March, 27 2005 Sunday 16 Safar 1426 Documents reveal another atrocity US soldiers tortured Iraqis at Mosul base BAGHDAD, March 26: American soldiers tortured Iraqi prisoners at a military base in Mosul but nobody was court martialed over the abuse, US army documents say. The documents show that mistreatment... Tunnels found at prison camp in Iraq BAGHDAD, March 26: US military police have discovered two long tunnels dug with scraps of metal and wood leading out of the largest detention facility in Iraq, military officials said on... Allawi asks ulema to stay out of politics BAGHDAD, March 26: Iraq’s interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said on Saturday Shia religious leaders should stay out of politics — an unprecedented criticism of the powerful clergy. “Thrusting the... Akayev supporters begin march on Bishkek BISHKEK, March 26: Kyrghyzstan’s ousted interior minister led thousands of demonstrators towards the capital on Saturday to protest the coup that overthrew President Askar Akayev, warning there was a risk of... Lebanon accepts UN probe on Hariri BEIRUT, March 26: Lebanon will accept an international commission to investigate the assassination of former premier Rafik Hariri if a decision to form such a panel is taken by the UN... Report likely to clear Annan of charges NEW YORK, March 26: The inquiry committee on the Iraqi oil-for-food program is expected to clear UN Secretary General Kofi Annan of personal wrongdoing, but would fault him for ignoring his... Court rejects fresh plea in Schiavo case PINELLAS PARK (USA), March 26: Terri Schiavo’s parents lost another round in court on Saturday and were nearly out of legal options as the brain-damaged Florida woman passed her eighth day... Drama in Vatican VATICAN CITY, March 26: A man who said he had a letter for Pope John Paul threatened to throw himself from the cupola of St Peter’s basilica in the Vatican on... US deports Kalbe Sadiq to Britain SAN FRANCISCO, March 26: The United States has refused entry to a prominent Indian Shia religious scholar, Maulana Kalbe Sadiq. He landed at the Chicago airport with a valid US visa,... Rice adds fuel to debate over settlements JERUSALEM, March 26: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has added fuel to the debate over the future of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, saying in an interview published on... Politics of the anti-war front LONDON: The crucial events that led to the occupation of Iraq by the US and Britain are now classified, proven and documented. Tony Blair and his New Labour cohorts, backed by... Tsunami: 80pc of the dead were women JAKARTA: Up to four times as many women as men died in the Boxing Day Asian tsunami, according to a report published by Oxfam International. In four villages surveyed by the... Mystery of the Medici tombs ROME: Donatella Lippi calls it a “terrible problem”. She and other researchers who have spent the last 10 months prising open the tombs of one of Europe’s most illustrious families, the... Kyrghyzstan revolt unlikely to spark domino effect BLACKBURN: The toppled regime in Kyrghyzstan was the most relatively democratic in the region and its demise will likely prompt other Central Asian states to clamp down harder on opponents rather... Russia is running out of Russians MOSCOW: Squeezed between emigration and growing economic problems, Russia is experiencing a serious population decline. Official statistics released in January show three deaths for every two births. Through 2004, the... French drivers urged to be ‘more British’ FRANCE’S notoriously wilful drivers were begged to take a leaf out of British motorists’ handbook on Friday, and behave in a “courteous, cautious and civil manner”. “Why can...

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