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| March 25, 2007 | Sunday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 5, 1428 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
UN chief urges Iran to return to talks UNITED NATIONS, March 25 (APP/AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Sunday urged Iran to return to talks, after the UN Security Council imposed fresh sanctions on the Islamic republic over its controversial nuclear program. The secretary general called on Iran “to urgently take the necessary steps to restore the international community's trust that its nuclear program is peaceful in nature,” a statement from his office said. (Posted @ 23:22 PST)
22 Indian troops injured in road accident ISLAMABAD, Mar 25 (APP) - In occupied Kashmir, 22 Indian troops were critically injured, when their vehicle met with an accident at Wazur in Qazigund on Srinagar-Jammu Highway. (Posted @ 22:52 PST)
Govt will accept the verdict of SJC: Shaukat Aziz ISLAMABAD, March 25 (PPI) - Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the government will accept and implement the verdict of the Supreme Judicial Council in the reference case. Addressing a news conference here Sunday, he said Justice Baghwandas has taken the oath of Acting Chief Justice of Pakistan and now misperceptions should be removed. He said all the stakeholders would present their views at the proceedings of Supreme Judicial Council and its all decisions should be accepted. The Prime Minister said the Supreme Judicial Council is a constitutional institute. (Posted @ 21:28 PST)
Abbas, Rice talk about new mechanism for moving forward with Arab peace plan TEL AVIV, March 25, (AP) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday explored practical ways of getting moderate Arab states involved in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts, Abbas aides said. The proposals are still in their early stages, said advisers Yasser Abed Rabbo and Saeb Erekat. One idea is to appoint a committee at next week's Arab Summit in Saudi Arabia, the aides said. (First Posted @ 18:48 PST Updated @ 20:36 PST)
Armenian PM dies of a heart attack YEREVAN, March 25, (AFP) - Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margarian, leader of the ruling Republican party, died of a heart attack on Sunday, the president's office said in a statement. (Posted @ 18:02 PST)
Cricket: Pakistan team arrive in London for short stay LONDON, March 25, (AFP) - Pakistan's cricketers, dumped out of the sport's showpiece World Cup and rocked by the murder of their coach, arrived in London on Sunday for a pre-arranged stay before heading home. (First Posted @ 12:20 PST Updated @ 17:16 PST)
India says air-to-air missile tested BHUBANESWAR, India, March 25, (AFP) India on Sunday successfully tested a locally made air-to-air missile in eastern Orissa state in the third such test since May 2003, defence officials said. It has a strike-range of 20 to 80 kilometres and can travel at twice the speed of sound, defence sources said. The single-stage solid-fuel missile can carry a 15 kilogram conventional warhead, they said. The test comes three days after neighbouring Pakistan test-fired a nuclear-capable radar-dodging cruise missile with a range of 700 kilometres The neighbours have routinely conducted missile tests since carrying out tit-for-tat nuclear detonations in May 1998. (Posted @ 13:30 PST)
More than 100 dead in latest Congo unrest KINSHASA, March 25, (AFP) More than 100 people died in clashes between the army in the Democratic Republic of Congo and forces of former vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba on Thursday and Friday, humanitarian sources said Sunday. The Catholic charity Caritas said 79 bodies had been counted at the general hospital in Kinshasa, 20 at the Kintambo hospital, six at the Ngaliema clinic and two at St Joseph hospital. In the four main hospitals in the capital, the charity reported 148 people were seriously wounded. (Posted @ 14:40 PST)
Rice meets Mubarak in Mideast peace drive ASWAN, Egypt, March 25, (AFP) US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday as she sought to boost involvement by Arab allies in efforts to rekindle Israeli-Palestinian talks. (Posted @ 13:20 PST)
Afghan forces kill 18 Taliban KHOST, Afghanistan, March 25, (AFP) Afghan security forces killed 18 Taliban militants in two separate clashes in south and southeastern Afghanistan, the military said Sunday. A group of armed Taliban attacked an Afghan army post in the Lawara area of Gian district in southeastern Paktika province early Sunday, sparking a three-hour gunbattle, regional army commander Mohammad Akram Sami told AFP. “In the three-hour fighting seven enemy elements were killed. We have the seven bodies,” he said. In a separate incident on Saturday a joint force of Afghan army, police and intelligence killed 11 Taliban militants in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province, the defence ministry said. (Posted @ 13:15 PST)
Two shot dead in Thailand's Muslim south PATTANI, Thailand, March 25 (AFP) Two men were shot dead late Saturday in Thailand's Muslim-majority south, where a separatist insurgency has raged for three years, police said Sunday. (Posted @ 10:50 PST)
Powerful quake rocks Japan; reports say 1 dead, 110 injured TOKYO, March 25 (AP) A magnitude-6.9 quake struck at 9:42 a.m. off the north coast of Ishikawa on Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring 110 others as it damaged buildings and triggered a small tsunami along the coast, officials and media reports said. The quake toppled buildings, triggered landslides, cut power, interfered with phone service, broke water mains and snarled public transportation. Television footage of the quake showed buildings shaking violently for about 30 seconds. Other shots showed collapsed buildings and shops with shattered windows, streets cluttered with roof tiles and roads with cracked pavement. (First Posted @ 10.10 PST Updated @ 10:40 PST)
Rain storms kill at least 12 people in Yemen SANAA, March 25 (Reuters) At least 12 people were killed and dozens of homes were destroyed in heavy rain storms in Yemen, a government official said. (Posted @ 10:25 PST)
Cricket: England beat Kenya by 7 wickets GROS ISLET, St Lucia, March 25 (AFP) England beat Kenya by seven wickets in their World Cup Group C match here Saturday to qualify for the Super Eights. The match was reduced by rain to 43 overs per side. Brief scores__Kenya 177 in 43 overs (S Tikolo 76); England 178-3 in 33 overs (E Joyce 75, K Pietersen 56 no) (Posted @ 10:20 PST)
10 dead in Moscow night club fire MOSCOW, March 25 (AFP) Ten people died when flames broke out in a ground-floor night club in downtown Moscow, officials said early Sunday. “According to preliminary information, the fire started near the bar, with strong smoke starting shortly afterwards, and people died on the spot, poisoned with carbon monoxide,” they said. (Posted @ 10:00 PST)
Cricket: Ireland betting to be probed in Woolmer murder - police LONDON, March 25 (AFP) The police chief heading the investigation into the murder of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer told a British Sunday newspaper that the odds on Ireland beating Pakistan would be probed. Mark Shields, Jamaica's deputy commissioner of police, raised suspicions over generous odds of eight to one being touted for an Irish win in the hours before the Pakistan match, The Observer reported.Shields told The Observer: “One aspect is what were the odds on Ireland if Ireland won. I understand that they were extremely good if you bet on Ireland. Pakistan's cricketers headed home Saturday after police interviewed three team members for a second time, but said none of them were suspects. “They clarified a number points,” Shields said after captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, caretaker coach Mushtaq Ahmed and manager Talat Ali were questioned just before they and the rest of the team flew out of Jamaica. (Posted @ 10:00 PST)
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