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!Date! !Day! !Hijri! Germans mull ‘one child, one vote’ as electorate ages BERLIN: Some Germans are taking the idea of universal suffrage to its logical conclusion. They want children to win the vote to counter balance a fast ageing electorate that is resisting... Lankan peace process may stay afloat: Dismissal of ministers COLOMBO: The firing by Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga on Tuesday of three ministers has triggered a major constitutional uproar, but is unlikely to upset the peace process and a 20-month... Security concerns hamper trade on Iraq border RABIAH (Iraq): At the Rabiah border post on the Iraqi-Syrian frontier, the final checkpoint for those entering Iraq is... Security concerns hamper trade on Iraq border RABIAH (Iraq): At the Rabiah border post on the Iraqi-Syrian frontier, the final checkpoint for those entering Iraq is a shabby office in a small, dilapidated building used by the Iraqi... US to stop aiding Pacific islands AUCKLAND: Lawmakers in Washington have taken a crucial legislative step to pay three billion dollars to two of the world’s smallest states, once crucial to America’s Cold War effort.... Bush team split on China, but realists hold the reins WASHINGTON: The major new player on the National Security Council (NSC), Robert Blackwill, attended as did the chief Asia specialist at the State Department, Assistant Secretary James Kelly.... EU terms Cyprus a ‘serious obstacle’: Turkey’s membership BRUSSELS/ANKARA, Nov 5: The European Commission said on Wednesday that failure to settle the Cyprus issue could pose a “serious obstacle” to Turkey’s bid to open EU membership talks, rebuffing pressure... UN inspectors should return to Iraq: Russia: US opposes move MOSCOW, Nov 5: Russia said on Wednesday it was in favor of seeing UN arms inspectors return to Iraq, a move that has already been opposed by the US State Department.... ’Copter lacked gear: senator WASHINGTON, Nov 5: Many US helicopters in Iraq lack routine anti-missile equipment that might have thwarted last weekend’s attack on a Chinook helicopter that killed 15 US troops, a Democratic senator... US, Israel fearful of ICC: experts WASHINGTON, Nov 5: The fear that US soldiers may be tried abroad for war crimes and that Palestinians could launch legal proceedings against Israel is preventing the United States and Israel... Lankan PM calls on Bush WASHINGTON, Nov 5: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe met US President George Bush on Wednesday, and pledged to sort out the political strife gripping Colombo when he flies home to... Chandrika defends action COLOMBO, Nov 5: Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga said on Wednesday she was compelled to take over three vital ministries in the interest of national security.... Riyadh says reform to conform with Shariat RIYADH, Nov 5: Saudi Arabia’s interior minister said the absolute monarchy would proceed with reforms that conform with Sharia and dismissed charges that a lack of democracy was spurring militancy in... Offices shut in Najaf to protest insecurity NAJAF, Nov 5: An Iraqi provincial governor on Wednesday shut down regional government offices in Najaf to protest insecurity he blamed on the coalition, while Iraq’s Kurdish interim president said he... 20th hijacker in 9/11 attacks identified: paper WASHINGTON, Nov 5: The FBI has identified an al-Qaeda member suspected of being the 20th hijacker in the Sept 11 strikes in the United States two years ago, USA Today reported... Kurd leader to visit Turkey BAGHDAD, Nov 5: Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani, who currently holds the rotating presidency of the US-appointed interim Governing Council, said on Wednesday he would visit Turkey on Nov 19, as part... India to buy Russian aircraft carrier MOSCOW, Nov 5: Russia and India plan to sign the contract for India’s purchase of the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov within weeks, Interfax reported Russian defence officials as saying on... Muslim students avoiding US, says study LOS ANGELES, Nov 5: The “war on terrorism” and racial incidents appear to be deterring young people from Muslim countries from studying in the United States, according to a study.... Lankan Muslims back premier COLOMBO, Nov 5: Sri Lanka’s Muslims who hold the balance of power in parliament on Wednesday pledged their support to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.... 10 get life terms for murdering theatre activist NEW DELHI, Nov 5: A sessions court in northern India handed down life sentences on Wednesday to 10 people, including former Congress leader Mukesh Sharma,...

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