November 24, 2005	Thursday	Shawwal 21, 1426

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India warns US against altering nuclear deal WASHINGTON, Nov 23: Any moves by the US Congress to alter a landmark nuclear agreement with India could undermine the ‘finely balanced’ deal, according to Indian ambassador to Washington Ronen Sen....		Quake-hit farmers struggle to save livestock HASSAN SERY: Farmer Shabbir Naqvi lost six members of his family in last month’s earthquake, among them his wife, daughter and father. Struggling with his grief, the last thing Naqvi wanted...
Millions without water in China as chemical blast pollutes river HARBIN, Nov 23: A chemical plant explosion has severely polluted one of China’s biggest rivers, the government said on Wednesday, causing water supplies to be cut for millions of people and sparking pollution fears in neighbouring Russia....		Briton found guilty of ‘honour killing’ LONDON, Nov 23: A man was found guilty at a London court on Tuesday of the ‘honour killing’ of a man who had a secret relationship with his sister....
Opposition to ‘target’ Sonia NEW DELHI, Nov 23: India’s main opposition parties, buoyed by an emphatic electoral victory in Bihar, said on Wednesday they would target Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi and former foreign minister Kunwar Natwar Singh for alleged corruption in parliament....		Tribal chief, 3 sons slain in Baghdad BAGHDAD, Nov 23: Gunmen in 10 army-type vehicles on Wednesday shot dead a Sunni tribal chief and four relatives in a pre-dawn raid in Baghdad. The gunmen, dressed as Iraqi soldiers,...
European body opens inquiry against CIA: Prisoner flights STRASBOURG, Nov 23: The Council of Europe said on Wednesday it was opening a probe into mounting reports that US intelligence used European airports to transit suspected terrorists held secretly outside US territory....		Uzbekistan refuses to be used as Afghan rear base BRUSSELS, Nov 23: Uzbekistan has told several European countries that it does not want to be used as a rear base for their operations in Afghanistan, a NATO official said on Wednesday....
Oil benefits MNCs, not Iraqis: study LONDON, Nov 23: Up to 194 billion dollars in Iraqi oil revenues are going to multinational oil companies (MNCs) under long-term contracts, and not to the Iraqi people, a social and environmental group alleged on Tuesday....		Karzai assures Indians of security NEW DELHI, Nov 23: Afghan President Hamid Karzai called up Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday to offer condolences over the killing of an Indian driver working in a road building project....
Lanka scrambles for elusive peace COLOMBO: Peace lobbyists claim war is not imminent, despite the newly elected President Mahinda Rajapakse appointing a hardliner prime minister, Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, who has previously supported a military crushing of the LTTE....		Laloo: Machiavelli behind a mask? PATNA: What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of Laloo Prasad? ‘The man with ideas’ that helped him rule for 15 odd years! Surprised? That’s the GenX decode of the Laloo metaphor......
Where Hinduism meets hedonism VIZHINJAM (India): The small beach at the southern end of Vizhinjam is wild and beautiful. The surf rolls in too fast for most swimmers — though I see one local man diving for shellfish....		Maoist deal with parties isolates Gyanendra KATHMANDU: A deal between Nepal’s political parties and Maoist rebels to work together to restore democracy has further isolated King Gyanendra who seized power nine months ago, analysts said on Wednesday....
HIV therapy only for rich MUMBAI: India may be a major exporter of anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs but barely 30,000 people are actually on medication in this country which itself has a burden of five million HIV positive cases....		Want a gun licence? Go to Nagaland SURAT: It’s not the Rolls Royce or Rolex watches which top the list of coveted items in Surat, but the steely, sophisticated gun. In fact, a gun licence is one of the most fashionable accessories in the diamond city....
Mahmoud’s third nominee vetoed TEHRAN, Nov 23: Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was dealt a fresh political blow on Wednesday when parliament rejected his third nominee for the crucial post of oil minister....		Tsunami refugees evacuated COLOMBO: Thousands of Sri Lanka’s tsunami refugees living in makeshift shelters were evacuated on Tuesday to higher ground after torrential rains lashed the country for a second consecutive day....