KL hunt moneychanger link to Bali bomber: Malaysian police are
KL hunt moneychanger link to Bali bomber: Malaysian police are
hunting a local moneychanger suspected of transferring $95,000 to
Bali bombing suspect Imam Samudra to fund a terror campaign in
Southeast Asia, a report said on Monday. The Malay Mail newspaper
said Indonesian police had asked their Malaysian counterparts to
find information about the un-named moneychanger's activities
after new evidence showed that cash was transferred to Indonesia.
--AFP
Pakistan ready to wage non-conventional war with India:
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said on Monday he'd been
prepared to use atomic weapons if neighbor India crossed into its
territory earlier this year when tensions peaked - in a dramatic
admission of how close the two sides came to nuclear warfare.
Both Pakistan and India also possess ballistic missiles that are
capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads and
can hit deep within each other's territory. --AP
Paris airport worker arrested over arms find: French police have
arrested a baggage handler at Paris's main international airport
after guns and explosives were found hidden in his car in the
airport car park, police sources said on Monday. The employee of
Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, identified as 27-year-old
Abderazak Besseghir, a Frenchman of Algerian origin, was arrested
on Saturday for possession of arms and explosives and has so far
refused to talk. His father, two brothers and a friend have also
since been detained. --Reuters
Seoul opposes sanctions against Pyongyang: South Korean President
Kim Dae-jung on Monday expressed clear opposition to any U.S.-led
sanctions against North Korea, saying pressuring and isolating
the communist state would not work. Kim, who is to step down in
February, told a cabinet meeting: "Pressuring and isolating
communist countries have never been successful -- Cuba is one
example." Meanwhile, Russia Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov on
Monday denounced North Korea's decision to expel International
Atomic Energy Agency inspectors and reactivate its nuclear
program, calling on Pyongyang to stick to international
agreements. --Agencies