11 August 2004 Wednesday 24 Jamadi-us-Saani 1425 Key witnesses tortured in US: lawyers: 9/11 trial in Germany HAMBURG, Aug 10: Defence lawyers for the only man convicted over the September 11, 2001 attacks called on Tuesday, the opening day of his retrial ... Armed men control Sadr City BAGHDAD, Aug 10: Hundreds of gun-toting young men controlled the streets of Baghdad's Sadr City on Tuesday as an aide to radical leader Moqtada Sadr urged Iraqis to join their war against the Americans. ... Bush 'thanks' Kerry for Iraq statement PENSACOLA, Aug 10: US President George Bush on Tuesday charged Democrat John Kerry with shifting positions on Iraq as he opened a five-day campaign swing with a bus tour through Republican turf in Florida ... UK violating Geneva Convention: Danish colonel's charge COPENHAGEN, Aug 10: British forces in Iraq are systematically violating the Geneva Convention in their treatment of prisoners, Danish Colonel Henrik Flach claimed in a daily paper here on Tuesday. ... Karzai's power struggle adds to uncertainty AFGHANISTAN was never going to be a "perfectly tidy place", said Donald Rumsfeld a year after the Taliban had been defeated, when people were still being killed there. ... Bush team on the defensive over Al Qaeda leak WASHINGTON: One of the greatest coups in Washington's nearly three-year war against al Qaeda has suddenly turned sour with reports the White House prematurely exposed the identity of a key source whose contacts ... Ban on Al Jazeera unjustified LONDON: "Let freedom reign", President Bush scrawled on the bottom of the note that told him Iraq had regained its sovereignty just over a month ago. ... Porter Goss nominated CIA chief WASHINGTON, Aug 10: US President George Bush on Tuesday nominated as CIA director Rep. Porter Goss, head of the House Intelligence Committee, to replace George Tenet, who quit last month under a cloud of criticism. ... Libya accepts Germany's demand BERLIN, Aug 10: Germany and Libya have reached an agreement on compensating people hurt in the 1986 bombing of a Berlin nightclub, Libya's ambassador here, Said Abdulaati, said on Tuesday. ... Italy goes on high alert after threats ROME, Aug 10: Security in Italy's art cities, including Venice, Florence and Rome, will be tightened over the coming holiday weekend after a stream of threats from militants, officials said on Tuesday. ... Jewish cemetery attacked in France LYON, Aug 10: Vandals daubed swastikas and slogans on 56 graves and a war memorial in a Jewish cemetery in eastern France, the latest in a spate of attacks on Jewish, Muslim and Christian property that have shocked France. ... Sanjay Dutt vows not to visit Canada TORONTO, Aug 10: Bollywood superstar Sanjay Dutt is vowing never to return to Canada, after being engulfed in a storm of controversy over media reports claiming he has past links to terrorism. ... BD tightens security at 3 airports DHAKA, Aug 10: The government of Bangladesh tightened security at all three international airports after an anonymous caller threatened over the telephone to blow up an aircraft at Osmani International Airport in Sylhet on Tuesday afternoon. ... US may opt for quick-fix: Iran's nuclear programme LONDON: The US charge sheet against Iran is lengthening almost by the day, presaging destabilizing confrontations this autumn and maybe a pre-election October surprise. ...

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