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November 12, 2003 Wednesday Ramazan 16, 1424 Lankan PM agrees to hold talks with Chandrika: Call for unity govt rejected COLOMBO, Nov 11: Sri Lanka’s prime minister on Tuesday agreed to talks with his political rival, the president, in a bid to keep alive peace talks with Tamil rebels but rejected... Guantanamo is a lawless human warehouse: WP WASHINGTON, Nov 11: The Washington Post observed on Tuesday that the US prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was “a lawless human warehouse.”... Hekmatyar opposes ISAF deployment ISLAMABAD, Nov 11: A statement purportedly from renegade Afghan guerrilla leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, which was made public on Tuesday, warned against the deployment of NATO-led foreign peacekeepers beyond Kabul.... EU criticizes Israel for ‘bizarre’ Arafat policy ROME, Nov 11: EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana on Tuesday sharply criticised Israel’s policy of boycotting officials who have met with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, saying it contravened the rules... Ex-minister asked to contain ‘fallout’ PARIS, Nov 11: Sri Lanka’s former foreign minister Lakshman Kadirgamar has been handed the task of attempting to defuse the “negative fallout abroad” of Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga’s decision last... US military chief in Iraq vows to ‘get tough’ BAGHDAD, Nov 11: The top US military commander in Iraq signalled on Tuesday his forces would take tougher action against insurgents, warning he would not hesitate to use any weapon at... Anti-Semitism row in Germany BERLIN, Nov 11: Germany’s opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has launched a procedure to remove a party lawmaker caught up in a row over anti-Semitism, an official said.... Fahd warns militants of ‘stiff retaliation’ RIYADH, Nov 11: Saudi Arabia went on the offensive on Tuesday after deploying thousands of troops to Makkah and Madina to protect Umra pilgrims, warning militants they will be crushed with... US wants other states to provide ‘a lot of troops’: Rumsfeld on Iraq situation WASHINGTON, Nov 11: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Monday the United States wanted other countries to provide “a lot of troops” to help ensure the success of US-led efforts... Greater Sunni role needed: Armitage CAIRO, Nov 11: Washington hopes to get Iraq’s Sunnis involved in the country’s new political and economic system as part of a plan to reduce attacks on US troops, Deputy Secretary... Iranian leaders have dragged Islam into ‘gutter’: Powell NEW YORK, Nov 11: US Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday delivered a surprisingly sharp attack on Iran’s religious leadership, bluntly accusing it of sullying Islam for political means.... Tel Aviv to ease curbs in held areas TEL AVIV, Nov 11: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said on Tuesday he had ordered an easing of restrictions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on the eve of the... Attack on London likely, says study LONDON, Nov 11: London is more at risk from a terrorist attack by extremists than either New York or Washington, according to a study published here on Tuesday.... Bush hurt US image: UK poll LONDON, Nov 11: A clear majority of British voters think George Bush was wrong on Iraq, according to a poll on Tuesday, just a week before the United States president was... German state to ban headscarf STUTTGART, Nov 11: German state authorities on Tuesday agreed the country’s first bill that bans teachers from wearing a Muslim headscarf in school, although Christian and Jewish symbols would be allowed.... Palestine issue not root cause of terror: US CAIRO, Nov 11: US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage on Tuesday rejected a suggestion that a solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict would stop a wave of global terrorism.... Turkey scorns Kurd group’s disbanding TUNCELI (Turkey), Nov 11: A Turkish Kurd rebel group said on Tuesday it was disbanding and would be replaced by a broader body to work for a peaceful end to a... Rebels vow to enforce ban on Indian films GUWAHATI, Nov 11: Separatist groups on Tuesday renewed a threat to enforce a ban on Bollywood films in India’s restive northeast, arguing the films have a negative effect on local culture.... Indian daily seeks troop protection NEW DELHI, Nov 11: A respected Indian newspaper on Tuesday asked the government to send troops to guard its reporters who are threatened with arrest by the government of the southern... Shevardnadze defiant TBILISI, Nov 11: Several hundred protesters camped outside Georgia’s parliament for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday as Eduard Shevardnadze signalled a tougher line on demonstrators calling for the president of...

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