DAWN - International; October 30, 2007

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October 30, 2007	Tuesday	Shawwal 17, 1428

US steps up efforts to save N-deal with India WASHINGTON, Oct 29: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice telephoned her Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee on Monday to enhance US efforts to save a landmark nuclear deal with India from a possible collapse....		Iran, IAEA resume talks TEHRAN, Oct 29: Iran and the UN atomic watchdog resumed talks on Monday over controversial Iranian nuclear activities, a day after the agency’s chief said there was still no evidence Tehran is seeking nuclear arms....

Argentina’s first lady sweeps to presidency BUENOS AIRES, Oct 29: First lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will become Argentina’s first elected woman leader, but her husband, President Nestor Kirchner, is expected to stay active behind the scenes....		Turkey warned against incursion ANKARA, Oct 29: Turkey paraded its military muscle on Monday, amid stern warnings from Baghdad that any large-scale Turkish incursion against Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq would have ‘disastrous’ results....

Israel seeks China’s help against Iran nuclear plan JERUSALEM, Oct 29: Israel on Monday injected fresh urgency into its campaign for more sanctions against Iran, assailing the UN nuclear watchdog chief for saying there was no proof Tehran wanted atomic weapons....		UK Muslim minister detained at US airport LONDON, Oct 29: Britain’s first Muslim government minister said he was “deeply disappointed” after his luggage was searched for explosives at a United States airport as he returned from official talks....

Russia’s serial killer gets life term MOSCOW, Oct 29: Russia’s ‘chessboard murderer’ was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for killing 48 people, after the supermarket worker told a court last week he felt like God as he decided whether his victims should live or die....		Sikhs push for death penalty abolition BRUSSELS: On March 23, 1931, an Indian Sikh named Bhagat Singh attained martyrdom when he was hanged by the British for his role in the militant freedom struggle against the colonial rulers....

Hidden art in Iranian vault perpetuates isolation TEHRAN: The Picasso masterpiece is worth an estimated GBP25-30m on the international art market, but its only regular contact with the human eye is the fiercely critical gaze of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini....		Asians seek out the sun despite alarming cancer rates HONG KONG: It’s autumn in Hong Kong but the island’s beaches are still crowded with sun worshippers desperate to catch the last rays of sunshine before winter....

World’s bravest orchestra plays on amidst violence in Iraq BAGHDAD: When the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra (INSO) holds a concert in Baghdad, organisers don’t like to advertise: in fact they would prefer as few people as possible know about it....		Palestinian DPs voice misery at camps through rap BEIRUT: “Battalion 5” might conjure up images of the next big computer game, but in Lebanon it’s a group of musicians who express the misery of life in Palestinian refugee camps through rap....

Saudi university boasts equality, independence JEDDAH: The atmosphere on the King Abdullah campus should be that of a high-quality college anywhere else in the world — a mood of free thought, equality and easy mingling among independent-minded men and women....		Merkel in India to discuss trade, security NEW DELHI: German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in India on Monday for a visit expected to focus on security and trade issues, as Europe’s largest economy aims to strengthen ties with the Asian giant....

BD, India exchange crime information DHAKA: Bangladesh and India have exchanged lists of wanted criminals and suspected insurgent camps at a five-day meeting of their border forces which ended in Dhaka on Monday....		Singapore shipyard DUBAI: Drydocks World, a maritime holding company belonging to the government of Dubai, said on Monday it had bought Singapore’s Labroy Marine for 1.63 billion dollars in a further sign of...