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| May 8, 2005 | Sunday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 28, 1426 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
Telekom Malaysia on Pakistan telecom sale shortlist KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Reuters) - Malaysia's dominant telecoms firm, Telekom Malaysia Bhd. is among shortlisted bidders for a 26 percent stake in Pakistan Telecommunication Co. Ltd. Malaysia's state news agency Bernama reported. "We are on the shortlist, we are preparing our bid and I believe they will be closing the deal at the end of the month," Bernama's Website cited Telekom Malaysia Chairman Tan Sri Muhammad Radzi Mansor as saying on Saturday. Some 14 companies have expressed an interest in buying the 26-percent stake in Pakistan's state-controlled telecom firm. With a market value of $5.5 billion, according to Reuters data, it is the second largest company listed on the Karachi bourse behind Oil & Gas Development Corp. (Posted @ 01:20 PST)
Pakistan police arrest soldier with explosives ISLAMABAD, May 8 (Reuters) - Police in the Pakistani capital have arrested a soldier who was carrying one kg (2.2 lb) of explosives and some detonators, police said on Sunday. The man, named by police as Imtiaz Hussain, was arrested on Friday during a routine check of passengers at a bus station on the outskirts of Islamabad, one policeman said. (Posted @ 01:20 PST)
Pakistani drug trafficker beheaded in Saudi Arabia RIYADH, Saudi Arabia May 8 (APP/AP) _ A Pakistani man has been executed for attempting to smuggle heroin into the Saudi kingdom, the Interior Ministry said. Salim bin Khan Abdul Rahman, who had entered Saudi Arabia using a fake passport, smuggled the drug by swallowing an unspecified amount of heroin, the ministry said in a statement. (Posted @ 00:55 PST)
Bush meets Putin, to raise democracy worries MOSCOW, May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush met Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Sunday, certain to raise worries the Kremlin is stunting democracy even as the two leaders prepared to jointly mark a World War Two anniversary. Bush, Putin and more than 50 other world leaders will attend a Red Square parade on Monday to pay homage to the huge role played by the Soviet Union in the defeat of Nazi Germany 60 years ago. (Posted @ 00:45 PST)
Iraq announces capture of al-Zarqawi aide Baghdad (dpa) - Security forces in Iraq have captured Amar al- Zubaydi, a top aide to Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, according to a government statement issued Sunday. Al-Zubaydi, also known as Abu Abbas, was seized in Baghdad three days ago, the Iraqi government said. Al-Zubaydi was a close associate of Iraq's al-Qaeda leader al-Zarqawi and is believed to have helped plan an attack on Abu Ghraib prison in April as well as a series of car bombings in Baghdad (Posted @ 00:20 PST)
Redesigning offer of Kishanganga hydro power project welcomed ISLAMABAD, May 8 (APP): Foreign office spokesman Jalil Abbas Jilani Sunday welcomed the offer of head of Indian delegation DK Mehtha that India was ready to redesign the Kishanganga hydro power project to obviate Pakistan's reservations. (Posted @ 22:20 PST)
Barrister Sultan advocates meeting of Kashmiri leadership from both of LOC ISLAMABAD, May 8 (APP): Opposition Leader in AJK Legislative Assembly Barrister Sultan Mehmood Sunday said Kashmiri leadership from both sides of Line of Control should be allowed to meet each other for finding durable and peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue.Talking with a private TV channel, he said it is good omen that peace process between India and Pakistan is moving in the right direction. (Posted @ 22:10 PST)
Saqlain to lead 20-member Pakistan squad in Azlan Shah Cup KARACHI, May 8 (APP): Half-back Muhammad Saqlain has been named to lead a 20-member Pakistan hockey squad in the upcoming six-nation Azlan Shah Cup schedule to be held at Kuala lumpur (Malaysia) from May 26 to June 5. centre-forward Kashif Jawwad failed to find a place in the team. Posted @ 22:00 PST)
About 20 insurgents, nine Afghan soldiers killed in Afghanistan Kabul (dpa) - The Afghan National Army (ANA) and U.S. soldiers killed an estimated 20 insurgents during a prolonged firefight at an isolated compound in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, the U.S. military said Sunday in a statement.Nine ANA soldiers were killed and four five others including a U.S. soldier were lightly wounded, the statement said.At least five suspected insurgent members are in coalition custody, the statement said. (Posted @ 21:50 PST)
Iraqi MPs approve final cabinet, but minister immediately quits BAGHDAD, May 8 (AFP) - Iraq's new cabinet was barely in place Sunday before one of the newly-appointed ministers quit, the latest in a string of mishaps that has hobbled Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari's government of "national unity." The final line-up was approved by parliament against a backdrop of renewed violence as insurgents gunned down a senior civil servant in Baghdad and a suicide bomber killed at least two Iraqi soldiers after ploughing his car into their convoy in central Iraq.Just hours after parliament approved the final slate of six cabinet ministers put forward by Jaafari, newly-named human rights minister Hashem Ashibli resigned. (Posted @ 19:30 PST)
Iran moves to ratify protocol but vows to resume nuclear work TEHRAN, May 8 (APP/AFP) - Iran said Sunday it was preparing a bill to ratify a key nuclear protocol but also stood firm on its intention to resume sensitive nuclear fuel work despite intense international pressure.The government is planning to submit a bill to parliament to ratify an additional protocol to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty that allows tougher international control of Iran's nuclear activities. (Posted @ 17:40 PST)
PM addresses Pakistani community in Burnei BABDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Brunei), May 8 (APP): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Sunday said Pakistan and Brunei have vowed to boost ties in all spheres, enhance trade and people to people contact. Addressing a gathering of Pakistani community here, the Prime Minister informed them of the talks held yesterday with Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah where it was agreed that more Pakistanis be allowed into the country to work in different categories. He said Pakistan and Brunei have also agreed to set up a joint investment company by year's end. (Posted @ 12:15 PST)
PM arrives on 3-day visit to Thailand BANGKOK, May 8 (APP): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz arrived here Sunday on a 3-day official visit to seek Thailand's support in its bid for gaining the status of a full dialogue partner in ASEAN. The Prime Minister, who flew in from Brunei, was received at the airport by Deputy Prime Minister Dr Surakirt Sathiralhai and the Minister of Commerce Thanong Bibaba. The Prime Minister later left for his hotel, where the Deputy Prime Minister would host a lunch in his honour (Posted @ 12:15 PST)
US-led forces arrest 54 suspects in raid near Syrian border BAGHDAD, May 8 (AFP) - US-led forces Sunday morning killed six and arrested 54 suspected insurgents in a series of raids targetting Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's network near Al Qaim, close to the Syrian border, a military statement said here. "Coalition forces also destroyed car bombs, bomb-making material and two buildings that contained large weapons caches to include hand- and rocket-propelled grenades," the statement added. (Posted @ 11:45 PST)
Nepalese army says Maoist rebels killed officer, police inspector KATHMANDU, May 8 (AFP) - Maoist rebels have shot and killed lieutenant Rajendra Khattri Chettri and police inspector Nirmal Gurung in an attack on a security patrol team at Rajpur bazaar in Bardiya district on Saturday," an army official said Sunday on condition of anonymity.Two civilians were also injured in the attack, the official said. (Posted @ 11:45 PST)
Four dead as light plane crashes in Philippines MANILA, May 8 (AFP) - A light private airplane crashed into a residential area south of the Philippine capital Manila Sunday, killing four people on board and injuring two others. The airplane was carrying six people when it hit a coconut tree and plunged into a village, some 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of Manila. Four people on board, including a businessman and a commercial photographer, were burnt to death while two others survived but remained critical (Posted @ 11:30 PST)
Body of Philippine man found at Afghan blast site KABUL, May 8 (Reuters) - The body of a Philippine man has been found in an Internet cafe wrecked by a bomb in the centre of the Afghan capital, taking the death toll in the blast to three, an interior ministry official said on Sunday The other two people killed in the blast on Saturday were Afghans, said Interior Ministry spokesman Lutfullah Mashal. Five people were wounded. (Posted @ 11:30 PST)
Gunmen kill senior Iraq transport ministry official BAGHDAD, May 8 (Reuters) - Gunmen assassinated a senior transport ministry official in Baghdad on Sunday, police said. They said Zobaa Yassin was shot dead in his car along with his driver. Yassin was one of the leading civil servants in the ministry. (Posted @ 11:30 PST)
Five wounded in grenade attack on military vehicle Sana'a (dpa) - Five soldiers were wounded Saturday in the Yemeni capital Sana'a after a man lobbed a hand grenade into a military bus, eyewitnesses said. Witnesses said the man was driving a pick-up vehicle when he hurled the grenade at a bus carrying air force officers and soldiers. He managed to flee the scene. (Posted @ 10:15 PST)
Peru bus accident leaves 40 dead LIMA, May 7 (AFP) - A bus traveling in western Peru tumbled down a 300-meter deep ravine Saturday, killing at least 40 and injuring 16 of its 60 passengers, police said. The bus was traveling from Lima to Tayabamba in the north. (Posted @ 10:15 PST)
Germans protest at neo-Nazi rally on WW2 anniversary BERLIN, May 8 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Germans took part in a candlelight vigil against neo-Nazis that stretched across Berlin on Saturday night on the eve of ceremonies marking the end of World War Two in Europe. Undeterred by rain and cold, thousands with candles, flashlights or lanterns stood in a 33-km (21-mile) chain linking the far western district of Spandau with the easternmost area of Mahlsdorf and passing through the central Brandenburg Gate. They were protesting against a march by a group of several hundred neo-Nazis planned for Sunday. "We want to stand up to these incorrigible people who even today are denying what happened under the Nazi rule," said Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit
Cricket-S.Africa beat Windies by eight wickets in one-dayer KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 7 (Reuters) - South Africa beat West Indies by eight wickets in the first of five one-day internationals at Sabina Park on Saturday. Scores: West Indies 253 all out in 48.5 overs (Ramnaresh Sarwan 72, Shivnarine Chanderpaul 49, Dwayne Smith 46; Makhaya Ntini 4-46.) South Africa 255-2 in 45 overs (Graeme Smith 103, Jacques Kallis 51 not out, Boeta Dippenaar 56, Herschelle Gibbs 40 not out). (Posted @ 09:40 PST)
Police confirm 15 dead in Australia plane crash CANBERRA, May 8 (Reuters) - All 15 people aboard a plane that crashed in remote northeastern Australia were confirmed dead on Sunday, making it the country's worst civilian air disaster in nearly four decades. The aircraft had been travelling to Lockhart River -- about 1,900 km (1,200 miles) northwest of the Queensland state capital, Brisbane -- from Bamaga, around 250 km north on the tip of Cape York. (Posted @ 09:20 PST)
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