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| August 13, 2005 | Saturday | Rajab 7, 1426 |
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Australia 264-7 against England MANCHESTER, England, Aug 13 (AFP) - Australia were 264 for seven in reply to England's first innings 444, a deficit of 180, having saved the follow-on, at stumps on the rain-affected third day of the third Ashes Test at Old Trafford here Saturday. Shane Warne was 78 not out and Jason Gillespie seven not out. The five-Test series is level at 1-1.(Posted @ 22:58 PST)
Pakistani police arrest four militants in Karachi KARACHI, Aug 13 (Reuters) Pakistani police have arrested four suspected militants in the southern port city of Karachi who were planning a series of terrorist attacks, a senior police official said on Saturday. "The four men were arrested in an early morning raid from the eastern district of the city and belong to a religious and political party," Tariq Jameel, the Karachi police chief, said. The police seized revolvers and ammunition from the militants. "During initial interrogation they have confessed they belong to a group of 22 young men, some of whom are students," Jameel said. He declined to identify the party to which the militants belonged. "The arrested militants don't belong to any madrasa and are all trained in the use of firearms and explosives," he said.(Posted @ 18:35 PST)
President promises to intensify efforts to curb terrorism London, Aug 13 PPI: President Pervez Musharraf promised to intensify efforts to curb extremist groups, bring religious schools under control and prevent the Taliban from using Pakistan as a base for attacks in Afghanistan in an interview published in Saturday's Daily Telegraph newspaper. The registration of the country's 15,000 madrassas was announced in January 2002, but barely a few hundred registered. "This time those madrassas who don't register by December will be shut down," Musharraf said. On improving relations with India, he said “I see the sincerity of the Indian leadership. But if we can move faster towards the resolution of Kashmir my hands will be stronger to deal with extremism," he said. ``I have told the Indians we can only control the extremists to a degree. But there will be nowhere for the extremists to go once there is a settlement on Kashmir," he added.(Posted @ 19:55 PST)
No terror mastermind behind London bombers-report LONDON, Aug 13 (Reuters) Groups behind the July London bomb attack that killed 52 people and a failed attempt to strike again soon after appear to have been acting independently of an al Qaeda mastermind abroad, a newspaper reported on Saturday. The Independent, quoting police and intelligence officials, said it was also likely that four July 7 suicide bombers were probably not linked to another group of four who failed to blow up explosives on buses and underground trains two weeks later. The newspaper said police and intelligence sources felt the fact there was no leader from abroad showed how other "self-sufficient" units could be hiding in Britain.(Posted @ 16:45 PST)
Small aircraft crashes in Italy, two dead ROME, Aug 13 (Reuters) A light tourist aircraft crashed in the southern Italian province of Calabria on Saturday, killing both people on board, Italian police said. The nationalities of the victims were not immediately known.(Posted @ 21:28 PST)
Kasuri to attend funeral of Sri Lankan FM ISLAMABAD, Aug 13 (APP): Foreign Minister Khurshid M. Kasuri will represent Pakistan at the state funeral ceremony of Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamer to be held on August 15 in Colombo. The President, the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister have already sent their condolence messages to the Sri Lankan leadership and family of late Lakshman Kadirgamer.(Posted @ 21:28 PST)
At least 125 dead from disease after Bombay floods BOMBAY, Aug 13 (Reuters) The death toll from water-borne diseases following floods in Bombay and surrounding areas two weeks ago had risen to at least 125 by Saturday, officials said. More than 1,000 people had been admitted to city hospitals in the last day, taking the total number hospitalised to 4,301, officials added.(Posted @ 21:22 PST)
Earthquake topples houses in southwest China BEIJING, Aug 13 (Reuters) An earthquake hit southwest China on Saturday, bringing down several houses and causing injuries, Xinhua news agency said. The quake, measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale, hit Wenshan county in Yunnan province just after midday. The exact number of injuries and economic losses were unavailable.(Posted @ 21:22 PST)
Pearl suspect faces further questions after Karachi court ruling KARACHI, Aug 13 (AFP) A man suspected of involvement in the murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl appeared in court Saturday over a separate murder and was remanded in custody for a further four days. Hashim Qadeer is said to have introduced Pearl to British-born Sheikh Omar, who faces the death penalty for Pearl's 2002 murder. Police have not charged Qadeer in connection with Pearl's murder but only in connection with a second, unrelated murder. The judge ruled that police could continue to hold and question Qadeer until August 17.(Posted @ 20:10 PST)
Sri Lanka declares emergency; Tamil Tigers deny killing minister COLOMBO, Aug 13 (Reuters) Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga declared a state of emergency on Saturday following the assassination of her foreign minister, her spokesman said. "It is a legal measure to enable the free deployment of emergency troops," the spokesman added. Tamil Tigers have denied any involvement in the killing of the island's Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar, a pro-rebel Website reported Saturday. Police have blamed the Tigers for the killing, but the government stopped short of accusing them.(Posted @ 19:15 PST)
Policeman and several Kurds die in Iran gun battle TEHRAN, Aug 13 (Reuters) One policeman and several Kurdish separatists were killed in a gun battle this week in the latest bout of bloody unrest along Iran's mountainous western borders, a police spokesman said on Saturday.Policemen were hunting Kurdish fighters from a separatist group called Pezhak, who had kidnapped four of their comrades, when they came under fire, the spokesman added. The four kidnapped policemen were still being held.(Posted @ 18:40 PST)
Iraqi president hopes constitution will be ready by Sunday BAGHDAD, Aug 13 (Reuters) Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said on Saturday that he hoped a draft constitution would be ready on Sunday. Talabani said two key issues were still under discussion. "There are no obstacles but discussions on federalism in the south and the relation between religion and state," he said.(Posted @ 18:35 PST)
U.S. will not withdraw from Iraq prematurely: Bush CRAWFORD, Texas, Aug 13 (Reuters) President George W. Bush on Saturday said the United States will not lose its nerve and prematurely withdraw troops from Iraq, which he said would betray that country as its leaders finish a critical act of democracy in writing a constitution. "Withdrawing our troops from Iraq prematurely would betray the Iraqi people, and would cause others to question America's commitment to spreading freedom and winning the war on terror," Bush said in the radio address.(Posted @ 17:05 PST)
U.S.-South Korea war games prelude to war: North Korea SEOUL, Aug 13 (Reuters) North Korea's military said on Saturday war games by South Korea and United States were a prelude to a U.S. military attack and a tactic to compel it to accept U.S. terms in six-party talks on its nuclear programme. The North's comments were the first since the six-country talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions went into a three-week recess on Aug. 7.(Posted @ 17:00 PST)
British Airways resumes most flights after devastating London labor strike LONDON, Aug 13 (AFP) British airways said Saturday it would operate 85 percent of its medium-haul flights and 80-percent of long-haul journeys as it returned to normal following a devastating strike that grounded some 70,000 passengers since Thursday. A spokeswoman said it would take several days to get operations completely back to normal at London's Heathrow airport.(Posted @ 15:35 PST)
One killed in blast in Turkish port ANKARA, Aug 13 (Reuters) One person was killed and one injured overnight when their car blew up in Turkey's east Mediterranean port of Mersin, a Turkish television channel said on Saturday. The car exploded near a building used by police, it added. No more information was immediately available.(Posted @ 15:25 PST)
Bangladesh blasts kill one, wound about 50 people DHAKA, Aug 13 (Reuters) Several home-made bombs thrown at a shrine in Bangladesh during a religious festival on Friday killed one person and wounded about 50, some of them critically, police said. No group claimed responsibility for the blasts which occurred late on Friday at Akhaura, 130 km east of the Dhaka.(Posted @ 15:25 PST)
Gunfire after US patrol attacked kills 15 RAMADI, Iraq, Aug 13 (Reuters) - An attack on a U.S.military patrol followed by heavy U.S. gunfire left 15 Iraqis dead and 17 wounded in a town west of Baghdad, residents said on Saturday. Residents of Nasaf, a town just outside Ramadi, west of Baghdad, said a roadside bomb exploded next to a U.S. armoured patrol as it passed near the Ibn al-Jawzi mosque shortly after prayers on Friday. Following the explosion, U.S. troops opened fire, the residents said, shooting towards those emerging from the mosque.(Posted @ 12:35 PST)
Iraqi leaders agree to share oil revenues BAGHDAD, Aug 13 (AFP) - Iraq's political leaders have agreed to share the country's crucial oil revenues - one of the contentious issues hampering finalisation of the draft constitution -- among all provinces based on the population size of each province, constitution panelists said Saturday. "An in principle agreement has been reached late yesterday that Iraq's oil revenues will be shared between the Shiites, the Kurds and the Sunnis," panelist Saleh al-Motlag told AFP.He said oil revenues would be controlled by the federal government and distributed to the provincial governorates based on the population and "certain critical requirements."(Posted @ 11:00 PST)
Five killed in occupied Kashmir JAMMU, Aug 13 (AFP) - At least five people were killed and nine injured in an attack by militants on a village in occupied Kashmir, police said Saturday. The attack took place late Friday at Shajroo village in Udhampur district, 120 kilometres (75 miles) northeast of Jammu, the winter capital, senior police official Satvir Gupta said. The rebels targeted members of the local village defence committee villagers trained by Indian security personnel in the use of firearms to defend themselves against attacks by militants, he said.(Posted @ 09:15 PST)
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