June 2, 2005	Thursday	Rabi-us-Sani 24, 1426

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Israelis to bulldoze Palestinian locality JERUSALEM, June 1: The Israeli municipality of Jerusalem is preparing to bulldoze an entire Palestinian neighbourhood in the city’s annexed Arab sector, igniting fury from local residents and the Palestinian prime...		Troops stole from slain man: Time SYDNEY, June 1: The Australian military will investigate allegations that troops took a turban and a weapon from one of 11 tribesmen killed in a bungled operation in Afghanistan three years...
Indonesian embassy in Australia sealed off: Powder-filled letter sparks panic SYDNEY, June 1: Indonesia’s embassy in Canberra was sealed with 22 staff inside on Wednesday after a letter filled with a bacterial powder arrived for the ambassador in what appeared to...		US pressuring S. Arabia on accord with IAEA VIENNA, June 1: The United States is trying to persuade Saudi Arabia to drop its plan to sign an agreement that would severely curtail the United Nations’ ability to monitor any...
Summit on 21st Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said on Wednesday he would hold a second summit with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on June 21. The two leaders last met on Feb 8 in Egypt, where they called a halt to hostilities in a deal...		Watergate reporters confirm ex-FBI man’s claim WASHINGTON, June 1: Two Washington Post newsmen who first reported the Watergate scandal, confirmed on Wednesday the identity of ‘Deep Throat’, the shadowy source instrumental in the downfall of US president...
Amnesty rejects Bush’s criticism WASHINGTON, June 1: Amnesty International has dismissed President Bush’s criticism of the group’s latest report on US human rights abuses, saying the White House was all too willing to applaud Amnesty...		Bush urges Mubarak to hold ‘fair polls’ WASHINGTON, June 1: President George Bush urged Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday to show the world his country can set an example for others by holding free and fair presidential...
Kuwaiti claims torture at Guantanamo KUWAIT CITY, June 1: Kuwait’s first Guantanamo returnee, who was injured during the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, alleged on Wednesday he was subjected to psychological torture at the US detention...		Dutch boys punished for attacking Muslims AMSTERDAM, June 1: Five Dutch teenage boys were sentenced to community service and ordered to undergo a special education programme on Wednesday for their involvement in arson attacks on a Muslim...
Bomber helped police chief with his shoes KANDAHAR, June 1: After a sombre service, the mourners filed quietly out of the mosque in Afghanistan’s southern city of Kandahar and went to put on the shoes they had removed...		India’s spy agencies accused of secret links with Maoists: Kathmandu unmoved by newspaper charges KATHMANDU: Nearly four months after the royal coup in Nepal, the Indian press this week unveiled secret links between India’s intelligence services and Nepal’s Maoist rebels....
No plot behind Godhra train blaze case: Review committee on Pota releases report NEW DELHI: An altercation between kar sevaks and Muslim tea vendors and an alleged attempt to abduct a Muslim girl at Godhra railway station were among the couple of incidents which...		Newspaper war breaks out in Mumbai MUMBAI: Dozens of teenagers dressed in blue Hindustan Times T-shirts are the latest soldiers in a media war stirring on the streets of India’s financial and entertainment capital. The youngsters, who...
BD starts action against terrorists AGARTALA: Bangladesh has launched a determined operation against Indian insurgents camping in its territory in a bid to repair the soured relationship with India. At least six insurgents were killed and...		Instant aid groups give fast relief in tsunami zone AMBALANGODA (Sri Lanka): Ruth Max looked around at the shambles the tsunami had made of her beach house on Sri Lanka’s southern coast and thought it just wasn’t fair. How could...
‘Flying Tigers’ threat worries New Delhi NEW DELHI: The growing strength of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, which is now equipped with a “navy” and an “air force”, will be the focus of discussions between India...		Man held after intruding into White House WASHINGTON: A man who climbed over a fence onto the White House grounds was taken into custody by the Secret Service, a spokesman for the president’s protection service said on Wednesday....
China, Russia to counter destabilization VLADIVOSTOK: Russia and China will work together to counter destabilization in Central Asia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday after meeting his Chinese counterpart, Li Zhaoxing, in Russia’s Pacific...		Smoking scenes banned in films NEW DELHI: India has banned smoking scenes in movies and on television, saying they glamorise the use of cigarettes but the move has angered filmmakers in the prolific Bollywood movie industry....