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Indian PM to welcome cricket visit by President Musharraf: NEW DELHI, March 09: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would welcome a visit by President Pervez Musharraf to watch an ongoing cricket series between the two countries, a spokesman for Singh said today. "The Prime Minister will be very happy to welcome Musharraf if he wants to watch a cricket match in India," Sanjaya Baru, the prime minister's spokesman, told Reuters. (Reuters) (Posted @ 13:50 PST) 
Cricket: India 184-1 v Pakistan (312) first test: MOHALI, March 09: India were 184 for one in reply to Pakistan's first innings 312 all out at stumps on the rain-hit second day of the first test today. (Reuters) (Updated @ 16:05 PST)
Four wounded in northern Afghanistan bomb blasts: KABUL, March 09: Four people were wounded after two bombs exploded within minutes of each other near an aid organization's guest house in the northern Afghanistan province of Faryab, officials said today. (AFP) (Posted @ 14:40 PST)
Thirty Iraqis slain near Syria border as Baghdad truck bomb kills four: BAGHDAD, March 09: Thirty people were found shot dead in a known trouble spot on the Iraq-Syrian border today and a suicide truck bomb attack on Baghdad's agriculture ministry and a hotel occupied by US contractors killed four and wounded 40. Also in Baghdad, Iraq's outgoing planning minister Mahdi al-Hafidh escaped an assassination attempt that killed two of his guards and wounded one, an Iraqi official told AFP. (AFP) (Updated @ 23:20 PST)
Nineteen people found shot dead in Iraqi town: BAGHDAD, March 09: The bodies of 19 people who were shot dead were found in the western Iraqi town of Qaim, hospital sources said today. All 19, including a woman, were wearing civilian clothes, said Doctor Hamdi al-Alousi, the director of Qaim Hospital. (Reuters) (Posted @ 13:50 PST)
Talks on West Bank security transfer end without deal: JERICHO, March 09: Talks on ceding Israeli security control to the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank cities of Jericho and Tulkarem ended without a deal today, a Palestinian official said. "We did not reach a final agreement yet," Haj Ismail Jabr, the top Palestinian security official in the West Bank, told reporters after the talks in Jericho. Talks would continue with Israeli commanders on handing over "full authority to the Palestinian Authority in the Jericho area" after further consultations at a political level, he said. A second meeting today also failed to make progress for the same reasons, namely Israeli insistence of control over the checkpoints and Al-Auja, Palestinian officials told AFP. General Tal Russo, commander of troops in the Jordan Valley, led the talks on the Israeli side. (AFP) (Posted @ 23:35 PST)
All armed Palestinian groups prepared for ceasefire: Jibril Rajoub - JERUSALEM, March 09: All Palestinian armed groups are ready to observe a ceasefire in both Israel and the occupied territories, General Jibril Rajoub, national security advisor of the Palestinian Authority said today. (AFP) (Posted @ 10:55 PST)
Thaksin formally re-elected as Thai PM: BANGKOK, March 09: Thaksin Shinawatra was formally re-elected today as prime minister of Thailand, making him the kingdom's first democratically elected premier to hold a second term. Thaksin, 55, was the only candidate for the post. He was endorsed by 377 lawmakers in the 500-seat lower house or House of Representatives, newly installed Speaker Bhokin Bhalakula told the parliamentary session. (APP/AFP) (Posted @ 10:45 PST)
Twenty-five children die in Philippine food poisoning: MANILA, March 09: Twenty-five primary school children died today from apparent food poisoning in the central Philippine province of Bohol, officials said. (AFP) (Posted @ 15:25 PST)
Twelve children die in China kindergarten bus fire: BEIJING, March 09: Twelve children have died in east China's Shandong province after their kindergarten shuttle bus caught fire, state media reported today. (AFP) (Posted @ 13:50 PST)
Karachi Stocks up 369.78 points: KARACHI, March 09: At close of trading the KSE-100 index was at 9588.46, up 369.78 points from Tuesday's close. The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 59.55 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 16:25 PST)
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