March, 22 2005 Tuesday 11 Safar 1426 China must abide by rules of global economy: US BEIJING, March 21: China must play by the rules in its trade with other countries, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday, warning that its economic expansion was being... Protesters take control of Kyrghyz town OSH (Kyrghyzstan}, March 21: Opposition protesters, using sticks and petrol bombs, seized Kyrgyzstan’s second city on Monday as increasingly violent unrest swept the south of the country aimed at forcing President... US rejects India’s plea on Modi visa WASHINGTON, March 21: The United States on Monday rejected an Indian government request to reconsider the decision to revoke Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi’s visa. An official statement said there was... 46 killed in Iraq in two days BAGHDAD, March 21: At least 46 people died in violence in Iraq on the second anniversary of the US-led invasion of the country. Iraq was plunged into diplomatic crisis with neighbouring... Murali ties knot to his mother’s relief CHENNAI, March 21: Surrounded by brightly coloured statues of Hindu gods, Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan was married on Monday, to the relief of his mother. Muralitharan wed 24-year-old business graduate... Israel to expand WB settlements JERUSALEM, March 21: Israel vowed on Monday to expand its largest Jewish settlements in the West Bank despite Palestinian fury, as a process began to hand over security control to Palestinian... Anti-war protests in California SAN FRANCISCO, March 21: Two days of anti-war demonstrations were held over the weekend in San Francisco, San Jose and several other Californian towns to mark the second anniversary of the... FBI agent in Dhaka to probe grenade attack DHAKA, March 21: An agent of the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation returned in Dhaka on Sunday to discuss the terms of reference for an FBI probe into the Jan... Iran needs US security assurance: ElBaradei PARIS, March 21: The United States needs to give Iran some kind of security assurance as Washington joins the EU to try to persuade Tehran to give up sensitive atomic activities,... Chirac’s cultural offensive PARIS: French President Jacques Chirac has vowed to launch a new “counter-offensive” against American cultural domination, enlisting the support of the British, German and Spanish governments in a multi-million euro bid... Deception raised to an art form LONDON: This is a tale of one war, two anniversaries, three different demonstrations — and inconsistencies, contradictions and civilian deaths that are too numerous to count. On April 18 2003, tens... Verne and the sea PARIS: One hundred years after the death of French writer Jules Verne, known worldwide for his fantastic tales of undersea exploration and space travel, technology may have far eclipsed his own... Double standards on NPT won’t help LONDON: Iran is offering to send George Bush truckloads of pistachio nuts if he will dismantle America’s huge nuclear arsenal — a cheeky response to the president’s grudging readiness to try... Darfur: hopes fade for peace talks HOPES that talks to bring peace to Darfur would resume this month have faded, amid continuing violations of the ceasefire by pro-government militias and splits in the rebel movements, according to...

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