| 24 February 2004 | Tuesday | 03 Muharram 1425 |
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CIA chief discussed operation against Osama
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 When CIA director George Tenet came to Pakistan on an unscheduled visit on Feb 12, top on his agenda for talks in Islamabad was a plan to catch Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. ... 
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Iran, Syria helping militants: Rumsfeld
BAGHDAD, Feb 23: US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Monday accused Iran and Syria of allowing militants to cross their borders into Iraq to carry out attacks. ...
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Iraq election by end of year: UN
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 23: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said on Monday that elections in Iraq could take place by the end of this year or early next year if Iraqis were able to enact a law in time. ...
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Iraqis shelve talks on military pact with US
BAGHDAD: Iraqi leaders have shelved talks about signing a formal agreement to allow more than 100,000 US soldiers to remain in Iraq after the planned restoration of Iraqi sovereignty at the end of June. ...
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Libya helps UN track nuclear proliferation
TRIPOLI, Feb 23: Libya is helping the UN nuclear watchdog find out whether other countries besides Libya obtained designs for nuclear warheads on the global black market, the body's head said on Monday. Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said ...
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ICJ begins hearing against Israeli wall: US opposes 'advisory opinion'
THE HAGUE, Feb 23: Palestinians told the opening session of World Court hearings into the legality of Israel's West Bank barrier on Monday that the vast network of walls and fences would deny them a viable independent state. ...
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Sharon's wall is not about peace
QALQILYA: My town and its people are slowly suffocating. The government of the Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, is building a grotesque wall. ...
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EU presses Russia to sign partnership deal
BRUSSELS, Feb 23: The European Union insisted on Monday that Russia sign a key agreement on trade and other issues before the bloc's enlargement on May 1 to "avoid a serious impact on relations". ...
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Megawati condemns occupation of Iraq
JAKARTA, Feb 23: An international conference of Islamic scholars opened on Monday in Indonesia with bitter attacks from President Megawati Sukarnoputri and a Muslim leader on the invasion of Iraq. ...
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Court rejects lie tests for Gujarat accused
AHMEDABAD, Feb 23: A court ruled on Monday lie detector tests could not be forced on 12 men accused of gangrape and murder during the Gujarat massacres in 2002. ...
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Lankan PM seeks fresh mandate
COLOMBO, Feb 23: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for a fresh mandate to pursue his peace efforts with the Tamil Tigers (LTTE). ...
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Iran polls to affect EU talks: Straw
BRUSSELS, Feb 23: Iran's parliamentary election will inevitably have an impact on trade talks between Tehran and the European Union, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said on Monday. ...
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