Vol. 5 Num 29 Thu. June 24, 2004       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 Point-counterpoint Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives International S Korea firm on more troop dispatch South Korea condemned the "inhuman" beheading of a Korean hostage in Iraq but said it would never bow to terrorism and would still send thousands of extra troops to the war-torn country. 5 rebels killed, 23 injured in fresh Kashmir violence Indian troops shot dead five Islamic militants in restive Kashmir, three of them near the de facto border with Pakistan, while 23 people were injured in a rebel grenade attack, police said yesterday.   Family of South Korea hostage blame govt The family of the South Korean hostage beheaded in Iraq has accused the government of betrayal for failing to secure his release.   Israel won't let Egypt push peace talks Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday he welcomed Egypt's efforts to work out security arrangements for the Gaza Strip after an Israeli withdrawal, but he would not let himself be pushed into new   India, Pakistan agree to reopen Mumbai and Karachi consulates India and Pakistan have agreed to reopen consulates after a decade in their largest cities Bombay and Karachi, in the latest thaw in tensions between the rival neighbours, a report said yesterday.   BJP resolution skips Hindutva issue Skipping core Hindutva issues, the draft political resolution before the BJP national executive yesterday focussed its attack on Congress president Sonia Gandhi accusing her of belittling the office of   US bids for war crimes immunity Facing strong opposition here stoked by the prisoner abuse scandal in Iraq, the United States made a bid to get one final year of immunity for US troops from prosecution for war crimes.   Russia attack toll stands at 92 A nighttime attack this week in the Russian republic of Ingushetia by militants near the border of war-ravaged Chechnya killed 92 people and wounded 120, a local legislator said yesterday.   At least 12 killed in bus accident in France At least 12 people of Moroccan origin living in Belgium were killed and 38 others injured, 12 seriously, when their bus crashed on a highway in western France, local authorities said.   S Korean firms shut up shop in Iraq South Korean firms have been pulling out of Iraq for months due to the deteriorating security situation there, but some 22 Korean businessmen were still there last week, according to government officials     Advertisement