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November 17, 2003 Monday Ramazan 21, 1424 North Korea prepared to abandon its N-plan SEOUL, Nov 16: North Korea said Sunday it is ready to abandon its nuclear programme “in practice” if the United States scraps its hostile policy toward the communist country.... Suicide bombers blamed for Istanbul attacks ISTANBUL, Nov 16: Suicide bombers driving two vans loaded with explosives carried out the devastating attacks on two Istanbul synagogues which killed at least 23 people, a diplomatic source said on... ‘Unprecedented’ UK security measures LONDON, Nov 16: Amid fears of a terrorist attack and with huge anti-war protests planned, Britain is mounting an unprecedented security operation for US President George W. Bush’s upcoming state visit... US judge dismisses suit against Saudis WASHINGTON, Nov 16: A US federal judge has dismissed charges of illicit dealings with Osama bin Laden levelled against two prominent members of the Saudi royal family, saying US courts lacked... Pope flays Israel’s West Bank barrier VATICAN CITY, Nov 16: On the eve of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s visit to Rome, Pope John Paul II on Sunday criticized Israel’s building of a West Bank security barrier,... First Iraqi oil exports arrive in Jordan AMMAN, Nov 16: One million barrels of Iraqi crude, the country’s first oil exports since the end of the war, have arrived in Jordan’s Red Sea port of Aqaba, following an... Israelis, Palestinians shown alternative peace plan AL QUDS, Nov 16: The Israeli and Palestinian public were poring over the text of an alternative Middle East blueprint on Sunday after millions of copies were mailed to households and... Queen Mary II toll is now 15 SAINT NAZAIRE (France) Nov 16: The death toll in the collapse of a walkway on the Queen Mary II stands at 15, said a spokesman for Alstom, which owns the shipyard.... Parliament session in BD without opposition DHAKA, Nov 16: The Jatiya Sangsad (parliament) went into session on Sunday with its opposition Awami League continuing to remain outside the House.... UNHCR woman worker killed in Afghanistan KABUL, Nov 16: A 29-year-old French woman working for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was shot dead on Sunday in the Afghan town of Ghazni when two men on... Indian-born candidate loses race NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana) Nov 16: Piyush “Bobby” Jindal narrowly lost his bid on Saturday to become governor of the southern US state of Louisiana and the first Indian-American governor in the... Syria wants to help Iraqis set up ‘national govt’: Assad DAMASCUS, Nov 16: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday that Damascus wanted to help Iraq establish a “national government”, following a meeting with more than 160 Iraqi tribal representatives, state... BD HC grants interim bail to 16 AL leaders DHAKA, Nov 16: The Bangladesh High Court on Saturday granted interim bail to the Awami League’s general secretary, Abdul Jalil, and 15 other party leaders in 12 defamation cases filed by... Flood toll 148 in Indonesia JAKARTA, Nov 16: Search efforts entered a third week on Sunday to find more bodies from an Indonesian flood disaster that has already left at least 148 dead, an official said... Minister caught taking a bribe NEW DELHI, Nov 16: An Indian newspaper on Sunday claimed it had video evidence of Environment Minister Dilip Singh Judeo taking a cash bribe, kicking off a political storm ahead of... Bush, Blair agree on Iraq exit plan LONDON-BAGHDAD: President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair have agreed an exit strategy for pulling out of Iraq, officially ending the occupation next year while committing troops to the... Iraqis are fed up with Arab ‘solidarity’ BEIRUT: It is now likely that a United Nations force will join Spanish and Polish troops some of the responsibility for policing Iraq from the work-horses of the “coalition of the... Pessimistic CIA report pushes US administration off balance WASHINGTON: While maintaining a brave face on the accelerating stream of bad news coming out of Baghdad, the administration of President George W. Bush appears increasingly at a loss, not to... Afghanistan’s drug trade flourishes KABUL: There are warning signs that Afghanistan’s drugs trade is becoming more sophisticated despite efforts by the government and international community to prevent the country turning into a “narco-mafia” state.... Looming food crisis in Sudan CAIRO: International relief agencies are sounding the alarm about a looming food crisis in western Sudan as they report a growing number of people fleeing militias burning their villages and farmland....

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