February 24, 2006	Friday	Muharram 25, 1427

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Israeli troops kill five Palestinians NABLUS (West Bank), Feb 23: Five Palestinians were killed and six wounded by Israeli troops on Thursday in the deadliest clashes in the West Bank since last month’s election victory for Hamas....		56 killed as market collapses in Moscow MOSCOW, Feb 23: The snow-laden roof of a Moscow food market collapsed before dawn on Thursday as traders started their day, killing 56 people and trapping others in the wreckage....
Iran ready to compromise, says minister JAKARTA, Feb 23: Iran is ready to compromise in talks with Russia about its plan to resolve tensions over Tehran’s nuclear programme provided certain conditions are met, its foreign minister said on Thursday....		US, Israel to face Muslim fury: Iran TEHRAN, Feb 23: Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned Western powers like the United States and Israel that they would face the wrath of Muslims following the devastating bombing of a Shia shrines in Iraq....
India’s bird flu town sealed for one week NAVAPUR (India), Feb 23: Health officials sealed off an Indian town hit by bird flu for a week-long ‘quarantine’ on Thursday as immediate fears began easing that the deadly virus may have spread to humans....		Reward offered for killing Indian artist LUCKNOW, Feb 23: A hardline Hindu group has offered an 11.5-million-dollar reward for the murder of M.F. Husain, India’s best-known artist, after he painted revered Hindu godesses in the nude....
US initiative on N-energy to benefit Pakistan: Bush WASHINGTON: The following are excerpts from an interview given by US President George Bush to Anwar Iqbal of Dawn and another Pakistani journalist at the White House on Wednesday....		Egypt, Jordan govts in danger: Israeli generals JERUSALEM, Feb 23: Israel’s army chief on Thursday ordered his high-ranking officers to show more restraint after two generals publicly speculated about lack of stability in neighbouring Egypt and Jordan....
Bush govt moves to allay lawmakers’ fears over port deal WASHINGTON, Feb 23: Officials from a dozen federal agencies briefed US lawmakers on Thursday on plans for a United Arab Emirates state-owned firm to assume the management of several major US ports, hoping to allay security concerns over the controversial deal....		Jew’s murder: Ivorian extradited to France PARIS, Feb 23: A gang-leader who confessed to the kidnap, torture and murder of a young French Jewish man was flown back from Abidjan to Paris on Thursday, where President Jacques Chirac attended a memorial ceremony for the victim....
LTTE denies murder charge BATTICALOA (Sri Lanka), Feb 23: While the government and the Tamil Tigers concluded the second and final day of peace talks in Switzerland, Tiger rebel spokesperson Dayandidi denied an allegation that...		Telegraph, telex services DHAKA, Feb 23: The government of Bangladesh has decided to discontinue telegraph and telex services. “We will discontinue telegraph and telex services from March 31 this year,” an official of the Telegraph and Telephone Board said....
Rice meets anti-Syrian leaders in Lebanon BEIRUT, Feb 23: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced visit to Lebanon on Thursday, keeping up US pressure on Syria and pointedly avoiding any encounter with the pro-Damascus President Emile Lahoud....		Vatican seeks ‘reciprocity’ from Muslims PARIS, Feb 23: After backing calls by Muslims for respect for their religion in the cartoon row, the Vatican is now urging Islamic countries to reciprocate by showing ‘more tolerance’ towards their Christian minorities....
Palestinians, and not Hamas, to suffer: Israeli move to withhold revenue RAMALLAH: It is evidently difficult to scrub off the sticker that is glued onto the front window. That’s why when a new car from Germany or South Korea or the United...		UK baby ‘shortage’ will cost £11 billion LONDON: Britain is suffering a baby ‘shortage’ with potentially disastrous consequences as work pressures force young women to shelve plans for a family, according to dramatic new research urging an £11bn campaign to boost parenthood....
Iraq faces threat of civil war BAGHDAD: The next few days could decide whether Iraq can pull back once again from the brink of all-out civil war or if a sharp spike in sectarian violence will finally tear the delicate political process apart....		Mother’s stress linked to early miscarriage NEW YORK: Pregnant women who experience stress in the first few weeks of pregnancy appear to have an increased risk of miscarriage, according to findings from a small study of women in Guatemala....