March, 16 2005 Wednesday 5 Safar 1426 Iraqi forces plagued by poor discipline: US investigators’ report WASHINGTON, March 15: Iraqi security forces, whose build-up is seen as the lynchpin of the US exit strategy, remain crippled by poor discipline, questionable loyalties and a rate of absenteeism possibly... Most Americans think Osama will be caught: poll WASHINGTON, March 15: A poll conducted by the MSNBC News on Tuesday showed that majority of Americans still believe that America will ultimately catch Osama bin Laden.... Kosovo president’s convoy attacked PRISTINA, March 15: President Ibrahim Rugova escaped unhurt on Tuesday when a blast rocked his car, raising tension in Kosovo a week after its guerrilla-hero premier quit to face war crimes... Syria’s intel units start pulling out of Beirut: US sees ‘positive steps’ BEIRUT, March 15: Syrian military intelligence units began pulling our of positions in Beirut on Tuesday in what appeared to be a bid by Damascus to demonstrate a clear commitment to... Hunt for Osama to continue: US BAGRAM AIR BASE, March 15: The top US commander in Afghanistan said on Tuesday his forces would keep working “very, very hard” to find Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and... 6 jailed in France over plot to hit US embassy PARIS, March 15: A French court sentenced a French-Algerian man to 10 years in prison on Tuesday for plotting a suicide attack on the US embassy in Paris, and jailed five... Russia paid $10m for Maskhadov clue MOSCOW, March 15: Russia said on Tuesday that a 10-million-dollar bounty enabled it to locate and kill Chechen leader Aslan Maskhadov as a popular daily cast doubt on the official version... Security steps irk Lankan traders COLOMBO, March 15: Additional security checks by the navy at the Colombo port to ensure no illegal items enter the country under the guise of tsunami aid have caused a furore... BD to send 1,600 troops to Sudan DHAKA, March 15: Bangladesh has finalized preparation for sending some 1,600 troops under the UN peacekeeping mission to Sudan. The government is now awaiting a final nod from the United Nations.... Italians to quit Iraq in Sept ROME, March 15: Italy will start to withdraw its troops from Iraq in September, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Tuesday.... US House to support India’s bid for UN seat WASHINGTON, March 15: A new legislation in the US Congress includes a resolution expressing sentiments of the House that India should be a permanent member of the UN Security Council, says... China looks to EU exports for military revamp BRUSSELS/BEIJING: China hopes the end of the European Union’s arms embargo will mean it can acquire the modern military equipment it could need in any stand-off with Taiwan, defence analysts in... Opposition plans to check Kremlin’s master LONDON: The decision by Garry Kasparov, the world’s top chess player, to retire from the game and devote his talents to opposing Vladimir Putin will hardly induce the Kremlin’s grandmaster to... Anti-cancer compound in green tea identified LONDON: Spanish and British scientists have discovered how green tea helps to prevent certain types of cancer.... Skin cancer cells & coma LONDON: Instead of removing skin cancer cells with surgery or killing them with drugs, scientists said on Tuesday they have tricked them into a permanent coma which could open up a... War on poverty needs a right general WASHINGTON: James Wolfensohn, the president of the World Bank, has announced his intention to leave, and the search is on for a new head of the world’s most important multilateral organisation...

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