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| October 18, 2005 | Tuesday | Ramzan 13, 1426 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
ICC clears Pakistan pacer Shabbir Ahmed's bowling action LAHORE, Pakistan, Oct 18 (AFP) - The ICC on Tuesday cleared Pakistani pacer Shabbir Ahmed of having a suspect bowling action and allowed him to bowl again in international matches. The ICC said in a statement that it had "written to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirming its fast bowler Ahmed can resume bowling at international level." The ICC, however, warned that if Ahmed was again suspended within two years of his previous suspension -- on July 13 -- he would be automatically banned from international cricket for a minimum of one year. Ahmed, 29, last month took extensive tests under Australian biomechanic expert Professor Bruce Elliott, who cleared his action.(Posted @ 19:45 PST)
Bangladesh judge slightly injured in bomb attack DHAKA, Oct 18 (AFP) - A Bangladeshi judge suffered minor leg injuries Tuesday when a suspected militant threw a bomb at him in the northeastern city of Sylhet, police said. "The judge was returning home on Tuesday afternoon when a man hurled a bomb at him, causing slight injuries to his leg," Sylhet police chief Ansaruddin Khan Pathan said. People captured the attacker and beat him unconscious before handing him over to police, he said. The arrested man was a suspected member of the banned Jamayetul Mujahideen, which has been linked to a wave of recent blasts at courts and government buildings in Bangladesh, he added.(Posted @ 19:36 PST)
Saddam heads to Iraq court, two years after capture BAGHDAD, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein and seven members of his Baath party, including his half-brother, will file into a marble-lined, chandelier-hung courtroom in Baghdad on Wednesday to face charges of killing of over 140 Shi'ite Muslim men two decades ago.(Posted @ 19:28 PST)
Security incidents in Iraq, Oct 18 Baghdad, Oct 18 (Reuters) One Iraqi Army soldier was killed and another three wounded when gunmen ambushed them in the downtown al- Wasiti district of Kirkuk, police said. The deputy governor of Anbar province Talib al-Dulaimi was shot dead by gunmen in the town of Ramadi. His bodyguard was also killed in the attack.Police found the bodies of six poultry factory workers who were members of the Mehdi army, a militia loyal to Moqtada al-Sadr, in a river bed at Balad, about 80 km north of Baghdad. Relatives said the men had disappeared 14 days ago.Three civilians were killed,seven wounded on Monday night when gunmen attacked the al-Rahman mosque in the town of Mahaweel, south of Baghdad, police said. Abdul Ghani, an adviser to Industry Minister Usama Abdul Aziz al-Najafi, a Sunni Arab, was killed by gunmen outside his home in Baghdad, police and interior ministry sources said. Two U.S. marines were killed on Monday by small-arms fire near Rutba, 370 km (230 miles) west of Baghdad near the borders with Syria and Jordan. Four insurgents were also killed in the clash, the U.S. military said.(Posted @ 19:22 PST)
Bus falls into pond in India, 40 feared dead GUWAHATI, India, Oct 18 (Reuters) - A passenger bus veered off the road and fell into a deep pond, killing about 40 people in India's northeastern state of Assam on Tuesday, police said. The bus, carrying around 50 passengers, was completely submerged and only 10 bodies had been recovered due to torrential rains, they said. "Some 30 people are still trapped inside the bus and they are feared dead," a police official said by telephone from the area. Ten passengers managed to jump out before the bus sank. The accident took place at Morigaon, about 80 km (50 miles) from Assam's main city, Guwahati.(First Posted @ 18:02 PST Updated @ 18:50 PST)
Chad and Bangladesh at rock bottom on world corruption list LONDON, Oct 18 (AFP) - Transparency International reported Tuesday that Chad, Bangladesh, Turkmenistan and Myanmar were perceived as the most corrupt countries in the world, while Iceland was the cleanest. Transparency International said in its annual report said the United States ranked 17th with a score of 7.6 while Iceland topped the list with a score of 9.7, followed by Finland (9.6), New Zealand (9.6), Denmark (9.5), Singapore (9.4), Sweden (9.2), Switzerland (9.1) Norway (8.9), Australia (8.8) and Austria (8.7). Bottom of the list was Chad (1.7) followed by Bangladesh (1.7), Turkmenistan (1.8), Myanmar (1.8), Haiti (1.8), Nigeria (1.9), Equatorial Guinea (1.9), Cote d'Ivoire (1.9), Angola (2.0) and Tajikistan (2.1).Pakistan ranks 146th on the list with 2.1 marks(Posted @ 18:34 PST)
Pakistan's anti-money laundering legislations are better than neighbouring countries: MD IMF ISLAMABAD, Oct 18 (APP): Pakistan's economic policies particularly the anti-money laundering legislations are comparatively better than the neighbouring countries, said the Managing Director International Monetary Fund (IMF) Rodrigo de Rato here Tuesday. He said Pakistan is today economically strong and stable. He said rising inflation needed to be controlled through good monetary policies and remarked that IMF was encouraged due to changes in the tax structure, policies of liberalization, deregulation, privatization pursued by the government and financial sector reforms. He is leading a six-member IMF delegation which held discussions with Pakistan economic team led by Dr. Salman Shah on Tuesday.(Posted @ 17:15 PST)
Saudi, Cypriot boats collide near Suez, one dead, 20 injured CAIRO, Oct 17 (AFP) - One person was killed and 20 people were wounded Monday after an Egyptian boat carrying pilgrims to Saudi Arabia collided with a Cypriot cargo ship near the Suez Canal, police said. The Egyptian ship was carrying 72 crew members and 1,450 passengers.(Posted @ 16:10 PST)
Bush hits lowest approval rating of his mandate WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (AFP) - US President George W. Bush's approval rating has fallen to 39 percent, the lowest level since he came to power in 2001, according to a USA Today/CNN/Gallup Poll published Tuesday.The five point slide since late September was in part attributed to the fallout from a probe of White House officials regarding the leak of an undercover CIA agent's identity, high gasoline prices and Iraq. (Posted @ 15:35 PST)
US troops kill 4 Afghan police by mistake KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Oct 18 (Reuters) U.S. troops shot four Afghan policemen dead and wounded another after mistaking them for militants during an operation in southern Afghanistan, a senior local official said on Tuesday. (Posted @ 14:45 PST)
Indian troops 'adopt' broken Kashmiri village SRINAGAR, Oct 18 (AFP) A federal paramilitary force adopted a remote village in Occupied Kashmir that was destroyed by the October 8 earthquake and will rebuild it, officials said Tuesday. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was to look after Kamalkote, one of the worst-hit places in the mountainous Uri district close to Pakistan. At least 122 of Kamalkote's 163 houses were flattened, 155 of its 1,680 residents killed, 700 injured and 95 men, women and children still reported missing. A senior official said CRPF personnel had established a round-the-clock community kitchen, 165 temporary shelters and a medical centre in the village, linked to the world by only a dirt road. (Posted @ 14:25 PST)
Two Afghans wounded, one feared dead in US vehicle bombing KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Oct 18 (AFP) A bomb tore through a vehicle of a private US security firm in Kandahar province's Zary district Tuesday, wounding two Afghan employees with another feared dead, a provincial governor said. No one from the firm was immediately available to comment. (Posted @ 14:25 PST)
Minister and two guards killed in Occupied Kashmir SRINAGAR, Oct 18 (AFP) Occupied Kashmir's junior education minister and two policemen were gunned down Tuesday in an attack at his fortified home in Srinagar, authorities said. Ghulam Nabi Lone, of the People's Democratic Party, was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital, a doctor said. One of the attackers was also killed while two civilians and three security personnel were injured in the fierce gunbattle, an official said. "One of the militants is hiding in Lone's house or in the vicinity," the official added in Srinagar.(First Posted @ 10:10 Updated @ 14:20 PST)
Rumsfeld arrives in China BEIJING, Oct 18 (APP/AFP) US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived in China Tuesday on his first visit since taking office nearly five years ago. The visit comes amid growing American concern over China's military build-up which the Pentagon said was tipping the balance of power against Taiwan. No meetings were planned for Tuesday but Rumsfeld was scheduled to meet with Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan and President Hu Jintaoon Wednesday. (Posted @ 11:15 PST)
Drive-by shooting kills adviser to top Iraqi politician BAGHDAD, Iraq Oct 18 (APP/AP) Insurgents shot and killed an adviser, Ayed Abdul Ghani, to one of Iraq's top officials, industry minister Osama al-Najafi, on Tuesday as he drove to work in Baghdad, police said. (Posted @ 11:10 PST)
Bush says Islamic leaders must denounce terrorism WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (AFP) US President George W. Bush on Monday called on "all responsible Islamic leaders" to denounce terrorism as he hosted diplomats from nations with large Muslim populations as well as US Muslim leaders; Pakistan was represented, on the occasion, by Ambassador Jehangir Karamat. "I believe the time has come for all responsible Islamic leaders to denounce an ideology that exploits Islam for political ends and defiles your noble faith," he said. He added that "I am grateful to the Muslim nations that have joined our coalition in the war on terror, including many nations that have been victims of terror themselves.” (Posted @ 11:10 PST)
Karachi Stocks down 231.51 points: KARACHI, October 18: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 8669.39, down 231.51 points from Monday's close. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 13:45 PST)
Forex update: KARACHI, October 18: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 60.1 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 13:45 PST)
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