25 April 2005	Monday	15 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1426

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Donors urged to honour pledges UNITED NATIONS, April 24: Pakistan assured the international community that it was sparing no efforts to implement the sustainable development goals...		BD workers ransack embassy in Kuwait  DHAKA, April 24: A mob clashed with police and set ablaze nine vehicles after a teenage student were killed in a road accident....
Student’s death sparks violence in Bangladesh SEOUL, April 24: North Korea’s military chief vowed on Sunday to “steadily bolster” the Stalinist...		Asian, African leaders stress strategic ties VIENNA, April 24: Muslim clerics in Austria representing a 340,000-strong community on Sunday denounced terrorism and called for equality...
N. Korea pledges to bolster nuclear deterrent KUWAIT, April 24: Hundreds of Bangladeshi workers ransacked their embassy in Kuwait on Sunday to protest against not being paid by their Kuwaiti employer, police and embassy officials...		Joy, solemnity as Benedict XVI is inaugurated VATICAN CITY, April 24: In a ceremony replete with solemnity and joy, Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday accepted the Fisherman’s Ring...
Austrian Muslims denouce terrorism VIENNA, April 24: Muslim clerics in Austria representing a 340,000-strong community on Sunday denounced terrorism and called for equality between men and women during a conference here...		Indian tribe’s 2,700-year exodus nears end AIZAWL (India): In unison they dip their middle fingers into their plastic cups of grape juice, calling out in Hebrew the names of the 10 plagues they believe their God sent...
Iraq war an election issue in Britain LONDON: Here in Britain during this election campaign, we debate the merits of local income tax, the future of the NHS and whether Conservative sums add up. But in Iraq the...		One Afghan soldier killed KABUL, April 24: One Afghan soldier was killed and another was injured when their vehicle struck a mine near the southern city of Kandahar although it remains unclear whether the blast...
Angola virus not a global risk: scientist LUANDA: Angola’s killer Marburg outbreak has yet to be brought under control but the virus is not contagious enough to make it a serious global threat, a senior US scientist said....		Antarctic glaciers in retreat from change LONDON: Most of the glaciers on the Antarctic peninsular are in headlong retreat because of climate change, a leading scientist said on Thursday. An in-depth study using aerial photographs spanning the...
US population ageing fast: census WASHINGTON: The US population is aging so fast that by 2030 the number of Americans over 65 will outnumber youths under 18 in several states, says the US Census Bureau. In...		Double trouble for Halliburton NEW YORK: The Halliburton corporation, already the Iraq war’s poster child for “waste, fraud and abuse”, has been hit with a new double-whammy. A report from the US State Department accuses...