Vol. 5 Num 160 Mon. November 01, 2004       Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business 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 US Election 2004 Americans urged to vote without fear No specific attack threat: Ridge The US homeland security secretary says there is no intelligence pointing to attacks on election day and has urged Americans to vote in confidence.   US voters say Laden won't sway them American voters say Osama bin Laden's sudden re-appearance has not changed their minds about the upcoming election, according to a report yesterday by the New York Times, which said it conducted dozens   US presidency hinges on undecided voters Eight months, three debates, hundreds of speeches and hundreds of thousands of television ads after it all began, the US presidential race may hinge simply on which side gets out the vote tomorrow.   Thousands of lawyers pour into Florida A pivotal battleground state, Florida is braced for a tight race and praying that tomorrow's election will not see a repeat of the 2000 chaos that delayed the outcome of the presidential race by 36 days.   US Election 2004 What if the election ends in a tie? The US presidential election, which is decided by the 538-member Electoral College, has the potential of ending in a 269-269 tie, which could throw the race into the US House of Representatives.   23 Iraqis killed in fighting Eight Iraqis were killed and 13 people wounded, including three US marines, in clashes and explosions between rebels and US troops in the flashpoint Iraqi city of Ramadi while 15 others killed in Hilla,   BJP reels after top cop points finger to leaders for fanning riots India's Hindu nationalist BJP was reeling Sunday after a top policeman claimed party leaders fanned the flames during rioting in Gujarat state two years ago which left 2,000 people dead.   Sharon ready to talk with new leadership Palestinians meet to absorb Arafat departure fall-out Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday that he was prepared to open negotiations with a new Palestinian leadership after Yasser Arafat's departure, public radio reported.   'Britons view Kerry a safer bet than Bush' A majority in Britain believe the world will be safer if Democrat challenger John Kerry wins this week's US presidential election, suggests an opinion poll to be published yesterday.   Kashmiri separatists want to visit Pakistan Kashmiri separatists want to visit Pakistan before holding the third round of peace talks with New Delhi, their leader said overnight.     Advertisement