July 26, 2005	Tuesday	Jumadi-us-Sani 18, 1426

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Sunnis end boycott of talks on constitution: Eight killed in Iraq bombings BAGHDAD, July 25: Sunnis said on Monday they would rejoin talks to hammer out a new constitution for Iraq, in the hope of rescuing a political process that has been severely strained by unrelenting bloodshed....		Impeachment motion filed against Arroyo MANILA, July 25: Embattled Philippine President Gloria Arroyo on Monday proposed overhauling her country’s political system as she tried to face down a new impeachment motion and a mass protest calling for her to resign....
Hundreds of Indian workers hurt in clash NEW DELHI, July 25: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed ‘anguish’ on Monday after hundreds of workers at a Japanese automobile factory were injured during a brutal clash with riot police....		US to keep bases in Central Asia: Rumsfeld BISHKEK, July 25: US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Monday Washington would keep military bases in Central Asia, while officials moved to dispel fears it wants permanent facilities in the region....
Police chief meets British Muslims LONDON, July 25: The head of London’s Metropolitan Police held talks with British Muslim leaders on Monday to offer reassurance following the shooting dead of the Brazilian man last week....		Brazilian’s death: Blair says ‘we are sorry’ LONDON, July 25: Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday that Britain was ‘desperately sorry’ for the death of an innocent Brazilian man who was shot dead by police in an anti-terror chase in London last week....
Omar urges Afghan fighters to unite KANDAHAR, July 25: Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar has called on supporters to unite and fight Afghan and foreign troops, according to an unverified audio tape address to guerillas released on Monday....		Rights must be respected, says Brazilian FM LONDON, July 25: Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim said Monday that the fight against terrorism must respect human rights after holding talks in Britain about the killing of the innocent Brazilian by anti-terror police....
SC expansion: GA chief’s initiative UNITED NATIONS, July 25: The President of UN General Assembly Jean Ping has said that he will introduce his own reform proposal on UN Security Council expansion if all other avenues are exhausted and if member states have no objection....		Ship rescues 14 sailors near Andamans PORT BLAIR, July 25: An Indian warship rescued two African and 12 Asian sailors from a cargo ship disabled in rough seas off the Andaman and Nicobar group of islands, a naval spokesman said on Monday....
US soldier, 12 others killed in Afghanistan KABUL, July 25: One US soldier was killed on Monday in heavy fighting that also left an Afghan serviceman and 11 militants dead in south-central Afghanistan, the US military said....		Lebanon: yet to be rebuilt BEIRUT: This is a city marked by a civil war and moulded by divisions that still run deep within the country and through the fabric of society....
Korean throne’s last heir dies SEOUL: A slice of Korea’s royal history was revived on Sunday in a funeral for Lee Ku, who spoke almost no Korean and lived in obscurity in Japan but was the last direct heir to the throne of Korea’s last dynasty....		US, China in cyber war WASHINGTON: Cyberspace is becoming a new battleground for the United States and China, amid growing concerns about Chinese industrial espionage through various types of computer worms, security experts say....
Afghanistan elections: endgame or new beginning? BRUSSELS: Elections for Afghanistan’s National Assembly and Provincial Councils are a critical opportunity to achieve a sustainable peace in a country that is still emerging from a quarter century of conflict, created and exacerbated by ethnic, sectarian, regional and linguistic divisions....		Switzerland eulogizes Einstein BERN: Albert Einstein is looming large over the Swiss capital, as the city where he hatched his groundbreaking theories marks their centenary with a major exhibition....