15 October 2004 Friday 29 Shaban 1425 28 US troops implicated in Afghan abuse scandal WASHINGTON, Oct 14: Army criminal investigators have recommended that the service consider disciplinary action against 28 US troops in the 2002 deaths of two prisoners in Afghanistan, defence officials said on Thursday. ... Bush policies 'fuelling violence', say scholars WASHINGTON: The Bush administration's failure to accept advice on Iraq from its military and foreign service officers has led to policies that have fuelled the insurgency against US-led forces in the occupied nation ... Iraq nuke sites were stripped by experts: Diplomats' assessment VIENNA, Oct 14: The removal of Iraq's mothballed nuclear facilities took around one year and was carried out by experts with heavy machinery and demolition equipment, diplomats close to the UN said on Thursday. ... Tel Aviv, EU on collision course: Israeli govt's report JERUSALEM, Oct 14: Israel could end up on a collision course with the European Union and face international sanctions like apartheid-era South Africa if the conflict with Palestinians is not resolved, a government report warns. ... US, France move UN resolution on Syria UNITED NATIONS, Oct 14: The United States and France circulated a draft UN Security Council resolution on Thursday aimed at putting fresh pressure on Syria to pull its estimated 17,000 troops out of Lebanon. ... Debates helped voters: media WASHINGTON, Oct 14: Leading US newspapers said on Thursday a series of three debates between President George W. Bush and his Democratic challenger John Kerry had fulfilled their purpose by helping Americans learn more about both candidates ... Kerry won debate: poll WASHINGTON, Oct 14: Democrat John Kerry won the third presidential debate Wednesday over Republican President George W. Bush, according to instant polls taken by US television networks. ... Muslim-West dialogue urged WASHINGTON, Oct 14: The United Nations must form an inter-faith agency aimed at preventing an impending clash between the West and Islam, says Jose de Venecia, Jr, speaker of the Philippines' House of Representatives. ... UN observers sought for US elections UNITED NATIONS: A coalition of US-based non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has petitioned the United Nations seeking international observers to monitor the upcoming US presidential elections. ... Iran opposes UNSC discussion on N-plan MOSCOW, Oct 14: A top Iranian lawmaker said here on Thursday that Iran would bar international nuclear inspections in its country if debate on its nuclear program is taken up in the UN Security Council. ... Canadians pledge $5.2m to Aga Khan University TORONTO, Oct 14: A group of 260 Canadian professionals will contribute 5.2 million dollars to establish a Performing Arts Centre at the Aga Khan University in Karachi. ... Donors worried over security TOKYO, Oct 14: Iraq's donors said on Thursday the insurgency in the country was the biggest obstacle to reconstruction, as the interim government appealed for firmer world support for historic elections in January. ... Hasina slams Khaleda's statement DHAKA, Oct 14: The president of opposition Awami League, Sheikh Hasina, reacted sharply to Prime Minister Khaleda Zia s remarks that the opposition party was busy trying to oust her elected government from power with foreign help. ... Teacher says she taped confession: Prince Harry's exam cheating LONDON, Oct 14: The art teacher of Prince Harry, the third in line to the British throne, told a tribunal on Thursday that she had secretly taped a conversation with him about cheating on a school exam. ... Former Qatar emir returns home DOHA, Oct 14: Qatar's former emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani returned to Doha on Thursday to attend his wife's funeral, his first time in the country since he was deposed by his son in a 1995 palace coup. ... Sihamoni elected king of Cambodia PHNOM PENH, Oct 14: Former dancer and cultural diplomat Prince Norodom Sihamoni, 51, was on Thursday elected Cambodia's new monarch, replacing his ailing father king Norodom Sihanouk who abdicated last week. ... Vienna capable of detecting N-tests anywhere in the world VIENNA: Whether big or small, high in the sky or deep in the ground, if you test a nuclear bomb, someone in the Austrian capital will find out. Austria is one of Europe's most anti-nuclear countries. ... S. African tribe buries the hatchet with Britain ESCOURT: A small South African tribe and Britain have made peace more than 100 years after the former colonial power dethroned their king, ruthlessly crushed a rebellion and drove them out of their homeland. ...

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