August 11, 2005	Thursday	Rajab 5, 1426

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Minister quits to get his name cleared: 1984 anti-Sikh riots NEW DELHI, Aug 10: An Indian minister resigned on Wednesday after a probe panel said there was strong suspicion that he organised the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in which nearly 3,000 Sikhs were massacred in New Delhi....		Britain signs deportation deal with Jordan AMMAN, Aug 10: Jordan signed a deal with Britain on Wednesday that enables British courts to deport Jordanians who incite or condone acts of terrorism in preaching or writing....
Netanyahu draws battle lines with Sharon over Gaza JERUSALEM, Aug 10: Talk about nightmare scenarios for Israel. Benjamin Netanyahu did just that in a powerful speech to parliament on Wednesday in which he drew his battle lines with Prime...		Two Al Qaeda men held in Turkey ISTANBUL, Aug 10: A Turkish court on Wednesday arrested a Syrian man on charges of belonging to Al Qaeda, while a second Syrian suspected of involvement in deadly bombings in Istanbul...
US referral of Iran to UN may be difficult UNITED NATIONS, Aug 10: The United States may find it difficult to win support for punitive sanctions against Iran if the regime refuses to back down over its nuclear programme, analysts said....		Six US soldiers killed in Iraq BAGHDAD, Aug 10: US forces announced the loss of six soldiers as top Iraqi leaders met separately on Wednesday to thrash out differences on the country’s constitution as the August 15 deadline loomed....
Nepal army searches for 76 missing soldiers KATHMANDU, Aug 10: Nepal’s army searched in driving monsoon rains on Wednesday for 76 soldiers missing after a major attack by Maoist rebels as the UN urged the guerillas to treat...		New words included in latest Oxford dictionary LONDON, Aug 10: Do chuggers bother you when you want to rock up to a restaurant with your cockapoo to hoover a supersized ruby murray? Confused? Then you need to refer...
BJP trying to cash in on riot report NEW DELHI: The bloodstains have disappeared but the memories have not of deadly anti-Sikh riots that shook India two decades ago after the assassination of Congress party premier Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards....		Promises aplenty but no delivery KATHMANDU: For the vast majority of Nepalis who live outside the Kathmandu Valley, neither the words of the king, the Maoist insurgents or international agencies, nor the deeds that sometimes follow their promises are improving their deprived lives....
BD’s anti-corruption body made ineffective DHAKA: The government of Bangladesh set up an anti- corruption commission, almost a year ago, to curb corrupt practices and to speed up disposal of corruption cases....		‘Official’ US commentary criticizes Musharraf WASHINGTON, Aug 10: Pakistan has not done all it could have to fight terrorism and entwined issues of terrorism and Muslim extremism have put President Pervez Musharraf in an awkward position,...
Play helps girl speak again LONDON: A Sri Lankan teenager traumatised by the December tsunami has learned to speak again thanks to a play at the Edinburgh Festival, a report said on Wednesday....		Aamir Khan battles British rule MUMBAI: Bollywood heartthrob Aamir Khan took 18 months to prepare for his role as the first martyr of India’s independence struggle against British rule — much of it standing in searing sun to scorch his skin....
Asteroid with two moons spotted LONDON, Aug 10: Scientists have spotted an asteroid with more than one moon — the first discovery of its kind. Astronomers found a second moonlet orbiting 87 Sylvia, a heavenly body...		France bans Hezbollah television broadcasts PARIS, Aug 10: Broadcasts of a Lebanese television channel linked to the Hezbollah militia group have been stopped to Asia and Latin America, France Telecom said on Wednesday....