| Airdrop of paper birds to promote peace failed - Dec 7, 2004 12:41 IST |
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BANGKOK, Thailand - A massive airdrop of paper birds to promote peace failed to halt violence in Thailand’s restive south, with a spate of new attacks targeting soldiers and local officials erupting on Monday
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| Joint declaration by Turkish and Russian presidents - Dec 7, 2004 12:20 IST |
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Turkish President Ahmed Necdet Sezer signed here on Monday a joint declaration with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin, which aimed at upgrading bilateral relations to the level of "multi-dimensional strengthened partnership."
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| New strategies to confront global warming - Dec 7, 2004 12:20 IST |
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - New strategies to confront global warming took center stage in Buenos Aires on Monday, where thousands of environmentalists and government policy-makers gathered for an international conference on climate change.
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| Arafat blocked the appointment of a successor - Dec 7, 2004 12:19 IST |
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Yasser Arafat may be dead, but his Machiavellian strategies linger. Ever protective of his position as sole leader of the Palestinian people, Arafat sought to block any means by which a potential rival could challenge him. But in protecting his position, Arafat also blocked the appointment of a successor in his lifetime.
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| Kofi Annan the target of escalating attacks - Dec 7, 2004 12:19 IST |
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BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhuanet) -- United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Kofi Annan has become the target of escalating attacks in the United States over suspected corruption in the body’s now-defunct oil-for-food humanitarian programme for Iraq.
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| Musharraf to be army chief till 2007 - Dec 7, 2004 12:19 IST |
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LAHORE: General Pervez Musharraf has said he will stay army chief and president until 2007, as the law now permits him to do so, the first time he has clearly stated his intention to keep both offices.
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| Hamid Karzai as Afghanistan’s first popularly elected President - Dec 7, 2004 11:54 IST |
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Hamid Karzai’s inauguration as Afghanistan’s first popularly elected President opens a new chapter in the battle to rescue this impoverished country, which became a haven for international terrorism and now risks turning into a narco-state.
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| Al-Qaida in Saudi Arabia claims responsibility for the attack - Dec 7, 2004 11:52 IST |
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The group Al-Qaida in Saudi Arabia claimed responsibility for the attack on the US consulate in the Saudi city of Jeddah. The statement was posted on a militant Web site.
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