November 26, 2005	Saturday	Shawwal 23, 1426

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Syria agrees to let UN quiz officials in Vienna DAMASCUS, Nov 25: Syria agreed on Friday to allow UN investigators to question five officials at the UN offices in Vienna in connection with the killing of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al Hariri, a top official said....		US ran secret prison in Kosovo: HR official PARIS, Nov 25: The US military ran a Guantanamo Bay-type detention centre in Kosovo, a top Council of Europe official charged on Friday, as an investigation by the organization into alleged CIA-run secret prisons gathered pace....
Al Jazeera seeks meeting with Blair over bomb report LONDON, Nov 25: Arabic news channel Al Jazeera’s general manager flew to London on Friday to demand the British government explain a leaked report that US President George Bush wanted to bomb the TV station....		Uganda worries cloud C’wealth summit VALLETTA, Nov 25: Concerns about Uganda overshadowed the start to the Commonwealth summit on Friday as leaders of the 53 nations raised questions about democracy there....
EU blames Israel for deadlock NEW YORK, Nov 25: A European Union report has blasted Israel’s policies in East Jerusalem, saying they ‘are reducing the possibility of reaching a final-status agreement on Jerusalem that any Palestinian could accept’....		Palestinians open Egypt border crossing RAFAH, Nov 25: Palestinians formally opened a border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on Friday that will allow Gazans to travel abroad freely for the first time since Israel occupied the coastal territory in 1967....
Kabul’s inclusion in Saarc hailed DHAKA, Nov 25: A group of civil society leaders on Thursday observed that inclusion of Afghanistan in Saarc and giving China and Japan the observer status in the forum are the...		US now realizes need to deal with Iraqi resistance LONDON: The rate of suicide bombings in Iraq continues its relentless rise: some days there are more than five attacks. Jihadist leaders are taking full advantage of the anger and despair...
Toxic spill taints Beijing’s image BEIJING: The release of millions of gallons of toxic liquid into a major city’s water supply, China’s biggest environmental accident in years, is shaping up as a wake-up call for a society that has made huge sacrifices for economic development....		Will Sharon’s party lead Mideast to a final peace settlement? LONDON: ‘Kadima’ is the Hebrew word for ‘forward’, and is traditionally used by Israeli army commanders to order their troops to advance on the battlefield — as Ariel Sharon, a soldier...
Pacific islands see first climate change refugees LONDON: For more than 30 years the 980 people living on the six minute horseshoe-shaped Carteret atolls have battled the Pacific to stop salt water destroying their coconut palms and waves crashing over their houses....		UN asks women to fight injustice UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Friday called for states to take legal action against perpetrators of violence against women, and for women themselves to stand up and speak out against a ‘culture of shame’....
Trial by ordeal in Liberia SANOYEA TOWN (Liberia): Two months ago, Peter Yah’s hand was plunged into hot oil after he was accused of stealing $10. The 22-year-old Liberian student and his brother had been previously...		Volcano erupts in Comoros MORONI, Nov 25: White ash blanketed the Comoros capital on Friday after the Mount Karthala volcano erupted for the second time this year, spewing smoke and cinders over the Indian Ocean nation’s main island of Grand Comore....
Harbin endures third day without water HARBIN, Nov 25: Millions of residents in China’s Harbin city endured their third full day without running water on Friday due to a toxic chemical spill, as concerns grew over the long-term impact of the disaster....		Rajapakse offers talks to LTTE COLOMBO, Nov 25: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse said on Friday he was ready to talk to the Tamil Tigers but vowed he would not tolerate terrorism....
West offering ‘cash if I quit’: Lukashenko MINSK, Nov 25: Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, accused by Washington and the European Union of blatant human rights violations, said on Thursday the West was offering him money to step aside and not seek re-election....		Natwar issue again stalls parliament NEW DELHI, Nov 25: India’s opposition forced parliament to adjourn for a second straight day on Friday as it stepped up attacks on the government over allegations a minister got kickbacks in Iraq’s oil-for-food programme....