24 April 2005	Sunday	14 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1426

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Works by South Asian artists up for auction KARACHI, April 23: Paintings and other artworks by South Asian artists will go under the hammer in London on Thursday, according to information available here on Saturday. According to a catalogue...		Pakistan wants more authority for UN UNITED NATIONS, April 23: Pakistan on Friday warned against reinterpretation of the United Nations charter by reposing more authority with the UN Security
India, China could change IT scene, say experts SAN FRANCISCO, April 23: American Information Technology (IT) experts predict that the Indo-Chinese alliance could hasten the region’s emergence as an IT powerhouse and centre of innovation....		Missiles for Syria pose no danger to Israel: Putin’s assurance to Tel Aviv JERUSALEM, April 23: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin moved on Friday to calm Israeli fears over the sale of Russian short-range missiles to Syria, saying they posed no danger to Israel. Mr...
Oil-for-food plan: UN man implicated UNITED NATIONS: Another top UN official has been implicated in United Nations oil for food programme for Iraq as the investigation into the scandal-plagued programme unfolds....		Hardliners sweep LB elections in Jeddah JEDDAH, April 23: Religious hardliners endorsed by ulema swept to victory in local polls in Jeddah, clinching all seven seats on offer, according to results released on Saturday. The hardliners’ widely...
Koreas hold talks on N-issue JAKARTA, April 23: North and South Korean leaders on Saturday continued their highest-level talks for five years, exploring ways of reopening dialogue to resolve Pyongyang’s nuclear crisis on the sidelines of...		Japan apologizes for wartime sufferings JAKARTA, April 23: Chinese President Hu Jintao said Saturday that Beijing would maintain friendly ties with Tokyo despite outstanding grievances after holding talks with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi aimed at...
Powell opposed to Bolton confirmation WASHINGTON, April 23: Former US secretary of state Colin Powell has quietly given advice to American lawmakers that goes against John R. Bolton’s nomination as US ambassador to the United Nations....		9/11 accused pleads guilty to working with Al Qaeda ALEXANDRIA, April 23: Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person charged in the United States in connection with the Sept 11 attacks, pleaded guilty on Friday...
Iraqis frustrated at delay over formation of govt BAQUBA: “We’re fed up waiting for the new government,” an Iraqi engineer said on Saturday as politicians continued to haggle over the make-up of the new cabinet 12 weeks after the...		Former foes become promoters of peace in Lebanon WASHINGTON: No formal truth commissions were set up in Lebanon to help Muslims and Christians overcome the religious phobias and feelings of vengeance that ripped the country apart for 17 years....
Malaysia tightens halal rules after scare KUALA LUMPUR: A food labelling dispute could hurt Malaysia’s ambitions to become a centre for halal food production and grab a piece of a worldwide market worth more than $400 billion...		French ‘no’ to EU constitution hits new high PARIS: French voters’ opposition to the EU constitution has risen to a record high amid mounting concern in Brussels that an apparently inevitable French non will torpedo the treaty before it...
Rice changed terrorism report WASHINGTON: A state department report which showed an increase in terrorism incidents around the world in 2004 was altered to strip it of its pessimistic statistics. The country-by-country report, Patterns of...		Tens of thousands displaced by Nepal conflict: UN UNITED NATIONS: Tens of thousands of people in Nepal have been displaced by a Maoist insurgency wracking the Himalayan nation, a UN expert who...