August 10, 2005	Wednesday	Rajab 4, 1426

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Iranian arms found in Iraq, alleges Rumsfeld WASHINGTON, Aug 9: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Tuesday that weapons ‘unambiguously from Iran’ had been found in Iraq, adding that it was ‘unhelpful’ of Tehran to allow such weapons to cross the border....		Baghdad mayor says gunmen ousted him BAGHDAD, Aug 9: The mayor of Baghdad said on Tuesday he was ousted on Monday when 120 gunmen surrounded his office and installed the city’s governor in his place....
40 soldiers executed in Nepal: US warns of chaos KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Nepal’s army on Tuesday accused Maoist rebels of executing 40 soldiers in the deadliest incident since the king seized power in February, as the US ambassador warned the country risked sliding into chaos....		Sikhs term report a whitewash NEW DELHI, Aug 9: Indian Sikhs protested on Tuesday against what they charged was an inquiry commission whitewash of Congress leaders accused of orchestrating and participating in deadly 1984 anti-Sikh riots....
UK official rules out treason charge LONDON, Aug 9: Britain’s top legal authority on Tuesday played down speculation that Islamic clerics could be tried for treason under a set of anti-terror measures that are being compiled following the London bombings....		$68m stolen in Brazil bank heist RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 9: Thieves tunnelled into a bank in northeastern Brazil and stole $68 million, the biggest bank heist in the nation’s history, police said on Monday....
Cook died of ‘heart disease’ LONDON, Aug 9: A post-mortem examination on Robin Cook has revealed the former British foreign secretary died of hypertensive heart disease, Scotland’s Crown Office said on Tuesday....		US court reverses Cubans’ spying convictions MIAMI, Aug 9: A US appeals court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of five men found guilty of spying for Cuba and said pervasive prejudice against the government of President Fidel...
Mars probe to be launched tomorrow MIAMI, Aug 9: Nasa prepared an unmanned spacecraft for launch to Mars on Thursday on a quest to learn whether Earth’s neighbouring planet had water long enough to nurture life....		Investigator says French jet too high for landing TORONTO, Aug 9: The Air France Airbus jet which crash landed at Toronto airport last week was too high when it approached the runway before overshooting, skidding off into a ravine and bursting into flames, a senior investigator said on Monday....
Microsoft sees three ‘critical’ Windows flaws SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 9: Microsoft Corp. warned users of its Windows operating system on Tuesday of three newly found “critical” security flaws in its software, including one that could allow attackers to take complete control of a computer....		Japan plunges into political turmoil TOKYO: Japan was plunged into political turmoil on Monday when the prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi, was pushed into calling a snap election that risks destroying his party....
Ancient Egypt provides key to storing N-waste THE pyramids of the pharaohs and the nuclear bunkers of the past century may appear to have very little in common. But that could be about to change as the guardians...		S. Korea totters on road to economic gain SEOUL: These should be happy times in South Korea. The country’s largest corporations, Samsung and Hyundai, have won global respect for their electronic goods and automobiles....
China, Russia join forces to play war game When Taiwanese military forces launched a combined operations exercise off Tsoying in the Taiwan Strait last week, it was not hard to guess who the “enemy” was....		Accused UN official is known for bluntness UNITED NATIONS: Veteran UN official Benon Sevan, accused of getting kickbacks in the oil-for-food programme he headed, is a larger-than-life figure who once called himself the most “politically incorrect person in...
Subsidized fuel is being smuggled out of Iraq ON THE SHATT AL ARAB (Iraq): The rusted skiffs chug down this broad channel lined with marsh, sometimes so laden with illegal cargo that they rise only half a foot above the waterline....		Rescued sub crew tell of ordeal MOSCOW: The British team who aided the rescue of seven Russian submariners from the depths of the Pacific flew home last night, as details emerged of the crew’s horrifying 76 hours...