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| July 22, 2006 | Saturday | Jumadi-ul-Sani 25, 1427 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
Pakistan asks UN, major powers to immediately intervene to end Israeli attacks in Lebanon ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 22 (AP) _ President General Parvez Musharraf asked the United Nations and other major powers on Saturday to immediately intervene to end the ongoing fighting between Israel and Hezbollah militia in Lebanon, the foreign ministry said. He made the demand at a meeting to discuss the situation in the Middle East with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and other government officials, as Israeli tanks and troops rumbled into southern Lebanon, the ministry said in a statement. At Saturday's meeting, Musharraf again expressed his ``deep concern over the escalating crisis and violence'' and ``the increasing hardship and suffering of the Lebanese people,'' the statement said. It said the meeting also urged the Organization of Islamic Countries ``to respond urgently and effectively to demonstrate its solidarity and support to Lebanon and to consider measures to bring the Israeli aggression to an end.'' (Posted @ 20:54 PST)
Pakistan calls for UNSC's 'urgent intercession' to stop Israeli aggression UNITED NATIONS, July 22 (APP) Condemning Israeli aggression against Lebanon, Pakistan on Friday night called for the U.N. Security Council's "urgent intercession" to stop the escalating Middle East conflict. "The escalation of the situation must be prevented through immediate and concrete action," Pakistan's Acting Permanent Representative Aizaz Ahmaad Chaudhry told the 15-nation council which is debating the situation in the Middle East. (Posted @ 23:26 PST)
Pakistani militants extend ceasefire after talks MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, July 22 (Reuters) - Pro-Taliban militants extended a ceasefire with Pakistani forces for another month on Saturday to give more time for tribal elders to broker peace in a restive tribal region, officials said. The truce was extended after a series of talks, under a jirga or traditional council, between elders and government officials with militants. "The talks were successful and will continue for the period of the ceasefire to restore peace in North Waziristan," tribal elder and lawmaker, said Maulana Nek Zaman, who has been mediating between the government and militants. Malik Nasrullah Khan, a tribal leader and jirga member, said he hoped the ceasefire would hold permanently. "The tribesmen want the government to start removing their checkposts in the area and release more tribesmen," he said. (Posted @ 21:08 PST)
Militant groups in Gaza agree to stop firing missiles at Israel GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip, July 22 (AP) _ Militant groups in the Gaza Strip have agreed to stop firing missiles at Israel at midnight Saturday (2100 GMT), senior Palestinian officials said. The unilateral cease-fire is aimed at ending an Israeli offensivein the Gaza Strip that began on June 28, the officials said on condition of anonymity because the agreement was reached at a closed meeting. More than 100 Palestinians have been killed since then in daily attacks by Israeli warplanes, tanks and artillery in the offensive, and the militants have fired hundreds of homemade rockets at southern Israel. (Posted @ 20:50 PST)
Rice rejects 'false promise' of quick cease-fire, plans Middle East trip WASHINGTON, July 22 (AP) _ U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, embarking on a diplomatic mission to the troubled Middle East, said she would work for ``stability and lasting peace'' instead of the immediate cease-fire demanded by much of the rest of the world. A cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon would be a ``false promise'' if the root causes of the conflict are not addressed, she said. ``An immediate cease-fire without political conditions does not make sense,'' she told reporters. (Posted @ 20:46 PST)
Hezbollah attack wounds soldier on Israeli base near the Lebanese border JERUSALEM, July 22 (AP) _ Hezbollah guerrillas fired at an Israeli military base near the Lebanese border on Saturday, wounding one soldier, the military said. The attack occurred at the Nurit army base near the Israeli town of Avivim, a spokesman for the Israeli Defense Forces said. (Posted @ 20:40 PST)
Six Afghans, two coalition soldiers killed in Afghan suicide attacks KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, July 22 (AFP) - Six Afghan civilians and two coalition soldiers were killed in two suicide blasts in the city of Kandahar Saturday, officials said. Twenty-seven Afghan civilians and eight coalition soldiers were also wounded in the blasts which struck about an hour apart, officials from the Afghan government and US-led coalition said. (First Posted @ 20:06 PST Updated @ 20:34 PST)
Taliban fighting with more sophistication: US-led coalition KABUL, July 22 (AFP) - The US military here admitted Saturday that Taliban rebels were fighting with improved control over their forces and more "sophistication" as they ramp up their battle against Afghan and international troops. The extremist movement was fighting "very hard," US-led coalition spokesman Colonel Thomas Collins said. "We're seeing the enemy conduct some operations that show ... a higher level of sophistication from previous battles," the US colonel told a regular news briefing in Kabul. "And we're seeing the enemy operate in larger formation with a better ability to command and control their forces," he said. Collins said weapons seized from killed and captured militants indicated they had new arms, although these were only light weapons such as machine-guns and rocket-propelled grenades. (Posted @ 20:28 PST)
Champions Trophy: Australia defeat Pakistan 3-2 TERRASSA, July 22: Australia defeat Pakistan 3-2 in the opening match of the Champions Trophy hockey tournament here Saturday. (Posted @ 20:14 PST)
Thousands prepare to rally across Britain against Israeli offensive LONDON, July 22 (AFP) - "Peace for Lebanon!" rang the chant of thousands of protestors who took to the streets of London Saturday in one of several rallies across Britain against Israel's offensive in the Middle East. Waving Lebanese and Palestinian flags and banging drums the demonstrators demanded an immediate end to the Jewish state's bombardment of Lebanon and Gaza. They also called on British Prime Minister Tony Blair to end what they described as his support of the Israeli attacks and demanded that he join international calls for an immediate ceasefire. The London march was set to pass in front of the US embassy and on to Hyde Park for a rally. Other demonstrations were also being held around Britain, including Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield and York. (Posted @ 20:08 PST)
Flintoff ruled out for rest of the season LONDON, July 22 (AFP) - England captain Andrew Flintoff has been ruled out for some 12 weeks after being told on Saturday that he needs surgery on his injured left ankle, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced. The all-rounder will have the operation next week and will miss the three remaining Test matches and the five subsequent one-day internationals against Pakistan. He must also be a major doubt for the Champions Trophy in India, which starts on October 7, one week before the end of Flintoff's scheduled rehabilitation period. (Posted @ 19:48 PST)
Israeli strikes kill four civilians in Lebanon RASHAYA, Lebanon, July 22 (AFP) - Four civilians were killed and seven others were wounded on Saturday in Israeli raids on various locations in Lebanon, including transmission towers that downed television and telephone networks, police said. A Hezbollah fighter was killed in action, and an employee of the LBCI television station was killed and another wounded when Israeli military hit transmission towers at three locations. Mobile telephone networks were down in the north of Lebanon after the strikes while local television transmission for LBCI was cut in the north and in Kesrwan mountains, although people could still view channel on satellite. Television transmission towers, including Hezbollah's Al-Manar and the privately run New TV, and mobile telephone masts were also destroyed in Terbol in northern Lebanon, police added. A man and his wife were killed while four relatives were wounded in an Israeli air strike on their car near the southern port city of Tyre, police said. A Lebanese man was killed and his two children wounded in an Israeli bombardment on a village in southeast Lebanon, police said. On Saturday, two Lebanese army soldiers also died from wounds inflicted in an Israeli strike on a Beirut suburb on July 17. Saturday's deaths raises to 352 the number of people killed in Lebanon since Israel launched its military onslaught on the country. The death toll includes 25 Lebanese army soldiers and 12 Hezbollah fighters. (Posted @ 19:44 PST)
Sports Cricket Pakistan openers set up tour win against Northampton LONDON, July 22 (PPI): Openers Salman Butt and Imran Farhat found some form ahead of second cricket Test against England as Pakistan beat Northants county by seven wickets Saturday. The duo, who both failed twice in the opening Test, extended their stand to 118 after starting day three at 24-0. Farhat fell to spinner Usman Afzaal for 64, including two sixes, and Butt was caught off Bilal Shafayat with just three runs short of his century. Fit-again Younis Khan, who led the team in this three-dcay match,hit the winning runs just before lunch. (Posted @ 19:36 PST)
MC bags seven, PPP one out of eight reserved seats in AJK LA MUZAFFARABAD, July 22 (APP): In the elections on eight reserved seats in the AJK Legislative Assembly, All Jammu Muslim conference Saturday bagged seven seats, while Pakistan People's Party Azad Kashmir secured one seat. With the completion of elections on the eight reserve seats in the AJK Legislative Assembly, the house of 49 members has been completed. The 41 newly elected legislatures exercised their vote to fill the eight reserved seats, a press release said. In the elections on general seats held on July 11, Muslim Conference had secured 21 seats. Later, three independents also joined the Muslim Conference and its strength rose to 24 out of 41 members. Now with the elections on eight reserved seats, Muslim Conference securing seven seats, its strength has been raised to 31 in the house of 49. (Posted @ 19:22 PST)
Death toll from Indonesian tsunami nears 670, more than 74,000 displaced PANGANDARAN, Indonesia, July 22 (AP) _ The death toll from the Indonesian tsunami rose to 668 as reports of fatalities came in from remote villages along Java's battered southern coast, the government said Saturday. Another 287 people are missing and 74,100 have been displaced.About a hundred bodies have been found over the last 72 hours in parts of Ciamis district, officials said. (Posted @ 18:12 PST)
Nashiro defeats Castillo to earn WBA super flyweight title HIGASHIOSAKA, July 22 (AP) _ Challenger Nobuo Nashiro of Japan defeated Mexican Martin Castillo on Saturday to capture the WBA super flyweight title. Nashiro won with a tenth-round technical knock out after the bout was stopped when a cut above Castillo's left eye began to bleed badly, according to Kyodo news agency. (Posted @ 18:06 PST)
Truck crashes into tree, 12 wedding guests killed KOLKATA, India, July 22 (AP) _ A truck carrying dozens of wedding guests to a marriage ceremony in Maheshpur village, West Bengal state, about 330 kilometers north of Kolkata, crashed into a tree, killing 12 persons and injuring 40 more, police said Saturday. ``The driver ... was probably drunk ... (He) has been arrested,'' a police spokesman said. (Posted @ 18:00 PST)
U.S. rushes precision-guided bombs to Israel BEIRUT, July 22 (AFP) - Israel massed thousands more reservists on the Lebanese border on Saturday, warning it would not rule out a full-scale invasion as The New York Times reported the United States is rushing delivery of precision-guided bombs to Israel. Israel's request for rush delivery of the satellite- and laser-guided bombs was an indication that Israel still had a long list of targets to strike in Lebanon, the paper said. Israel said its aircraft had hit 150 targets inside Lebanon in the 24 hours to Saturday morning, including a dozen roads linking Lebanon to neighbouring Syria as well as suspected Hezbollah positions. Lebanon has said its army is ready to go into battle if Israel invades. "The Lebanese army will resist and defend the country and prove that it is an army worthy of respect," said Defence Minister Elias Murr, whose forces have so far stood on the sidelines of the conflict. "It's going to be a serious escalation" if Israel invades southern Lebanon, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan told CNN television. In Cairo, Douste-Blazy warned that the escalating conflict could destroy Lebanon. (First Posted @ 11:00 PST Updated @ 17:08 PST)
Iraq announces peace plan without foreign interference BAGHDAD, July 22 (AFP) - Iraq's president and prime minister announced the formation of a 30-member commission Saturday to promote national reconciliation, even as the speaker of parliament said coalition forces should leave the country. "The commission will immediately begin its work, holding conferences and meetings, and it will prepare a media campaign for reconciliation," President Jalal Talabani told a joint news conference with the prime minister Nuri al-Maliki. Parliament speaker Mahmud Mashhadani gave the opening speech and made very clear that he did not see much of a role for foreigners, especially coalition forces, in any reconciliation process. "Just get your hands off Iraq and the Iraqi people and Muslim countries, and everything will be all right," he said, addressing coalition forces. (Posted @ 16:44 PST)
Hezbollah using Viet Cong-style defences: Jane's LONDON, July 21, 2006 (APP/AFP) - Hezbollah is proving a tough opponent for Israel because of their Viet Cong-style network of tunnels in southern Lebanon, the authoritative Jane's Defence Weekly magazine said Friday. Alon Ben-David, a Jane's Defence Weekly correspondent, said that intensive Israeli air raids had done limited damage to Hezbollah's defensive fortifications, despite IDF special forces launching small incursions into Lebanese territory. "The Israeli forces have discovered that Hezbollah has established a Viet Cong-style network of tunnels and trenches close to the Israeli border, providing shelter for its operatives and their weapons," said Ben-David. "The IDF is meeting a fierce resistance from Hezbollah and have suffered a considerable number of casualties in the fighting," he added. (Posted @ 16:25 PST)
PM directs to ensure availability of oil, gas at affordable prices ISLAMABAD, July 22 (APP): Underlining the importance of energy security for the country’s growth and development, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Saturday directed the Petroleum Ministry to take steps to ensure supply of oil and natural gas at affordable prices. Chairing a review meeting of the energy sector he directed the Ministry to undertake intensive exploration of gas and focus on the setting up of coastal oil refinery, Thar Coal project, and import of LNG and gas. (Posted @ 16:15 PST)
Helicopter crash in southwest Colombia, all 5 aboard killed BOGOTA, Colombia. July 21 (APP/AP): A helicopter carrying five people crashed in southwestern Colombia killing all aboard as it was surveying one of Colombia's most attacked oil pipelines. Details about the accident were not known. (Posted @ 16:15 PST)
Ali Shah Geelani placed under house arrest in occupied Kashmir NEW DELHI, July 22 (APP): Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani was Saturday placed under house arrest. Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were deployed outside Geelani's residence at Hyderpora early in the morning and asked him not to venture out, the sources said. Ali Geelani had given a general strike call to protest against Israeli atrocities in Lebanon and Gaza. It was fully successful. (Posted @ 16:10 PST)
PM directs increase in non-practice allowance of doctors ISLAMABAD, Jul 22 (APP): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has approved substantial increase in the non-practicing allowance of doctors serving in the federal government. This will be raised from Rs. 500 per month to Rs. 4,000 per month for doctors in BS-17 and BS-18 and from Rs. 700 to Rs. 6,000 per month for doctors in BS-19 and BS-20. This will bring the non-practicing allowance of doctors serving in the federal government at par with their colleagues serving in the defence services. (Posted @ 16:05 PST)
President for modernizing education curricula RAWALPINDI, July 22 (APP): President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday underscored the need for making the education curricula in the country in conformity with the advancements in modern-day science and technology. In his remarks at a review meeting of draft curricula of major subjects from classes one to twelve the President said it was also important that the presentation of the subjects be made interesting and special care be exercised so that revised text are free from all sorts of syntax, typographical and other errors. Education minister Ashraf Qazi said that a team of experts had revised the major compulsory subjects. He said the revised curricula would be sent to the provinces for their comments after which it would be finalized. (Posted @ 16:00 PST)
Squash: Ashour retains World Junior Squash crown KARACHI, July 22 (APP):- Awesome Ramay Ashour of Egypt retained his World Junior individual crown on Saturday by whipping compatriot Ommar Mossad in three straight games in the final of World Junior Squash Championship at Palmerston North (New Zealand), according to information received here. Ashour routed Mossad 9/1, 9/3, 9/1. World Team Squash Championship opens Sunday. Egypt will defend title. They beat Pakistan in the last championship in Islamabad last year. Pakistan will take on South Africa in the opening match tomorrow. (Posted @ 15:55 PST)
Kashmir Conf-Declaration ascertaining will of Kashmiri people to bring sustainable settlement WASHINGTON, July 22 (APP): The two-day Sixth International Kashmir Peace Conference, which concluded here Friday evening, reaffirmed that only through democratically- established procedures for ascertaining the will of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, "a sustainable and just settlement of the Kashmir dispute can be achieved." In a "unanimously approved" declaration, participants reiterated their strong condemnation of Mumbai bombings, and called for an "immediate and impartial" inquiry into "the carnage."The Conference resolved that the people of Jammu and Kashmir and their genuine leadership "should be central to the peace process." (Posted @ 15:55 PST)
Hizbollah rockets hit northern Israel, 10 injured JERUSALEM, July 22 (Reuters) - At least 10 rockets fired by the Lebanese guerrilla group Hizbollah hit towns across northern Israel on Saturday, injuring 10 people and damaging two houses, medics and the army said. A house in the town of Carmiel, about 15 km from the lebanese border, received a direct hit with a rocket, leaving two people with minor injuries, medics said. Other rockets hit the towns of Nahariya and Rosh Pina, closer to the Lebanese border, medics said. (Posted @ 15:40 PST)
Scores killed across Iraq BAGHDAD, July 22 (AP) _ Seven workers were gunned down Saturday in west Baghdad, and explosions rattled the heart of the Iraqi capital. Two workers were wounded in addition to those who died in a drive-by shooting about noon in the Furat neighborhood near Baghdad International Airport, police Lt. Maitham Abdul-Razzaq said. Earlier Saturday, two large blasts _ both in east Baghdad _occurred at midmorning about 20 minutes apart. One civilian was killed in the blasts which targeted an Iraqi police patrol. The other explosion at the Rasheed military camp caused no casualties. Elsewhere, three people were killed and five were injured in a bombing and shooting in the main market in Baqouba. In Mosul, gunmen attacked a joint U.S.-Iraqi base with rocket-propelled grenades and mortar fire Saturday, followed by a suicide car bombing, police Lt. Col. Abdul-Karim Khalaf said. There were no reports of casualties. One civilian was killed in the crossfire when masked gunmen attacked Iraqi police in east Mosul, and three gunmen died in a firefight with police in the north of the city, Khalaf said.Curfew was imposed Saturday on the city of Samarra after a bodyguard of the city council chairman detonated an explosives belt, injuring the chairman and another security officer, police said. An Iraqi soldier was killed Saturday when a bomb exploded at the entrance to his home in Hillah, 95 kilometers south of Baghdad, police said. Six people were wounded Saturday when a bomb exploded at the central bus station in Musayyib, about 60 kilometers south of the capital, according to hospital authorities.``The situation with sectarian violence in Baghdad is very serious,'' Gen. John P. Abizaid, head of the U.S. Central Command, said in an interview Friday with The New York Times. ``The country can deal with the insurgency better than it can with the sectarian violence, and it needs to move decisively against the sectarian violence now.'' A U.S. Marine was killed in action Friday in western Iraq, the U.S. military said. (Posted @ 15:35 PST)
Thousands protest in Australia against Mideast violence SYDNEY, July 22 (AFP) - More than 10,000 people marched peacefully through Australia's largest city Saturday calling for an end to Israeli attacks on Lebanon. The crowd waved Australian and Lebanese flags and carried coffins and placards saying "No War" as they made their way through central Sydney, escorted by about 400 police. (Posted @ 15:30 PST)
Israel says 150 targets in Lebanon hit during past 24 hours JERUSALEM, July 22, 2006 (AFP) The Israeli air force has hit 150 targets inside Lebanon during the past 24 hours, the military said Saturday. Among the targets were 11 rocket launchers and dozens of Hezbollah structures and command posts, along with a dozen roads linking Lebanon to Syria, a military spokesman said. Israeli police and army meanwhile said "a number" of rockets had landed in northern Israel Saturday morning without causing any casualties, including a direct hit on a home in the town of Carmiel. (Posted @ 15:10 PST)
Iran urges Muslim countries to stop Mideast conflict TEHRAN, July 22, 2006 (AFP) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been lobbying Muslims to be more active in seeking an end to Israel's continuing assault on Gaza and Lebanon, his office said Saturday. He also held telephone talks with leaders from Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, and called for for an emergency meeting of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC).(Posted @ 15:10 PST)
13 Taliban killed in sweep of southern Afghan district KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, July 22, 2006 (AFP) Afghan and coalition forces Saturday kept up a hunt for rebels who briefly captured two southern districts last week, killing 13 Taliban in the latest strikes, an official said. Another 15 were wounded in the operations, including air strikes, around Helmand province's Garmser and Naway-i-Barakzayi districts, provincial spokesman Moheedin Khan said. A purported coalition spokesman, Yousuf Ahmadi, claimed operations in the area in the past 24 hours had killed 30 civilians and only four Taliban.(Posted @ 15:00 PST)
Shops, schools shut down in occupied Kashmir in protest against Israel SRINAGAR, occupied Kashmir, July 22 (AFP) Shops and schools closed in the main city of revolt-hit occupied Kashmir on Saturday in a strike called by All Parties Hurriyat Conference’s leader, Syed Ali Geelani, to condemn Israeli strikes against Lebanon. Few employees showed up for work at government and private offices in Srinagar. But traffic was nearly normal in the city. Geelani said he called the one-day strike "to protest Israel's naked aggression against Lebanon." (Posted @ 13:00 PST)
Moderate quake in China kills 18 SHANGHAI, July 22 (Reuters) A moderate earthquake in China's south-western Yunnan province on Saturday toppled scores of houses and killed at least 18 people, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The 5.1 earthquake, which struck a mountainous area close to the border with Sichuan province, injured 60 people, Xinhua said. (First Posted @ 09:25 PST Updated @ 12:55 PST)
Israel forces inside Lebanon for past three days: UN BEIRUT, July 22 (AFP) The Israeli army has maintained forces at two points inside south Lebanon for the past three days, a United Nations spokesman said Saturday. The two points were near the villages of Marwaheen in the western sector and in Maroun al-Ras in the central sector, he said. The Israeli military confirmed Saturday that its ground forces were holding positions in those two villages for several days. (Posted @ 11:25 PST)
Pressuring Hizbollah key in Mideast crisis: Bush CRAWFORD, Texas, July 22 (Reuters) The United States will urge Middle East leaders to help boost pressure on Hizbollah as a means of solving the crisis in southern Lebanon, President George W. Bush said on Saturday. Previewing U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's trip in his weekly radio address, Bush said she would "make it clear that resolving the crisis demands confronting the terrorist group that launched the attacks and the nations that support it." Bush cited the role of Iran and Syria in providing help to Hizbollah. Bush stood by his stance that Israel had a right to act in its own defense. While reiterating his support for the Lebanese government, he laid blame for the problems on Hizbollah. (Posted @ 11:20 PST)
Israeli incursions a few kilometres into Lebanon JERUSALEM, July 22 (Reuters) Israeli forces are carrying out limited incursions a few kilometres inside southern Lebanon, an army spokesman said on Saturday. "At most, we're talking about a few kilometres in," the spokesman said. "It will probably widen, but we are still looking at limited operations. We're not talking about massive forces going inside at this point." The Israeli army said it attacked over 150 targets across Lebanon in the last 24 hours, including a Hizbollah weapons bunker, command posts and 11 rocket launchers. The army said it also bombed 12 roads connecting Lebanon and Syria, and communication lines used by Hizbollah.( First Posted @ 09:30 PST Updated @ 10:05 PST)
India banned from weightlifting for a year NEW DELHI, July 22 (AFP) India's weightlifters have been banned from international competitions till March next year for dope offences, forcing them out of the Asian Games in December, an Indian official confirmed on Saturday. The year-long ban, effective from March 2006 when the Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, was communicated to Indian officials by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) this week. (Posted @ 09:45 PST)
Britain tells Israel of risks of Lebanon invasion LONDON, July 22 (Reuters) Israel should exercise extreme caution when deciding whether to invade Lebanon, Britain's foreign secretary said. In an interview with the Financial Times published on Saturday, Margaret Beckett spoke of the "very dangerous situation" in Lebanon and said "a miscalculation, a mistake could have dramatic effects". "This is a very dangerous situation: this could be a turning point, and we must in the international community try and do everything we can to make sure it's a turning point for the better," Beckett added. (Posted @ 09:35 PST)
Six killed in insurgent attacks in Philippines LEGASPI, Philippines, July 22 (AFP) Five communist guerrillas and a coast guard were killed on Saturday when the rebels launched attacks on military and police installations southeast of the Philippine capital, a police report said. (Posted @ 09:30 PST)
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