02 August 2004 Monday 15 Jamadi-us-Saani 1425 Sudan wants 90 days to implement UN resolution: Darfur crisis KHARTOUM, Aug 1: The Sudanese cabinet condemned on Sunday the 30-day deadline for action on Darfur set by the UN Security Council, but said it would implement a 90-day programme agreed earlier with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. ... Sudan 'split' over UN threat NAIROBI: Sudan has 'accepted' a UN resolution to rein in pro- government militias, known as Janjaweed, in the western region of Darfur, within 30 days, a surprising move that seems to reflect a split in the Islamic regime. ... Kerry plays up the Iraq card BOSTON: The single-mindedness of the Democratic party in Boston during its 2004 convention has been increasingly striking and, in the end, increasingly impressive. At the start of the week, many found it suspiciously contrived. ... European nations laud WTO deal LONDON, Aug 1: European economic giants Germany, Britain and France warmly welcomed a deal on Sunday to salvage world trade talks but China complained developing countries were not satisfied and an environmental group hit at "empty promises". ... M16 chief wanted tough report on WMDs: paper LONDON, Aug 1: The new head of Britain's foreign intelligence service MI6 tried to persuade weapons inspectors in Iraq to harden up a report on their search for weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), a British newspaper reported on Sunday. ... Riyadh slams 'Saudi-bashing' in Kerry's campaign RIYADH, Aug 1: Saudi Arabia is under constant negative focus during the ongoing US election campaign and the Saudis are uneasy about the development. ... Taiwan warned against independence BEIJING, Aug 1: China's defence minister has warned that the country's army has the will and the strength to "smash" any attempt by Taiwan to become independent, state media reported on Sunday. ... Lanka govt urged not to accept LTTE demand COLOMBO, Aug 1: The Sinhala Marxist Party, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), which is the chief political partner of President Kumaratunge's coalition government and a strong opponent of the government's policy of peace attempts with the LTTE ... Russian 'Taliban' faces uneasy future NALCHIK (Russia): Dubbed a "Russian Taliban" by local media Ruslan Odizhev still cannot believe he is free after years in the United States' Guantanamo prison camp and a troubled relationship with Russia's security forces. ... World War-I veteran changed army twice, nationality four times COLMAR (France): Few soldiers can have fought on opposite sides in the two World Wars but those who live to recount their adventures at the age of 107 are rare indeed. ...

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