January 22, 2006	Sunday	Zilhaj 21, 1426

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Iran seeks inclusion of China in Russian plan: Uranium enrichment BERLIN, Jan 21: Iran wants China to be involved in possible enrichment of uranium with Russia aimed at ensuring Tehran does not develop nuclear weapons, according to the German weekly Der Spiegel....		Delhi urged to clarify N-deal with Washington NEW DELHI, Jan 21: India and the United States struggled to stitch together the elements of a nuclear agreement as foreign secretary Shyam Saran and US undersecretary Nicholas Burns remained closeted through the day in intensive discussions on Friday....
Storms wreak havoc across N. Europe COPENHAGEN, Jan 21: Heavy snow, gusty winds and freezing cold continued to cause chaos across northern Europe on Saturday, disrupting air, road, ferry and rail traffic and even affecting royals trying...		US Muslims send delegation to Iraq WASHINGTON, Jan 21: As a deadline set by kidnappers threatening to kill US journalist Jill Carroll in Iraq passed, a mainstream US Muslim group sent a delegation to Baghdad on Saturday to try and secure her release....
Advanced 3G mobile phones gain popularity in Asia TOKYO: When Hong Kong lawyer Maureen Chow was expecting her first baby she bought her 84-year-old grandmother, who was in confinement, a high-speed advanced mobile phone so she could see her great-granddaughter via video phone....		African states want $315bn debt to be written off BAMAKO: Mali, one of the international community’s poorest nations and host of the World Social Forum (WSF), presents the picture of a country that has been overburdened by debt....
Rugova’s death a big blow to Kosovars PRISTINA (Serbia-Montenegro): The death of Ibrahim Rugova on Saturday could not have come at a worse time for independence-seeking Kosovo Albanians ahead of key talks on the province’s status, observers said....		The gas blockade fiasco and Russia’s retreat What did you do during the new cold war? Blink and you missed it. On New Year’s Day, Russia was an energy superpower with its icy grip around Western Europe’s gas pipes....
Malaysia’s Islamists learn lesson at ballot box DISMAYED by election setbacks, the Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS) is learning the hard way that drains matter as much as faith when it comes to votes....		Germany facing shrinking population BERLIN: Are Germans an endangered species? Stunning as it may seem, a steep decline in the German population since 1972 and fears the trend will gain pace have led demographers to warn of unsettling consequences....
Illnesses flow from dirty water in Kyrgyzstan BISHKEK: In a middle school in Burghandy village in south Kyrgyzstan, pupils come to school with their own bottle of boiled water or tea, clearly labelled with their names....		Iraq’s new parliament: who is in, who is out BAGHDAD: Iraq’s December election was marked by voting along ethnic and sectarian lines, and setbacks for politicians who sought to break the mould....
Kosovo leader Rugova dies at 61 PRISTINA, Jan 21: Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova died of lung cancer on Saturday, leaving a leadership vacuum for ethnic Albanians on the eve of talks to secure the independence from Serbia that he championed....		Hundreds held in Nepal after clashes KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Nepalese police on Saturday arrested several hundred protesters and fired tear gas during running clashes in central Kathmandu with activists demonstrating against King Gyanendra....
Ex-US official gets jail for contacts with Israel ALEXANDRIA, Jan 21: A US court on Friday sentenced a former Defence Department specialist to 12 years and seven months in prison for giving classified information to an Israeli diplomat and two pro-Israeli lobbyists....		Iran denies it has shifted assets TEHRAN, Jan 21: Iran on Saturday denied it has shifted funds out of Europe due to fears of economic sanctions over its nuclear programme, after a swirl of contradictory reports on whether such transfers had taken place....