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| May 20, 2007 | Sunday | Jamadi-ul-Awwal 03, 1428 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
Lebanon army battles militants in north, 48 killed BEIRUT, May 20, (REUTERS) - Lebanese troops battled militants based in a Palestinian refugee camp on Sunday and 48 people were killed in Lebanon's bloodiest internal fighting since the 1975-90 civil war. Twenty-three soldiers and 19 militants died in the clashes, which erupted before dawn on the edge of the Nahr al-Bared camp and in the nearby city of Tripoli in north Lebanon. A cabinet minister said the fighting with Fatah al-Islam, which the government says is backed by Syria, seemed timed to try to derail U.N. moves to set up an international court to try those suspected of carrying out political killings in Lebanon. Four of the soldiers were killed in an attack on an army patrol in al-Qalamoun just south of Tripoli, Lebanon's second largest city, security sources said. They said 15 militants were killed when troops stormed buildings they had occupied in Tripoli and four in the camp, home to 40,000 refugees. Medical sources in the camp said six civilians, including two children, were killed and 60 wounded. (First Posted @ 10:26 PST Updated @ 22:04 PST)
Explosion damages Gaza house: witnesses GAZA, May 20, (REUTERS) - An explosion rocked a house in northern Gaza on Sunday, damaging the building but causing no injury, witnesses said. The source of the blast in Jabalya refugee camp was unclear. The Israeli military had no immediate comment. The incident happened shortly after the Israeli cabinet decided to step up military measures against Gaza militants in a bid to halt rocket fire against the Jewish state. (Posted @ 22:28 PST)
Suicide bomb kills 14, wounds 35 in eastern Afghanistan GARDEZ, Afghanistan May 20, 2007 (AP) A suicide bomber on foot blew himself up in a crowded market in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday just after a U.S. convoy drove by, killing 14 people and wounding 35, officials and witnesses said. The attack in the city of Gardez damaged around 30 shops, shattering windows and destroying the stores closest to the explosion. Three vehicles were damaged, including a taxi blasted by dozens of pieces of shrapnel. Witnesses said a U.S. convoy appeared to be the target, and Maj. William Mitchell, a spokesman for NATO's International Security Assistance Force, said there were initial reports of injuries to ISAF soldiers, though he didn't have further details. (First Posted @ 14:20 PST Updated @ 15:01 PST)
US pays Pakistan to hunt down terror suspects: NY Times WASHINGTON, May 20 (AFP) - The United States pays Pakistan about one billion dollars a year for its participation in counterterrorism operations along the border with Afghanistan, The New York Times reported on its website Saturday. The newspaper said the payments continue even though President Pervez Musharraf had decided eight months ago to slash patrols through the area where Al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters are most active. So far, Pakistan has received more than 5.6 billion dollars under the program over five years, more than half of the total aid the United States has sent to the country since the September 11, 2001, attacks, the paper said. (Posted @ 09:48 PST)
Cricket: Pakistan set Sri Lanka 314 to win LONDON, May 20, (REUTERS) - Pakistan made 313 for nine in their 50 overs to set Sri Lanka a challenging task in their second one-day international in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Opener Salman Butt (74) top scored for Pakistan with leg-spinner Malinga Bandara (three for 56) the pick of the bowlers. Pakistan lead the three-match series 1-0. (Posted @ 21:20 PST)
Seven US soldiers, interpreter killed in Iraq bombings BAGHDAD, May 20, (AFP) - Roadside bombings killed seven US soldiers and an interpreter, the military said on Sunday, putting May on track to be one of the deadliest months for US forces in Iraq since the March 2003 invasion. A single bomb in west Baghdad killed six soldiers and an interpreter as they were out on patrol on Saturday in search of weapons and bomb-making materials, the military said. The seventh soldier was killed in the southern city of Diwaniyah, the scene of deadly fighting between rival Shiite factions on Saturday. Two soldiers were also wounded when the bomb tore through their vehicle. (Posted @ 20:34 PST)
Car bomb in city of Ramadi kills at least two police BAGHDAD, May 20 (APP/AP) - A suicide bomber exploded a tanker truck near a police checkpoint outside a market west of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least two police officers and injuring nine other people, police said. (Posted @ 18:44 PST)
Cricket: West Indies 437 all out against England LONDON, May 20, 2007 (AFP) - West Indies were bowled out for 437 in reply to England's first innings 553 for five declared, a deficit of 116, on the fourth day of the first Test at Lord's here Sunday. Daren Powell was 36 not out after England left-arm spinner Monty Panesar had taken six wickets for 129 runs. This match was the first of a four-Test series. (Posted @ 16:51 PST)
New Gaza truce takes effect GAZA CITY, May 20 (AFP) – The new ceasefire deal that rival Palestinian factions clinched on Saturday is taking effect. Gunmen began to abandon rooftop positions and to remove street barricades under the eye of Egyptian mediators and representatives of different factions, accompanied by the military adviser to Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, General Abdel Razzaq al-Majaida, reports said.. “The armed men are coming down from the tower blocks and the barriers are being removed.” An AFP correspondent witnessed a dozen gunmen leave one of the highest vantage points in central Gaza City and also saw barricades being removed from Jalla Street. In announcing the truce, Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniya's spokesman Ghazi Hamad said “armed men will leave (their positions in) buildings and streets, will remove road blocks and release hostages on both sides.” (Posted @ 10:53 PST)
Three killed in Thailand's troubled south YALA, Thailand, May 20 (AFP) - Suspected separatist rebels shot dead three people in Thailand's Yala province, police said Sunday. A Buddhist motorcycle mechanic and a Muslim villager were killed in separate drive-by shootings late Saturday in Yala province. (Posted @ 10:43 PST)
Six killed, 10 injured in Sri Lanka fighting COLOMBO, May 20 (AFP) - Six people were killed and 10 others were wounded as government troops traded fire with Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka's war-torn north, the defence ministry said Sunday. Security forces beat back an attempt by LTTE)to break through the frontline at Muhamalai in Jaffna district late Saturday, killing three rebels, the ministry said. In northwest Mannar district, troops clashed with the guerrillas late Friday, killing two rebels and injuring seven, the ministry, said adding that a government soldier also died and three others were hurt. (Posted @ 10:40 PST)
Israel hits Hamas targets, killing three in Gaza GAZA, May 20 (Reuters) - Israel killed three suspected Hamas militants in one of four pre-dawn air strikes in Gaza on Sunday . Residents said that two more air strikes were aimed at metal workshops, one was in the northern part of the coastal territory and the other in Gaza City. Both were destroyed and there were no casualties. (Posted @ 10:31 PST)
Blast kills 6, wounds 50 in Peruvian market LIMA, May 20 (Reuters) - A blast in a crowded market in the city of Juliaca in southern Peru, killed six people and wounded at least 50, police said Saturday adding that they were trying to work out if the blast was the result of an attack or an accident. (Posted @ 10:12 PST)
At least 14 dead in Cameroon road accident YAOUNDE, May 20 (AFP) - At least 14 people were killed and several seriously injured Saturday in a collision between a bus and a minibus on a road between Yaounde and Douala, the two main towns of Cameroon, radio reported. (Posted @ 10:01 PST)
Bush preparing for British U-turn on Iraq: report LONDON, May 20 (AFP) - US President George W. Bush has been told to prepare for a British U-turn on Iraq once Gordon Brown becomes prime minister, The Sunday Telegraph newspaper said. Bush has been briefed by White House officials to expect an announcement on British troop withdrawals during Brown's first 100 days in office, the weekly said. The president was advised on how to handle the aftermath of a British pullout and the end of steadfast support from London, said the broadsheet, citing senior officials. Senior officials in the US National Security Council, the Pentagon and the State Department have expressed their fears about Brown, The Sunday Telegraph said. “There is a sense of foreboding,” an unnamed senior official was quoted as saying. (Posted @ 09:54 PST)
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