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May 03, 2007 Thursday Rabi-us-Sani 15, 1428 50 civilians killed in Afghan battles: UN HERAT, May 2: Afghan and United Nations investigations found that about 50 civilians, including many women and children, were killed in weekend fighting in Herat, officials said on Wednesday.... Security tightened in BD DHAKA, May 2: The government of Bangladesh beefed up security across the country after explosions at Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet railway stations within half an hour on Tuesday.... Olmert battles to stay on JERUSALEM, May 2: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert battled to keep his job on Wednesday as his foreign minister became the most senior figure yet to demand he quit over a damning report on his handling of the Lebanon war.... Global warming can empty world’s rice bowl AYUTTHAYA (Thailand), May 2: In Thailand, rice is more than just a food -- it is said to represent life itself. Rarely is a grain wasted and a common greeting translates... Reagan diaries reveal frustration with Israel NEW YORK, May 2: Former United States president Ronald Reagan saved his most private and dramatic thoughts for a hand-written book -- a diary in which he writes about his running... Nasrallah respects Israel for war report BEIRUT, May 2: Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said on Wednesday that he respects Israel for issuing a damning report on last year''s war against his guerillas in Lebanon.... Therapy keeps depression at bay NEW YORK, May 2: Women who recover from depression with the help of psychotherapy alone can stay well for as long as two years with monthly “maintenance” therapy, a new study shows.... Five held in Iran over caricatures TEHRAN: Iran has arrested five people over the publication of caricatures deemed insulting to Islam that sparked tensions at a prestigious Tehran university, an official said on Wednesday.... Kuwait amnesty for illegal residents KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait on Wednesday has declared two-months amnesty for those expatriates whose residence permits or visit visas have expired and they cannot leave the country due to fear of arrests.... Snakes are rebels’ new enemy in Nepal KATHMANDU: After battling security forces for a decade, Nepal''s Maoist former rebels said on Wednesday they face a new enemy in the UN-monitored camps where they are confined -- snakes.“At... Israeli president in bid to get charges dropped JERUSALEM: Lawyers for Israeli President Moshe Katsav met the attorney-general on Wednesday to make a last-ditch appeal to him to drop rape proceedings against the head of state, officials said.... 5 soldiers die in anti-drug drive MEXICO CITY: Five soldiers were killed in an ambush while they were conducting an anti-drug operation in northern Mexico, officials said.... Al Jazeera journalist jailed in Egypt CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced a journalist with the Al-Jazeera news network to six months in prison in absentia for producing a film highlighting police torture, judicial sources said.... Bad news hounds Nepali journalists KATHMANDU: Bad news continue to plague Nepali journalists against whom attacks go on unabated.... Another ‘bandit queen’ running for parliament BHADOI (India): Seema Parihar was once one of northern India’s most feared bandits. Now she wants to be a member of parliament.... Indian car coming to end of the road MUMBAI: Ajay Arora has dreamed of owning an Ambassador car ever since he backed his father’s into the garage wall when he was eight years old.... India’s IT sector looks beyond Bangalore CHANDIGARH: Fed up with traffic snarls and scarred roads, a software engineer in India’s flagship IT hub of Bangalore took to the streets in protest last year — doodling on his laptop while trotting along on a bullock-cart.... Afghans search for a better life in emerald mountains KAMAR SAFAID (Afghanistan): An explosion booms across the Afghan mountains, bouncing off jagged ridges and setting a clatter of stones off down a slope. But this is not a Taliban bomb or a Nato strike.... Emirates to resume flights to Sri Lanka COLOMBO: Dubai’s Emirates Airlines said on Wednesday it would resume daytime services to Sri Lanka which were suspended following Tamil rebel air raids near the island’s only international airport.... Melting Greenland ice to raise ocean seven metres VANCOUVER (Canada), May 2: The world''s oceans could rise by up to seven meters if Greenland''s ice cap entirely melts because of global warming, climate scientists said on Tuesday.... Erdogan calls for snap elections ANKARA, May 2: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called for snap elections and condemned a constitutional court ruling that annulled a recent presidential vote as a “bullet fired at democracy”.... French candidates hold TV debate PARIS, May 2: France''s presidential rivals, right-winger Nicolas Sarkozy and socialist Segolene Royal, on Wednesday hold a face-to-face television debate that could seal their fate in Sunday’s decisive vote.... Unrest in Iraq claims 29 lives BAGHDAD, May 2: A suicide bomber targeting a police patrol blew up a vehicle in the Baghdad district of Sadr City on Wednesday, killing 10 people and bringing the day''s grim toll to 29, a security source said.Another... Asian horror coming to screen UDINE (Italy), May 2: Over the past decade, the Asian film industry has set the standard for the horror genre -- and now more Asian-inspired hits are on the way to cinemas around the world.... US stresses stark choices for Iran LONDON, May 2: Iran must enter negotiations over its nuclear programme or face increasing international isolation, the US State Department number three stressed before six-party talks on the issue on Wednesday in London.... UN conference suspended after Iranian objections VIENNA, May 2: A UN conference considering ways to improve the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty suspended its work on Wednesday following Iranian objections to a call for full compliance with the NPT....

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