http://www.dawn.com Updated every minute of every day en-gb Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST © DAWN Group of Newspapers, 2006 see http://www.dawn.com/fixed/privacy/privacy.htm for Privacy Policy 15 http://www.dawn.com/images/die.gif http://www.dawn.com WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (AFP): US President George W. Bush said Thursday he plans to send Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Kenya to... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#43 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#43 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:54:29 PST MOGADISHU, Feb 14 (Reuters): Yemen's ambassador to Somalia Ali Masud survived a grenade attack on Thursday while attending a ceremony held by members... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#42 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#42 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:56:10 PST BRUSSELS, Feb 14 (AP): Belgian Vice Premier Yves Leterme, who is slated to become prime minister next month, was taken to hospital with... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#41 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#41 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:56:06 PST BELGRADE, Feb 14 (AP): Serbia's government on Thursday denounced any unilateral declaration of Kosovo's independence --expected within days-- as “invalid and void.” Serbia... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#40 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#40 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:55:58 PST JOHANNESBURG, Feb 14 (Reuters): African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma has asked South Africa's Constitutional Court to strike down a court ruling allowing... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#39 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#39 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:30:12 PST FAISALABAD, Feb 14 (Reuters): Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto's widower, Asif Ali Zardari held his first rally in Punjab in the industrial city... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#38 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#38 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:17:17 PST WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (AP): Despite a soaring foreign oil bill and another record deficit with China, the overall U.S. trade deficit declined in... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#37 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#37 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:17:14 PST LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters): President Hamid Karzai is in danger of alienating British public commitment to Afghanistan if he continues to criticise Britain's... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#36 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#36 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:17:11 PST DRESDEN, Feb 14 (AP): German police arrested 20 people during clashes between left and right-wing demonstrators in the eastern city of Dresden, officials... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#35 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#35 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:17:08 PST NEW DELHI, Feb 14 (AFP): India called for an alliance of navies to boost security at sea at its first naval summit Thursday... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#34 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#34 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:17:05 PST BAGHDAD, Feb 14 (Reuters): Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will arrive in Baghdad on March 2 for two days of talks with Iraqi Prime... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#33 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#33 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:17:02 PST KABUL, Feb 14 (AFP) US-led coalition swoops on Taliban leaders left several insurgents dead while two civilians transporting construction materials were blown up... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#32 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#32 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:29:18 PST ISLAMABAD, Feb 14 (PPI) Pakistan and India Thursday began fresh round of talks over the air links between the two countries. Senior officials... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#31 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#31 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:11:49 PST ISLAMABAD, Feb 14 (Reuters) President Musharraf issued a warning to opposition parties to accept the result of Monday's election and not resort to... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#30 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#30 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:59:57 PST BAGHDAD, Feb 14 (AFP) A bomb planted in a minibus ripped through a market in Baghdad's Sadr City neighbourhood around midday Thursday, killing... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#29 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#29 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:42:22 PST KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb 14 (AP) Airstrikes and a gunbattle involving U.S.-led coalition forces killed at least four suspected Taliban insurgents, the military and... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#28 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#28 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:37:53 PST LUXOR, Egypt, Feb 14 (AP) Twenty-seven tourists were injured when their speeding bus overturned in southern Egypt, security and medical officials said Thursday.... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#27 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#27 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:23:17 PST MAE SOT, Thailand, Feb 14 (Reuters) A leader of Myanmar's biggest rebel group was assassinated in the Thai border town of Mae Sot... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#26 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#26 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:05:31 PST ATHENS, Greece, Feb 14 (AP) A strong earthquake struck southern Greece Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey and Greek geological authorities said. There were... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#25 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#25 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:51:54 PST BAGHDAD, Feb 14 (Reuters) At least four people were killed and 28 wounded when a car bomb exploded Thursday in a market in... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#24 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#24 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:48:20 PST ISLAMABAD, Feb 14 (AFP) President Musharraf Thursday promised the “mother of all elections” when Pakistan goes to the polls next week, reiterating that... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#23 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#23 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:57:46 PST BAGHDAD, Feb 14 (Reuters) Iran has postponed a scheduled round of talks with the United States in Baghdad on Iraqi security, giving no... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#22 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#22 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:24:30 PST YEREVAN, Armenia, Feb 14 (AP) A plane carrying 21 people crashed on takeoff from Armenia's capital early Thursday, injuring at least 10 people,... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#21 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#21 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:20:41 PST TIKRIT, Iraq, Feb 14 (AFP) - Gunmen stormed into a house in Saddam Hussein's native village in central Iraq and shot dead nine... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#20 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#20 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:31:48 PST SAMARRA, Iraq, Feb 14 (Reuters) Gunmen shot dead nine members of an Iraqi family after storming their house in the village of Awja,... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#19 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#19 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:59:08 PST RANCHI, India, Feb 14 (AFP) Five Maoist rebels were killed in clashes with villagers and security forces Thursday in eastern India, police said.... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#18 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#18 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:29:26 PST NARATHIWAT, Thailand, Feb 14 (AFP) - Three Muslim rubber tappers were killed early Thursday in Thailand's southernmost provinces, where an Islamic separatist insurgency... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#17 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#17 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:23:42 PST MANILA, Feb 14 (AFP) - Philippine President Gloria Arroyo cancelled a Friday trip to the country's northern provinces due to reports of a... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#16 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#16 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:21:37 PST TEHRAN, Feb 14 (AFP) - Ten people were injured when an earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale hit western Iran, state television... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#15 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#15 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:17:58 PST BEIRUT, Feb 14 (AFP) - Thousands of pro-government supporters gathered in central Beirut on Thursday to mark the third anniversary of former Lebanese... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#14 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#14 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:14:48 PST COLOMBO, Feb 14 (AFP) - Sri Lankan government forces have killed at least 50 Tamil Tiger rebels in fresh fighting along frontlines in... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#13 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#13 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:10:28 PST KHAR, Pakistan, Feb 14 (AFP) - A roadside bomb struck a Pakistani paramilitary convoy in a troubled tribal region on Thursday, killing three... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#12 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#12 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:08:45 PST QUITO, Ecuador, Feb 14 (AP) - Fifteen Huaorani Indians living in voluntary isolation in Ecuador's largest nature reserve have been shot to death... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#11 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#11 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:15:08 PST SYDNEY, Australia, Feb 14 (AP) - Cricket Australia is continuing to monitor the security situation in Pakistan before deciding whether its tour will... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#10 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#10 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:07:03 PST YEREVAN, Armenia, Feb 14 (AP) - A plane carrying 21 people crashed on takeoff from Armenia's capital early Thursday, but there were no... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#9 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#9 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:54:48 PST SYDNEY, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Australia has been selected to host the men's and women's Champions Trophy tournaments in 2009, Hockey Australia announced... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#8 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#8 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:41:17 PST LAHORE, Pakistan, Feb 14 (AFP) – Asif Ali Zardari, husband of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, has warned that he could call for... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#7 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#7 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:41:12 PST VIENNA, Feb 14 (AFP) - Iran has begun testing advanced second-generation centrifuges, defying UN Security Council demands to end its uranium enrichment activities,... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#6 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#6 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:23:11 PST WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (AFP) - US President George W. Bush signed a two-year, 168-billion-dollar economic stimulus package on Wednesday, hoping it would deliver... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#5 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#5 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:01:05 PST HANOI, Feb 14 (AFP) - Bird flu killed a Vietnamese man this week, the country's second victim of the H5N1 strain in 2008,... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#4 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#4 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:00:37 PST AUCKLAND, Feb 14 (AFP) - Record-breaking former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming announced Thursday he will retire from international cricket after the third... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#3 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#3 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:51:26 PST KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 (AFP) - Malaysia's general elections will take place on March 8, the Election Commission said Thursday a day after... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#2 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#2 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:48:43 PST BANGKOK, Feb 14 (AFP) - More than 200 couples lined up on Thursday to tie the knot on Valentine's Day in Bangkok's Bang... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#1 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#1 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:48:38 PST By Sanaullah Baloch NELSON Mandela who was arrested in 1964 was convicted of sabotage and treason and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Apartheid... http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#03 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/rss.htm#03 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:11:51 PST