September 9, 2005	Friday	Sha’aban 4, 1426

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Mystery of Arafat’s death takes new twist JERUSALEM, Sept 8: Mystery over the cause of Yasser Arafat’s death took a new twist on Thursday with the emergence of medical reports which failed to pinpoint a precise cause for the Palestinian leader’s demise....		US-India deal has major faults, says expert WASHINGTON, Sept 8: The India-US nuclear deal was signed too quickly and secretively, and there are major faults in the agreement, says a top US expert....
US Democrats oppose Republican-led probe: Katrina devastation WASHINGTON, Sept 8: Democratic leaders pushing for an independent commission to investigate the government’s response to Hurricane Katrina spurned on Thursday a plan by majority Republicans for a joint congressional inquiry....		UN envoy deplores HR situation in Iraq UNITED NATIONS, Sept 8: UN envoy to Iraq Ashraf Qazi expressed serious concern on Thursday over the human rights situation in the war-torn country, noting that he had repeatedly brought up...
Cheney heckled on hurricane tour GULFPORT (USA), Sept 8: Vice President Dick Cheney was confronted by an irate heckler on Thursday when he toured the US Gulf coast region devastated by Hurricane Katrina....		What Cherie said about Islam? NEW DELHI, Sept 8: British Prime Minister Tony Blair dodged questions on Thursday about what his wife Cherie may or may not have told a group of Indian women journalists about the place of women in Islam....
Bush should be ‘shot down’, says minister BERLIN, Sept 8: A conservative German minister in a southern state has caused uproar by saying US President George W. Bush should be ‘shot down’ for his handling of the crisis in hurricane-struck New Orleans....		25 Indian soldiers drown in bridge fall NEW DELHI, Sept 8: At least 25 Indian soldiers drowned in the fast-moving Sutlej river in Himachal Pradesh state on Thursday after falling from a temporary bridge, an army spokesman said....
Putin, Schroeder okay pipeline deal BERLIN, Sept 8: The leaders of Russia and Germany gave their blessing on Thursday to a gas pipeline deal that cements Berlin’s energy ties to Moscow, but which Poland and others fear leaves them vulnerable to the whims of the Kremlin....		UP’s encephalitis toll nears 600 GORAKHPUR, Sept 8: The death toll from an outbreak of Japanese encephalitis in Uttar Pradesh rose to at least 590 on Thursday and one volunteer said a baby was dying every hour in the worst-hit district....
Algerian agents were behind Paris bombing EVER since the 1995 bombing of the Paris metro by the Algerian Armed Islamic Group (GIA) made France the first western European country to suffer so-called radical Islamist terrorism, its politicians...		Europe and Iran must seize their chance: Nuclear issue WHEN Iran turned to Europe more than two years ago to address the controversy surrounding its civil nuclear programme, it created an opportunity. Since the Second World War, Europe has lost global influence....
Good work may not ensure Norway PM’s re-relection OSLO: It should be a prime minister’s dream re-election scenario — strong oil-based economic growth, low unemployment and the kudos of seeing your country rated best place to live in the world by the United Nations....		Katrina: the real costs of a culture of greed WHAT the world has witnessed this past week is an image of poverty and social disarray that tears away the affluent mask of the United States....
Child labour a ‘necessary evil’ in poor states HELSINKI: “Child labour is evil,” says Aimé Bada, a defender of minors’ rights from Senegal. “But it is a necessary evil, because without the income the children earn in the poorest countries of the world, their families would be worse off.”...		Marvels of ancient Persia on display LONDON: Iran, at loggerheads with the West over its nuclear ambitions, has put tension to one side and lent a treasure trove of artefacts from Ancient Persia to a new exhibition at the British Museum....