| 29 May 2004 | Saturday | 09 Rabi-us-Saani 1425 |
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Afghans have 'many complaints' against US troops: HR body
KABUL, May 28: Many complaints against US soldiers in Afghanistan remain unspoken, with illiterate and isolated citizens unwilling or unable to lodge their protests, according to the country's main rights organisation. ... 
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Karzai seeks deals, but at what price?
KABUL: On the same day US-backed Afghan President Hamid Karzai enacted a law paving the way for landmark elections, he struck a power-sharing deal with hardline holy warriors opposed to some of his most important initiatives. ...
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Turkish president vetoes bill on religious schools
ANKARA, May 28: Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer on Friday vetoed a controversial education reform bill on the grounds that it promoted religious schools and infringed on the secular principles of the Muslim nation. ...
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Massive looting in Iraq: paper
WASHINGTON, May 28: Military equipment as well as seemingly brand-new parts for oil rigs and water plants may be leaving Iraq by truck every day in what could be a massive looting operation, the New York Times said on Friday. ...
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Militias filling Iraq security vacuum
LONDON: The failure of US-led forces to disarm Iraqi militias poses a fateful challenge for the interim Iraqi government due to take over in five weeks' time. ...
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The trouble with joint intelligence
The allegation that the United States was duped by Iranian intelligence, operating through the Pentagon's client Ahmad Chalabi, into removing Saddam Hussein, is an intriguing one. ...
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Americans getting worried, says poll
WASHINGTON, May 28: Americans were getting increasingly worried about their country's role in Iraq as the fighting intensified, said a recent survey published on Friday. ...
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Sharon puts off vote on Gaza plan
TEL AVIV, May 28: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Friday postponed a cabinet vote on his Gaza pullout plan, averting a humiliating defeat by rebellious ministers that threatened to bring down his coalition government. ...
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Pakistan seeks expansion of ISAF role
UNITED NATIONS, May 28: Pakistan on Thursday called for an urgent expansion of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan "to establish a semblance of security throughout the country and the authority of the central government." ...
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Suspect in nuclear scandal arrested
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28: Malaysia on Friday arrested an alleged middleman in the international nuclear black market scandal surrounding Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, officials said on Friday. ...
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Spammer gets 7 years in jail
NEW YORK, May 28: A man dubbed the "Buffalo spammer" and accused of sending out hundreds of millions of e-mail ads as part of a fraud scheme, was sentenced to seven years in prison. ...
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UK seeks US assurance not to execute Masri
SHEFFIELD, May 28: Britain will not allow radical leader Abu Hamza al Masri to be extradited to the United States unless there is a clear US undertaking that he will not be executed, British Home Secretary David Blunkett said on Friday. ...
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