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| February 04, 2007 | Sunday | Muharram 15, 1428 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
India test-fires supersonic cruise missile BHUBANESWAR, India, Feb 4, (AFP) - India on Sunday successfully tested a surface-to-surface version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile which it has developed jointly with Russia, official sources said. The missile was fired from a mobile launcher from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur on sea - 200 kilometres northeast of Bhubaneswar, the capital of the eastern Orissa state, official sources said. (Posted @ 23:46 PST)
15 crushed to death in wall collapse in Mumbai MUMBAI, Feb 04, (AFP) - At least 15 labourers were crushed to death and six were injured Saturday when a wall they were building collapsed near India's financial capital Mumbai, police said. (Posted @ 23:20 PST)
37 killed in Baghdad bombings BAGHDAD, Feb 4, (AFP) - At least 37 people died in bombings and shootings in the Iraqi capital on Sunday a day after a massive blast tore through a Baghdad market, killing 130 people in the second worst attack since the March 2003 invasion. The US military, meanwhile, revealed that four helicopters which crashed in the past two weeks were shot down by rebels, killing 20 people in all. In addition to the 37 people killed in Baghdad attacks on Sunday, 33 corpses were found across the city and seven more people were reported killed elsewhere in Iraq. Sunday's attacks, which followed a week of bombings in mainly Shiite areas of the capital, came ahead of a massive security operation by a combined US-Iraqi force aimed at stabilizing the violence-wracked city. In one incident a car bomb exploded near a bus station killing four people and wounding seven, and a roadside bomb left four policemen dead and four wounded. (First Posted @ 18:52 PST Updated @ 23:10 PST)
Palestinians try to enforce new cease-fire GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip, Feb 04, (AP) - Gunmen from the rival Hamas and Fatah factions on Sunday began pulling back from their positions in the latest attempt to enforce a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. (Posted @ 23:00 PST)
Security forces arrest top Bangladesh politicians DHAKA, Feb 4, 2007 (AFP) - Security forces in Bangladesh, which is under a state of emergency, arrested at least eight former ministers from the two main parties in pre-dawn raids Sunday, according to officials and reports. Among them was the most recent communications minister, Nazmul Huda of the outgoing Bangladesh National Party (BNP), and Mohammed Nasin, the former home minister from the main opposition Awami League. No reason was given and security officials were not immediately available for comment. “Four of our leaders, including two ministers, were arrested by army-led joint forces early Sunday,” senior Awami League leader Saber Hossain Chowdhury said. “We heard several ex-ministers of the BNP were also arrested,” he added. (Posted @ 10:49 PST)
Cricket: South Africa trounce Pakistan CENTURION, South Africa, Feb 4, (AFP) - South Africa went on a batting rampage to set up a comprehensive 164-run win over Pakistan in the first one-day international at Centurion Park Sunday. South Africa hammered 392 for six after being sent in and then bowled out the tourists for 228. (Posted @ 22:12 PST)
3 killed in fresh violence in troubled southern Nepal Kathmandu, Feb 04, (AP) - Police opened fire on protesters in two southern Nepalese towns on Sunday, killing at least three people and wounding several more, police and a news report said, taking the death toll in recent demonstrations to at least 19. Protesters fired on police in Malangawa town, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Katmandu, prompting police to return fire, killing two activists, said police official Madhav Joshi. (Posted @ 21:58 PST)
Gunmen kill 2 religious leaders in southern Afghanistan KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Feb 4, (AFP) - Gunmen on motorbikes shot dead a provincial religious council leader and the caretaker of one of Afghanistan's most holy shrines as they walked through a bazaar Sunday, police said. No one claimed responsibility. (Posted @ 21:38 PST)
Turkish FM heads to US for Iraq, Cyprus talks ANKARA, Feb 4 (APP/AFP): Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul left for the United States Sunday for six days of talks on issues ranging from the violence-wrecked Iraq to the future of divided Cyprus. Turkey is gravely concerned that mounting bloodshed in neighbouring Iraq threatens to divide the country and spread into the entire region in what would be a nightmare scenario for Ankara. (Posted @ 21:16 PST)
One killed, six injured in occupied Kashmir blast ISLAMABAD, occupied Kashmir, Feb 4 (APP): In occupied Kashmir, one person was killed and six injured in a grenade explosion in Islamabad town. The grenade exploded near the court road of the town, KMS reported. (Posted @ 20:40 PST)
One youth martyred, protest continue ISLAMABAD, occupied Kashmir, Feb 4 (APP): In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops in their fresh acts of state-terrorism martyred one more Kashmiri youth in Poonch district. (Posted @ 20:10 PST)
NATO strike kills Taliban commander behind Afghan town takeover KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Feb 4, (AFP) - A NATO air strike killed a Taliban commander behind an insurgent takeover of a small southern Afghanistan town Sunday as a US general took command of the 35,000-strong NATO-led force. A Taliban spokesman said meanwhile the fighters were ready to “hand over”the town of of Musa Qala, which they captured overnight Friday, if the government and foreign forces agreed “they won't bomb again.”Mullah Abdul Ghafour and “some of his aides” were killed in the strike near the town in the province of Helmand, the interior ministry said in a statement that described the death as a “major achievement.”The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) did not immediately release the name of the slain insurgent but said he was “directly responsible”for the “uprising” in Musa Qala. (Posted @ 19:32 PST)
US confirms four copters in Iraq were shot down BAGHDAD, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. military confirmed for the first time on Sunday that four helicopters that crashed in Iraq in the past two weeks had all been shot down. U.S. military spokesman Major-General William Caldwell said U.S. forces were adjusting their tactics and changing the way in which attack helicopters flew in support of Iraqi and American troops. “Based on what we've seen, we are already adjusting our tactics and procedures in how we deploy our helicopters,” he told reporters in Baghdad. (Posted @ 18:28 PST)
Kashmir dispute; rigidity and aggression must give way to accommodation and flexibility: PM ISLAMABAD, Feb 4 (APP): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz while stressing on the importance of a just solution of the lingering Kashmir dispute for durable peace in the South Asia has stated that 'rigidity and aggression must give way to accommodation and flexibility'. In a message on the Kashmir Solidarity Day, the Prime Minister said, while Pakistan is pursuing a sustained dialogue with India for a peaceful resolution of this dispute in accordance with the wishes of the Kashmiri people, it needs to be emphasized that the process would be meaningless unless it brings a qualitative change in the lives of ordinary Kashmiris. (Posted @ 17:30 PST)
Cricket: Australia beats New Zealand MELBOURNE, Feb 4, (AFP) - Australia beat New Zealand by five wickets and with 10 balls to spare in their triangular series one-day international at the MCG here on Sunday. Australia's 291 for five was a record run-chase at the MCG, with Ricky Ponting and Brad Hodge scoring centuries. The winner of the clash between New Zealand and England on Tuesday will play Australia in the tri-series finals. Scores: New Zealand 290-7 in 50 overs; Australia 291-5 in 48.2 overs. (Posted @ 16:18 PST)
Six children killed in rail accident BAHAWALPUR, Feb 4 (APP): Six children, resident of Basti Gharib Abad near railway station Bahawalpur, were killed Sunday while crossing the railway line. According to police sources, six children were playing near railway line. While crossing the Railway line, they were hit by Lahore-bound Karachi Express. (Posted @ 14:36 PST)
Death toll rises to 20 in Indonesia floods: report JAKARTA, Feb 4, 2007 (AFP) - The death toll from massive floods that have swept through the Indonesian capital Jakarta in the past few days has risen to 20, the police said in a report Sunday. It also said that the number of refugees forced to leave their homes due to the rainy season floods now stood at nearly 190,000, up dramatically from the 106,095 registered early Saturday. ( First Posted @ 09:58 Updated @ 12:13 PST)
US Gen. Dan McNeil takes over commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan KABUL, Feb 4, (AP) U.S. Gen. Dan McNeil took over command of NATO-led troops in Afghanistan in a ceremony on Sunday. McNeil replaced British Gen. David Richards at the helm of the 35,500 strong force. During his nine months as commander of NATO's International Stabilization and Assistance Force, Richards oversaw the bloodiest year in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. (Posted @ 11:30 PST)
Hotel fire kills 10 foreign tourists in southern Chile SANTIAGO, Chile A fire swept through a small hotel in Chile, killing 10 tourists from Argentina, Germany and the Netherlands, including two children, as they slept in their rooms, a fire official said. They said 11 guests escaped the fire, six with minor injuries. (Posted @ 11:00 PST)
Mine explosion leaves 32 dead in northeast Colombia SARDINATA, Colombia An explosion that roared through a makeshift coal mine has killed 32 miners in northeast Colombia, most still buried in gas-filled tunnels below ground, a civil defense official said. They made the announcement shortly before midnight Saturday after rescue crews recovered three bodies. They located 29 more bodies buried about 400 meters underground but were unable to safely remove them from the mine in the remote hamlet of San Roque, 255 miles northeast of Bogota. (Frist Posted @ 09:44 PST Updated @ 10:53 PST)
Tennis: Hingis claims record fifth Pan Pacific Open TOKYO, Feb 4, 2007 (AFP) - Former world number one Martina Hingis on Sunday claimed a record fifth title at the Pan Pacific Open, beating fifth-seeded Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, 6-4, 6-2. The 26-year-old Swiss Miss added to the titles she won here in 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2002. (Posted @ 10:47 PST)
Two US soldiers killed south of Baghdad BAGHDAD, Feb 4 (APP/AFP) - Two US soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb while on patrol south of Baghdad, the military said Sunday. Their unit "was conducting an assessment of battle positions in the area when the roadside bomb detonated, killing the two soldiers and wounding another," a statement said. (Posted @ 10:24 PST)
Iran, Pakistan govts reach agreement on gas pricing: MD SSGC SUKKUR, Feb 4 (APP)- Managing Director of Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC), Munawar Baseer Ahmad, Saturday said Iran and Pakistan reached agreement on gas pricing formula at the recent meeting held with the Iranian authorities at Teheran. Baseer who participated in the meeting said it would take 2/3 years time to work out gas related studies and feasibility, after which the laying of pipeline from Iran to Pakistan would take another 3 to 4 years. (Posted @ 10:24 PST)
Turkeys culled as deadly bird flu found in Britain HOLTON, England, Feb 4 (APP/AFP) - Nearly 160,000 turkeys were scheduled for culling Sunday in Britain after the country's first confirmed outbreak of the potentially lethal Asian strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus in poultry. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) spokeswoman said a cull of 159,000 turkeys began late Saturday and was expected to take about two days. (Posted @ 10:09 PST)
Tour buses collide in southern China, killing 13 BEIJING, Feb 4 (APP/AP) _ A tour bus travelling in the wrong lane on a highway in south China ploughed into an oncoming bus in Hechi in Guangxi region early Saturday killing 13 passengers and injuring 75, state media said Sunday. By Sunday, 50 people were still being treated in hospital, with four suffering serious injuries, the report said, without giving details. (Posted @ 10:04 PST)
Japan's FM calls US operation in Iraq 'naive' TOKYO, Feb 4 (APP/AFP) - Japan's foreign minister has criticised the US occupation of Iraq as "very naive" and blamed it for spiralling unrest there, in another swipe at US tactics by the key Washington ally. Taro Aso said late Saturday in Kyoto that then-US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld -- now replaced -- "started off the war, but the operation after the occupation was very naive." "Because this operation did not work well, it (Iraq) is in trouble now," he said, quoted by Jiji Press. (Posted @ 09:55 PST)
Fire in eastern China kills 17 BEIJING Feb 4 (APP/AP) _ A fire that swept through a two-story building of shops and apartments in Zhejiang province's Taizhou city killed at least 17 people on Sunday, state media reported. (Posted @ 09:53 PST)
Egypt puts onus on Palestinians to revive peace process CAIRO, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak put the onus on Palestinians to revive the peace process with Israel, saying on Saturday they cannot resume talks with the Jewish state without settling their internal differences first. Mubarak told a news conference with visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel the Palestinians were close to agreeing on a national unity government but gave no further details. (Posted @ 09:47 PST)
Bush says budget will limit non-defence spending WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said Saturday his upcoming budget proposal would emphasize restraint on domestic spending while making defence and war costs for Iraq and Afghanistan the top priority. (Posted @ 09:45 PST)
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