February 19, 2006	Sunday	Muharram 20, 1427

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India starts testing humans for bird flu: Virus kills 50,000 chickens MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, Feb 18: India confirmed its first bird flu infections in poultry on Saturday and began tests on eight human beings after 50,000 birds died in the western state of Maharashtra....		Rumsfeld says UN chief ‘flat wrong’ about Guantanamo NEW YORK, Feb 18: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Friday angrily rejected UN charges of abuse at America’s Guantanamo Bay detention camp and said the UN chief was “just flat wrong” to call for its closure....
3,000 feared dead in Philippines landslide TACLOBAN (Philippines), Feb 18: Almost 3,000 people are missing and feared dead after a massive landslide buried a village in the central Philippines under a sea of mud on Friday....		Iran hails ElBaradei proposal TEHRAN, Feb 18: Iran said on Saturday that a reported proposal by the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog for the Islamic republic to be allowed to conduct small-scale uranium enrichment work was a ‘step forward’....
Cartoonist says he has not regrets LONDON, Feb 18: The Danish cartoonist whose work has sparked worldwide furore said on Saturday he does not regret his drawing or its publication....		135 swans die in Iran TEHRAN, Feb 18: Iran said on Saturday that 135 wild swans found dead at the Caspian Sea coast have tested positive for the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of bird flu, the...
Hamas in govt: ‘an unprecedented shift’ RAMALLAH, Feb 18: Behind the clean-shaven men and fashionably dressed women from the former ruling Fatah Party, sat rows of men with beards and women in long coats and headscarves, the vanguard of the new top Palestinian party, Hamas....		Saudi women hopeful of winning seats in trade body JUBAIL, Feb 18: Six Saudi women are running for the board of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the oil-rich Eastern Province, confident that they will make inroads in the hitherto male-only body....
Israel terms PA hostile entity JERUSALEM, Feb 18: The Palestinian Authority (PA) will have defined itself as a ‘hostile entity’ if a Hamas-led government does not recognise Israel’s right to exist, a senior Israeli government official said on Saturday after a new parliament was sworn in....		Chavez warns US of stopping oil supply CARACAS, Feb 18: Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has warned he was taking potential steps to cut off oil shipments to the United States, in the event Washington goes too far campaigning against his elected leftist rule....
10,000 march in London LONDON, Feb 18: Thousands of Muslims took to the streets of London, New York and Vienna on Saturday to protest the publication of the controversial cartoons....		Haniyeh: some facts BELOW are some facts about Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, chosen by the group for premiership. Mr Haniyeh, 43, is widely viewed by Palestinians as a pragmatist who has good relations with...
Congo adopts constitution KINSHASA, Feb 18: Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday adopted a new constitution aimed at bringing an end to decades of dictatorship, war and chaos....		Women MPs vow to change Hamas face BUREIJ REFUGEE CAMP (Gaza): Ask Huda Naeem how she intends to use her influence as a newly elected MP for Hamas and she ticks off a list of wrongs done to women in the name of religion....
China-Iran deal likely to hit US moves SHANGHAI: China is hastening to complete a deal worth as much as $100 billion that would allow a Chinese state-owned energy firm to take a leading role in developing a vast...		In the ME, the third way is a myth WASHINGTON: The reality shown by Hamas’ victory in the Palestinian elections is this: If fully free elections were held today in the rest of the Arab world, Islamist parties would win in most states....
A loving family can boost children’s ability: study ST LOUIS: Depriving children of a loving family environment causes lasting damage to their intelligence, emotional wellbeing and even their physical stature, according to the most extensive study of social deprivation yet....		Cartoon crisis revives ‘why they hate us’ debate in US WASHINGTON: While Undersec-retary of State for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes who is on her second tour of the Middle East these days, must feel at least some relief that Europe —...
Nuclear energy needed, but unwelcome BELGRADE: The energy crisis brought on by reduced deliveries of Russian gas have led to a new debate on building nuclear power plants. The biggest of the countries of former Yugoslavia,...		‘Psychic’ admits bilking elderly MIAMI: A self-proclaimed psychic and fortuneteller pleaded guilty on Thursday to bilking elderly clients in south Florida out of more than $2 million over an eight-year period, federal officials said....