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| December 02, 2006 | Saturday | Ziqa'ad 10, 1427 |
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Pullout of troops by 2008 proposed: WP: US panel on Iraq to release report on 6th
WASHINGTON, Dec 1: The independent panel developing policy recommendations on the US role in Iraq will call for a withdrawal of almost all combat troops from the country by early 2008,... 
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VP calls for ouster of Maliki government
BAGHDAD, Dec 1: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki faced a widening revolt within his divided government as two senior Sunni politicians joined prominent Shia lawmakers and cabinet members in criticising his policies....
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Burns to visit Delhi for talks on N-deal
WASHINGTON, Dec 1: US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns will visit India next week to discuss operational details of the Indo-US nuclear deal, officials said....
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US army raids guerilla bases
BAGHDAD, Dec 1: Iraqi troops, backed by US attack helicopters, fought militants in central Baghdad on Friday. Two Apache helicopters, firing anti-missile flares, swooped over Fadhil neighbourhood, a Sunni insurgent stronghold...
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Rice admits US has made mistakes
WASHINGTON, Dec 1: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday she is certain the United States has made mistakes in Iraq but the world will have to wait until she...
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Single asteroid wiped out dinosaurs: study
WASHINGTON, Dec 1: A single, gigantic asteroid slammed into Earth 65 million years ago, dooming the dinosaurs and many other species, scientists said on Thursday in a new study rebutting theories that multiple impacts did the deed....
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Italy completes withdrawal
BAGHDAD, Dec 1: The last Italian troops in Iraq headed home on Friday as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said his forces could take over the battered nation’s security by June.“The...
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Lankan official escapes unhurt in bomb attack
COLOMBO, Dec 1: The Sri Lankan government’s defence secretary escaped unhurt when a bomb was targeted at his convoy on Friday. Seven bodyguards and seven other people were injured in the attack in the heart of Colombo....
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Bush to meet Sunni leader
WASHINGTON, Dec 1: US President George Bush will meet Iraq’s Vice-President Tareq al-Hashimi, a Sunni, next month, an official said on Friday....
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Letter shows Iran eager to open talks with US
CAIRO: The Iranian president''s letter to the American people this week was dimissed by Washington as a crazy propaganda stunt. But there is a rationale behind it: Iran is eager to break the ice and open dialogue with the Great Satan....
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Tradition shackles slaves in Mauritania
NOUAKCHOTT: Born a slave, like his entire family, Matalla Mbreik toiled from dawn to dusk selling water and tending his master''s flocks on the lonely fringes of the Saharan desert, until he could take no more....
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Ex-Russian PM links his illness to spy case
LONDON: Increasing numbers of people are being tested for possible exposure to radiation in the investigation into the death of a former Russian spy as the post-mortem on his body was due to be carried out soon....
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N. Korea, US not ready to soften stance
SEOUL: Staring each other down across the Pacific Ocean, North Korea and the US remain locked in a stalemate over resolving their nuclear standoff with both sides calling on the other...
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Fear and distrust of Muslims run deep in US
WASHINGTON: When radio host Jerry Klein suggested that all Muslims in the United States should be identified with a crescent-shape tattoo or a distinctive arm band, the phone lines jammed instantly....
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