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December 13, 2003 Saturday shawwal 18,1424 Tokyo, Asean envisage East Asian community: Declaration signed TOKYO, Dec 12: Japan and 10 Southeast Asian nations on Friday set themselves the ambitious goal of creating an East Asian community to enhance cooperation as Tokyo promised three billion dollars’... Sistani urges UN to rule on early polls BAGHDAD, Dec 12: Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani, Iraq’s highest-ranking Shia leader, wants the United Nations to rule if early elections can take place in the country, in a new embarrassment... US may revive legal status plan NEW YORK, Dec 12: The Bush administration is expected to revive a plan to legalize millions of illegal immigrants in the US. The plan had been sidelined following the Sept 11... Troops ‘hard to find’ for Afghanistan KABUL, Dec 12: It is proving difficult finding new contributors to the NATO-led international peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie warned here on Friday.... Chretien quits after 10 years in office OTTAWA, Dec 12: Jean Chretien on Friday stood down as Canada’s prime minister after a decade in office and handed over power to his long-time rival, Paul Martin, who made sweeping... Information summit calls for ‘wiring up’ the world GENEVA, Dec 12: More than 170 countries approved on Friday an ambitious call to extend the Internet and the benefits of information technology to the poorest corners of the world, but... EU summit deadlocked over voting powers BRUSSELS, Dec 12: The fate of the European Union’s first constitution hung in the balance at a decisive summit on Friday as leaders appeared deadlocked over the vexed question of voting... Audit finds Halliburton overcharged for petrol WASHINGTON, Dec 12: The US Defence Department said on Thursday that a subsidiary of the Halliburton energy giant, formerly run by Vice President Dick Cheney, overcharged for petrol sold to the... France, Japan agree on joint research PARIS, Dec 12: France and Japan have decided to jointly undertake research into robotics. The announcement was made simultaneously in Japan and France where an inaugural ceremony was held at the... Lankan PM’s remarks ‘misconstrued’ COLOMBO, Dec 12: A spokesman for the Sri Lankan prime minister on Thursday dismissed speculations that the premier had requested the president to hand over the ministry of defence, which she... IAEA chief urges Israel to drop N-arms TEL AVIV, Dec 12: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei urged Israel to give up its nuclear arsenal, claiming it spurred a regional arms race, in an interview... British Queen has facial lesions removed LONDON, Dec 12: Britain’s 77-year-old Queen Elizabeth had some benign facial lesions removed from her face on Friday while in hospital undergoing a knee operation, Buckingham Palace said.... Mummified body found in Japan TOKYO, Dec 12: The partially mummified body of an elderly man was found in shrubbery beside a big department store in the teeming Japanese city of Osaka after going unnoticed for... The unity that eludes Bush WASHINGTON: As the administration of US President George Bush searches increasingly desperately for a viable “exit strategy” from an Iraqi quagmire, its policy there is appearing ever more incoherent.... UK watchdog’s report belies Hoon’s claim LONDON: British troops invading Iraq were deprived of vital equipment, including body armour and protection against chemical or biological attack, as well as such basic items as desert boots and clothing,... Journalists face threats for unearthing truth BUCHAREST: Reporters are facing increasing violence in the Balkans for writing critical reports on political leaders.... UN flag becoming a target UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations must beef up its security system to protect UN personnel and humanitarian workers, concluded a special meeting of experts on Friday, who also said the neutral... Global warming is already a killer MILAN: At least 150,000 people die needlessly each year as a direct result of global warming, three major UN organizations warned on Thursday. The belief that the effects of climate change... How music rescued S. Africa LONDON: Archive footage shows a South African crowd in the 1980s singing the anthem Senzenina. Over and over they repeat the title in those inimitably moving harmonies, as the subtitles translate... Canada faces ideological shift as Chretien goes OTTAWA: Jean Chretien liked to shoot arrows in the direction of Washington. By his own admission, the Canadian prime minister could have cared less that he “didn’t get any flowers” for...

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