September 7, 2005	Wednesday	Sha’aban 2, 1426

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UN administration blamed for scam: Findings of oil-for-food report leaked UNITED NATIONS, Sept 6: In an unprecedented move the Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC) led by Paul Volcker, the former head of US Federal Reserve, will present its final report to the...		Iraq is worse than Afghanistan: Annan UNITED NATIONS, Sept 6: Iraq has become a greater hub of terrorism than Afghanistan under Taliban, as the war in Iraq fuelled unrest among Muslims in the world, UN Secretary-General Kofi...
Bush resists immediate probe into disaster WASHINGTON, Sept 6: President George Bush, facing demands for an investigation into what went wrong in the initial response to Hurricane Katrina, resisted any immediate probe on Tuesday into what has become the worst US humanitarian crisis ever....		Egyptians go to the polls today CAIRO, Sept 6: With his reelection battle all but won, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s main struggle on the eve of Wednesday’s landmark election was to secure a strong enough turnout to legitimise his victory....
Move against Arroyo fails MANILA, Sept 6: A relieved President Gloria Arroyo on Tuesday urged the Philippine people to rally behind her as the legislature killed off an opposition attempt to impeach her for election fraud, ending a three-month crisis which has paralyzed her government....		Iran 5 years away from N-arms: report LONDON, Sept 6: Iran, threatened with referral to the UN Security Council over its atomic ambitions, is still five years away from developing a nuclear weapons capability, a London-based think tank said on Tuesday....
Response to tragedy was racist, say Africans JOHANNESBURG, Sept 6: Africa has slammed the Bush administration’s slow response to the hurricane disaster, saying it revealed the ‘racist’ character of American society....		Iraq charter goes for print with no change BAGHDAD, Sept 6: Last-minute talks among Iraqi leaders on the text of a draft constitution have ended without making amendments and printing will start on Thursday, a senior member of the parliamentary drafting team said on Tuesday....
100,000 told to flee as typhoon hits Japan TOKYO, Sept 6: A typhoon pummelled southwestern Japan on Tuesday, causing floods and landslides that left at least six dead and 13 missing, and paralyzing transport....		BD to have two weekly holidays DHAKA, Sept 6: The government of Bangladesh has decided to extend weekly holidays to two days -— Friday and Saturday. Besides, the government has decided to extend office timing by an hour....
Bob Geldof accused of betraying the poor of Africa TWO months have not elapsed since the G8 summit, and already almost everything has turned to ashes. Even the crustiest sceptics have been shocked by the speed with which its promises have been broken....		Putin still bitter over Orange Revolution MOSCOW: President Putin has denied there was any cooling of Russia’s relations with European governments despite the EU’s role in helping the pro-Moscow candidate’s defeat in the Ukrainian election....
Chernobyl disaster overplayed: study THE nuclear disaster at Chernobyl almost 20 years ago has so far claimed fewer than 50 lives, according to a study by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN Development Programme and the World Health Organisation....		Thai unrest a serious problem for Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR: The assassination of a mosque imam in Thailand’s southern Narathiwat province has already spooked a group of 131 Thai Muslims to flee across the border into Malaysia’s Kelantan state....
Bosnia’s neglected cave seeks recognition ZAVALA (Bosnia): Legend says fairies used to dance in the large chambers of the Vjetrenica cave, in southern Bosnia. The dancers were beautiful, but traces on the ground betrayed their cloven feet, the story goes....		US influence in Iraq constitution ‘excessive’ LONDON: US influence in the process of drafting a constitution for Iraq is excessive and “highly inappropriate”, a United Nations official says. “It is a matter of public record that in...
Annan faulted for management lapses ACCORDING to a preface released on Tuesday, the report clears UN chief Kofi Annan of ethical misconduct but faults him for serious management lapses. —AFP...		Housing crisis BATON ROUGE: Some 140,000 to 160,000 homes swamped by fetid floodwaters in New Orleans are unsalvageable, officials said on Tuesday, raising the prospect of a disastrous housing crisis....