July 20, 2005	Wednesday	Jumadi-us-Sani 12, 1426

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Turkey says US ordered arrest of Kurd leaders: Incursion into Iraq threatened ANKARA, July 19: The Turkish army said on Tuesday the United States had ordered the capture of commanders of the rebel Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Iraq, where most of the...		Al Qaeda warns Europeans to quit Iraq DUBAI, July 19: The Al Qaeda network has warned European nations to pull their troops out of Iraq within a month or face more attacks like the London bombings, according to an Internet statement....
Indian PM makes gibe at Pakistan WASHINGTON, July 19: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made a gibe at Pakistan in his joint address to the US Congress saying that there were countries in India’s neighbourhood that indulged in ‘unchecked nuclear proliferation’....		UK intelligence ruled out bombings: paper LONDON, July 19: Pressure on Britain’s intelligence services intensified on Tuesday with the leaking of a memo in which they said just weeks before the London bombings that there was no group with the motive and means to attack....
London slams Tehran claim over blasts LONDON, July 19: Britain protested furiously on Tuesday to Iran over comments by a leading Iranian politician that the London bombings might have been deliberately carried out by the British government....		Over 8,000 Iraqis killed in ’03 attack: NGO releases survey BAGHDAD, July 19: US-led forces, guerillas and criminal gangs have killed nearly 25,000 Iraqi civilians, police, and army recruits since the war began in March 2003, according to a survey by a US-British non-government group....
March on Gaza blocked KFAR MAIMON (Israel), July 19: Israeli right-wingers clashed on Tuesday with police who blocked thousands of protesters from marching on Gaza settlements and trying to disrupt Israel’s pullout from the occupied strip....		AU submits resolution on SC expansion NEW YORK, July 19: The African Union formally tabled its draft resolution in the UN General Assembly on Monday on the expansion of the Security Council. The resolution calls for six permanent seats and five non-permanent seats in the expanded council...
Introspection grips British Muslims LONDON: The room is packed, the discussions go on way beyond the allotted time: this was a meeting of young professional Muslims in London at the weekend....		Use and abuse of intelligence LONDON: If ministers and MPs cannot bring themselves to acknowledge that the invasion of Iraq has increased the threat from terrorism, then let others do so....
Gaza pullout may boost Israel’s economy TEL AVIV: Israel’s planned pullout from the Gaza Strip is being hailed as a major political achievement but analysts foresee no real economic impact unless it leads to the resumption of a peace process with the Palestinians....		Small arms control remains ‘toothless’ UNITED NATIONS: Officials from around the world who attended a week-long United Nations meeting on curbing the illegal gun trade departed for their home countries last weekend leaving little sign of hope for effective international action in the near future....
Study blames Myanmar for AIDS spread UNITED NATIONS: Heroin users and prostitutes in Myanmar have spread HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, through large parts of Asia, according to a Council on Foreign Relations study released on Monday....		Dark chocolate lowers BP: study WASHINGTON: Dark chocolate can not only soothe your soul but can lower blood pressure too, researchers reported on Monday. The study, published by the American Heart Association, joins a growing body...
Hurriyat holds talks with Pandits NEW DELHI, July 19: Kashmir’s All Parties Hurriyat Conference held a rare meeting with the region’s displaced Hindy leaders on Tuesday and offered to help them return home with dignity and security....		Afghan warlord gets 20-year jail term in UK LONDON, July 19: Afghan warlord Faryadi Sarwar Zardad was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a London court on Tuesday for torture and hostage-taking in Afghanistan in a landmark case for international law....
Hezbollah joins Lebanese cabinet BEIRUT, July 19: Lebanon’s new prime minister Fuad Siniora unveiled his cabinet on Tuesday which includes for the first time a member of the Hezbollah. Mr Siniora’s cabinet, which was approved...		US apologizes to scholar for denying entry WASHINGTON, July 19: The United States has apologized to a prominent Britain-based Muslim scholar for denying him entry to the country last week, and has given him a new US visa, the US Embassy in London said on Tuesday....