November 4, 2005	Friday	Shawwal 1, 1426

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ICRC seeks access to all US-held suspects GENEVA, Nov 3: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) called on Thursday for access to all foreign terrorism suspects held by the United States after a report of a covert CIA prison system for Al Qaeda captives....		Enraged immigrants on the rampage in Paris PARIS, Nov 3: French authorities struggled on Thursday to bring order to rundown suburbs of Paris after a week of nighttime rioting that has spread across the region and called into question the government’s handling of the crisis....
Alarm raised over stolen passports NEW YORK, Nov 3: With 10 to 15 million stolen passports in use around the world at the present time, the global struggle against terrorism is seriously hampered, Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble said....		US Muslims call for understanding NEW YORK, Nov 3: Five Muslims who were detained after praying at an American football game want to turn the incident into a tool to teach Americans about Islam....
Bird flu threatens Asian, African way of life: Annan UNITED NATIONS, Nov 3: Bird flu’s rapid spread could spell the end of a lifestyle dominant in much of Asia and Africa, where people live right alongside their domestic animals, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Thursday....		UN unveils initiative to improve oversight UNITED NATIONS, Nov 3: Responding to the pressure to institute management reforms at the world body in the wake of the oil-for-food scandal, a top UN official announced a series of initiatives to improve the system, including a functioning whistle-blower system....
Bush aide admits he met Italian spy chief WASHINGTON, Nov 3: President George Bush’s national security adviser, Stephen Hadley, admitted on Wednesday meeting Italy’s top spy in 2002, but said they did not discuss uranium, as speculation mounted on...		UK editor held over assault on husband LONDON, Nov 3: The editor of Britain’s biggest-selling daily newspaper, The Sun, has been arrested for allegedly assaulting her husband, an actor famous for his tough guy role in a long-running soap opera....
Libby pleads not guilty to leak charges WASHINGTON, Nov 3: Former top White House aide I. Lewis ‘Scooter’ Libby pleaded not guilty on Thursday in a Washington court to charges that he lied to a grand jury over his involvement in the unmasking of a CIA agent....		Brussels to verify secret CIA prison reports BRUSSELS, Nov 3: The European Commission will look into press reports that the CIA has secret prisons in eastern Europe, a spokesman said on Thursday, noting that such facilities would not be compatible with EU treaties....
Vietnam terms ’64 report historic fact HANOI, Nov 3: Vietnam on Thursday described as a ‘historic fact’ a US report that false intelligence given to the White House in 1964 led to the first major escalation of the Vietnam war....		Catalonia gets more autonomy MADRID, Nov 3: After burning the midnight oil, Spain’s parliament voted early on Thursday in favour of a controversial proposed statute to give greater autonomy to the wealthy northeastern region of Catalonia....
Bush is a prisoner of the right WASHINGTON: One year after his re-election President Bush governs from a bunker. “We go forward with complete confidence,” he proclaimed in his second inaugural address. He urged ‘our youngest citizens’ to...		Nationalism mixes with dissatisfaction in Syria DAMASCUS: Perched in an old city cafe scented with apple-flavoured tobacco, unemployed lawyer Mohammed Kroma ran through a list of the West’s criticisms of his government....
Tony Blair is running out of true allies LONDON: At Westminster, there are days of great human drama; and there are dramatic days that actually matter — that shape politics for months or years to come....		Berlusconi claims suicide bomber plotted to kill him ROME: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has said a suicide bomber was plotting to blow him up at a soccer match, and accused his political rivals of exposing Italy to terrorist attacks by questioning his word....
Tsunami survivors long for home LAMPUUK (Indonesia): In a little shack they built on a rubble-strewn field where the tsunami travelled the farthest inland, a group of boys orphaned in the disaster have made themselves a family....		Chinese plan spacewalk, docking BEIJING: China’s next space flights will include walks and dockings, but more ambitious plans for a space station and a lunar probe are still awaiting formal government approval, state press said on Thursday....