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| December 31, 2006 | Sunday | Zilhaj 09, 1427 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
Saddam buried in home village TIKRIT, Dec 31 (AFP) Saddam Hussein was buried early Sunday in his home village of Awjah in northern Iraq. "Saddam Hussein has been buried today at 4:00 am (0100 GMT) in a place that was constructed during his regime in the centre of Awjah," said Musa Faraj, one of Saddam's relatives from the area. Faraj said the building where Saddam was buried was a hall usually used for condolence meetings in Awjah, 180 kilometres north of Baghdad. He said the burial was attended by the governor of Salaheddin province, Hamed al-Shakti and Ali al-Nida, chief of Saddam's tribe of Albu Nasir and many other members of the tribe. Shakti and Nida were part of a delegation that had gone to Baghdad on Saturday to receive the former dictator's corpse after he was hanged. Faraj said security forces had sealed off the town of Tikrit, the stronghold of Saddam's supporters, since Saturday so that "nobody could participate in the burial" at Awjah, just four kilometres south of Tikrit. (First Posted @ 10:00 PST Updated @ 10:35 PST)
Iraqis gather in Saddam's hometown after his burial BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec 31, (AP) _ Hundreds of Iraqis visited the grave of Saddam Hussein Sunday in the town of his birth to pay their respects to the executed leader who was hanged a day earlier. Dozens of relatives and others, some of them crying and moaning, attended the interment shortly before dawn in Ouja. A few knelt before his flag-draped grave. A large framed photograph of Saddam was propped up on a chair nearby. (Posted @ 21:24 PST)
Two dead as New Year blasts rock Thai capital BANGKOK, Dec 31, (AFP) - Two people were killed and 26 injured in six coordinated bomb blasts across Bangkok Sunday night, officials said, prompting the cancellation of New Year celebrations in the Thai capital. The explosions happened within 70 minutes of each other across Bangkok, and began at 5:20 pm (1020 GMT) on downtown Sukhumvit Road. There was no indication who was responsible. "The bombs were to scare people during the New Year festival," Ajiravid Subarnbhesaj, national police spokesman, said at a press conference. "The situation is under control, but all people should be united and patient," he added. (First Posted @ 17:56 PST Updated @ 23:26 PST)
Fighting breaks out near Somali Islamists frontline KISMAYU, Somalia, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Ethiopian and Somali government troops clashed with Islamist forces on Sunday near the town of Jilib, where the Islamists have dug in after retreating from the capital Mogadishu, a Somali legislator said. "Fighting has started here. We are on the outskirts of Jilib," lawmaker Abdirashid Hidig told Reuters. (Posted @ 22:54 PST)
Boat missing with 16 onboard near Jeewani coast ISLAMABAD, Dec 31 (APP): A speedboat carrying 16 passengers from Iran has been reported missing Sunday near Jeewani coast in Balochistan. The teams sent for the search operation found a body of a passenger, an official said. Three speedboats from Iran's coastal area with dozens onboard left lastnight for Jeewani. Two boats reached Jeewani on time while the third has been reported missing, Tehsil Nazim Jeewani Wahid Bakhsh Baloch told a private tv channel. (Posted @ 22:26 PST)
Bus overturn injures 60 passengers Larkana, Pakistan, Dec 31 (APP): Sixty passengers, including women and children, were injured when a Kambar- bound passenger bus overturned on Dost Ali Road after its front tyre burst on Sunday evening, in the jurisdication of Kamber Police Station. (Posted @ 22:10 PST)
Brazil fireworks blast kills 2 kids, razes house RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Fireworks purchased to celebrate the New Year exploded in a Sao Paulo home, killing two children and injuring a dozen people, Sao Paulo police said on Sunday. A girl, aged 5, and a four-year-old boy died in the explosion and fire, but firefighters rescued the children's mother and four others. (Posted @ 19:56 PST)
Seven killed in Iraq attacks BAGHDAD, Dec 31, (AFP) - Insurgents killed at least seven people, including three Iraqi soldiers, on Sunday as former dictator Saddam Hussein was buried in his home village a day after his execution, security officials said. A group of gunmen in vehicles attacked an Iraqi army checkpoint in Hawijah, west of the northern oil hub of Kirkuk, killing three soldiers and wounding another two, police said. Four more people were killed in several attacks in Baghdad. (Posted @ 18:44 PST)
Mirwaiz concerned over killing of innocent civilians Srinagar, Dec 31, (APP) Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has expressed concern over the killing of innocent civilians in occupied Kashmir. According to Kashmir Media Service, in a press statement, he expressed anguish and grief over the death of an engineer who was killed in a land mine blast in Srinagar two days ago and described it a barbaric act. (Posted @ 17:10 PST)
284 injured in New Year firecracker accidents in Philippines MANILA, Dec 31, 2006 (AFP) More than 284 people have been injured in a rowdy run-up to New Year's Eve celebrations in the Philippines, officials said Sunday. The majority of the 284 were wounded by powerful banned firecrackers, while 11 were wounded by stray bullets, the health department said (Posted @ 16:00 PST)
Major party to boycott Bangladesh polls DHAKA, Dec 31, 2006 (AFP) Bangladesh's third-largest party announced it will boycott elections next month after the election commission Sunday rejected pleas by its leader to contest polls. Former military strongman and general, Hussain Mohammad Ershad, who heads the Jatiya Party, made an appeal to contest in five parliament constituencies after his nomination was barred by local election offices last week. "The election commission heard his five appeals today and rejected all of them. He cannot now participate in the January 22 national elections," commission spokesman S.M. Asaduzzaman told AFP. A.B.M. Ruhul Amin Howlader, the secretary general of Jatiya Party, told AFP his party would not take part in the election after the rejection. "We will boycott the elections. Our stand is firm and clear: no Ershad, no elections. (Posted @ 13:30 PST)
Al-Qaeda leader urges Palestinians to turn against Abbas DUBAI, Dec 31 (AFP) Osama bin Laden's top deputy urged Palestinians to turn against Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and his secular Fatah party, in a audio message posted on the Internet on Sunday. The recording, whose authenticity could not be independently confirmed, congratulated Muslims on the start of the Eid al-Adha (Posted @ 13:40 PST)
At least 177 survivors from Indonesian ferry TUBAN, Indonesia, Dec 31 (AFP) Fishermen and rescue workers have found at least 177 survivors from the ill-fated Indonesian ferry, the transport department said Sunday. Some 151 were already on land while 15 others were on a Vietnamese ship which was making its way to the city of Surabaya, it said in a statement quoted by the official Antara news agency.(First Posted @ 10:50 PST Updated @ 13:30 PST)
Cricket: NZealand beats Sri Lanka on last ball QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand, Dec 31 (AFP) New Zealand scored 228-9 to beat Sri Lanka by one wicket on the last ball of the one-day international in Queenstown Sunday. Sri Lanka totalled 224-7. The two sides were tied in the last over with New Zealand's last batsman Michael Mason unable to score off the first five balls from spinner Jayasuriya. But Mason lofted a drive for four on the last ball, earning the victory and levelling the five match series 1-1 after two games. (Posted @ 11:15 PST)
Saudia to issue visas only on Machine Readable Passports ISLAMABAD, Dec 31 (APP): Saudi government will issue entry visas to Pakistani nationals through its missions in Pakistan on Machine Readable Passports (MRP) only from August 15, 2007, the Embassy of Pakistan in Riyadh has said the new system has been notified by Saudi Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment. (Posted @ 10:30 PST)
Bush praises American Muslims contribution in greetings on Eid-ul-Azha WASHINGTON1, Dec 31 (APP): America is a more hopeful nation because of the talents, generosity, and compassion of its Muslim citizens, said President George Bush while greeting Muslims on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. There are an estimated eight million Muslims in the United States. (Posted @ 10:30 PST)
Moderate quakes hit Japan TOKYO, Dec 31 (AFP) Three moderate earthquakes ranging in magnitude from 4.7 to 5.1 hit Japan on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or any risk of a tsunami, meteorologists said. (Posted @ 10:00 PST)
Tamil rebel attack kills 1 soldier, wounds 3 in eastern Sri Lanka: military COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec 31 (AP) Tamil Tiger rebels twice fired mortars at a military camp in eastern Sri Lanka, killing one soldier and wounding three others, the Defence Ministry said Sunday. (Posted @ 09:45 PST)
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