05 November 2004 Friday 21 Ramazan 1425 Americans said 'yes' to war: European press on Bush victory PARIS, Nov 4: Whether they liked it or not, the European press on Thursday saw George W. Bush's decisive victory in the US presidential race as an endorsement of his tough war on terrorism and a vote to keep up an aggressive American foreign policy. ... Moral values were decisive: survey WASHINGTON, Nov 4: Exit interviews with US voters show that moral values - not the occupation of Iraq, the economy or terrorism - was the biggest issue that concerned them in the elections. President Bush defeated Senator John Kerry by 3.5 million votes ... A win for violence: Iranian press TEHRAN, Nov 4: The Iranian press on Thursday derided US President George W. Bush's re-election as a victory for violence on the 25th anniversary of the storming of the former American embassy in Tehran. ... US angers Greece by siding with Macedonia WASHINGTON, Nov 4: In its first foreign policy move since President George W. Bush won re-election this week, the United States enraged Nato ally Greece on Thursday by siding with neighbouring Macedonia in a bitter row over the use of the country's name. ... Chirac avoids Allawi luncheon to protest remarks BRUSSELS, Nov 4: The European Union's Dutch presidency on Thursday rejected an attack by Iraq's interim leader on "spectator" countries such as France and Germany that have refused to get involved in his country. ... Procedures for Arafat's succession RAMALLAH, Nov 4: The following describes how Yasser Arafat would be replaced if he dies. * Arafat is head of the Palestinian Authority, the Palestinian governing body in the West Bank and Gaza ... Fate of hostage in the balance BAGHDAD, Nov 4: The fate of kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan hung in the balance on Thursday as a deadline approached to hand her over to a group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi unless British troops left Iraq. ... 3 UK troops killed near Baghdad LONDON, Nov 4: Three British soldiers sent to reinforce American troops near Baghdad have been killed. The deaths will cause political havoc for Prime Minister Tony Blair ... Two airliners collide on ground LONDON, Nov 4: Two airliners carrying more than 300 people between them collided on the ground at Britain's Manchester Airport on Thursday, airport officials said, although no one was injured. ... A moral dilemma for US WASHINGTON: "This country is going so far to the right you are not even going to recognize it," remarked John Mitchell, Richard Nixon's attorney general, in 1970. ... China learns to accept Bush BEIJING: Three events during US President George W. Bush's first-term appear to have changed his relationship with China, prompting President Hu Jintao on Thursday ... Iran torn between pride, compromise in N-dispute TEHRAN: On the verge of the third round of talks with the European Union over its controversial nuclear programme, Iran is torn between willingness to compromise and the urge to maintain national pride. ...

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