July 19, 2005	Tuesday	Jumadi-us-Sani 11, 1426

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HR violations continue in Kashmir: HRW NEW YORK, July 18: As Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met US President George Bush on Monday, the Human Rights Watch, through a letter, reminded the Indian leader about the continued...		LoC clash not to derail truce: India NEW DELHI, July 18: Indian army officials said on Monday that a recent shootout with suspected militants near the Line of Control would not derail the India-Pakistan ceasefire amid indications that...
G4, African Union fail to reach accord: UN Council expansion UNITED NATIONS, July 18: After failing to reach a compromise with the African Union on their competing resolutions to expand the UN Security Council on Sunday the foreign Ministers of Japan,...		Saudi ulema oppose women’s driving RIYADH, July 18: More than 100 imams, religious scholars and teachers, judges and heads of several centres of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice and a number of instructors at...
Gaza pullout opponents hold demo NETIVOT (Israel), July 18: More than 20,000 opponents of Israel’s Gaza Strip pullout held a mass protest on Monday in what has been billed as a bid to break into settlements and impede next month’s withdrawal....		German court blocks EU warrant KARLSRUHE (Germany), July 18: Germany’s top court blocked the extradition of a suspected Al Qaeda financier to Spain, ruling on Monday that a key instrument in the European Union’s fight against terrorism breached the constitution....
Aishwarya quizzed over tape MUMBAI, July 18: Indian police on Monday questioned former Miss World Aishwarya Rai over allegations that Bollywood actor Salman Khan had threatened her with underworld retribution unless she performed at a mafia don’s stage show....		British imams issue fatwa on bombings LONDON, July 18: Imams from about 500 British mosques issued a fatwa on Monday condemning violence and presented it to politicians at Westminster. The fatwa will be read out at mosques during prayers this Friday....
Afghan warlord convicted in UK LONDON, July 18: A British court on Monday convicted Afghan warlord Faryadi Sarwar Zardad of torture and hostage-taking in Afghanistan in a landmark case for international law....		Rahman dies at 68 DHAKA, July 18: Renowned film actor Abdur Rahman, popularly known as Rahman, died of old-age complications here on Monday. He was 68. Born on Feb 27, 1937, Rahman made his debut...
The massacre of the poor LONDON: When terror strikes western capitals, it doesn’t just blast bodies and buildings, it also blasts other sites of suffering off the media map. A massacre of Iraqi children, blown up...		Report criticizes US approach in Afghanistan KABUL: Washington’s short-sighted approach in Afghanistan has put warlords in power and allowed US military forces to engage in prisoner abuse and criminal activities, a human rights report released on Sunday said....
Silver set found in Pompeii ruins ROME: Italian archaeologists unveiled a 2,000-year-old silver dining service on Monday that was buried in volcanic ash as a resident of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii tried to escape with it....		Nepal: hopes depart with UN peacemaker KATHMANDU: After a week of political twists and turns, a top United Nations peace broker left here urging the major players to transform their words into deeds....