News -- September 24, 2005

• Bush rules out pullout option on Iraq
• Beautiful paddy terraces in SW China
• Ethiopian police urge opposition not to engage in illegal demonstration
• Hamas to hold weapon exhibition
• Indonesia urged to discipline its navy, avoid abuse of force

• Iran hails EU nuclear climbdown
• NEC develops super thin mobile phone
• NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft finds surprising features of solar system edge
• One more human case of bird flu confirmed in Indonesia: WHO
• Rita sparks mass exodus, Bush urges preparedness

• Sri Lanka seeks help in oil exploration
• Tension in Nigeria's oil delta builds up as militants seize oil facility
• The US woos and guards against Japan
• Trading prices between non-US dollar currencies and yuan more fluctuating
• US chief justice nominee wins Senate committee approval

• WB pledges more assistance to Ethiopia