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| September 11, 2005 | Sunday | Sha’aban 6, 1426 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
England 34-1 against Australia LONDON, Sept 11 (AFP) - England, in their second innings, were 34 for one, a lead of 40, when bad light ended play on the fourth day of the fifth Test against Australia at The Oval here Sunday. Marcus Trescothick was 14 not out and England captain Michael Vaughan unbeaten on 19. England lead the five-match series 2-1.(Posted @ 22:25 PST)
Quaid’s death anniversary today KARACHI, Sept 11 : The 57th death anniversary of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was observed on Sunday with due solemnity. A number of events were organized in various parts of the country by social and political organizations to commemorate the occasion.(Posted @ 22:00 PST)
Six wounded by Israeli shooting ahead of Gaza pullout KHAN YUNIS, Gaza Strip, Sept 11 (AFP) - Six Palestinians were wounded Sunday as Israeli troops guarding settlements in the Gaza Strip opened fire at crowds who had been throwing stones at their positions, medical sources said. One of the victims was in a serious condition having been shot in the neck during the protests just hours ahead of the Israeli army's departure from Gaza. Several hundred people had gathered near the walls of the main Gush Katif settlement bloc which were cleared of all Israeli residents some three weeks ago.(Posted @ 21:52 PST)
Fire breaks out in Sharjah, injures 81 DUBAI, Sept 11 (Reuters) - A fire broke out in the industrial zone of the emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, injuring 81 workers after it spread to their living quarters, the official news agency (WAM) reported on Sunday. The fire erupted in three storage areas that contained chemical products and wood. Police said three of the injuries were serious. It was not clear what caused the fire but police said stricter safety measures should have been in place.(Posted @ 20:30 PST)
Al-Qaeda threatens attacks on Los Angeles and Melbourne WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (AFP) - A suspected American member of Al-Qaeda threatened attacks against Los Angeles and the Australian city of Melbourne in a videotape shown by ABC television on Sunday's fourth anniversary of September 11. The threat was made by Adam Gadahn, a US national who converted to Islam and became a radical supporter of Osama bin Laden, ABC said.(Posted @ 19:50 PST)
Security incidents in Iraq, Sept 11 BAGHDAD, Sept 11 (Reuters) U.S. and Iraqi forces are battling a Sunni Arab insurgency against the Shi'ite and Kurdish-led government in Baghdad. Asterisk denotes new or updated item. The bodies of four Iraqis including one in an army uniform were found shot dead with their hands bound in the town of Qa'im, an insurgent stronghold near the Syrian border, police said. One British soldier was killed and three injured in an incident near Iraq's second largest city of Basra, British military spokesman Captain Stephen Harley said. A U.S soldier was killed and two others injured after a roadside bomb detonated at dawn next to a military vehicle patrolling near the northern Iraqi town of Samarra, U.S. military said in a statement. A bomb blew up near a police patrol guarding a main bus station in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk wounding two policemen, police said.(Posted @ 19:30 PST)
September 11 victims remembered in silence NEW YORK, Sept 11 (AFP) - The United States paused for a moment of silence Sunday, as the country recalled the horror of the September 11 terrorist attacks three years ago that claimed nearly 3,000 lives. President George W. Bush observed the hushed tribute on the lawn of the White House at 8:46 am (1246 GMT) -- the time the first hijacked plane smashed into the World Trade Center. At Ground Zero in New York, the focus of Sunday's commemorative events, friends and relatives of the victims, together with dignitaries, emergency workers and community leaders, also bowed their heads in remembrance.(Posted @ 18:15 PST)
Japanese PM wins overwhelming victory: exit polls TOKYO, Sept 11 (AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi won an overwhelming victory in Sunday's election with his Liberal Democrats expected to govern without need of a coalition partner for the first time in 15 years, exit polls said.The Tokyo Broadcasting Corporation said the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was expected to have won 307 seats in the 480-seat lower house of parliament. It had 249 when Koizumi dissolved the house last month in a gamble on early polls.(Posted @ 18:00 PST)
Musharraf to confront Pakistan's image issues in U.S. ISLAMABAD, Sept 11 (Reuters) - President Pervez Musharraf left for New York on Sunday with a mission to counter criticism of Pakistan's record on women's rights, to improve Muslim-Jewish relations and to boost a flagging peace process with India. Like many other leaders congregating there for the U.N. General Assembly days after the fourth anniversary of al Qaeda's Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, Musharraf can also be expected to deliver a strong message on the war on terrorism.(Posted @ 17:40 PST)
Seven killed in eastern Afghanistan flash floods: official JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Sept 11 (AFP) - Flash floods caused by torrential rains killed at least seven people and destroyed several houses in eastern Afghanistan, an official said Sunday. Three other people have been missing since heavy rains lashed Kunar province on Saturday, provincial government spokesman Zahidullah Zahid told AFP.(Posted @ 17:30 PST)
World wonders come to Dubai DUBAI, Sept 11 (AFP) - The Gulf emirate of Dubai is to replicate ancient and modern wonders of the world in a 1.5-billion-dollar city to be shaped like a falcon. The "Falcon City of Wonders" will be a purpose-built community inspired by the heritage of the United Arab Emirates, a seven-strong federation of which Dubai is a member, newspapers reported Sunday.(Posted @ 16:02 PST)
Israel cancels Gaza handover rite with Palestinians JERUSALEM, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Israel cancelled a Gaza handover ceremony planned on Sunday by its forces about to pull out of the territory, citing a Palestinian boycott of the event, an army official said. He said the cancellation was not expected to affect the timetable for completing the withdrawal from the coastal strip, due on Monday, after 38 years of occupation. A Palestinian official told Reuters that Palestinian leaders would not attend the handover event in protest over a lack of agreement on key issues related to the withdrawal, including control over Gaza's border crossings with Egypt. (Posted @ 16:01 PST)
China criticizes US 'war on terror' on anniversary of Sept 11 BEIJING, Sept 11 (AFP) - China used the fourth anniversary Sunday of the September 11 attacks in the United States to criticize Washington's "war on terror," saying the campaign faced a "gloomy future". In a commentary issued by the official Xinhua news agency, China said although the "war on terror" helped President George W. Bush get re-elected, it had not achieved much progress. "At present, the United States is suffering a rising number of casualties and facing more problems in Iraq and Afghanistan," said the editorial. US troops were "increasingly bogged down" in the Iraqi and Afghan "quagmires" and the American people and their allies faced more threats of attacks from Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups, Xinhua said. The September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States blamed on Al-Qaeda resulted in Bush launching the "war on terror". (Posted @ 15:29 PST)
Pakistani fighter jet crashes, pilot killed ISLAMABAD, Sept 11 (AFP) - A Pakistan Air Force fighter jet crashed Sunday during a training mission in the central province of Punjab, killing its pilot, a military spokesman said. "It was a Mirage aircraft," Wing Commander Tariq Mahmood told AFP. "The crash was fatal." The jet came down in the town of Payee Khel, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) southwest of the capital Islamabad, he said, adding that the cause of the crash was being investigated. (Posted @ 15:28 PST)
Israel gives final green light to Gaza pullout JERUSALEM, Sept 11 (AFP) The Israeli government gave the green light for the historic withdrawal of all its remaining troops from the Gaza Strip to begin Sunday, following a 38-year occupation of the Palestinian territory. (Posted @ 15:27 PST)
Iraq closes Syria border in Tal Afar operation TAL AFAR, Iraq, Sept 11 (Reuters) Iraq closed its border with Syria on Sunday to stop what it calls foreign fighters entering the country, as a U.S.-backed military operation to wipe out suspected terrorists in the city of Tal Afar continued. Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari said on Sunday he was also imposing an overnight curfew in the north western region of Rabiah, on the main road from the Syrian border to the northern city of Mosul, near Tal Afar. (Posted @ 14:34 PST)
Chinese evacuate as typhoon threatens Shanghai BEIJING, Sept 11 (Reuters) China has evacuated hundreds of thousands of people living in the path of a typhoon which was forecast on Sunday to lash the east coast as it heads towards Shanghai, state media said. Typhoon Khanun, which spared the island of Taiwan on Saturday, would unleash its full force between coastal Cangnan and Dinghai counties in Zhejiang province. (Posted @ 12:47 PST)
Iran won't return to nuclear suspension: FM TEHRAN, Sept 11 (AFP) - Iran's new foreign minister said Sunday that Tehran would not return to a full suspension of nuclear fuel activities and warned a referral of the issue to the UN Security Council would be a "lose-lose" game. "There is no question of returning to a new suspension at Isfahan," Manouchehr Mottaki told reporters. (Posted @ 12:47 PST)
Khan defeats Carey on points CARDIFF, Sept 10 (AFP) - Amir Khan was taken to points after four rounds by Baz Carey in his second professional fight at the Cardiff International Arena on Saturday. The 2004 Olympic silver medallist from England, whose parents were born in Pakistan, triumphed 40-36 on points after a dominant display in a light-welterweight contest in front of a sold out crowd of 5,000. (Posted @ 10:42 PST)
Terror plot targeted Blair, says ex-British police chief LONDON, Sept 10 (AFP) - Terrorists linked to the Al-Qaeda organisation were suspected of plotting to assassinate British Prime Minister Tony Blair at a parade in 2002, the country's former top police officer said in a Sunday paper. John Stevens, who headed London's Metropolitan Police until earlier this year, told Blair about the feared threat against him and his wife, Cherie, according to his memoirs, serialised in the News of the World newspaper. Stevens said that he was informed about credible intelligence of a plot to shoot dead the Blairs using snipers at a June 2002 parade in London to mark the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne. As soon as he heard of the threat, "I went to see the PM (prime minister) at Downing Street and warned him we had come across something potentially dangerous", Stevens wrote. "To his credit, he immediately said he put duty before his personal safety and that he intended to take part in the ceremonies as planned. Cherie was equally resolute." Both Blairs refused offers of bullet-proof vests, the Sunday newspaper reported. (Posted @ 10:42 PST)
Federer into US Open final NEW YORK, Sept 10 (AFP) - Top seed and title-holder Roger Federer will play Andre Agassi in Sunday's US Open final. The Swiss star defeated third seed Lleyton Hewitt of Australia 6-3, 7-6 (7/0), 4-6, 6-3, in Saturday's second semi-final. Agassi had earlier defeated unseeded Robby Ginepri 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in an all-American clash. (Posted @ 10:41 PST)
Clijsters routs Pierce to win US Open crown NEW YORK, Sept 10 (AFP) - Belgium's Kim Clijsters routed Mary Pierce 6-3, 6-1 to win the US Open women's singles title on Saturday, finally adding an elusive Grand Slam crown to her impressive resume. The 22-year-old fourth seed, a former world No. 1 dogged by her failure in four previous major finals, wasn't going to let it happen again, taking little more than an hour to dispatch her 12th-seeded opponent. "It's an amazing feeling to have, especially after being out for so long last year," said Clijsters, who as recently as February was ranked a lowly 134th in the world after missing the better part of 12 months in the aftermath of surgery on her left wrist. "I'm very happy that's all in the past and I'm standing here." "She made me play bad," Pierce said. "She was quicker than all the other girls I played so far (Posted @ 10:20 PST)
Voter turnout up in Japan election TOKYO, Sept 11 (AFP) - Initial turnout was higher in Japan's general election Sunday than in the previous lower house vote, the government said. In the first three hours of voting, 20.61 percent of Japan's 103 million eligible voted, up from 17.97 percent at the same point in the the last general election in 2003, it said. Polling stations across Japan will close at 8:00 pm (1100 GMT) with the first exit poll results expected shortly afterward. Opinion polls have forecast a comfortable win for Koizumi's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Koizumi called the early election on August 8 after dissidents within his party defeated his signature plan to privatize the massive post office. (Posted @ 10:19 PST)
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