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December 19, 2003 Friday Shawwal 24, 1424 Russia ready to reduce Iraq debt: Baker meets Putin MOSCOW, Dec 18: Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a rare but scathing attack on the United States for waging war in Iraq Thursday but said Russia was ready to consider reducing... US voices misgivings on Chirac’s scarf plan WASHINGTON, Dec 18: The US State Department voiced misgivings on Thursday about French President Jacques Chirac’s plan to bar the wearing of Islamic headscarves, Jewish skullcaps and large Christian crosses in... Yellowish dates & Saddam’s arrest RIYADH, Dec 18: In the wake of the arrest of Saddam Hussein, conspiracy theories are rife here. The picture of a palm tree with ripe dates near the mud hole where... US report slams China, S. Arabia: Religious freedom WASHINGTON, Dec 18: The United States on Thursday criticized allies like Saudi Arabia, Egypt, adversaries like North Korea and Iran and emerging partners like China for failing to respect religious freedom.... Osama will be caught, says Myers BAGRAM, Dec 18: America’s top general said on Thursday Osama bin Laden would definitely be captured one day, just like Saddam Hussein.... Court rules against Bush stand NEW YORK, Dec 18: In a severe blow to the Bush administration, a US court ruled on Thursday that the president does not have the power to detain as an enemy... US soldier, two Iraqis killed BAGHDAD, Dec 18: Iraqi guerillas killed a US soldier in an ambush in Baghdad, the US military said on Thursday, as two assassinations underlined fears that internal political divisions could erupt... UK lawmakers order review of terror detentions LONDON, Dec 18: A powerful British parliamentary committee attacked the government’s anti-terror measures on Thursday in a damning report hailed by activists as a step toward restoring basic rights eroded after... Threats against woman at Jirga condemned KABUL, Dec 18: Amnesty International and the United Nations on Thursday condemned threats against an outspoken Afghan woman delegate at a constitutional convention who accused former anti-Soviet fighters of dragging the... Bush undergoes knee scans WASHINGTON, Dec 18: US President George Bush on Thursday began an MRI scan to study knee pain that has forced him to cut back on his regular running workouts.... Inquiry into Diana’s death set for 6th LONDON, Dec 18: Britain’s first official inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and her boyfriend Dodi Fayed, who died in a Paris car crash six years ago, is to be... India testfires missile BHUBANESWAR, Dec 18: India on Thursday test-fired a surface-to-air missile, with defence officials describing the launch as a success.... French attorney says he wants to defend Saddam PARIS, Dec 18: Jacques Verges, a French attorney of Asian extraction with a penchant for defending such lost causes as Nazi war crimes figure Klaus Barbie, terrorist Carlos the Jackal says... Environmentalists rejoice over court verdict on water NEW DELHI: Green groups are jubilant over a potentially far-reaching court ruling this week, which said that the transnational beverage giant Coca-Cola may own the land on which one of its... Secularism goes mad in France LONDON: A 13-year-old girl is an exemplary pupil in every way; she listens carefully to her teachers, does her homework and is a cheerful member of the class.... West’s policies sow seeds of internal conflict, says study WASHINGTON: A major new study is suggesting that US policies on family planning and agricultural trade might contribute to setting the stage for conflict in developing countries.... Hope, anger motivate Iraqi Kurds ARBIL (Iraq): Four-year-old refugee Mohammed has been waiting all his life to go home — a victim of Saddam Hussein’s bid to wipe out the Kurds of northern Iraq.... Finnish N-plant to break trend HELSINKI: By the end of 2003, Finland will finalize details for an investment that will break ground in more ways than one....

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