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September 25, 2003 Thursday Rajab 27, 1424 US ‘looking’ into Syria’s role: ‘Espionage’ at Guantanamo WASHINGTON, Sept 24: The United States is investigating the extent of Syria’s role in alleged espionage at the Guantanamo detention center for hundreds of Afghan war prisoners, a top general said... Halliburton’s contracts need scrutiny: senators WASHINGTON, Sept 24: Democrats in the US Congress called on Tuesday for hearings into the rapidly rising value of no-bid contracts awarded to energy giant Halliburton for its work on the... Mullah Omar vows to step up attacks CHAMAN, Sept 24: Taliban spiritual leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has vowed to intensify attacks against Afghan and US-led forces, a militia official said Wednesday.... US troops handcuff two AP workers BAGHDAD, Sept 24: US soldiers detained an Associated Press photographer and driver, handcuffing them and forcing them to stand in the sun for three hours, the news agency said on Wednesday.... Special force to protect oil WASHINGTON, Sept 24: The Bush administration plans to create a special force to protect Iraq’s oil industry and to deploy a rapid-reaction team to repair pipelines after terrorist attacks.... German court overturns ban on headscarf BERLIN, Sept 24: The debate raging across Europe over the right of Muslim women and girls to wear headscarves in the classroom burst into life again on Wednesday with a court... Washington may call up reserves WASHINGTON, Sept 24: The Pentagon may be forced in coming weeks to alert thousands of additional National Guard and Reserve troops they may be needed for duty in Iraq if other... Schroeder, Bush say differences are over NEW YORK, Sept 24: US President George Bush and Iraq war opponent German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Wednesday put their bitter 16-month rift in the past and pledged to work together... Iranian arms ‘worry’ Israel TEL AVIV, Sept 24: Israel’s military chief of staff issued a warning on Wednesday over the danger represented by non-conventional weapons of “an irresponsible” state such as Iran.... 27 Israelis refuse to conduct airstrikes AL QUDS, Sept 24: Twenty-seven Israeli air force pilots have signed a letter in which they said they would no longer take part in air strikes on densely-populated residential areas in... NZ broadcaster calls Annan a ‘cheeky darkie’ WELLINGTON, Sept 24: New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark on Wednesday condemned an attack on United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan by the country’s leading current affairs broadcaster Paul Holmes who... Great divide exposed UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24: The great divide over the US-led war in Iraq continued to manifest itself at the United Nations as the US President George Bush sought help from the... Microsoft to shut down chat rooms LONDON, Sept 24: Microsoft is to shut down Internet chatrooms around the world out of fear they are being abused by paedophiles seeking access to children, the software giant announced on... BD opposition slams India’s river plan DHAKA, Sept 24: The opposition parties at a roundtable conference on Wednesday said that if India’s massive river linking project was implemented, India will unilaterally control the water of 34 rivers... Yahoo blocked in India NEW DELHI, Sept 24: The Indian government has issued orders to block the website, groups.yahoo.com/groups/kynhun, for allegedly carrying “objectionable material” against itself and the state government of Meghalaya, according to the... A deafness that is almost stunning NEW YORK: Although there was a sigh of relief that he was not announcing a new crusade against Iraq the way he did from the same podium last year, George W.... WB, IMF acknowledge Cancun’s message DUBAI: The rejection by developing nations of the policies proposed by rich countries at world trade talks earlier this month echoed loudly as the annual meetings of the World Bank and... Bush isolated after UN speech NEW YORK: George Bush was increasingly isolated on the global stage on Tuesday as he defied intense criticism from a litany of world leaders at the United Nations over the war... EU’s agriculture policy BRUSSELS: The European Commission on Tuesday announced long-awaited proposals to reform some of the most criticised aspects of the its subsidy-laden agricultural policy.... Detentions in Yemen slammed LONDON: The US-led “war on terror” has caused a worsening of human rights in Yemen, with the authorities there holding almost 200 people without trial in an effort to placate the...

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