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Pak elected temporary member of UN Security Council
United Nations: Pakistan, Angola, Germany, Spain and Chile were on September 27 elected by the United Nations General Assembly as non- permanent members of the Security Council for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2003.
WB slams rich countries' hypocrisy over trade policies
Washington: The World Bank on September 27 accused rich countries of "hypocrisy" over trade policies that push developing countries to open their markets while not doing enough to open their own.
US assures Pakistan of help in talks with India
Washington: Describing Pakistan as a "vital stalwart friend and key partner", the United States has assured Pakistan of its assistance to "reinstate" dialogue with India.
Malaysia raises legal issues on extradition treaty
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia has agreed to sign an extradition treaty with India but wants it to be implemented from the date of signing, a move that could frustrate New Delhi's efforts to extradite Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, an accused in the Bofors case to stand trial.
Saddam uses look-alikes at official events: Report
Berlin: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has at least three doubles who stand in for him at official events and has not appeared in public personally since 1998, German public television channel ZDF reported.
Washington braces for protests ahead of G-7 meet
Washington: US police threw up a major security cordon around downtown Washington on September 26 to head off threatened anti-globalisation demonstrations around a rich countries' summit.
East Timor set to join United Nations today
United Nations: The tiny nation of East Timor, latest to join the ranks of
Democracies, on September 27 becomes the 191th member of the United Nations.
US raid on Iraqi airport destroys radar system: Report
Baghdad: US warplanes attacked Basra airport in Southern Iraq overnight, destroying its radar system, state satellite television reported on September 26, quoting an official spokesman.
Iraq has decade-old ties with al-Qaida, says US
Washington: The United States has solid information on top level contacts between al-Qaida and Iraq going back a decade, including possible chemical weapons training, Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on September 26.
Ex-WorldCom comptroller pleads guilty to fraud
New York: The former comptroller of fallen telecom giant WorldCom, David Myers,
pleaded guilty on September 26 to fraud in connection with a multibillion-Dollar
accounting scandal, court officials said.
US, Britain agree on UN resolution on Iraq: Powell
Washington: The United States and Britain have agreed on the elements of a new UN
resolution demanding disarmament of Iraq and will present specific language for a
draft to the other members of the Security Council, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on September 26.
'Any sovereign state can resort to preventive strike'
Washington: Even while asking India to observe restraint despite Pakistan continuing cross-border terrorism, US on September 27 said any sovereign state can resort to pre-emptive or preventive strikes to avert an imminent danger.
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