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October 3, 2003 Friday Sha’aban 6, 1424 US to penalize defiant states: Exemption from ICC jurisdiction WASHINGTON: Countries that refuse to exempt US citizens and soldiers from the jurisdiction of the new International Criminal Court (ICC) could lose almost 90 million dollars in military aid from the... Blair’s nightmare over, Bush’s growing LONDON: Their invasion of Iraq made them hate figures for the global anti-war lobby. Their domestic popularity has plummeted, leaving them vulnerable in forthcoming elections... Violence fatigue among Palestinians, Israelis alike AL QUDS: The Palestinian uprising against Israel has entered its fourth year, making it clear that the bloody conflict in the Middle East cannot be resolved by force, as the loss... Coetzee hailed as ‘heir to Kafka’ JOHANNESBURG: South African-born author J.M. Coetzee, who won the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday, has been hailed as the “great heir to Kafka” and an inspiration to young African writers.... Portugal revels in cigar smoking LISBON: Dressed in their finest attire, the 450 high-society guests gathered at a seaside casino near the Portuguese capital were not celebrating a wedding or the opening of a new art... Iraq attacks becoming deadlier: US general BAGHDAD: Guerrilla attacks in Iraq have become more lethal, the top US general in the country said on Thursday after three soldiers died in one day, adding urgency to American efforts... Somalia’s power icons survive amid chaos MOGADISHU: In Mogadishu, motorists drive on the right, left or centre: It’s up to them. Bereft of police, victims pursue community justice against rapists and murderers.... Israel to build 600 homes for settlers TEL AVIV, Oct 2: Israel unveiled plans on Thursday to build more than 600 new homes in Jewish settlements, drawing fresh international and Palestinian condemnation a day after it approved expanding... US must change ME policy: experts CAIRO, Oct 2: Arab pundits said here on Thursday that the US government must revise its entire policy toward the Middle East if it wants to improve its badly tarnished image... Suu Kyi willing to work with junta YANGON, Oct 2: Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi told visiting UN envoy Razali Ismail that she was willing to work with the ruling junta on a new national reconciliation... Moscow has right to stage pre-emptive strikes: FM: Nuclear strategy to be reviewed, Nato told MOSCOW, Oct 2: Russia abruptly warned the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) on Thursday that it would re-evaluate its nuclear missile strategy should the Cold War-era body remain a military alliance... France unveils 24-hour news channel PARIS, Oct 2: France will at last have its long-awaited version of BBC World Service, a new 24-hour channel — technically called the Chaine Francaise d’Information Internationale (CFII: French Channel of... US military ready to down planes: general WASHINGTON, Oct 2: US Air Force pilots practise weekly and are psychologically ready to shoot down civilian airliners in any new attack on America like those of Sept 11, 2001, the... Pope Paul nearing death, says cardinal VATICAN CITY, Oct 2: A senior European cardinal said on Thursday Pope John Paul was nearing death — the latest top churchman to ring alarm bells about the state of the... Judge rules out death penalty in Moussaoui case WASHINGTON, Oct 2: A federal judge ruled on Thursday that prosecutors cannot seek the death penalty against accused Sept 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui because of the US government’s refusal to allow... Said to be buried in Lebanon BEIRUT, Oct 2: The Palestinian-American writer and intellectual Edward Said, who died last week in New York of leukemia, will be buried in the mountains of Lebanon, a close friend said... Karzi to seek re-election KABUL, Oct 2: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said he will stand in next year’s elections and is setting up a political movement.... 4,000 families evacuated from Uttar Kashi DEHRADUN, Oct 2: Another 300 people were evacuated on Thursday from the northern Indian tourist spot of Uttar Kashi, where mountain boulders tumbled down for a ninth day, officials said....

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