September 15, 2005	Thursday	Sha'aban 10, 1426

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Annan urges leaders to fulfil pledges UNITED NATIONS, Sept 14: The UN world summit billed as the largest gathering ever of international leaders opened on Wednesday with a warning from Secretary-General Kofi Annan that ‘millions of lives...		Bush calls for fight against terrorism UNITED NATIONS, Sept 14: US President George Bush on Wednesday urged compassion for the needy and pressed the global community to ‘put the terrorists on notice’ by cracking down on any activities that could incite deadly attacks....
Nato rejects US call for help in fighting Taliban BERLIN, Sept 14: Nato allies France, Germany and Spain rejected a US call on Wednesday for the alliance to help it fight the Taliban in Afghanistan, insisting NATO should stick to peacekeeping tasks there....		France threatens Iran with UN referral UNITED NATIONS, Sept 14: France threatened Iran with referral to the United Nations over its nuclear activities on Wednesday despite the misgivings of the IAEA, the UN’s atomic watchdog agency....
Bush raises issue with Indian PM UNITED NATIONS, Sept 14: US President George W. Bush has expressed concern over Iran’s nuclear programme to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as Washington moved to rally support for possible UN sanctions against the Islamic republic, officials said on Wednesday....		US seeks China’s help over Iran NEW YORK, Sept 14: US President George Bush on Tuesday night called on China to join him in trying to stop nuclear programmes in Iran and North Korea....
UN adopts reform document after changes UNITED NATIONS, Sept 14: The United Nations General Assembly unanimously approved a watered down version of broad ranging reforms which stipulate global action to eradicate poverty and broad ranging reforms of world body’s management....		Palestinians pour into Egypt from Gaza RAFAH, Sept 14: Hamas militants blew a hole on Wednesday in a concrete barrier on the Gaza Strip’s southern border allowing Palestinians to continue to surge into Egypt despite pledges to restore order, witnesses said....
Hurricane pounds North Carolina RALEIGH, Sept 14: Hurricane Ophelia pelted the North Carolina coast with heavy rain and gusting wind on Wednesday in a slow-moving assault that was expected to last for two days and trigger widespread flooding....		Indonesian, Israeli FMs meet in NY UNITED NATIONS, Sept 14: Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom secretly met in New York for the first time with his Indonesian counterpart Hassan Wirayuda ahead of the UN General Assembly, a senior Israeli source said on Wednesday....
China offers aid UNITED NATIONS, Sept 14: Chinese President Hu Jintao offered the world’s poorest countries tariff-free trade, debt relief and cheap loans on Wednesday — but excluded about a dozen states which recognize China’s rival Taiwan....		Children bear brunt of encephalitis outbreak LUCKNOW: With tears in his eyes, Indian farmer Ram Kumar Dwivedi rushes to the side of his convulsing son and begins pumping his chest with his hands to help nine-year-old Vimal breathe....
Burma Road could link India, China STILWELL ROAD (India): Ninety-year-old Phingal Singh Limbu still remembers his colleagues dying around him as they hacked a way through the Burmese jungle to build a road from India to China during World War Two....		Lankan conflict exposing children to warfare KILLINOCHCHI (Sri Lanka): The ground is parched. The sun is hot. It is around 2.00 in the afternoon. In a playground adjoining an orphanage run by the LTTE in its de...
Manipur rebel asks India to practise democracy HONG KONG: The leader of a rebel group in India’s northeast has challenged the world’s biggest democracy to live up to its name and let the people of the troubled state of Manipur choose for themselves if they want independence....		Young woman defies caste system HIMATNAGAR (India): Like many women in parts of India, Savita Chaudhry was a child bride, married at the age of 3 to a boy two years her senior, then sent home to grow up....
High fares weaken BD officials’ weekend DHAKA: Clerk Mohammed Shajahan spent a weekend out of town visiting family after the government cut his work-week last week to five days from six to save energy, only to find himself poorer as bus fares had spiked....		Love in India & wed in Malaysia NEW DELHI: The Great Indian Wedding, attended by uncles, aunts and the extended family, is now bolstering foreign tourism industries abroad. Malaysia’s tourism department has now flown eight leading Indian wedding...