21 August 2004 Saturday 04 Rajab 1425 Bush campaign ad angers Iraqi footballers ATHENS, Aug 20: Angry at being used by US President George Bush in a political broadcast, Iraq's Olympic officials said on Friday that their athletes were set up. ... Two suspected members of Hamas arrested in US WASHINGTON, Aug 20: Two suspected members of Hamas have been arrested in the United States and charged with supporting a foreign terrorist organization. ... Bush, Kerry camps trade barbs over Vietnam BOSTON, Aug 20: US presidential campaign tensions hit a new peak on Thursday when Democratic contender John Kerry accused his Republican rival President George W. Bush of using a front group to discredit his Vietnam war record. ... US doctors had hand in prisoner abuse: magazine LONDON, Aug 20: US army doctors working at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq helped design abusive interrogation methods and failed to report deaths triggered by beatings ... Afghan governor scents treachery SHAHBET: Plans for Afghanistan's first democratic election in October mean little to Ismail Khan as he strides across a hill top, satellite phone in hand, flanked by commanders and a battle tank at his back. ... CIA could have stopped Osama bin Laden WASHINGTON: These are not happy times at the CIA. In the space of a few short months, two official reports have found the agency principally to blame for failing to prevent the September 11 Al Qaeda attack ... War overtakes economy as US voters' top concern WASHINGTON: The war in Iraq and other foreign affairs are more important to voters in the coming presidential election than the economy, marking the first time since the Vietnam era ... Rice adjudged most powerful woman SINGAPORE, Aug 20: China's Vice Premier Wu Yi is the world's second most powerful woman, Forbes magazine said on Friday as it published a list that also included India's Sonia Gandhi ... Reformists' families slam Saudi HR body RIYADH, Aug 20: The families of three Saudi reformists currently on trial in the kingdom for demanding constitutional reforms have accused the local human rights group of failing to help them. ... S. Asian journalists seek free movement DHAKA, Aug 20: A two-day regional conference on media began in Dhaka on Friday with a call for free flow of information and free movement of journalists at least in the SAARC region. ... Nepal rebels attack troops, buildings in Kathmandu KATHMANDU, Aug 20: Maoist rebels who have cut off Kathmandu for three days attacked security forces and bombed buildings inside the Nepalese capital on Friday, as the government partially agreed to guerrilla demands for lifting the blockade. ... BD judiciary censures 'male chauvinism' DHAKA: The executive wing of Bangladesh's state machinery received a couple of lashes from the judiciary last week. ...

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