November 28, 2005	Monday	Shawwal 25, 1426

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White House confirms troop pullout plan WASHINGTON, Nov 27: The White House for the first time has claimed ownership of an Iraq withdrawal plan, arguing that a troop pullout blueprint unveiled this past week by a Democratic senator was “remarkably similar” to its own....		Plot to kill Saddam judge foiled BAGHDAD, Nov 27: Iraqi police said they have smashed an Al Qaeda cell plotting to kill the chief judge in charge of building the case against ousted leader Saddam Hussein, whose trial resumes on Monday after a five-week recess....
LTTE threatens to resume war JAFFNA, Nov 27: LTTE leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran on Sunday claimed that the distance between the newly elected President, Mahinda Rajapakse, and the LTTE was ‘vast in terms of policy’ and gave...		Al Qaeda’s warning to embassies in Dhaka DHAKA, Nov 27: A Muslim extremist calling himself a member of Al Qaeda’s Bangladesh network on Sunday threatened to blow up a number of Western missions in Dhaka, Gulshan police said....
Why is Bush so worried about a TV station? LONDON: It was an ambush. As Britain woke up Saturday morning to snowstorms and arctic temperatures, the attorney-general was preparing to be questioned on Radio Four’s Today programme over government plans to scrap jury trials in complex fraud cases....		Governments need to act now: Energy crisis LONDON: The great game of the 21st century is being played out before our eyes, but few seem to notice. Last week, Tony Blair hinted that he was prepared to go...
The voice of liberal America LONDON: George Clooney was adamant about one thing last week: he was not attacking the president in his gripping new film about the Middle East — he was slamming the entire geopolitical system....		Bruce Lee honoured in Hong Kong HONG KONG, Nov 27: It took more than 30 years, 100,000 dollars and a lot of lobbying, but late martial arts legend Bruce Lee on Sunday finally got the recognition his...
China, S. Korea criticized for stand on shrine issue TOKYO, Nov 27: Japan’s foreign minister criticized China and South Korea for protesting against Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s visits to a Tokyo shrine for the war dead, media reports said on Sunday....		Writer incurs backlash LONDON: British journalist and think-tank fellow Anatol Lieven wrote his book America Right or Wrong as a wake-up call for the United States to curb its nationalism or face the consequences....