August 31, 2005	Wednesday	Rajab 25, 1426

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Rally attacked in Kashmir; four killed SRINAGAR, Aug 30: A policeman was injured in an attack by militants on a state minister’s rally in occupied Kashmir, while Indian troops killed four militants in three separate clashes, police said on Tuesday....		Indian guards kill three Bangladeshis DHAKA, Aug 30: Three people were killed and at least nine injured on Tuesday when Indian Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire on innocent Bangladeshis on eastern Brahmanbaria and northern Thakurgaon frontiers, officials said....
Anti-charter forces join hands in Iraq BAGHDAD, Aug 30: Iraq’s disenchanted Sunnis on Tuesday reached out across the sectarian divide to seek alliances with any ethnic or religious groups opposed to the newly-drafted constitution....		UN investigators question suspects: Hariri murder BEIRUT, Aug 30: UN investigators questioned an aide to Lebanon’s pro-Syrian president and three former security chiefs on Tuesday as suspects in the killing of ex-prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, the prime minister said....
France keeps pressure on Turkey over Cyprus PARIS, Aug 30: French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy made a new call on Tuesday for Turkey to recognise Cyprus but made clear Paris did not plan to block the start of Ankara’s entry talks with the European Union on Oct....		Anti-globalization rally forces CEOs to change venue SYDNEY, Aug 30: Three people were injured and seven arrested when police and anti-globalization campaigners clashed at the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday during protests against a convention for international business chiefs....
Zimbabwe votes to change constitution HARARE, Aug 30: President Robert Mugabe’s ruling party pushed through amendments on Tuesday to Zimbabwe’s constitution, paving the way for the government to nationalize seized white-owned farms and impose travel bans on ‘traitors’....		Iraq battle moving towards ballot box BAGHDAD: After battling over Iraq’s draft constitution for months in the halls of government, Iraq’s Shias, Sunnis and Kurds are preparing to take their fight to the streets, mosques and airwaves ahead of a nationwide referendum on the document....
US Muslims feel sidelined in fight against terrorism WASHINGTON: The Bush administration is neglecting American Muslims in the fight against terrorism, undermining a potentially priceless resource that could be used to root out militants at home, major Muslim groups say....		Poverty drives Russian women into prostitution abroad MOSCOW: Driven by family poverty and low pay, Katrina finally accepted a job offer as waitress at a restaurant in Bangkok. The job turned out to mean striptease and prostitution....
Tibetans being left out of boom 40 years on LHASA (China): Tibet’s capital is booming, but for Gucang Dunzhu, it doesn’t much matter. The Lhasa local government boasts 12 per cent growth rates for the past four years, driven by...		European govts devising novel ways to protect people’s spending power PARIS/LONDON: Higher oil prices are raising the cost of running a car and heating a home, prompting some European governments to devise novel ways to protect people’s spending power and hopes of a recovery in economic growth....
‘Hot spot’ found on Saturn’s moon LONDON: There is a hot spot on one of Saturn’s moons which should not be there and has yet to be explained, scientists say. It is located at the south pole...		Netanyahu bids to oust Sharon TEL AVIV, Aug 30: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s bitter rival, Binyamin Netanyahu, launched a bid on Tuesday to topple him as Likud party leader in a power struggle sparked by the evacuation of Gaza settlers....
Russia sees stronger Chinese role in Central Asia MOSCOW: Russia hopes its new-found military friendship with China will help it keep an already troubled Central Asian region on its borders from turning even more turbulent....		Paris blaze kills seven immigrants PARIS, Aug 30: A blaze in a rundown building housing African immigrants in Paris — the second in four days and the third in five months — killed seven people overnight...
One of UK’s oldest people dies LONDON, Aug 30: Florence Reeves, who at 111 was among the oldest people in Britain, has died, her local member of parliament David Amess said on Tuesday....		BJP demands minister’s resignation NEW DELHI, Aug 30: Opposition lawmakers walked out of the Indian parliament’s lower house on Tuesday demanding the finance minister’s resignation after his wife represented the tax department in a court case....