Volume 4 Number 131 Sat. October 04, 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 Literature Others About Us Contact Advertisement Suppliments Archives International   US fails to win over UN sceptics on Iraq Draft moving in the wrong direction: Annan The United States failed to convince sceptics on the UN Security Council Thursday as it spelled out a draft resolution that diplomats said did not match their vision of how to run post-war Iraq. Pakistan test-fires its nuke-capable missile Pakistan test-fired an indigenous short-range nuclear-capable missile early yesterday, the military announced, its first test since peace overtures began with rival nuclear power India six months ago.   No surprises in Iraq WMD report, says Blix Britain insists banned arms could still be found Former UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix said yesterday there were no surprises in the report by the US-led team hunting for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.   Pakistan not desperate for peace talks: Musharraf Indo-Pak troops trade heavy artillery fire Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has said his country was not desperate for talks with India but still wanted to resolve Kashmir dispute peacefully.   Most Americans now believe Iraq war was unjustified Most Americans now believe the Iraq war was not worth it, according to CBS News/New York Times poll released on Thursday which showed a sharp fall in public confidence in President Bush's ability to handle   US forces face tenacious Iraqi resistance Shiites want deadline for coalition withdrawal US forces dug in for a protracted struggle yesterday against what they conceded was a deadlier, more tenacious Iraqi resistance after a new spate of attacks on troops and a flurry of explosions in the   Pak troops end al-Qaeda hunt in tribal belt Pakistani forces have wrapped up one of their fiercest battles with al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters on the tribal-dominated northwest border with Afghanistan, killing eight militants and capturing 18, the   September 11 attack Judge bars prosecutors from seeking death for Moussaoui In a stinging rebuke to the government's case, a US judge on Thursday barred prosecutors from seeking the death penalty for Frenchman Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person charged in the United States in   Sole power keeps elderly on their feet Vibrating insoles, inserted into shoes, could help elderly people keep their balance, American researchers suggest in Saturday's issue of The Lancet.   Pakistan should give up dream of annexing Kashmir: US expert A leading US expert on South Asia says Pakistan should give up its "dream" of annexing Kashmir by force and the dispute with India over the region should be treated as one of people rather than territory.   Tamil child soldiers start demobilisation Sri Lanka's first foreign-backed bid to demobilise hundreds of child soldiers got underway Friday in this battle-scarred northern town with Unicef taking in 49 youngsters released by Tamil Tiger rebels.     Advertisement