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UN asks Syria to cooperate with investigators UNITED NATIONS, Oct 31: The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution calling upon Syria to cooperate with a UN investigation into the death of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri or face possible sanctions....		China opposes sanctions UNITED NATIONS, Oct 31: Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing told the UN Security Council on Monday that it would ‘be inappropriate’ to threaten Syria with sanctions to force it to cooperate...
Sharon dampens prospect of talks JERUSALEM, Oct 31: Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, giving no ground on the heels of Israel’s Gaza withdrawal, said in a policy speech on Monday the Palestinian Authority (PA) should ‘wage a real war on terror’ before peace talks can resume....		Seven US troops killed in Iraq BAGHDAD, Oct 31: Seven US troops were killed in three roadside bombings near Baghdad, the military said on Monday, making October the bloodiest month for Americans in Iraq since January....
CIA spy received threats after her cover was blown: TV WASHINGTON, Oct 31: Secret agent Valerie Plame was shocked when she learned her cover as a spy had been blown, and has received threats since her unmasking, her husband, former US ambassador Joseph Wilson, said in an interview aired on Sunday....		Iraqi VP’s brother shot dead BAGHDAD, Oct 31: The brother of one of Iraq’s two vice presidents was shot dead and a deputy minister injured in attacks across Iraq on Monday....
Thousands pay tributes to Rosa Parks WASHINGTON, Oct 31: Thousands of Americans, including President Bush and first lady Laura Bush, streamed through the US Capitol Rotunda on Monday to pay tribute to Rosa Parks....		Amrita Pritam dies at 86 NEW DELHI, Oct 31: Punjabi writer Amrita Pritam, revered as a rebel and radical humanist on both sides of her divided homeland, died here on Monday after a long bout of illness that followed a fall....
40 die in Iraq bombing? BAGHDAD, Oct 31: US aircraft bombed a house close to Karabila, near Iraq’s border with Syria, before dawn on Monday in what the military said was a precision strike on an Al Qaeda leader....		Myanmar decides to quit ILO: Warnings of sanctions ignored BANGKOK: Ignoring warnings of “far reaching and extremely serious consequences”, Myanmar’s military rulers have told the International Labour Organisation (ILO) that the country will be quitting the United Nations labour body....
The other beneficiaries of quake relief A WAVE of joy washed across Martung, a highland village in Pakistan’s earthquake belt, when outside aid finally arrived this week. Hundreds of people ran out to greet the army helicopter that landed laden with a valuable cargo of tents....		21 coalitions in Iraq’s Dec 15 elections THERE are 21 coalitions contesting the election on Dec. 15. Five groups are likely to dominate the race: the Shia Islamist Alliance, the Kurdish bloc, at least two blocs of Sunni...
The pollution capital of the world BEIJING: As it gears up to host the 2008 Olympic Games Beijing has been awarded an unwelcome new accolade: the air pollution capital of the world....		BBC drama to capture rise and fall of Saddam BBC2 is developing a major drama about the rise and fall of Saddam Hussein, drawing on new interviews to tell the story of how the Iraqi dictator and his inner circle...
Bosnian claims finding Europe’s first pyramids VISOCICA HILL (Bosnia-Hercegovina): Bosnian explorer Semir Osmanagic is convinced he has found Europe’s first pyramids which he says are a new world wonder dating back to ancient times....		Libby to appear in court on 3rd Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff, Lewis Libby, who resigned last week after being indicted in a CIA leak investigation, will make his first court appearance on Thursday for an arraignment, a court official said....