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| October 19, 2003 | Sunday | Sha'aban 22, 1424 |
No troops if Iraqis don’t want them: Turkish PM
FORMENTOR (Spain), Oct 18: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday his government preferred not to send troops to Iraq if Iraqis did not want them there, but said the...
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US pursuit of regime change opposed: French FM warns against Iran attack
LONDON, Oct 18: The US pursuit of forcible regime change is not a viable or safe policy in the dangerous world that exists after September 11, the French foreign minister, Dominique...
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Australia lodges protest over Mahathir’s comment on Jews
BANGKOK, Oct 18: Australia kept up pressure on Malaysia on Saturday over comments about Jews by outspoken Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad that drew loud protests from Western governments and Israel....
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Annan reluctant to send staff back to Baghdad
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 18: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, is reluctant to send his staff back to Iraq calling the situation in the country “too risky” despite the a Security Council...
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Chirac acts as Schroeder’s ‘spokesman’
BRUSSELS, Oct 18: French President Jacques Chirac turned his hand on Friday to an unprecedented form of EU diplomacy that served to symbolize his country’s strong alliance with Germany as the...
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Bush assures Manila of help against Abu Sayyaf
MANILA, Oct 18: US President George Bush vowed on Saturday to help the Philippines bring Abu Sayyaf rebels “to justice” and work with Southeast Asian nations to dismantle the Al Qaeda-linked...
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No proof of Iraq’s N-plan found: IAEA
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 18: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a report on Friday that it has not found any evidence of an Iraqi nuclear programme....
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Taliban seize highway near Gardez
ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Taliban fighters punished drivers without beards and confiscated music cassettes from vehicles and passengers when they briefly seized control of a highway in eastern Afghanistan, travellers said on...
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Lost Afghan city located, says expert
PARIS, Oct 18: French journalist Olivier Weber, just back from Afghanistan with an expedition he organized under the patronage of Unesco, says that he has rediscovered the lost city of Siruzkoh,...
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Bush rocked by party rebellion
WASHINGTON: A republican rebellion in the Senate against White House plans for rebuilding Iraq raised questions on Saturday about President George Bush’s authority in Washington as he struggles to maintain control...
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Iraqis force a rethink over Turkish troops
LONDON: The US-British coalition in Iraq is running into problems over its attempt to bolster its forces with Turkish troops....
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China’s economy booming
BEIJING: China, the world’s fastest growing economy, is on course to become the fourth largest economy on the planet in two years or so, according to figures released on Friday that...
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Village kiosks bridging India’s digital divide
ULAGUPITCHANPATTI (India): Two years ago, after graduating from high school at the top of her class, Sukanya Sakkarai put aside her dreams of college and resigned herself to the fate of...
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EU FMs planning mission to Iran: Sale of civilian N-technology
LONDON-BERLIN: The French, German and British foreign ministers are planning an unprecedented joint diplomatic mission to Tehran next week to try to persuade the Iranian government against building a nuclear bomb....
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MI5 chief alerts food industry to terror threat
LONDON: The head of British counter intelligence (MI5), Eliza Manningham-Buller, warned on Thursday night of the possibility of terrorist attacks on the food and chemical industries and said it was clear...
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Anglican Church heading for schism
LONDON: The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, admitted on Saturday that there is a “huge crisis” in the Anglican church looming over the impending appointment of an openly gay bishop...
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