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| January 21, 2007 | Sunday | Muharram 01, 1428 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
Musharraf, King Abdullah discuss wide ranging talks Makkah, Jan 21 (PPI) President General Pervez Musharraf and Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz has held wide ranging talks covering bilateral, regional and international issues of the mutual concern with special emphasize on combine efforts by the Muslim countries to resolve the Palestinian crises for the peace of the region and the world. The two leaders held an hour long one-to-one meeting. Earlier, delegation level talks were held between the two sides. Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri assisted the President. (Posted @ 23:12 PST)
King Abdullah confers highest Saudi civil award on President Musharraf RIYADH, Jan 21 (APP): King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Sunday conferred Saudi Arabia's highest civil award on President General Pervez Musharraf for promoting close brotherly ties between the two countries. (Posted @ 21:06 PST)
Abbas and Hamas rival meet to end crisis DAMASCUS, Jan 21, (AFP) - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and Khaled Meshaal began talks in Damascus on Sunday in a bid to end an often violent power struggle and form a government of national unity. (Posted @ 23:30 PST)
Cricket-South Africa tail wags after Asif blitz PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, Jan 21 (Reuters) – South Africa's tail wagged effectively after Mohammad Asif took five wickets for Pakistan on the third day of the second test on Sunday. The home team totalled 331 in their second innings before Pakistan, chasing 191 to win, reached the close on eight for not out. Asif bowled with pace and accuracy to take five for 76 from 38 overs. "We have a good chance and we hope we're going to win although it's difficult to say which team has the upper hand," Asif told reporters. (Posted @ 23:24 PST)
‘Pakistani circles’ behind Afghan violence: Karzai KABUL, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Sunday "certain Pakistani circles" were protecting insurgents fighting in Afghanistan, and added drugs and corruption in his government were contributing to the violence. Karzai, speaking at the opening of a new session of the Afghan parliament, said the danger from the insurgency and drugs would intensify in the coming year, and he called on people to rally to the defence of the nation. (Posted @ 23:18 PST)
Germany, Russia back reviving M.East quartet-Merkel SOCHI, Russia, Jan 21 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she and Russian President Vladimir Putin both supported a revival of the Middle East quartet process. "We agreed completely that the revival of the Middle East quartet is a good thing," Merkel said. (Posted @ 23:00 PST)
Palestinian PM says U.S. aims to topple his govt GAZA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said on Sunday the United States was determined to bring down his government despite the Islamist group's standing offer of a long-term truce with Israel. Haniyeh, speaking before talks in Damascus between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, reiterated that any such accommodation with Israel did not entail recognition of the Jewish state. (Posted @ 22:48 PST)
25 US soldiers killed in western Iraq BAGHDAD, Jan 21, (AFP) - At least 25 US troops have been killed across Iraq in one of the most lethal days for the American forces since the US-led invasion began in 2003, according to military statistics issued Sunday. In a statement, the US military said four soldiers and a Marine were killed in the violent Anbar province while another soldier died northeast of Baghdad in a roadside bomb attack. All the deaths occurred on Saturday. The military had earlier reported the deaths of 19 other service members across Iraq on Saturday, including 12 killed in a helicopter crash northeast of Baghdad. (First Posted @ 10: 57 PST Updated @ 22:28 PST)
Malaysian Zahari emerges Pakistan Open Golf champion KARACHI, Jan 21 (APP) - Airil Rizman Zahari of Malaysia with a score of nineteen-under par won the Pakistan Open Golf Championship at the Karachi Golf Club on Sunday. With a score was 67, 68, 64 and 70, he also carried the prize money of US $ 47,550. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz was the chief guest; the total prize money for the four-day event was US$ 300,000. (Posted @ 21:54 PST)
Tigers stage suicide attack against foreign-operated ship COLOMBO, Jan 21, (AFP) - Tiger rebels rammed an explosives-laden boat against a private merchant vessel operated by foreign crew in Sri Lanka's northern waters Sunday, sparking a land, sea and air battle, the navy said. The MV City of Liverpool, which is chartered by a Sri Lankan company, was taking in water after the attack and was being towed to the port of Kankesanthurai in the Jaffna peninsula, a navy spokesman said. He said one Tiger suicide craft exploded against the ship, damaging the hull and one crew member was wounded. Two soldiers on board the ship for security fired at the rebels. The merchant vessel was unloading wheat flour for the half a million civilians living under virtual siege conditions since the only land access to the Jaffna peninsula was cut off due to fighting since August. (First Posted @ 17:24 PST Updated @ 21:14 PST)
Cricket: Australia beat New Zealand SYDNEY, Jan 21, (AFP) - Australia beat New Zealand by two wickets in their triangular series one-day international at the Sydney Cricket Ground Sunday. Scores: New Zealand 218 in 47.4 overs; Australia 224-8 in 48.4 overs. (Posted @ 20:52 PST)
Spanish mountaineer killed in Nepal KATHMANDU, Jan 21, (AFP) - A Spanish mountaineer was killed while descending a mountain neighbouring Mount Everest in the Himalayas in eastern Nepal, an official said Sunday. (Posted @ 20:36 PST)
Rich tributes paid to martyrs of Jan 21 ISLAMABAD, Jan 21 (APP): The Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, Mohammad Yasin Malik while paying glowing tributes to the martyrs of January 21, has said that the incident would be written in golden letters in Kashmir history. On this day in 1990, the occupation forces resorted to indiscriminate firing on a peaceful procession at Gaw Kadal in Srinagar, killing 52 innocent civilians, PTV reported. (Posted @ 20:02 PST)
Iran president defies UN sanction resolutions TEHRAN, Jan 21 (Reuters)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that U.N. Security Council resolutions against Tehran would not affect Iran's nuclear policies even if 10 more of them were passed. (Posted @ 19:12 PST)
Strong earthquake hits off Indonesia's Sulawesi JAKARTA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.3 occurred on Sunday in the Molucca Sea, east of the northern tip of Indonesia's Sulawesi island, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its website. Indonesia's meteorology and geophysic agency put the quake strength at 6.5 on the Richter scale and said it could pose a tsunami risk, according to a message from the agency received by Reuters. (Posted @ 18:32 PST)
Cricket: India beat West Indies in first one-dayer NAGPUR, India, Jan 21 (AFP) - India defeated the West Indies by 14 runs in the first one-day international here on Sunday to gain a 1-0 lead in the four-match series. Scores: India 338-3 in 50 overs; West Indies 324-8 in 50 overs. (Posted @ 17:42 PST)
Two policemen wounded in Pakistan bomb blast WANA, Pakistan, Jan 21, (AFP) - Two policemen were wounded Sunday when a remote-controlled bomb exploded near a police van in northwestern Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, police said. The roadside bomb went off during a patrol by a police emergency squad in the town of Tank, near the rugged tribal region of South Waziristan, local police officer Atiq Wazir told AFP. "It was targeted attack, carried out by an improvised explosive device," he said, adding that two policemen were wounded, one of them seriously. (Posted @ 16:52 PST)
Ahmadinejad seeks spending hike in new Iran budget TEHRAN, Jan 21, (AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday unveiled his second annual budget, forecasting a sharp 20 percent increase in spending but lower oil revenues for OPEC's second largest exporter. The president asked the parliament to approve a budget of 2,290 trillion rials about 248 billion dollars for the next Iranian year starting on March 21, a 19.6 percent rise on current expenditure. (Posted @ 16:22 PST)
Moderate earthquake shakes eastern Turkey, demolishing homes in 2 villages ANKARA, Turkey (AP) _ A moderate earthquake shook eastern Turkey on Sunday, demolishing homes in at least two villages in the eastern Turkish province of Agri, Governor Halil Ibrahim Akpinar said. There were no immediate reports of any deaths. The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0, was centered in the town of Tutak, in Agri province, which borders Iran, the Istanbul-based Kandilli Observatory said. It struck at 9:38 a.m. (Posted @ 15:14 PST)
Serbia goes to the polls as Kosovo fate looms BELGRADE, Jan 21 (AFP) - Serbia went to the polls Sunday, opting between pro-western reformers and ultra-nationalist hardliners in general elections overshadowed by the fate of its disputed province of Kosovo. (Posted @ 11:39 PST)
Boxing: Hatton regains IBF light welterweight crown LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan 21 (AFP) - Unbeaten Englishman Ricky Hatton regained the International Boxing Federation light welterweight title Saturday with a 12-round unanimous decision over Colombia's Juan Urango. (Posted @ 11:39 PST)
Separatist rebels trigger blast in crowded market, killing 2 people in northeastern India GAUHATI, India, Jan 21 (AP) _ Separatist rebels blew up a motorcycle packed with explosives in a crowded market in the heart of Tinsukhia town, killing two people and wounding 13 others in India's restive northeastern state of Assam, police said Sunday. (Posted @ 11:25 PST)
Bomb explodes on small bus in Baghdad, killing 6 people and wounding 10 BAGHDAD, Jan 21(AP) _ A bomb struck a small bus proceeding from Bab al-Sharqi area to the nearby commercial district of Karradah in Baghdad on Sunday, killing six passengers and wounding 10, police said. The bomb was left in a bag by somebody who got off the bus, police said. (Posted @ 11:21 PST)
President Musharraf performs Umra MAKKAH, Jan 21 (APP): President General Pervez Musharraf performed Umra Saturday night, offered 'nawafil' and prayed for the strength and unity of the nation, resolution of Kashmir and Palestine disputes and for an end to the bloodshed in Iraq and peace in Afghanistan, other Muslim countries and the world at large. The president is to meet King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz in Riyadh on Sunday. (Posted @ 11:09 PST)
82nd Airborne brigade deployed in Baghdad, first arrival of additional U.S. forces BAGHDAD, Jan 21 (AP) _ A brigade of the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division, part of the 21,500 troop buildup ordered by U.S. President George W. Bush, has arrived in Baghdad and will be ready to join the fresh drive to quell sectarian violence in the capital by the first of the month, the American military announced Sunday. Four more brigades were expected to be newly deployed to Iraq between now and May, mainly in Baghdad. (Posted @ 10:58 PST)
Tennis: Roddick through to quarters clash with Fish MELBOURNE, Jan 21 (AFP) - American Andy Roddick won his way into the Australian Open quarter-finals in five sets over Croatia's ninth seed Mario Ancic Sunday. Roddick, seeded six, won 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 and will play American compatriot Mardy Fish in the quarters. (Posted @ 10:32 PST)
Sri Lanka says dozens of dead rebels found in key outpost COLOMBO, Jan 21 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military said Sunday the bodies of at least 37 Tamil Tigers were found in a key rebel outpost in the northeast captured last week, sending the toll from weeks of fighting above 400. The defence ministry said on Friday that it lost 45 soldiers and killed at least 331 Tiger rebels in the weeks-long battle for Vakarai. (Posted @ 10:21 PST)
Field Hockey: Argentina beat Australia to move into final BUENOS AIRES, Jan 21 (AFP) - Argentina stunned Australia 3-0 on Saturday to set up a women's Champions Trophy field hockey final against world champions the Netherlands who were erlier held to a 1-1 draw by Germany. The defeat means the Australians, six-times winners of the Champions Trophy, will face Olympic champions Germany in Sunday's third-place play-off. (Posted @ 10:13 PST)
Tennis: America's Fish into men's quarter-finals MELBOURNE, Jan 21 (AFP) - Unseeded American Mardy Fish was the first player through to the men's singles quarter-finals with a four-set victory over Spanish 16th seed David Ferrer Sunday. Fish won 6-1, 7-6 (7/4), 2-6, 7-5 and will play either sixth seed Andy Roddick or ninth seed Mario Ancic. (Posted @ 10:06 PST)
Tennis: Mauresmo and Kuznetsova bundled out as quarters take shape MELBOURNE, Jan 21 (AFP) - Defending champion Amelie Mauresmo and third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova were bundled out of the Australian Open Sunday by unheralded opponents, as the quarter-final line-up took shape. Unseeded Lucie Safarova scored a shock 6-4, 6-3 win over second seed Mauresmo to reach a Grand Slam last eight for the first time while Israel's Shahar Peer dumped 2004 US Open champion Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-2. (Posted @ 10:05 PST)
London urged to work with Washington to find alternatives to Guantanamo LONDON, Jan 21 (AFP) - British lawmakers urged their government to work with the US administration to find alternatives to the terrorist prison camp in Guantanamo Bay so that it could be closed as soon as possible. The Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee, some of whose members visited the camp last September, said states had a right to defend themselves and a new strategy for dealing with the suspects was needed before it could close. "Those detained at Guantanamo must be dealt with transparently and in full conformity with all applicable national and international law," the committee concluded in a report. (Posted @ 10:04 PST)
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