July 17, 2005	Sunday	Jumadi-us-Sani 9, 1426

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UK plans to outlaw camp ‘recruitment’: Glorification as ‘martyr’ being made offence LONDON, July 16: The British government is seeking to introduce new anti-terror laws that would ban indirect incitement of terrorism and make it illegal to provide or undergo ‘terrorist training,’ newspapers reported on Saturday....		Iran claims dismantling Al Qaeda cell TEHRAN, July 16: Iran dismantled an Al Qaeda cell in the east of the country in recent days that was preparing to launch attacks, Intelligence Minister Ali Younessi told the student news agency ISNA on Saturday....
Suspect not linked to Al Qaeda: Egypt CAIRO, July 16: Egypt said one of its citizens arrested on suspicion of involvement in the July 7 London bombings has ‘no link’ to Al Qaeda, but British investigators are expected...		Abbas tells militants to show restraint GAZA, July 16: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a stern warning to militants on Saturday, saying he would not tolerate any further internal fighting or violations of a ceasefire with Israel....
Salman says he needs protection MUMBAI, July 16: Bollywood actor Salman Khan on Saturday denied allegations he was linked to organized crime and said he was a victim of underworld harassment and needed protection from gangsters....		Gaza fighting shatters ceasefire TEL AVIV: The five-month Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire was in tatters on Friday night after Israel responded to missile attacks from Gaza with air strikes that killed six Hamas militants....
US push for global democracy excludes UN Council UNITED NATIONS: The United States, which preaches democracy to the Middle East and rest of the world, seems unwilling to share equitable political power in one of the world’s most undemocratic and anachronistic institutions: the 15-member UN Security Council....		New Harry Potter book flies off shelves LONDON/NEW YORK: The sixth instalment in the Harry Potter series went on sale and flew off shelves around the world on Saturday, ending months of marketing hype that look set to make it the fastest-selling book in history....
UK Muslims considering fatwa against bombers LONDON: Muslim leaders are discussing the idea of issuing a fatwa against suicide bombers to prevent similar attacks to those in London last week. Sir Iqbal Sacranie, Secretary General of the...		Awami League seeks electoral reform DHAKA: The opposition Awami League and its allies on Friday officially announced the much talked about set of electoral reform proposals to, what they said, free the next general election from any evil influence....
Lankan court stays accord implementation COLOMBO, July 16: Sri Lankan government has announced it will make a close study of the restraining order issued by the Supreme Court on the joint aid deal with the LTTE rebels....		Saudi activist denies links with Al Qaeda RIYADH, July 16: With Britain under pressure after the London blasts to look closely at its asylum policy especially to those from the Middle East, the issue of Saudi dissident, Saad al Fagih, has again cropped up....
Stray clashes mark BD shutdown DHAKA, July 16: Sporadic violence in Dhaka and in the northern district of Sirajganj marked a countrywide dawn-to-dusk strike in Bangladesh on Saturday. The Jute, Yarn and Textile Workers and Employees’ Action Council had called the strike....		KGB trained Zawahiri, says former agent WARSAW, July 16: Al Qaeda’s number two was trained by Russia’s secret service and served as a KGB agent before becoming Osama bin Laden’s right-hand man, a former KGB secret agent told Poland’s Rzeczpospolita newspaper on Saturday....