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| July 18, 2006 | Tuesday | Jumadi-ul-Sani 21, 1427 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
UN raises its relief aid appeal for Palestinians UNITED NATIONS, July 18 (APP): With humanitarian situation worsening in the occupied Palestinian territory, the U.N. and select non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have revised their appeal for humanitarian assistance to Palestinians from $215 million to $384 million. (Posted @ 23:42 PST)
Rice, Egyptian FM disagree on Mideast ceasefire WASHINGTON, July 18, (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit publicly disagreed Tuesday on the timing of a proposed ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Rice and her visitor held a brief press availability during a meeting in the State Department and were asked about calls for an immediate ceasefire in the region. (Posted @ 23:35 PST)
Ceasefire depends on conducive conditions: Rice WASHINGTON, July 18 (Reuters) - The United States believes there should be a cease-fire in the conflict between Israel and militant group Hizbollah in Lebanon as soon as possible, but only "when conditions are conducive," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday. "When it is appropriate and when it is necessary and will be helpful to the situation I am more than pleased to go to the region," said Rice of her plans to visit the area to try to help curb the violence. (Posted @ 23:24 PST)
India will reflect on ties with Pakistan: Manmohan Singh On board Air India One, July 18, (PPI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said India will 'reflect' on its ties with Pakistan. 'For the time being, I think, the dialogue process has suffered,' he added. His remarks - on his way back from St. Petersburg Tuesday after attending G8 Summit - came in context of 7/11 terror attacks in Srinagar, and Mumbai, which killed 200 and left over 800 injured. (Posted @ 23:15 PST)
Lebanon situation 'catastrophic', half million displaced: UNICEF BEIRUT, July 18, 2006 (AFP) - The humanitarian situation in Lebanon is "catastrophic" as 500,000 people have been displaced by the Israeli onslaught on the country, the representative of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Beirut, Roberto Laurenti, told AFP Tuesday. "The situation is both alarming and catastrophic. There are about 500,000 people displaced already," he said. (Posted @ 23:10 PST)
Warships to rescue 5,000 Britons from Lebanon this week: Blair LONDON, July 18, (AFP) - Britain hopes to evacuate some 5,000 of its nationals from Lebanon by the end of the week, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday as the country's first warship docked in Beirut to start the large-scale rescue. "About 5,000 we believe by the end of this week we can evacuate from there," Blair told MPs in parliament. (Posted @ 22:24 PST)
PHC reinstates six sacked NWFP Assembly members PESHAWAR, July 18 (APP): The Peshawar High Court Wednesday reinstated six sacked members of NWFP Assembly belonging to MMA who were expelled by their respective parties on the charges of selling their votes in the Senate election. Those reinstated included Maulana Dildar, Gorsarn Lal (Minority MPA), Mst Yasmin Khan, Rukhsana Naz of JUI (F), Sports Minister Raja Faisal Zaman and Malik Hayat of Jiamaat-e-Islami. A two-member-bench comprising Justice Ijaz Afzal Khan and Justice Muhammad Raza Khan directed the Speaker NWFP to conduct proper inquiry according to the Assembly Rules and Constitution to know about the genuineness of the resignations submitted to the Speaker NWFP Assembly. (Posted @ 20:35 PST)
One dead, 14 hurt in rocket attacks across N.Israel JERUSALEM, July 18 (Reuters) - A fresh Hizbollah rocket barrage across a swathe of northern Israel killed one person and wounded at least 14 others on Tuesday, medics said. The fatality was in the town of Nahariya, where medics said a dozen rockets struck. Medics said at least 12 towns and villages were hit in the latest barrage. At least four rockets hit the city of Haifa and at least two hit the city of Tiberias along the banks of the Sea of Galilee, witnesses said. Hizbollah rocket salvoes have now killed 13 Israelis since the crisis erupted a week ago. At least 233 people have been killed in Lebanon from Israeli strikes. (First Posted @ 19:28 PST Updated @ 20:30 PST)
Mushahid urges India not to derail peace process ISLAMABAD, July 16 (PPI) Strongly condemning the Mumbai terrorism as crime against humanity, Pakistan Muslim League Secretary General and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Mushahid Hussain Syed has urgedIndia not to derail the peace process. In an interview to New Delhi based TV Channel, Mushahid said terrorism has no religion and know no boundaries. This is a grave universal threat and can only be countered collectively. He said whether it is in Mumbai or in Karachi both, Pakistan and India are victims of terrorism and they can curb the menace only if they join hands against the enemy of mankind. Referring to propaganda of the Indian media in the aftermath of Mumbai blasts, Senator Mushahid said hawkish elements must avoid this temptation to use the Mumbai terrorism for Pakistan bashing. He said without any evidence or proof, these hawkish elements in Indian establishment had already started to reverse some segments of the peace process by canceling the scheduled Foreign Secretaries talks and stopping Indian parliamentarians from attending the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Pakistan. He urged Indian establishment to avoid the traditional blame game and said there is no option other than dialogue and the continuation of the peace process between the two countries. (Posted @ 20:08 PST)
Delaying Indo-Pak talks is terrorists aim-Musharraf ISLAMABAD, July 18 (Reuters) - President Pervez Musharraf warned on Tuesday that any stalling in the peace process with India would play into terrorists' hands. "We must not allow such terrorist acts to undermine the historic opportunity for lasting peace between Pakistan and India," Musharraf was quoted as saying in a news release issued by the Information Ministry. Musharraf told the National Security Council that delaying the peace "because of terrorist attacks would be tantamount to playing into the hands of the terrorists". Musharraf said that instead of unsubstantiated allegations and aspersions, if the Indian side had any concrete information it should be shared with Pakistan in order for security agencies to help with the investigation. (Posted @ 19:50 PST)
Bomb explosion wounds wife, daughter of Pakistani police officer QUETTA, Pakistan, July 18 (AP) _ A homemade bomb exploded near a police officer's home in the city of Mastung in Balochistan province early Tuesday, wounding the officer's wife and a daughter, an official said. The police wireless control officer unhurt in the explosion which toppled the gate and his wife and a 9-year-old daughter were wounded by debris and shrapnel from the bomb. (Posted @ 19:46 PST)
USS Iwo Jima ordered to waters off Lebanon WASHINGTON, July 18 (AFP) - The United States on Tuesday ordered five warships, led by the USS Iwo Jima helicopter carrier, to waters off Lebanon with 2,200 marines to assist in the evacuation of US nationals. The ships, which were in the Red Sea for exercises, were expected to be in position later this week, the navy said in a statement. The US State Department estimates there are some 25,000 US nationals in Lebanon (Posted @ 19:38 PST)
One Israeli seriously wounded in rocket attack JERUSALEM, July 18 (AFP) - An Israeli civilian was critically wounded Tuesday when a rocket ploughed into a house in the northern coastal resort of Nahariya, a rescue service source said. (Posted @ 19:28 PST)
Three killed, 13 hurt in fresh violence in Sri Lanka COLOMBO, July 18, (AFP) - A civilian was killed and 13 people wounded in separate bomb explosions while two civilians were shot dead in Sri Lanka's troubled northeast regions, military officials said Tuesday. The rebel LTTE exploded a mine while soldiers were on patrol in Jaffna peninsula, a military officer said. The blast killed a civilian and wounded two soldiers and five civilians, he said. Six women street cleaners were wounded in an explosion in the district of Trincomalee, another military official said. In another incident two civilians were shot dead by suspected Tamil Tiger gunmen on Monday night, the defence ministry said in a statement. Three similar mine blasts on Monday killed two people and wounded 11, the military said. (First Posted @ 09:55 PST Updated @ 18:56 PST)
Gunmen kill guard, snatch 18 rifles from Pakistani tribal police WANA, Pakistan, July 18 (AFP) - Suspected militants riding on a pickup truck Tuesday killed a guard and snatched 18 assault rifles in raids on five checkpoints 40 kilometers east of Wana, the main town in South Waziristan region, officials said. At one post on the main Wana-Tank road they shot dead an officer who refused to hand over his rifle, they said. (Posted @ 18:48 PST)
Nine killed, 10 injured as Datsun falls into ravine BATTAGRAM, July 18 (APP); Nine persons were killed and 10 others injured when a Basham-bound Datsun fell into a deep ravine while negotiating a sharp turn near Maskargah, a remote hilly area here on Tuesday morning. (Posted @ 17:32 PST)
India not serious in resolving Kashmir issue: Gilani ISLAMABAD, July 18 (APP): Leader of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Syed Ali Gilani Tuesday said India is not serious in resolving of Kashmir issue. Talking to VOG, he said attitude of Indian government was very negative and they are not sincere in resolving Kashmir issue. To a question, he said people of occupied Kashmir have never seen any positive effect on ground of peace process. Indian army was still killing innocent Kashmiris, he added. He added that people of Kashmir do not see any impact of talks in held Kashmir adding there is nothing that can make people feel that peace talks are underway and efforts are being made to restore peace. (Posted @ 17:30 PST)
Suicide bomber in Kufa kills 59 KUFA, Iraq, July 18 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber pulled his minivan into a busy market on Tuesday, lured labourers onboard with the promise of jobs and then blew himself up, killing 59 people and injuring 132 others in one of the bloodiest attacks in Iraq this year. The blast in the city of Kufa sparked clashes between police and angry protesters. Police then fired into the air to disperse the crowds.The blast also destroyed six cars and two restaurants in the area. (First Posted @ 13:00 PST Updated @ 17:16 PST)
Israel pounds Lebanon, Hizbollah rockets hit Haifa BEIRUT, July 18 (Reuters) - Israeli warplanes battered Lebanon on Tuesday, killing 26 people, and more Hizbollah rockets hit the Israeli city of Haifa, with no sign that diplomacy would halt the week-old conflict any time soon. Nine family members, including children, were killed and four wounded in an air strike on their house in the village of Aitaroun. Four people were killed in other strikes in the south. A truck carrying medical supplies donated by the UAE was hit and its driver killed on the Beirut-Damascus highway, the Health Ministry said. An air raid on a Lebanese army barracks in the Jamhour area east of Beirut killed 11 Lebanese soldiers, including four officers, and wounded 30. Hizbollah said one of its fighters had been killed, but gave no details. Up to six rockets were slammed into Haifa, but no casualties were reported. (First Posted @ 09:02 PST Updated @ 17:04 PST)
Georgian parliament votes to expel Russian peacekeepers TBILISI, July 18 (AFP) - Georgia's parliament called Tuesday for the exit of Russian peacekeeping troops from the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and their replacement by an international force. The resolution called on the government immediately to start the process of expelling the Russian forces in the two strategic separatist regions. (Posted @ 16:44 PST)
Hezbollah fires 1,500 missiles into Israel: Peres LONDON, July 18 (AFP) - Hezbollah has fired 1,500 missiles and rockets into Israel from southern Lebanon since it triggered the conflict last week, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said on British television Sky News Tuesday. "We are trying to control the roads (...) of Lebanon because all the 12,000 missiles and rockets that they have collected came from Iran and Syria," Peres said. "We're not going to penetrate Lebanon on the ground," Peres said. (Posted @ 16:38 PST)
Yousuf joins Inzamam in top five DUBAI, July 18 (AFP) - Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq and first Test double centurion Mohammad Yousuf both feature in the top five of the world's leading batsmen, according to the latest ICC rankings. Inzamam climbed one place to third after twin half-centuries in the drawn Test against England while Yousuf, whose 202 was his second successive Test double hundred against the English, moved up two spots to fifth. Completing a trio of Pakistan batsmen in the top 10 is Younis Khan, who missed the Lord's Test through injury. He lies seventh in the table. Ricky Ponting of Australia and India's Rahul Dravid remain the world's top two batsmen. eam rankings. Australia 130pts, 2 Pakistan 120, 3 England 113, 4 India 111, 5 Sri Lanka 99, 6 South Africa 98 , 7 New Zealand 92, 8 West Indies 72, 9 Zimbabwe 28, 10 Bangladesh 2, Batsmen, 1 Ricky Ponting (AUS) 931pts, 2 Rahul Dravid (IND) 882 ,3 Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK) 846 , 4 Jacques Kallis (RSA) 832, 5 Mohammad Yousuf (PAK) 828 ,6 Matthew Hayden (AUS) 808 ,7 Younis Khan (PAK) 788, 8 Mike Hussey (AUS) 780 , 9 Brian Lara (WIS) 732, 10 Kevin Pietersen (ENG) 724, Bowlers 1 Muttiah Muralithaaran (SRI) 901, 2 Makhaya Ntini (RSA) 841, 3 Shane Warne (AUS) 813, 4 Glenn McGrath (AUS) 811 , 5 Matthew Hoggard (ENG) 776, 6 Andrew Flintoff (ENG) 759 , 7 Shoaib Akhtar (PAK) 743 , 8 Anil Kumble (IND) 736 , 9 Shane Bond (NZL) 720 , 10 Chaminda Vaas (SRI) 700, 10 Corey Collymore (WIS) 700, (Posted @ 16:25 PST)
U.N.'s Annan expects Europeans in Lebanon force BRUSSELS, July 18 (Reuters) U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday he expects European nations to contribute troops to a proposed stabilisation force to end fighting in southern Lebanon. "It is urgent that the international community acts to make a difference on the ground," Annan told a news conference in Brussels after talks with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, who said some European Union member states had expressed their willingness to contribute to the proposed force. (Posted @ 14:20 PST)
At least 337 dead in Indonesian tsunami PANGANDARAN, Indonesia, July 18 (AFP) At least 337 people were killed and 510 injured by the tsunami that smashed into the southern coast of Indonesia's Java island, the health ministry said Tuesday. About 150 people were still missing while 52,700 people have been displaced, he added. A Pakistani national, a Swedish national and a Dutch national were among the dead, an official told AP, but did not give their genders. (Posted @ 14:20 PST)
Border between Gaza and Egypt temporarily reopens GAZA, July 18 (Reuters) The Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt temporarily reopened on Tuesday to allow Palestinians who were stranded on the Egyptian side to return home, European monitors at the crossing said. At least 2,000 Palestinians were waiting to make the crossing. A spokeswoman for the European monitors said the terminal would stay open for only 11 hours on Tuesday. The crossing was only open for Palestinians travelling from Egypt into Gaza, and only for those deemed "humanitarian cases", she said. (Posted @ 14:20 PST)
Border between Gaza and Egypt temporarily reopens GAZA, July 18 (Reuters) The Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt temporarily reopened on Tuesday to allow Palestinians who were stranded on the Egyptian side to return home, European monitors at the crossing said. At least 2,000 Palestinians were waiting to make the crossing. A spokeswoman for the European monitors said the terminal would stay open for only 11 hours on Tuesday. The crossing was only open for Palestinians travelling from Egypt into Gaza, and only for those deemed "humanitarian cases", she said. (Posted @ 14:20 PST)
Border between Gaza and Egypt temporarily reopens GAZA, July 18 (Reuters) The Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt temporarily reopened on Tuesday to allow Palestinians who were stranded on the Egyptian side to return home, European monitors at the crossing said. At least 2,000 Palestinians were waiting to make the crossing. A spokeswoman for the European monitors said the terminal would stay open for only 11 hours on Tuesday. The crossing was only open for Palestinians travelling from Egypt into Gaza, and only for those deemed "humanitarian cases", she said.(Posted @ 14:20 PST)
German defence minister visits Afghanistan MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, July 18 (AFP) Germany's defence minister arrived in Afghanistan Tuesday for a two day visit to meet some of the 2,200 German troops there, a German military spokesman said.
Nine Lebanese army soldiers killed in Israel raid BEIRUT, July 18 (AFP) At least nine Lebanese army soldiers were killed and 40 others wounded in an overnight Israeli air strike on a military base east of Beirut, a senior military official said Tuesday. (Posted @ 13:05 PST)
54 killed in Iraq car bombing KUFA, Iraq, July 18 (AFP) At least 54 people were killed and 90 wounded Tuesday as a car bomb exploded in the centre of Iraq's shrine city of Kufa, killing a group of day labourers, a security source said. Several witnesses said the car bomb blew up in the middle of the crowd across the street from the city's grand mosque. Al-Furat Al-Awsat hospital said it had received 27 bodies and dozens of wounded. (First Posted @ 09:40 PST Updated @ 13:00 PST)
Five Iraqis killed in clashes with British troops BASRA, Iraq, July 18 (AFP) At least five Iraqis were killed and 15 wounded in clashes with British troops Tuesday in Basra city, a security source said. A British military spokesman confirmed the clashes but had no details of casualties, adding that the soldiers not suffer any casualties. (First Posted @ 11:35 PST Updated @ 12:55 PST)
Somalia's government agrees to peace talks with militia MOGADISHU, Somalia, July 18 (AP) Somalia's weak interim government has agreed to attend peace talks with the militia that has seized control of most of the country's south, a government spokesman said Tuesday. (Posted @ 11:35 PST)
Militias clash with British troops in Iraq’s Basra city BASRA, Iraq, July 18 (AP) British troops clashed with the Mahdi Army militia in Basra shortly after midnight on Tuesday, leaving at least one person dead and five wounded, hospital officials said. A British military spokesman confirmed troops came under fire from machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades while carrying out a search operation that uncovered tons of weapons. The troops did not suffer any casualties or lose any vehicles, the spokesman said. (Posted @ 11:35 PST)
Death toll hits 306 in Indonesian tsunami PANGANDARAN, Indonesia, July 18 (AP) Parents searched Tuesday for missing children and soldiers dug through the debris of homes flattened by the second tsunami to hit Indonesia in as many years. At least 306 people were killed, officials said, with another 160 or more missing. A Pakistani national, a Swedish national and a Dutch national were among the dead, an official said, but did not give their genders. (First Posted @ 09:25 PST Updated @ 11:15 PST)
40 killed in car bombing in Iraqi city KUFA, Iraq, July 18 (AFP) At least 40 people were killed and 65 others wounded Tuesday when a car bomb exploded, killing a group of Iraqi day labourers gathered in the centre of the Iraqi shrine city of Kufa, a security source said. Several witnesses said the car bomb blew up in the middle of the crowd across the street from the city's grand mosque. Al-Furat Al-Awsat hospital said it had received 27 bodies and dozens of wounded. ( First Posted @ 09:40 PST Updated @ 11:10 PST)
Death toll hits 262 in Indonesian tsunami PANGANDARAN, Indonesia, July 18 (AP) Parents searched Tuesday for missing children and soldiers dug through the debris of homes flattened by the second tsunami to hit Indonesia in as many years. At least 262 people were killed, officials said, with at least 160 others missing. A Pakistani national, a Swedish national and a Dutch national were among the dead, an official said, but did not give their genders. (First Posted @ 09:25 PST Updated @ 11:10 PST)
At least 245 dead in Indonesian tsunami PANGANDARAN, Indonesia, July 18 (AFP) At least 245 people were killed and 450 injured by the tsunami that smashed into the southern coast of Indonesia's Java island, the health ministry said Tuesday.( First Posted @ 09:25 PST Updated @ 10:55 PST)
Car bomb in Iraq's Kufa kills 39 KUFA, Iraq, July 18 (Reuters) A car bomb hit a group of labourers in a crowded market in the southern Iraqi city of Kufa on Tuesday, killing 39 people and wounding 55, police said. The blast occured 50-100 metres from a shrine as labourers were boarding a minibus that had pulled into the crowd looking for workers, witnesses said.( First Posted @ 09:40 PST Updated @ 10:45 PST)
27 killed in Iraq car bombing KUFA, Iraq, July 18 (AFP) At least 27 people were killed and dozens wounded Tuesday when a car bomb targeted a group of Iraqi day labourers gathered in the centre of the Iraqi shrine city of Kufa, medical sources said. Several witnesses said the car bomb blew up in the middle of the crowd across the street from the city's grand mosque. (First Posted @ 09:40 PST Updated @ 10:06 PST)
Sri Lanka mine blast wounds two soldiers COLOMBO, July 18 (AFP) Two Sri Lankan soldiers were critically wounded after suspected Tamil Tiger rebels detonated a powerful mine in Jaffna peninsula Tuesday, military officials said. (Posted @ 09:55 PST)
Israeli planes pound Lebanon, 11 killed BEIRUT, July 18 (Reuters) Israeli warplanes pounded Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least 11 people. Seven civilians, all from one family and including children, were killed and four wounded during an air strike that hit a house shortly after midnight in a south Lebanese border village. Four others died in strikes elsewhere in the south. Israeli aircraft also struck Beirut's southern suburbs and an army position overlooking the capital as well as two other Lebanese towns.( First Posted @ 09:20 Updated @ 09:45 PST)
Death toll hits 226 in Indonesian tsunami PANGANDARAN, Indonesia (AP) Desperate villagers and soldiers dug through destroyed homes and hotels on Tuesday looking for survivors of a tsunami on Indonesia's Java island, as the death toll rose to at least 226, officials and media reports said. Scores more were missing and at least 23,000 people had fled their homes, either because they were destroyed or in fear of another tsunami, an official at an emergency coordination post in the worst-hit area of Pangandaran on Java's southern coast said. (First Posted @ 09:25 PST Updated @ 09:45 PST)
18 killed in explosion in Iraq Kufa city KUFA, Iraq, July 18 (AFP) At least 18 people were killed and dozens wounded Tuesday when a bomb explosion targeted a group of Iraqi day labourers gathering in the centre of the Iraqi shrine city of Kufa, security sources said. (Posted @ 09:40 PST)
More than 200 dead in Indonesian tsunami: health ministry PANGANDARAN, Indonesia, July 18 (AFP) At least 201 people have been killed by a tsunami that smashed into the southern coast of Indonesia's Java island following an undersea earthquake, the health ministry said Tuesday. (Posted @ 09:25 PST)
Israeli planes pound Lebanon, 6 killed BEIRUT, July 18 (Reuters) Israeli warplanes pounded south Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least six people, as diplomatic efforts brought no signs of an early end to the week-old assault launched in retaliation against Hizbollah attacks. The six civilians, all from one family, were killed during an air strike that hit a house shortly after midnight in a Lebanese border village. Israeli aircraft also struck Beirut's southern suburb and an army position overlooking the capital as well as two other Lebanese towns. As Israel vowed to press on with its campaign, thousands of foreigners fled Lebanon -- some by road to Syria, others seeking places on U.S. and European ships. (Posted @ 09:20 PST)
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