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January 25, 2007 Thursday Muharram 05, 1428 Senate panel votes against Bush plan for more troops WASHINGTON, Jan 24: US President George Bush on Wednesday received a stinging rebuke of his Iraq policy, as a Senate panel approved a measure condemning his plan to pour more US troops into the country.... There is no war on terror: UK official LONDON, Jan 24: Britain’s top prosecutor set himself at odds with Prime Minister Tony Blair’s government saying the `war on terror’ does not exist and urging restraint on laws threatening human rights.... Olmert warns of ‘severe steps’ against Iran HERZLIYA (Israel), Jan 24: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday warned that if the world''s diplomatic efforts to stop Iran’s nuclear programme fail, then `much more severe steps’ should be taken.... Congress member shot dead in Assam GUWAHATI, Jan 24: Traders in the Indian state of Assam drew down their shutters early on Wednesday after a wave of attacks that has left 87 dead in three weeks, officials said.... Calm returns to Lebanon after deadly protests BEIRUT, Jan 24: Calm returned to Lebanon as roads were cleared and Beirut airport reopened on Wednesday after the opposition called off a general strike that sparked deadly street fights ahead of a donor conference in Paris.... Snowstorms kill four in Europe PARIS, Jan 24: Snowstorms swept across western and central Europe for a second day on Wednesday, killing four people, stranding thousands of air travellers and leaving hundreds of drivers trapped on freezing, log-jammed roads.... Mogadishu airport attacked: US envoy meets rebel leaders MOGADISHU, Jan 24: A mortar attack on Mogadishu''s main airport wounded five people on Wednesday as the United States sought to enlist a leader of Somalia’s now-vanquished Islamist movement in a bid to stem the tide of violence.... US media sceptical of Bush’s bipartisanship WASHINGTON, Jan 24: Major US newspapers were sceptical on Wednesday over President George Bush''s appeals for bipartisanship, noting that in his State of the Union speech he said nothing about changing his deeply unpopular Iraq policy.... Gene revival blocks cancer: study PARIS, Jan 24: Research using lab mice suggests that types of cancer can be forced into retreat by restoring the functions of a key guardian gene, scientists report on Wednesday.... London returns 3 drawings to owner’s heirs LONDON, Jan 24: Those in Pakistan who are trying now to reclaim the fabled Koh-i-Noor and other art masterpieces which are found in abundance in the British museums and its art... Thai govt considering Shariat for south BANGKOK, Jan 24: Thailand is considering introducing elements of Shariat law in the Muslim-majority south in an effort to quell the bloody insurgency raging there, the premier said on Wednesday.... Saddam lawyers plan to write memoirs AMMAN, Jan 24: The lawyers of Saddam Hussein are mulling plans to write their memoirs about the trial that led to the execution of the Iraqi dictator last month for crimes against humanity, a defence team member said on Wednesday.... Speech lacked knockout blow: analysts WASHINGTON, Jan 24: Cursed by rock-bottom poll ratings, chided by Congress''s new Democratic masters, and bound up in Iraq''s agony, President George Bush on Tuesday offered little to loosen his political straitjacket in his State of the Union address, analysts said.... Opposition in UK demands early pullout from Iraq LONDON, Jan 24: As Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday decided to skip a rare parliamentary debate about his strategy in Iraq and the future of the Middle East, the opposition... Israeli president to suspend himself JERUSALEM, Jan 24: Israeli President Moshe Katsav has told parliament he will suspend himself from his duties after the announcement that he will be indicted for rape, a Knesset spokesman said on Wednesday.... Poor Indian women await justice UNITED NATIONS: India, the world’s most populous democracy, has come under fire from a United Nations body for its failure to protect low caste women and those belonging to the country’s religious minorities from discrimination.... Residents of Delhi slums paying price of facelift NEW DELHI: Slipping westwards out over the rooftops and tree line of Indian capital is one of the city’s modern marvels: the metro.... Promoting literacy in Nepal Putalibazar (Nepal): It’s often said that travellers visit Nepal because of the mountains but return because of the people. The generosity of the Nepalese goes straight to the heart and inspires reciprocation.... Sri Lankan govt doing what it condemns COLOMBO: A leading human rights group on Wednesday slammed Sri Lanka for conscripting hundreds of child soldiers to fight against Tamil rebels, saying that the police had turned a blind eye to the practice for years.... Iran’s influence in Herat breeds conflict HERAT: The influence of Iran is a source of tension between Shias and Sunnis that recently exploded into deadly violence in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat, residents say....

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