May 9, 2005	Monday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 29, 1426

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Allies snub calls for Blair to stand down LONDON, May 8: Members of Tony Blair’s Labour party called on Sunday for him to stand down sooner rather than later even after he won a record third term as British...		Palestinians criticize Sharon’s decision: Prisoners release stayed TEL AVIV, May 8: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon delivered a new blow to the troubled Middle East peace process on Sunday by deciding to put on hold an agreement to...
N. Korea has close to six nukes: IAEA WASHINGTON, May 8: The International Atomic Energy Agency estimates that North Korea has close to six nuclear weapons, the UN nuclear watchdog’s chief said on Sunday. Asked by CNN if it...		Meningitis hits 170 in Delhi NEW DELHI, May 8: The number of rare bacterial meningitis cases in the Indian capital rose by at least 30 to 170 with 15 confirmed deaths from the disease, a spokesman...
Myanmar migrants starving in BD DAMDAMIA (Bangladesh), May 8: Nearly 13,000 Myanmar Muslims who have been living illegally in Bangladesh over the last decade as unlisted refugees are fighting a grim battle against starvation and disease....		Russia wants ‘strong, open’ ties with US MOSCOW, May 8: Russia said on Sunday that pursuit of a close partnership with the United States remained a top foreign policy priority but confessed it had “concerns” about Washington’s actions...
Nepal parties warn king of fresh protests KATHMANDU, May 8: Major Nepali political parties warned on Sunday of fresh street protests, demanding the monarch immediately restore democracy in the strife-torn nation by reviving the dissolved parliament. Seven centrist...		Algerians remember massacre of 1945 SETIF (Algeria), May 8: Thousands of Algerians marched in the eastern town of Setif on Sunday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the massacre of thousands of pro-independence demonstrators by French...
Norwegians accused of helping LTTE COLOMBO, May 8: A spokeswoman for the Norwegian embassy in Colombo said on Friday that the ambassador had sought a meeting with Sri Lankan officials to reply to allegations levelled by...		Campaigning for world peace LONDON: A few weeks from now, the world will mark the anniversary of Hiroshima. Sixty years have passed since a US President announced the dropping of an atomic bomb and warned...
Armed escorts in demand in Asia’s pirate-infested waters SINGAPORE: While Asian governments struggle to contain the piracy menace on the region’s waters, a controversial and lucrative industry is emerging centred on armed escort boats providing security for commercial vessels....		Azerbaijan’s exiled president eyes return MOSCOW: He was the first post-Soviet president of Azerbaijan, and from his exile in Moscow today Ayaz Mutalibov says the oil-rich republic’s current rulers resist his return because they fear him...
Tsunami nations agree to set up early warning system PORT-LOUIS (Mauritius): Donor nations have agreed to set up a 5.5-million-dollar tsunami early warning system for 27 Indian Ocean countries. The system will start operating within the next six months. Finland,...		Concern over autism test at birth LONDON: Scientists have taken a big step towards a test that could allow babies to be screened for autism at birth. Such a test is likely to be controversial. Many experts...