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August 01, 2007 Wednesday Rajab 16, 1428 Palestinian state’s creation reaffirmed: Rice meets Arab leaders SHARM EL-SHEIKH (Egypt), July 31: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday met Arab leaders in Egypt, extracting renewed promises of help in Iraq while reaffirming Washington''s commitment to the creation of a Palestinian state.... Russia scales down ties with Hamas MOSCOW, July 31: Russia said on Tuesday it was reducing contacts with the Hamas movement but would not abandon ties with the group in order to promote “dialogue” in the Palestinian conflict.Moscow... British army ends N. Ireland mission BELFAST, July 31: The British army prepared on Tuesday to end its nearly four-decade mission in Northern Ireland in low-key fashion, the latest symbolic step towards normalization in the long-troubled province.... Urgent action needed to reduce poverty: Brown UNITED NATIONS, July 31: British leader Gordon Brown on Tuesday called for a new humanitarian alliance to help meet key world poverty reduction targets, evoking a “coalition for justice” in the spirit of the US Peace Corps.... China vows to be Asia’s ‘good neighbour’ MANILA, July 31: Rapidly rising China on Tuesday promised to be a “good neighbour” to the rest of Asia and called for deeper cooperation on issues ranging from regional stability to economic affairs.... No military solution in Iraq: US adviser WASHINGTON, July 31: Additional US troops are improving security in Iraq, although peace ultimately will be won politically, not militarily, the incoming top military adviser told senators on Tuesday.... Iran unveils world’s largest carpet for UAE mosque TEHRAN, July 31: Iran on Tuesday unveiled what it said was the world’s largest hand-woven carpet, worth 5.8 million dollars and larger than a football pitch, to be laid out in a United Arab Emirates mosque.... 7 killed in Mogadishu violence MOGADISHU, July 31: At least seven people were killed and 11 others wounded in separate attacks in the Somali capital on Tuesday, witnesses said. Police officer Mohamed Ali Ganey confirmed that... Millions hit by BD floods DHAKA, July 31: At least 16 people have died in the past week and more than a million were marooned or homeless as floods from monsoon rains and snowmelt inundated north and central Bangladesh, an official said on Tuesday.... Turkey’s reforms referendum on Oct 21 ANKARA, July 31: A referendum on constitutional reforms, including electing the president by popular suffrage, will take place on Oct 21, Turkey’s Electoral Council announced on Tuesday.... Army officer among 6 killed in Kashmir SRINAGAR, July 31: Six people, including a top Indian army officer, were killed in a gun battle between troops and militants trying to sneak into Indian Kashmir from the Pakistani side on Tuesday, said an army spokesman.The... Thousands flee fires in Spain’s Canary Islands MADRID, July 31: Wildfires sweeping across Spain’s Canary Islands have forced authorities to evacuate around 11,000 people in the biggest fires on the archipelago in a decade, the head of the regional government said on Tuesday.... Japan’s opposition flexes muscle after election win TOKYO, July 31: Japan''s resurgent opposition on Tuesday blasted Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for staying in office despite an election mauling and vowed to fight to stop him extending support to the US military in Afghanistan.... Italian film legend Antonioni dies ROME, July 31: Film legend Michelangelo Antonioni, director of the 1960s hit “Blow Up” and one of the last figures of Italy’s golden age of cinema, has died at age 94, his family said on Tuesday.... Blast kills 3 soldiers in Sri Lanka COLOMBO, July 31: Three soldiers died in a bomb attack in northern Sri Lanka on Tuesday, while the military said it had uncovered a new Tamil Tiger weapons cache in the island’s east.... Maldives to hold referendum on political system COLOMBO, July 31: The Indian Ocean tourist paradise of the Maldives will hold a referendum to decide the future role of its powerful presidency held by Maumoon Abdul Gayoom for the past 29 years, officials said on Tuesday.The... BD militants charged with attack on British envoy DHAKA, July 31: Four militants were charged by a court in northeastern Bangladesh on Tuesday in connection with a 2004 grenade attack on the British ambassador that left three dead and scores injured, police said.... Traditional Persian art in danger of fading into history TEHRAN: Bent over his desk, an Iranian illuminator puts the last touches on a gilded garden of the minuscule intertwined paisleys that have decorated the Quran for hundreds of years.... Cubans still waiting for reappraisal of socialism HAVANA: A year after the announcement that changed life in Cuba in the blink of an eye, this Caribbean island nation continues to defy, as it has so often in the... Floating hospital: ray of hope for BD (The first instalment of this article was published in Tuesday’s Dawn)... Militias see children as instruments of war LONDON: The end of brutal wars in West Africa and global efforts to halt recruitment have cut the number of child soldiers, but experts say vulnerable boys and girls are still forced into battle from Latin American to Asia.... Asean under pressure owing to poor HR record MANILA: Southeast Asian nations have struggled to find common ground on creating a new human rights body, and analysts say one reason is that many have poor rights records themselves.... Compromise on Kosovo an unlikely prospect BELGRADE: A Russian roadblock at the United Nations means negotiators must try one more time to find a compromise on Kosovo even though their chances of success are no better than they have been for years.... India govt, Naga rebels extend ceasefire GUWAHATI: Indian government negotiators and rebels from the northeastern state of Nagaland indefinitely extended a ceasefire on Tuesday, a joint statement said. But the rebels... Canadian minister in transparent shirt MANILA: Canada’s Deputy Foreign Minister Leonard Edwards cut quite a figure when he turned up for a gala dinner at the Philippine presidential palace on Tuesday in his traditional — and very transparent — Philippine shirt.... 10 million trees planted in a day LUCKNOW: India''s most populous state planted more than 10 million trees in a single day on Tuesday as part of an environmental awareness drive, authorities said.... Turkey rounds up illegal immigrants ISTANBUL: Turkish security forces detained almost 90 illegal immigrants from Asia and the Middle East and three suspected Turkish traffickers during two raids here, Anatolia news agency reported on Tuesday....

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