July 31, 2005	Sunday	Jumadi-us-Sani 23, 1426

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Uzbekistan asks US to vacate base WASHINGTON, July 30: Uzbekistan has told the United States to leave a military base that has served as a hub for missions to Afghanistan, US officials said on Saturday. The US embassy in Tashkent was informed of the decision on the Karshi-Khanabad air base, also known as K2...		Consulate convoy attacked in Basra: Two Britons killed BASRA, July 30: A roadside bomb blew up beside a British consulate convoy in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Saturday, killing two Britons working for a private security firm, a consular spokeswoman and the company said....
Astronomer claims finding 10th planet LOS ANGELES, July 30: A US astronomer said on Friday he had discovered a 10th planet in the outer reaches of the solar system that could force a redrawing the astronomical map....		Astronauts conduct spacewalk HOUSTON, July 30: Two shuttle Discovery astronauts completed a seven-hour spacewalk on Saturday to restore a critical steering device on the International Space Station and test shuttle heat shield repairs that Nasa hopes will prevent another Columbia disaster....
UK police quiz bomb suspects LONDON/ROME, July 30: British police were questioning four suspects on Saturday over failed bomb attacks on London’s transport system as Italian investigators launched raids linked to the arrest of one of the suspected bombers....		6 Indian divers trapped on oil platform MUMBAI, July 30: Six Indian divers trapped in a decompression chamber for three days after a massive blaze at an oil platform that killed 11 people off the coast of Mumbai...
UN official calls for HR council UNITED NATIONS, July 30: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour said on Friday that the creation of a human rights council was critical to advancing the cause, especially in...		Iran rejects EU request TEHRAN, July 30: Iran on Saturday rejected a European Union request to delay submitting EU proposals to solve a dispute over Tehran’s nuclear programme, a spokesman for the Supreme National Security Council said....
Make-or-break time for Iraq’s constitution BAGHDAD: Iraqi MPs are facing three days of exhausting negotiations as they seek to meet a make-or-break on Monday deadline for agreeing a new draft constitution....		N-option & India’s compulsions: Energy policy NEW DELHI: India, one of the world’s big guzzlers of energy, is caught between securing future supplies of depleting conventional energy sources, especially petroleum, and opting for nuclear power complete with an energy-intensive development pattern....
US not ready for a woman president WASHINGTON: Although the next presidential race is three years away, Americans are constantly being asked whom they want to see in the White House next time....		NGOs seek voice in new UN rights body UNITED NATIONS: When UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan proposed establishing a new Human Rights Council in March, many civil society groups immediately voiced support, hoping it would enable the world body to...
Exploring the ‘moral’ thesis of Hiroshima bombing THE 60th anniversary of the dropping of the first atomic bomb falls a week today. The occasion will be marked by a torrent of prose from those who regard the destruction...		Forests don’t improve water flows, says study OSLO: Many countries are wasting millions of dollars planting trees because of myths that forests always help improve water flows and offset erosion, a British-led study said on Friday....