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November 15, 2003 Saturday Ramazan 19, 1424 Israel should vacate occupied areas: Four ex-spy chiefs’ call TEL AVIV, Nov 14: Four former heads of Israel’s Shin Bet intelligence service launched an unprecedented joint attack on government policy towards the Palestinians in an interview on Friday in which... Norway suspends Lanka mediation COLOMBO, Nov 14: Norway said on Friday it would suspend its efforts to end Sri Lanka’s three decades of ethnic bloodshed until the president and prime minister resolved their power struggle.... Abdullah to meet militants: scholar RIYADH, Nov 14: Despite a firm ‘No’ by the Saudi interior minister to have any dialogue with extremist elements in Saudi society, the push for mediation between the government and militants... Settlers a threat to Israel: US official WASHINGTON, Nov 14: Given the reality of Palestinian demographics, Israeli settlements imperil the future of Israel as a Jewish state and must end immediately, the top US diplomat for the Middle... Bush says he is ready for protests in Britain LONDON, Nov 14: US President George Bush said on Friday he was ready for anti-war protests when he visits Britain next week and praised his “smart, trustworthy” friend, Prime Minister Tony... Georgian president’s office besieged TBILISI, Nov 14: Thousands of Georgians, watched warily by troops, surrounded the heavily guarded offices of embattled President Eduard Shevardnadze in a human chain on Friday and demanded he step down.... More powers for US police opposed WASHINGTON, Nov 14: Civil rights groups and law enforcement agencies on Thursday denounced a new piece of legislation that will allow local police to enforce federal immigration laws.... Sharon, Bush most hated by Muslims: Khamenei TEHRAN, Nov 14: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday described US President George Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as the most hated men in the Muslim world,... New leader for Iraq has not emerged, says Powell WASHINGTON, Nov 14: US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Friday that a new leader for Iraq has not yet emerged, dealing a potential blow to members of the US-appointed... 50 hurt as mobs attack trains in India PATNA, Nov 14: At least 50 train passengers were injured in the Indian state of Bihar in attacks by young unemployed men angry about alleged hiring discrimination by state-run railways, an... 4 Taliban killed along border KABUL, Nov 14: Four Taliban fighters were killed in a late night gunfight along Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan, a local military commander said on Friday.... America’s first loyalty is to Ariel Sharon LONDON: Tony Blair, about to welcome George Bush to London with pomp and circumstance, has assumed the mantle of tutor to the unlearned president.... Afghans let down, but still have hope: Two years after Taliban’s exit KABUL: Soon after the dust had settled following the attacks on the World Trade Centre, Britain’s Prime Minister Tony Blair made a pledge to the people of Afghanistan — a country... Wall brings misery in lives of Palestinians BEIRUT: An elderly couple struggled with their heavy bags. One by one they hoisted them from a van over the concrete blocks and onto an adjacent rock near Al-Ezariya village in... Lankan crisis may boost peace process COLOMBO: Though much of the attention around Sri Lanka’s political crisis centres around the instability it has caused, the current standoff could actually result in firmer cohabitation between the feuding camps... NY art dealers eye big business NEW YORK: In an upbeat observation, New York art dealers say that the world’s largest art market may finally be emerging from a three year recession as hungry buyers bid prices...