July 29, 2005	Friday	Jumadi-us-Sani 21, 1426

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IRA ends armed campaign DUBLIN, July 28: The Irish Republican Army announced an end to its armed campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland on Thursday, in a move which Prime Minister Tony Blair said could mark the day “politics replaces terror” there....		12 died in oil rig fire off India’s west coast NEW DELHI/BOMBAY, July 28: Twelve people died and 367 were rescued after fire destroyed an oil platform off India’s west coast, and officials said on Thursday it may take a year...
Shuttle, space station link amid Nasa woes HOUSTON, July 28: The shuttle Discovery astronauts boarded the International Space Station high above the Earth on Thursday, the first shuttle crew to visit since the Columbia disaster and now because of new safety concerns, possibly the last for some time....me....		Japan hints at cut in funds for UN: Security Council seat UNITED NATIONS, July 28: Japan said on Wednesday that it could face strong public pressure to cut off its contribution to the United Nations if it fails to win a permanent seat on the UN Security Council....
Britain revokes visa for Kenyan minister NAIROBI, July 28: Britain has banned one of Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki’s closest allies from entering the country, citing immigration laws that block the arrival of individuals accused of corruption....		London told to look at home for causes NAIROBI: The anger that may have led two east African immigrants to try to bomb London was more likely bred in Britain where they grew up than in the nations they left behind as children, locals and diplomats in Africa said....
Gaza will be a prison after withdrawal JERUSALEM: A growing number of Palestinians are beginning to believe that Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip will not mean the end of occupation. “The Gaza Strip will still be occupied...		Yemeni jailed for conspiring to fund extremists NEW YORK, July 28: A Yemeni man arrested after a sting operation by the Unites States Federal Bureau of Investigation in Germany in 2003 was sentenced to 75 years in prison...
Britain may face more bombings, say police LONDON, July 28: London’s police chief warned that a new wave of bombers could be poised to strike Britain as nine more people were arrested on Thursday in a manhunt for train and bus attackers....		Security alert closes London train station LONDON, July 28: A London underground train station was evacuated and part of a main east-west line closed in a security alert on Thursday, three weeks after suicide bombers killed 52 people on the transport network, police said....
US, others unveil pact on global warming VIENTIANE, July 28: Six nations led by the United States and Australia unveiled a pact on Thursday to fight global warming, but critics assailed the voluntary deal for offering no emissions targets and said it undermined existing treaties....		Iran smuggling steel for nukes, allege exiles PARIS, July 28: Iran has been using front companies to import a type of steel that can be used for the casing of a nuclear bomb and for machines that can enrich uranium to weapons-grade, an exile group alleged on Thursday....
Security stepped up all over Europe amid attack fears ITALY: THE Italian senate on Wednesday approved a bill to give the armed forces powers normally reserved for the police, allowing soldiers to search suspects and vehicles. It was the latest in a series of measures endorsed since July 7...		Iran accuses US of double standard over N-issue IRAN accused the Bush administration on Wednesday of operating a double standard and undermining the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty by agreeing to aid India’s civil nuclear programme, while insisting that Tehran abandon its nuclear ambitions or face international sanctions....
World’s poor response blamed for Niger crisis NAIROBI: A British aid plane carrying food took off for famine-stricken Niger on Wednesday as Britain’s development secretary, Hilary Benn, admitted that the international system had failed the country....		Calls for disarming Hizbullah, Hamas unreasonable IN the wake of the London bombings it is difficult to deal with issues of political violence; nonetheless, these need to be addressed from a perspective of critical thinking....