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Bush pledges support to Palestinian state: Summit with Abbas WASHINGTON, May 26: After a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House on Thursday, President George Bush announced a $50million aid to the Palestinian Authority and reiterated support...		US says it won’t oppose Iran’s WTO membership GENEVA, May 26: The World Trade Organization’s 148 members on Thursday approved membership talks with Iran after the United States lifted its long-standing opposition to Tehran’s bid. The WTO said in...
Increase in permanent seats to ‘divide UN’ UNITED NATIONS: The “Uniting for Consensus” (UFC) group on Thursday warned the aspirants to the permanent seats, G-4 countries—Japan, Germany, India and Brazil, that their proposal to increase permanent seats in...		Egypt says 83pc voted ‘yes’ in referendum CAIRO, May 26: A constitutional amendment introducing the first direct and contested presidential elections in Egypt won 82.9 per cent approval in a referendum, Interior Minister Habib el-Adli announced on Thursday....
Iraqi govt plans to seal off Baghdad BAGHDAD, May 26: Iraq’s government will pour tens of thousands of Iraqi troops into Baghdad in an unprecedented operation to seal off the city and hunt guerillas who have launched a...		Rumsfeld ordered plane downing: WP PHILADELPHIA, May 26: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Wednesday denied accusations that he had authorized the military to shoot down a small plane that prompted evacuations of Washington power centers...
Baghdad confirms Zarqawi wounded BAGHDAD, May 26: The Iraqi government on Thursday confirmed Al Qaeda frontman Abu Musab al Zarqawi has been wounded amid conflicting reports over whether a replacement commander has been named for...		Republican under cloud HOUSTON, May 26: Ethics questions swirling around US House of Representatives Majority Leader Tom DeLay mounted on Thursday when a Texas judge ruled that a committee formed by the Republican had...
Bush criticizes attacks on demonstrators WASHINGTON, May 26: President George Bush on Thursday criticized attacks on demonstrators that marred Egypt’s vote on an election referendum, even though he has welcomed what he sees as steps toward...		World Bank evacuated after fire WASHINGTON, May 26: The World Bank headquarters in Washington were evacuated Thursday after a nearby electrical transformer exploded and caught fire below the street a meter (yard) away from the building,...
Woman dies in accident after defying ban RIYADH, May 26: A Saudi woman was killed in a car crash as she defied a ban on women drivers, a newspaper reported on Thursday. The woman, who was in her...		Iraq seeks fresh mandate for US-led forces UNITED NATIONS, May 26: Iraq on Thursday called on the UN Security Council to renew the mandate for the US-led force, saying it cannot yet defend itself against an armed insurgency....
‘No’ verdict could undermine French influence in EU PARIS: A new opinion poll on Thursday put France firmly on course to reject the European Union’s new constitution, increasing pressure on President Jacques Chirac before his final plea to voters...		School trying to change Muslims’ image LONDON: Two hundred Muslim students, giggling and gathering on the playground, are the best antidote to religious extremism, although they may not realize it yet. Students at Britain’s first state-funded Islamic...
Ismail Merchant ‘defined independence’ LONDON: Ismail Merchant, the Indian-born film producer who died on Wednesday, made such acclaimed period films, in partnership with Merchant Ivory, as Howards End, A Room With A View and Remains...		Get used to biometric tests, US advises travellers LONDON: International travellers should get used to having their fingerprints taken or their irises scanned because traditional airport security tests are outdated and open to abuse, a leading US official said...
Ex-Portuguese PM nominated UNHCR head UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Tuesday chose a former Portuguese prime minister Antonio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres to head the UN High Commission for Refugees, with a three-year mandate...		Arms cache stokes fears in India LONDON: A cache of arms found by Indian police in a container at the port of Mumbai highlights fears that containers are being used to smuggle illicit weapons around the globe,...