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Israeli, American share Nobel for Economics
Stockholm: Daniel Kahneman, a citizen of both Israel and the United States, and
Vernon L Smith of the US were on October 9 awarded the 2002 Nobel Economics Prize
for innovative work in the fields of psychological and experimental economics.
PM asks EU to lift subsidies, non-tariff barriers
Copenhagen: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on October 9 night asked the
European Union to address the concerns of developing countries by dismantling high agricultural subsidies and other non-tariff barriers and signalled economic reforms would not be reversed.
PM in Copenhagen, to take up Abu Salem issue
Copenhagen (Denmark): Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee arrived in Copenhagen on October 9 night to attend the India-European Union (EU) Summit during which he is expected to seek the support of the European leaders in pressing Portugal to hand over underworld don Abu Salem besides sensitising them on India's concern on Pakistan-sponsored cross-border terrorism.
'Bush is like Hitler, White House a lunatic asylum'
Baghdad: Iraq on October 9 strongly condemned the speech by George Bush in which he reiterated his desire to disarm Baghdad by force if necessary, saying the US President was telling Hitler-like "lies" to justify an attack to topple Saddam Hussein's regime.
US squeezes defiant Israel over Gaza raids
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon faced a rising barometer of US pressure on October 9 over his bloody raids into the Gaza Strip, where Palestinian officials have appealed for an end to deadly infighting between police and the powerful Islamist Hamas group.
American, Japanese, Swiss share Nobel for Chemistry
Stockholm: John Fenn of the United States, Koichi Tanaka of Japan and Kurt Wuethrich of Switzerland on October 9 won the 2002 Nobel Chemistry Prize for work on revolutionary analytical methods for bio-molecules, the Nobel jury said.
US Congress debates war, allies close in on Iraq
Washington: The US Congress on Tuesday debated giving President George W Bush authority to attack Iraq, as France, Britain and Russia edged closer to agreement with Washington over the United Nations' message to Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
India offers to host UNESCO centre for dialogue
Paris: India has offered to host a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) centre for dialogue, which should assume the form of a shared discourse among all countries and cultures.
Canada urges India, Pak to resume peace talks
Ottawa: Canada called on India and Pakistan to "de-escalate and resume dialogue immediately".
British minister to visit India to boost ties
London: In an effort to give further boost to bilateral relations, British Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister Mike O'Brien will pay a three-day visit to India from October 16.
Iraq has given over $ 15 mn to militants: Israel
Jerusalem: Israel has evidence that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has transferred some $ 15 million in funds to the families of Palestinian suicide bombers and other militants over the last two years, Israel's General Intelligence Services (GSS) said.
US, France, Russia discuss action against Iraq
Washington: US Secretary of State Colin Powell on October 9 said that he was in intense talks with French and Russian counterparts over their resistance to using the threat of force against Iraq in a UN Security Council resolution.
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