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November 09, 2007 Friday Shawwal 27, 1428 India bars Kashmiris from Haj SRINAGAR, Nov 8: Indian authorities said on Thursday they had barred 300 Kashmiris from making this year’s Haj because they allegedly had ties to militants. “Some 300 would-be pilgrims have failed... Iran’s concern over India-US ties NEW DELHI, Nov 8: A senior Iranian official urged New Delhi on Thursday not to drift too close to Washington, emphasising his country’s wish to be a major energy supplier to a “friendly” India.... Russia to sound out Singh on relations with US NEW DELHI, Nov 8: India’s growing ties with the United States and arms deals irritants in its decades-old defence relationship with Moscow are expected to dominate India-Russia summit talks next week.... US-French differences persist WASHINGTON, Nov 8: The warm US welcome won by French President Nicolas Sarkozy during his charm offensive here shows tensions over the Iraq war have eased, but differences remain between the two nations, analysts said.... Georgian president calls early elections TBILISI, Nov 8: Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili called snap presidential polls on Thursday and promised to lift emergency rule soon, as troops patrolled Tbilisi following clashes between security forces and anti-government protestors.... Suu Kyi ready to cooperate with junta: UN envoy SINGAPORE, Nov 8: Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi said she is “ready to cooperate” with the ruling junta, according to a message read by UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari on Friday.... 69 Tigers, 11 troops die in battles COLOMBO, Nov 8: Fierce clashes in the northern front lines left 69 Tamil rebels and 11 soldiers dead, the army said on Thursday. Both the military and the Tamil Tigers claimed victory in the fresh battles that began on Wednesday.... India tightens security NEW DELHI, Nov 8: Indian authorities deployed extra security across the country on Thursday ahead of Diwali. Shoppers crammed into markets in New Delhi to buy sweets and gifts ahead of... Yemen clashes claim 16 lives SANAA, Nov 8: Clashes between Yemeni tribesmen and security guards protecting a Ukrainian oil company left 16 people dead on Thursday in Shabwa province east of the capital in a dispute over jobs, the defence ministry said.... 3 Indians die in Paris fire PARIS, Nov 8: A fire on Thursday in an apartment building in the Indian district of Paris killed two women and a 10-year-old girl, police said.... Nordics top gender equity index; US falls to 31st GENEVA, Nov 8: Nordic countries again dominated the World Economic Forum’s ranking of gender-equal countries, while New Zealand squeezed into the top five and the United States fell to 31st place.... Kurdish party urged to cut links with rebels ANKARA, Nov 8: Turkey’s main Kurdish party urged a peaceful solution to the Kurdish conflict on Thursday as Ankara warned of legal sanctions if the party fails to sever its alleged links with separatist rebels.... Dead migrants ‘not martyrs’, says mufti CAIRO, Nov 8: Egypt’s top religious adviser on Thursday sparked a fierce debate by saying that 26 illegal immigrants who drowned off the Italian coast are not martyrs, as their bodies began arriving back home.... Coal mine gas leak kills 29 BEIJING, Nov 8: Twenty-nine miners have died following a gas leak in a coal mine in southwest China and six are still missing, state press reported early Friday.... Bosnia poses fresh security tangle for EU in Balkans BRUSSELS: Struggling to keep a lid on tensions over the future of Kosovo, the European Union and Nato are belatedly waking up to a wider threat to Balkan stability in ethnically divided Bosnia, Western diplomats say.... Republican presidential race could turn upside down NEW HAMPSHIRE: New Hampshire is known for turning Republican presidential primaries upside down. It could happen again in the 2008 race. Polls show a tight race for the Republican nomination in the northeastern state.... Notorious prison turns into luxury hotel BOSTON: The elegant iron-railing balconies were once catwalks where guards stood watch over the inmates to make sure they did not try to break out. If you look closely, you can... US urges Japan to step up security efforts TOKYO: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates urged Japanese leaders on Thursday to step up their efforts on global security, focusing on Tokyo’s stalled efforts to extend an anti-terror naval mission in the Indian Ocean.... Israel calls for IAEA chief’s removal JERUSALEM: Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz called on Thursday for Mohamed ElBaradei to be removed as head of the UN nuclear watchdog, saying he had turned a blind eye to arch-foe Iran’s nuclear ambitions.... Mafia ‘constitution’ outlines perfect mobster ROME: Mafiosi wanted: must swear absolute loyalty, be punctual and avoid bars. A list of ‘10 commandments’ for gangsters, found at the home of the Sicilian Mafia’s top boss, has given investigators a unique insight into what makes a perfect mobster.... Fishermen caught in oil dispute over African lake NTOROKO (Uganda): Until this year, Robert Kazini had never given much thought to whether he was fishing in Congolese or Ugandan waters; it didn’t matter. Nor did it matter much to... Five US army men killed in helicopter crash ROME: Five US military personnel were killed on Thursday when a US army helicopter crashed in northern Italy, a spokesman at Aviano air base said. The Blackhawk UH-60 with 11 people... WB suspends assistance to Iran’s projects WASHINGTON: The World Bank has suspended $5.4 million aid scheduled for projects in Iran because of US financial sanctions against the Islamic republic, a senior bank official said on Wednesday.... 80,000 artifacts vanish from Reagan library LOS ANGELES: Around 80,000 valuable artifacts from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library are unaccounted for following an audit, the Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday.The items, including mementos from Reagan’s White... ‘Lyrical terrorist’ convicted of terrorism LONDON: A woman who called herself the ‘Lyrical Terrorist’ was convicted in Britain on Thursday of possessing records likely to be useful for terrorism. Samina Malik, 23, who worked at a... US military frees 500 Iraqis BAGHDAD: The US military on Thursday released 500 Iraqi detainees at a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki at Camp Victory, a large military base near Baghdad airport....

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