Vol. 5 Num 165 Sat. November 06, 2004       Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Sports Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Literature Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives International Palestinians worry about post-Arafat future Palestinians waited anxiously for updates yesterday on the condition of their comatose long-time leader Yasser Arafat, expressing concerns about who will take over should he die. Post-Arafat Era Abbas, Qorei set to take over leadership Former Palestinian prime minister Mahmud Abbas and his successor Ahmed Qorei are likely to slide calmly into place at the helm of an interim Palestinian leadership in the event of Yasser Arafat's death,   End of Arafat era may boost US role in ME The end of Yasser Arafat's reign as Palestinian leader could nudge US officials back into a greater role in the Middle East peace process they accused him of poisoning, analysts said Thursday.   Israel to block Arafat burial in Jerusalem Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has reaffirmed that he would block moves to bury Yasser Arafat in Jerusalem, public radio reported Thursday as medical sources said the Palestinian leader was clinically   EU voices solidarity with Palestinians The European Union's Dutch presidency expressed solidarity with the Palestinian people Thursday as their veteran leader Yasser Arafat was pronounced "brain dead" in a French hospital.   Palestinians pray for Arafat Some 100,000 Palestinians yesterday prayed at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque complex for their stricken leader Yasser Arafat, marking the fourth Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.   Lankan peace talks back to square one Finally, after more than two and a half years of the Norway-sponsored peace parleys, more and more Sri Lankans are ready to believe that the ethnic conflict can resume again.   Indian PM offers to settle all disputes with Pakistan Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offered yesterday to resolve all outstanding disputes with Pakistan, including Kashmir, as long as Islamabad keeps its pledge to crack down on cross-border militant   Europe should bolster powers in face of strong US: Chirac French President Jacques Chirac said yesterday that Europe should bolster its united power on the world stage, in the face of a strong United States reinforced by the re-election of President George W.   Bush's 2nd-term agenda would add big costs With federal deficits already running amok, it is unclear how President Bush will pay for his second-term agenda, a potentially multitrillion-dollar smorgasbord that includes overhauling Social Security   Putin signs bill to ratify Kyoto Protocol President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill confirming Russia's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, the Kremlin said yesterday, clearing the way for the global climate pact to come into force early next     Advertisement