January 25, 2006	Wednesday	Zilhaj 24, 1426

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UN referral ‘absolutely’ necessary, says US: Iran’s N-programme WASHINGTON, Jan 24: The United States said on Monday it was ‘absolutely’ crucial to refer the row over Iran’s nuclear program to the UN Security Council, but suggested the world body might wait before taking action....		Factions pledge calm for Palestinian election GAZA CITY, Jan 24: The main armed factions pledged on Tuesday to ensure the second Palestinian general election passes off peacefully as security forces prepared to take up positions around polling stations for Wednesday’s vote....
British troops raid Iraqi policemen’s homes BASRA, Jan 24: Hundreds of British and Danish troops staged early morning raids on the homes of Iraqi policemen in Basra on Tuesday in an operation to root out ‘rogue elements’ of the police force....		Castro heads protest against US HAVANA, Jan 24: President Fidel Castro sent hundreds of thousands of Cuban marchers past the US mission in Havana on Tuesday to protest a 1.5 metre-high ticker that streams news and human rights messages across its windows....
Two Europeans jailed in Iran TEHRAN, Jan 24: An Iranian court has jailed two men from France and Germany for 18 months for illegally entering the country’s Gulf waters, as the government insisted the case was not linked to tensions with Europe....		Judge objects to being searched: Saddam trial put off BAGHDAD, Jan 24: The trial of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein was postponed after the newly-appointed chief judge objected to being searched, a defence lawyer said on Tuesday....
Investigator says US outsourced torture STRASBOURG, Jan 24: The United States flew detainees to countries where they would be tortured and European governments probably knew about it, the head of a European human rights investigation said on Tuesday....		Doctors concealed gravity of Sharon’s illness: paper JERUSALEM, Jan 24: Doctors treating Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon concealed the gravity of his medical condition from the public after he suffered a first stroke last month, a newspaper charged on Tuesday....
Bigger N-weapons will make West even less secure IN NUCLEAR politics, every action is justified by the response it provokes. The US explains its missile defence programme by claiming that other states are developing new weapons systems, which one day it might need to shoot down....		Fatah faces tough fight against Hamas KHAN YUNIS: Samira Muhammad’s vote is as much about revenge as anything. Seated on the doorstep of her bullet-riddled home on the southern tip of the Gaza Strip, she gestures at...
Spying game still thrives between Russia, UK MOSCOW/LONDON: Left near a tree on a nondescript street on the outskirts of Moscow, the fake rock at the centre of the most embarrassing espionage scandal between Britain and Russia since the end of the cold war looks innocuous enough....		Debate rages about Hezbollah’s future in Lebanon’s politics BEIRUT: In Southern Lebanon, in the towns and villages near the border with Israel, it is rare to see the Lebanese national flag. Instead the yellow flag of Hezbollah, the armed...
Harper’s softer tone pays off CALGARY (Alberta): In Canada’s 2004 election campaign, Conservative leader Stephen Harper seemed to wince every time he shook a voter’s hand. He went on to lose....n powers....		Rugova’s death leaves a complex legacy BELGRADE: A stable future for Kosovo, the southern Serbian province that aspires for independence and hopes to reach it through United Nations-sponsored talks, looks less certain after the death of its first president, Ibrahim Rugova....
Discovery of tiniest fish claimed PARIS, Jan 24: Scientists from Europe and Singapore say they have discovered the world’s tiniest fish — a species that lives in peat wetlands in Southeast Asia and, when fully grown, is the size of a large mosquito....		Two Germans kidnapped in Iraq BAIJI, Jan 24: Two German engineers were kidnapped on Tuesday at gunpoint by men posing as soldiers outside an oil refinery in Iraq, the latest foreigners to fall victim to a renewed hostage-taking spree....