August 28, 2005	Sunday	Rajab 22, 1426

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US soldier dies, 7 hurt in Afghan attacks KABUL, Aug 27: One US soldier was killed and seven wounded in attacks in southeast Afghanistan and near Kabul, the US military said on Saturday, as American casualties mount during their bloodiest year so far in the country....		Grenade attack kills one in India GUWAHATI, Aug 27: One person was killed and seven others, including two policemen, were wounded on Saturday in a grenade attack by suspected rebels in India’s restive northeastern state of Assam, officials said....
Israel humiliated by pullout: Hamas GAZA, Aug 27: A Hamas leader who tops Israel’s most wanted list said on Saturday the Jewish state had been humiliated by its Gaza pullout and warned Palestinian officials against stopping what he called armed resistance by militants....		Bush asks Palestinians to act against extremists CRAWFORD (Texas) Aug 27: US President George Bush appealed for patience with Iraq’s political development on Saturday and said Israel’s pullout from Gaza meant the Palestinians must now redouble efforts to fight extremists....
Demonstrators pour into Bush’s hometown CRAWFORD, Aug 27: Tension mounted on Saturday in Unites States President George W. Bush’s hometown as a small army of his supporters poured in to challenge demonstrators opposed to the war in Iraq....		Militants kill four in Thailand YALA (Thailand) Aug 27: Two Buddhist Thais and two Muslims, including defence volunteers of both faiths, have been shot dead by suspected militants in the restive south, police said on Saturday....
Fair and peaceful polls demanded in Sri Lanka COLOMBO, Aug 27: Sri Lanka’s media and political parties on Saturday called for fair and peaceful elections in the conflict-torn island after a court ordered President Chandrika Kumaratunga to step down this year....		Hurricane claims 7 lives MIAMI, Aug 27: Hurricane Katrina bulked up in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday for a second and potentially more deadly assault on the US coast after killing seven people on its trek across southern Florida....
Australia may toughen citizenship rules SYDNEY, Aug 27: The Australian government is considering toughening citizenship rules as part of its anti-terrorism campaign in light of the suicide bombings in London, a minister said on Saturday....		UK demands extradition of Algerian LONDON, Aug 27: Britain has requested the extradition of an Algerian man arrested in Bangkok with 180 false passports, Scotland Yard and the Foreign Office said on Saturday....
Saudi dissident closes website LONDON, Aug 27: Saudi dissident Mohammad Al Masari closed down parts of his jihadi website on Saturday. His internet site featured videos of beheadings, suicide bombings in Israel and Iraq and messages from supporters of Al Qaeda....		Five held over Indonesia explosion AMBON, Aug 27: Indonesian police said on Saturday that they had arrested five more people following a bomb blast that wounded several people in a market here....
Plane makes emergency landing in India NEW DELHI, Aug 27: An Indian Airlines plane with 87 passengers aboard made an emergency landing soon after takeoff at New Delhi’s airport Saturday following the pilot’s detection of a technical fault, a report said....		Globalisation driving inequality, says UN UNITED NATIONS: Despite unprecedented economic growth in recent years, the rich have become richer and the poor even poorer, says a new UN report that also shows women facing more hardship than men in all walks of life....
US-UK clash likely over UN reform BRITAIN will join an international alliance to confront George Bush and salvage as much as possible of an ambitious plan to reshape the United Nations and tackle world poverty next week....		Divisions over Iraq’s charter hurt US strategy WASHINGTON: Deep divisions in Iraq over the country’s draft constitution carry seeds that could destroy the Bush administration’s beleaguered strategy for turning the strife-torn country into a unified and stable democracy....
US-Russian efforts to save N-sites gain steam MOSCOW: Joint US-Russian efforts to boost security against potential terrorist attacks on Russian storage sites for nuclear warheads have accelerated in recent months, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said here on Friday....		Devil lies in the details of Aceh accord JAKARTA: As the historic Aceh peace deal, signed two weeks ago in Helsinki, enters the delicate, implementation phase analysts worry that the wording is vague and that mounting political opposition could yet derail the accord....
Turkey’s EU dream dealt double blow BERLIN/BRUSSELS: Turkey’s 40-year dream of joining the European family suffered a double blow on Friday when Jacques Chirac and Angela Merkel, Germany’s conservative leader, raised serious doubts about forthcoming talks on EU membership....		Egyptian law limits poll participation CAIRO: Egyptians will vote in multi-candidate presidential elections for the first time September 7, but their choices have been very limited. After controversial qualification procedures the list of aspirants has been narrowed down to 10 men, some familiar, others less so....