September 17, 2005	Saturday	Sha'aban 12, 1426

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US concedes Iran has right to run civilian N-plan NEW YORK, Sept 16: The United States explicitly acknowledged on Friday that Iran had a right to run a civilian nuclear program. “What we don’t want to do is give the...		US claims ‘broad agreement’ VIENNA, Sept 16: The United States has ‘broad agreement’ from both developed and developing countries that international pressure must be brought to bear on Iran to stop nuclear fuel work that could be weapons-related, a US spokesman said on Friday....
US threatens to freeze North Korea’s assets NEW YORK, Sept 16: The United States on Friday held out the threat of freezing some North Korean assets if six-party talks did not make progress in the next five days in ending the communist state’s nuclear weapons capability....		Tehran to propose joint ventures LONDON, Sept 16: Iran will propose a series of international joint ventures in its nuclear programme in a bid to calm fears that Tehran wants to use the technology to build weapons, a British newspaper said on Friday....
$300m pledged to combat poverty NEW YORK, Sept 16: The heads of states and business leaders attending a conference convened by the Clinton Global Initiative pledged on Thursday more than 300 million dollars for a venture capital fund to combat poverty and address religious conflicts....		Salman cleared in Aishwarya tape case MUMBAI, Sept 16: A tape in which Indian heart-throb Salman Khan was supposedly heard threatening Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai with underworld retribution unless she performed a show did not contain his voice, police said on Friday....
Israeli, Qatari FMs meet at UN UNITED NATIONS, Sept 16: Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom held talks on Thursday with his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr al Thani, in what were described as the first official contacts between the two countries....		Palestinians not to get APCs from Russia MOSCOW, Sept 16: Russia has shelved a plan to give the Palestinians 50 armoured personnel carriers after Middle East peace brokers told Moscow it could harm efforts to stabilise the region, diplomatic sources said on Friday....
TI terms police most corrupt in BD DHAKA, Sept 16: The police, education, health, local government and communication are the most corrupt sectors in Bangladesh, according to a report of the local chapter of the Berlin-based Transparency International....		US does not deserve aid: ayatollah TEHRAN, Sept 16: The US does not deserve aid in the wake of hurricane Katrina given the money it spends on military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, a senior Iranian religious figure said on Friday....
A case against the neoliberal gang: Elections in Germany BERLIN: As hard as it will be to achieve this result in the German elections, I none the less make the case for the Social Democrat and Green coalition to continue...		The Dutch and the sea AMSTERDAM: The Netherlands’ history is the tale of an endless battle against the sea. Now, the low-lying country wants to share its experiences with US regions devastated by Hurricane Katrina....
UN unsure of ‘free, fair’ polls in Afghanistan KABUL: The first parliament election in 32 years on Sunday has given pro-democracy campaigners here much to celebrate. About 12 million Afghans, the vast majority of the country’s adults, are registered to vote....		MacArthur statue provokes protests in South Korea INCHON (South Korea): Gen. Douglas MacArthur can’t be seen around these parts without his bodyguards. The old soldier stands high on a bluff here looking out to sea, binoculars slung around...
Liberals in Poland seek coalition govt WARSAW: Poland’s liberal Civic Platform party said on Friday it would form a ruling coalition with a conservative ally even if it won enough votes to secure a parliamentary majority on its own in the Sept....		Clinton carves another niche for himself NEW YORK: The UN General Assembly this week may have failed to come up with a stirring plan to combat the world’s ills. But there was former president Bill Clinton —...