February 8, 2006	Wednesday	Muharram 9, 1427

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UK court jails Hamza for inciting murder: Mosque raided after trial LONDON, Feb 7: The British Muslim religious figure whose London mosque was the centrepiece of some of the most important terrorism cases of the last decade was sentenced to seven years jail on Tuesday for inciting murder in his sermons....		Hamas seeks Fatah role in government: Haniya, Zahar vie for premiership CAIRO, Feb 7: The Hamas plans to formally ask its political rival Fatah to join a new Palestinian government expected to be formed this month, an official said on Monday....
US paper publishes cartoon NEW YORK, Feb 7: Over 25 demonstrators protested at the offices of Philadelphia Inquirer on Monday after it became the first major American newspaper to reproduce one of the blasphemous caricatures....		Denmark protests to Iran over attack COPENHAGEN, Feb 7: Denmark protested to Iran about more attacks on its Tehran embassy on Tuesday and demanded protection for its diplomats, amid Muslim outrage at cartoons first published in the Nordic country....
Husain’s painting angers VHP MUMBAI, Feb 7: A painting depicting ‘Mother India’ as a naked woman by the country’s best-known artist has been pulled from an auction after protests by hardline Hindu groups, the auctioneers said on Tuesday....		‘Lost world’ found in New Guinea WASHINGTON, Feb 7: An international expedition to one of Asia’s most isolated jungles has discovered a virtual ‘lost world’ of new species and giant flowers as well as rare mammals that were unafraid of humans, organisers said on Tuesday....
Israelis kill Jihad leader in W. Bank NABLUS, Feb 7: The leader of Islamic Jihad’s armed wing in the West Bank was shot dead by Israeli troops on Tuesday as the government vowed to continue its policy of targeting Palestinian militants....		Abdul Kalam’s lookalike to work in film MUZAFFARPUR, Feb 7: A lookalike of the Indian president is in heavy demand these days. Bhushan Das, an electrical engineer at BR Ambedkar Bihar University (BRABU) who looks very much like...
Row being used to stir riots: Berlin BERLIN, Feb 7: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday alleged the controversy over the publication of cartoons may have been exploited to incite unrest in Muslim countries, including Iran....		Manila-Moro deal in sight KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7: Muslim militants and the Philippine government are close to a deal on land claims — the key to ending a 40-year insurgency that has cost more than 120,000 lives, the facilitator of the talks said on Tuesday....
Chavez wins hearts of the poor CARACAS (Venezuela): The shanties came tumbling down, wiping out the families who had built their homes on the hill. Carlos Henriquez, then a young boy, vividly remembers the images of the...		New Orleans’s most recent ‘attraction’: The ‘devastation tour’ NEW ORLEANS: They might have been mourners in a hearse, so sombre were the passengers in the small bus on Mirabeau Avenue....
Toxins in cigarettes: rethink advised LONDON: Scientists and a leading anti-smoking group called on Wednesday for an overhaul of how toxins in cigarette smoke are measured after industry documents showed how they can be used to deceive smokers....		Fuel leak delays global flight CAPE CANAVERAL: A fuel leak forced millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett to cancel plans to take off on Tuesday on what he hoped would be the longest ever nonstop flight....
Cuba: incomes inadequate despite raises HAVANA: Despite a series of government measures adopted last year to strengthen the local currency, boost incomes and improve economic conditions for the neediest segments of society in Cuba, wages and...		Editors should think 100 times: Putin MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday slammed what he called provocations in the worldwide row over the blasphemous cartoons, calling on editors to ‘think 100 times’ before publishing such pictures....