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Saudi Arabia has rejected an appeal by U.S President George W Bush to raise oil production.
This was stated by U.S National Security adviser Stephen after talks between President Bush and Saudi King Abdullah in Riyadh. Saudi officials said they were already meeting demand and had increased production by 300,000 barrels per day earlier this month.
the us wants an increase in production to help curb record prices, currently 127 dollars a barrel, but Saudi officials blame speculation not supply shortages. Said Saudi oil minister Ali Al-Nuaimi said that supply and demand are in balance today. He said that how much more can we do?
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Lebanon's rival political leaders have begun talks in Qatar aimed at pulling the country back from the brink of civil war.
Fighting between pro-government groups and the Hezbollah-led opposition last week left at least 65 people dead. After the Lebanese government reversed moves aimed at curbing Hezbollah, the group agreed to join talks on the formation of a unity government.
The talks in Qatar are expected to try to reach agreement on the appointment of a Lebanese President, which the country has been lacking since November, the composition of a national unity government and a new parliamentary election law.
The two sides have already agreed to appoint Lebanese army commander Gen Michel Suleiman as president, but must resolve the other issues first.
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Six major powers have prepared a new package of concessions for Iran to abandon its controversial nuclear programme.
The European Union foreign policy Chief Javier Solana has said that the Iranian government will soon be contacted for talks on the new package.
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Ten thousand sardines swirl and dance with sharks in a mesmerizing display at an aquarium Japan.
The latest attraction at the Hakkei-Jima sea paradise aquarium in Yokohama Japan stars ten thousand sardines but is no canned performance. These tiny starlets dance and swirl around sharks and squid, generally mesmerizing the audience with their glittering show twice a day. The sharks - two 3-meter-long sand tiger sharks are not very good at catching the sardines and rarely bother chasing them. The sardines' real enemies are the squid who swiftly make a meal out of them. Manabe, the aquarium press officer, said actually including the sardine's natural predators in the same tank has helped prolong their lives well, at least those that can escape the clutches of the squid.
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In Occupied Kashmir, martyrdom week is being observed from today to pay homage to Kashmiri martyrs.
The week will be marked by Qur'an Khawani at different places, setting up of blood bank and holding of seminars and public gatherings. A complete strike will be observed on the martyrdom anniversaries of leading Hurriyet leaders, Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Farooq and Khawaja Abdul Ghani lone on Wednesday.
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