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| September 03, 2006 | Sunday | Sha'aban 9, 1427 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
Four US soldiers could face death penalty for killing Iraqi detainees WASHINGTON, Sept 3, (AFP) - Four US soldiers could face execution for allegedly killing three Iraqi detainees after an Army investigator recommended they be tried on charges of murder and conspiracy, US media reported Sunday. The four, who were arrested in June, stand accused of killing three men during a May raid near the Muthana Chemical Complex in Salaheddine province. The Los Angeles Times and Washington Post, which obtained copies of the recommendation from Lieutenant James Daniel, reported that he found that the four intentionally killed the prisoners and conspired to cover up the murders by saying the men tried to escape. (Posted @ 23:52 PST)
Three children die in roof collapse LAHORE, Sept 3 (APP): Three children of a family were killed and a minor girl received multiple injuries when roof of a house caved in at Baba Farid Colony here on Sunday. (Posted @ 23:40 PST)
Four US troops killed in Iraq BAGHDAD, Sept 3, (AFP) - Iraq insurgents have killed two US soldiers and two marines in separate attacks, the military said Sunday. Two soldiers died when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb at around 6:20 am in east Baghdad on Sunday. The military also announced the deaths of two marines in Al-Anbar province. (First Posted @ 20:38 PST Updated @ 23:36 PST)
Four NATO soldiers, 200 rebels killed in NATO, Afghan operation KABUL, Sept 3, (AFP) - Four NATO soldiers and more than 200 insurgents were killed in the first two days of a major anti-Taliban operation under way in southern Afghanistan, NATO's military force said here Sunday. NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) would not confirm the nationalities of the soldiers, whom the Afghan defence ministry said were Canadians. "Four ISAF soldiers were killed during today’s operations and seven others were wounded. Six of the seven wounded are expected to return to their duties within the next few days," ISAF said in a statement. More than 200 Taliban fighters had also been killed since Operation Medusa was launched in the Panjwayi district of southern Kandahar province early Saturday, it said. (First Posted @ 13:28 PST Updated @ 23:30 PST)
Blast in Iraq town kills four, wounds 19 BAGHDAD, Sept 3 (Reuters) - A bomb in a market store killed four people and wounded 19 in town of Khalis north of Baghdad on Sunday, police said. Khalis, 80 km north of Baghdad, has been the scene of recent sectarian violence. Exactly a week ago, a bomb exploded inside a food market in Khalis and in the evening gunmen stormed the market in attacks that killed more than 20 people and wounded dozens. (Posted @ 22:42 PST)
Rockets fired into Afghaninstan's main airport: police KABUL, Sept 3 (APP/AFP) - At least two rockets were fired Sunday into Afghanistan's main international airport, which also serves as a main air base for NATO troops, but no one was hurt, police and the alliance said. The rockets landed near the perimeter of the airport but did not cause damage or casualties, airport police chief General Aminullah Amarkhil said. (Posted @ 21:02 PST)
Olmert says Lebanon PM rejected calls to meet JERUSALEM, Sept 3, (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday that he had unsuccessfully tried to arrange a meeting with his Lebanese counterpart Fuad Siniora to start peace talks between the two neighbors. "Multiple calls for a meeting passed through different people were rejected" by Siniora, Olmert said at a ceremony marking the first day of the school year in the northern town of Maalot. (Posted @ 20:18 PST)
Gas explosion kills eight in mine in China BEIJING, Sept 3, (AFP) - Eight people died and four were injured in a coal mine gas explosion in southwest China's Guizhou province, state media said Sunday. The accident took place Saturday at an illegally-run mine in the county of Nayong, Xinhua news agency reported, citing local work safety officials. (Posted @ 19:40 PST)
Shaukat Aziz arrives in Turkey ISTANBUL, Sept 03 (PPI) Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz arrived in Turkey Sunday from London on the third leg of his four nation tour. During his brief stay in Istanbul Mr.Shaukat Aziz will attend the OIC Youth Forum and deliver a key note address. He will participate at the Forum on the invitation of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan which would also be attended by several heads of state and governments. (Posted @ 19:32 PST)
Tribal rebels bomb gas pipeline amid protests in Pakistan QUETTA, Pakistan, Sept 3, (AFP) - Tribal insurgents bombed a gas pipeline in southwestern Pakistan Sunday as tension continued over the killing of a rebel chieftain Akbar Bugti in a military operation, police said. "Miscreants detonated a bomb that blew up a pipeline and disrupted gas supplies to thousands of homes in Mastung and Qalat districts," local police officer Hamid Shakil said. (Posted @ 18:06 PST)
Iraq arrests 'Al-Qaeda number two' BAGHDAD, Sept 3, (AFP) - Al-Qaeda's number two in Iraq, Hamed Jumaa al-Saedi, has been arrested, Iraq's national security adviser said Sunday. "We have arrested the number two Al-Qaeda leader after Abu Ayyub al-Masri," Muwaffaq al-Rubaie told reporters. Saedi, an Iraqi, was "captured a few days ago along with a group of his loyalists after an operation was carried out by Iraqi security forces supported by US forces," Rubaie said. (Posted @ 17:26 PST)
Bus, truck collide in Iran, 27 killed - agency TEHRAN, Sept 3 (Reuters) - A bus and a truck collided on Sunday in Isfahan province, killing at least 27 people and injuring five others, Iran's student news agency ISNA reported. The bus had 32 passengers on board. (Posted @ 13:45 PST)
Sri Lankan navy sinks 12 rebel boats, kills up to 100 rebels in high-sea clash COLOMBO, Sept 3 (AP) _ Sri Lanka's navy claimed it sank 12 Tamil rebel boats, including five suicide craft, and killed as many as 100 rebel fighters during a fierce six-hour sea battle off the country's northern coast. The fighting broke out late Friday when about 20 boats belonging to the rebel Tamil Tigers' fierce sea wing attacked a navy patrol near Kankasanthurai harbor, to the east of the northern Jaffna peninsula, navy spokesman Commander D.K.P. Dassanayake said. He said two navy boats were slightly damaged, and two sailors wounded, but the pro-rebel Web site TamilNet said two navy vessels were sunk and a third damaged. It said about 30 sailors were missing. (Posted @ 13:45 PST)
Israel could release 800 Palestinian prisoners for soldier: report JERUSALEM, Sept 3 (AFP) - Under secret talks being mediated by Egypt, Israel could release up to 800 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for a soldier captured by Gaza militants in early June, mass-selling Yediot Aharonot newspaper said Sunday. It said Israel would release the prisoners in three stages and that the negotiations were being held up over the timetable of the prisoner release. (Posted @ 13:35 PST)
PM orders hoisting of national flag across Iraq BAGHDAD, Sept 3 (AFP) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki Sunday ordered that the Iraqi flag be hoisted across "every inch of Iraq", after a Kurdish leader banned it from flying in the northern Kurdish region. "The present Iraqi flag should be hoisted on every inch of Iraqi soil until the parliament takes a decision about it," Maliki said in a statement issued by his office. (Posted @ 13:30 PST)
Mystery fires in Guyana kill six, destroy state TV transmitters GEORGETOWN, Sept 2, 2006 (AFP) - Three fires of unknown origin at Amelia's Ward, Linden, about 70 miles southwest of Georgetown on Saturday killed a woman and her five children in a house, destroyed the state-owned television transmitting station and a provincial headquarters, Guyanese authorities said. (Posted @ 09:49 PST)
Home-boy Khan downs Barrett at the double BOLTON, England, Sept 3 (AFP) - Amir Khan delighted fans in his home town by extending his unbeaten record to nine wins with a 111-second victory over Ryan Barrett at the Bolton Arena on Saturday. (Posted @ 09:44 PST)
Agassi on tap for Sunday at rain-plagued US Open NEW YORK, Sept 3 (AFP) - Eight-time Grand Slam winner Andre Agassi got an assist from Mother Nature Saturday as his third round match at the US Open was moved back to Sunday. The rain and strong winds from tropical storm Ernesto wiped out Saturday's schedule without a ball being struck, leaving organizers with no choice but to postpone the matches to Sunday. (Posted @ 09:42 PST)
Bolivian navy river ship sinks in storm; eight missing LA PAZ, Sept 3, (AFP) - Eight people are missing after a storm sank a Bolivian navy river ship with 22 people aboard, the head of Bolivia's navy said Saturday. (Posted @ 09:39 PST)
Shanghai to be linked to Tibet by rail BEIJING, Sept 3 (AFP) - Shanghai is likely to be linked by train to Tibet from early October, state media reported Sunday. A number of Chinese cities are already linked by rail to Tibet, including Beijing and the two southwestern cities of Chongqing and Chengdu, while Guangzhou in the south also plans services from early October. (Posted @ 09:37 PST)
In first US visit, Iran's Khatami calls for secular, religious dialogue CHICAGO, Sept 3, (AFP) - Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami, in his first public appearance in the United States, spoke Saturday about the need to create a dialogue between the secular and religious worlds. "The people of true faith and the people who are truly concerned about humanity... These two communities can work together," Khatami told community leaders gathered at a mosque in a suburb of Chicago. Khatami did not take questions from reporters. Instead, he focused his 40-minute address on a philosophical discussion of how peace and human development can be best achieved. (Posted @ 09:36 PST)
Best is yet to come insists Akhtar LONDON, Sept 3 (AFP) - Shoaib Akhtar believes he has still to find his best form in the run-up to next year's World Cup after taking four for 28 as Pakistan beat England by seven wickets in the second one-dayer at Lord's."I was just trying to bowl in the right areas, not go for wickets so much as dot balls," explained Akhtar after being named man-of-the-match. "I'm still only at 80 percent of my fitness so I've been a lucky guy to get a few wickets. Other people might say I'm match fit but my goals are really high." "I'm still bowling, on average, at 90mph. I should be bowling at 94mph. I'm lacking match practice but in the next few games I think I should be there," he added ahead of Tuesday's day/night match at the Rose Bowl. "It's not a challenge for me to bowl at 100mph. It's not a competition about bowling at 94, 95mph; getting wickets is my main goal and always has been." "I've always believed I've been a very accurate bowler. I've never been stupidly fast. I don't fancy bowling no-balls or wide balls after this long run-up," Akhtar told reporters after a return of 8-0-28-4. (Posted @ 09:29 PST)
Malaysia intent on sending troops to Lebanon: PM KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (AFP) - Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has said his country is intent on sending peacekeeping troops (about 1,000)to Lebanon, but is still awaiting the green light from the United Nations. "(The UN) have not made a decision. The UN is now only asking European nations to send the peacekeepers," Abdullah was quoted as saying late Saturday by the state Bernama news agency. (Posted @ 09:28 PST)
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