March 22, 2006	Wednesday	Safar 21, 1427

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Russia to build two gas pipelines to China: Hu, Putin agree to expand energy ties BEIJING, March 21: China and Russia agreed on Tuesday to build two major gas pipelines and broaden their links in other energy sectors, during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first day of a visit to Beijing....		China, Russia block adoption: UNSC statement against Iran UNITED NATIONS, March 21: Senior officials from five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany failed to reach an agreement on a joint statement on Iran’s nuclear programme, after nearly five hours of marathon talks on Monday....
US may propose tough resolution VIENNA, March 21: The United States may propose a tough UN resolution opening the door to punitive action against Iran’s nuclear ambitions, if efforts for a softer statement remain stalled, diplomats said on Tuesday....		28 die in raid on Iraq police station MUQDADIYA, March 21: Hundreds of guerillas stormed an Iraqi police station on Tuesday in a pre-dawn raid to free inmates, triggering the deadliest firefight this year, which left 18 police and 10 guerillas dead....
Sparks fly as imams, rabbis discuss politics SEVILLE, March 21: Middle East politics intruded loudly and repeatedly on Tuesday at an international congress in southern Spain aimed at getting imams and rabbis to talk about peace....		Putin reclaiming role in former Soviet Union MOSCOW: The Kremlin may be reclaiming a dominant role in its former Soviet backyard. In Belarus, Moscow-allied leader Alexander Lukashenko just won by a landslide. And President Vladimir Putin’s allies could...
Germans weigh right vs wrong in spying, ‘terror war’ BERLIN: In an invasion launched by 125,000 US and British soldiers to topple Iraqi military dictator Saddam Hussein, what role did two German spies play? Three years after the offensive began,...		Popularity vies with diplomacy in Japan TOKYO: If you don’t have fashion sense, you can’t be prime minister. That was the advice Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi gave Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, frontrunner in the race...
Belarussian president has ensured prosperity for all: West’s criticism unjustified MINSK: After the death of Slobodan Milosevic, the West did not need to look far to find another bogeyman. Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus was on hand and facing re-election....		Muslim girl takes on UK school LONDON: School rules on the uniforms children wear could be thrown into chaos this week by the final law lords judgment in the case of Shabina Begum, the Muslim girl who was banned from wearing full Islamic dress at school....
Dowries running dry in drought-stricken Africa NAIROBI: They were neighbourhood friends who occasionally flirted amid the once lush elephant grass of the East African savanna. He was a gregarious 28-year-old cattle herder who had a college education,...		Firm makes jeans for Muslims ROME, March 21: They are high-around-the-waist, wide-around-the-leg and have lots of pockets for holding watches, bracelets, glasses and other knickknacks. A new line of jeans designed by a small company in...
Ex-Iraqi FM was on CIA payroll: TV WASHINGTON, March 21: Iraq’s foreign minister under Saddam Hussein spied for the CIA before the US-led invasion in 2003 in return for a $100,000 payment, a US television station said on Monday....		European envoys join Belarus protesters MINSK, March 21: Five European ambassadors joined protesters on Minsk’s main square on Tuesday in a mark of solidarity with a demonstration against President Alexander Lukashenko’s disputed re-election victory....
Labour faces probe over Lordships LONDON, March 21: British police said on Tuesday they were investigating Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Labour party to find out whether it offered Lordships to wealthy businessmen in exchange for large loans of money....		Saddam told aides: ‘We don’t have anything hidden’ BAGHDAD, March 21: Exasperated, besieged by global pressure, Saddam Hussein and top aides searched for ways in the 1990s to prove to the world they’d given up banned weapons....
Indian PM says S.Asian states share destiny NEW DELHI, March 21: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spelt out his mantra for South Asia’s success on Tuesday, telling Bangladash Premier Begum Khaleda Zia that neighbours must cooperate with each...		Meeting put off UNITED NATIONS, March 21: The UN Security Council on Tuesday put off a scheduled meeting on the Iranian nuclear crisis to a later date to allow more work on a Franco-British...