March 9, 2006	Thursday	Safar 8, 1427

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Iran warns US of ‘harm and pain’ in nuclear row VIENNA, March 8: Iran warned the United States on Wednesday it could inflict “harm and pain” to match whatever punishment Washington persuaded the UN Security Council to dole out for Tehran’s refusal to halt atomic research....		Israel will act if UN can’t: minister BERLIN, March 8: If the UN Security Council is incapable of taking action to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, Israel will have no choice but to defend itself, the country’s defence minister said on Wednesday....
18 bodies found in Baghdad: Minister escapes attempt on life BAGHDAD, March 8: The bodies of 18 men, bound, blindfolded and strangled, were found in Baghdad on Tuesday, apparent victims of sectarian turmoil gripping Iraq and threatening the formation of a coalition government....		Osama will never surrender: ex-aide DUBAI, March 8: A Saudi Muslim scholar who spent years with Arab jihadis in Afghanistan, said he knows Osama bin Laden well and that the Al Qaeda leader would never surrender, according to a report published on Wednesday....
Sudanese oppose deployment of UN force KHARTOUM, March 8: Shouting ‘Down, Down USA’, thousands of Sudanese protested in Khartoum on Wednesday against any deployment of UN troops in the western Darfur region....		World ready for woman as UN chief, says Annan UNITED NATIONS, March 8: The world is ready for a woman as UN secretary general, Kofi Annan said here on Wednesday as he marked International Women’s Day....
50 guards kidnapped by men in uniform? BAGHDAD, March 8: Armed men in police uniform seized 50 Iraqi private security guards from their firm’s compound on Wednesday, police said, but officials contradicted each other over whether they were arrested or kidnapped....		Malaysian women suffer ‘apartheid’ KUALA LUMPUR, March 8: The daughter of former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has likened the status of Muslim women in Malaysia to that of South African blacks under apartheid....
So far and yet so near PARIS, March 8: Lovers may be on the other side of the ocean, but they can still enjoy a drink together. Here’s how, New Scientist reports: A hi-tech wine glass that...		US-India ties play on Pakistani insecurities ISLAMABAD: Warming US ties with India are playing on Pakistani insecurities at a time when President Pervez Musharraf is under fire for the conduct of a “war on terrorism” forced on him by the United States....
BD wins US praise for arrest of militants WASHINGTON: Bangladesh’s capture of two top Muslim militants in one week brought relief at home and praise from the United States, but experts say the South Asian country needs to do more to guard against Muslim extremists and militants....		Pakistan-Afghan spat shows cracks in ‘war on terror’ ISLAMABAD: If Osama bin Laden follows the news, the chances are he is enjoying the spectacle of “war on terror” allies Afghanistan and Pakistan at each other’s throats....
Muslims assail LTTE ‘plots’ COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s chief Muslim party, the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), has accused the LTTE of carrying out a ‘sinister operation’ to link Sri Lankan Muslims with extremist Muslim groups...		Mulayam may call snap polls NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party president and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh is said to be seriously exploring the possibility of mid-term polls after the Rajya Sabha elections this month....
BD women protest acid attacks DHAKA: Hundreds of men and women marched in cities across Bangladesh on International Women’s Day on Wednesday to condemn acid attacks, which permanently disfigure many women each year in this mostly Muslim nation....		Don’t act on Godhra report: HC AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday took strong exception to the submission of the final report on the Godhra train carnage by the Justice UC Banerjee Commission to the railway...