| 05 February 2004 | Thursday | 13 Zilhaj 1424 |
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All Jews will have to leave Gaza: Sharon - Swap of control over towns mooted
TEL AVIV, Feb 4: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon risked the break-up of his right-wing coalition government after dropping a political bombshell on Monday by stating that "in the future there will be no Jews in Gaza". ... 
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Blair admits setback in search for Iraqi WMDs
LONDON, Feb 4: British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday admitted in parliament that experts have not found the weapons of mass destruction that he cited as the reason to go to war in Iraq ...
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Annan hopeful of US support for Iraq team
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 4: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday that a United Nations team heading to Iraq to help break the impasse over creating a transitional government is expecting White House support for its recommendations. ...
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We shouldn't be fooled again: Probe into WMD
LONDON: Where do you even start? Perhaps with the comedy of George Bush demanding "to know the facts" about Iraq's non- existent arsenal of weapons of mass destruction ...
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Pakistan, China skip Indian fair
NEW DELHI, Feb 4: Pakistan and China were absent from an international weapons fair that opened in New Delhi on Wednesday as India began talks with global armament firms displaying their latest hardware. ...
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Zahir Shah flown to Delhi for treatment
NEW DELHI, Feb 4: Afghanistan's former king Mohammad Zahir Shah, 89, was flown on Tuesday night to New Delhi for hospital treatment after complaining of intestinal problems, the Afghan ambassador to India said on Wednesday. ...
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India may buy six French submarines
NEW DELHI, Feb 4: French naval shipbuilder DCN said on Wednesday it had completed negotiations with India on the building of six Scorpene submarines and was waiting New Delhi's final approval for the deal ...
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Rajiv Gandhi cleared in Bofors case
NEW DELHI, Feb 4: An Indian court on Wednesday cleared former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi of involvement in the country's biggest arms scandal, giving a timely boost to the Congress party, led by his widow, before the elections. ...
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Muslims seek jobs in Lankan police
COLOMBO, Feb 4: The Council of Muslims, a body with a base in eastern Sri Lanka, has urged the President and the Prime Minister to immediately recruit 2000 Muslims from the East to the police force ...
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Bush accused of going 'AWOL'
WASHINGTON, Feb 4: The White House swung into campaign mode on Tuesday to defend President George W. Bush's record in the Texas Air National Guard far from the battlefields of Vietnam after Democrats accused him of going "AWOL (absent without leave)." ...
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Scarves have become a challenge to French values: PM
PARIS, Feb 4: Muslim headscarves in state schools have become a political challenge to France's fundamental values of openness and tolerance and so must be banned from state classrooms, Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said on Tuesday. ...
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Kerry wins primaries in five states
WASHINGTON, Feb 4: Democratic front-runner John Kerry took a huge stride toward the presidential nomination on Tuesday with wins in five states, but victories by John Edwards and Wesley Clark kept the race alive. ...
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50 million chickens culled: fao
BANGKOK, Feb 4: Some 50 million chickens have been culled in a bid to contain bird flu outbreaks in Asia but the disease continues to spread in poultry producing areas in some countries, the UN food agency said Wednesday. ...
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Cypriots feel the squeeze as Turkey takes initiative
NICOSIA: A major peace initiative from Turkey has left Greek Cypriots facing unaccustomed pressure for concessions on Cypriot reunification, but analysts say neither side has yet met UN conditions for resumed talks. ...
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Prospectors in 'cold rush' to Antarctica
LONDON: The icy, windswept stretches of Antarctica, the most pristine environment on Earth, is at risk of being spoilt by a "21st century gold rush" as biotechnology companies seek to exploit its extraordinary natural resources ...
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Dynastic succession dogs Indian democracy
NEW DELHI: Republican India consigned hereditary monarchy to history more than 50 years ago. But it has yet to free itself from the spell of political dynasties ...
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