Volume 4 Number 338 Wed. May 12, 2004       Advertise with The Daily Star -- Advertising on the Website    Advertising in the Printed E dition-- Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Political Sports Point-counterpoint Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections StarTech Star Chittagong Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives International Honduras begins troop withdrawal from Iraq 4 killed in Kirkuk blast, Dutch soldier & Russian killed in attack Honduras has begun its troop withdrawal from Iraq, as the first of its 369 soldiers arrived in Kuwait, Honduran President, Ricardo Maduro, announced in an interview broadcast early yesterday from Tokyo. Indian Elections Cong terms Andhra results a revolution Results 'unexpected', says BJP Terming its victory march in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections a silent revolution, Congress leader YS Rajasekhar Reddy has said that the Common man was vexed with TDP misrule.   Maoist Violence, Extortion Aid agencies to suspend operations in Nepal Foreign development agencies said Monday they would suspend operations in Nepal affecting more than 55,000 poor people because of extortion by Maoist rebels and deteriorating security.   Prison abuse mars US bid to garner support for Iraq The widening scandal of abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US soldiers at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq is denting Washington's bid to gain international support as it prepares to hand sovereignty back to Iraq on   UK soldiers killed Iraqi civilians: Amnesty British soldiers have fired on and killed Iraqi civilians, including an eight-year-old girl, in situations where there was apparently no serious threat and in many cases the British army has not eveninvestigated   Bush's firm support for Rumsfeld may threaten his reelection bid US President George W.   Bush's job rating dips, support for war down President Bush's job approval rating has slipped to a new low and public support for the war in Iraq has declined, according to a poll released on Monday.   Arroyo, Poe in tight race in Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and actor Fernando Poe Jr.   Kerry collects signatures for Rumsfeld's resignation Some 275,000 people have signed a petition launched by Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry calling for US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign over the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal, his   Pakistan assures India it won't raise bilateral issues at ARF Pakistan has assured India that it will not raise any bilateral disputes if it is allowed to join a regional security forum, an Indonesian foreign ministry official said yesterday.     Advertisement