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