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October 8, 2003 Wednesday Sha’aban 11, 1424 India, China make things move BEIJING: “Without cooperation between India and China, the dream of an Asian century is just empty talk,” declared the ‘China Economic Times’ recently, a respected economic publication of the State Council,... Andhra’s liberalization faces severe backlash NEW DELHI: The World Bank never tires of holding up Andhra Pradesh as a showpiece among Indian states for economic liberalization, but to many, last week’s attempt by Maoist radicals to... Qadhafi repudiates Arab nationalism TRIPOLI: Libyan leader Moamar Qadhafi, once a devoted and energetic champion of Arab unity, announced this weekend his definitive separation from the Arabs, whom he heavily criticized.... Chechen president is Putin’s choice MOSCOW: Akhmad Kadyrov, Moscow’s choice for the new president of the war-torn republic of Chechnya, was on Monday officially declared the winner in Sunday’s elections, ushering in a period of uncertainty... Scientists bring future nearer PARIS: Imagine a world where trains, levitated and propelled by magnets, take just an hour to glide sleekly between Boston and Washington.... Pope’s succession involves complex issues PARIS: In his quarter-century at the head of the world’s billion Roman Catholics, Pope John Paul II has led an unflagging campaign to assert Vatican orthodoxy amid cheers from traditionalists and... Syria — a battleground for US neo-conservatives LONDON: Fadil Shururu, chief political officer of Ahmad Jibril’s Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, has come a long way since I first met him 35 years ago in... 2 Russians, Briton win Nobel physics prize STOCKHOLM, Oct 7: Two Russians and a Briton who explained the nature of matter at extremely low temperatures won the Nobel Prize for Physics on Tuesday.... Saddam spotted in Baghdad: witnesses: US troops seal off locality BAGHDAD, Oct 7: US troops backed by armoured vehicles on Tuesday sealed off a Baghdad neighbourhood, following what police said was a tipoff that former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein was spotted... N.Korea says Japan not welcome at nuclear talks SEOUL, Oct 7: North Korea said on Tuesday it would not allow Japan to take part in future talks on Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme, further complicating efforts to coax the communist... Myanmar junta’s action ignored: ASEAN summit opens NUSA DUA (Indonesia), Oct 7: Southeast Asian leaders called on Tuesday for faster moves towards a European-style single market to revive their one-time miracle economies, and pledged to step up the... Finland best, BD worst in corruption table LONDON, Oct 7: Seven out of 10 countries scored less than half marks on a corruption index released on Tuesday that had Bangladesh bottom and Finland as the world’s cleanest nation.... Vajpayee, Sonia on test in state polls NEW DELHI, Oct 7: India’s Election Commission on Monday set assembly polls in five states on Dec 1, a context that will inevitably test the prospects for Prime Minister Atal Bihari... French minister opposes ban on scarves PARIS, Oct 7: French Interior Minister Nicholas Sarkozy said on Tuesday he is against the voting of a law that would ban external manifestations of religious affiliation, and notably the wearing... Daler Mehndi implicated in racket NEW DELHI, Oct 7: Indian police sought the arrest of popular Punjabi pop singer Daler Mehndi on Tuesday, after evidence of his involvement in illegal immigration surfaced, police said.... Khaleda for narrowing rich-poor divide DHAKA, Oct 7: Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on Tuesday inaugurated the 49th conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), calling upon all concerned to reduce the gap between the developed... Delhi protests to Dhaka over flag flap DHAKA, Oct 7: The flags of 48 Commonwealth countries taking part in a meeting of lawmakers at a downtown venue here flapped happily in the breeze on Tuesday — at least... US dept to scrutinize visas in Pakistan NEW YORK, Oct 7: The US Homeland Security Department plans to open law enforcement offices throughout the Muslim world, with agents assigned to investigate visa applicants who are suspected of ties... Scepticism over BD-India water talks THE recently concluded Bangladesh-India Joint River Commission (JRC) meeting held in New Delhi was crucial for Bangladesh, especially in the context of India’s unilateral move to implement a controversial programme aimed... LTTE allows Muslims to live near camp COLOMBO, Oct 7: The LTTE had agreed to allow Muslim farmers to engage in paddy cultivation up to 50 metres from the controversial Kinniya camp, the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission said...

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