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| November 23, 2005 | Wednesday | Shawwal 20, 1426 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
Cricket-Pakistan 183-6 (and 462) v England 446 FAISALABAD, Pakistan, Nov 23 (Reuters) Pakistan were 183 for six in their second innings against England, for a lead of 199, at close of play on the fourth day of the second test on Wednesday. Scores: Pakistan 462 (Inzamam-ul-Haq 109, Shahid Afridi 92, Mohammad Yousuf 78) and 183-6 (Salman Butt 50) England 446 (Ian Bell 115, Kevin Pietersen 100, Geraint Jones 55; Afridi 4-95).(Posted @ 17:00 PST)
Israelis kill man in West Bank JENIN, West Bank, Nov 23 (Reuters) Israeli soldiers shot dead an unarmed 22-year old Palestinian man in the West Bank town of Jenin on Wednesday when stone-throwing protesters confronted troops, Palestinian security sources said. Twelve other Palestinians were wounded when the raiding force opened fire to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who burned tyres and threw stones as soldiers surrounded a house, the sources said. The Israeli army had no immediate comment.(Posted @ 21:25 PST)
US says 700 insurgents killed in Iraq since September BAGHDAD, Nov 23 (Reuters) U.S. and Iraqi forces have killed more than 700 suspected insurgents in less than two months during operations in western Iraq, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, calling the result "very successful". A spokesman for U.S. forces in Iraq, said that as well as those killed, 1,500 suspects had been detained, including an undisclosed number of foreign fighters, and more than 200 weapons caches discovered.(Posted @ 21:20 PST)
Uzbekistan refuses to be used as Afghan rear base BRUSSELS, Nov 23 (AFP) Uzbekistan has told a number of European countries that it does not want to be used as a rear base for their operations in Afghanistan, a NATO official said on Wednesday. The United States closed its key Karshi-Khanabad military base in Uzbekistan on Monday following a dispute between Washington and Tashkent. The facility had been used since 2001 as a rear base by the international forces serving in Afghanistan.(Posted @ 21:10 PST)
U.N. says sonar threatens dolphin, whale survival NAIROBI, Nov 23 (Reuters) Increased naval military manoeuvres and submarine sonars in the world's oceans are threatening dolphins, whales and porpoises that depend on sound to survive, a United Nations report said on Wednesday. According to the report, the use of powerful military sonar is harming the ability of some 71 types of cetaceans, whales, dolphins and porpoises, to communicate, navigate and hunt. Animal protection groups have for years lobbied to restrict the use of sonar, saying the sound blasts disorient the sound-dependent creatures and causes bleeding from the eyes and ears.(Posted @ 21:00 PST)
Israeli parachutist falls inside Lebanon BEIRUT, Nov 23 (AFP) An Israeli parachutist fell into Lebanese territory by its southern border with Israel on Wednesday, provoking clashes between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, Israeli and Lebanese sources said. The Israeli military sources said he landed just metres from the frontier before managing to get back into Israel but Lebanese sources said it required intervention from the Israeli army to rescue him.(Posted @ 19:50 PST)
Al Jazeera urges probe into Bush bomb plot report DOHA, Nov 22 (AFP) The Arab satellite channel Al-Jazeera urged the White House and Downing Street on Tuesday to challenge a British newspaper report that US President George W. Bush had planned to bomb the Qatar-based station. "We sincerely urge both the White House and Downing Street to challenge the Daily Mirror report," the Qatar-based network said in a statement. "If the report is correct then this would be both shocking and worrisome not only to Al-Jazeera but to media organisations across the world,” it added. A five-page transcript of a conversation between Bush and Blair during the prime minister's April 2004 visit to Washington allegedly shows that Bush wanted to attack the station's Doha headquarters and other offices.(Posted @ 19:42 PST)
Iraq’s al Qaeda denies report Zarqawi killed DUBAI, Nov 23 (Reuters) Al Qaeda in Iraq said media reports that its leader Abu Musab Al Zarqawi was killed by U.S. forces were a "lie", according to an Internet statement posted on Wednesday. "The media has lately circulated this news that was announced by the Crusaders (U.S.) about the death of the leader of the group in an armed confrontation which was an additional lie," the group said on a Web site statement.(Posted @ 19:38 PST)
Bangladesh opposition activists march ahead of strike DHAKA, Nov 23 (Reuters) Thousands of opposition activists marched in the capital of Bangladesh on Wednesday, the eve of a nationwide strike called to demand the government's resignation. Sheikh Hasina, chief of main opposition Awami League, called for the general strike to seek the ouster of the four-year-old government she has branded as corrupt and repressive. Hundreds of riot police were deployed in Dhaka but there were no reports of violence as the activists chanted "the corrupt government must resign, the unfit government must go!".(Posted @ 19:10 PST)
Iran pledges $1 billion loan, security help to Iraq TEHRAN, Nov 23 (Reuters) Iran has pledged to give Iraq a $1 billion loan and help with tackling security, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said at the end of a ground-breaking visit to the Islamic state. "Iranian officials openly said they want the establishment of security in Iraq ... they said: 'your security is our security'," Talabani told reporters. Talabani added that Iran had pledged to give Iraq a $1 billion loan and $10 million in aid to help with reconstruction efforts. He gave no details and Iranian officials could not immediately be reached to elaborate.(Posted @ 19:05 PST)
Israeli president signs order to set poll date JERUSALEM, Nov 23 (Reuters) Israeli President Moshe Katsav signed an order on Wednesday to call an early national election for March 28 and dissolve parliament. The order follows days of political manoeuvring since Prime Minister Ariel Sharon decided to quit his rightist Likud in a dramatic move set to reshape Israeli politics and prospects for peacemaking with the Palestinians.(Posted @ 19:00 PST)
Congo army attacks militia to help 50,000 displaced KINSHASA, Nov 23 (Reuters) Government forces have launched an offensive to end militia raids and clashes with troops which have displaced 50,000 people in Congo's remote eastern province of Katanga, military and U.N. sources said on Wednesday. "The operations are continuing well. We have killed some Mai Mai. We have recovered ten areas from the Mai Mai and we have freed the population that was being terrorised," Congo's army commander in Katanga said.(Posted @ 18:15 PST)
China confirms "major" pollution of river BEIJING, Nov 23 (Reuters) China confirmed on Wednesday that an explosion at a petrochemical plant had caused "major pollution" of a river which has led authorities to shut off water supplies in one of its biggest cities for at least four days. Residents of Harbin, capital of far northeastern Heilongjiang province, were jamming the airport and rail stations to get out, a witness said. China's State Environmental Protection Administration said that the Songhua River had suffered "major water pollution" after the Nov. 13 explosion at the plant upstream, the Xinhua news agency said. Taps were turned off in Harbin at midnight on Tuesday after two days of panic buying of bottled water and food in a city where winter temperatures regularly drop below minus 20 Celsius. (Posted @ 15:50 PST)
Britain censors report on blitzing al-Jazeera LONDON, Nov 22 (AFP) Newspapers said Wednesday the government has threatened to prosecute them if they publish a leaked document alleging US President George W. Bush threatened to bomb al-Jazeera TV. The Daily Mirror said Tuesday that Bush talked of bombing al-Jazeera's headquarters in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar when he hosted talks with Blair in Washington on April 16, 2004. The White House dismissed the newspaper report as "outlandish." The Daily Mirror said Wednesday that Attorney General Peter Goldsmith warned the newspaper on Tuesday that publication of any further details from the document would be a breach of the Official Secrets act. Both The Guardian and The Times published similar articles saying newspaper editors could be prosecuted if they revealed contents of the document. Newspapers said the government obtained court injunctions against them before, but it has never prosecuted editors for publishing the contents of leaked documents. (Posted @ 15:47 PST)
US sees conditions for troop reductions in Iraq 'fairly soon' WASHINGTON, Nov 23 (AFP) The United States indicated late Tuesday that conditions for a gradual pullout of its troops from violence-torn Iraq could become ripe "fairly soon," but warned that a decision about their withdrawal will not be made unilaterally. Appearing on two television channels, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the possibility of handing over to Iraqis important security responsibilities was being constantly discussed in Baghdad by coalition commander General George Casey and US Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad. She stressed that the moment when US soldiers will start returning home could be close. (Posted @ 15:45 PST)
Afghans find body of kidnapped Indian engineer KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Nov 23 (Reuters) Afghan police on Wednesday found the body of an Indian man who Taliban insurgents said they kidnapped and executed, a provincial official said. The body of the engineer, P.M. Kutty from India's state-run Border Roads Organisation, was found on a dirt road in the southern province of Nimroz, the official added. A Taliban spokesman had claimed responsibility for the kidnapping on Tuesday and said Kutty had been killed after a deadline for his company to announce its withdrawal from Afghanistan had passed. (Posted @ 15:28 PST)
Sri Lanka's new president clears out old from cabinet COLOMBO, Nov 23 (Reuters) New Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse swore in his cabinet on Wednesday, demoting key figures from his predecessor's team and keeping the defence and finance portfolios for himself. Former finance minister Sarath Amunugama, was appointed minister for public administration and home affairs by Rajapakse, who was former President Chandrika Kumaratunga's prime minister before the Nov. 17 poll. Previous foreign minister Anura Bandaranaike also lost his post. Bandaranaike, who is Kumaratunga's brother, was appointed minister of tourism and replaced by Ports and Aviation Minister Mangala Samaraweera. (Posted @ 15:25 PST)
Iran lawmakers reject third oil ministry nominee TEHRAN, Nov 23 (Reuters) Iranian parliamentarians on Wednesday overwhelming rejected President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's third nominee for oil minister, Mohsen Tasalloti, a veteran of the petrochemicals industry. The vote is a further political embarrasment for a president who made reform of the oil industry a keystone of his electoral campaign. (Posted @ 15:25 PST)
Israel aircraft drop anti-Hizbollah leaflets over Beirut BEIRUT, Nov 23 (Reuters) Israeli planes dropped thousands of leaflets over Beirut on Wednesday, warning Lebanese that Hizbollah wanted to destroy Lebanon, two days after fierce clashes between Israeli forces and the militant group. The leaflets written in Arabic said "who strives to return to destruction and ruin?... Hizbollah is causing enormous harm to Lebanon," and were signed "The State of Israel". (Posted @ 15:25 PST)
Sri Lanka floods hit thousands, rains ease COLOMBO, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Floods triggered by heavy rains in Sri Lanka have affected some 40,000 people, the government said on Wednesday, including many living in makeshift shelters since last year's tsunami.Aid workers said the rains forced out some people from their temporary shelters in the north eastern city of Trincomalee, which had been their home since the tsunami which killed nearly 40,000 people on the island. (Posted @ 12:28 PST)
Cricket-Elbow injury keeps Pakistan's Razzaq out of third test FAISALABAD, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Pakistan all rounder Abdul Razzaq has been ruled out of next week's third and final test against England and remains doubtful for the one-day series due to a lingering elbow injury he picked up during training. A Pakistan Cricket Board official said Razzaq had improved 40 percent but needs more time to be 100 percent fit. (Posted @ 11:37 PST)
Sunni Arab tribal chief and four sons shot dead in Baghdad BAGHDAD, Nov 23 (AFP) - An Iraqi Sunni Arab tribal chief and four of his sons were shot dead Wednesday at dawn in Baghdad by men wearing army uniforms who raided their home, police said.The gunmen, who arrived aboard some 10 army-type vehicles, broke into the southeast Baghdad home around 4 am (0100 GMT) and shot Sheikh Fadel Sarhid Ali and his sons before escaping.Both Sunni and Shiite religious and political leaders are regularly targeted by death squads in Iraq. (Posted @ 11:01 PST)
US releases military aid for Indonesia WASHINGTON, Nov 23 (AFP) - The United States announced Tuesday resumption of military grants to Indonesia to strengthen defence ties. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Washington planned "to provide assistance for specific military programs and units that will help modernize the Indonesian military." He said resumption of Foreign Military Financing, suspended with other aid over human rights and other concerns, would help anti-terrorism efforts, maritime security and disaster relief.(Posted @ 10:30 PST)
Final photoshoot of Britain's princess Diana on show LONDON, Nov 23 (AFP) - Candid, poignant and provocative, 15 pictures of the late Diana, princess of Wales, taken in her final photoshoot by Peruvian photographer Mario Testino, are going on display (Nov 24 to May 2007) at her former Kensington Palace home. Seven of the images are previously unseen and were taken just months before she died in a car crash in Paris in 1997. In four specially redecorated rooms at the central London palace, Diana's image is everywhere thanks to Testino's photographs. Laid on a white canape, or trying a dance step, her face lowered, a smile on her lips: on each of the 15 portraits shown, the princess shows a different side to her personality.(Posted @ 10:10 PST)
H5-type bird flu kills 250 swans in Russia: officials MOSCOW, Nov 22 (APP/AFP) - Around 250 wild swans have died from an H5-type bird flu on the Volga River delta in southern Russia, Russian news agencies reported Tuesday adding that a quarantine was being enforced around the area near the city of Astrakhan.(Posted @ 09:20 PST)
Karachi Stocks up 10.08 points: KARACHI, Nov 23: KSE: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 9016.34, up 10.08 points.(Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:17 PST)
Forex update: KARACHI, Nov 23: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 60.10 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:17 PST)
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