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| June 20, 2005 | Monday | Jumadi-ul-Awwal 12, 1426 |
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Maoist rebels raid Nepal town, seven killed KATHMANDU, June 20 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Maoist rebels stormed a town in the hills of eastern Nepal, broke into a jail, freed prisoners and bombed or set on fire government offices, the army said on Monday. Five policemen were killed and the bodies of two guerrillas recovered after the attack, which took place late on Sunday at Diktel in Khotang district, a rebel stronghold 400 km east of Kathmandu, an army officer said. (Posted @ 12:55 PST)
Car bomb kills at least ten Iraqi police recruits ARBIL, Iraq, June 20 (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber blew up his vehicle among a crowd of Iraqi traffic police recruits in the northern Kurdish city of Arbil on Monday, killing at least 10 and wounding more than 100, local officials said. A spokesman for Arbil's city council said the death toll could rise as many of the wounded were in serious condition. (Posted @ 11:57 PST)
Muslim nations to seal trade pact by end-2005: OIC PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia, June 20 (Reuters) - Muslim countries plan to form a preferred trading bloc by end-2005 to help bridge a yawning gap between oil-rich and impoverished Islamic nations, the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) said Monday."This is an important first step towards the larger goal of greater economic integration among the OIC countries," the group's chairman, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, told an OIC trade forum. (Posted @ 11:56 PST)
Six guerrillas, one soldier killed in northeast India gun battles GUWAHATI, India, June 20 (AFP) - At least six separatist guerrillas from the outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam and a soldier were killed in gun battles in the Nalbari district, 70 kilometers west of Guwahati, officials said Monday. Soldiers later seized a stockpile of arms and ammunition, including several automatic rifles and pistols, hand grenades and explosives and detonators from the dead rebels, a military commander said. (Posted @ 11:56 PST)
Two Iranian reformist newspapers banned TEHRAN, June 20 (AFP) - Two leading Iranian reformist newspapers, Eghbal and Aftab, were banned from appearing on Monday after publishing a letter from a defeated candidate, Mehdi Karoubi, alleging rigging in the first round of presidential elections, reformist sources said. "We do not know if this measure only applies to today's issue or if it is a long term ban," a reformist official added. (Posted @ 11:41 PST)
Gunmen kill five in attack on Iraqi police station BAGHDAD, June 20 (Reuters) - Insurgents detonated a car bomb and then fired on Iraqi police and soldiers in Baghdad on Monday, killing five Iraqi security force members and wounding nearly 20, the U.S. military said. (Posted @ 10:47 PST)
Taliban execute seven Afghan policemen in southern Afghanistan KABUL (DPA) - Remnants of Taliban on Monday claimed to have executed seven Afghan police who had been taken prisoner four days ago in the southern province of Kandahar. "They were executed after the Islamic court of Taliban ordered their execution," a Taliban spokesman said. The fate of 23 other captives is yet to be decided, he added. (Posted @ 10:06 PST)
President returns after visit to Australia, New Zealand ISLAMABAD, June 20 (APP): President General Pervez Musharraf returned home early Monday morning after paying a week-long visit to Australia and New Zealand. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz received the President at the airbase. (Posted @ 10:01 PST)
North Korea calls for more fertilizer aid from South SEOUL, June 20 (AFP) - North Korea has asked for an additional 150,000 tonnes of fertilizer aid from South Korea ahead of cabinet-level inter-Korean talks here this week, officials said Monday. (Posted @ 09:58 PST)
Five communist rebels slain in Philippines clash MANILA, June 20 (AFP) - Five communist guerrillas were killed in a clash with government forces on the central Philippines island of Samar last week, the military said Monday. (Posted @ 09:58 PST)
Anti-Syrian bloc wins landslide in Lebanon TRIPOLI, Lebanon, June 19 (Reuters) - An anti-Syrian Lebanese opposition alliance won the final phase of a parliamentary election in a landslide on Sunday, giving it a clear mandate to steer Lebanon out of Syria's shadow. An unofficial count for north Lebanon showed an alliance led by Saad al-Hariri sweeping all remaining 28 seats, while its rivals conceded they were heading for defeat. (Posted @ 09:58 PST)
Oil prices surge above 59 dollars in Asian trade SINGAPORE, June 20 (AFP) - World oil prices surged further into record high territory in Asian trading on Monday with the benchmark New York contract climbing past 59 dollars a barrel, dealers said. At 9:30 am (0130 GMT), New York's main contract, light sweet crude for July delivery, was at 59.00 dollars a barrel, up 53 cents from its all-time high closing price of 58.47 dollars in the United States on Friday. The contract hit a peak of 59.18 dollars in earlier morning Asian trading. (Posted @ 09:35 PST)
Israeli killed in West Bank ambush JERUSALEM, June 20 (Reuters) - Gunmen killed an Israeli and wounded another in an ambush on their car in the West Bank on Monday, Israel Radio said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the shooting attack outside the Jewish settlement of Hermesh. (Posted @ 09:34 PST)
Karachi Stocks up 248.84 points: KARACHI, June 20: At 12:51 PST, the KSE-100 index was at 7647.57, up 248.84 points from Friday's close. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 12:55 PST)
Forex update: KARACHI, June 20: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 60.45 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 12:55 PST)
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