10 March 2005	Thursday	28 Muharram 1426

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Intelligence on Iran arms inadequate: US panel's observation WASHINGTON, March 9: A presidential commission investigating intelligence about Iraq's weapons has concluded that US data on Iran's arms is 'inadequate', The New York Times said on Tuesday, citing people who have been briefed on the panel's work. ...		US must take blame for Iraq death: Italy ROME, March 9: The United States must assume responsibility for the 'friendly fire' killing of an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq in order to put the incident behind the two allies, the Italian prime minister said on Wednesday. ...
Israeli missile test delayed by US spy planes WASHINGTON, March 9: The presence of US spy planes prompted Israel to delay a test of its Long Range Artillery missile earlier this month, Defence News reported on Tuesday. The missile was test-fired two days later instead, scoring a direct hit. ...		World not moving fast on Sudan, says Annan UNITED NATIONS, March 9: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has called for strengthening the international force in Sudan's Darfur region, saying that the world is not moving fast enough to deal with the "appalling situation". ...
Tehran rejects EU plea GENEVA, March 9: Negotiators from Iran and the European Union met On Wednesday in Geneva on Tehran's nuclear programme, with Iran flatly refusing to accede to the Europeans' key demand that it abandon uranium enrichment ...		Pro-Syrian Karameh to return as Lebanese PM: Damascus accelerates pullback BEIRUT, March 9: Outgoing pro-Syrian premier Omar Karameh was chosen on Wednesday to head a new government less than 10 days after he quit in the face of massive opposition protests, as Syria pressed on with a troop pullback. ...
Kosovo leader flown to Hague for trial THE HAGUE, March 9: Kosovo's former Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj surrendered to The Hague tribunal on Wednesday to face war crimes charges, a day after stepping down and winning praise for his prompt compliance with the court. ...		Abida Parveen to perform in Mumbai MUMBAI, March 9: Singer Abida Parveen said on Wednesday she will perform a concert this weekend in Mumbai to boost peace efforts between Pakistan and India. The show will be held on Saturday. ...
Bihar's turf war shifts to Union Cabinet NEW DELHI: A turf war is looming large in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Cabinet amid hopes that a realignment of political forces in Bihar brought under President's rule on Monday will lessen its impact. ...		Lankan Marxists call for WB man's expulsion COLOMBO, March 9: Sri Lanka's main Marxist party Wednesday demanded the expulsion of the World Bank's country director after accusing him of giving official recognition to Tamil Tiger guerrillas. ...
BNP, AL struggle to appease allies DHAKA: Both the power-contending political parties of Bangladesh, the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and opposition Awami League (AL), have recently been exposed to a crisis ...		Kathmandu launches charm offensive to win over donors KATHMANDU: Nepal's royal government sent its highest-ranking diplomat - Foreign Affairs Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey - to New Delhi on Monday in a bid to placate India over political developments in the Himalayan kingdom. ...