August 12, 2005	Friday	Rajab 6, 1426

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Shias seek autonomy in Iraq’s south: Al Qaeda threatens to kill constitution writers BAGHDAD, Aug 11: A leading Iraqi Shia politician on Thursday demanded autonomy for provinces where the majority community predominates as US President George Bush assured the constitution will be ready by Aug 15....		Cheney stopped action against Pakistan: book: Nuclear programme WASHINGTON, Aug 11: US Vice President Dick Cheney knew about the so-called A. Q. Khan network of nuclear proliferators for more than a decade but did not act to stop it,...
Church warns 5 US firms of divestment SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 11: The US Presbyterian Church has threatened to divest from five American giant corporations, accusing them of supporting and helping maintain the Israeli occupation of Palestine....		SC reform plan has hit snag: Annan UNITED NATIONS, Aug 11: Acknowledging that the UN Security Council reforms have hit a major roadblock, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday expressed hope that the issue could be resolved by December....
Seoul backs civilian N-plan for N. Korea SEOUL, Aug 11: South Korea’s pointman on North Korea defied the United States on Thursday and supported the country’s demand for the right to maintain a civilian nuclear programme....		British Airways cancels 77 flights LONDON, Aug 11: British Airways cancelled at least 77 short-haul flights at Heathrow Airport on Thursday at the peak of its summer holiday season due to a dispute between workers and management at an airline catering firm....
Malaysia declares emergency after haze PORT KLANG (Malaysia), Aug 11: Malaysia declared an emergency near its capital on Thursday as acrid haze from Indonesian forest fires drove air pollution readings into the danger zone, forcing a brief closure of its biggest port....		Camel jockeys return to BD DHAKA, Aug 11: As many as 35 Bangladeshi children used as camel jockeys in the United Arab Emirates returned home on Thursday, ending an uncertain future and unspeakable ordeals....
Leptospirosis breaks out in Mumbai MUMBAI, Aug 11: Indian health officials on Thursday declared an outbreak of water-borne leptospirosis in Mumbai and surrounding areas hit by record monsoon rains as the disease death toll rose to 66....		Rally against Gaza pullout TEL AVIV, Aug 11: At least 200,000 opponents of next week’s Gaza Strip pullout staged a giant rally on Thursday. Addressing the enormous crowd overflowing from central Tel Aviv’s landmark Rabin...
Tamil Tigers’ ultimatum COLOMBO, Aug 11: LTTE political adviser and chief peace negotiator, Anton Balasingham, on Thursday warned of a full-fledged armed confrontation between rebel cadres and government troops....		Gaza pullout won’t make peace JERUSALEM: Momentous though Israel’s withdrawal from occupied Gaza is, anyone expecting a quick return to Middle East peacemaking is likely to be disappointed. True, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will set...
Iraqis flock to Kurdish north for jobs, safety SULAIMANIYA (Iraq): Each morning before dawn, hundreds of Arabs from southern Iraq gather near a mosque in this northern Kurdish city hoping to find work on one of scores of construction sites dotting the landscape....		UN to track small arms UNITED NATIONS: Convinced that small arms are the primary weapons of choice in most of the deadly conflicts in the world’s battle zones, the United Nations is in the process of...
Most conservative cities in America are white, says survey LOS ANGELES: The political chasm in the United States between liberals and conservatives also reflects a growing racial divide, according to a study released on Thursday....		Yemen: a change, but to what SANA’A: The announcement by 63-year-old Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh that he will not contest elections next year has brought new uncertainty about the future of the country....
Election fever grips S.Lanka COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has all the symptoms of election fever: billboards are pasted with party slogans and pictures of presidential hopefuls, political squabbling and rhetoric are reaching crescendo and ballots have been printed....