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| November 14, 2007 | Wednesday | Ziqa’ad 03, 1428 |
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Bush calls for end to Pakistan emergency NEW ALBANY, Indiana, Nov 14 (AFP): US President George W. Bush said Tuesday he hoped President Musharraf would end a state of emergency and hold elections soon while remaining a staunch ally in the war on terrorism. “He understands the stakes of the war, and I do believe he understands the importance of democracy,” Bush told the Fox Business Network in an interview. The US president noted that he had urged Musharraf by telephone one week ago to lift the state of emergency, hold elections, and quit as army chief. “He's agreed to hold elections in January, and he's agreed to take his uniform off. And our judgment is, is that the sooner he can suspend his emergency decree, the faster Pakistan gets back on the road to democracy,” he said. “When I talked to him, I said: 'You got to get Pakistan back on the road to democracy as quickly as possible.' And that means elections, and that means that, in my judgment, the road to democracy means you can't be the head of the military and the president at the same time,” said Bush. (Posted @ 09:30 PST)
Explosion in Tajik capital kills at least one DUSHANBE, Nov 14 (Reuters): An explosion rocked the centre of the Tajik capital Dushanbe Wednesday, killing at least one person, witnesses said. A witness saw at least one body lying on the pavement outside a conference hall located 300 metres from the presidential palace. It was not immediately clear what caused the blast. (Posted @ 09:20 PST)
Two Philadelphia officers shot and wounded while serving warrant PHILADELPHIA, Nov 14 (AP): Two undercover narcotics officers were shot and wounded in northeast Philadelphia Tuesday while trying to serve a warrant. The suspected gunman was believed to be still inside a house where the shooting occurred, police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson said. Several hours after the shooting, police took up to seven people from the house into custody. (Posted @ 09:15 PST)
Gunmen kill 21 Cameroon troops near Nigeria border YAOUNDE, Cameroon, Nov 14 (AP): Unidentified gunmen killed 21 Cameroonian soldiers and wounded ten in an attack near Nigeria's border Monday that also left about 10 assailants dead, officials said. The gunbattle in the formerly disputed Bakassi peninsula border region with Nigeria was reported Tuesday by Nigerian military officials, who said their country's armed forces were not involved. (Posted @ 09:10 PST)
Russia closes last military base in Georgia TBILISI, Nov 14 (Reuters): Russia said Tuesday it had formally ended its military presence in Georgia after more than two centuries, closing its last base in its small neighbour. Russia's commander of military forces in the Caucasus, Andrei Popov, signed documents handing over to Georgia the territory of its last base at Batumi in the Ajara autonomous republic. (Posted @ 08:45 PST)
Danish PM wins third term COPENHAGEN, Nov 14 (Reuters): Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen led his centre-right coalition to a third term in power in parliamentary elections Tuesday, promising voters he would lower taxes and maintain a tough stance on asylum-seekers. Rasmussen, 54, fought a close race with Social Democrat leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt, 40, who argued in her campaign that Danes would have to sacrifice better welfare for tax cuts. Rasmussen's Liberal-Conservative coalition and its far-right ally, the Danish People's Party (DPP), took a total of 90 seats in the 179-seat parliament. (Posted @ 08:45 PST )
Karaoke fire kills at least 11 in north China BEIJING, Nov 14 (Reuters): A fire swept through a Chinese karaoke bar early Wednesday killing at least 11 people, Xinhua news agency said. The fire broke out around 4 a.m. at the bar in Chengde county, 230 km northeast of Beijing, Xinhua said. (Posted @ 08:40 PST )
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