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January 05, 2008 Saturday Zilhaj 25, 1428 Israel not living up to roadmap: Olmert JERUSALEM, Jan 4: Prime Minister Ehud Olmert made the unprecedented acknowledgement on Friday that by continuing to build settlements in West Bank Israel wasn’t living up to its end of a recently revived peace plan.... French ministers brace for report cards PARIS, Jan 4: French ministers are preparing to receive individual performance evaluations and find out whether they are getting the job done in the reformist government of President Nicolas Sarkozy.... President of Kenya open to unity govt: Tutu NAIROBI, Jan 4: South African Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu on Friday said President Mwai Kibaki was open to a coalition government with his opposition foes in a bid to break the political deadlock.... White House: Iowa not a referendum on Bush WASHINGTON, Jan 4: The White House said on Friday that the Iowa caucus, won by presidential candidates calling for sweeping changes, did not reflect unhappiness with US President George W.... Vehicle ban ordered in Baqouba BAGHDAD, Jan 4: Iraqi authorities ordered a one-day vehicle ban in the volatile city of Baqouba on Friday in the wake of a series of deadly suicide bombings and other attacks... Kosovo parliament sworn in PRISTINA, Jan 4: Kosovo’s legislators were sworn into office on Friday in the first session of a new parliament that is widely expected to declare independence from Serbia early this year.... North Korea accuses US of delaying response SEOUL, Jan 4: North Korea made its first comments on Friday on an international nuclear disarmament deal since missing an end-of-year deadline to declare its atomic programmes, saying it had been forced to slow compliance.... Afghanistan warns of dire food shortages BERLIN, Jan 4: Afghanistan could face serious food shortages in the coming months that could lead to a famine, Economy Minister Mohammad Amin Farhang told a German newspaper in an interview published on Friday.... Truce monitors end mission in Sri Lanka: Heavy fighting erupts COLOMBO, Jan 4: As the world reacted negatively to the Sri Lankan government’s decision to withdraw from the ceasefire with the Tamil Tiger rebels, the international truce monitors in the country announced that they would end their services in the country.... 19 British airports to relax cabin bag rules LONDON, Jan 4: Passengers travelling through 19 British airports will be allowed to carry two pieces of cabin luggage through security checks starting on Monday, the government said.... Khamenei warns Iran will ‘humiliate’ any attacker TEHRAN, Jan 4: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that the country would humiliate any possible attacker over its controversial nuclear programme.... Aircraft with 14 people missing CARACAS, Jan 4: An aircraft with 14 people on board disappeared on Friday off the coast of Venezuela, rescue officials said.... 14 arrested for molesting women on New Year’s eve MUMBAI, Jan 4: Police arrested 14 men on Friday for allegedly molesting two women outside a five-star hotel in Mumbai during New Year’s celebrations, a case that drew widespread criticism after police initially refused to pursue the culprits.... Vomiting virus hits thousands of Britons LONDON: Thousands of people in Britain have been sickened by the biggest outbreak of a winter vomiting virus in five years.... 50 Indian crocodiles found dead BHOPAL: Forty-nine endangered Indian crocodiles have washed up dead on river shores, sparking concerns about an unknown illness, officials said on Friday.... Nine Africans arrested trying to cross into Israel EL-ARISH (Egypt): Nine Africans were arrested early on Friday trying to cross illegally into Israel, a security official said.... 2 cleaning women stuck in broken elevator NILES (Illinois): Two cleaning women, trapped inside a broken elevator in Illinois for two days, survived on two cough drops and six aspirin until they were rescued.... Britney Spears rushed to hospital LOS ANGELES: Pop starlet and troubled tabloid favourite Britney Spears, and her one-year-old son, were taken from her home by paramedics Friday, US media reported, after police had been called to resolve a custody dispute.... Fishermen lost for three months rescued: report MOSCOW: A group of 11 Russian fishermen, feared dead for three months, were rescued by soldiers after surviving on rations in a defunct, far eastern military base, the Vesti 24 news channel reported on Friday.... Spanish king turns 70 MADRID: Spain’s King Juan Carlos turns 70 on Saturday with his popularity still high after 32 years on the throne and an active agenda that offers no signs that he plans abdicate anytime soon in favour of his only son.... New tests await US candidates CONCORD (New Hampshire): Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee headed to New Hampshire on Friday, vowing to defend hard fought early wins in the 2008 US presidential season’s first key race against rivals determined to upstage them.... S. Lankan stance forces Nordic mission to leave COLOMBO: Nordic ceasefire monitors began wrapping up their six-year mission to Sri Lanka on Friday after the government scrapped a truce with the Tamil Tigers, and their mandate, amid a chorus of international concern.... South Africa’s graveyard generation mourns SOWETO (South Africa): It is Saturday in Soweto and Aids-ridden South Africa’s biggest township is geared up for its foremost weekend activity: funerals.... Designers take up ‘ecological fashion’ SAN FRANCISCO: In a San Francisco workshop, Ally Beran’s team of fashion designers is sprawled out over buttons and spools of thread, hoping to slow global warming by stitching new outfits from second-hand, thrift store finds.... Is Kibaki a strong man or is he biding his time? NAIROBI: President Mwai Kibaki has shown streaks of a strongman in handling post-election turmoil, but analysts say the ever-patient economist is biding his time and letting political anger run out so Kenya can return to normal.... California to sue US govt over car emissions NEW YORK: California has gone head to head with the Bush administration over its approach to global warming, suing the US government for its refusal to allow the state to press ahead with its own cuts in car pollution.... Moscow plans ‘city within city’ MOSCOW: Moscow planners have approved Lord Foster’s design for the world’s biggest building — likened by critics to an alien spacecraft and a “dahlia stuck in a string bag”.... Myanmar janta’s show of defiance YANGON: Military-run Myanmar put on a show of defiance on Friday on the 60th anniversary of independence from Britain amid global pressure for reform following the junta’s bloody crackdown on dissent....

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