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| June 24, 2005 | Friday | Jumadi-ul-Awwal 16, 1426 |
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Japan rejects call for economic sanctions against North Korea TOKYO, June 24 (AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Friday rejected calls by some 20 family members of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea to impose economic sanctions against Pyongyang. "The current situation on North Korea cannot be resolved by economic sanctions. We will deal with North Korea through dialogue and (by exerting) pressure," Koizumi said. (Posted @ 12:42 PST)
At least 20 Chinese feared dead as Taiwan trafficking boat goes missing TAIPEI, June 24 (AFP) - At least 20 Chinese men were feared dead after the Taiwanese boat they were being smuggled in went missing during foul weather, officials said Friday. (Posted @ 12:42 PST)
Five Kurdish fighters killed in southeast Turkey DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, June 24 (Reuters) - Five rebel fighters of the banned Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) were killed and one Turkish security guard was injured during an armed clash in the town of Bingol in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast region on Friday, officials said. A military operation to flush out guerrillas in the area, launched on Thursday, was still continuing, officials added. (Posted @ 12:33 PST)
Taliban kill Afghan election candidate KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, June 24 (AFP) - Taliban militants killed a candidate for Afghanistan's provincial council elections, Haji Mohammed Wali, and two of his bodyguards in an attack late on Wednesday night in Chora district, an official said Friday. A spokesman for Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. (Posted @ 12:33 PST)
Sri Lanka signs tsunami aid pact with Tiger rebels COLOMBO, June 24 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka signed a pact to share $3 billion worth of tsunami aid with Tamil Tigers on Friday, a senior government official said. (Posted @ 12:32 PST)
Two killed in Thailand Bangkok (DPA) - Unidentified assailants killed a Buddhist couple early Friday, and their dog, in Yala, 800 kilometres south of Bangkok, media reports said. (Posted @ 10:15 PST)
Voting starts in Iran's tight presidential run-off TEHRAN, June 24 (Reuters) - Iranians began voting in a presidential run-off election on Friday with moderate cleric Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani competing in a tight race against hardline rival Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Polling stations opened at 9 a.m. (0430 GMT) to serve the country's 47 million eligible voters. (Posted @ 09:44 PST)
Karachi Stocks down 68.43 points: KARACHI, June 24: At 14:31 PST, the KSE-100 index was at 7349.27, down 68.43 points from Thursday's close. (Bureau Report) (Update @ 14:35 PST)
Forex update: KARACHI, June 24: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 60.5 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:35 PST)
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