US envoys press for details on Gaza pullout plan Associated PressJerusalem, March 12:US envoys were shuttling today between Israeli and Palestinian officials, pressing for details on an Israeli proposal to withdraw from most of the Gaza Strip and possibly parts of the West Bank.Diplomatic activity... Women 13 Mar, 2004
THE WORLD OVER Immigrants rescuedATHENS: A Greek Navy frigate rescued around 50 would-be immigrants onboard a fishing boat drifting in stormy seas west of the Greek island of Crete and will take them to a nearby port, an official of the merchant marine ministry said... Women 13 Mar, 2004
THE WORLD OVER PM’s nephew found guiltyPHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Hun Sen’s nephew was found guilty on Thursday of unintentional murder for fatally shooting two people following a car race on the streets of the Cambodian capital last October, a judge said. Nim... Women 12 Mar, 2004
Conservatives use oil to keep heat on Middle East Emad MekayWith threats of a Venezuelan oil blockade helping to push petroleum prices higher, neo-conservative politicians and analysts continue to insist the biggest threat to US energy supplies is Washington’s reliance on Middle East oil. President... 11 Mar, 2004
Israeli attack in Gaza City leaves 14 dead Agence France PresseGaza City, March 7:At least 14 Palestinians were killed and some 81 wounded early today as scores of Israeli troops targeted two refugee camps in central Gaza, hours after an elaborate Palestinian suicide mission was botched.The... Women 08 Mar, 2004
Israel SC orders halt to barrier construction Associated PressJerusalem, February 29,Israel’s Supreme Court today ordered the government to suspend work for one week on a section of the West Bank barrier around eight Palestinian villages northwest of Jerusalem, an attorney said.The decision... Women 01 Mar, 2004
2 Palestinians, Israeli killed in Gaza Agence France PresseJerusalem, February 26Two Palestinians and an Israeli died in a gun battle when members of the Al Aqsa Martyrs brigades opened fire on Israelis at the Erez crossing point into the Gaza Strip early today, Israeli military sources and... Women 27 Feb, 2004
Differences emerge in tripartite terror talks Yehonathan TommerJerusalem, February 18Differences have cropped up between India, Israel and the US on the scope and goals of a strategic partnership to counter international terrorism.Top policy thinkers of the three countries met in a conference... Women 19 Feb, 2004
Nuclear proliferation Peter PrestonThe interesting question is not why Abdul Qadeer Khan became a villain. That’s easy. Money, money, money. Nuclear physicists toiling away on Pounds Sterling 15,000 tend to run short of it. No, the real question - the one with the legs... 17 Feb, 2004
Indo-Israeli friendship and Pak’s nuke leaks Ranjit Devraj India’s eagerness in cultivating a new friendship with Israel will likely stop short of making common cause over the revelation that rogue scientists in neighbouring Pakistan have been leaking nuclear technology to some of Tel Aviv’s... 12 Feb, 2004
Nicholson a better kisser than Keanu: Diane Keaton AgenciesBerlinJack Nicholson said he had no qualms about displaying his “big fat” posterior in the romantic comedy ‘Something’s Gotta Give’. Complimented by an Israeli journalist on his backside, exposed during an uproarious hospital scene in... Travel Abroad 09 Feb, 2004
PICK OF THE WEEK JERUSALEM:An Israeli woman has given birth to healthy twins from embryos fertilised 12 years earlier, in what doctors said this week was the first successful implantation of embryos frozen for so long. The twin boy and girl were born nine months ago,... Travel Abroad 07 Feb, 2004
