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| August 27, 2005 | Saturday | Rajab 21, 1426 |
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Australia 222-4 against England NOTTINGHAM, England, Aug 27 (AFP) - Australia, following-on, were 222 for four in their second innings in reply to England's 477, a deficit of 37 runs, when bad light forced an early close to the third day of the fourth Test at Trent Bridge here Saturday. Michael Clarke was 39 not out and Simon Katich 24 not out. The five-match series is level at 1-1.(Posted @ 22:45 PST)
Jones taken to hospital after ankle injury NOTTINGHAM, England, Aug 27 (AFP) - England fast bowler Simon Jones was taken to hospital here Saturday suffering from an ankle injury, a team spokesman said. A statement said the 26-year-old quick was to undergo "tests on his injured right ankle".(Posted @ 22:35 PST)
President summons National Assembly on August 29 Islamabad, Aug 27 PPI: President Pervez Musharraf has summoned the National Assembly to meet at 5.30 p.m. on Monday August 29, 2005 in the parliament house, Islamabad. (Posted @ 22:25 PST)
Pakistan relations with China deep rooted Lahore, Aug 27 PPI: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has described Pakistan's relations with China as ``deep rooted.'' Both countries have common perception on many international issues, he said while addressing a news conference Saturday in Lahore. ``India, Iran and Afghanistan are our neighbours with whom relations are of special importance in view of the situation in the region,'' he added. Prime Minister said the dialogue process with India is continuing. However, improvement in relations with India is not possible without resolving the core issue of Kashmir, he emphasized.(Posted @ 22:10 PST)
Turkish troops kill three more Kurdish rebels DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Turkish troops killed three Kurdish guerrillas on Saturday in a clash in southeast Turkey, bringing the total number of rebels killed in the past days to six, security officials said. Security forces launched their operation against a large group of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels in a rural part of Batman province on Thursday evening.(Posted @ 22:00 PST)
Pak not to support military action on Iran: Shaukat Aziz LAHORE, Aug 27 (APP): Opposing any military action on Iran, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz stressed at a press conference that all matters relating to that country's nuclear issue must be resolved through dialogues. He expressed hope that initiative taken by the European countries to resolve the Iranian nuclear question would prove successful. Replying to a question he said Pakistan was supportive of reforms in the United Nations but was not in favour of increasing the number of permanent members. "Instead we want the number of non-permanent members be enlarged." Pakistan's view point has support of a large number of countries. Referring to relations with India, he said as long as the core issue of Kashmir was not resolved, peace in South Asia would not be possible.(Posted @ 19:36 PST)
Rebels kill colonel in new Iraqi army BAGHDAD, Iraq Aug 27 (APP/AP) _ Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a colonel in the new Iraqi army Saturday as he was driving to work, police said.Lt. Col. Mohammed Salih, a logistics officer in Kirkuk garrison, was attacked soon after leaving his home in the Al-Orouba, said police Brig. Sarhad Qadir.(Posted @ 19:34 PST)
Afghanistan launches search for missing Japanese school teachers KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug 27 (APP/AP) _ Afghan authorities said Saturday that they have launched a massive search for two missing Japanese school teachers, while a Japanese diplomat said he was optimistic they are still alive and have not been kidnapped.The two teachers _ a man and a woman _ crossed into Afghanistan on Aug. 8 and have not been seen or heard from since, said Kenji Saito, the first secretary at the Japanese Embassy in Kabul."If they had been killed, someone would have found the bodies and we would know. I don't believe they are dead,"Saito said in an interview with The Associated Press. "We also don't believe that they have been kidnapped, because no one has contacted us to make demands."(Posted @ 19:32 PST)
24 die in floods in northern Indian state LUCKNOW, India, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Twenty-four people were drowned when flash floods inundated hundreds of villages around Azamgarh town in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state, a government official said on Saturday. Heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of two rivers led to water breaching the banks of a tributary flowing through the town of Azamgarh on Friday, he said."As many as 750 villages were completely submerged and over 50 villages were marooned," a spokesman said. "The floods have affected nearly 800,000 people in the area." The army was called in to assist civilian authorities, he added.(Posted @ 19:26 PST)
Kashmiri leaders reject ban on speeches at mosques SRINAGAR, Aug 27 (AFP) – Kashmiri leaders vowed Saturday to fight "tooth and nail" a government ban on political speeches in most of the revolt-hit region's main mosques and shrines. Iftikhar Andrabi, chief executive officer of the government-regulated Wakqf board, said the decision to enforce the ban aimed to prevent politicians from using religious sites to spread political beliefs. "Islam allows us to discuss politics in mosques. How can the government dictate otherwise?" said Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, head of the moderate faction of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference and chief cleric of Kashmir's largest mosque. "It's a clear interference in our religious affairs, and we will fight it tooth and nail," he told AFP. Every Friday, Mirwaiz delivers a political and religious sermon at the mosque in Srinagar. His mosque is the only large one excluded from the order as it comes under the control of his family, which has produced Kashmir's chief clerics for generations. Syed Ali Geelani denouncing the move said: "The government has no power to stop people making speeches in favour of freedom for Kashmir and the institution of Islamic law in shrines and mosques," Geelani said. "The mosques provide us with stages to voice our concerns. We will not allow the (ban) to happen."(Posted @ 19:08 PST)
Casualties in Iraq, Aug 27 BAGHDAD, Aug 27 (Reuters) - An Iraqi army officer was assassinated by gunmen near his home in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, police said.U.S forces killed two insurgents in Mosul on Thursday including Abu Khallad, a Saudi national, who was believed to be a major facilitator of foreign fighters and suicide bombers to Iraq, the U.S military said. A roadside bomb targeting an Iraqi army patrol near Kirkuk University wounded six soldiers, five of them seriously, police captain Salam Zangana said.(Posted @ 17:02 PST)
Thai police holding Algerian man on suspicion of links with London bombers BANGKOK, Aug 27 (AFP) - Thai immigration police said Saturday they have arrested an Algerian man who they said British police suspect may be linked with the perpetrators of the July 7 London bombings. Atamnia Yachine, 33, was arrested in central Bangkok Wednesday carrying 180 fake passports, including Spanish, French and British documents, which Thai authorities believe he planned to send to Britain.(Posted @ 16:55 PST)
Four people killed in southern Thailand by suspected militants YALA, Thailand, Aug 27 (AFP) - Two Buddhist Thais and two Muslims, including defence volunteers of both faiths, have been shot dead by suspected militants in the restive south, police said Saturday. More than 870 people have been killed in 20 months of almost daily attacks in the Muslim-majority southernmost provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat which border Malaysia.(Posted @ 16:48 PST)
Pilot killed as small aerobatics plane crashes off Sydney beach SYDNEY, Aug 27 (AFP) - A pilot died when his small plane crashed into the sea off a Sydney beach while he was performing aerobatic stunts Saturday.Witnesses said the plane was doing loops and rolls at very low altitude when it hit the water and exploded. (Posted @ 16:15 PST)
140,000 Afghan refugees repatriated from March to August ISLAMABAD, Aug 27 (APP): About 140,000 Afghan refugees were repatriated from March to August 2005, Additional Commissioner Afghan refugees Waqar Maroof said here. A system has been devised to check return of the refugees after repatriation, he said in a tv interview. (Posted @ 15:50 PST)
Egypt links ratifying nuclear test ban to Israel CAIRO, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Egypt has linked a decision on ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) to an Israeli decision to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the Egyptian state news agency MENA said on Saturday. Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit set the condition in a response to Tibor Toth, the new executive secretary of commission which oversees the CTBT, it said. "The minister said that Egyptian ratification of the treaty was linked to the extent of developments that may occur in regional and international circumstances, including the possibility that Israel may join the NPT," the agency said. (Posted @ 15:35 PST)
US soldier killed, four wounded in Afghan bomb attack KABUL, Aug 27 (AFP) - One US soldier was killed and four more wounded in a bomb attack in southeastern province of Paktika , the US military said Saturday. The soldiers were patrolling when a roadside bomb hit their armoured vehicle, a statement said."The wounded k were evacuated to nearby bases for treatment where one is in critical condition, one in stable condition and two have been returned to duty," the statement said. The latest casualties bring to 75 the number of soldiers killed this year in operations linked to Afghanistan. Some 50 of these were killed in hostile attacks in Afghanistan, compared with 23 in 2004, 47 in 2003, 43 in 2002, and 12 in 2001. (Posted @ 15:30 PST)
PM congratulates the successful candidates of LB polls ISLAMABAD, Aug. 27 (APP):Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Saturday expressing satisfaction over the transparent conduct of first two phases of the Local Bodies polls congratulated the successful candidates and urged those who lost to accept the results. (Posted @ 12:50 PST)
Roadblock landmine explodes in Nepal, killing seven bus passengers KATHMANDU, Aug 27 (APP/AFP) - A landmine hidden under a roadblock in southeastern Nepal exploded as bus passengers were trying to clear the road Saturday, killing seven people and wounding six, a security official said. The official said the mine had been planted by Maoist rebels, who have been fighting since 1996 to establish a communist republic in Nepal in a conflict that has claimed more than 12,000 lives. (Posted @ 12:20 PST)
Moderate earthquake rattles Pakistan's northwest ISLAMABAD, Aug 27 (AFP) - A moderate earthquake rocked Pakistan's northwestern regions Saturday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, officials said. The quake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale was felt at 10:05 am (0505 GMT) in Peshawar, the capital of North West Frontier province, and in the mountainous Chitral valley, seismological department official Nasir Mahmud told AFP. The epicentre was some 300 kilometres (188 miles) north of Peshawar in Afghanistan's Hindu Kush mountains, Mahmud said. (Posted @ 11:55 PST)
U.S. military releases 1,000 prisoners in Iraq BAGHDAD, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Saturday it had freed 1,000 detainees from Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison at the Baghdad government's request, the largest release to date. It was not clear if the decision was linked to a demand by Sunnis negotiating the writing of a draft constitution that the authorities release Sunni prisoners so they can participate in a referendum and elections later this year. (Posted @ 11:55 PST)
Australia may toughen citizenship rules SYDNEY, Aug 27 (Reuters) The Australian government is considering toughening citizenship rules as part of its anti-terrorism campaign in light of the British suicide bombings in London, a government minister said on Saturday. The key measures being considered are doubling the number of years of permanent residency, from two to four, before citizenship is granted and more stringent security checks, including international legal checks. (Posted @ 11:55 PST)
Israel humiliated by pullout - top Hamas leader GAZA, Aug 27 (Reuters) A Hamas leader who tops Israel's most wanted list said on Saturday the Jewish state had been humiliated by its Gaza pullout and warned Palestinian officials against stopping what he called armed resistance by militants. Mohammed Deif, in hiding since surviving an Israeli air strike on his car two years ago, delivered the message through Hamas's office in a video tape and written statement to reporters in Gaza. (Posted @ 10:05 PST)
Hurricane Katrina kills seven people, Florida braces for second hit MIAMI, Aug 27 (AFP) Storm-weary Florida braced for yet another hit as Hurricane Katrina strengthened over the Gulf of Mexico Friday after pummeling the Miami area, killing seven people and leaving over a million without power.Late Friday, Katrina packed maximum sustained winds of 160 kilometers (100 miles) per hour and was expected to strengthen further as it swirled over the warm Gulf waters. (Posted @ 10:00 PST)
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