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November 30, 2003 Sunday Shawwal 5, 1424 EU nearing deal on collective defence NAPLES, Nov 29: European foreign ministers achieved a breakthrough on Saturday on defence arrangements for an enlarged EU, but the United States may object to one feature that a NATO diplomat... Japan aborts launch of spy satellites TOKYO, Nov 29: Japan aborted the launch of a second pair of spy satellites to monitor North Korea shortly after take-off on Saturday in a bitter blow to its efforts to... Bush visit unlikely to help US: media WASHINGTON, Nov 29: President George W. Bush’s secret visit to Iraq on Thanksgiving holiday will raise his standing close to the 2004 elections but will do little to improve America’s image... US opts for lighter, mobile Iraq force BAGHDAD, Nov 29: The US military is restructuring its forces in Iraq to create a lighter, more mobile force with a bigger intelligence capability, better suited to the sort of low-level... UN chief condemns Israeli barrier UNITED NATIONS, Nov 29: One day after Israel vowed to speed up construction of its controversial West Bank barrier, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Friday denounced it as a setback... Attacks on US troops down in Iraq: general BAGHDAD, Nov 29: The top military commander in Iraq said on Saturday attacks against US troops had fallen sharply in recent weeks, despite figures showing November has been the deadliest month... London convenes talks as hardliners win N. Ireland polls BELFAST, Nov 29: Britain launched efforts to salvage the Northern Ireland peace process on Saturday after election gains for Protestant and Catholic hardliners threw the survival of the province’s five-year-old peace... Top stars perform at AIDS concert CAPE TOWN, Nov 29: Bono, The Corrs, Beyonce Knowles and other international stars answered Nelson Mandela’s call to help fight the scourge of AIDS on Saturday, putting on a musical extravaganza... BJP to lose Delhi polls, says survey NEW DELHI, Nov 29: India’s prime minister made a last ditch effort on Saturday to woo voters in Delhi as a new opinion poll showed the ruling Hindu nationalists were set... LTTE leader threatens to secede KILLINOCHI, (Sri Lanka) Nov 29: Vellupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on Friday warned that “if the ruling Sinhala elite continue... Man arrested over Istanbul bombing ISTANBUL, Nov 29: Turkish police on Saturday arrested a man they suspect helped plan a suicide bomb attack on a synagogue earlier this month, state-run Anatolian news agency said.... Is it the bases that US wants? WASHINGTON: Now that the Bush administration has decided to sharply accelerate the transfer of full sovereignty to an Iraqi government, why does it not invite the United Nations to help with... Charity faces American pressure on Gaza LONDON: The US partner of the charity Save the Children UK objected to it issuing a statement demanding an immediate lifting of an Israeli blockade of Gaza, according to correspondence seen... Onions bring tears to Delhi poll hopefuls NEW DELHI: India’s ruling Hindu nationalists are in despair as prices of onions, which five years ago cost them Delhi city state, are holding in markets ahead of city assembly polls... Animal slaughter for fashion LONDON: The return of fur to the world’s fashion catwalks has spelled death to thousands of endangered animals with a boom in demand for their skins, a top wildlife protection officer... Famine stalks northern Bangladesh DHAKA: In the first week of November in Bangladesh, those living in the country’s northern districts are usually hard at work harvesting the winter paddy crop after two lean months. Not... Sept 11 suspect caught in limbo BATAVIA (New York): Benamar Benatta sits in a whitewashed cell, lost in a post-Sept 11 world.... Paper retracts report on Muslim body LOS ANGELES, Nov 29: The Washington Times has retracted a report printed on Sept 15, accusing an Islamic charity of links to the Al-Qaeda network and has apologized....

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