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December 24, 2003 Wednesday Shawwal 29, 1424 Disasters leave 300 dead in Philippines MANILA, Dec 23: Thirty-seven people were rescued from stormy seas off the Philippines but more than 300 others were dead or missing after a spate of landslides, floods and accidents caused... Kurdish, Arab students clash in Kirkuk KIRKUK, Dec 23: Kurdish and Arab students clashed on Tuesday in the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk as US troops rounded up suspected anti-US guerillas.... Most US Muslims oppose Bush: poll SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 23: A poll conducted at the annual convention of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, a major American Muslim organization, indicated on Tuesday that 82 percent of the American... Libya has nothing to hide: Qadhafi TRIPOLI, Dec 23: Muammar Qadhafi invited the world to come to Libya to see for itself that Tripoli was not concealing banned weapons, after promising that the country was abandoning its... Talks on for release of Indians: Afghan govt ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: Authorities of the Zabul province in southwest Afghanistan are negotiating with rebels for the release of two Indian engineers kidnapped two weeks ago, a report said on Tuesday.... IMF sounds alarm over opium, lawlessness in Afghanistan WASHINGTON, Dec 23: Massive opium production and widespread lawlessness seriously threaten the Afghan economy, the IMF warned on Monday in its first review of the country in 12 years.... Newsweek to publish first French edition PARIS, Dec 23: US magazine Newsweek says that on Jan 5 it will publish its first edition ever written entirely in French.... Iraq had no WMDs after ’91, says Blix LONDON, Dec 23: Saddam Hussein almost certainly destroyed his weapons of mass destruction after the invasion of 1991, retired chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix told the BBC on Tuesday.... Chinese FM says he, Powell ‘call at night’ BEIJING, Dec 23: Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said on Tuesday he and US Secretary of State Colin Powell “get along well” and often call each other at night, sometimes waking... Aga Khan launches network of academies MOMBASA, Dec 23: The Aga Khan and Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki opened the first in what is to be a global network of Centres of Excellence in Mombasa at the weekend.... US warns of terror threat in Bahrain MANAMA, Dec 23: The United States has warned US citizens in Bahrain about a “terrorist” threat during the Christmas holiday, the US embassy in Bahrain said on Tuesday.... Western forces may quit Iraq in 2005: Poland WARSAW, Dec 23: Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski said on Tuesday that the US-led forces occupying Iraq could begin a gradual withdrawal from 2005.... Amnesty seeks access to border areas of Bhutan LONDON, Dec 23: Amnesty International is seriously concerned about reports that civilians have been caught up in a military offensive by the Royal Bhutanese Army (RBA) targeting camps belonging to the... Greed rules the White House LONDON: Contrary to predictions, the doors of Old Europe weren’t slammed in James Baker’s face as he asked forgiveness for Iraq’s foreign debt last week. Germany and France appear to have... Britain presses EU to act on Syria BRUSSELS: Britain is pressing to use the combined weight of the European Union’s “big three” countries to put pressure on Syria over weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and Iraq, the Guardian... Petrol queues plague Iraq BAGHDAD: By 12.30pm, the queue stretches over the Tigris river. It loops past one of Uday Hussein’s palaces, and on to the gates of Baghdad’s main oil refinery. At the front... Napoleon ‘on trial’ after 200 years VENICE: Dashing through Venice’s narrow streets in yellow knickerbockers and a blue top coat, Alberto Montagner is heading to a trial 200 years late.... Italian giant takes to sea GENOA: Italy’s largest new cruise ship, the “Costa Fortuna” is a nostalgic reminder of the country’s pioneer passenger liners of the past combined with all the luxury of the 21st century....

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