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| December 18, 2005 | Sunday | Ziqa’ad 15, 1426 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
Four policemen, three 'Taliban' killed in Afghan attacks KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Dec 18 (APP/AFP) - Four policemen and three suspected Taliban fighters were killed in two separate attacks in volatile southern Afghanistan, police and a provincial official said Sunday. About a dozen suspected insurgents stormed a police checkpost on a main highway late Saturday, sparking a fierce gun battle in which three policeman and a attacker were killed, highway police commander Mohammad Nabi Allahyar said. "The fighting lasted for more than one-and-a-half hours," Allahyar told AFP. (Posted @ 18:25 PST)
Umpires apologise as South Africa left to rue mistake PERTH, Australia, Dec 18 (APP/AFP) - A crucial umpiring mistake cost South Africa dearly in the first Test against Australia as the home side took a 272-run lead with six wickets in hand at stumps on the third day. Brad Hodge, playing only his third Test, was on the cusp of his maiden century with 91 not out at the WACA ground. West Australian hero Michael Hussey was on 54 as Australia ground their way to 310-4 in the second innings. But most attention Sunday was focused on a decision by umpire Billy Doctrove from the West Indies. Doctrove later apologised to South African captain Graeme Smith after making a blunder that saw Australian skipper Ricky Ponting granted an extra life while on four runs. With Australia at 91-2, Ponting hoisted Charl Langeveldt to Jacques Rudolph at forward square leg. Rudolph took a spectacular overhead catch with his left hand, only to have Doctrove rule a no-ball. Replays showed Langeveldt's front foot had not overstepped the mark and Ponting went on to make 53 before being caught behind off Makhaya Ntini. (Posted @ 18:20 PST)
Cricket-India 247-6 v Sri Lanka in first test-close AHMEDABAD, India, Dec 18 (Reuters) - India, choosing to bat, were 247 for six at the close on the opening day of the third test against Sri Lanka on Sunday. Scores: India 247 for six in 78 overs (Vangipurappu Laxman 71 not out; Muttiah Muralitharan 3-76) v Sri Lanka. (Posted @ 17:32 PST)
At least 17 killed as violence returns to Iraq BAGHDAD, Dec 18 (AFP) - At least 17 Iraqis were killed as violence flared on Sunday after Sunni Arab and Shiite politicians appealed for unity and warned against sectarian divisions following a landmark election. Eleven security force personel were among those shot dead or blown up in a string of attacks in or north of the capital since late Saturday. In the disputed oil city of Kirkuk, gunmen killed Dhiab Hamad al-Hamdani and his son Munah, the uncle and nephew of a leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party. (Posted @ 17:00 PST)
Zarqawi handed second death penalty in Jordan AMMAN, Dec 18 (AFP) - Jordan's state security court on Sunday handed Al-Qaeda's leader in Iraq Abu Musab al-Zarqawi his second death penalty in absentia, for planning to blow up a border crossing between Jordan and Iraq. The prosecutor had demanded the death penalty against Jordanian-born Zarqawi and two other suspects accused of plotting a suicide attack on the Karameh crossing with Iraq. Zarqawi, the most wanted man in Iraq where he has a US bounty of 25 million dollars on his head, has also been sentenced to death by the state security court for the October 2002 murder of a US diplomat in Amman. (Posted @ 16:00 PST)
IFA to sponsor Pakistan women football team KARACHI, Dec 18 (APP): The International Association of Football Federation (FIFA) has agreed to sponsor Pakistan women's team to participate in a championship abroad. This was stated by the President of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat. He said that the FIFA sponsored women championship is scheduled to be held in Jordan next year. Makhdoom Faisal, who is also Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs, pointed out that FIFA has agreed to sponsor only two countries for the championship; Pakistan and Afghanistan. The entire funding will be done by FIFA. (Posted @ 15:50 PST)
Australia vs South Africa cricket score at stumps PERTH, Australia, Dec 18 (AFP) - Australia were 310 for 4 wickets at stumps on the third day of the first cricket Test with South Africa at the WACA ground here Sunday. Scores: Australia 1st innings 258; South Africa 1st innings 296. Australia 2nd innings 310 for 4 (Justin Langer 47, Ricky Ponting 53, Brad Hodge 91 n.o, Michael Hussey 54 n.o; Charl Langeveldt 2-71, Shaun Pollock 1-60). (Posted @ 15:30 PST)
Palestinian police discover car packed with explosives outside hospital NABLUS, West Bank Dec 18 (APP/AP) _ Palestinian authorities evacuated this West Bank city's largest hospital on Sunday after discovering a car packed with explosives parked outside. Palestinian security forces were working to neutralize the explosives, and there were no reports of injuries. It was not immediately known who owned the vehicle or who placed it in the courtyard outside the Rafidia hospital. Last week, Palestinian authorities discovered a car bomb near the West Bank town of Bethlehem and tipped off Israeli police, who blew up the vehicle harmlessly. (Posted @ 15:00 PST)
China, Pakistan to undertake joint archaeological research BEIJING, Dec.18 (APP): China will soon send a team of experts to Pakistan to conduct archaeological research, said Zhang Bai, a senior official of China's State Administration of Cultural Heritage. "We want to offer more chances to foreign experts to take part in archaeological research in China", he said, China will encourage domestic scholars to conduct research abroad. At a national conference on archaeology held in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, Zhang Bai said the China's State Council have approved 37 Sino-foreign joint archaeological research projects, involving seven foreign countries, including Pakistan. The subjects of the joint research projects include the origin of agriculture, the origin of civilization, city relics archaeology, religion archaeology and protection of cultural relics. (Posted @ 14:23 PST)
Ruling party candidate wins Tanzanian presidential race, official document shows DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania Dec 18 (APP/AP) _ Jakaya Kikwete, presidential candidate for the ruling Revolutionary Party, has won Tanzania's third elections since multiparty politics were reintroduced in 1992, securing 87.4 percent of the vote, an official document showed Sunday. Kikwete was declared winner according to a National Electoral Commission document, of which The Associated Press obtained a copy. He had been widely expected to be elected Tanzania's fourth president since its 1961 independence from Britain. National Electoral Commission officials are shortly expected to announce the final results of Tanzania's elections, held on Wednesday. (Posted @ 14:20 PST)
Rich countries to give poor duty- and quota-free access HONG KONG, Dec 18 (AFP) - Developed countries have agreed to provide duty-free and quota-free market access for at least 97 percent of exports produced by the world's poorest nations, according to a revised draft WTO text on trade liberalization released here Sunday. WTO members "shall provide duty-free and quota-free market access for at least 97 percent of product originating from LDCs," said the text. The reductions on tariffs and quotas would begin by 2008 or after an overall Doha round framework agreement is reached, it said. (Posted @ 14:10 PST)
43 killed in stampede at flood relief centre in Tamil Nadu NEW DELHI, Dec 18 (APP) At least 43 people were killed and more than 50 injured in a stampede at a flood relief centre in Chennai state capital of Tamil Nadu this morning. The stampede, the second such incident in the city in two months, took place in the wee hours before the Arignar Anna Model Higher Secondary Corporation School at MGR Nagar in central Chennai area, according to the news reports reaching here. The school was functioning as a relief centre. At least 25 women were among those killed, police said adding 29 bodies were taken to the Government General hospital while 14 were brought to the Government Royapettah Hospital. (First Posted @ 09:06 PST; Updated @ 13:17 PST)
Israeli aircraft pound Gaza to stop rocket fire GAZA, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Israeli aircraft struck the Gaza Strip repeatedly early on Sunday and the army said it had targeted sites used by militants firing rockets into Israel and roads for transporting the makeshift missiles. Four Palestinians were wounded in at least nine raids, including three policeman and a baby who was hit in the face with shrapnel, medics said. Key bridges in the northern Gaza Strip were also targeted, cutting roads for thousands of people. Israeli warplanes also carried out mock raids over Gaza City, shaking homes with deafening sonic booms. (Posted @ 09:47 PST)
Blast damages building in Scouts Training Centre Rawalpindi, Dec 18 (PPI An improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in the bathrooms of Army Public School at Masud Scouts Training Centre at Mir Ali in North Wazirstan Agency Saturday. According to ISPR two bathrooms were damaged but no one was injured. During routine check by Frontier Corps Check Post at Tiaraza, three persons came out of a double cabin vehicle and threw a grenade on FC Check Post. The grenade could not explode and miscreants tried to escape. They took refugee in nearby house where they were apprehended. (Posted @ 09:46 PST)
White House never told of pre-Iraq war intelligence doubts: Powell LONDON, Dec 18 (APP/AFP) - The US administration was never told of doubts about the secret intelligence used to justify war with Iraq, former secretary of state Colin Powell told the BBC in an interview to be broadcast Sunday. Powell, who argued the case for military action against Saddam Hussein in the UN in 2003, told BBC News 24 television he was "deeply disappointed in what the intelligence community had presented to me and to the rest of us." "What really upset me more than anything else was that there were people in the intelligence community that had doubts about some of this sourcing, but those doubts never surfaced to us," he said. Powell's comments follow US President George W. Bush's acceptance earlier this week of responsibility for going to war on intelligence, much of which "turned out to be wrong". (Posted @ 09:07 PST)
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