September 18, 2005	Sunday	Sha'aban 13, 1426

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Republicans press CIA to release Sept 11 report WASHINGTON, Sept 17: CIA Director Porter Goss is considering congressional requests for the release of a classified agency report on the Sept 11, 2001, attacks that is said to criticize former...		Rice urges UN to be tough on Iran UNITED NATIONS, Sept 17: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged the United Nations on Saturday to be tough with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and said the Security Council must act when diplomacy was exhausted....
Tigers seek immediate truce talks KILINOCHCHI, Sept 17: The political leader of the Tamil Tiger rebels has called for immediate talks with Sri Lanka’s government to save a shaky ceasefire. Tamil Tiger political chief S.P....		Schroeder closes in on Merkel as Germans vote today BERLIN, Sept 17: Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his conservative challenger Angela Merkel championed rival visions for the future of Europe’s biggest economy on Saturday on the final day of the German election campaign....
US warns Syria of ‘serious consequences’ WASHINGTON, Sept 17: The United States has stepped up its war of words against Syria, blaming Damascus for a new string of suicide bombings in Iraq and threatening ‘serious consequences’ and...		Japan hints at quitting G4 NEW YORK, Sept 17: Japan’s Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura on Friday suggested his country may abandon its alliance with Brazil, Germany and India to get a permanent seat on the UN Security Council....
Korea talks extended after China’s proposal BEIJING, Sept 17: Delegates to multilateral negotiations on North Korea’s nuclear program have decided to extend their talks into Sunday to seek agreement on a compromise put forward by the Chinese host, officials said....		Sharon threatens to hamper elections over Hamas role NEW YORK, Sept 17: Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has threatened to withhold Israeli cooperation if Hamas takes part in Palestinian legislative elections due in January, The New York Times reported on Saturday....
NZ ruling party fails to win majority WELLINGTON, Sept 17: New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark’s Labour Party held a wafer-thin lead over the main opposition as voting ended in Saturday’s general election, but the ruling party did not win enough votes to rule alone....		Annan urges states to implement reforms UNITED NATIONS, Sept 17: Secretary General Kofi Annan opened a UN General Assembly session on Saturday with a stirring call to member states to fully implement wide-ranging reforms endorsed by world leaders here this week....
Pakistani team holds trauma course in Delhi NEW DELHI, Sept 17: Rapid motorization in developing countries has in its wake brought about an alarming increase in injuries and fatalities on the roads, particularly in the Sub-continent where one...		The defining event of the 20th century LONDON: What was the most important event of the 20th century? The answer might once have been 1917. More recently, the favourite has been its historical nemesis, 1989....
Bollywood goes back to the future MUMBAI: A dearth of original storylines and a series of box-office flops with unconventional themes is pushing India’s Bollywood film producers to play it safe. A series of remakes of classics...		Confusion over Gaza’s status JERUSALEM: Now that Israel has completed its withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, does it still occupy the territory? The answer lies in the eye of the beholder....
Ancient poets are more popular in Iran than Elvis LONDON: Despite the influence of the West on Iran’s popular culture, Hafez, a poet who died over 600 years ago, still gets the crowds flocking. The pilgrims could have been on day out at Graceland....		The way to worker productivity is through bellies: ILO GENEVA: A poor diet on the job costs the world as much as 20 per cent in lost production, with workers in poor countries too malnourished to do their jobs properly...
Afghan vote a milestone but democracy fragile KABUL: Millions of Afghans will vote on Sunday for a national assembly and provincial councils, a milestone in Afghanistan’s difficult path to stability after the fall of the Taliban....		Racist slur angers Singapore premier SINGAPORE: Singapore’s premier warned on Saturday the government would not tolerate racist comments posted on the Internet or in other media, saying the attacks can disrupt the multi-ethnic city-state....