June 23, 2005	Thursday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 15, 1426

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Israel revives policy of assassination JERUSALEM, June 22: Israel has resumed an assassination policy against Islamic Jihad militants, a sign of how far a truce with the Palestinians has deteriorated. An Israeli aircraft fired missiles at...		Iraq is now a terrorist training ground: CIA WASHINGTON, June 22: The CIA believes the Iraq situation poses an international threat and may produce better-trained terrorists than the 1980s Afghanistan war, a US Counter-terrorism official said on Wednesday....
Syria under fire at conference BRUSSELS, June 22: Syria came under fire at an international conference on Iraq on Wednesday, where leaders called on Damascus to help stem the flow of militants fuelling the resistance....		Floods claim 46 lives in China BEIJING, June 22: At least 46 people have died in torrential rain lashing southern China as Premier Wen Jiabao called for an ‘all-out effort’ to combat floods devastating the area....
Interpol, FBI to probe BD blast DHAKA, June 22: Two experts of Interpol and an agent of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrived here on Wednesday to determine the expertise required for a thorough investigation...		Lankan Muslims feel neglected: Tsunami aid distribution COLOMBO: The question of Muslim representation in the Sri Lanka’s joint mechanism with the LTTE rebels towards equitable distribution of tsunami relief assistance is fast becoming a thorny issue. The Norwegian...
Greeks return to land conquered by Alexander: Kalash Valley project KALASH VALLEYS: More than 2,000 years ago Alexander the Great tore across the mountains of northern Pakistan, plundering, conquering and, according to legend, sowing the seeds of a tribe that endures...		New Delhi facing water shortage NEW DELHI: Delayed monsoon rains and scorching summer temperatures have triggered water disputes in the Indian capital vicious enough to remind administrators that they urgently need to do a better job...
100,000 passengers stranded in Switzerland GENEVA, June 22: Switzerland’s entire state railway network came grinding to a halt on Wednesday following a power failure that left about 100,000 people stranded at the height of the rush-hour....		Malaysian minister suspended KUALA LUMPUR, June 22: A Malaysian minister was suspended for three months on Wednesday as punishment for a rare breach of discipline after he criticized a government decision that affected his...
US refuses to criticize Israel WASHINGTON: The White House on Wednesday declined to criticize Israel for resuming an assassination policy against Islamic Jihad militants and instead called on the Palestinian leadership to do more to combat...		Solar sail spacecraft missing PASADENA (USA), June 22: The world’s first solar sail-powered spacecraft failed to reach its planned orbit after the Russian rocket carrying it shut down two minutes after launch....
IC inventor dies SAN FRANCISCO, June 22: Jack Kilby, inventor of the integrated circuit (IC), the basis of the computer chip revolution and foundation of what is now a trillion-dollar industry, died of cancer...		Bollywood hunts for new male megastar MUMBAI: A hunt is on in Bollywood for a new leading man who can bring the crowds back to Indian movie theatres. With no new big male star emerging in the...
Heatwave kills 375 in S. Asia MUMBAI: At least 375 people have died from sunstroke and dehydration in a month-long heat wave sweeping India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh, as South Asia endures one of its hottest summers...		Woman to defy Panchayat verdict LUCKNOW: Imrana, the young housewife who was ordered by a village clerics’ panchayat to “marry” her father-in-law who had allegedly raped her, has finally decided to defy the panchayat’s diktat....