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Thirteen killed, 500 injured in Lahore kite-flying festival: LAHORE, Feb 06: Thirteen people have been killed and more than 500 injured during an annual kite-flying festival in Lahore, officials said today. (AFP) (Posted @ 23:55 PST) 
McGrath ends Pakistan's Tri-series dream: SYDNEY, Feb 06: Australia clinched the Tri-series finals 2-0 today after brittle top-order batting and an inspired spell by paceman Glenn McGrath shattered Pakistan's hopes of an upset in the limited-overs tournament. The hosts posted 239 for 9 off their 50 overs and claimed a 31-run victory after Pakistan were dismissed for 208 in reply. (AFP) (Updated @ 23:55 PST)
US strike on Iran would be a mistake: EU official - LONDON, Feb 06: A shock military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities would be a "mistake", the European Union's foreign policy chief Javier Solana said today in a British television interview. Speaking on ITV's Jonathan Dimbleby programme, the EU's high representative for foreign and security policy said that such unilateral action would be counter-productive. Asked about US Vice President Dick Cheney's warning last month that Israel might attack Iran's nuclear facilities without warning, Solana said: "I think that would be something I would not like to see taking place. That would be a mistake. That will complicate enormously the situation." (AFP) (Posted @ 13:40 PST)
Ten dead in Iraq violence north and south: HILLA, Feb 06: At least ten people were reported dead today as Iraqi security forces clashed with rebels in volatile Sunni Muslim districts north of Baghdad and the so-called triangle of death, officials said. (AFP) (Posted @ 23:55 PST)
Indian president slips during walk, fractures shoulder: NEW DELHI, Feb 06: Indian President Abdul Kalam Sunday suffered a "minor fracture" of his right shoulder when he slipped during a walk, a spokesman said. Kalam, would undergo an operation on Monday, presidential house spokesman S.M. Khan said. (AFP) (Posted @ 23:55 PST)
Thaksin claims victory in Thai polls: BANGKOK, Feb 06: Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra claimed victory in Thailand's election today, and thanked voters for their "overwhelming" support." (AFP) (Posted @ 23:55 PST)
Togo President Eyadema Dies of Heart Attack : LOME, Feb 06: Togo President Gnassingbe Eyadema, whose 38-year repressive rule over this tiny, impoverished nation made him Africa's longest-ruling leader, died at the age of 69. The military immediately named his son as his successor. Worldwide, only Cuba's Fidel Castro has held power longer. Eyadema, who claimed sole control in 1967 after aiding in what was sub-Saharan Africa's first postcolonial coup four years earlier, suffered a heart attack in his southeastern hometown of Piya early Saturday, and died on the way to Europe for treatment, officials said. Hours later, Togo's military high command said Eyadema's 39-year-old son, Faure Gnassingbe, was the West African nation's new president. The constitution calls for that power to go to the speaker of parliament, but the military said he was out of the country and it was necessary ``to avoid a ``total vacuum of power.'' State television showed images of military leaders, including army chief of defense staff Gen. Zakari Nandja, swearing an oath of allegiance to Gnassingbe, who was the minister of mines and communication. Family names are often reversed in Africa. Prime Minister Koffi Sama called upon security forces to keep law and order. He also announced all land borders and air space in the nation of 5.5 million people had been closed, along with the international airport in the capital, Lome. ``The armed forces and police must help preserve peace and national security,'' Sama said on state radio. ``All the country's political, social, religious leaders must avoid any act likely to plunge the country into anarchy and confusion.'' (Guardian) (Posted @ 13:30 PST)
Aide to Mexican President Arrested in Gang Link: MEXICO CITY, Feb 06: In the latest twist in Mexico's war on drug trafficking, a senior member of President Vicente Fox's staff has been arrested over possible links with a drugs gang, Mexico's attorney general said . Nahum Acosta, a senior member of Fox's secretary's office, was arrested on suspicion of leaking information about the president's activities to a criminal gang linked to drug smuggling, Attorney General Rafael Macedo said. "At this time, I can refer to a criminal organization, in which we are sure who his link was. It's an organization linked to drug trafficking," Macedo told reporters on the sidelines of an official event, declining to name the organization. "We have information and elements that lead to a specific criminal organization; I'm not going to name it at this time," he said.Acosta had been working since 2001 as a senior member of the team that organizes Fox's official trips, Macedo said, adding there was no indication anybody else in the president's office was involved in misconduct. While there was no security risk to Fox, it was worrying that a crime gang could have infiltrated a presidential institution, he said. "It's clear that a person carrying out the job this person did could have -- and he is now in custody -- could have put the president's physical integrity at risk," Macedo said. (Reuters) (Posted @ 10:30 PST)
Seventeen Found Dead at Spanish Hostel: MADRID, Feb 06: Seventeen people were found dead in a hostel in eastern Spain today, apparently as a result of a gas leak, an official said. "Seventeen young people have been found dead this afternoon at a hostel at La Todolella, in Castellon province," a government spokesman in the region said. According to media reports, the dead are local people aged between 25 and 40 who had rented the hostel to celebrate a birthday and spend the weekend there. They are believed to have died during the night although the bodies were only found in the afternoon. The bodies were found at the Sant Cristofol hostel, a 15th century building often used as a base for hiking, mountain biking and riding. (Reuters) (Posted @ 23:55 PST)
Protesters with iron bars clash with police during Bangladesh strike: DHAKA, Feb 06: Demonstrators brandishing iron bars clashed with Bangladesh police during a continuing nationwide shutdown in protest at a deadly grenade attack on an opposition party rally more than a week ago. Two police officers were seriously injured when a group of strike supporters carrying iron bars pelted officers with stones," said Nibas Chandra Majhi, Superintendent of Police in northern Sherpur district, where the clash took place today. The 36-hour shutdown, which follows a similar 60-hour stoppage last week, was due to end later today. The opposition Awami League enforced the strikes in protest at the attack on a party rally in northeastern Bangladesh on January 27 which killed five people including a former minister. On Saturday traffic came to a halt and schools, colleges and businesses were closed in all of Bangladesh's main cities. The situation was similar Sunday, police and witnesses told AFP. (AFP) (Posted @ 13:40 PST)
Twenty-eight killed, 34 injured as Kashmir bus plunges into gorge: SRINAGAR, Feb 06: Twenty-eight people were killed and 34 injured when a bus plunged into a deep gorge in Kashmir today, police said. (AFP) (Posted @ 23:55 PST)
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