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| October 13, 2005 | Thursday | Ramzan 8, 1426 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
Deadly bird flu a risk for Britain, official warns LONDON, Oct 13 (AFP) - The discovery of a strain of avian flu in Turkey that is deadly to humans also shows there is a risk for Britain, the nation's chief veterinary officer warned Thursday. But the British government has a plan to deal with the threat in case bird flu was confirmed in poultry here, Debby Reynolds said(Posted @ 23:44 PST)
1,334 Pakistanis deported from Muscat arrive home Karachi, Oct 13 (PPI): Another batch of 1,334 Pakistanis deported from Muscat (Oman) reached Karachi port on two launches on Thursday.(Posted @ 20:34 PST)
Putin issues shoot-to-kill order for Nalchik: official MOSCOW, Oct 13 (AFP) Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the southern city of Nalchik to be sealed off and issued shoot-to-kill orders for any person who puts up armed resistance to law enforcement personnel there, a senior Russian official said Thursday. The report came after scores of Chechen gunmen launched simultaneous attacks on several Russian government installations in Nalchik, triggering fierce gun battles with security forces that according to officials have left at least 60 people dead.(Posted @ 20:02 PST)
Cricket-Ganguly axed as India captain MOHALI, India, Oct 13 (Reuters) Saurav Ganguly was axed as Indian captain on Thursday while his long-time deputy Rahul Dravid was chosen to lead the side. "We have been holding consultations and we have arrived at a unanimous decision that Rahul Dravid will be the skipper for the Sri Lanka and South Africa series," Indian board secretary Karunakaran Nair told reporters. "There is nothing unusual. Dravid was selected on the basis of his performance. As far as Ganguly is concerned, he has a chance to play in the Duleep Trophy match (Oct.20-23) and also show his fitness on October 17. He has every right to come back into the Indian team after he proves he is fit," he said.(Posted @ 19:08 PST)
Blast kills woman bomb carrier in occupied Kashmir SRINAGAR, Oct 13 (AFP) A woman died Thursday when a crude bomb she was carrying exploded in the highway town of Awantipora, 30 kilometres south of Srinagar, a police spokesman said. The woman was travelling to the major highway connecting Srinagar to the city of Jammu to plant the improvised explosive device when it exploded, the spokesman said adding that there were no casualties. However Jaish-e-Mohammed claimed the attack and said a woman suicide bomber from its women’s wing blew up an army vehicle, killing or injuring six Indian soldiers in the first such attack by the group.(Posted @ 18:58 PST)
Playwright Pinter wins Nobel literature prize STOCKHOLM, Oct 13 (Reuters) British playwright Harold Pinter, whose sparse style and use of silences had given rise to the adjective "Pinteresque", was the surprise winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2005 on Thursday. The 75-year-old Londoner was one of Britain's best-known writers for works such as "The Birthday Party" and "The Caretaker". But critics said he was an unexpected pick for the 10 million crown ($1.28 million) prize. Pinter "uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression's closed rooms", said the Swedish Academy. Its head Horace Engdahl called him "the towering figure" in English drama in the second half of the 20th century.(Posted @ 17:18 PST)
Kuwait holds first camel race with robot jockeys KUWAIT, Oct 13 (Reuters) Kuwait held its first camel race using robots as jockeys on Thursday after children were banned from the sport in response to criticism by rights groups and the United States. Twenty-five Swiss-made robots controlled through remote control devices rode camels on a 10-km trial run on the dusty tracks of the Kuwait Camel Racing Club. "The experiment was highly successful. This will prevent the use of children in future races," a top Kuwaiti sports body official said.(Posted @ 16:22 PST)
Fifty gunmen, 12 locals die in Russia attack MOSCOW, Oct 13 (Reuters) Fifty gunmen and 12 local people were killed in a gunbattle in the southern Russian town of Nalchik on Thursday, Itar-Tass news agency quoted Arsen Kanokov, president of the Kabardino-Balkaria region of which Nalchik is capital, as saying. He said a total of 150 gunmen from a militant group took part in the attack on police headquarters and other government buildings. Meanwhile Chechen militants claimed the attack in a statement on a website Thursday. "Forces of the Caucasus Front, a unit of the Chechen Republic's Armed Forces, went into the town, including attack brigades from the Kabardino-Balkarian Yarmuk," the statement said.(First Posted @ 13:45 PST Updated @ 16:18 PST)
Australian team for Super Test against world XI SYDNEY, Oct 13 (AFP) - Australia today named the team to play the World XI in a one-off Super Test starting at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday: It is:Matthew Hayden, Justin Langer, Ricky Ponting (captain), Michael Clarke, Simon Katich, Shane Watson, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Glenn McGrath, Stuart MacGill. Brad Hodge (12th man).(Posted @ 13:40 PST)
Rice calls for more democracy in Central Asia ASTANA, Oct 13 (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that Central Asia's economic development must go hand in hand with more democratisation. In a speech at the Eurasian University of Astana on the second day of a visit to Kazakhstan she said: "Stability requires legitimacy and true legitimacy requires democracy.", "It is urgent work that cannot be deferred”, she added..(Posted @ 13:40 PST)
China school shooting leaves 18 wounded BEIJING, Oct 13 (AFP) - A man wielding as many as five homemade handguns opened fire in a primary school in central China's Anhui province, injuring 16 children and two adults, witnesses and state press said Thursday. The man entered the school Wednesday morning and began firing his primitive guns at children doing morning exercises, Xinhua news agency said. He then fled the scene and remains at large. "Nine were lightly injured and seven seriously injured. One student was shot through the lung, some were hit in the head and others in the hands," a teacher said. Doctors removed six bullets from one student and two from another, according to the local Xinan Evening News.(Posted @ 12:45 PST)
Pakistan's Shoaib left out of world team to play Aussies SYDNEY, Oct 13 (AFP) - Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was Thursday left out of the World team twelve for the Super Test against Australia starting at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. World skipper Graeme Smith said he will finalise his starting team before the start of play. (Posted @ 11:56 PST)
White House ignored CIA warning of post-war chaos in Iraq: report WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (AFP) - Former CIA intelligence officers have concluded that the White House ignored a CIA assessment warning of major chaos in Iraq after the removal of Saddam Hussein, The New York Times said Thursday. While the review panel acknowledged the CIA's mistaken prewar assessments of Iraq's weapons program, it said "the analysis was right" on cultural and political issues related to postwar Iraq. The review, led by Richard Kerr, a former deputy director of central intelligence, was disputed by White House spokesman Frederick Jones, who told the daily: "we did plan adequately for the postwar period."(Posted @ 11:20 PST)
Forex update: KARACHI, October 13: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 60.20 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 13:05 PST)
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