August 3, 2005	Wednesday	Jumadi-us-Sani 26, 1426

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Saudis foresee no instability after Fahd’s demise RIYADH, Aug 2: For a Saudi student and his two friends relaxing in the courtyard of the mosque where King Fahd’s funeral was held, it was their duty to join prayers...		Foreign troops in Iraq part of problem: Straw LONDON, Aug 2: The presence of British and US troops in Iraq is fuelling the resistance, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said in comments published on Tuesday....
Moscow ‘pursuing’ Muslims: HR body MOSCOW, Aug 2: A human rights group accused Russia’s authorities on Tuesday of using their campaign against terrorism as a pretext for an illegal and politicized pursuit of Muslims. “This campaign has either been initiated from the top...		China withdraws bid for Unocal: ‘Political opposition’ in US cited BEIJING, Aug 2: State-owned Chinese oil group CNOOC said on Tuesday it was withdrawing its bid to acquire US oil company Unocal for 18.5 billion dollars in cash, citing ‘unprecedented political opposition’ from Washington....
No progress in talks, says DPRK BEIJING, Aug 2: North Korea said on Tuesday no progress had been made in fiery talks over the dismantlement of its nuclear weapons programmes after more than a week of negotiations, but committed to another day of meetings....		Israeli rightists rally against Gaza pullout SDEROT, Aug 2: Thousands of Israeli ultranationalists rallied on Tuesday against a Gaza pullout as police deployed in force to block any attempt to march across the nearby frontier into Jewish settlements due to be evacuated....
CIA seeks access to suspect in Zambia LUSAKA, Aug 2: Investigators from the US Central Intelligence Agency have arrived in Zambia and want to interrogate suspected British militant Haroon Rashid Aswad, a senior police official said on Tuesday....		Hollywood not to change terror comedy LONDON, Aug 2: The script for the Hollywood film, ‘American Dreamz’, is not being altered after the London blasts although it involves Pakistani suicide bombers out to kill the US president, the film’s mastermind said on Tuesday....
Violence rocks Khartoum KHARTOUM, Aug 2: Violence flared again in the Sudanese capital on Tuesday as angry southerners convinced that the helicopter crash that killed their leader John Garang was no accident continued to run riot....		ABC TV barred from Russia MOSCOW, Aug 2: Moscow is barring journalists from US television channel ABC from working in Russia after the channel broadcast an interview with Chechen leader Shamil Basayev, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday....
Pentagon acts after use of identical quotes WASHINGTON, Aug 2: The Pentagon has banned the use of anonymous quotes in press releases, calling the recent use of nearly identical quotes attributed to unnamed Iraqis an ‘egregious error’....		BD village govt act declared unconstitutional DHAKA, Aug 2: The High Court on Tuesday declared a law creating the ‘village level governments’ unconstitutional and void. Justice ABM Khairul Haque and Justice ATM Fazle Kabir passed the judgment...
France raises new condition for Turkey PARIS, Aug 2: France raised a potential new hurdle on Tuesday to Turkey starting European Union membership talks in October, saying Ankara must recognize Cyprus first....		The treaty wreckers LONDON: Saturday is the 60th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. The nuclear powers are commemorating it in their own special way: by seeking to ensure that the experiment is repeated....
Israel’s disengagement is the best hope TEL AVIV: The coming days, weeks and months are going to be difficult for everyone in Israel and the Gaza Strip, but for the first time in decades there is genuine...		Saudi succession leaves no room for young princes RIYADH: The death of King Fahd ushers in a new Saudi monarch but keeps power in the hands of an elderly generation of royals, raising doubts that future successions will pass as smoothly....
‘Schizophrenia risk high in babies’ CHICAGO: Children born during China’s 1959-61 famine were twice as likely to develop schizophrenia, confirming a link between nutritional deficiency and the mental illness, researchers said on Tuesday....		Resilient spirit gave birth to new Japan TOKYO: When Emperor Hirohito spoke like a mortal for the first time and announced surrender, Hitoshi Omachi felt nothing but relief. The Japanese could now get back to work, this time building a peaceful nation....
China’s hunt for energy goes on SINGAPORE: CNOOC’s decision to abandon its $18.5 billion bid for Unocal Corporation has dealt a blow to China’s ambitions but is unlikely to halt the country’s drive to secure natural resources abroad....		Bolton draws cheers, jeers at United Nations NEW YORK: US President George W. Bush poked a thumb in the eye of Senate Democrats with his recess appointment of John Bolton as the United States’ ambassador to the United...