20 April 2005	Wednesday	10 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1426

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Cardinal from Germany is new pope VATICAN CITY, April 19: Cardinals on Tuesday elected Germany’s Joseph Ratzinger new leader of the world’s 1.1 billion Roman Catholics, succeeding Pope John Paul II. Ratzinger, 78, the Church’s 265th pontiff,...		British Muslims asked to boycott elections LONDON, April 19: Radical British Muslims broke into a news conference held by moderate Muslims on Tuesday, denounced Prime Minister Tony Blair as Satan and urged Muslims to boycott next month’s...
Rice urges Putin not to cling on to power: Bomb threat mars visit MOSCOW, April 19: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday called the Kremlin’s tight grip on power and the media “very worrying”...		Dubai evolving as ‘city of cities’ DUBAI: Fast becoming the commercial hub of the Middle East, Dubai has in the past few years launched several projects to encourage investors and tourists alike. One noteworthy initiative has been...
Evangelism seen as a challenge for new pope PARIS: One task expected to face the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church is how to react to the Protestant evangelical churches that are rapidly expanding across the globe, observers...		Ratzinger – meekness hides steely intellect VATICAN CITY, April 19: German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who was elected Pope on Tuesday, has played the role of doctrinal watchdog at the Vatican since 1981....
White smoke or black? VATICAN CITY, April 19: In an age of email and mass media, pouring smoke out of the Sistine Chapel chimney to announce the election of a new pope seems as ancient...		Poor BD woman offers eye for sale DHAKA, April 19: An impoverished Bangladeshi woman has placed an advertisement in a Bengali-language newspaper seeking to sell one of her eyes. The advertisement inviting offers...
Early universe was ‘perfect’ fluid, says study WASHINGTON, April 19: Scientists using a giant atom smasher said on Monday they have created a new state of matter — a hot, dense liquid made out of basic atomic particles...		Women’s group ‘regrets’ choice LONDON, April 19: One of the world’s leading pro-choice groups expressed regret at the election of Joseph Ratzinger as pope, saying the social conservative German cardinal could hamper efforts to improve...
Anti-white book causes uproar OSLO, April 19: A book being distributed secretively on the streets of Oslo which describes white people as the work of the devil has sparked anger in Norway and an anti-racist...		Japan emerges as America’s sheriff LONDON: Escalating tension with China, violently illustrated by renewed anti-Japanese protests in Shanghai and other big cities at the weekend, is increasing pressure on Tokyo to expand...
Brando island to become resort LOS ANGELES: It was near where he filmed “Mutiny on the Bounty”, and fell in love with his Tahitian co-star. Years later, it was Marlon Brando’s retreat, where he would lie...		Crime and terrorism interlinked, says UN BANGKOK: A major UN conference began here on Monday urging the international community to tighten the noose around organized crime syndicates and terrorism networks by combatting them together....