June 18, 2005	Saturday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 10, 1426

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ICRC hits back at US Senate report GENEVA, June 17: The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Friday hit back at a report by US Republican senators, saying it aimed to discredit the humanitarian...		13 Afghan troops kidnapped in Kandahar KANDAHAR, June 17: The Taliban said they had captured 11 Afghan troops, a senior policeman and a district chief in a district of Kandahar where US and Afghan forces staged...
US marines launch new offensive in Iraq BAGHDAD, June 17: US marines, sailors and Iraqi soldiers backed by warplanes battled insurgents in Iraq’s Euphrates River valley on Friday in a new operation to rout them from near...		Oprah ranked world’s most powerful celebrity NEW YORK, June 17: Oprah Winfrey is the world’s most powerful celebrity, according to Forbes magazine which placed the talk show queen at the top of its annual ranking ...
Iranians in Iraq vote for first time BAGHDAD, June 17: Polling stations were open in four locations across Iraq on Friday to allow Iranian expatriates to vote here for the first time in their own country’s presidential election....		Congress blocks Patriot Act provision WASHINGTON, June 17: The US House of Representatives has voted to make the first changes to the Patriot Act by prohibiting authorities from obtaining records on library and bookstore patrons...
IAEA sets up body to handle N-plans VIENNA, June 17: The UN atomic agency on Friday set up a special committee to deal with difficult verification problems such as investigating Iran’s nuclear programme, a move US President George...		Kyrgyz police quash protest BISHKEK, June 17: More than 1,000 Kyrgyz troops fired tear gas on Friday to drive protesters from a key state building, foiling what the government said was an attempt by supporters...
Demand for Guantanamo prison closure gains momentum in US WASHINGTON, June 17: As the first full Senate hearing on the Bush administration’s treatment of detainees of the war on terror continues, the demand for closing Guantanamo Bay prison camp...		Senate confirms new US ambasdsador to Iraq WASHINGTON, June 16: The US Senate on Thursday confirmed Zalmay Khalilzad as US ambassador to Iraq, putting the foreign policy veteran in charge of the huge US diplomatic operation in Baghdad....
Relief won’t boost investment soon: G8 debt right-off for Africa LONDON: Debt relief for many of Africa’s poorest countries should help improve their weighed-down economies, but it is unlikely to do much any time...		Schroeder comeback chances next to nil BERLIN: In politics there is no such thing as a sure-fire bet. But pollsters say German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder’s defeat at the hands of the conservatives is almost certain ...
Palestinians counting down to Israeli pullout KHAN YOUNIS: Palestinian grandmother Sabha Mkhaimar sits outside her bullet-pocked house, counting the days until Jewish settlers on the other side of the barbed wire leave Gaza....		Middle class fuels sales boom in S. Africa JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s formerly all-white neighbourhoods are becoming darker in complexion and more expensive. Analysts say that soaring house prices and booming car sales are being fuelled...
Ketchup email leaves UK lawyer red-faced LONDON, June 17: An email between a highly paid lawyer and a secretary over a tomato ketchup stain has become the talk of legal circles in London, leaving the sender distinctly...		Goods from China may provoke trade wars BEIJING: From metals to machinery, China is increasingly relying on exports to find an outlet for excess production pouring out of factories built during a two-year investment frenzy that authorities...