| 19 May 2004 | Wednesday | 28 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1425 |
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US troops abused 3 workers: agency
BAGHDAD, May 18: The British news agency Reuters said on Tuesday that three of its Iraqi employees had suffered physical and sexual abuse at the hands of US soldiers at a base near Fallujah. ... 
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2 US soldiers killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD, May 18: Two US soldiers were killed in fighting in the restive Al Anbar province, in western Iraq, the military said on Tuesday. ...
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US is part of the problem for Iraq
BASRA: I voted for the intervention in Iraq, not because of the threat from weapons of mass destruction, but because of the failure to ensure the removal of Saddam Hussein in 1991 and its consequences. ...
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Italy, Poland call for real power to Iraqis
ROME, May 18: Italy and Poland, staunch US allies over Iraq and major troop contributors, urged Washington on Tuesday to ensure Iraqis are given real power after the planned handover of sovereignty on June 30. ...
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US troops given permission to mistreat prisoners: weekly
BERLIN, May 18: US troops in Afghanistan have written permission to use threats, dogs and the firing of mortars near prisoners to help extract information during interrogations, a German news weekly said on Tuesday. ...
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Advice on torture came from US mly: paper
WASHINGTON, May 18: The official in charge of interrogations at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison said intelligence officers sometimes instructed the military police on pre-interrogation techniques, The New York Times said on Tuesday. ...
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HR abuses rampant in Kashmir: US
WASHINGTON, May 18: Arbitrary arrests and disappearances continue to be a serious problem in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, says the latest US human rights report. ...
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Decision was tough, say Rahul, Priyanka
NEW DELHI, May 18: The children of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi said on Tuesday their mother's decision to walk away from the prime ministership in the face of appeals by supporters had been tough. ...
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Congress govt to fall in two years: astrologers
NEW DELHI: Indian astrologers have predicted the fall of the incoming Congress-led coalition within two years and said the communists would create "havoc" in the government after a lunar eclipse in October. ...
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With Naidu, Blair and Clinton have also been voted out
LONDON: Tony Blair has lost the election. It's true he wasn't standing, but we won't split hairs. His policies have just been put to the test by an electorate blessed with a viable opposition, and crushed. ...
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Police, fire departments' rivalries hurt 9/11 rescue: inquiry
NEW YORK, May 18: Rivalry between New York's police and fire departments and conflicting advice from emergency teams on Sept 11, 2001, hampered efforts to save lives as the Twin Towers collapsed in a heap of smoke ...
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IAEA seeks more time to complete Iran probe
VIENNA, May 18: The UN atomic agency will not be able to complete an investigation into Iran's alleged secret nuclear weapons programme by mid-June due to delays by Tehran in allowing international inspections and disclosing its nuclear activities, diplomats said on Tuesday. ...
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Scandal shakes Lankan govt
COLOMBO, May 18: The Sri Lankan parliament began its thirteenth on Tuesday morning amid confusion and tension following the crossover of a parliamentarian of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), Hussain Baila, to the government. ...
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Germany looks up to US for UNSC seat
BERLIN: Germany is set to make a concerted bid this year to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council, but it must convince the United States that is worthy of a seat alongside the world's major powers. ...
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