June 15, 2005	Wednesday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 7, 1426

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IAEA seeks access to Iran’s N-sites VIENNA, June 14: The head of the UN nuclear watchdog urged Iran on Tuesday to allow agency experts to return to a military site called Parchin, which they inspected once but...		FBI keeping tabs on Pakistanis SAN FRANCISCO, June 14: The Pakistani community in the farming city of Lodi remained under siege on Monday — one week after the arrest of two Pakistani Americans and three Pakistani...
S. Arabia rejects EU request for inspection VIENNA, June 14: Saudi Arabia has turned down a European Union request to allow full international nuclear inspections, saying it will only agree to special investigations if other countries exempted from...		US analyst charged with leaking secrets to Israel WASHINGTON, June 14: A US Defence Department analyst was charged with disclosing to a foreign diplomat classified information about....
Jackson verdict: reaction LONDON, June 14: Fans, family and friends have reacted with relief to news that singer Michael Jackson was cleared of all charges. Following are some quotes from show business friends, relatives, fans, lawyers and celebrity pundits, gathered from a variety of sources....		Blair, Chirac fail to resolve budget row PARIS, June 14: Britain and France failed on Tuesday to resolve major differences over the European Union’s long-term budget, leaving the bloc facing financial deadlock...
Earth-like planet discovered WASHINGTON, June 14: Earth’s bigger, hotter planetary cousin may have been detected orbiting a star in our cosmic neighbourhood, astronomers said on Monday....		UN official quits UNITED NATIONS, June 14: Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs, Danilo Turk, quit his post on Monday in protest against UN Secretary General Kofi Annan’s decision not to promote him...
Jackson determined to stage comeback SANTA MARIA, June 14: Pop megastar Michael Jackson was holed up at home on Tuesday recovering from his trial, no longer dogged by the spectre of jail and determined to revive...		Afghan ulema seek US apology KABUL, June 14: The main body of Afghanistan’s ulema called on the United States on Tuesday to apologize and punish those responsible for abusing the Holy Quran at its Guantanamo Bay...
Germany tugs at restraints imposed after WWII: Constitutional checks, balances become nuisance BERLIN: The checks and balances Germans imposed on themselves after the Nazi era have stifled the country for years and are now complicating Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder’s plans for early elections....		Iran’s new president to face tough N-choices TEHRAN: Iran’s nuclear programme stirs national pride across the Islamic Republic even if it has been the focus of a tense standoff with the West. But after years of isolation, some Iranians preparing for Friday’s presidential elections worry they may be paying too dear a price to master atomic power....
Jackson faces tough battle to revive career, finances LOS ANGELES: Pop icon Michael Jackson faces a tough battle reviving his stalled career and crumbling financial empire despite his acquittal in the dramatic finale of his trial, experts say....		Hezbollah appeals to Britain over ban LONDON: A leading member of the Shia Lebanese group Hezbollah has urged Britain not to bow to US and Israeli pressure by continuing to outlaw the organization. Rima Fakhry, the only woman member of Hezbollah’s leadership,...
France blocks Turkey’s path LUXEMBOURG: Turkey was being set up as the main casualty of French and Dutch rejection of the EU constitution when France seemed to put the brakes on Ankara’s 40-year dream of...		Kabul on verge of cholera epidemic KABUL: The Afghan capital is on the verge of a cholera epidemic with more than 2,000 suspected cases and eight deaths in recent weeks, a health worker in Kabul warned on...