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Director of US Homeland Security, Tom Ridge
BAGHDAD: UN experts, under the helm of chief inspector Hans Blix, prepare to begin the first checks on suspected arms sites in nearly four years.
LONDON: British lawmakers formally backed the UN Security Council's tough new reso-lution on Iraq, as the government signalled Britain could take action against Baghdad.
WASHINGTON: President Bush signed a law creating a giant Dept. of Homeland Security to step up the US war on terrorism and named former Penn. governor Tom Ridge as head .
NEW DELHI: At least seven people were killed in overnight violence in Indian-administered Kashmir, police said, after the United States condemned the deadly weekend.
VIENNA: Austrian far-right leader Joerg Haider withdrew his offer to resign as governor of the southern province of Carinthia following his party's dismal showing in weekend elections.
MOSCOW: A major satellite aiming to transmit television programs and Internet into homes across Europe failed to reach orbit after its launch from Kazakhstan, the manufacturer said.