March 5, 2006	Sunday	Safar 4, 1427

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President pressures Iraqi PM to resign BAGHDAD, March 4: Iraq’s president put its prime minister under new pressure to quit on Saturday, saying his resignation would help persuade other parties to form a national unity government that could halt a slide toward civil war....		Blair under fire for invoking God in Iraq decision LONDON, March 4: Tony Blair triggered strong reactions on Saturday from parents of soldiers killed in Iraq and the political opposition, after the British prime minister invoked God in his decision to go to war....
US hints at giving up nuclear disarmament WASHINGTON, March 4: The United States has signalled its apparent abandonment of the goal of nuclear disarmament ‘for the foreseeable future’ as it embarked on a quest for a new generation of nuclear warheads....		Three Israelis sow panic at church with fireworks JERUSALEM, March 4: Three Israelis sowed panic at a church in the hometown of Jesus on Friday when they entered the building and set off fireworks during a service, an Israeli police spokesman said....
Contamination feared as Russia explores ‘lost world’ MOSCOW, March 4: Hidden about four kilometres beneath the ice near the South Pole lies a lake that scientists believe represents a lost world, harbouring organisms sealed off from the rest of the planet for millions of years....		Tycoon says Osama called himself ‘prophet’ SAN JUAN (Puerto Rico), March 4: A Pakistani millionaire held at the US prison in Guantanamo Bay testified that he met Osama bin Laden twice, and that the Al Qaeda leader called himself ‘a prophet’....
Hamas says it won’t recognise Israel MOSCOW, March 4: Hamas, which is forming a Palestinian government, will not recognise Israel despite pressure from Russia to do so during talks in Moscow, a senior leader of the group said on Saturday....		A kiss that stunned Bush NEW DELHI, March 4: As protests raged against his visit to the southern Indian city of Hyderabad on Friday, US President George Bush got a whiff of relief when he was...
US rules out sanctions as first step ISLAMABAD, March 4: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday said the UN Security Council was unlikely to impose sanctions on Iran as a first step in dealing with the disagreement over its nuclear program....		Lanka on alert for bird flu COLOMBO, March 4: Sri Lanka’s health ministry has asked over 40 hospitals in the country to take precautionary steps against bird flu following an outbreak in India....
Algeria to free 2,000 fighters ALGIERS, March 4: Algeria began on Saturday freeing former fighters under an amnesty aimed at promoting national reconciliation after years of conflict, witnesses said. The first batch of prisoners walked free from Serkadji prison in the capital Algiers....		Student ploughs vehicle through gathering NEW YORK, March 4: A former Iranian student at the University of North Carolina ploughed his sports utility vehicle through a student gathering spot on the campus on Friday, injuring five students....
In deal with India, Bush has an eye on China WASHINGTON: A key factor behind the nuclear cooperation agreement reached this week between the United States and India was a simple trade-off: the White House was willing to risk losing ground...		US mly sees no harm in planting stories WASHINGTON: The US military plans to continue paying Iraqi newspapers to publish articles favourable to the United States after an inquiry found no fault with the controversial practice, the top US general in Iraq said on Friday....
Pentagon offers glimpse into Guantanamo prison GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE (Cuba): Offering a glimpse into the top-secret world of Guantanamo Bay, the Pentagon has released the names and home countries of many detainees who have been held at the isolated military prison for up to four years....		Adopting an ethical lifestyle LONDON: When Newsnight launched its ‘ethical man’ experiment a couple of weeks ago, with the aim of transforming the life of one of its journalists, Justin Rowlatt, we all knew immediately what ‘ethical’ meant in the phrase....
China’s call for social harmony rings hollow BEIJING: Penniless from years of struggling against China’s authorities for justice over her son’s murder, 46-year-old Qian Lili is now forced to scour Beijing’s markets for scraps of vegetables to survive....		US president was adamant about visits ISLAMABAD: Getting US President George Bush into not one but two battlegrounds in the ‘war on terrorism’ — Pakistan and Afghanistan — stretched his security detail, but Mr Bush was adamant about going despite the risks....