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March 10, 2007 Saturday Safar 20, 1428 Indian army chief in Israel NEW DELHI, March 9: Indian Army Chief Gen J.J. Singh is on a secret visit to Israel and while credible news reports on Friday focused tangentially on the Pakistan-India dimension of... Review of British terror law sought LONDON, March 9: Compelled perhaps by what is seen among Muslims here as indiscriminate use of terrorism related legislation against them, the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), which claims to be... India beats Japan in billionaires list NEW YORK, March 9: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is still the richest man in the world, but his lead over other entrepreneurs is narrowing, according to Forbes magazine’s list of billionaires published on Thursday.... Hurley, Nayar tie the knot in Hindu ceremony JODHPUR, March 9: Actress Elizabeth Hurley married Indian businessman Arun Nayar on Friday in a traditional Hindu ceremony in the desert state of Rajasthan where the groom trotted down the aisle on a horse.... NY mosque leaders helped fire victims NEW YORK, March 9: The father of five children killed in Wednesday’s fire in Bronx, New York, who flew here from his native Mali on Thursday, praised the mosque leaders in... US forces capture 16 Al Qaeda men BAGHDAD, March 9: US forces in Iraq captured 16 suspected insurgents on Friday including an Al Qaeda leader known as “The Butcher” because of his penchant for beheading captives, the military said Friday.... Politics, history help explain stream of apologies for slavery in US NEW YORK: America is once again struggling to atone for slavery and its aftermath.... Americans lose faith in leadership WASHINGTON: Lies from the White House. Incompetence in treating wounded veterans. Irrelevance in Congress. Can’t anybody do anything right? It is days like these that turn Americans sour on government, stoking a desire for leaders who actually lead.... EU climate pact puts pressure on US, China & India OSLO: A European Union deal on Friday to step up a fight against global warming could break a deadlock and nudge other big greenhouse gas emitters such as the United States, China and India to do more, experts said.... Washington faced with dilemma at Iraq moot WASHINGTON: The United States faces choices and risks this weekend at an international conference in Iraq: does it sweet-talk or strong-arm adversaries Iran and Syria, and can it talk to them at all without raising suspicions from its moderate Arab allies.... US general out of touch with reality BAGHDAD: America’s new top general in Iraq said that force alone cannot halt the violence and the US must talk to insurgent groups – an old idea that’s been tried before... China on collision course with Taiwan BEIJING: An escalating feud between China and Taiwan is threatening the fragile status quo in a year fraught with political possibilities that have kept the archrivals firmly on collision course.... Rose helps improve memory, says study WASHINGTON: People who want to learn things might do better by simply stopping to smell the roses, researchers have reported.... Elephant born by artifical insemination BANGKOK: An artificially inseminated elephant has given birth to a healthy male calf in Thailand, a scientific first in Asia that could help protect the endangered animal, a veterinarian said Friday.... Unrest in Thailand BANGKOK: Thailand''s army-installed Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said on Friday that Malaysia had helped the kingdom make some progress in opening talks with Islamic separatists along their shared border.... 20 hurt in WB demos QALANDIYA (West Bank): Twenty people were lightly hurt on Friday when Israeli troops dispersed protests against the Jewish state''s controversial separation barrier in the occupied West Bank, medics said.... US generates 97,000 jobs WASHINGTON: US employers added 97,000 jobs in February, the Labour Department reported on Friday, suggesting the world''s biggest economy is still expanding despite weakness in the housing and auto sectors.... UAE citizenship ABU DHABI: The interior ministry has granted citizenship to 30 families of stateless residents in the United Arab Emirates, the first group to benefit from a promise made last October, local media reported on Friday....

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