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October 10, 2006 Tuesday Ramazan 16, 1427 US proposes checks on N. Korean cargo UNITED NATIONS, Oct 9: The United States wants the UN Security Council to authorise international inspections of cargo going in and out of North Korea to check for weapons of mass destruction or related materials, diplomats said on Monday.... N-powers’ arsenal: a snapshot A glance at the world’s nuclear weapons states and their stockpiles, based on estimates compiled from different sources:... 3 Iraqi policemen die, 1,200 sick after suspect meal KUT, Oct 9: An entire 1,200-strong Iraqi police unit fell sick and three officers died after eating a suspect meal, their commander said Monday, refusing to rule out a deliberate poisoning.... Iraqi VP’s brother shot dead BAGHDAD, Oct 9: Gunmen in camouflage uniforms killed the brother of Iraq’s Sunni Vice-president Tareq al-Hashemi on Monday, drawing swift condemnation from across Iraq’s political divide and senior US officials.... Ability to mount attack may be years away VIENNA, Oct 9: North Korea may have the bomb. But the complexities of developing nuclear warheads from Pyongyang’s reported successful test explosion _ and the means to deliver them _ means... Lankan govt vows to step up attacks on LTTE COLOMBO, Oct 9: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse on Monday said the government would continue to unleash military attacks on the LTTE if the rebels do not stop targeting troops and carrying out terrorist attacks on state-controlled areas.... Danes advised against travel to ME COPENHAGEN, Oct 9: Denmark acted quickly on Monday to quell Muslim indignation at a new series of cartoons ridiculing the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and advised its citizens against travelling to the Middle East as Islamic leaders condemned the drawings.... Pune in frenzy as Pearl film shooting begins MUMBAI, Oct 9: A leafy boulevard in an Indian city stood in for a swish Pakistani neighbourhood on Monday as Hollywood star Angelina Jolie began shooting for a film about a US journalist abducted and killed in Pakistan.... Somali troops enter town held by Islamists MOGADISHU, Oct 9: Somali government soldiers, allegedly backed by Ethiopian forces, pulled out of a town near the government base in south central Somalia on Monday, after briefly seizing control from a pro-Islamist militia.... Next task — a small, missile-ready bomb LONDON, Oct 9: North Korea’s next challenge after testing a nuclear warhead is to make one small enough to fit to a missile — a tricky undertaking, experts say, but one... Phelps wins economics Nobel STOCKHOLM, Oct 9: American Edmund Phelps took the economics Nobel on Monday for work on the relationship between unemployment and inflation.... Straw unleashes storm of bias, intensified division LONDON: It’s been quite extraordinary: one man’s emotional response to the niqab — the Muslim veil that covers all but the eyes — has snowballed into a perceived titanic clash of... Scientists pore over data PARIS: Scientists took a dour wait-and-see attitude after North Korea claimed to have successfully conducted a nuclear test on Monday.... North Korea’s move exposes major powers’ weakness LONDON: A storm of predictable condemnation rained down on the heads of North Korea’s isolated regime in the wake of its first atomic weapons test on Monday.... Japan may reconsider nuclear arms taboo TOKYO: North Korea’s announcement on Monday that it has tested a nuclear bomb is set to push Japan to expand its own military and stir debate on what was once the ultimate taboo of developing atomic weapons itself.... Merkel’s honeymoon with electorate is over BERLIN: Six months ago everything was going right for Angela Merkel. She had impressed the international community, squashed her enemies, and won the approval — if not exactly the hearts — of most Germans.... Nuclear power poised for renaissance PARIS: Nuclear power is poised for a renaissance as governments turn to the technology to face down fears about global warming and energy security, the head of the Nuclear Energy Agency believes....

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