16 April 2005	Saturday	06 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1426

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Delhi’s special gift for Musharraf NEW DELHI, April 15: President Pervez Musharraf will receive a special gift during his visit to India from the New Delhi Municipal Corporation, his birth certificate....		A dangerous nuclear message LONDON: A few days before the UK’s general election on May 5, an international conference will confront one of the most pressing issues facing the planet. Its outcome will help determine...
War criminals shelter in Sweden’s ‘legal limbo’ STOCKHOLM: War criminals and human rights violators from Afghanistan, Africa, the Middle East and the Balkans find refuge in Sweden where they are protected from repatriation and never prosecuted, officials and...		US urged to stop ‘vindictive treatment’ of Cuba KOFI Annan last week told the UN Human Rights Commission it needed reform. Its loss of credibility, he warned, was harming the UN. Human rights groups such as Amnesty International have...
US lethal injection ‘is not humane’ LONDON: Murderers executed by lethal injection in the United States may have suffered excruciating pain because they were not properly anaesthetised, researchers said on Thursday. A study published in the British...		Egypt’s uneasy warmth with Israel growing CAIRO: In another reflection of warming diplomatic ties, Israeli foreign minister Silvan Shalom — a member of Israel’s right-wing Likud Party — visited Cairo Tuesday to hold discussions with President Hosni...
Britain ups the heat on Cyprus LONDON: Britain is steadily increasing pressure on the Cypriot government to demonstrate greater flexibility in reunification talks with Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus that are expected to resume soon. To the consternation of...		British party moves to ‘get country back’ LONDON: The United Kingdom Independence Party launched its platform for a May 5 poll on Friday, confident a pledge to pull Britain out of the European Union will help it topple...
South Korea vetoes US plan for joint force: Intervention in N. Korea SEOUL, April 15: South Korea said on Friday it had vetoed a joint US and South Korean combined forces plan for armed intervention in North Korea in the event of instability...		Brazil’s president apologizes for slavery GOREE ISLAND (Senegal), April 15: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva apologized on Thursday for Brazil’s role in slavery during a visit to Senegal’s Goree Island, where Africans were shipped from...
EU split on lifting of China arms ban LUXEMBOURG, April 15: European Union (EU) foreign ministers remained split on Friday on whether to lift a 16-year-old arms embargo on China, Germany Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said, urging China to...		S. Arabia to buy French aircraft RIYADH, April 15: Saudi Arabia has signed a memorandum of understanding with France to buy 48 Rafale aircraft from Dassault Aviation with an option for a further 48, French business daily...
Chimney hoisted for pope’s election VATICAN CITY, April 15: Vatican workers hoisted a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel on Friday as preparations got under way for the conclave of cardinals to elect a...		5 die in LTTE attack COLOMBO, April 15 : Five persons were killed and two sustained injuries on Friday in an attack by the LTTE on supporters of renegade commander Karuna, in the village of Seruwila...
Nepal rebels’ threats lead to school closure KATHMANDU, April 15: Some private schools in Nepal closed on Friday after a Maoist student union demanded they shut down indefinitely or risk attack. The latest threat comes after an 11-day...		Amitabh made Unicef ambassador UNITED NATIONS, April 15: Indian superstar Amitabh Bachchan was appointed United Nations Children Funds (Unicef) international Goodwill Ambassador in a formal ceremony on Thursday at the funds offices in New York....
Palestinian fires at Israelis in Golan JERUSALEM, April 15: A Palestinian entered the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria and fired on Israeli troops on Friday in a rare flare-up on the border that the Jewish state blamed...		Kings and queens bid farewell to Rainier MONACO, April 15: Kings, queens and presidents bade farewell to Monaco’s Prince Rainier on Friday at a funeral service in the cathedral where he married former Hollywood actress Grace Kelly and...