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October 25, 2007 Thursday Shawwal 12, 1428 Iran greatest security threat to US: Rice WASHINGTON, Oct 24: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice singled out Iran on Wednesday as “perhaps the single greatest challenge” to US security but stressed that diplomacy was the preferred way to end its nuclear drive.... California fires damage property worth $1bn LOS ANGELES, Oct 24: Fires raged across California for a fourth day on Wednesday as officials said property worth one billion dollars had been lost and President George Bush declared the region a major disaster zone.... Iraq, Afghan war cost may go up to $2.4tr NEW YORK, Oct 24: The cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could total $2.4 trillion through the next decade, or nearly $8,000 per man, woman and child in the... Asians believe US should have less power: survey HONG KONG, Oct 24: More than 40 per cent of Asians believe the world would be a better place if the United States was less powerful, a survey published on Wednesday found.... Myanmar activists stage rallies across world BANGKOK, Oct 24: Myanmar activists protested on Wednesday outside China’s embassy in Bangkok to demand freedom for Aung San Suu Kyi, kicking off a day of rallies planned worldwide in support of the detained democracy leader.... Indian govt urges mly to be open in defence deals NEW DELHI, Oct 24: India on Wednesday urged its military chiefs to ensure transparency in a swathe of multi-billion dollar deals due to be signed in coming years as the armed forces modernise.... 31 Indian Muslims jailed for life over ’98 blasts COIMBATORE (India), Oct 24: An Indian court sentenced 31 Muslims to life in prison on Wednesday for carrying out serial blasts aimed at a top politician that killed almost 60 in southern India a decade ago.... France aims for ‘green revolution’ PARIS, Oct 24: Green campaigners, scientists and big business on Wednesday hammered out plans to slash France’s greenhouse gas emissions at a round-table aimed at launching an environmental revolution in Europe’s third-biggest economy.... Muslims hold prayers WASHINGTON, Oct 24: Mosques across the United States held special prayers on Wednesday for rain to help put out raging wildfires in California. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, an umbrella organisation... Shah Rukh says he faces extra scrutiny MUMBAI, Oct 24: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan says his next film will look at discrimination faced by Muslims after the Sept 11, 2001, terror attacks in the United States.... Unsold properties in US flood market WASHINGTON, Oct 24: Sales of US homes and apartments tumbled a hefty 8.0 per cent in September extending one of the nation’s worst housing slumps in decades, an industry group said on Wednesday.... Britain hosts conference on combating forced marriage LONDON, Oct 24: Britain kicked off a two-day European conference on Wednesday focused on sharing its experience in tackling the horrors of forced marriage.... Scientists foresee ‘eye in a dish’ PARIS, Oct 24: Researchers say they have identified a key enzyme that triggers eye development, in a discovery that could one day lead to “eye in a dish” replacement tissue for the visually impaired.... UN chief urges Lebanese parties to stop re-arming UNITED NATIONS, Oct 24: UN chief Ban Ki-moon is appealing to all Lebanese parties to stop re-arming and conducting military training in the face of worsening political tension, according to a report released on Wednesday.... Ex-S. Korean president accused of kidnapping SEOUL, Oct 24: South Korea’s spy agency said on Wednesday that then-president Park Chung-hee had approved the infamous 1973 kidnapping in Tokyo of dissident Kim Dae-jung, who later ruled the country and won the Nobel Peace Prize.... Experts locate brain region for hope PARIS, Oct 24: Scientists have for the first time pinpointed the neural networks in the brain that generate feelings of optimism, according to a study released on Wednesday.... 13th-century Quran fetches over £1 million LONDON, Oct 24: A copy of the holy Quran written in 1203, believed to be the oldest known complete copy, has fetched more than one million pounds in London.... Hillary to oppose Bush plea for war funds WASHINGTON, Oct 24: Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton has vowed to oppose President George W. Bush’s new 196 billion dollar war funding request.... Oklahoma legislators return copies of Quran OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct 24: Muslim groups in the United States have denounced a move by legislators in Oklahoma to return copies of the holy Quran to a state panel after alleging that the book condones the killing of innocent people.... 15 get life for killing Muslims in India LUCKNOW, Oct 24: A court on Wednesday sentenced 15 people to life in prison for killing Muslims in riots that followed the demolition of Babri mosque by Hindu fanatics in northern India in 1992.... Singh raises new hope over nuclear deal NEW DELHI: India’s beleaguered prime minister is determined to push a nuclear deal with the United States despite stiff opposition from his communist allies, a lobbying group quoted him as saying.... Kashmir’s ‘half widows’ stuck in limbo SRINAGAR: As the muezzin called for prayers from the Kashmir mosque, Begum Rafiqa prayed in a dingy room of her old brick house for someone she has not seen for almost a decade — her missing husband.... Arrest warrant issued for Hasina’s sister : Extortion charges DHAKA: A Bangladeshi court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s sister on extortion charges, a defence lawyer said.... 6 elephants electrocuted after getting drunk GUWAHATI: Six Asiatic wild elephants were electrocuted as they went berserk after drinking rice beer in India’s remote northeast, a wildlife official said.... Nepal peace at a crossroads, says UN KATHMANDU: Nepal’s political parties need to sink their differences to save a peace process that ended a civil war and brought Maoist rebels into the mainstream, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged on Wednesday....

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