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May 01, 2007 Tuesday Rabi-us-Sani 13, 1428 40 killed in Iraq violence BAGHDAD, April 30: At least 23 people were killed when a suicide bomber struck a Shia family wake in the restive province of Diyala on Monday, raising the day''s death toll in violence-plagued Iraq to more than 40.... Osama look-alike arrested twice NEW YORK, April 30: An Afghan national with a stark resemblance to Osama bin Laden has been arrested twice, both times following reported sightings and massive manhunts for the Al Qaeda leader, ABC news said on Monday quoting Pakistani intelligence officials.... 40 foreigners among militants held in S. Arabia RIYADH, April 30: There are 40 foreigners among the 172 militants arrested by the Saudi security forces, during a recent crackdown. The arrests were announced by Saudi authorities last Friday, claiming... Passenger jet attack foiled: UK police LONDON, April 30: British police and security services foiled what they believe was an Al Qaeda plot to down a passenger jet with a missile less than six months after the 2005 London bombings, police sources said Monday.... Menon in US for N-talks WASHINGTON, April 30: Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon was in Washington on Monday for two days of talks with top US diplomats on nuclear energy cooperation, the Indian embassy said.US... Israeli PM blamed for failure in Lebanon war JERUSALEM, April 30: Israel’s Lebanon war commission levelled scathing criticism against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in an interim report on Monday that cast doubt on his political future but did not call on him to resign.... OIC members back Zakat project RIYADH: More than 20 other members of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) have backed the International Zakat Fund project. The project envisages collecting Zakat from all over the Islamic... Agitation in Turkey evokes old tensions: Secularism vs Islam ISTANBUL: The possibility of an observant Muslim president is pitting Turkey’s deeply secular military and civilian establishment against its religiously oriented ruling party in a fundamental struggle over national identity.... US warns against pullout from NPT VIENNA, April 30: The United States called for cracking down on nations that withdraw from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, as North Korea did, at an NPT conference that opened in Vienna on Monday.... Three airlines stop flights to Sri Lanka COLOMBO, April 30: Three international airlines have stopped or changed their flights to Sri Lanka following air raids by Tamil Tigers near the capital’s international airport, officials said on Monday.... Iran’s drive against Afghan refugees TEHRAN, April 30: Iran has expelled tens of thousands of Afghan refugees within the space of a few days in a new drive aimed at returning one million of them home by March next year, media said on Monday.... Anti-Ahmadinejad coalition in the offing TEHRAN: A grand coalition of anti-government forces is planning a second Iranian revolution via the ballot box to deny President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad another term in office and break the grip of... Somalia witnessing acute HR violations LONDON: This is the most lawless war of our generation. All wars of aggression lack legitimacy, but no conflict in recent memory has witnessed such mounting layers of illegality as the current one in Somalia.... Methane makes global warming worse BANGKOK: Across the globe, chickens and pigs are doing their bit to curb global warming. But cows and sheep still have some catching up to do.... Karen girls sick of being viewed as exotic HUAY PU KENG (Thailand): Muko feels sweat trickling down her neck even as she sits under the shade of a wooden hut on a sweltering afternoon.... US court refuses to hear Guantanamo case WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a case brought by two detainees at the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, who were contesting the legality of the base''s military courts.... Tourists asked to obey Iran’s dress code TEHRAN: Iran on Monday warned tourists and other foreigners visiting the country to obey its Islamic dress code in line with a nationwide crackdown against slack dressing, the ISNA news agency reported.... Pollution caused by cooking, heating kills 1.5m every year GENEVA: Some 1.5 million people die every year as a result of pollution in their own homes when coal, wood, dung and other solid fuels are burned for cooking and heating, the World Health Organization said on Monday.... Colombo to face blackouts COLOMBO: The city of Colombo will be plunged into darkness at short notice on the orders of the Defence Ministry in a series of tough new security measures to combat air attacks by the Tiger guerrillas, officials said on Monday.... Britain’s war criminal jailed LONDON: A British soldier who had admitted abusing Iraqi civilians was thrown out of the army and jailed for a year on Monday after being convicted as the country''s first war criminal.... Blast kills one in Thailand BANGKOK: At least one man was killed and 25 others were injured on Monday when a bomb exploded at a night market in Thailand''s restive Muslim-majority south, officials said.... Bush, EU leaders deadlocked in climate talks WASHINGTON, April 30: US President George W. Bush and visiting European leaders agreed on Monday to define global warming as a serious problem requiring “urgent” action, but deadlocked on what concrete remedies to apply.... Mogadishu residents return to their homes MOGADISHU, April 30: Several thousand residents poured back into Mogadishu on Monday after a four-day calm, but an African Union commander warned that fighting could erupt again and a humanitarian crisis still looms.... Mothers’ protest BUENOS AIRES, April 30: Armed with placards and photos of sons, daughters long dead, the “Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo” on Monday marked 30 years of marching in memory of their children who vanished during Argentina''s dictatorship.—AFP...

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