February 3, 2006	Friday	Muharram 4, 1427

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US terms Al Qaeda biggest threat: Iran, N. Korea ‘states of highest concern’ WASHINGTON, Feb 2: Iran and North Korea are ‘states of highest concern’ because of the danger of nuclear proliferation, but Al Qaeda remains the top US security threat, the chief of US intelligence said on Thursday....		US military chiefs slam WP cartoon WASHINGTON, Feb 2: Military chiefs expressed outrage on Thursday over a ‘reprehensible’ Washington Post cartoon which used a US soldier who has lost his arms and legs in battle to portray the state of US military readiness....
Bush ready to deal with Hamas if it disarms NASHVILLE, Feb 2: President George Bush said on Wednesday that the United States could support a Hamas-led Palestinian government if it abandoned its goal of destroying Israel and disarmed....		Bush for talks with Morales WASHINGTON, Feb 2: President George Bush telephoned Bolivia’s new president, Evo Morales, on Wednesday and expressed hope for a dialogue with the leftist leader who during his campaign called his socialist party a nightmare for the United States....
UN official calls for ending arms sales to Africa GENEVA, Feb 2: A senior United Nations aid official called on Thursday for a halt to arms sales to Africa, saying it would be more effective in addressing the continent’s poverty than charity rock concerts or debt relief....		‘Democracy deficit’ hampers UN: Annan UNITED NATIONS, Feb 2: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday that “the slow erosion of the UN’s authority and legitimacy stems from the perception that it has a very...
Four killed in Afghan suicide attack KABUL, Feb 2: A suicide attacker rammed an explosives-filled car into an army convoy in south eastern Afghanistan, killing three Afghan soldiers and a road worker, the defence ministry said on Thursday....		BD opposition starts ‘long march’ DHAKA, Feb 2: The Awami League-led opposition combine of 10 political parties and groups started a ‘long march’ to Dhaka on Thursday to press for the resignation of the government of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia....
Iraqi girl died of bird flu: WHO GENEVA, Feb 2: An Iraqi teenager who died last month had the H5N1 bird flu virus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed on Thursday, meaning the disease has now killed people in seven countries as it spreads across the globe....		Tapping of Greek PM’s phone revealed ATHENS, Feb 2: The Greek government said on Thursday that Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and several other ministers had their mobile phones tapped by unidentified persons for one year beginning before the 2004 Athens Olympic Games....
Rice not to run for president, says Bush WASHINGTON, Feb 2: President George Bush said on Wednesday that he believes Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would not run for the office of president in 2008....		Syria to restore ties with Iraq DAMASCUS, Feb 2: Syria and Iraq will re-establish diplomatic Relations as soon as a new government is formed in Baghdad, Syrian Foreign Minister Faruq al-Shara said on Thursday....
It’s capitalism or a habitable planet LONDON: There is no meaningful response to climate change without massive social change. A cap on this and a quota on the other won’t do it....		Nato future may hinge on Dutch vote WASHINGTON: When Nato voted in December to shoulder a larger and far riskier assignment in Afghanistan, an alliance born in the Cold War seemed suddenly to be entering a new and ambitious stage....
China’s pollution galvanizes peasants into action XINCHANG (China): Mrs Song never had much interest in politics but when factory pollution began poisoning well water and killing crops, the young mother got angry....		Kenyans reject ‘racist’ food offer NAIROBI: Kenyan government officials on Wednesday issued a testy ‘thanks, but no thanks’ to a New Zealand entrepreneur’s offer to help stem hunger with a powdered formula similar to one she developed for dogs....
A different operation for US doctors BALAD (Iraq): Maj. Hans Bakken and Maj. Brett Schlifka were bone-tired as they sipped bad coffee from foam cups on a chilly morning in a US military tent....		Traffic man sparks court battle in Germany BERLIN: He survived the fall of communism but the trials and tribulations of the traffic light man from the former East Germany are far from over....