June 7, 2005	Tuesday	Rabi-us-Sani 29, 1426

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Spend now, save lives: Rescuing Africa LONDON: This Friday, G8 finance ministers meeting in London will be asked to support a bold initiative aimed at helping to tackle the scourges of HIV/Aids, malaria and tuberculosis. Six million...		Germany offers Japan clues on harmony TOKYO: As Japan locks horns with its Asian neighbours in the latest of a series of disputes over World War Two history, critics often urge Tokyo to express sincere regret and...
Norway suffering identity crisis on 100th birthday OSLO: One hundred years after winning independence from Sweden, Norway is having an identity crisis....		Fears of renewed fighting in Somalia NAIROBI: If President Abdullahi Yusuf had his way, the transitional government of Somalia, which operates from exile in neighbouring Kenya, would relocate to Baidoa, some 220 kilometres southwest of the capital...
Antarctic moot on environment STOCKHOLM: A two-week conference on the Antarctic, focusing on environmental, climate change and tourism issues, opened on Monday with representatives of 50 governments, researchers and experts, the Swedish hosts said....		Picasso puzzles Chinese art lovers BEIJING: Picasso’s paintings have captured the imagination of art lovers the world over but they remain a mystery to many in China, as visitors at an exhibition of his lesser-known works...
US senator calls for closure of Guantanamo camp WASHINGTON, June 6: The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee urged the Bush administration on Sunday to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, calling it more trouble than...		UK puts referendum plan on ice LONDON, June 6: Britain suspended legislation on Monday to set up a referendum on the new European Union constitution, putting it at odds with Germany and France who have called for...
Jackson’s trial in final phase SANTA MARIA, June 6: Jurors in Michael Jackson’s trial resumed deliberations on Monday as the pop star waited at his Neverland Valley ranch for a verdict that could free him or...		Police enter Al Aqsa compound JERUSALEM, June 6: Israeli police stormed into the Al Aqsa mosque compound on Monday after accusing Palestinians of throwing stones at a group of visiting Jews as Israel commemorated its capture...
Ershad flies out as wife lands in court DHAKA, June 6: A day after landing his wife in court on charges of theft, former Bangladesh president Hussain Mohammad Ershad flew out of the country on Monday, denouncing the mother...		Manmohan to meet Bush on July 18 WASHINGTON, June 6: The White House confirmed on Monday that President George W. Bush will receive Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his official residence on July 18....
38 killed in Nepal as bomb rips thru bus MADI (Nepal), June 6: Thirty-eight people were killed and 72 wounded in southwestern Nepal on Monday when a powerful bomb ripped through a crowded passenger bus in one of the bloodiest...		US, N. Korea hold talks NEW YORK, June 6: North Korean and US officials met in New York on Monday for the first time in nearly a month after Washington urged Pyongyang to return to stalled...
Prisoners won’t be tortured: Bush WASHINGTON, June 6: US President George W. Bush has said that he will not condone torture to protect America, even if it means losing information about an imminent attack....		China rejects US call to review ’89 crackdown BEIJING, June 6: China angrily rebuffed on Monday a US call to re-examine the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, justifying its actions while telling Washington to stay out of its internal affairs....