7 April, 2005	Thursday	27 Safar 1426

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Muslims feel stigmatized, say British legislators LONDON, April 6: British Muslims feel victimized by the “war on terrorism” and community relations have worsened since the Sept 11 2001 attacks on the United States, lawmakers said in a...		Conclave for pope’s election on 18th VATICAN CITY, April 6: Roman Catholic cardinals called a conclave starting in 12 days’ time to elect a successor to Pope John Paul as more than one million people lined up...
US troops holding Iraqi women ‘hostage’ BAGHDAD, April 6: The US military in Baghdad confirmed on Wednesday it was holding two Iraqi women and was investigating accusations that they were being held hostage to pressure their fugitive...		Indian envoy’s expulsion sought NEW DELHI, April 6: A senior aide to Nepal’s King Gyanendra has asked for the expulsion of Indian Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, accusing him of instigating politicians against the palace, Press...
Saul Bellow passes away BOSTON, April 6: Saul Bellow, who rose from writing book reviews for 10 dollars apiece to become one of America’s greatest novelists after World War II, passed away on Tuesday at...		‘Lost’ Jewish tribe to settle in Israel GUWAHATI, April 6: Thousands of tribals in India’s northeast are set to migrate to the promised land after Israel recognized them as descendants of one of the Biblical lost tribes, community...
Monaco’s monarch dies at 81 MONACO, April 6: Monaco’s Prince Rainier, whose marriage to US actress Grace Kelly brought Hollywood glamour to his tiny Mediterranean state, died on Wednesday aged 81....		Three-coffin ritual VATICAN CITY, April 6: Popes may be mortal but they are no ordinary mortals. So, Pope John Paul’s funeral and burial on Friday will follow an elaborate ritual...
Real-life Matrix in the making PARIS, April 6: The Japanese entertainment giant Sony has patented an idea for transmitting data directly into the brain, with the goal of enabling a person to see movies and play...		Smallest state condoles with 2nd-smallest VATICAN CITY, April 6: The world’s two smallest countries have both lost their heads of state in the past four days and the smallest, the Vatican, sent condolences on Wednesday to...
Khalilzad named US envoy to Iraq WASHINGTON: Veteran diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad, who was instrumental in the US effort to remake Afghanistan, was nominated the new US ambassador to Iraq on Tuesday....		BJP skips Hindutva issue NEW DELHI: The two-day conclave of the BJP to mark the beginning of its silver jubilee celebrations started here on Wednesday with the party skipping its “Hindutva” issues, including Ayodhya, and...
Widow’s long wait to see daughter nears end SRINAGAR: A few months ago Fatima Begum was in bed with heart problems and hypertension. But a piece of news on television helped get the 75-year-old widow in Indian Kashmir back...		Why did F-16s come South Asia’s way NEW DELHI: Does US President George W. Bush enjoy a special relationship with aviation giant Lockheed Martin? A cursory glance at US newspaper reports since he came to power indicates that...
Summer wears down tsunami victims NAGAPATTINAM (India): India’s harsh summer months have begun, but for thousands of tsunami survivors there is no sign of the homes promised by the government....		Gandhi’s ‘salt march’ re-enacted AHMEDABAD: Hundreds of people arrived on Wednesday to cheering crowds in the western Indian beachhead village of Dandi at the end of a 26-day re-enactment of Mahatma Gandhi’s famous “salt march”...