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to return to the regular issue please click here. Yemen clash kills 16 soldiers and Shi'ite rebels: SANAA, April 2, At least 16 people, mostly Yemeni soldiers, have been killed in a gun battle in Yemen, the latest in a series of clashes between government forces and Shi'ite Muslim rebels, an official said on Saturday. He told Reuters 10 soldiers and six rebel followers of slain cleric Hussein al-Houthi died late on Friday in a battle which broke out after rebels tried to attack an army camp in the northern area of Nishour. (Reuters) (Posted @ :12:00 PST) EXTRA: Pope wrote farewell letter to Polish nuns, priests: Rome April 02, Pope John Paul II wrote a farewell note to visiting olish nuns and priests before his condition deteriorated to its current state, Italian television reported Saturday. The pope wrote the note in which he said "I am happy, you be happy, too" with great difficulty, the report said. The Polish nuns and priests were visiting the pope when he wrote the note. Pope John Paul has communicated by writing in recent weeks after undergoing a tracheotomy to aid his breathing. (DPA) (Posted @ 12:00 PST) Four killed, five injured in two bomb blasts in Afghanistan: KABUL, March 2, Four Afghans including two children were killed and five other people were injured in two separate bomb attacks in Afghanistan, an official said Saturday. A roadside bomb exploded late Friday in southern Kandahar province killing two children, said interior ministry spokesman Lutfullah Mashal.A separate explosion on Friday blew up a tractor trolley in northern provincial capital Mazar-i-Sharif, leaving two dead and five wounded, Mashal told AFP. (AFP) (Posted @ 11:49 PST) People ignore wheel jam strike call by MMA: QUETTA, April 2, The wheel jam strike call by Mutahidda Majlis-e-Amal was ignonred by the people in provincial capital.The traffic was normal and no untoward incident was reported from any part of the city even areas dominated by the MMA. (APP) (Posted @ 11:30 PST) Pakistan, China to hold defence and security talks in Beijing next week: BEIJING, April 2, Pakistan and China will hold defence and security talks in Beijing next week. Vice Chief of the Army Staff General Ahsan Saleem Hayat is arriving here Monday to lead Pakistani delegation at the talks. (APP) (Posted @ 11:30 PST) One killed in Nepal blasts ahead of rebel strike: KATHMANDU, April 2, One person was killed and 19 others wounded in a string of bomb blasts in west Nepal late on Friday, hours ahead of a nationwide strike called by the Maoists to protest King Gyanendra's seizure of power, police said. (Reuters) (Posted @ 11:30 PST) India elect to bat in first Pakistan one-dayer: COCHIN, India, April 2, Indian captain Sourav Ganguly won the toss and elected to bat in the first one-day international against Pakistan at the Nehru stadium here on Saturday. (AFP) (Posted @ 9:10 PST)- Streisand to release new album: Los Angeles April 02, Barbra Streisand is to continue her comeback with a new album featuring songs penned and produced by Bee Gees legend Barry Gibb, her publicist said on Friday. The as-yet-untitled album will come out in September and follows a successful return to acting in which she co-starred in last year's blockbuster comedy "Meet the Fockers". Her role as a frisky sex therapist for older couples was her first film in eight years. According to the announcement, Gibb will compose a dozen songs for the recording. (DPA) (Posted @ 9:10 PST) 2ND ROUNDUP: Five injured in Beirut bomb blast: Beirut April 02, Five people were wounded in a bomb blast late Friday near the Lebanese capital, the fourth such attack on a Christian area in less than two weeks, police said. The wounded included a 9-year-old boy and U.S. citizen named David Livingston, who works at the Daily Star, a Lebanese English-language newspaper. About a dozen cars were destroyed in the blast, which caused heavy material damage. (DPA) (Posted @ 9:10) ROUNDUP: Oil prices soar, close above 57 dollars in New York: Washington April 02, Oil prices reached a record 57.70 dollars per barrel in intraday trading Friday in New York before closing at 57.27 dollars.ergy demands might outpace refinery capabilities this year. Adding to the concern was a report that a Venezuelan refinery will be shut down for as long as a week after an electrical failure on Thursday. Oil increased 1.87 dollars, or 3.4 per cent, on Friday. (DPA) (Posted @ 9:10 PST) New Zealand warns nuclear waste ship to stay clear: Wellington, New Zealand April 02, The New Zealand government has warned a ship carrying nuclear waste from Britain to Japan to stay clear of its waters when it passes through the Tasman Sea, news reports said Saturday. The Greenpeace environmental organization, which has dubbed it "the most radioactive material ever produced", said the British ship Pacific Sandpiper could go through the Tasman separating New Zealand and Australia this weekend. (DPA) (Posted @ 9:10 PST) ROUNDUP: Federer slams seven past Agassi with another career win over American: Miami April 02, Roger Federer notched a lucky seven sweep against Andre Agassi Friday night, ripping the crowd-favourite veteran champion 6-4, 6-3 to roll into the final at the 6.5-million-dollar Miami Masters. (DPA) (Posted @ 9:05 PST) Founder: Quaid-I-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah 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 Note: Make sure to reload these pages so you're viewing the current version.

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