comment... Taliban on the upsurge in Afghanistan KABUL: Hundreds of suspected Taliban fighters armed with rockets, grenades and automatic weapons have been attacking Afghan security forces for days.... Hambali’s capture puts US in a fix JAKARTA: The longer suspected bombing mastermind Hambali stays under wraps in US custody, the more Washington risks irritating allies and losing an opportunity to convince doubters about the reality of terrorist... Poachers skirt the Pole for white gold SYDNEY: Poachers call it white gold: the firm flaky flesh of the Patagonian toothfish so prized by top-dollar diners in Tokyo, Hong Kong and New York.... Scientists turn up heat on global warming LONDON: A group of scientists in East Anglia, England, has launched an ambitious campaign to tackle the threat of global warming in an effort to shame ministers into stronger action on... Iraq: even optimists are losing heart BAGHDAD: It was late June and the searing heat of summer was taking hold when finally, after weeks of searching, I found what I had been looking for. Over several days... Safari across the borders LUSAKA: Africa’s wild animals have never paid much attention to the continent’s often arbitrary borders....

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