November 3, 2005	Thursday	Ramzan 29, 1426

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Hamas vows to end truce next month JABALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Nov 2: Hamas vowed on Wednesday to call off an informal truce at the year-end, as thousands rallied at the funerals of two Palestinian commando leaders killed in an Israeli air raid....		US ‘understands’ Israeli action WASHINGTON, Nov 2: The United States on Tuesday declined to criticize Israeli raids on Palestinian territories and called on the Palestinian leadership to take action against militants....
CIA running prisons in E. Europe: WP WASHINGTON, Nov 2: The CIA has been hiding and interrogating some of its most important Al Qaeda captives at a Soviet-era compound in east Europe, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday....		Russia offers joint N-venture to Iran BERLIN, Nov 2: Russia is prepared to host a nuclear fuel production joint venture with Iran, a plan that could help break a months-long deadlock in Tehran’s talks with France, Britain and Germany, diplomats said on Wednesday....
UN inspectors visit Iranian site VIENNA, Nov 2: Iran has allowed UN nuclear inspectors to visit the sensitive military site of Parchin for a second time as it boosts cooperation to ward off a possible referral to the UN Security Council, diplomats said on Wednesday....		Tehran to process uranium BERLIN, Nov 2: Iran will process a new batch of uranium at its Isfahan nuclear plant beginning next week, despite pressure from the United States and European Union to halt all sensitive nuclear work, diplomats said on Wednesday....
Chirac appeals for calm as riots rock France PARIS, Nov 2: The French government was reeling on Wednesday after nearly a week of suburban rioting outside Paris spread to other areas around the capital, laying bare what observers said...		Blair backs down on terrorism bill LONDON, Nov 2: The British government backed down on a key counter-terrorist proposal on Wednesday rather than risk its first major defeat in parliament since 1997, hours after one of Tony Blair’s closest allies quit....
Key Blair ally resigns LONDON, Nov 2: Britain’s Tony Blair suffered a heavy blow on Wednesday when a scandal-tainted ally quit his government, compounding reverses the prime minister has faced since starting his last term in power this year....		Iraqi govt urges ex-soldiers to return BAGHDAD, Nov 2: The Iraqi government issued a plea on Wednesday to former junior officers in Saddam Hussein’s military who were sacked by the US occupiers after his fall to return to the army as it battles a fierce resistance....
Car bomb kills 21 in Iraq BAGHDAD, Nov 2: At least 21 people were killed and 61 wounded when a car bomb exploded on Wednesday in Musayyib, 55 kilometres south of the Iraqi capital, security and hospital sources said....		2 Marines die in copter crash RAMADI (Iraq), Nov 2: A US helicopter crashed in the area of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, on Wednesday killing two Marines, the US military said. The AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed...
Eritrea-Ethiopia border tense ASMARA, Nov 2: Former foes Ethiopia and Eritrea have both moved troops and tanks towards the border in recent weeks, a UN source said on Wednesday, after the world body reported that the situation on the frontier had become tense....		Eid, Diwali bring together torn neighbours AHMEDABAD: A plateful of saffron-flavoured biryani followed by a mouthful of kaju katri. With Bestu Varas (Gujarati New Year) falling on Wednesday, and Eid most likely on Friday, some households in...
Peace process jolted by bombings, but remains intact NEW DELHI: The peace process between India and Pakistan has been jolted by bombings in New Delhi which killed 62 people but reamins intact despite sharp comments by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, analysts on both sides say....		Bangladesh struggles with child marriage scourge DILARPUR (Bangladesh): Khadija was 11 when she was wed. A year later, she fled back to her parents. Neither widowed nor divorced, Khadija ran away from in-laws who she says mistreated...
Tragic incident makes tea-seller an author NEW DELHI: Laxman Rao, a prolific writer who has run a roadside tea stall for 30 years, believes he can finally stop making the tea next year and devote himself to writing full time....		BD cabinet okays draft of Saarc deals DHAKA: The cabinet on Wednesday approved three draft agreements to be signed at the summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation here on November 12-13....
Maldives invites HR groups COLOMBO: The Maldives has invited international human rights groups to investigate allegations of excesses in South Asia’s most expensive tourist destination and accused dissidents of slowing reforms....		Delhi’s hero bus driver may lose sight NEW DELHI: He may lose his sight and the use of his right arm but Delhi’s heroic bus driver Kuldeep Singh, who saved his passengers by hurling an exploding bomb from his vehicle, is expected to live....