March, 31 2005 Thursday 20 Safar 1426 US general authorized illegal methods: HR body on Iraqis’ interrogation WASHINGTON, March 30: The former US military chief in Iraq authorized the use of dogs and other illegal techniques during interrogation, the American Civil Liberties Union said on Tuesday. In a... Iran takes journalists inside key N-plant NATANZ, March 30: Iran on Wednesday took a group of journalists deep underground into the heart of a nuclear plant that Washington and the European Union want permanently closed and which... KGB plotted to kill Pope: documents ROME, March 30: With world media attention focused on the deteriorating health of the Pope Joh Paul II — who on Wednesday waved a blessing to the crowds in St Peter’s... Dec quake was twice as strong as thought: scientists PARIS, March 30: In a reassessment of the December 26 earthquake that unleashed the Indian Ocean killer tsunami, scientists say the temblor measured 9.3 on the Richter scale — more than... Missing suspect found in US base NEW YORK, March 30: A Yemeni terrorism suspect captured in Egypt disappeared for more than a year and a half before turning up at the US navy base in Guantanamo, Cuba,... US may get access to Turkish base ANKARA, March 30: Turkey was expected to allow the United States to use a key military base in the south of the country as a logistical cargo hub for operations in... Annan feels ‘great relief’ UNITED NATIONS, March 30: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has expressed “great relief” that the inquiry committee looking into UN oil-for-food programme had exonerated him of any wrongdoing in the award... Egypt sees unprecedented anti-Mubarak protests CAIRO, March 30: Hundreds of Egyptians demanded the departure of President Hosni Mubarak in an unprecedented string of nationwide demonstrations against the government on Wednesday, despite efforts by security forces to... Israeli envoy to Ethiopia shoots himself ADDIS ABABA, March 30: Israel’s ambassador to Ethiopia was in a critical condition on Wednesday after shooting himself in the head in an apparent suicide attempt. He was evacuated to Israel... Tragedy befalls Indian, Pakistani lovers DUBAI, March 30: A romance between an Indian woman and a Pakistani man ended in tragedy with the death of the woman who couldn’t bear separation and committed suicide. The Dubai... Thief pulls rabbit out of a hat LONDON, March 30: Police in the south of England were on the look-out on Wednesday for a thief who leapt onto a nightclub stage and stole a magician’s black hat —... Arms sale to Pakistan, India US eager to profit from rivalry NEW DELHI: By offering nuclear-capable F-16 ‘Falcon’ fighters to Pakistan and the even more advanced F-18 ‘Hornets’ to India, Washington has shown a cynical readiness to profit from the long-standing rivalry... Archaeologist stirs controversy in BD DHAKA: A professor of archaeology at the Jahangirnagar University has stirred a controversy with misleading claims about and unauthorized excavation at an archaeological site. ... Delhi urged not to draw mileage from bus SRINAGAR: With only a week or so left to the rolling out of the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus, the civil administration, Army, police and other official agencies are involved in an arrangement that... S. Asians grab Kiriyama awards SAN FRANCISCO: Two South Asian immigrants, who wrote about emotion and desperation underlying racial and religious conflicts, were declared winners on Tuesday of the Kiriyama Prize for outstanding books. Pakistan-born Nadeem... Bhutan moots two-party system THIMPHU: Bhutan has proposed a two-party political system to wield power in place of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck as it unveiled its first Constitution last week in public ceremonies across the... Rs 1bn art deal not off: M.F. Husain MUMBAI: Painter M.F. Husain quashed rumours of his breakup with the self-proclaimed connoisseur of art, Mr Swarup Srivastava, who has commissioned 100 paintings from Mr Husain for Rs one billion.... Vanishing Dhaka on canvas DHAKA: “This is the chaotic city, but it’s disappearing fast,” says leading Bangladeshi artist Kazi Salahuddin Ahmed, waving a hand towards a timeless scene unfolding on the banks of Dhaka’s Buriganga...

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