November 18, 2005	Friday	Shawwal 15, 1426

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Pakistan: donors need accountability on human rights NEW YORK, Nov 17: A recent attack by police on a camp of earthquake survivors highlights why international donors must insist on human rights protection in Azad Kashmir, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday....		China’s rise will be peaceful, says Hu BUSAN (South Korea), Nov 17: President Hu Jintao sought on Thursday to ease anxiety about China’s emergence as a global power, insisting his country would never threaten world peace and would instead be a force for prosperity....
Nine US soldiers killed BAGHDAD, Nov 17: Five US Marines were killed in a gunbattle in western Iraq on Wednesday, bringing to nine the number of soldiers killed in two days....		US to Iraq govt: abuse won’t be tolerated: Militia ‘control of army’ disapproved of BAGHDAD, Nov 17: Washington will not tolerate prisoner abuse in Iraq or the infiltration of security forces by militias, US officials said on Thursday, laying down the law even as Iraqi officials downplayed allegations of detainees being tortured....
US should ‘mind its own business’, say opinion-makers NEW YORK, Nov 17: More and more Americans believe that the United States should ‘mind its own business internationally and let other countries get along the best they can on their...		EU rejects Russian offer to host talks with Iran VIENNA, Nov 17: EU negotiators Britain, Germany and France have turned down a Russian offer to host an EU-Iran meeting in Moscow next week over Iran’s disputed nuclear program, diplomats told AFP Thursday....
Bush, Roh favour armistice talks KYONGJU (South Korea), Nov 17: US President George W. Bush and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun agreed on Thursday talks should be held to replace the 1950-53 Korea War truce with...		As China rises, so does Japanese nationalism THE past year might be described as the moment time of China’s rise. Of course its rise long predates these years, but this fact has suddenly been recognised worldwide, well beyond the global elite....
Bird flu: some questions answered WASHINGTON: World leaders are moving to try to control a growing outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza, which is spreading to poultry flocks in several Asian and European countries....		Unique relief from asthma in Ukraine SOLOTVINO (Ukraine): Driving by the village of Solotvino in western Ukraine, you’d never know that a unique healing haven for lung ailments lies deep beneath its dreary landscape of Soviet-era buildings and trash heaps....
Robert Fisk launches new book in New York: Enlightening insight into Sept 11 events NEW YORK: Distinguished British journalist Robert Fisk, an outspoken critic of the US-British war in Iraq, has a large following in the United States, as was demonstrated when he launched his...		Leftist Italian icon gets tough with immigrants BOLOGNA (Italy): When Sergio Cofferati was leader of Italy’s largest trade union, he orchestrated mammoth protests against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in his battle to uphold workers’ rights....
US calls for protecting oil-for-food documents UNITED NATIONS, Nov 17: As the Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC) probing the Iraqi oil-for-food scandal announced on Wednesday it will stay in session until the end of December before handing over...		Free speech debate marks UN summit TUNIS, Nov 17: A debate about freedom of expression simmered at a UN communications summit on Thursday as a French campaigner was stopped from attending and China and Senegal defended limits on free speech....
Resolution on troop pullout presented WASHINGTON, Nov 17: A Democratic lawmaker on Thursday introduced in the US Congress the first resolution demanding an immediate withdrawal of US troops in Iraq amid a war of words between the White House and the opposition over the conflict....		Ad for wife killer PRAGUE, Nov 17: Police have arrested a 30-year old Czech who placed an advert on the Internet for someone to kill his 43-year-old wife. “The man offered a potential killer a reward of 2,000 euros....