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| December 10, 2006 | Sunday | Ziqa'ad 18, 1427 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
Protest rallies held to mark Human Rights Day SRINAGAR, December 10 (PPI) In occupied Kashmir, the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front organized a largely attended protest rally in Srinagar to mark the observance of the International Human Rights Day. (Posted @ 21:32 PST)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz makes brief stop over in Bahrain BAHRAIN, Dec 10 (PPI) Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz made a brief stop over in Bahrain on his way to Yemen, on Sunday. He was received at the Airport by the Prime Minister of Behrain, Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa. Both the leaders exchanged views on bilateral relations , regional and international issues . (Posted @ 21:16 PST)
Yunus, Grameen Bank receive Nobel Peace Prize OSLO, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank that he founded received the Nobel Peace Prize on Sunday for their work to lift millions out of poverty by granting tiny loans to the poorest of the poor. (Posted @ 20:18 PST)
Palestinian PM warns that early elections would lead to chaos TEHRAN, Iran, Dec 10 (AP) _ Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh warned on Sunday that early elections would lead to chaos, saying his Hamas-led government opposes ``political tyranny.'' Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, of Hamas' rival party Fatah, has threatened to call early elections if deadlocked negotiations with Hamas over the formation of a national unity government are not revived. Haniyeh, whose Hamas Islamist group took control of the Palestinian government after an election victory earlier this year, made his comments during a farewell ceremony at the end of his four-day visit to Tehran, according to Iran's state-run news agency, IRNA. ``One should not violate the affairs of the Palestinian nationwith various plans,'' IRNA quoted Haniyeh as saying. ``Since the beginning of taking office, we have felt that some bodies have been daggering us from the back.'' (First Posted @ 14:00 PST Updated @ 20:08 PST)
Gunmen kill 22 civilians in Darfur KHARTOUM, Dec 10, (AFP) - Gunmen killed 22 civilians and wounded 10 in a weekend attack in Sudan's war-torn western region of Darfur, the African Union said Sunday. The attack took place Saturday and targeted civilians in a vehicle near the village of Sirba, some 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of Geneina, the capital of West Darfur state, AU spokesman Nureddin Mezni told AFP. (Posted @ 19:50 PST)
Cricket-Pakistan win third ODI to take unbeatable lead LAHORE, Pakistan, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Pakistan spurred on by a half century from Imran Farhat beat West Indies by seven wickets in the third one-day international to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the five-match series on Sunday. Chasing a revised target of 191 in 35 overs under the Duckworth Lewis scoring method after a malfunction in the floodlights caused 60 minutes loss of play, Pakistan reached 192 for three in 33.4 overs. Mohammad Yousuf was unbeaten on 28 and Shoaib Malik 21. West Indies closed their innings on 207 for seven in 46.3 overs. Live Commentary (Posted @ 19:30 PST)
Bomb kills six militiamen in eastern Afghanistan KABUL, Dec 10, (AFP) - A remote-controlled bomb killed six militiamen fighting Taliban rebels in southeast Afghanistan, while two NATO soldiers were injured in the south, officials said Sunday. "A remote control bomb struck their vehicle and killed all six people on board," police chief Abdul Hanan Raufi of Paktia province said, adding the bomb was detonated in Waja Mangal late Saturday. Separately at least two NATO-led troops were injured and vehicles were damaged Sunday when armed rebels attacked in southern Afghanistan. (Posted @ 18:34 PST)
At least 26 killed in Iraq attacks BAGHDAD, Dec 10, (AFP) - At least 26 people were killed on Sunday in Iraq, including nine Shiites in sectarian attacks on two Baghdad families, a security official said. Another 17 corpses, three of them headless, were recovered by police in nothern Baghdad's Al-Hurriyah neighbourhood, the official added. In the attack on the families, gunmen broke into a home in the southwestern Jihad neighbourhood and killed five Shiite brothers, one of them a policeman, after separating them from their sisters, the official said. The women were unharmed. In another similar attack, gunmen entered a house of another Shiite family in the same area and killed a man and his three sons. (Posted @ 17:38 PST)
Second Russian hospital fire kills nine MOSCOW, Dec 10 (AFP) Up to nine people were killed and 16 injured by a fire Sunday in a psycho-neurological clinic in the town of Taiga in Siberia, Russia's second lethal hospital blaze of the weekend, the Interfax news agency reported. Of the total 223 patients that were at the site, "search is still on for 10. The incident followed a fire which swept through a Moscow drug rehabilitation clinic early Saturday, killing 45 women. (First Posted @ 10:20 PST Updated @ 15:20 PST)
Talabani rejects US report on Iraq BAGHDAD, Dec 10, 2006 (AFP) Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Sunday rejected the recommendations of the recently released US Iraq Study Group report which was critical of American policy in Iraq. "As a whole, I reject this report," he told journalists at his residence in Baghdad. "I think that the Baker-Hamilton report is not fair and not just, and it contains dangerous articles which undermine the sovereignty of Iraq and its consitution." (Posted @ 15:10 PST)
Chinese troops arrive in Pakistan for first joint anti-terror exercises ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) Dozens of troops from China's People's Liberation Army arrived Sunday for joint anti-terrorism exercises with Pakistan's army, a military official said. It's the first time the People's Liberation Army of China has come to Pakistan for such exercises, according to an official at the military's Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to make media comments. The 10-day counterterrorism maneuvers will begin Monday in northwestern Pakistan, he said. The official did not provide further details. (Posted @ 14:15 PST)
NATO slashes Taliban death toll from Afghanistan battle KABUL, Dec 10, 2006 (AFP) NATO-led forces Sunday slashed their original claim to have killed up to 80 Taliban insurgents during fierce clashes earlier this month in Afghanistan down to just seven or eight. A spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force said the first estimate after fighting December 2 and 3 in the southern province of Helmand was "based on an erroneous report. (Posted @ 14:10 PST)
Civilians flee as rivals say 85 killed in Sri Lanka fighting COLOMBO, Dec 10, 2006 (AFP) Thousands of civilians were on the run Sunday in Sri Lanka's restive northeast after heavy artillery exchanges left over 85 people dead, according to the Tamil rebels and government forces. The defence ministry said that 1,450 displaced by the fighting in the district of Trincomalee were found temporary accommodation in schools, temples and public building in the neighbourhood. The ministry said that 40 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed and another 40 were wounded when troops retaliated against Tiger artillery attacks on Saturday. It said government forces lost two soldiers and that another 37 were wounded. (Posted @ 12:10 PST)
Saddam Hussein's nephew escapes prison BAGHDAD, Dec 10(AP) Ayman Sabawi, son of Saddam's half brother Sabawi Ibrahim Hassan escaped from a prison 45 miles west of Mosul Saturday afternoon with the help of a policeman, said a local police commander, Brig. Abdul Karim al-Jubouri. An Interior Ministry spokesman confirmed the escape but declined to discuss any details. (Posted @ 10:45 PST)
12 Thais killed, 20 injured in bus crash BANGKOK, Dec 10 (AP) Twelve passengers on a bus were killed and 20 injured as their vehicle climbed a winding mountain road in western Thailand and was hit head on by a tractor-trailer late Saturday, police said Sunday. (Posted @ 10:35 PST)
Rumsfeld makes farewell trip to Iraq WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (AFP) US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has flown to Iraq in a surprise trip to thank US troops for their service just days before he steps down from his post, a Defense Department spokesman said. (Posted @ 10:30 PST)
Britain starts to drop US term 'war on terror,' report says LONDON, Dec 10 (AFP) Britain's Foreign Office is urging government officials to stop using the US term "war on terror" amid concerns it angers British Muslims and undermines government aims, a weekly newspaper said Sunday. The government wants to "avoid reinforcing and giving succour to the terrorists' narrative by using language that, taken out of context, could be counter-productive," a Foreign Office spokesman told The Observer. The Foreign Office has sent the same message to cabinet ministers as well as diplomats and other government representatives around the world, according to the report. (Posted @ 10:25 PST)
England's Amir Khan wins his first title as professional LONDON, Dec 10 (AFP) Amir Khan won his first title as a professional after beating France's Rachid Drilzane unanimously on points to capture the IBF Intercontinental light-welterweight title in London early Sunday. (Posted @ 10:25 PST)
Australian firefighters battle worst blazes in 70 years SYDNEY, Dec 10 (AFP) More than 3,000 firefighters were battling to contain some of Australia's worst wildfires in 70 years Sunday, as flames fanned by strong winds threatened homes in Victoria state. (Posted @ 10:15 PST)
Discovery soars into night sky for space station mission CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Dec 10 (AFP) The US space shuttle Discovery soared into the night sky on Saturday on a complex International Space Station construction mission after the first night launch in four years. "You've got five people that haven't stopped smiling yet," commander Mark Polansky told mission control. (Posted @ 10:10 PST)
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