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Palestinian presidential candidate Barghuti arrested in Jerusalem: JERUSALEM, Jan 07: Palestinian presidential candidate Mustafa Barghuti was arrested on his way to Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque in occupied east Jerusalem. "You are arresting a presidential candidate who has a permit to be in east Jerusalem," Barghuti said, as he was being dragged into a white van by two Israeli security men in civilian clothes. (AFP) (Posted @ 15:10 PST) 
Palestinian Militants Wound 4 in Attack : JERUSALEM, Jan 07: Palestinian militants attacked a group of Israeli civilians outside the West Bank city of Nablus today, wounding four people, including one who was in critical condition, according to the Israeli military. The attackers shot from a moving car, the military said. The attack came just two days before Palestinian elections. Front-running presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas traveled to Nablus on Thursday, saying he hopes to resume peace talks with Israel after the election. After the visit, militant leaders in the city said they would support Abbas' efforts to reach a cease-fire with Israel. (AP/AFP) (Posted @ 19:35 PST)
Taiwan successfully test-fires anti-ship missile: TAIPEI, Jan 07: Taiwan has successfully test-fired its Hsiung Feng III supersonic anti-ship missile in a major military technology breakthrough expected to beef up the island's defense capabilities against China, it was reported today. (AFP) (Posted @ 10:20 PST)
Eight die, 200 injured in train chemical spill: WASHINGTON, Jan 07: A train loaded with chlorine gas crashed, killing eight persons, injuring 200 and triggering a state of emergency, said police in the southern US state of South Carolina. (AFP) (Posted @ 10:20 PST)
Train Collision in Fog Kills 18 in Italy : ROME, Jan 07:- A passenger train and a freight train collided in thick fog today in northern Italy, killing about 18 people, rescue officials said. The crash occurred between the cities of Bologna and Verona, according to the Civil Defense department. Rescue officials in Bologna said about 18 people were killed. It was not known how many were injured. The first three cars of the passenger train were damaged, police in the nearby town of San Giovanni in Persiceto said. The ANSA news agency reported that the engine of the passenger train had derailed and one of the cars was smashed open. Rescue workers have removed six bodies from the wreckage, the report said, adding that ambulances and about 200 rescue workers were at the site and a helicopter had been sent from Rome. (AP/AFP) (Posted @ 19:35 PST)
Fire kills 21 garment workers in Bangladesh: DHAKA, Jan 07: At least 21 people were killed and dozens injured in a fire at a garment factory today near Bangladesh's capital. Fire fighters struggled for hours to put out the blaze, the cause of which was unknown, said a policeman from Dhaka's Siddirganj suburb. (Reuters) (Posted @ 11:45 PST)
28 dead, 19 injured as truck crushes bus in China: BEIJING, Jan 07: At least 28 people died and 19 were injured after a container truck collided head-on with a bus in southeastern China's Fujian province, state media reported today. (DPA) (Posted @ 12:40 PST)
No casualties but many homeless as fire guts part of Nigerian oil city: LAGOS, Jan 07: A fire which broke out in the early hours of Thursday gutted dozens of homes and businesses in the Nigerian oil city of Port Harcourt, apparently causing no casualties but leaving some 10,000 residents homeless, a police spokeswoman told AFP today. (AFP) (Posted @ 14:05 PST)
Militants storm govt building in Srinagar: SRINAGAR, Jan 07: Militants stormed a government building in Srinagar and set it on fire today, killing a security guard and a worker, a security official said. Paramilitary soldiers rescued about two dozen people from the blazing tax building after a two-hour gunbattle in the heart of Srinagar as flames ripped through the floor above them. Soldiers found the body of one militant and search operations began for any more rebels who threw grenades and fired automatic weapons before entering the building. (AFP) (Posted @ 19:55 PST)
Karachi Stocks down 34.37 points: KARACHI, Jan 07: At close of trading the KSE-100 index was at 6318.90, down 34.37 points from Thursday's close. The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 60.05 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 17:15 PST)   Editor: Tahir Mirza The DAWN Group of Newspapers Haroon House, Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road, Karachi 74200, Pakistan. Phone:+92 (21) 111-444-777 Fax: +92 (21) 568-3188 webmaster@dawn.com Make sure to reload these pages so you're viewing the current version. |
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