Volume 4 Number 100 Wed. September 03, 2003       Advertise with The Daily Star -- Advertising on the Website    Advertising in the Printed E dition-- Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Political Sports Foreign Relations Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections StarTech Star Chittagong Others About Us Contact Advertisement Suppliments Archives International   Israel declares war on Hamas, threatens to expel Arafat Having declared all-out war on the radical Hamas movement, Israel on Tuesday threatened to expel Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat as hopes plummeted that the "roadmap" plan for peace would achieve its   World resists US request for Iraq reconstruction funds Preparatory talks on donors' conference to be held in Brussels Many foreign governments are offering stiff resistance to a United States drive to win funds to rebuild Iraq, The Washington Post said yesterday, quoting diplomats and aid officials.   Asia faces AIDS doom: UN Asia-Pacific leaders must take drastic measures to combat the regional HIV/AIDS crisis if they are to avoid the disaster gripping African nations, a United Nations envoy said yesterday.   Kelly widow's testimony puts pressure on Hoon The widow of weapons expert David Kelly on Monday testified he had felt betrayed by Britain's defence ministry for exposing him as the source of a disputed BBC report alleging that Prime Minister Tony   Kurdish rebels end truce with Turkey Kurdish rebels have announced the end of their five-year cease-fire with Turkey because of Ankara's failure to match the truce, a news agency close to the guerrillas said yesterday.     Advertisement