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| December 5, 2003 | Friday | Shawwal 10, 1424 |
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The end of the ‘West’
LONDON: Throughout the cold war, Europe was the centre of the world. The global fault line ran through the heart of Europe. In the face of the Soviet threat, the world’s... 
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Corruption cases leave BJP govt unfazed
NEW DELHI: For a party that came to power in 1998 vowing to root out corruption, Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has performed pretty dismally...
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Discrimination drives Arab students to Lebanon
BEIRUT: Since the dramatic events of September 11, 2001, the rate of Arab students enrolling in Lebanese universities has been steadily growing as they escape increasing pressures against Arabs and Muslims...
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Recent visitors to Iraq question US tactics
WASHINGTON: While electricity generation now exceeds pre-invasion levels, markets are plentiful, and virtually all school-aged children are back at their desks, the war for Iraqi “hearts and minds” remains very much...
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Lawyer accuses US of dual standard
WASHINGTON: On the eve of a military hearing, former Guantanamo Bay chaplain Capt James J. Yee’s civilian counsel told the United Press International that he wondered “whether the Department of Defence...
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Damaging impact on oceans
PORT LOUIS: Sailing the world’s remotest seas in search of the awesome Sperm whale, the steel-hulled Odyssey has been dredging up some dark secrets about mankind’s damaging impact on the oceans....
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Poppy helps wheels of the Afghan war go round
LONDON: In early November 2001, as the war in Afghanistan was getting under way, the United Nations held a press conference in Islamabad to announce the latest scores in the global...
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Bush backs Powell talks with authors: Geneva initiative
WASHINGTON, Dec 4: US President George Bush on Thursday threw his weight behind Secretary of State Colin Powell’s planned meeting with authors of a symbolic Middle East peace pact despite objections...
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US warns EU against undermining Nato
WASHINGTON, Dec 4: President George Bush on Thursday reaffirmed US opposition to any moves to create a European defence system that could undermine Nato (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)....
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EU agency releases disputed report
VIENNA, Dec 4: The European Union’s anti-racism agency on Thursday bowed to pressure to publish a report which blames anti-Semitism on Muslim immigrants, but stood by its criticism that the document...
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Six resolutions on Palestine adopted
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 4: The United Nations General Assembly adopted on Wednesday six resolutions to demonstrate its belief that a final, peaceful settlement to the question of Palestine is essential to...
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Muslims urge UK minister to resign
LONDON, Dec 4: Britain’s Minister for Europe Denis MacShane on Thursday faced calls to resign, despite apologizing over remarks which sparked anger among British Muslims....
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Powell seeks bigger Nato role in Iraq
BRUSSELS, Dec 4: US Secretary of State Colin Powell called on allies on Thursday to consider a more prominent role for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) in Iraq, where the...
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Actor seeks apology over anti-Semitism
PARIS, Dec 4: A French comedian who appeared on television dressed as an Orthodox Jew and made the Hitler salute shouting “Heil Israel” has demanded an apology from the programme-makers after...
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Japan to send troops ‘soon’: US envoy
TOKYO, Dec 4: Japan will approve a basic plan to dispatch troops to Iraq “soon”, US Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker said on Thursday....
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Kremlin aide sows confusion over Kyoto treaty
MOSCOW, Dec 4: Confusion grew over Russia’s position on the Kyoto protocol on Thursday as the Kremlin and the economy ministry clashed over the landmark environmental treaty, which Moscow can effectively...
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Blood test could detect breast cancer: expert
OSLO, Dec 4: A simple blood test could in the future be used to detect breast cancer, a disease that affects 10 per cent of women in the Western world, a...
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Blast near ISAF HQ in Kabul
KABUL, Dec 4: A loud explosion was heard on Thursday evening near the headquarters of the peacekeeping International Security Assistance Force....
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Qorei to attend talks
ABU DIS, Dec 4: Palestinian prime minister Ahmed Qorei said on Thursday that he would head to Cairo to take part in the truce talks....
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19 countries pledge aid to Palestinians
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 4: Citing the deteriorating economic situation in the Palestinian territories, 19 countries pledged on Wednesday to donate 72 million dollars towards the next year’ budget for the United...
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