June 10, 2005	Friday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 2, 1426

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Guantanamo camp may be closed down: Bush WASHINGTON, June 9: US President George Bush has left open the possibility of closing the Guantánamo Bay prison after a former US president Jimmy Carter called for it to be shut...		US rebuffs German bid for UNSC seat WASHINGTON, June 9: The United States has again rebuffed Germany’s bid to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council, arguing that the expansion of the council is not its...
Israeli court refuses to overturn pullout law JERUSALEM, June 9: Israel’s highest court on Thursday rejected a bid by Jewish settlers to overturn legislation underpinning Israel’s planned withdrawal from Gaza, clearing the last major legal hurdle to a...		Europe showing signs of decline? : Referendum reaction LONDON: Contemplating the European Crisis (I think a capital C is called for) I find myself driven even to reading Toynbee. Not Polly Toynbee of the Guardian, whose work I always...
Nixon’s empire strikes back WASHINGTON: The unveiling of the identity of Deep Throat — Mark Felt, the former deputy director of the FBI — seemed affirm the story of Watergate as the triumph of the...		Americans losing patience with war in Iraq: poll WASHINGTON: For the first time since the war in Iraq began, more than half of the American public believes the fight there has not made the United States safer, according to...
Monks influence Lankan politics COLOMBO: Sri Lanka, regarded as a repository of Theravada Buddhism and seen as upholding the orthodox branch of the religion for over 2,500 years, is emerging as a hotbed of Marxist...		Khatami bows out in humility TEHRAN: Tears spilled down Iranian President Mohammad Khatami’s cheeks as he registered to stand for re-election in 2001....
Books on Quaid sold out in Delhi NEW DELHI, June 9: Demand for major works on the Quaid-i-Azam has shot up across India since the remarks by the Bharatiya Janata Party chief, with some leading shops reporting that...		Talabani backs Sunnis’ plea for 25 seats: Constitution panel BAGHDAD, June 9: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Thursday backed Sunnis’ demands for 25 seats on a committee to draft the country’s new constitution, in response to the community’s calls for...
US accepts third term for ElBaradei WASHINGTON, June 9: The United States on Thursday reversed its opposition to UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei and said it was ready to accept a third term for the Egyptian despite...		Move on veto could backfire on G-4: analysts UNITED NATIONS, June 9: The surprise move by the G-4 nations - Japan, Germany, India and Brazil — to forgo veto rights in seeking permanent seats to the prestigious UN Security...
DPRK says it’s making more N-bombs WASHINGTON, June 9: North Korea has a stockpile of nuclear bombs and is building more weapons, the country’s vice foreign minister Kim Gye Gwan said in an interview with a US...		Anti-Muslim bias growing in Europe, meet told CORDOBA, June 9: Discrimination against Muslims is becoming the main human rights challenge in Europe since the September 11 attacks and many governments are neglecting the problem, delegates told a conference...