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| November 21, 2005 | Monday | Shawwal 18, 1426 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
Israel kills 4 Hizbollah fighters: rescue service JERUSALEM, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed four Hizbollah gunmen on Monday during an exchange of fire near the Lebanese border, the Israeli rescue service ZAKA said. It said the gunmen died after storming the border village of Ghajar, exchanging fire with the Israeli garrison there. An Israeli was also killed during the clash, ZAKA said. There was no immediate confirmation from the Israeli army.(Posted @ 22:15 PST)
Violence flares on Israel-Lebanon border HASBAYA, Lebanon, Nov 21 (AFP) - Lebanese militant group Hezbollah launched an intense bombardment of Israeli positions on the volatile border on Monday, triggering retaliatory Israeli air strikes, with one person reportedly killed. The Shiite militia's Al-Manar television said one person had been killed and two wounded but there was no immediate word on casualties from the Israeli army. Lebanese police said Hezbollah had fired as many as 300 shells in the space of an hour in the disputed border region of Shebaa Farms.(Posted @ 22:05 PST)
Al-Qaeda bio-attack is 'clear and present danger': Interpol CAPE TOWN, Nov 21 (AFP) - A biological terror attack by Al-Qaeda poses a "clear and present danger", Interpol warned Monday at the opening of a three-day meeting to prevent bio-terrorism. "Al-Qaeda's global network...its deadly history, its desire to do the unthinkable and the evidence collected about its bio-terrorist ambitions ominously portend a clear and present danger of the highest order that Al-Qaeda will perpetrate a biological terror attack," said Interpol secretary general Ron Noble. More than 90 law enforcement, scientific and legal experts from 41 African countries are attending the three-day event in Cape Town, which is the first of three such Interpol regional workshops to be held. The two others will take place in Singapore and Chile in 2006.(Posted @ 18:24 PST)
Two Afghans killed and four wounded in rocket attacks KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Nov 21 (AFP) - Two civilians were killed and four people including two Afghan soldiers were wounded Monday in two rocket attacks on an official building in restive southern Afghanistan, police said. One rocket landed on the headquarters of Khak-e-Afghan district in Zabul province early on Monday and injured the two soldiers, local police chief Ghulam Haidar told AFP. Hours later another rocket was fired close to the same building, killing two civilians and wounding another two, Haidar said. No one claimed responsibility for the attacks.(Posted @ 18:18 PST)
Chinese Navy ships arrives for joint exercise with Pak Navy KARACHI, Nov. 21 (APP)- The Chinese Navy ships arrived here Monday to carry out first ever joint exercise with Pakistan Navy outside the Chinese territorial waters. Rear Admiral Han Linzhi, Deputy Commander South Sea Fleet, is commanding the Task Force.(Posted @ 18:12 PST)
Jammu blast kills three SRINAGAR, Nov 21 (APP): In occupied Kashmir, at least three persons were killed Monday in a powerful explosion in Jammu, as troops, in their continued acts of state-terrorism, martyred one more Kashmir youth, at Jawahar Nagar, in Srinagar.According to Kashmir Media Service, the explosion occurred at Purkhoo, about 15 kms from Jammu city, killing three persons on the spot. Another powerful blast created panic in the Batmalloo area in Srinagar city in the afternoon. Two troops were injured in an attack, at Jawahar Nagar, in Srinagar.(Posted @ 18:02 PST)
Self-governance, demilitarization in Kashmir imperative SRINGAR, Nov 21 (APP): In occupied Kashmir, senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Professor Abdul Ghani Butt, who is also President of the Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, has emphasized that self-governance and demilitarization in Kashmir, as proposed by President Pervez Musharraf, was imperative for solution of Kashmir dispute, Kashmir Media Service reported. An extraordinary meeting of the Muslim Conference in Srinagar discussed various matters, especially President Musharraf’s proposal of self-governance and demilitarization in Kashmir and strongly supported it.(Posted @ 17:58 PST)
Indian response to Musharraf's proposal urged SRINAGAR, Nov 21 (APP): The Chief of Jammu and Kashmir Mass Movement, Farida Behanji, has expressed the hope that the Indian government and political parties of India would respond positively to Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf's proposal of demilitarization and self-governance in Kashmir, leading to resolution of Kashmir dispute. Farida Behanji made the statement at a party meeting in Srinagar which lauded Musharraf's appeal in the recently held donor's conference calling for resolution of Kashmir issue and hoped that India and the international community would jointly work for a early solution of Kashmir dispute. She said the people of occupied Kashmir have been a victim of Indian state-terrorism for the last sixteen years only for demanding their right of self-determination.(Posted @ 17:48 PST)
Troops martyr one more Kashmiri SRINAGAR, Nov 21 (APP): In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops, in their fresh act of state terrorism, martyred one more Kashmiri youth, during siege and search operation in Manj Khari area of Poonch district, reports Kashmir Media Service. A dead body each was recovered from Bumai in Sopore and from a vehicle in Bijbehara area. Also, unidentified gunmen shot at and injured 23-year-old girl Masooda Bano, at Shanu in Handwara. Panic struck at Jammu railway station when an Indian soldier fired 18 rounds from his AK-47. The passengers and shopkeepers ran helter-skelter . No one was injured. Indian troops arrested one innocent youth each in Rajouri and Baramulla, another report said.(Posted @ 17:40 PST)
12 killed, 18 injured in Iraq Baghdad, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Five Iraqi civilians were killed and 14 injured in the town of Kan'aan, just north of Baghdad, when a roadside bomb detonated near a passing U.S Humvee, a hospital official said. In Baquba, U.S. troops opened fire on a crowded minivan, fearing a car bomb attack, and killed at least three members of the same family, including a child, the U.S. military said. Survivors and relatives said five were killed and four wounded. Iraqi police said they found a body identified as Lebanese contractor Nidhal Adnan in the town of Dujail, north of Baghdad. A U.S. Marine died on Sunday from gunshot wounds received on Saturday in the town of al-Karmah, the U.S military said in a statement.(Posted @ 17:30 PST)
Cricket-Inzamam equals century record, England struggle FAISALABAD, Pakistan, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq scored a record equalling 23rd century as Pakistan made 462 before reducing England to 113 for three at close of play on the second day of the second test on Monday. Ian Bell (36) and Kevin Pietersen (four) were batting when bad light stopped play. Paceman Rana Naved bowled Andrew Strauss (12) and captain Michael Vaughan (two) in successive overs to leave England struggling on 39 for two. Mohammad Sami struck just before close when he got opener Marcus Trescothick to inside edge to wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal on 48. Earlier, Inzamam had made 109 to equal Javed Miandad for the most test centuries by a Pakistani, while Shahid Afridi plundered 92 to take the team to an imposing total. The Pakistan skipper was run out in controversial fashion by Steve Harmison when the fast bowler threw down the stumps off his own bowling and Inzamam, in avoiding the ball, momentarily lifted his foot and left the crease. "I was just avoiding the ball and in the (rule) book it says that's not out," Inzamam said.(Posted @ 17:16 PST)
Malaysian PM urges Israeli caution over ancient mosque KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 (AFP) - Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Monday urged Israeli authorities to be "cautious" amid fears the walls of the ancient Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City were crumbling. Muslims were angry over the poor condition of the mosque, he said. Israeli media reported last week that large sections of the 16th century walls surrounding Jerusalem's Old City were in danger of collapse unless they underwent immediate restoration. The area in most need of work is a section flanking the southern supporting wall of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the third holiest site in Islam. The site also houses the ruins of the ancient Jewish temple, the most sacred spot in Judaism, which was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD. Israeli authorities have repeatedly called attention to a bulge in the southern supporting wall of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, provoking tensions between the Jewish and Muslim communities. Palestinian Muslim leaders have urged the OIC and UNESCO to protect Islamic heritage including the compound in the Old City and have held Israel responsible for the crumbling of the walls.(Posted @ 17:08 PST)
Gas cylinder blast halts play in Pakistan-England Test FAISALABAD, Pakistan, Nov 21 (AFP) - A blast caused by an exploding gas cylinder halted the second cricket Test between Pakistan and England at the Iqbal Stadium on Monday. England were 92-2 in their first innings in reply to Pakistan's 462 when the explosion stopped play in the post-tea session. Marcus Trescothick and Ian Bell remained on the field along with Pakistani cricketers as police and security guards streamed on to the ground to protect the players. A police officer later held up the remains of the gas bottle near the boundary to show the crowd and the media the cause of the explosion. Play then restarted about 10 minutes later.(Posted @ 16:00 PST)
Ten communist rebels killed in central Philippines: military TACLOBAN, Philippines, Nov 21 (AFP) - Ten communist rebels were killed and 14 others captured in a clash with troops in the central Philippines Monday, two days after nine soldiers were killed, the military said. Troops were checking reports of armed men on the outskirts of Palo town in Leyte island before dawn when armed men fired on them, said regional military commander Major Lope Dagoy. Nine alleged rebels were killed on the spot while another died in hospital. The military said the men were members of the New People's Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines.But a local leftist human rights group, Katungod, said the victims were peasants who had recently received land as part of an agrarian reform program.It said the farmers were having regular meeting when the supposed clash took place. House of Representatives member Satur Ocampo, from a fringe left-wing political party, said the farmers were on a peaceful "overnight vigil."(Posted @ 16:00 PST)
Iraqi president on landmark visit to Iran TEHRAN, Nov 21 (AFP) - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani began a three-day landmark visit to Iran on Monday, the first by an Iraqi head of state in nearly four decades, in a clear effort to win more help in battling the insurgency raging in his country. He is scheduled to meet President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, top national security official Ali Larijani and Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki. Iranian media said he is also expected to meet supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.(Posted @ 15:50 PST)
Israel's Sharon quits Likud: report JERUSALEM, Nov 21 (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has told the leadership of his right-wing Likud party that he is breaking ranks to set up a new party, public television reported Monda. "I am resigning from the party and I am going to form a new one," Sharon was reported to have written in a letter. Sharon asked President Moshe Katsav on Monday to dissolve the 120-seat parliament, paving the way for a general election likely in March.(Posted @ 15:50 PST)
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood continue record parliamentary sweep CAIRO, Nov 21 (AFP) Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood claimed further gains Monday in the latest round of parliamentary polls, maintaining their record-breaking first phase momentum despite widespread voter intimidation and violence. A Muslim Brotherhood spokesman said his movement had won at least 13 seats in the second phase of elections, without runoffs needed, bringing their seat tally to 47 half-way through the elections and trebling their 2000 score. While President Hosni Mubarak's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) was at no risk of losing power, it looked set to face a real parliamentary opposition for the first time.Official results were expected later Monday.(Posted @ 14:20 PST)
Indian police kill suspect in Kashmir's main city SRINAGAR, Occupied Kashmir, Nov 21 (AFP) Indian police shot dead a suspected militant during a gunbattle in Srinagar, police said Monday. "During the gunbattle a militant was killed and two policemen injured," a police spokesman said, adding that the alleged militant was a member of Jaish-e-Mohammed.(Posted @ 14:20 PST)
Cricket-Pakistan board withdraws Shabbir from England series FAISALABAD, Nov 21 (Reuters) Pace bowler Shabbir Ahmed has been withdrawn from the test series against England to prevent him from facing a one-year suspension over his faulty bowling action. Pakistan cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shaharyar Khan said on Monday that Shabbir will not play until his action is cleared by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Khan said that the board was optimistic that Shabbir would be cleared before the home series against India in January.(Posted @ 14:10 PST)
Sharon asks Israeli president to dissolve parliament JERUSALEM, Nov 21 (Reuters) Prime Minister Ariel Sharon asked Israel's president on Monday to dissolve parliament, opening the way for a snap election around March that he hopes to win as head of a new centrist party. "I believe the election should be held as early as possible," President Moshe Katsav said in broadcast remarks after meeting Sharon. (Posted @ 12:52 PST)
HIV cases pass record 40 million mark: UN NEW DELHI, Nov 21 (AFP) Progress has been made in tackling HIV infection in key African countries, but five million people were infected across the world in 2005 taking the total beyond a record 40 million, a UN report said Monday. The grim AIDS epidemic claimed 3.1 million lives during the year, more than half a million of them children, the report said. The report that came ahead of World AIDS day on December 1 noted that "the overall number of people living with HIV continued to increase in all regions of the world except the Carribean." (Posted @ 12:00 PST)
Sri Lanka's new president appoints prime minister COLOMBO, Nov 21 (AFP) Sri Lanka's new president Mahinda Rajapakse Monday gave the ceremonial prime minister's post to former premier Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, a government spokesman said. Rajapakse, 60, who was sworn in Saturday, dropped previous plans to give the premiership to foreign minister Anura Bandaranaike, the brother of former president Chandrika Kumaratunga, an official said. Wickremanayake is known as a hardliner and has previously advocated that the Tamil Tiger rebels, who have waged a separatist insurgency since 1972, should be militarily defeated. (Posted @ 11:59 PST)
Four killed in car bomb north of Baghdad BAGHDAD, Nov 21 (AFP) Four civilians were killed and 10 wounded in a car bomb detonated north of Baghdad early on Monday, according to police. The bomb, which exploded in the town of Kanaan, 60 kilometres northeast of Baghdad, was apparently targeting a passing US military convoy, which was untouched, police said. The attack took place at 8:45 (0545 GMT). (Posted @ 11:58 PST)
South Korea's government approves Iraq troop cut SEOUL, Nov 21 (AFP) The South Korean government on Monday approved a proposed plan to reduce its military presence in Iraq by one-third next year, officials in the prime minister's office said. A cabinet meeting led by Prime Minister Lee Hae-Chan endorsed the defence ministry bill to withdraw 1,000 troops from the 3,200-strong South Korean contingent in Iraq in the first half of 2006, they said.(Posted @ 10:00 PST)
Bush in Mongolia; thanks for help in Iraq BEIJING, Nov 21 (Reuters) George W. Bush became the first U.S. president to visit Mongolia on Monday, the last stop of a week-long Asia tour that gave him little respite from questions about the war in Iraq. Mongolia, home of Genghis Khan and once the centre of one of the world's greatest empires, has sent about 120 soldiers to Iraq, and Bush was expected to thank Mongolian President Nambariin Enkhbayar for his support.(Posted @ 09:50 PST)
Cricket-West Indies 149 & 334 v Australia 406 & 78-1 - result HOBART, Australia, Nov 21 (Reuters) Australia beat West Indies by nine wickets to win the second test before lunch on the fifth day at Bellerive Oval on Monday. Scores: West Indies 149 (Chris Gayle 56; Glenn McGrath 4-31) and 334 (Dwayne Bravo 113, Denesh Ramdin 71; Shane Warne 4-112); Australia 406 (Mike Hussey 137, Matthew Hayden 110, Brad Hodge 60) and 78-1 (Matthew Hayden 46, Mike Hussey 31 not out)(Posted @ 09:35 PST)
Karachi Stocks up 27.29 points: KARACHI, Nov 21: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 8960.80, up 27.29 points from Friday's close. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:20 PST)
Forex update: KARACHI, Nov 21: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 60.15 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:20 PST)
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