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August 30, 2007 Thursday Sha'aban 16, 1428 Sadr orders halt to attacks on US-led troops NAJAF, Aug 29: Radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr ordered his militia on Wednesday to stop attacks on US-led forces as part of a six-month suspension of the militant group’s activities.... Suicide blast kills 6 in Afghanistan KHOST, Aug 29: A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded bazaar in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday, killing four civilians and two Afghan soldiers, a provincial governor said.... Bush to ask Congress for extra $50bn for Iraq WASHINGTON, Aug 29: US President George W. Bush plans to ask Congress for an extra $50 billion for Iraq following a highly anticipated report on progress in the war-torn country next month, US media reported on Wednesday.... Gul receives cold military reception ANKARA, Aug 29: Turkey''s staunchly secularist army chiefs refused on Wednesday to salute the country''s new Islamist-rooted president Abdullah Gul on his first full day in office.... Philippines on alert after communist leader’s arrest MANILA, Aug 29: The Philippines on Wednesday braced for retaliatory strikes by communist insurgents after their party leader was arrested in the Netherlands on suspicion of ordering the murders of ex-allies.... Flooding risk badly under-estimated, says report: Global warming PARIS, Aug 29: Global warming may carry a higher risk of flooding than previously thought, according to a study released on Wednesday by the British science journal Nature.... Awards for ethnic cuisine in New York NEW YORK, Aug 29: Since the introduction of halal meat to the traditional hotdog and soda vending business on the sidewalks of New York, the business has taken a new dimension.... Britain honours Mandela LONDON, Aug 29: Britain honoured Nelson Mandela on Wednesday by unveiling a bronze statue of South Africa’s first black president alongside those of statesmen such as Winston Churchill and Abraham Lincoln.... Seizure of Iranians in Iraq ‘regrettable’: US BAGHDAD, Aug 29: US forces on Wednesday freed a group of Iranians including two diplomats who were seized at a Baghdad hotel overnight in what the military said was a “regrettable incident.”... France seeks African help to fight illegal immigration PARIS, Aug 29: France wants to clinch agreements on curbing immigration with some 20 African countries by the end of 2009, Immigration Minister Brice Hortefeux said on Wednesday.... S. Arabia sends frozen camel samples to France RIYADH, Aug 29: Saudi Arabia has sent frozen samples of dead camels to France to try to discover why dozens are dying each day, along with cattle and sheep, newspapers said on Wednesday.... China’s defence minister on visit to Japan TOKYO, Aug 29: China’s defence minister on Wednesday started the first such visit to Japan in more than nine years as the Asian giants work to repair their rocky relations.... Indian politics to determine fate of US nuclear deal NEW DELHI: Confronted with stiff opposition to the United States-India nuclear cooperation deal from the supporting parties of the Left, Manmohan Singh’s minority government has initiated talks with communist leaders to create a ‘mechanism’ to resolve mutual differences.... Indira, illiteracy and IT, that’s ‘I’ndia NEW DELHI: It’s glossary time again! ‘I’ is for ‘India’, and for.... ILLITERACY: Remains rife, with just under half our population unable to read or write in any of our several dozens of scripts.... A new concept in home garbage composting BANGALORE: A variation of the age-old concept of composting household garbage, using cheap earthen pots, is turning into a runaway success in this fast-expanding metropolis of seven million people.... Concern over infiltration of extremists into IT firms HYDERABAD (India): If two bomb blasts in less than three months have battered the image of Hyderabad as a growing international IT hub, even more alarming is the revelation that at... Media rights body urges BD to lift censorship DHAKA: International press freedom group Reporters Without Borders on Wednesday called on Bangladesh’s military-backed government to lift censorship and guarantee the safety of journalists.... 1,000 missing after Nepal uprising KATHMANDU: More than 1,000 people went missing in Nepal during a decade of bloody civil war and the numbers are still rising, the Red Cross said on Wednesday, the eve of International Day of the Disappeared.... Holy water barred from Vatican flights ROME: Pilgrims on the Vatican’s fledgling airline were stunned to discover that holy water from Lourdes, in southwest France, cannot be taken on board for security reasons, media reports said Wednesday.... Charlie Chaplin still holds copyrights TOKYO: A Japanese court on Wednesday ruled that late comedy icon Charlie Chaplin still holds the copyright for his work until 2015, in the first ruling of its kind.... Prison officers in UK go on strike LONDON: Thousands of prison officers across England and Wales started a 24-hour strike over pay on Wednesday, forcing jails, many of them seriously overcrowded, to lock offenders in their cells.... India needs more police, says minister HYDERABAD, (India): India must expand its police force to tackle terrorism, the home minister said on Wednesday, after two bombs killed 42 people in the southern city of Hyderabad.... Wildfire in Spain MADRID: Over 300 firefighters battled a wildfire in northeastern Spain on Wednesday amid scorching temperatures, officials said. The firefighters were backed by four water bombers and two helicopters in their efforts... Tourists flock to Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR: Rehearsals are under way, flags are flying and traffic is jammed as Kuala Lumpur prepares to mark Malaysia''s independence day. But at hotel desks nationwide, frustrated tourists are being turned away....

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