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Thousands of blacks in Washington march WASHINGTON, Oct 15: Thousands of African-Americans, young and old, gathered in Washington on Saturday, frustrated with lingering inequalities but hopeful that their show of force would mark a first step toward change....		Zawahri’s letter puzzles officials WASHINGTON, Oct 15: US intelligence officials who released a letter purporting to be from an Al Qaeda leader to Iraqi guerilla leader Abu Musab al Zarqawi this week said on Friday...
S. Arabia expresses concern over Iran’s ‘role’ in Iraq RIYADH, Oct 15: Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has again voiced Riyadh’s concern about Tehran’s growing role in Iraq. In an interview with US television channel ABC, aired on Friday, King Abdullah...		Three killed in clashes in UP town LUCKNOW, Oct 15: Authorities imposed a curfew on a town in Uttar Pradesh after three people died in communal clashes on Friday. The clashes occurred in Mau district, 300kms southeast of...
Copters prove mainstay in quake relief CHAKLALA AIR BASE: When the earthquake struck, computer engineer Mohammed Salim immediately left work in Islamabad and headed north toward his home village of Chokathi, deep in the mountains near the centre of the quake zone....		Ship sparks suspicions in BD DHAKA, Oct 15: Security agencies of Bangladesh are keeping an eye on an unidentified ship anchored in the Bay of Bengal that they suspect of carrying illegal weapons, sources in the ministry of home affairs say....
Disguise expert captured, claims US BAGHDAD, Oct 15: US forces said on Saturday they had captured two senior Al Qaeda members in Iraq, including a man known as the ‘Barber’ who helped top extremists evade detention by transforming their appearances....		US troops clashed with Syrians, says NYT WASHINGTON, Oct 15: A series of clashes in the last year between American and Syrian troops, including a prolonged firefight this summer that killed several Syrians, has raised the prospect that...
US offers ‘Qadhafi deal’ to Assad: British daily’s report LONDON, Oct 15: The United States has offered Syrian President Bashar al Assad a deal to end his government’s international isolation if it agrees to a list of concessions, a British newspaper said on Saturday....		Bad construction led to quake tragedy: study SRINAGAR, Oct 15: Poor construction practices in occupied Kashmir contributed to the massive scale of damage after the earthquake, the Indian-held state’s government said on Saturday....
US concern over Cuba mars summit SALAMANCA (Spain), Oct 15: Leaders from Spain, Portugal and Latin America debated immigration and debt on Saturday but talks were overshadowed by an unusual intervention by the United States, concerned over summit support for Cuba....		‘Scotty’ ashes to be blasted into space LOS ANGELES, Oct 15: The remains of late ‘Star Trek’ actor James Doohan, who played Scotty on the show, are to be blasted back into space accompanied by thousands of tributes from adoring fans, organizers said on Friday....
New Orleans mayor says city finances still bleak NEW ORLEANS, Oct 15: New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said on Saturday the city’s financial condition remains bleak and that he is still looking for funds that will prevent further layoffs of municipal workers....		Man escapes from jail to land in another SRINAGAR, Oct 15: An Indian who fled Pakistan after the earthquake razed the prison in which he was held, has been arrested in occupied Kashmir after crossing the Line of Control (LoC), an Indian army official said on Saturday....
Syria, Turkey, Iran leery of Kurdish gains in Iraq ISTANBUL: The proposed Iraqi constitution that would enshrine a measure of independence for the country’s ethnic Kurds is viewed with apprehension by three neighbours already struggling to accommodate the aspirations of their own Kurdish populations....		Older Japanese getting fitter and children fatter TOKYO: Elderly Japanese are fitter and more agile than they were 20 years ago but their grandchildren are flabbier and weaker, according to a nationwide survey that raises further fears about the physical state of the country’s youth....
Quake fund hits £12m after TV plea THE Disasters Emergency Committee has raised £12m for survivors of the South Asia earthquake since launching its appeal earlier this week. A spokesman for the organisation, which is coordinating the fundraising...		Scientists create GM mosquitoes to fight malaria GENETICALLY-modified mosquitoes could soon be released into the wild in an attempt to combat malaria. Scientists at Imperial College London, who created the GM insects, say they could wipe out natural mosquito populations and save thousands of lives in malaria-stricken regions....
Chinese reaching for the stars WITH Wednesday’s launch of Shenzhou 6, China’s leadership has won new prestige for its homegrown space programme, putting its second crewed spacecraft into Earth orbit and doing it two years after...		China, India threaten millions of jobs: study BRUSSELS: Millions of European industrial jobs are under threat from China, India and other emerging economies as these countries combine growth in low-skill, low-wage manufacturing with an expanding presence in innovative, hi-tech sectors, two EU reports warned on Wednesday....