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| March 13, 2006 | Monday | Safar 12, 1427 |
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Strike over alleged extra-judicial killing paralyses Bangladesh DHAKA, March 13, 2006 (AFP) Bangladesh police used tear gas in Dhaka Monday to disperse opposition activists who called a national strike over the killing of a local party chief by an elite security force. The capital and other main cities came to a near-standstill as a result of the half-day strike called Monday by the youth wing of the main opposition Awami League party, officials said. Private cars were off the roads and schools, shops and private offices were closed. (Posted @ 14:00 PST)
Saddam trial resumes in Baghdad BAGHDAD, March 13 (Reuters) The trial of former Iraqi Pesident Saddam Hussein and seven co-accused resumed on Monday. (Posted @ 14:00 PST)
Car bomb kills two policemen in Kirkuk KIRKUK, March 13 (Reuters) Two police officers were killed and four wounded in two separate car bomb attacks targeting police patrols in Kurdish areas of Kirkuk, on Monday, police said. Four police were wounded by the first car bomb in a town 250 km north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, police said. The second car bomb killed two policemen as their patrol passed. About 15 minutes separated the blasts, police said. (Posted @ 14:00 PST)
Afghans ordered out of troubled Afghan tribal region MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, March 13 (Reuters) Authorities in North Waziristan tribal area said on Monday that thousands of Afghans thought to be living there must leave and return home through local state radio broadcast messages. The top government official in North Waziristan, Political Agent Zaheerul Islam, said Afghans had been given deadlines to leave two or three times last year but had not done so. "Now they are not Afghan refugees but foreigners and must leave North Waziristan immediately," he said. Monday saw a second day of relative peace in Miranshah. A curfew imposed nine days ago was further relaxed on Monday, allowing people to leave their homes for eight daylight hours to shop for essential provisions, but many shops remained closed. (Posted @ 14:00 PST)
Myanmar reports first bird flu outbreak in poultry: FAO BANGKOK, March 13, 2006 (AFP) Myanmar has reported its first outbreak of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in poultry around the central city of Mandalay, a senior official with the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization said Monday. The government reported to the FAO early Monday that its veterinarians had for the first time detected the virus in dead poultry, an official said. (Posted @ 11:40 PST)
Malaysia says Bangladeshis working illegally, causing "social problems" KUALA LUMPUR, March 13, 2006 (AFP) Malaysia has accused Bangladeshis of sneaking into the country as students to work illegally, saying their circumstances are "fishy" and they cause social problems, a report said Monday. Home Affairs Minister Radzi Sheikh Ahmad said Bangladesh workers were still spotted on construction sites and in restaurants despite a ban on their employment two years ago over concerns they were causing "social problems". "They have blue eyes and look like Hindi film actors and they create social problems here," Radzi said. (Posted @ 11:35 PST)
Moderate 5.9 quake recorded offshore in Papua New Guinea WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook the New Ireland region northeast of Papua New Guinea's capital of Port Moresby Monday morning, but the nation's Disaster Management Office received no immediate reports of injury or damage. (Posted @ 10:10 PST)
British firms enjoy billion-pound Iraq war dividend: report LONDON, March 13, 2006 (AFP) British businesses have profited by at least 1.1 billion pounds since coalition forces toppled Saddam Hussein three years ago, The Independent newspaper reported Monday. Thanks to the "war dividend" 61 British companies have benefited from contracts and investments in Iraq, according to a joint investigation by independent watchdog Corporate Watch and The Independent. The amount involved could be the tip of the iceberg, according to the study, because many companies prefer to keep their Iraq relationship secret. The companies involved include private security services firms, banks, PR consultancies, urban planning consortiums, oil companies, architects offices and energy advisory bodies, said the paper which has always opposed the war in Iraq. (Posted @ 09:40 PST)
China coal mine blast traps 25 BEIJING, March 13 (Reuters) A blast at a Chinese coal mine trapped 25 people on Monday, the official Xinhua news agency said. (Posted @ 09:40 PST)
Karachi Stocks up 143.49 points: KARACHI, March 13: At 11:02 PST, the KSE-100 index was at 10617.69, up 143.49 points. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 11:05 PST)
Forex update: KARACHI, March 13: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 60.1 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 09:50 PST)
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