March 26, 2006	Sunday	Safar 25, 1427

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Russia spied for Saddam during war: Pentagon NEW YORK: Russia funnelled intelligence on American troop movements in Iraq to Saddam Hussein during the early days of the war, according to documents contained in a Pentagon report released last night....		Gulf states assure Hamas of continued aid KUWAIT CITY, March 25: Oil-rich Gulf Arab states, including Kuwait, have pledged to continue aid to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority once Hamas take power, an official from the radical movement said on Saturday....
Food supply in Gaza critical, says WFP UNITED NATIONS, March 25: With foodgrain and other essential commodities running short in Gaza Strip due to an Israeli closure, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that...		Abbas to ‘supervise’ Hamas govt: Trust vote tomorrow RAMALLAH, March 25: Palestinian Authority chief Mahmud Abbas said on Saturday he would supervise the new Hamas-led government closely as its sole Christian member resigned before it had even taken power....
100,000 at rally against Thai PM BANGKOK, March 25: Some 100,000 protesters rallied in Bangkok on Saturday to urge Thailand’s widely-respected king to appoint a new premier and break a political deadlock before elections next month....		Charles seeks ‘tolerance, flexibility’ RIYADH, March 25: Prince Charles called for tolerance and flexibility in matters of faith during a visit on Saturday to a university in Saudi Arabia considered by the West to be a nursery of militancy....
Hispanics take to streets in US cities: Law against immigrants PHOENIX, March 25: Up to 20,000 protesters marched through the south-western US city of Phoenix on Friday in an explosion of Hispanic opposition to plans for a draconian crackdown on illegal immigrants....		US calls for crackdown on Iraqi militias BAGHDAD, March 25: The US ambassador on Saturday urged Iraq’s divided leaders to rein in militias as political blocs failed again to break a deadlock on forming a unity government that they hope can avert civil war....
Protesters clash with police in Belarus MINSK, March 25: Thousands of opposition supporters braved a massive security lockdown in the Belarus capital on Saturday to attend a rally against President Alexander Lukashenko, which was marred later by...		Iraq inquiry body’s term extended UNITED NATIONS, March 25: Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Friday decided to extend the mandate of the Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC), set up to investigate the scandal-ridden Iraq oil-for-food programme, until the end of the year....
Students snub French PM PARIS, March 25: Four French student leaders snubbed an invitation from the prime minister on Saturday to hold talks on a new youth jobs contract, calling instead for a big turnout at protests and a general strike due on Tuesday....		Bush counsels caution WASHINGTON, March 25: As immigrants hold large rallies against plans to criminalise undocumented workers in the United States, President George Bush called on Saturday for legislation that does not force America...
Charles Taylor LAGOS, March 25: Nigeria has accepted a request by the Liberian president to transfer former president Charles Taylor, who is living in exile in Nigeria and has been indicted for war crimes, to Liberian custody, the Nigerian government said on Saturday....		Civil society’s role in new UN rights body GENEVA: This March 15, the Ides of March — an ominous day for the ancient Romans — signalled the death of an institution that played a decisive role in the modern...
The most pessimistic nation in Europe BERLIN: They have active social lives, plenty of money and lots of friends. But according to a new survey Germans are the most pessimistic nation in Europe, with over-50s convinced their circumstances are getting inexorably worse....		Melting ice sheets to spur oceans’ rise: study WASHINGTON: Miami would be a memory, Bangkok a soggy shadow of its former self and the Maldive Islands would vanish if melting polar ice keeps fuelling a faster-than-expected rise in sea...
Kyrgyzstan’s forgotten death row prisoners BISHKEK: Soyuzbek Kaldarov, sentenced to death in 1999 for the murder of two policemen, is trapped in a legal limbo. His home country of Kyrgyzstan imposed a moratorium on firing-squad executions...		US fails to persuade NSG on N-deal WASHINGTON: The Bush administration has failed to persuade the Nuclear Suppliers Group to include its proposal for allowing India to buy sensitive nuclear technology from world market on its agenda for...