February 13, 2006	Monday	Muharram 14, 1427

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Iran asks Denmark to apologise for cartoons TEHRAN, Feb 12: Iran on Sunday rejected US accusations it was using a row over cartoons of the holy Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) to incite anti-West violence, arguing that only a formal apology from Denmark could ease protests....		Israel asks world to get tough with Hamas AL QUDS, Feb 12: Israel’s foreign minister on Sunday criticized Russia’s invitation for Hamas leaders to visit Moscow for talks and urged the international community to stand firm in its rejection...
Ibrahim Jaafari — an advocate of Islamic reform BAGHDAD, Feb 12: Iraq’s Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari, nominated on Sunday to stay on as premier, is credited with bringing on board disenchanted Sunnis but accused of failing to bring security during his 10 months at the helm....		US mulling strategic ties with Algeria ALGIERS, Feb 12: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld met Algerian leaders on Sunday to explore a strategic relationship with Algiers by expanding military and security ties....
Bollywood stars Rai, Abhishek planning to wed NEW DELHI, Feb 12: Bollywood stars Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan, son of the legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan, are planning to wed and astrologers say they are a perfect match, media reports said on Sunday....		Blair’s authority on line in key voting BLACKPOOL (England), Feb 12: British Prime Minister Tony Blair faces a test of his authority next week with two parliamentary votes that risk being derailed by rebels from within the ranks of his own Labour party....
Turks hold massive rallies ISTANBUL, Feb 12: Tens of thousands of Turks rallied on Sunday in protests against the publication of cartoons of the holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), burning a Danish flag and throwing stones at a French consulate....		Canadian Muslims hold rally TORONTO, Feb 12: Nearly 6,000 Canadian Muslims held a peaceful demonstration on snow-covered streets of Toronto to protest against printing of cartoons of holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in a Danish newspaper....
Blasphamous graffiti on WB mosque NEBE ELIAS (West Bank), Feb 12: Graffiti insulting the holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was found on Sunday scrawled on a West Bank mosque, touching off a protest in...		Hamas team on tour of Muslim states GAZA CITY, Feb 12: A Hamas delegation is expected to visit several Muslim countries in the coming days, including Turkey and Iran, a senior leader of the radical Palestinian movement said on Sunday....
Shooting for the moon, once again HOUSTON: Behind 18 inches of concrete in stainless steel cabinets flushed with pure nitrogen rests a material rarer than gold, more valuable than diamonds....		Tighter borders take toll in Iraq OM AL-KABARI (Iraq): In this once-thriving smuggling village on Iraq’s border with Syria, the last donkeys are dying. Mothers complain they have no shoes for their children and only soup to feed them....
UK for sale, yet there is no debate LONDON: Britain is being sold off at a rate unprecedented in modern times. If the foreign takeover bids announced or hinted at over the past few months all go through, airports,...		What is the lesson for Labour after bypoll defeat LONDON: Throughout their long and tempestuous partnership, it has been usual to see the relationship between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown (chancellor of exchequer) as a seesaw....