March 19, 2006	Sunday	Safar 18, 1427

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Hundreds of thousands take to streets in France PARIS, March 18: Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of French cities on Saturday in a show of strength over a contested new labour law, as police deployed...		Cartoon contest receives 200 entries TEHRAN: An Iranian newspaper’s cartoon contest about the Holocaust has so far received about 200 entries, including submissions that criticize Israeli treatment of Palestinians and US foreign policy....
Hamas finalises cabinet GAZA, March 18: Hamas completed forming a Palestinian cabinet on Saturday that will put loyal members of the Islamist group in charge of key ministries, including interior, foreign affairs and finance, Hamas officials said....		2 Indian pilots die in crash BANGALORE, March 18: Two Indian pilots died on Saturday when their trainer aircraft crashed in the southern state of Karnataka, an air force spokesman said. “The Surya Kiran aircraft was among...
US and Japan move to ease China’s fears: Security talks in Australia SYDNEY, March 18: The United States, Japan and Australia concluded their security talks here on Saturday with an attempt to dampen fears that their alliance was designed to produce a containment...		Milosevic laid to rest in home town POZAREVAC (Serbia-Montenegro), March 18: Former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic was buried on Saturday in his Serbian home town of Pozarevac after a day of tributes by tens of thousands of mourners....
Thousands join protests in Europe on Iraq anniversary ROME, March 18: Demonstrations marking the third anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq drew thousands of people in cities around Europe on Saturday, as polls show most Europeans remain opposed to the occupation....		US terms Iran talks offer a ploy WASHINGTON, March 18: The White House said on Saturday Iran’s offer to hold talks with the United States on Iraq was probably just a ploy to ‘divert pressure’ Tehran has drawn over its nuclear program....
Secret CIA flights worry Irish PM WASHINGTON, March 18 Ireland’s prime minister used a Saint Patrick’s Day visit to hammer home to President George Bush concerns about secret CIA flights through his country and treatment of inmates at the US prison at Guantanamo....		Drug trial: four regain consciousness LONDON, March 18: Four men, seriously ill after taking part in a clinical drug trial in Britain, have regained consciousness and spoken to their families, doctors said on Saturday....
Designer Cassini dies at 92 WASHINGTON, March 18: Internationally-acclaimed fashion designer Oleg Cassini, who gained fame and fortune making clothes for Jacqueline Kennedy as well as the Hollywood elite, died at the age of 92 on Friday....		US govt’s plea for Google data rejected SAN FRANCISCO, March 18: A federal judge ordered Google to give the Bush administration a peek inside its search engine, but rebuffed the government’s demand for a list of people’s search...
N-energy could meet China’s needs: US PAGO PAGO, March 18: The United States sees nuclear energy as a way to help meet China’s energy needs, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said on Saturday....		Students suffer as lawlessness grips Afghanistan SARKH DOZ: Class is out at Sarkh Doz, a sleepy village near the sweeping Helmand river. A ghostly silence fills the school playground, the gate is bolted shut and the proud...
A mockery of UN arms embargoes UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council remains powerless and ineffective as mandatory military sanctions imposed on conflict-ridden countries and rebel groups are being openly violated, a coalition of international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) says....		Hamas followed a long road to the top AL QUDS: Hamas win in the January elections in the Palestinian territories was not just the result of a national uprising against the former Fatah government’s ineffectiveness, but came on the back of a long history of serving a suffering population....
Iraq may decide Bush’s place in history WASHINGTON: President George W. Bush’s place in history — standard-bearer or war-mongerer — is being decided perhaps at this moment in Iraq, three years after the US-led invasion....		UK airports handled 73 CIA flights LONDON: Aircraft used by the CIA for extraordinary rendition — the practice of sending detainees to camps, including Guantanamo Bay, where they were at risk of being tortured — passed through...