June 21, 2005	Tuesday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 13, 1426

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Iraqi govt heads for international debut BAGHDAD: Iraq’s first democratically elected government since the fall of military dictator Saddam Hussein is sending a bevy of ministers to Brussels for an international debut a year after the United...		US commitment to Iraq termed generational: Rice’s interview WASHINGTON, June 20: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is of the view that the US engagement in Iraq is ‘a generational commitment’ and the United States will stay in the country...
Israeli army claims foiling attack JERUSALEM, June 20: Israeli soldiers arrested a would-be Palestinian suicide bomber on Monday as she tried to enter Israel through Gaza’s Erez border crossing with explosives, the army said. Wafa al...		Oppression in ME not to be tolerated, says Rice: US ‘pursued stability at expense of democracy’ CAIRO, June 20: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a major pitch on Monday for democratic reforms in the Middle East, but got a dose of Muslim anger on the...
Manhunt in Makkah to find official’s killer RIYADH, June 20: Saudi police have put up a number of checkpoints all over Makkah and are engaged in a massive manhunt to track down the criminals who shot dead a...		Development threatens Malaysia’s mangroves KUALA SELANGOR (Malaysia): It’s a lucky person who gets to see a Great Tit. The dark green and yellow Great Tit (Parus major) is a bird species that makes its home...
Reform proposal handicaps Koizumi TOKYO: Many in Japan’s ruling party hate it, voters find it worthy but dull, and critics say an obsession with the topic is distracting Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi from pressing matters...		Tsunami orphans crave for affection BAN NAM KHEM (Thailand): Six months after the Indian Ocean tsunami swept away her parents and home, Suwanee Maliwan has a new one-room house courtesy of the Thai army, but is...
China faces obesity epidemic BEIJING: China faces an obesity epidemic, a senior academic has warned in a report released recently, predicting that the world’s most populous country will have 200 million people who are dangerously...		Kidnapped Pakistani remains untraced RIYADH, June 20: A Pakistani, Malik Abdul Ghafoor Haji, who was abducted in December last year, still remains untraced, a Saudi daily, Arab News , said, quoting family sources....
No agreement on improving ties at Japan-S. Korea summit SEOUL, June 20: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and South Korean leader Roh Moo-Hyun failed to agree on how to restore bilateral ties at a summit on Monday that focused on...		US, EU press Iran, N.Korea over N-arms WASHINGTON, June 20: The United States and the European Union on Monday jointly called on Iran to freeze uranium enrichment and reprocessing and to work with the UN atomic energy watchdog....
Iraqi Airways makes first UK flight after ’90 LONDON, June 20: An Iraqi Airways plane with Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari on board made a first flight to London since sanctions were imposed in 1990 for Saddam Hussein’s invasion of...		US panel opposes Annan’s removal NEW YORK, June 20: Efforts to remove UN Secretary General Kofi Annan could undermine crucial reform process at the United Nations, the co-chairmen of a US panel which in a report...
Kuwait gets first woman minister KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s first woman minister Maasuma al Mubarak took the oath in parliament on Monday to become a member of the otherwise all-men house amid noisy protests by Islamist lawmakers....		Britain locking up asylum-seekers unnecessarily: AI LONDON: Britain is locking up thousands of asylum seekers completely unnecessarily, causing them mental trauma and breaching their human rights, Amnesty International said on Monday. The human rights lobby group said...
Author Larry Collins dies PARIS: The American author Larry Collins, who formed a team with the Frenchman Dominique Lapierre to write best-sellers including “O Jerusalem” and “Is Paris burning?”, died Monday in the south of...		Australia to free Kashmiri CANBERRA: Australia’s longest-serving immigration detainee will be released under a softening of the country’s tough immigration policy announced on Monday....