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September 08, 2006 Friday Sha'aban 14, 1427 Nato seeks more troops for south: Commander terms Afghan ‘violence’ surprising MONS (Belgium), Sept 7: Nato ‘s top commander of operations, Gen James Jones, acknowledged on Thursday the alliance had been taken aback by the level of violence in south Afghanistan and urged allies to provide reinforcements.... Palestinians tell Blair to stay away RAMALLAH, Sept 7: Hundreds of Palestinians, including politicians and intellectuals, told British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday they did not want him to visit Palestinian areas, accusing him of excessive support for Israel.... What happens next LONDON, Sept 7: Following is a list of possible scenarios in the Blair saga:... France opposes ‘war on terror’ PARIS, Sept 7: France issued an implicit criticism of US foreign policy on Thursday, rejecting talk of a ‘war on terror’. Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, speaking in parliament, expressed these... Generals slam Bush plan on terror trials WASHINGTON, Sept 7: The US military’s top legal officers on Thursday criticised a White House plan for military tribunals to try foreign terrorism suspects because it would allow convictions based on evidence never seen by the defendants.... Al Jazeera airs video on 9/11 attacks DUBAI, Sept 7: The Arab television channel Al Jazeera broadcast on Thursday a video which it said showed Osama bin Laden and suicide candidates of Al Qaeda preparing the Sept 11, 2001, attacks against the United States.... ‘Vande Mataram’ splits Indians NEW DELHI, Sept 7: Politicians and millions of school children sang out Thursday to celebrate the 100th anniversary of a controversial national song which has split Hindu and Muslim leaders.... Blair pledges to quit within a year LONDON, Sept 7: British Prime Minister Tony Blair moved to end a growing revolt in his Labour Party on Thursday by pledging to quit within a year, but failed to silence... US not to attend Cuba summit HAVANA, Sept 7: The United States will not attend next week’s summit in Cuba of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) that will gather some of its most hostile critics just 150kms from... Al Qaeda leader calls for unity DUBAI, Sept 7: Al Qaeda’s new leader in Iraq called on Muslims to unify ranks with guerillas in Iraq, according to an audio tape aired by Al Jazeera television on Thursday.... Syria-bound ship seized by Cyprus LONDON, Sept 7: A Syria-bound ship allegedly carrying mobile radar units from North Korea has been impounded by port authorities in Cyprus and its crew held for questioning, a port security official said on Thursday.... 4 UN officials to visit ME UNITED NATIONS, Sept 7: Four human rights experts will visit Israel and Lebanon next week to collect facts about abuses during the recent conflict in the region, a UN spokesman said on Thursday.... Blair & Brown: a sweet but stormy partnership LONDON: The crisis tearing at the heart of British power springs from the long political marriage, sometimes sweet but often stormy, between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.... Britain looking to bookmakers LONDON: Britain is looking to the bookies _ not pollsters and commentators _ to try and nail down an exact date for Prime Minister Tony Blair’s departure.... Old divide dogs Lebanese search for consensus BEIRUT: Abu Abbas, a car dealer from south Lebanon, has ready answers to the litmus-test question which has traditionally split his country down the middle — whether it should opt out of the Arab-Israeli conflict.... Workplace hostile to Muslim girls in UK LONDON: Muslim girls are forging ahead at school but hit a brick wall of discrimination when they enter the workplace, the Equal Opportunities Commission says in a report on its two-year... Virgin olive oil is good for heart, says study NEW YORK: When it comes to heart health, virgin olive oil may have an edge over other vegetable fats, new research suggests. Reporting in the Annals of Internal Medicine, European researchers... Poland fights Germany on history LONDON: Poland is to name as many as possible of the more than six million Poles who perished in the Second World War in a project aimed at countering what it sees as German attempts to rewrite history....

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