May 16, 2005	Monday	Rabi-us-Sani 7, 1426

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No peace without Palestinian state: Abbas RAMALLAH, May 15: Palestinians marked the blackest day in their history on Sunday with warnings that there would be no Middle East peace until they are handed independence and the plight...		Identity crisis hampers Arab bloc’s progress DUBAI: It has survived three regional wars and numerous internal disputes. But nearly 24 years after it was founded, the pro-Western Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) remains a toothless body without an...
New islands emerge from Dubai’s waters DUBAI: Some 300 islands looking like a blurred vision of the planet’s nations are slowly emerging from the waters of the Gulf, forming an exclusive and sandy world of their own...		Three Saudi reformers sentenced RIYADH, May 15: Three prominent Saudi reformists have been sentenced to jail terms ranging from six to nine years. A Saudi court announced the sentences on Sunday, according to lawyers and...
Archaeologists unearth ‘Chinese Pompeii’ BEIJING, May 15: Chinese archeologists have discovered what could well be a local version of Italy’s Pompeii, in the form of an entire village destroyed in an earthquake nearly 700 years...		‘Star Wars’ saga comes to an end... with jab at Bush’s empire CANNES, May 15: The last episode of the seminal sci-fi saga “Star Wars” screened at the Cannes film festival on Sunday, completing a six-part series that remains a major part of...
Nepalese army rescues 600 students from Maoists KATHMANDU, May 15: Nepalese security forces rescued 600 students on Sunday who had been abducted by Maoist rebels from village schools in remote mountainous areas in the west of the country,...		Russia blames extremists for Uzbek unrest MOSCOW, May 15: Russia said on Sunday that pre-planned actions by regional extremists, including Afghanistan’s Taliban, were behind the violence in ex-Soviet Uzbekistan that killed dozens in the Central Asian nation,...
French govt faces rebellion over EU treaty PARIS, May 15: Millions of French workers are expected to stay at home on Monday, ignoring a government decision to scrap the traditional Pentecost public holiday to generate funds to improve...		Iran bids riddance to British car TEHRAN, May 15: The very last Paykan rolled off the production line in Iran on Sunday, with officials bidding good riddance to a British design that has emerged as curse of...
Meningitis in Delhi: 22 dead NEW DELHI, May 15: At least 22 people have died from an outbreak of rare bacterial meningitis in the Indian capital in the past three weeks, an official said on Sunday....		Experimental vaccine helps smokers kill the habit ORLANDO, May 15: An experimental vaccine against nicotine helped smokers kick the habit, Swiss researchers reported on Saturday....
Visualizing a united Europe: Britain’s new task LONDON: The next 18 months will see the destiny of Europe settled for a generation or more. The preferred British establishment politics of ‘see no Europe, speak no Europe, hear no...		Millions to link up for world’s poor LONDON: Up to 20 million Britons are expected to protest against world poverty as part of the biggest mobilization against global inequality ever seen. In addition, 250,000 campaigners are planning to...
Cash economy & Iraqi insurgency BAGHDAD: In Iraq, unregulated money transfers known as “hawala” are at the heart of the country’s largely cash economy, but US officials fear they also help fund the insurgency. The unofficial...		Indian state fights to preserve animist religion ITANAGAR (India): Tamo Mindo, a slight man with creased eyes, stares intently at the liver of a chicken he has just killed. Mindo, a 58-year-old shaman belonging to the animist Donyi...