4, April 2005 Monday 24 Safar 1426 Kyrghyzstan’s ousted leader agrees to resign MOSCOW, April 3: Kyrghyzstan’s ousted leader Askar Akayev announced on Sunday that he had agreed to resign, ending weeks of political uncertainty that followed the toppling of his Soviet-era regime in... Iraqi children hit hard by war: report WASHINGTON, April 3: A recent UN Human Rights Commission report says that malnutrition among Iraqi children under the age of five nearly doubled last year to 7.7 per cent and blamed... Pope’s efforts to build ties with Islam hailed CAIRO, April 3: Muslims around the world on Sunday praised the late Pope John Paul’s drive to build bridges with Islam, saying his compassion and leadership changed their view of the... Bombs rock airport, city in Thailand BANGKOK, April 3: Two near-simultaneous bombs exploded on Sunday in southern Thailand, including one at the airport in Hat Yai city killing one person and wounding a dozen, police said. “According... Blair delays election announcement LONDON, April 3: British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Sunday delayed the announcement of upcoming elections, expected to take place on Monday, and will be attending a religious memorial for Pope... Afghanistan announces budget KABUL, April 3: Afghanistan’s finance minister announced on Sunday a 4.75 billion dollar budget for 2005 to be funded mostly by international donors. Some 93 per cent of total budget will... Maoist blockade cripples traffic KATHMANDU, April 3: Hundreds of vehicles finally got on the road under tight security late on Sunday after a Maoist rebel blockade paralyzed the main entry point to Nepal’s capital, a... BD, India end border survey DHAKA, April 3: Bangladesh and India have agreed to set up new boundary Pillars, repair the damaged ones and resolve amicably the disputes over lands along the frontier. They reached the... Jyoti Basu wants to quit party politburo NEW DELHI, April 3: Veteran communist leader Jyoti Basu has decided to quit the party politburo as well as its apex central committee, citing failing health, and the Communist Party of... Death bells ring for ex-Soviet lands MOSCOW: The Commonwealth of Independent States, an organization loosely uniting all former Soviet republics minus the three Baltic states, was always fragile to begin with, but with three consecutive revolutions among... Mammals ate termites, says study WASHINGTON: Just as dinosaurs started getting really big 150 million years ago, a little rat-sized mammal scurried around eating termites, US scientists reported on Thursday.... Pope failed to open up Cuba HAVANA: Pope John Paul II helped bring down the Berlin Wall, but hardly dented Cuban Communism despite a landmark visit that many thought would open up the Western Hemisphere’s last Marxist... Can religion offer solace to Africa? A RECENT survey found that 31 per cent of British people thought Easter was sponsored by Cadbury’s while 48 per cent had no idea what the religious festival was about. The... The Pope they loved JOHN Paul was a Pope who Catholics loved but disagreed with. His long spell in office represents the deferral of a debate about the fundamentals of the faith. Most of the...

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