May 3, 2005	Tuesday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 23, 1426

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Enrichment could scuttle talks, Germany warns Iran UNITED NATIONS, May 2: Germany warned on Monday that Iran’s threat to defy the West and resume uranium enrichment activities which could be used to make nuclear weapons would torpedo talks...		Blair will win election, says opinion poll LONDON, May 2: British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s opinion poll lead was barely dented on Monday, putting him firmly on track to win Thursday’s election despite accusations from the opposition he...
Other groups pick up Al Qaeda ideology WASHINGTON: Security agencies in the United States are bracing for a new security threat from groups that draw inspiration from Al Qaeda, even if not directly associated with this network....		Power crunch forces daily cut in Mumbai MUMBAI, May 2: Electricity will be cut to parts of Mumbai, including top industrial companies and shopping malls, for four hours a day to save power, a state minister announced on...
Teenagers saved after six days at sea WASHINGTON, May 2: Two teenagers who drifted at sea for six days in a small boat without food or water recounted on Monday how they prayed to be rescued from the...		Minister quits after rift with Sharon over Gaza JERUSALEM, May 2: Israeli minister Nathan Sharansky, one of US President George Bush’s intellectual guiding lights, resigned on Monday in protest at plans to pull Jewish settlers out of the Gaza...
Japan urges EU to keep embargo on China LUXEMBOURG, May 2: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Monday voiced firm opposition to European Union’s (EU) plans to lift a 16-year-old arms embargo on China, amid worsening ties between Tokyo...		BD, Philippines most dangerous: RSF: Report on press freedom PARIS, May 2: Press freedoms in Asia’s dictatorships and democracies alike suffered last year, with the Philippines and Bangladesh among the world’s most dangerous countries for journalists, a watchdog group said...
Dhaka, Delhi urged to resolve irritants DHAKA, May 2: Bangladesh and India should hold talks at the highest level to resolve the border crisis and improve the overall bilateral relations, argued a group of civil society leaders...		Censored parts of US report on Italian agent’s death deepen dispute ROME, May 2: Censored parts of a US military report on the shooting of an Italian intelligence officer in Baghdad have disclosed that US forces had communication problems at the time,...
US-Thai war games CHIANG MAI, May 2: Some 5,800 troops from Japan, Singapore, Thailand and the United States opened one of Asia’s largest annual military exercises on Monday, focusing on relief operations for natural...		Press ‘predators’ THE RSF released a 34-strong list of what it called media freedom “predators”: leaders and organizations around the world it accuses of “direct responsibility for press freedom violations”....
Paralysis left Mona Lisa unfinished ROME: An Italian academic claims to have new evidence about why Leonardo da Vinci did not complete the Mona Lisa. Alessandro Vezzosi claims the artist was suffering from paralysis. The condition...		Exploitation dressed up as compassion LONDON: Only three days to survive and we will have reached the merciful end of the least inspiring election campaign in modern history. All three parties have spent so much time...
The 21st century atheist LONDON: There are many species of atheism, just as there are many species of religion. But while many religions still thrive, most of the atheisms that have ever existed are now...		Loneliness can bring heartache: study BEING a loner could be bad for your heart — if you are a man, at least. Men with few social connections have the highest levels of a blood marker for...