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to return to the regular issue please click here. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao departs for South Asia tour BEIJING, April 5 - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao left Beijing Tuesday for an official visit to South Asia, his first foray to that region since taking over the reins of government, state media reported. Wen will visit Pakistan from Tuesday through Thursday, and then spend one day in Bangladesh and another day in Sri Lanka, before heading to India on April 9 for four days. (AFP) (Posted @ 14:30 PST) Riot at U.S.-run prison in Iraq, 16 people wounded BAGHDAD, April 5 (Reuters) - Inmates at the largest U.S.-run prison in Iraq hurled rocks and set tents on fire earlier this month, and four guards and 12 prisoners were wounded before the riot was brought under control, the U.S. army said on Tuesday. It said prisoners in one compound protested about the transfer of unruly detainees to another compound at Camp Bucca in southern Iraq on April 1. "During the disturbance, the detainees chanted, threw rocks and set several of their tents on fire," an army statement said. "The disturbance was brought under control with only minor injuries to four guards and 12 detainees." (Reuters) (Posted @ 14:30 PST) UPDATE 3-Cricket-Astle follows Marshall's lead against Sri Lanka SYDNEY, April 5 - Hamish Marshall and Nathan Astle both made centuries while Brendon McCullum fell agonizingly short as New Zealand took control of the opening test with Sri Lanka at Napier on Tuesday. Piling on 561, their sixth highest total in test cricket.Sri Lanka wiped 48 runs off the deficit without loss by Stumps. Captain Marvan Atapattu was on 14 with Sanath Jayasuriya on 31 when bad light stopped play early. (Reuters) (Posted @ 14:30 PST) U.S. Marine killed in action west of Baghdad BAGHDAD, April 5 - A U.S. Marine was killed in action on Monday in Iraq's volatile Anbar province west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Tuesday. In a statement, the military said only that the Marine was killed by "an explosion which occurred during combat operations". (Reuters) (Posted @ 14:30 PST) UPDATE 2-Bomb explodes near Iraq army patrol, kills civilian BAGHDAD, April 5 (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded near an Iraqi army patrol close to Baghdad's international airport on Tuesday, killing one civilian, police said. (Reuters) (Posted @ 14:30 PST) UPDATE 1-Iraqi army general kidnapped in Baghdad - Police BAGHDAD, April 5 - Gunmen kidnapped an Iraqi army general in western Baghdad, police said on Tuesday, the latest insurgent abduction of a top Iraqi official. Police said Brigadier General Jalal Mohammed Saleh was pulled from his car. He was the commander of a special armoured division, one of the first armoured units in the re-formed Iraqi army. (Reuters) (Posted @ 14:30 PST) Cricket-India 356-9 off 50 overs v Pakistan VISAKHAPATNAM, India, April 5 - India scored 356 for nine from 50 overs after electing to bat in the second one-day international against Pakistan on Tuesday.Scores: India 356-9 off 50 overs (V.Sehwag 74, M.Dhoni 148, R.Naved 3-54) v Pakistan. (Reuters) (Posted @ 13:15 PST) Over 1,800 people evacuated as brush fire rages in South Korea SEOUL, April 5 - More than 1,800 people were evacuated from their homes in South Korea Tuesday as thousands of firefighters and soldiers tackled a brush fire which spread to residential areas in the country's east, officials said. The fire, which broke out late Monday in a forest near Yangyang, 200 kilometers (125 miles) east of Seoul, was rapidly spreading to nearby villages, fanned by strong winds, they said. (APP/AFP) (Posted @ 13:15 PST) China against timetable for UN Council reform UNITED NATIONS, April 4 (Reuters) - China opposed on Monday U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's timetable for enlarging the U.N. Security Council by September, saying there should be no deadline for revamping the 15-member body. (Reuters) (Posted @ 13:15 PST) Cricket-Lara back for second test against South Africa GEORGETOWN, April 4 - Brian Lara has returned toWest Indies' squad for the second test against South Africa but Shivnarine Chanderpaul retains the captaincy. A West Indies Cricket Board statement said Chanderpaul, would continue in that role for the rest of the series and West Indies' home series against Pakistan that follows South Africa's visit. West Indies squad: Shivnarine Chanderpaul (captain), Courtney Browne, Chris Gayle, Wavell Hinds, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Brian Lara, Ryan Hinds, Dwayne Bravo, Daren Powell, Pedro Collins, Reon King, Dwight Washington. (Reuters) (Posted @ 13:15 PST) West Indies draw with South Africa in first Test GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 4 - West Indies drew the first cricket Test against South Africa on Monday. Scores: West Indies 543 for five declared. South Africa 188 and 269 for four. (AFP) (Posted @ 13:15 PST) Ford may lay off 1,000 US white-collar workers DETROIT, Michigan, April 4 - Ford may cut 1,000 white-collar jobs in the United States, according to an internal letter to employees obtained by AFP Monday. Ford president for the Americas Greg Smith said in the letter that Ford was struggling to cope "with some serious challenges," including tough competition, slipping sales and skyrocketing costs. (AFP) (Posted @ 13:15 PST) 141 nabbed at Mexico border: US volunteer patrol TOMBSTONE, Arizona, April 4 - More than 140 would-be undocumented immigrants from Mexico have been arrested since civilian volunteers launched a controversial border patrol, organizers said Monday.Formal patrols along the US-Mexican border in the state of Arizona began only on Monday, the Minuteman Project said, adding that 141 were arrested by advance operations. (AFP) (Posted @ 13:15 PST) Australian squad for the Ashes series in England SYDNEY, April 5 - Australia's 16-man touring squad for the Ashes series against England this northern summer.The squad is: Ricky Ponting (captain), Adam Gilchrist (vice-capt), Michael Clarke, Jason Gillespie, Brad Haddin, Matthew Hayden, Brad Hodge, Michael Kasprowicz, Simon Katich, Justin Langer, Brett Lee, Stuart MacGill, Damien Martyn, Glenn McGrath, Shaun Tait, Shane Warne. (AFP) (Posted @ 13:15 PST) Blair poised to call British general election on May 5 LONDON, April 5 - British Prime Minister Tony Blair was poised Tuesday to call a much-anticipated general election for May 5, after a 24 hour delay forced by the death of Pope John Paul II Blair is expected to go to Buckingham Palace at 10 am (0900 GMT) to ask Queen Elizabeth II to dissolve parliament -- a formality that will mark the start of the official election campaign, which may yet produce a surprise result despite most analysts forecasting another Labour victory. Four surveys published Tuesday indicated that Blair's party, which is (AFP) (Posted @ 13:15 PST) Asian countries to focus on economic ties at Islamabad conference ISLAMABAD, April 5 - Ministers from 26 Asian countries will meet in the Pakistani capital this week to promote economic links and hammer out regional disputes. Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will on Wednesday open the fourth ministerial conference of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue, or ACD, while a pre-conference seminar kicks off on Tuesday. Premier Wen Jiabao of China, which hosted last year's meeting, will be the keynote speaker at the opening session. (AFP) (Posted @ 13:15 PST) US permanent residence visa for investors gets cool response WASHINGTON, April 5 - Fifteen years after the United States devised a visa category granting permanent residence for immigrant investors, there are few takers, mostly only Asians, while others are put off by rigorous procedures and long delay in approvals. Under the law, about 10,000 visas of the EB-5 category may be issued each year to investors and their dependents. But according to State Department records, only 6,024 visas have been issued since 1992. Permanent legal resident status was granted only to 653 investors. (AFP) (Posted @ 13:15 PST) India elect to bat in second Pakistan one-dayer VISAKHAPATNAM, India, April 5 - Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly won the toss and decided to bat in the second one-day international against Pakistan here on Tuesday Both India and Pakistan retained the sides that played in the first one-dayer at Cochin, which India won by 87 runs. (AFP) (Posted @ 12:15 PST) Marshall's 160 drives New Zealand forward against Sri Lanka NAPIER, New Zealand, April 5 - Hamish Marshall and Nathan Astle posted centuries and Brendon McCullum fell one run short as New Zealand cashed in on an easy wicket to be 500 for eight at tea on the second day of the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka here Tuesday. (AFP) (Posted @ 12:15 PST) Two Al-Qaeda leaders killed in Saudi clashes: TV DUBAI, April 5 (AFP) - Two suspected leaders of the Al-Qaeda network in Saudi Arabia have been killed in clashes with security forces that have been raging for two days, Al-Arabiya television reported from the Saudi capital Citing Saudi security forces, the Dubai-based station identified the two leaders of the Saudi Al-Qaeda cell as Saudi national Saud Al-Otaibi and Moroccan Abdel Karim Al-Majati, who were on the kingdom's list of 26 most-wanted Islamist militants. The gunbattle began early Sunday and Eight militants have been killed and one surrendered. (AFP) (Posted @ 12:15 PST) Six dead as suicidal Japanese brothers go on strangling spree TOKYO, April 5 - Six people died overnight when two Japanese brothers in their 40s made a pact to strangle to death their family and then stab each other with knives, police said Tuesday. One of the brothers, Mikio Murata, 46, was the sole survivor found early Tuesday in the home in central Aichi prefecture and was hospitalized, a police official said. (AFP) (Posted @ 12:15 PST) 2ND ROUNDUP: Suicide bomber targets Abu Ghraib prison Eds: Adding Tal Afar incident, last Para Cairo/Baghdad - A suicide car bomber struck Monday near Abu Ghraib outside Baghdad, blowing up only himself, said witnesses. The prison had been attacked Saturday by a large group of insurgents in an assault that killed at least one insurgent and resulted in injury to more than 80 people, the U.S. military said Monday. (DPA) (Posted @ 12:15 PST) Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal each win two Pulitzers Los Angeles - The Los Angeles Times and the Wall Street Journal on Monday each won two Pulitzer Prizes, the top awards in U.S. newspaper journalism. The Wall Street Journal's Amy Dockser Marcus won the reporting prize for articles on cancer survivors, while film reviewer Joe Morgenstern was honoured for criticism. (DPA) (Posted @ 12:15 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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