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| November 12, 2006 | Sunday | Shawwal 19, 1427 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
Four UK troops killed in attack in southern Iraq LONDON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Four British troops were killed and three seriously injured in an attack on a patrol boat in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, the Ministry of Defence in London said on Sunday. (Posted @ 23:48 PST)
Tennis-Henin-Hardenne beats Mauresmo to win WTA Championships MADRID, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Belgium's Justine Henin-Hardenne claimed the first WTA Championships of her career when she beat Amelie Mauresmo 6-4 6-3 in an absorbing exhibition of high-quality tennis in Sunday's final. (Posted @ 23:20 PST)
PM says US not allowed to fire missiles into his country to kill terrorists WASHINGTON, November 12, (AP) _ Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said in an interview broadcast Sunday that his country does not allow the United States to use unmanned aircraft to fire missiles into Pakistan to kill terrorists. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said Pakistan is ``very capable of tackling such activities ourselves.'' U.S. President George W. Bush has said he would ``absolutely'' order military operations inside Pakistan if al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden or other top terrorists were found to be hiding there. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said in an interview conducted Friday with CNN's ``Late Edition'' that Pakistan is ``committed to fighting terrorism, but it has to be fought together. And if we go into each other's countries and take unilateral action, that does not help the cause of fighting terrorism.'' (Posted @ 23:06 PST)
Foreigners among 60 insurgents killed in Afghanistan operation KABUL, Nov 12, (AFP) - A NATO and Afghan operation that ended Sunday killed more than 60 Taliban-linked rebels over six days, a provincial governor said, adding that Chechen and Arab fighters were among the dead. The operation was near the border with Pakistan in the province of Paktika, which has recently seen significant security force action against militants. NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed it had been involved in the operation in Barmal district of Paktika. "Over 60 Taliban have been killed in operations launched six days ago that ended today," Paktika governor Muhammad Akram Khoplwak told AFP. ISAF troops and air power assisted the local forces, he said. The number of dead was estimated from surveillance and from bodies left behind after the clashes, he said. (First Posted @ 20:36 PST Updated @ 22:48 PST)
Pakistan exchange its experience to eradicate poverty HALIFAX, Canada, Nov 12 (PPI): Pakistan will exchange its experience with world leaders and experts in order to eradicate poverty, said Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. He was talking to newsmen on arrival in Halifax, to deliver keynote address at Global Micro Credit Summit later on Sunday. A number of representatives from various NGOs and other organizations from Pakistan are also attending the summit to prepare future strategy to eradicate poverty. Prime Minister said Pakistan has been working on various programmes through Poverty Alleviation Fund, Khushhali Bank and other schemes to eradicate poverty by providing loans to the poor and low income groups. He said Pakistan would benefit from experiences of participants of Global Micro credit Summit. (Posted @ 21:42 PST)
Turkish forces kill 3 Kurdish rebels DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Turkish forces have killed three Kurdish rebels, the local governor said on Sunday, the latest in a string of clashes in southeast Turkey despite a unilateral Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) ceasefire. (Posted @ 21:24 PST)
Yasin Malik for inclusion of Kashmiris in talks ISLAMABAD, Nov 12 (APP): In New Delhi, addressing a largely attended session on Sunday, the Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, Mohammad Yasin Malik stressed the need for associating Kashmiris' genuine representatives with the talks process to make it result-oriented. The session was organised by the World Social Forum at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, KMS reported. (Posted @ 21:06 PST)
Free trade drive emerges as Asia-Pacific summit focus HANOI, Nov 12, (AFP) - The drive for free trade emerged Sunday as the early focus of the annual Asia-Pacific forum as senior officials opened a week of talks in Vietnam ahead of a summit of leaders from 21 key economies. North Korea's nuclear ambitions also feature large on the agenda after its shock October 9 atom bomb test and subsequent promise to return to six-nation disarmament talks. (Posted @ 20:22 PST)
UN says Afghanistan still faces 'daunting challenges' KABUL, Nov 12, (AFP) - Afghanistan faces "daunting challenges" five years after the fall of the Taliban, chief among them a bloody insurgency, a UN Security Council team said Sunday, renewing its commitment to help. The 10-country delegation, which arrived Saturday on a four-day tour of Afghanistan, addressed the media after talks with President Hamid Karzai and other officials. (Posted @ 20:02 PST)
Five miners die in colliery collapse in southern India HYDERABAD, India, Nov 12, (AFP) - Five workers including a technician from South Africa were killed in an underground coal mine which collapsed Sunday in the southeastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, officials said. Rajiv Kumar Meena, police chief of Khamam district, where the accident occurred, said the roof of the state-owned mine collapsed, killing five people including the South African national. (Posted @ 19:36 PST)
Iraq PM calls for 'comprehensive' cabinet reshuffle BAGHDAD, Nov 12, (AFP) - Iraqi Shiite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday called in a closed session of parliament for a "comprehensive cabinet reshuffle" in the light of the current situation in the country. "The prime minister has called for a comprehensive cabinet reshuffle appropriate for the current sitution in the country," a statement from Maliki's office, issued after the closed parliamentary session, said. (Posted @ 19:26 PST)
Car crash kills six homeless people in India MUMBAI, Nov 12 (APP/AFP) - Six homeless people died and 14 were hurt in India's financial capital Mumbai Sunday when a luxury car crashed into the sidewalk where they were sleeping rough, police said. The driver of the car and two passengers, all of whom had apparently been drinking, will face charges in court later Sunday, they added.(Posted @ 18:45 PST)
35 killed as suicide bombers attack Baghdad police recruits BAGHDAD, Nov 12 (APP/AFP) - Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a police commando recruitment centre in western Baghdad Sunday, killing at least 35 and wounding 60, security officials said. A number of young men hoping to join the commando force had gathered at one of the main bases of the Iraqi National Police in Qadissiyah in the west of the capital when the bombers blew themselves up, they said. Earlier a security source said a single suicide bomber had attacked the recruitment centre. (First Posted @ 13:15 PST Updated @ 17:58 PST)
Israeli army kills Palestinian in northern Gaza< GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip, Nov 12 (AP) Israeli forces killed a Palestinian teenager in northern Gaza Sunday morning, Palestinian officials said. The 16-year-old civilian was driving his donkey carriage when he was killed. His brother, who was with him, escaped unharmed, but another person in the area was wounded. (Posted @ 13:10 PST)
India northeast rebels blow up gas pipeline: police GUWAHATI, India, Nov 12 (AFP) A bomb planted by suspected rebels destroyed a stretch of a natural gas pipeline in India's restive and resource-rich northeast Assam state, police said Sunday. There were no casualties from the explosion overnight in the Dibrugarh district about 470 kilometers east of the city of Guwahati. (Posted @ 13:10 PST)
Iran to install 3,000 nuclear centrifuges TEHRAN, Nov 12 (AFP) Iran will install 3,000 centrifuges for uranium enrichment by March 2007 despite international calls to freeze controversial nuclear work, the Iranian foreign ministry said Sunday. (Posted @ 12:35 PST)
Four killed in Baghdad twin bombings BAGHDAD, Nov 12 (AFP) Two simultaneous bombs, including a car bomb, killed four civilians and wounded 10 more in central Baghdad Sunday, a security official said. (Posted @ 12:35 PST)
Transport halted in Bangladesh capital as opposition strike begins DHAKA, Nov 12 (AFP) Traffic ground to a halt in the Bangladesh capital Sunday as thousands of protesters marched in the streets in the start of a nationwide strike to demand key changes ahead of elections, police and witnesses said. Outside of Dhaka, protesters torched a bus in Jahangirnagar, and also set alight two train carriages at Tongi just north of Dhaka, said the private Ntv television channel. At least 15,000 police and paramilitaries were deployed in Dhaka to maintain calm and authorities have slapped an indefinite ban on the carrying of sticks, firearms, and other weapons during the protests. (Posted @ 12:30 PST)
Tamil rebels fire at 4 military camps, 2 Tamils killed COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Nov 12 (AP) Sri Lanka's civil strife left two more ethnic Tamil civilians shot dead in Jaffna, and Tamil Tiger rebels separately fired artillery at four military camps, officials and rebels said Sunday. (Posted @ 09:45 PST)
'Iran must start to fear:' Olmert says ahead of Bush meeting WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (AFP) Iran's leader is a dangerous man and must be made to understand what's at stake if Iran does not suspend its uranium enrichment program, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in an interview published Saturday on Newsweek magazine's website on the eve of his US visit.Olmert said Israel would be in favour of any compromise that would keep Iran from "crossing the technological threshhold" making them nuclear-weapons ready. "But I don't believe that Iran will accept such compromise unless they have good reason to fear the consequences of not reaching a compromise. "In other words, Iran must start to fear," he added. (Posted @ 09:35 PST)
Aung San Suu Kyi in good health, but needs more medical visits: UN YANGON, Nov 12 (AFP) Myanmar's detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi told the visiting UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari Saturday that she is in good health but needs more regular medical visits, the United Nations said in a statement. "Notwithstanding the fact that she remains under detention, Aung San Suu Kyi conveyed to Gambari that she is in good health but requires more regular medical visits," the UN said in the statement released late Saturday. (Posted @ 09:20 PST)
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