BRUGES, Belgium (DPA): European Union Trade Commissioner

BRUGES, Belgium (DPA): European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy was still optimistic during a recent discussion with members of the European Parliament. The EU would enter the coming round of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in the Gulf state of Qatar from Nov. 9 to 13 with a clear strategy, the Commissioner promised.

2. Aceh - Megawati's headache 2 x 21 36pt NCSBi Long way for Megawati to tame rebellious Aceh

SINGAPORE: Violence has become a way of life in Aceh, Indonesia's troubled north Sumatra province, and the situation is fast becoming untenable as it gets worse by the day. Just this week alone, rebels from the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) staged an audacious attack on a police post in the provincial capital, Banda Aceh.

3. Muyanja -- 1 X 50 Rolling back state role: An instant cure-all? By Muyanja Ssenyonga

YOGYAKARTA (JP): Privatization means what it says: rolling back the state role from active involvement in economic activities, leaving the task to private individuals and enterprise, and creating conditions conducive for private enterprise.