| 29 June 2004 | Tuesday | 10 Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1425 |
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'Security fears' forced change
BAGHDAD, June 28: Dogs sniffed for explosives, mobile phones were impounded and US officials bombarded reporters with contradictory orders and scant information just moments before Iraq formally regained sovereign powers. ... 
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Lead-up to power transfer: a chronology
BAGHDAD, June 28: Here is a chronology of events leading up to the power transfer: APRIL 2003 - 9: US forces penetrate into the heart of Baghdad, where they topple a large statue of Saddam Hussein, an act held as symbolizing the toppling of the regime. ...
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Iraq seeks to heal war wounds
BAGHDAD: Iraq's interim government, which assumed sovereignty on Monday, promises a bold strategy of toughness and reconciliation to halt bloodshed and heal the wounds of US-led occupation. ...
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Bremer: the man in combatboots
BAGHDAD: Wearing his trademark dark suit and combat boots, Paul Bremer stepped away from his job running Iraq on Monday as the United States ended a 14-month occupation. ...
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US to hand over Saddam in days: official
WASHINGTON, June 28: The United States will hand over former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to the new interim government within days, a top US military spokesman said on Monday. ...
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'Fahrenheit 9/11' breaks records
LOS ANGELES, June 28: US filmmaker Michael Moore on Monday claimed a major political coup against US President George W. Bush after "Fahrenheit 9/11" earned more at the box office than any other documentary in history. ...
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Blair disputes Bush's belief Iraq rift is over
ISTANBUL, June 28: British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday the Western rift over Iraq was not over, disputing a central message of US President George W. Bush's fence-mending mission to Europe. ...
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Bush quietly shares glee with Blair
ISTANBUL, June 28: US President George Bush checked his watch, whispered in British Prime Minister Tony Blair's ear, and shared a smile and a handshake with his closest ally on Iraq in a quiet but unmistakably joyful reaction on Monday to the handover of power there. ...
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Chirac slams Bush's support for Turkey: Nato leaders united over Iraq
ISTANBUL, June 28: French President Jacques Chirac on Monday told US President George Bush to mind his own business after the latter called on the European Union to fix a date for Turkey to start EU entry talks. ...
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US presses for Nato force to monitor Afghan polls
ISTANBUL, June 28: Washington pressed on Monday for NATO to deploy a new elite force to troubled Afghanistan for September's election, offering a possible solution to the alliance's struggle to expand its peacekeeping operation. ...
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Pakistanis in BD decry remarks
DHAKA, June 28: The Stranded Pakistanis General Repatriation Committee (SPRGC) on Monday decided to hoist black flags in all camps in Bangladesh for three days and at its head office for a week to protest some "remarks" made by the Pakistan high commissioner in Dhaka. ...
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S. Arabian militant surrenders
RIYADH, June 28: Saudi militant Othman al Amri surrendered to the authorities on Monday, availing of the one-month amnesty for suspects offered by King Fahd last week, one of his cousins was quoted as saying. ...
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Inspectors visit Iran's nuclear site
MOSCOW, June 28: Inspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog visited the Lavizan site in Tehran on Monday where Washington suspects Iran carried out secret atomic weapon activities, the agency's chief said. ...
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'Doors have opened' in N. Korea N-talks
SEOUL: The door has creaked open in talks on ending North Korea's nuclear ambitions but analysts agreed on Monday there was a long way to go because Pyongyang still sees atomic weapons as a crucial part of its survival strategy. ...
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