| 17 May 2004 | Monday | 26 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1425 |
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Support waning for Blair as Iraq troubles deepen
LONDON, May 16: Speculation about the future of Tony Blair intensified on Sunday with an opinion poll showing waning support for the British prime minister ... 
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US sent mentally ill troops to Iraq
WASHINGTON, May 16: The US Army appears to have 'inappropriately' deployed soldiers to Iraq who already were diagnozed with mental problems, according to documents obtained by UPI. ...
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British troops should quit Iraq: Cook
LONDON, May 16: Britain's former foreign secretary Robin Cook said on Sunday the government should produce an "exit strategy " from Iraq and withdraw its troops soon. ...
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America loses an historic moment
WASHINGTON: On a warm spring day in 1983, I stood across from what had been the seven-storey US embassy in Beirut and watched as rescuers picked through tons of mangled steel ...
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Post-Taliban concert
KABUL: Lost in the crowd of tens of thousands of people at Kabul's stadium for a concert by famed Afghan singer Farhad Darya, Shamsullah whispers about how "things have changed very quickly" since he was last here two years ago to witness brutal Taliban justice. ...
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Israeli army allowed to raze Gaza homes
AL QUDS, May 16: The Israeli army was given the green light on Sunday to step up its widely criticised demolitions of Palestinian homes in the Gaza Strip, after a massive public protest demanding a pullout from the occupied territory. ...
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Kerry pulls ahead of Bush in new poll
WASHINGTON, May 16: Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry topped President George W. Bush in a new opinion poll released on Sunday, one day after a separate survey showed a majority of Americans for the first time disapprove of Bush's leadership. ...
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Reforms must come from within ME, says Powell
DEAD SEA COAST, May 16: US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Sunday the United States acknowledged reforms in the Arab world should come from within the region and pledged Washington's help to bolster the process. ...
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US-funded peacekeeping force gets mixed reviews
UNITED NATIONS: A US proposal to create a 75,000-strong standby peacekeeping force composed primarily of foreign troops is receiving mixed reviews from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and peace activists. ...
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New Indian govt likely to roll back 'distorted' history
NEW DELHI: India's history books, rewritten by the outgoing Hindu nationalist government, are likely to be revamped again once a new Congress-led government takes power, party leaders have indicated. ...
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China warns Taiwan not to play with fire
BEIJING, May 16: Days before Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian starts his second term, China slammed his independence leanings and warned that it would crush any steps in that direction "firmly and thoroughly at any cost". ...
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US urged to rethink curbs against Syria
JEDDAH, May 16: Gulf Arab leaders urged the United States on Sunday to rethink the new sanctions it has slapped on Syria and to pursue "constructive dialogue" to settle any dispute with Damascus. ...
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