September 21, 2005	Wednesday	Sha'aban 16, 1426

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Iraqi govt condemns British operation BASRA, Sept 20: The Iraqi government denounced British forces on Tuesday over the dramatic rescue of two undercover soldiers, saying the action could stoke hostility towards foreign troops....		9 Americans killed BASRA, Sept 20: The American death toll in bomb attacks across Iraq rose to nine over a two-day period after four security agents, including assistant regional security officer Stephen Sullivan, were...
Delhi eases Dhaka’s concern over water DHAKA, Sept 20: The India-Bangladesh water talks ended in Dhaka on Tuesday without any development on water sharing of Teesta and six other rivers as India apparently decided to linger the issue....		Mahmoud’s speech has fuelled backlash: US UNITED NATIONS, Sept 20: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s ‘uncompromising’ UN speech has fuelled a backlash, further isolating the Islamic Republic and persuading major powers they must respond, Undersecretary of State R....
Pictures shockBritons LONDON, Sept 20: Pictures of a British soldier engulfed by flames while leaping from an armoured vehicle firebombed by a mob in Basra punctured notions on Tuesday that the country’s forces are safer in Iraq than their US counterparts....		Pentagon removes nuke draft from website WASHINGTON, Sept 20: An unclassified draft of a US nuclear doctrine review that spells out conditions under which US commanders might seek approval to use nuclear weapons has been removed from a Pentagon website, a spokesman said on Monday....
Doctors accuse Israel of turning back Gaza cancer patients GAZA CITY, Sept 20: Cancer patients are being deprived access to much-needed health care in Israel since the army left the Gaza Strip, by being refused entry to the Jewish state, activists and Palestinian doctors charge....		Israeli PM embroiled in new scandal JERUSALEM, Sept 20: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was under fire on Tuesday over allegations that he violated campaign finance laws as he fought to remain Likud party leader and fend off challenger Binyamin Netanyahu....
China, Russia favour IAEA role: Moscow MOSCOW, Sept 20: Russia and China believe Iran’s nuclear programme can be dealt with within the framework of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday....		Hurricane lashes Florida MIAMI, Sept 20: Rapidly strengthening Hurricane Rita lashed the low-lying islands of the Florida Keys with squalls on Tuesday and Gulf coast communities to the west braced for a possible encore to devastating Hurricane Katrina....
Indonesia adopts ‘extraordinary’ steps to counter bird flu JAKARTA, Sept 20: Suspected bird flu patients can be forced into hospital under ‘extraordinary’ measures welcomed by the World Health Organization to counter a widening outbreak of the virus in Indonesia...		French firm apologizes to Oprah over snub CHICAGO, Sept 20: The tabloid war between Oprah Winfrey and French luxury retailer Hermes International ended in a decisive victory for the US talk show diva on Monday when the company’s president of US operations apologized on-air....
US general warns of more bloodshed: Afghanistan after elections KABUL, Sep 20: The US military commander in Afghanistan on Tuesday warned of more bloodshed in coming weeks following last weekend’s landmark parliamentary elections....		Storm kills 34 in India HYDERABAD, Sept 20: A severe storm has ripped through southern India, killing at least 34 people and leaving 50,000 homeless, officials said on Tuesday. Hundreds of trees and electricity poles were...
244-gm baby sees first birthday MAYWOOD, Sep 20 : A baby born weighing less than a soda can has celebrated her first birthday. Rumaisa Rahman, whose parents are from India, is believed to be the smallest baby ever to survive....		Nazi hunter Wiesenthal dies at 96 VIENNA, Sept 20: Simon Wiesenthal, who waged an untiring campaign to track down Nazi war criminals and keep alive the memory of Jews killed in Germany in the 1940s, died on Tuesday at the age of 96....
Protesters draw link between Katrina, Iraq NEW YORK, Sept 20: President George Bush’s faltering performance after Hurricane Katrina, like his decision to invade Iraq, show his priorities are at odds with actions needed to keep Americans safe, anti-war protesters said on Monday....		UN speech makes Ahmadinejad hero TEHRAN: While moves are afoot to bring United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions to bear on Iran for its atomic programme, Iranian President Dr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has become a national hero and a symbol of defiance against the West....
German polls — a vote against neo-liberalism IN all the confusion over Germany’s election result, one winner is clear. The newly founded Linkspartei — Left party — has taken 54 seats, leapfrogging Joschka Fischer’s Greens, who have been part of the governing coalition for the past seven years....		Hardliners hit back in Indonesia JAKARTA: Joining a group of young Indonesian intellectuals who hold liberal Islamic views was once just a ticket to controversy. Now, it could be life-threatening. Since Indonesia’s top Muslim council issued...