February 16, 2006	Thursday	Muharram 17, 1427

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Pakistan-India gas pipeline in trouble NEW DELHI: Along with the possibility of international sanctions hanging over Iran, the future of a 2,600 km pipeline to transport natural gas from Iran to India through Pakistan, that is actively opposed by Washington, has fallen into jeopardy....		New Abu Ghraib abuse photos fuel Arab fury SYDNEY, Feb 15: An Australian television station broadcast on Wednesday what it said were previously unpublished images of abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison, fuelling more Arab anger against the United States....
3 children, 6 cops killed in Baghdad BAGHDAD, Feb 15: Three schoolchildren and six policemen were among 13 people killed in Baghdad on Wednesday as politicians began squaring off to form a new Iraqi government with only 10 days left until the first session of parliament....		Zarqawi, 8 others sentenced to death AMMAN, Feb 15: Jordan handed down its fourth death sentence in absentia against Al Qaeda’s leader in Iraq Abu Musab al Zarqawi on Wednesday, after finding him and eight others guilty of plotting chemical attacks in the country....
Hamas names Dweik as speaker GAZA, Feb 15: Hamas made its first parliamentary appointments on Wednesday as Israel prepared to decide on its strategy towards the Palestinians after the militant group takes up the reins of power....		EU supports Denmark in cartoon controversy STRASBOURG (France), Feb 15: The European Union backed Denmark on Wednesday in the row over anti-Islam cartoons, but leaders of its legislature differed over the limits of free speech....
Danish govt urged to talk to Muslims WASHINGTON, Feb 15: The Danish government should talk to the Muslim community to defuse the controversy stirred by the publication of blasphemous caricatures in a Copenhagen newspaper, said Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee....		Jurors in Lodi trial asked about terrorism SACRAMENTO, Feb 15: A father and son charged with lying about the younger man attending a terror training camp in Pakistan went on trial, with potential jurors questioned about terrorism and...
UAE embarking on terror crackdown: minister DUBAI, Feb 15: The United Arab Emirates is trying to shield itself against terror by cracking down on extremists and promoting a culture of moderation, Interior Minister Sheikh Saif bin Zayed al Nahayan said on Wednesday....		US to spend $75m on Iran ‘democracy’ WASHINGTON, Feb 15: The US administration, describing Iran as a ‘strategic challenge’, signalled on Wednesday a major ramp-up of efforts to promote ‘democracy’ while seeking to rein in its nuclear program....
100 injured in Qom clashes TEHRAN, Feb 15: Some 100 people were wounded in two days of clashes in Iran’s religious capital of Qom, pitting mystics against the security forces and hardline supporters of the official...		Blair wins vote on terrorism LONDON, Feb 15: British Prime Minister Tony Blair won a key vote on Wednesday over plans to toughen anti-terrorism laws, a second parliamentary victory in a week that political analysts say will help reassert his authority....
Afghan police seize 250kg of heroin KANDAHAR, Feb 15: Police seized more than 250 kilograms of heroin packed into a fuel tanker and arrested one carrier on Wednesday, a police official said....		Pakistanis held in Afghanistan KABUL, Feb 15: Security forces have arrested ‘a large number’ of Pakistanis and others linked to a recent spate of suicide attacks, a government spokesman said on Wednesday....
Cheney takes blame for shooting friend WASHINGTON, Feb 15: Vice-President Dick Cheney, breaking his silence on a weekend hunting mishap, took full responsibility on Wednesday for shooting a friend but defended not disclosing the incident immediately....		Flash floods threaten quake survivors MUZAFFARABAD: The survivors of the earthquake that devastated Pakistan last year face a new threat: flash floods from a giant lake forming rapidly behind a dam of material shaken loose during the event....
Britain looking to gain from India’s ‘brain drain’ MILKIPUR: The late Rajiv Gandhi, the last of the Nehru-Gandhi clan to be prime minister of India, had a quip for why so many of his country’s bright, young people were leaving home for the West....		Pro-LTTE group rejects unitary state COLOMBO: The Tamil National Alliance (TNA), the pro-LTTE Tamil party seen as the political wing of the LTTE, said on Wednesday that President Mahinda Rajapakse’s complete rejection of a Tamil homeland...
BJP backs Manmohan vote on Iran NEW DELHI: At a time when it is having to fend off “surrender” charges from its allies – especially from the Left – the Manmohan Singh government’s decision to vote against Iran for nuclear proliferation has been endorsed by the BJP....		India joins US war on maritime terror NEW DELHI: With the international community worried about reports that terrorist groups like Al Qaeda or pirates could target the Strait of Malacca, the US has called a meeting of seven...