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	Syria meet calls for UN resolution without threat of force Paris, July 6 A Friends of Syria meeting of over 100 nations called in its final statement today for a UN Security Council resolution backed by sanctions to force Damascus to accept a political transition plan. The meeting is seeking a resolution under the UN charter's Chapter 7, including the threat of sanctions and diplomatic action in line with Article 41, which explicitly does not allow for the threat or use of armed force. However, if measures taken under Article 41 including sanctions do not work, the Security Council can take another decision to move to Article 42 which does authorise the use of force to enforce the UN resolution. A six-point plan peace plan from envoy Kofi Annan has not been complied with, and a meeting of a Syria action group last week in Geneva called for the plan to be implemented along with a process of transition in Syria. Participants at the Paris meeting "called on the UN Security Council to play its role and support special joint envoy Kofi Annan by urgently adopting, under the United Nations Charter's Chapter 7, a resolution that reaffirms the joint special envoy's six point plan, approved by the Geneva communique of the action group, including its plan for political transition, and impose measures, in accordance with Article 41 of the UN Charter, to ensure its respect," the final statement said. — AFP ‘Let russia, china pay’ Moscow: Russia and China should be told they will pay a price for their support to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said. "I ask you to reach out to Russia and China and to not only urge, but demand that they get off the sidelines and begin to support the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people," Clinton said Friday at a Friends of Syria meeting in Paris, attended by delegations from over 100 countries. — IANS Fire in refugee camp Yayladagi: A fire broke out at a refugee camp for Syrian refugees in southern Turkey on Friday, killing two Syrian children and injuring six, a Turkish foreign ministry official said. The fire started after a gas bottle used for cooking exploded at the Yayladagi refugee camp, one of several in Hatay province which borders Syria, the official said, adding the fire had since been extinguished. A young boy and a young girl were killed while six others were injured, all of them Syrian refugees. — Reuters 90 killed in shelling Beirut: Troops rained shells on the central Syrian town of Daraya, killing at least one civilian, a day after nationwide violence cost the lives of more than 90 people, a rights watchdog reported. Amateur video posted on YouTube and distributed by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights showed medical volunteers trying in vain to treat a bloodied person at Daraya, in the province of Damascus. Heavy fighting also broke out in parts of the capital itself, said the Britain-based Observatory. — AFP
	7 more held in UK anti-terror raids as Olympics draw near London, July 6 Stepping up vigil ahead of the Olympic Games here, British police today announced that seven men have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after officers found weapons hidden in a car during a routine search. The men were arrested during raids in the West Midlands over the past three days, police said, a day after six people, including a woman, were arrested in Stratford near the Olympics stadium. One of those arrested yesterday was Jahangir Alom, a former police community support officer of Bangladeshi origin. His two brothers, Moybur Alom and Alomgir Alom, were also arrested. Among the six was Richard Dart, a white man who had converted to Islam some time ago, and used the new name Salahuddin Al Britani. Their names were revealed by neighbours to the media. The West Midlands police today said that another seven men were arrested after weapons were found hidden in a car. They included six from the West Midlands and one from West Yorkshire, who were detained over three days. The police said that the car was stopped on the M1 motorway in South Yorkshire on Saturday, and a search revealed firearms, offensive weapons and other material inside. The police arrested the driver, passenger and others on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. Kenny Bell, head of the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit, said: "As soon as the items were discovered in the impounded vehicle, our priority was to protect the public by pursuing and arresting those we believed to be involved." The items recovered from the vehicle are undergoing forensic analysis and searches are being carried out at the addresses of those in custody. Detectives were given extra time to question the three men arrested on Tuesday after the initial 48-hour detention period expired. They now have until next Tuesday morning to charge or release the men, or apply for further time. — PTI
	50 years of design & style in Bond films London, July 6 The world's most famous spy movie franchise, James Bond, is celebrating its 50th anniversary, by holding an exhibition in London's Barbican Centre. The exhibit explores the suave secret agent's fashion sense with a display of costumes, props, set pieces and design drawings from the half century of 007 films. The white bikini sported by Ursula Andress, as she emerges from the sea, in one of cinema's most celebrated scenes joins more than 400 Bond archive items. The items will be displayed alongside those that they later inspired — such as the orange bikini worn by Halle Berry in 'Die Another Day'. Vehicles and gadgets on display include the 1964 Aston Martin DB5 which famously returned to the screen in Goldeneye and Pierce Brosnan's BMW motorcycle from 'Tomorrow Never Dies'. Current Bond Daniel Craig's famous tight blue trunks in Casino Royale is also part of the display, which will tour internationally after the show closes at London's Barbican in September. "This is an exhibition which deals with design in film," Sky News quoted Lindy Hemming, as saying. — ANI
	Pak to keep Kashmir pot boiling Islamabad, July 6 Pakistan would continue its support to the people of Kashmir till the resolution of the issue, said Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, a day after talks between India and Pakistan ended in New Delhi. Ashraf said the government would continue its moral, political and diplomatic support to the people of Kashmir till the resolution of issue in accordance with UN resolutions and the aspirations of Kashmiris, reported Associated Press of Pakistan. He was talking to Abdul Majeed, prime minister of the Pakistan-administered Kashmir, who called on him. During the two-day talks between Pakistan Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani and his Indian counterpart Ranjan Mathai, the two sides discussed the Kashmir issue and agreed to find a peaceful solution "by narrowing divergences and building convergences". In this context, both sides discussed strengthening confidence building measures (CBMs) to step up trade and travel across the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Kashmir and decided to convene a meeting of the working group on cross-LoC CBMs July 19 in Islamabad. — IANS
	China arrests 802 for alleged child trafficking Beijing, July 6 Chinese police arrested 802 people on suspicion of child trafficking and rescued 181 children in a major operation spanning 15 provinces, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security said today. The recent operation broke up two trafficking rings and led to arrests of the ring leaders, the ministry said. Trafficking in children is a big problem in China. Its strict one-child policy which limits most urban couples to one child and rural couples to two if their first-born is a girl has driven a thriving market in babies, especially boys because of a traditional preference for male heirs. Many trafficked babies are abducted, but some are sold by families who are too poor to care for a baby or do not want a baby girl. The operation was set up earlier this year after local police spotted trafficking signs, including frequent appearances of out-of-town pregnant women in a clinic in north China's Hebei province, the ministry said. State media reported parents wishing to sell their babies could find potential buyers through the clinic. — AP
	Wikileaks is back, with a cache of Syrian emails WikiLeaks yesterday signalled that it can still publish embarrassing data unveiled what it described as its biggest leak since the release of diplomatic cables from the US. In the first major press conference to be held without Julian Assange, who is currently holed up at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, WikiLeaks said it would begin publishing more than 2.4 million emails taken from Syrian political figures, ministries and corporations. Sarah Harrison, a full time member who has taken on an increasingly public role within the organisation in recent weeks, read out a statement from Mr Assange claiming that the emails would be "embarrassing to Syria, but it is also embarrassing to Syria's opponents." Only a handful of the emails were made available yesterday. As with previous releases, WikiLeaks has partnered with a variety of mainstream media outlets in Germany, France, Italy, Egypt and Lebanon to sift through the data. Emails will then be made public in conjunction with news stories. (From The Independent)
	Indian soldier killed in Congo Kinshasa, July 6 A UN soldier from India was killed in clashes between renegade soldiers and DR Congo troops on the border with Uganda, the United Nations said today as the mutineers took a key border post. The UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo said the Indian peacekeeper was fatally wounded by shrapnel during the fighting. "It wasn't a direct hit. He died from his wounds," spokesman Madnodje Mounoubai told AFP. The DR Congo's forces yesterday launched an offensive to rout the mutinous armed troops known as M23 near the Virunga national park which is home to one of the biggest populations of mountain gorillas. But the M23 repulsed loyalist forces and the mutineers took the border town of Bunagana around 6 am. — AFP
	Obama: Jobs figures show must grow economy faster Ohio, July 6 US President Barack Obama said on Friday, "We can't be satisfied" with the pace of US hiring, following a weak monthly jobs report, but called the latest data on private sector job creation a step in the right direction. "We've got to grow the economy even faster and we've got to put even more people back to work," Obama told a campaign rally. — Reuters
	‘Aliens would look like jellyfish’ London, July 6 A leading scientist has used an artist to create her vision of extraterrestrial lives. Jellyfish may be nothing like a Star Trek alien, but Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock reckons this is how an extraterrestrial would look. Basing her theory on how life began on Earth, she believes the mutants would be large marine-type animals with metallic skins and orange backsides. — ANI
	India buys archive related to Gandhi from Sotheby’s London, July 6 The Indian government has signed a contract with auctioneers Sotheby's to purchase a large archive related to Mahatma Gandhi that was scheduled to go under the hammer on July 10. Since the contract has been signed, the auction will not be held next week, sources in the Indian government told PTI today. The archive contains thousands of letters, documents and photographs throw light on the controversial relationship between Gandhi and architect Hermann Kallenbach, and is expected to be a rich resource for researchers and historians. Meanwhile, Sotheby's in a statement said, "The Gandhi-Kallenbach archive, which had been scheduled to be offered as Lot 30 in Sotheby's English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations Auction on 10th July 2012, has been withdrawn from sale." The archive was recently examined by a team of experts from the Union Ministry of Culture, who reportedly described it as "very well preserved and of inestimable value". — PTI
	South China Sea Vietnam for bigger Indian role in resolving row Hanoi, July 6 Amid stepped-up sparring between China and its neighbours over territorial issues in the South China Sea, Vietnam has pitched for a "larger" Indian role in resolving the conflict to ensure peace and security in the resource-rich region. "I hope India will have a stronger voice and will play a larger role in helping the countries of the region resolve the problem peacefully and on the basis of international law," Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, Nguyen Van Thao, said. With Vietnam and other countries of the region hardening their position on the issue, India's Ambassador here Ranjit Rae said the South China Sea (SCS) was key to its energy security and the conflict must be resolved peacefully. Rae noted that half of India's export and import go through the South China Sea. "The dispute should be resolved as per international laws. South China Sea is very important and there should be safety and security of international ships so that import and export are not affected," he told a group of visiting Indian journalists here. — PTI
	Malware may knock thousands off Internet Washington, July 6 Millions of Internet users across the globe could be taken offline on Monday by a virus hidden on their computers, according to a report. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has claimed that the virus named 'DNS Changer' will cause over 3,60,000 computers to lose web access on July 9. Millions of people may lose their Internet service on Monday unless they do a quick check of their computers for malware that could have taken over their machines more than a year ago. Despite repeated alerts, the number of computers that probably are infected is more than 2,77,000 worldwide, down from about 3,60,000 in April. The problem began when international hackers ran an online advertising scam to take control of more than 5,70,000 infected computers around the world.