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January 07, 2007 Sunday Zilhaj 16, 1427 Abbas calls Gaza force illegal: Hamas threatens to double strength RAMALLAH (West Bank) Jan 6: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday declared a Hamas security force in Gaza illegal after a surge in internal violence, a move that quickly stoked political tensions.... Rebels kill 55 in Assam GUWAHATI, Jan 6: Seven people were killed on Saturday in a landmine explosion in India''s insurgency-wracked northeastern state of Assam, bringing the death toll from two days of violence to 55, officials said.... Army called out in Dhaka DHAKA, Jan 6: Troops patrolled the streets of the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Saturday ahead of a nationwide transport blockade called by political parties that are boycotting a parliamentary election due later this month.... Suicide attack claims 11 lives in Sri Lanka COLOMBO, Jan 6: Eleven people were killed and 47 wounded on Saturday when a suspected female suicide bomber blew up a bus in Sri Lanka, the second deadly bus attack in two days, police said.... Protests against Ethiopia rock Mogadishu MOGADISHU, Jan 6: Ethiopian troops and Somali protesters exchanged fire in Mogadishu on Saturday killing three people, witnesses said, as hundreds of Somalis demonstrated against the foreign forces and a government disarmament drive.... Somali Islamists about to face final assault LONDON: The last remnants of Islamist fighters on the run from Ethiopian and pro-government troops have dug themselves into trenches around the fishing village of Ras Kamboni on Somalia’s southernmost tip... Zalmay’s departure develops division BAGHDAD: The news of the expected departure of US Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad split Iraqi politicians along sectarian lines, with members of the ruling Shia alliance voicing eagerness for him to leave... Bush seeks a ‘functional’ government in Baghdad WASHINGTON, Jan 6: US President George W. Bush intends to send more troops to Iraq to help establish a “functioning government” that can provide basic services and security for the country, say the lawmakers who met him at the White House.... Suspected child killer no monster, says family NEW DELHI, Jan 6: The wife and son of a businessman suspected of the rape and mass murder of children in a case that has sparked outrage in India said on... Interpreters of kidnapped American found dead BASRA, Jan 6: Two Iraqi interpreters kidnapped along with an American citizen a day ago have been found murdered in central Basra, a spokesman for the British military said on Saturday.... Newsman found dead BAGHDAD, Jan 6: The body of an Associated Press employee was found shot in the back of the head on Friday, six days after he was last seen by his family leaving for work.... Italy to ‘keep an eye’ on mosques, Islamic schools ROME, Jan 6: The threat of terrorism remains a reality in Italy, the interior minister said, vowing to take a close look at who is financing the country''s many mosques and who is teaching at Islamic schools.... US troops shoot dead 4 in Baghdad BAGHDAD, Jan 6: US troops killed four “terrorists” suspected of making roadside bombs in an early morning raid in Baghdad on Saturday, the military said. Another suspect was detained.... Sanctions on arms dealers illegal: Russia MOSCOW, Jan 6: Russia hit back on Saturday at the United States after Washington had imposed sanctions on three Russian firms for exporting weapons to Libya and Iran, branding the US action “illegal”.... Hanging may make Saddam ‘cult’ hero, says Germany BERLIN, Jan 6: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned in an interview to be published on Sunday that the execution of Saddam Hussein risked making the Iraqi dictator a martyr with cult status.... Nothing will work except peace efforts in Iraq WASHINGTON: In naming two new commanders for Iraq, President George W. Bush has set the stage for a major shift in strategy but analysts question how much effect any US military leader can have on the war at this point.... Man tries to extort $1.5m from Winfrey CHICAGO: A man allegedly tried to extort $1.5 million (euro1.15 million) from Oprah Winfrey by threatening to release taped telephone conversations that he claimed would hurt her reputation, according to a federal complaint.... Peace in Somalia to be a failure for Al Qaeda DUBAI: Stirring as it might sound, an Internet appeal from Al Qaeda for Muslims to go to Somalia and wage holy war is unlikely to amount to much, experts on Islamic extremism say.... Heart of new EU is a sleepy village MEERHOLZ (Germany): The quiet German village of Meerholz doesn’t get a lot of attention as a rule, but a mass of muddy footprints in Eckhard Paul’s wheat field bears witness to an unusual flurry of visitors this week.... The pope of Gaza: a man of suffering GAZA CITY: He smiles when his flock calls him “the pope of Gaza” but father Manuel Musallan, who heads the territory’s tiny community of around 200 Catholics, says his primary job is to be a “man of suffering”....

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