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G-4 considering deferring vote: UNSC expansion UNITED NATIONS, June 11: The G-4 – Japan, Germany, India and Brazil seeking permanent seats in the UN Security Council _ indicated on Friday that they could delay vote on their...		US pressing Saudis to accept full N-inspection VIENNA, June 11: The United States, Europe and other Western nations are urging Saudi Arabia to agree to full international nuclear inspections, despite Riyadh’s desire to sign a protocol that would...
Israel withholding Gaza transfer information: Palestinians RAMALLAH: The Palestinian leadership has accused Israel of setting it up to fail by withholding information crucial to a successful transfer of control of the Gaza Strip when Jewish settlers are...		Hostage identifies Afghan kidnapper ROME, June 11: Freed Italian hostage Clementina Cantoni identified a picture of her main kidnapper and told Italian authorities that she was never hurt nor threatened during her three weeks in...
Bollywood glitterati descend on Amsterdam AMSTERDAM, June 11: All the Bollywood glitterati descended on Amsterdam as the annual awards ceremony of the Indian cinema industry began on Saturday. Since 2000, the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA)...		62 students die in China flood BEIJING, June 11: Sixty-four people were confirmed dead on Saturday after devastating floods swamped a school in northeastern China, with many young children said to be among the 62 pupils known...
Canadians terrorized by serial killer EDMONTON (Alberta): Each woman’s body was found in farmers’ fields, every few years at first, then more frequently. With every death, fear grows that Edmonton is the second western Canadian city...		UK, US govts accused of creating terror fears LONDON: One of Britain’s most eminent judges on Friday accused the British and US governments of whipping up public fear of terrorism, and of being determined “to bend established international law...
How much Sunni input does Iraq’s constitution need? BAGHDAD: Political leaders across Iraq agree that minority Sunni Arabs must have a hand in drafting the country’s new post-Saddam Hussein constitution, but opinions differ on the level of their participation....		Thai prime minister faces graft scandal BANGKOK: Four months after he was re-elected by an unprecedented majority, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra faces a corruption scandal the outcome of which could define the tone of his second...
31 killed in Guangdong hotel fire BEIJING, June 11: At least 31 people were killed and 15 others were injured in a hotel fire in the worst blaze in China’s southern Guangdong province for 11 years, state...		Shah’s son on hunger strike LOS ANGELES, June 11: The heir to Iran’s throne, Reza Pahlavi, denounced Tehran’s looming presidential polls as ‘theatrics’ as he launched a hunger strike on Friday to support opponents of the...
Europe’s oldest civilization discovered LONDON, June 11: Europe’s oldest civilization has been discovered by archaeologists across the continent, The Independent newspaper said on Saturday....		Police asked to protect Iran poll campaigners TEHRAN: Iran’s interior minister asked security agencies on Saturday to protect campaigners in the presidential election, after unidentified men beat up a speaker at a reformist rally in the holy city...