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| 26 January 2005 | Wednesday | 15 Zilhaj 1425 |
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Government may face lengthy conflict on Afghan border: QUETTA, Jan 26: Forces, already stretched battling militants and guarding the Indian frontier, could be sliding into a protracted separatist conflict in a key province bordering Afghanistan, military officials and politicians say. Tribal separatists in Baluchistan have stepped up a long-simmering insurgency in recent weeks with bomb and rocket attacks on security forces, government buildings and vital economic installations. (Reuters) (Posted @ 15:45 PST) 
Saddam could vote in Iraqi elections but won't for technical reasons: report - DUBAI, Jan 26: Saddam Hussein and his senior aides detained in Iraq have the right to vote in Sunday's elections but they cannot cast their ballots for technical reasons, an election official was quoted as saying today. However, Saddam and his aides "cannot" exercise their right to vote because the election commission does not have the time or the means to set up ballot boxes in prisons, he added. (AFP) (Posted @ 14:40 PST)
31 marines killed in US helicopter crash : BAGHDAD. 26 Jan: Thirty-one US marines were killed when the helicopter transporting them crashed in the desert today. The helicopter went down near the town of Rutba, about 220 miles west of Baghdad, while conducting security operations, the military said in a statement. It was not clear whether it was shot down or crashed in an accident. The aircraft was transporting personnel from the 1st Marine Division. A search and rescue team has reached the site and an investigation into what caused the crash is underway. (Guardian) (Posted @ 21:35 PST)
Seven killed in Kirkuk car bomb: police - KIRKUK, Jan 26: Seven Iraqis were killed today in a car bomb against a police station in the disputed city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, police said. "Two car bombs exploded this morning in west Kirkuk, one at a police station and another at a local market," police chief Major General Turhan Yusef told AFP. (AFP) (Posted @ 14:40 PST)
Israel resuming diplomatic talks with Palestinians: JERUSALEM, Jan 26: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has lifted a ban on diplomatic talks with new Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas imposed after six Israelis were killed in a Gaza border ambush, political sources said today. They said aides to the two leaders were expected to meet today or by early on Thursday. (Reuters) (Posted @ 10:40 PST)
Palestinian forces prevent mortar attack on Israel, seize weapons: GAZA CITY, Jan 26: Palestinian security forces in Gaza prevented a cell of militants from firing mortar shells into southern Israel, seizing their weapons, a Palestinian security source told AFP. "Members of the security forces in northern Gaza stopped militant group from firing three mortar shells into Israel," the source said. Following a heated argument with the militants, the forces confiscated the weapons and the cell left, he said. (AFP) (Posted @ 10:00 PST)
Romanian secret service says president targeted: BUCHAREST, Jan 26: Romania's secret service boss said today the criminal underworld was considering hiring foreign hitmen for a possible assassination attempt on new President Traian Basescu because of his anti-corruption drive. The outspoken Basescu won an upset victory against the ex-communist party's candidate in presidential polls in December, vowing to fight endemic graft in Romania. "We have information from some members of the underground world that the local mafia involved in corruption was considering hiring people from abroad to commit attacks (on the president)," Radu Timofte, director of the secret service SRI, told a talk show on private television station Realitatea TV. (Reuters) (Posted @ 15:45 PST)
Explosions mar national day celebrations in India's northeast, one injured: GAUHATI, Jan 26: Suspected militants set off two explosions during India's Republic Day celebrations in this northeastern state capital today, wounding one person and creating panic among nearly 900 people taking part in a parade, police said. The explosions occurred 15 minutes apart in Gauhati, the capital of Assam state, said Superintendent of Police Hiren Nath. (APP/AFP) (Posted @ 10:00 PST)
Earthquake jolts southwestern China, injures three: BEIJING, Jan 26: An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale rumbled through southwestern China's Yunnan province today, injuring three people, state media reported. (AFP) (Posted @ 10:00 PST)
Australia beat Windies by 73 runs in tri-series match: ADELAIDE, Jan 26: Australia beat the West Indies by 73 runs in their tri-series one-day international at the Adelaide Oval today. (AFP) (Updated @ 16:55 PST)
Karachi Stocks up 18.35 points: KARACHI, Jan 26: At close of trading the KSE-100 index was at 6905.93, up 18.35 points from Tuesday's close. The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 59.65 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 16:10 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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