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Al-Qaeda warns of new attacks deadlier than before
Thousands of pilgrims
participate in London Ratha-yatra
21 Jun 2010, NewAgeIslam.Com
Al-Qaeda warns of new attacks deadlier than before
Thousands of pilgrims
participate in London Ratha-yatra
Hanging Qasab not an easy task,
says judge
‘Muslims must focus on
education’
Bangladesh varsity shut after World Cup
dispute
US says Afghan withdrawal
‘firm’
No
reason for Afghans to go back home?
MWL backs interfaith conference in
Kerala
By War or Peace, No Easy Exit
From Afghanistan
Now, MHA to scrutinise all visa applications from
Pak
Iran bans 2 IAEA inspectors from entering
Iran
Israeli
Easing of Blockade of Gaza Draws Praise of U.S.
UK Attitude to Afghan War
Hardens as Toll Hits 300
US warns Pak over Iran gas
deal
Include peace corridor in Indo-Pak talks:
Sikhs
Parties join hands to raise Saeed issue with
US
Pak
wants good relations with India: Gilani
Terror suspects allege torture
by ATS, write to court
British Muslim mother held prisoner in PoK freed:
Report
Qaeda Dictates Peace Terms To US In
Video
‘Many Kerala Outfits Have ISI
Links’
‘Israel
OKs Civilian Goods Into Gaza’
3 Killed, 23 Injured In Afghan
Blasts
Srinagar SSP removed after firing
incident
Terror to top Rao’s Pak tour
agenda
Madani
drew Nazeer into grid
Ethnic Uzbeks refuse to go
home
Afghanistan, Pakistan begin
Taliban talks
25 Saudi
Gitmo prisoners return to militancy
German among 7 foreigners killed in drone
attack
Benazir’s birth anniversary today: PPP all set to
hold blood donation camps
Air strikes kill 24 militants in
Mohmand
World Cup offers besieged Gazans
rare escape
Iraq’s
Allawi fears plots to assasinate him
Man accused of trespassing into woman’s flat,
raping her
Compiled by Asit Kumar
Photo: London's Ratha-yatra from Hyde Park to
Trafalgar Square
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Al-Qaeda warns of new attacks deadlier than
before
Jun 21 2010
Cairo :
Al-Qaeda's US-born spokesman warned President Barack Obama that the militant
group may launch new attacks that would kill more Americans than previous
ones.
In a
taunting, 24 minute message that dwelled on Obama's setbacks, including the loss
of Massachusetts Senate seat to the Republicans, Adam Gadahn set out al-Qaeda's
conditions for peace with the US, including cutting support for Israel and
withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.
Gadahn
said that if you compared the number of dead Muslims "with the relatively small
number of Americans we have killed so far, it becomes crystal-clear that we
haven't even begun to even the score," he said, dressed in a white robe and
turban.
"That's
why next time, we might not show the restraint and self-control we have shown up
until now," he said. Even if al-Qaeda was defeated, "hundreds of millions of
Muslims" would still fight the US, he added.
Al-Qaeda
offered the same conditions for an end to hostilities to then President George W
Bush in 2007, including the release of all Muslim prisoners and cutting off aid
to Middle East governments.
Gadahn's
statement was notable for its mocking tone, in which he described Obama as "a
devious, evasive and serpentine American president with a Muslim name," and
seemed to delight in his setbacks.
"You're
no longer the popular man you once were, a year ago or so," he crowed, ascribing
his drop in popularity to the escalation of the US wars
abroad.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/alqaeda-warns-of-new-attacks-deadlier-than-before/636521/
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Thousands of pilgrims participate in London
Ratha-yatra
June 21, 2010
LONDON: Thousands of pilgrims and faith leaders from all over the
world participated in a Ratha-yatra, festival of chariots, here on Sunday
evening as the city was illuminated by wonderful colours and sounds of the
annual Hare Krishna Festival.
The devotees pulled three 40-foot high colourful chariots carrying the sacred deities of Lord Jagannatha, Lady Subhadra and Lord Balarama from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square.
The giant chariots were accompanied by a procession of singers, musicians and dancers.
At Trafalgar Square, where the procession concluded, thousands of people had gathered to witness cultural and educational displays and exhibitions linked to the Ratha-yatra.
The festival of chariots is a celebration dating back to over 5000 years, annually observed in the ancient holy city of Jagannatha Puri in Orissa, making it the oldest street festival in the world.
Devotees believe that if they get the honour of pulling the ropes of the giant chariot, carrying Lord Krishna, known as Jagannatha - Lord of the Universe, then, at the end of this life, they will be granted eternal service to the Lord in the spiritual world.
"Each year, we aim to make the Festival of the Chariots a more vibrant and colourful festival for London. Now over forty years on, it's amazing to see yet another generation of Londoners enjoying the Ratha-Yatra celebration here in our capital," said Titikshu Das, Coordinator of London Carnival of Chariots.
This ancient festival was brought to western shores by His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami, founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
The first Ratha-yatra festival outside of India took place in San Francisco in 1967. This festival came to London in 1969, where it has been faithfully observed every year for over 40 years attracting more than 30,000 people throughout the day.
The devotees pulled three 40-foot high colourful chariots carrying the sacred deities of Lord Jagannatha, Lady Subhadra and Lord Balarama from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square.
The giant chariots were accompanied by a procession of singers, musicians and dancers.
At Trafalgar Square, where the procession concluded, thousands of people had gathered to witness cultural and educational displays and exhibitions linked to the Ratha-yatra.
The festival of chariots is a celebration dating back to over 5000 years, annually observed in the ancient holy city of Jagannatha Puri in Orissa, making it the oldest street festival in the world.
Devotees believe that if they get the honour of pulling the ropes of the giant chariot, carrying Lord Krishna, known as Jagannatha - Lord of the Universe, then, at the end of this life, they will be granted eternal service to the Lord in the spiritual world.
"Each year, we aim to make the Festival of the Chariots a more vibrant and colourful festival for London. Now over forty years on, it's amazing to see yet another generation of Londoners enjoying the Ratha-Yatra celebration here in our capital," said Titikshu Das, Coordinator of London Carnival of Chariots.
This ancient festival was brought to western shores by His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami, founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
The first Ratha-yatra festival outside of India took place in San Francisco in 1967. This festival came to London in 1969, where it has been faithfully observed every year for over 40 years attracting more than 30,000 people throughout the day.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/Thousands-of-pilgrims-participate-in-London-Ratha-yatra/articleshow/6073236.cms
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Hanging Qasab not an task easy, says
judge
By SHAHID RAZA
BURNEY
21 June 2010
NAGPUR:
Even though the death sentence that was handed down to the lone survivor of the
Mumbai terror attacks, Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab, on May 6 may have given some
satisfaction to Indians, the task of carrying out the execution is not an easy
one, said Supreme Court of India Judge V.S.
Shirpurkar.
Speaking
at the launch of book “Death Penalty in Supreme Court – National and
International Viewpoint” here on Sunday, Shirpurkar said the death sentence is
not like visiting a shop to buy chocolate and that people should understand the
role of the judiciary.
“It’s
extremely difficult for a judge to impose the death penalty on an accused. Even
hanging someone brings jitters to our bodies. Death penalties are not for
entertainment. They are in fact very sensitive subjects and the citizens of this
country should bear this in mind,” he added.
Justice
A.P. Lavande of the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court stressed it is
necessary to think seriously about the abolition of the death penalty, while
advocate Mardirkar said it is necessary to create public awareness about the
death penalty awarded by the judiciary.
http://arabnews.com/world/article69769.ece
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‘Muslims must focus on
education’
Jun 21, 2010
PUNE:
Muslims must focus on education as it will enable the community to raise its
standards, Rajinder Sachar, chairman of the Sachar committee, said on Sunday.
"Muslims are only a religious minority in the country and not outsiders," the
former chief justice of the Delhi HC said. Sachar had been invited to the city
by the S M Joshi Socialist Foundation and the Nanasaheb Gore Academy. The Sachar
Committee had submitted a report on the status of Muslims in India in 2006.
Sachar
said: "We studied IAS examination results for two years. In one of the years, we
found that 6.7% of the total candidates who had passed were Muslims. Also, of
the four lakh candidates who had appeared for the exam, a very small number
belonged to Muslims.”
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Muslims-must-focus-on-education/articleshow/6072960.cms
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Bangladesh varsity shut after World Cup
dispute
Jun 21st, 2010
A top
public university in Bangladesh closed indefinitely after students clashed over
whether to cancel classes to watch the World Cup.
Bangladesh University of Engineering and
Technology asked students to leave dormitories by Sunday to calm the situation,
said Habibur Rahman, pro-vice chancellor of the university in the
capital.
The
decision was made late Saturday after at least five students were injured in
violence between two groups of students. One group demanded an early summer
vacation so they could watch football on television without any tension. They
asked other students not to attend classes or take tests and locked the
university’s main gate, prompting clashes with senior students who wanted
classes to continue.
No date
has been set for when the university will reopen. Earlier this month, hundreds
of angry football fans smashed vehicles in Dhaka after power outages interrupted
live TV broadcasts of a World Cup match between Argentina and Nigeria.
http://www.dailypioneer.com/263942/Bangladesh-varsity-shut-after-World-Cup-dispute.html
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US says Afghan withdrawal
‘firm’
June 21, 2010
WASHINGTON—The Obama administration is
reaffirming its pledge to begin pulling U.S. troops out of Afghanistan next
summer. But the Pentagon and the White House are still saying different things
about how many troops will leave — and when.
President Barack Obama’s chief of staff tells
ABC’s “This Week” that the July 2011 date to begin withdrawal is firm. Emanuel
isn’t disputing quoted remarks from Vice President Joe Biden that “a whole lot”
of troops would leave.
Gen.
David Petraeus, who oversees the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, told Congress last
week that he’d recommend putting off the withdrawal if need be. He said security
conditions and the Afghan government have to be ready to handle a U.S.
drawdown.
Full
report at:
http://dailymailnews.com/0610/21/FrontPage/index.php?id=7
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No reason for Afghans to go back
home?
By Sohail Raza
Khattak
June 21, 2010
KARACHI:
In the narrow streets among a few old multi-storey buildings there is a market
named Al-Asif Square where millions of flies hover over food items being sold by
Afghan refugees. Most of these refugees have been living here since 1979 when
the Soviet Union attacked Afghanistan; however, some refugees had migrated after
the United States’ attack on the Taliban government in connection with September
11, 2001.
Quite a
few of these refugees have passed more than 30 years without ever visiting their
motherland, while the new generation has not even seen their native land and
have no idea whether they would in the future. Many do not want to leave as they
are living happily here and have no concerns of being bombed by the
drones.
Faheem,
27, and his 9-year-old nephew Ghowsaleen from Mazar Sharif, who work as
attendants at a makeshift hotel, said, “We rent a home here and have plenty of
food. What will we do if we go back? There is nothing except landmines and bomb
blasts there. It’s safe here.”
Full
report at:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\06\21\story_21-6-2010_pg12_6
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MWL backs interfaith conference
in Kerala
By P.K. ABDUL
GHAFOUR
21 June 2010
JEDDAH:
Muslim World League Secretary-General Abdullah Al-Turki has welcomed the plan
for an interfaith dialogue conference in the Indian state of Kerala in December
this year.
In a
statement after meeting Justice P.K. Shamsuddin and Justice K.A. Abdul Gafoor,
officials of the International Interfaith Dialogue India (IIDI), Al-Turki
expressed hope the conference would promote harmony between followers of
different faiths.
The IIDI
office-bearers were in the Kingdom to invite Saudi officials to take part in the
conference, which will be held in Kochi. Al-Turki has insisted that the
conference should get the approval of the Indian government and backing of other
organizations.
Full
report at:
http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article69743.ece
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By War or Peace, No Easy Exit
From Afghanistan
By ROD NORDLAND
21 June 2010
KABUL,
Afghanistan — There’s no way we can kill our way out of Afghanistan, Gen.
Stanley A. McChrystal, the American commander, has said. By now, that’s become a
mantra.
“One
thing we are all hearing, especially between now and next year, is that there is
no military solution to this conflict,” said Staffan de Mistura, the new special
representative of the United Nations secretary general to Afghanistan. “The
Taliban will never win the war, and on the other side, they’ll never win
either.”
So
everyone talks about peace, but so far no one is actually talking peace. The
obstacles to doing so are profound and in many ways as daunting as the prospect
of a military solution.
Full
report at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/weekinreview/20nordland.html?ref=world
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Now, MHA to scrutinise all visa
applications from Pak
Pranab Dhal Samanta
Jun 21 2010
New
Delhi : In a significant follow-up action to plug the holes in the system after
the Headley case, the government has practically done away with the
discretionary powers of the Indian high commissioner in Pakistan to issue visas.
Most visas in Pakistan were being issued under these powers until
now.
A real
time online pre-verification system was launched last week which ensures that
every visa application from Pakistan is screened thoroughly by the Home Ministry
and related security agencies, including state police, before grant of visa.
While the high commission’s recommendations would still carry weight, sources
said, the decision to give a visa will rest with Delhi and not
Islamabad.
Full
report at:
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/now-mha-to-scrutinise-all-visa-applications-from-pak/636466/
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Iran bans 2 IAEA inspectors from
entering Iran
Jun 21 2010
Tehran:
A state media report says Iran has banned two UN nuclear inspectors from
entering the country.
The
report posted Monday on the Web site of the state broadcasting company quotes
Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran's nuclear department, as saying the Vienna-based
International Agency for Atomic Energy, the UN nuclear watchdog, has been
informed of the decision to ban the two inspectors. He did not name
them.
The ban
is the latest twist in Iran's deepening tussle with the IAEA and the West over
its nuclear program.
The
United States says Iran's program is geared toward making nuclear weapons. Iran
denies the charge.
Salehi
claimed the two inspectors' latest report on Iran was false and they disclosed
its contents before the agency reviewed it.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/iran-bans-2-iaea-inspectors-from-entering-iran/636560/
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Israeli Easing of Blockade of
Gaza Draws Praise of U.S.
By ISABEL KERSHNER
Jun 21 2010
JERUSALEM — Bowing to worldwide pressure and
condemnation, Israel on Sunday formally announced an eased blockade of Gaza that
could significantly expand the flow of goods overland into the impoverished
coastal Palestinian enclave, isolated by the Israelis for three
years.
The
announcement, made by the prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, came
three weeks after a deadly Israeli naval commando raid that thwarted a breach of
the blockade by a flotilla of pro-Palestinian aid activists. That raid outraged
much of the world and became a catalyst for a serious re-examination by Israel
of its policy toward Gaza, which is governed by the militant anti-Israeli group
Hamas and is home to 1.5 million Palestinians.
Full
report at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/21/world/middleeast/21mideast.html?ref=world
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UK Attitude to Afghan War
Hardens as Toll Hits 300
Jun 21 2010
WOOTTON
BASSETT, England (Reuters) - At a rousing parade in London to welcome troops
home, and as a town in southwest England prepared for the funerals of less
fortunate soldiers, the message was the same: Britain has no business in
Afghanistan.
The
death toll for British troops in the country hit 300 on Monday, providing
further ammunition for critics of the war who question how the government can
justify the cost in blood and money given the dearth of tangible
progress.
Politicians say the war is vital for Britain's
security, but analysts say the main reason the country will fight on is to
safeguard ties to the United States, and perhaps salvage a semblance of success
to allow its troops to leave with pride.
Full
report at:
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/06/21/world/international-uk-britain-afghanistan-opposition.html
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US warns Pak over Iran gas
deal
Jun 21, 2010
ISLAMABAD: The US warned Pakistan that a recently
signed gas pipeline deal with Iran could run afoul of new sanctions being
finalized in Congress, the US special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan said on
Sunday.
Richard
Holbrooke delivered the message during a visit to Pakistan, his first since Iran
inked a contract earlier this month to export 21.5 million cubic meters of gas
per day to Pakistan beginning in 2014. “We cautioned the Pakistanis to try to
see what the (Congressional) legislation is before deciding how to proceed
because it would be a disaster if we had a situation develop where an agreement
was reached which then triggered something under the law,’’ said Holbrooke.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/US-warns-Pak-over-Iran-gas-deal/articleshow/6073058.cms
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Include peace corridor in
Indo-Pak talks: Sikhs
Jun 21, 2010
CHANDIGARH: Ahead of secretary-level talks
between India and Pakistan, the global Sikh community has now raised the long
pending issue of Kartarpur Sahib corridor, with the hope that this religious and
emotional issue would act as a balm to soothe sore relations between the two
nations.
While
the demand for a corridor to the historical Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib — which is
located barely 1.5km inside the Pakistan territory from the Indian border near
Dera Baba Nanak — has been a long pending one with various Sikh organizations
appealing to the two countries from time to time, the United Sikh Mission (USM),
a California based NGO, recently approached Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and
AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi to raise the issue with the neighbouring
country in the coming days.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Include-peace-corridor-in-Indo-Pak-talks-Sikhs/articleshow/6073105.cms
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Parties join hands to raise
Saeed issue with US
Jun 21, 2010
NEW
DELHI: Rising above their political differences, several national and regional
parties have come together to put pressure on the Obama administration to compel
Pakistan to crack down on terror masterminds like Hafiz Saeed and Zaki-ur Rehman
Lakhvi.
Representatives of the Congress, BJP, NCP, Akali
Dal and BJD met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and senior officials of
the state department in Washington earlier this week to make a plea for
pressuring Pakistan to crack down on those behind the 26/11 Mumbai terror
attack.
The MPs'
delegation, according to a press release here, expressed concern over
Islamabad's reluctance to take action against Saeed and LeT boss Lakhvi.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Parties-join-hands-to-raise-Saeed-issue-with-US/articleshow/6072828.cms
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Pak wants good relations with
India: Gilani
21 June 2010
Islamabad : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza
Gilani has said that his government wants good neighbourly relations with India
and the peaceful resolution of all outstanding issues between the two countries,
including the Kashmir issue.
Gilani
made the remarks during a meeting with visiting US Special Representative for
Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke on
Saturday.
Referring to the upcoming visits to Pakistan by
Indian Foreign Secretary, Home Minister and External Affairs Minister, Gilani
reaffirmed Islamabad's "keen desire to have good neighbourly relations with
India through peaceful resolution of all outstanding issues between the two
countries, including the core issue of Kashmir (and) the water
dispute".
Full
report at:
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pak-wants-good-relations-with-india-gilani/636176/
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Terror suspects allege torture
by ATS, write to court
21 June 2010
Mumbai :
Two suspected terrorists, arrested for allegedly planning to carry out terror
attacks in the city, have in a letter submitted before a local court sought bail
alleging police torture.
Abdul
Latif and Riyaz Ali were arrested by the state Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) on
March 13 this year for allegedly planning to carry out attacks at the head
quarters of public sector petroleum company ONGC, Thakkar Mall in suburban
Mumbai and Mangaldas Market in south Mumbai.
On June
19, when the duo were produced before the Mazgaon metropolitan magistrate for
extension of their judicial custody, the accused submitted a hand written letter
to the court alleging torture by the ATS.
Full
report at:
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/terror-suspects-allege-torture-by-ats-write-to-court/636233/
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British Muslim mother held
prisoner in PoK freed: Report
Jun 21st, 2010
London :
A British Muslim mother and her four children kept captive by their relatives in
Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir for eight months have been freed, after she wrote a
"secret letter" to his brother in UK for help.
Farzana
Ahmed, 32, from Stockton-on-Tees had travelled to Pakistan after suffering
difficulties in her marriage and expected her husband to join her. But he failed
to do so.
Instead,
she was kept locked inside the home of her husband's family in the city of
Mirpur with her children, aged two, four, eight and 12, The Daily Telegraph
reported.
She
claimed she was told her children would be killed if she tried to escape. Armed
officers arrived at the house with a court order yesterday demanding she be
allowed to return to Britain.
Full
report at:
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/british-muslim-mother-held-prisoner-in-pok-freed-report/635953/
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Qaeda Dictates Peace Terms To US
In Video
Jun 21st, 2010
Al Qaeda
America’s spokesman called onto US President Barack Obama to withdraw all
personnel from Muslim lands in a video dictating several demands carried by US
monitoring groups on Sunday.
“You
must pull every last one of your soldiers, spies, security advisers... and all
other American personnel, ships and aircraft out of every Muslim land from
Afghanistan to Zanzibar,” the spokesman, Adam Gadahn,
said.
In the
24-minute-long video, which was carried by the monitoring groups IntelCentre and
SITE Intelligence, Gadahn was quoted as telling Mr Obama to “end all support,
both moral and material, to Israel.”
Full
report at:
http://www.asianage.com/international/qaeda-dictates-peace-terms-us-video-479
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‘Many Kerala Outfits Have ISI
Links’
Jun 21st, 2010
The
minister of state for home, Mr Mullappally Ramachandran, said here on Sunday
that many outfits in Kerala had links with the Inter Services Intelligence of
Pakistan. Talking to mediapersons, the minister said that many of these agencies
were being kept under a close watch by the Centre.
He,
however, said that Left extremist organisations still did not have much
influence in the state. “Maoism is not strong here,” he
added.
The
minister said that there was no need to deploy the Army to tackle the Maoists.
“Paramilitary forces and police are taking strong action,” he
said.
http://www.asianage.com/india/%E2%80%98many-kerala-outfits-have-isi-links%E2%80%99-436
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‘Israel OKs Civilian Goods Into
Gaza’
Jun 21st, 2010
Israel
will allow all “civilian” goods into the Gaza Strip while still preventing
weapons from entering the Hamas-run territory, a senior Israeli official said on
Sunday. The new policy is a response to mounting calls to ease the four-year
siege on the impoverished enclave after Israeli forces killed nine activists
during a May 31 raid on a flotilla of aid ships attempting to run the blockade.
“We are committed to enable the flow of civilian goods to the civilian
population in the Gaza Strip,” a senior official in the office of Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu told AFP.
“From
today, there is a green light for all goods to enter Gaza except for military
items and material that can strengthen the Hamas military machine,” the official
said as Netanyahu was meeting West Asia Quartet envoy Tony Blair to discuss
easing the blockade.
Full
report at:
http://www.asianage.com/international/%E2%80%98israel-oks-civilian-goods-gaza%E2%80%99-474
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3 Killed, 23 Injured In Afghan
Blasts
Jun 21st, 2010
Two
explosions minutes apart rocked a provincial capital in southern Afghanistan on
Sunday, killing a child and wounding at least 23 other
people.
The
young girl was killed and at least 14 other people were wounded in the first
blast in front of a bank in southern Lashkar Gah city, said Daud Ahmadi,
spokesman for the governor in Helmand province.
Five
people, including an Afghan soldier, were injured in the second explosion near a
high school, he said.
“Once
again, the militants targeted civilians,” Mr Ahmadi
said.
http://www.asianage.com/international/3-killed-23-injured-afghan-blasts-464
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Srinagar SSP removed after
firing incident
Jun 21st, 2010
The top
cop in-charge of Srinagar was on Sunday summarily removed after the death of one
person in firing by security forces in downtown Srinagar which triggered angry
protests.
Riyaz
Bedar, Senior Superintendent of Police, was replaced by Syed Ashiq Bukhari after
a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to review the law
and order situation. Bukhari was SSP,
counter-intelligence.
The
meeting, attended by state DGP Kuldeep Khoda, Special Director General of CRPF N
K Tripathy and other officers, was held after the firing incident in which CRPF
is reported to have fired at the mob.
Two
other senior officers -- SP (North city) Abdul Rashid and DSP (North city)
Hameed -- were also moved out.
Full
report at:
http://www.dailypioneer.com/263860/Srinagar-SSP-removed-after-firing-incident.html
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Terror to top Rao’s Pak tour
agenda
Jun 21st, 2010
India’s
concerns on terrorism emanating from Pakistan have not diminished and a dialogue
to address issue is the way forward for improving relations between the two
neighbours.
In fact,
this philosophy of India refraining from adopting an “accusatory mode” will be
the underlying theme when Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao meets Pakistani
counterpart Salman Bashir in Islamabad on June 24, official sources said here on
Sunday.
She will
focus on terrorism emanating from Pakistani soil and Home Minister P Chidambaram
will have more detailed discussions with his Pakistani counterpart Rehman Malik
on the issue during the SAARC internal Ministers’ conference on June 26 in
Islamabad.
Full
report at:
http://www.dailypioneer.com/263964/Terror-to-top-Rao%E2%80%99s-Pak-tour-agenda.html
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Madani drew Nazeer into
grid
Jun 21st, 2010
Even as
Fast Track Court (5) of Bangalore is to examine in detail the anticipatory bail
application of Abdul Nasser Madani, 31st accused in the 2008 bombings case, on
Tuesday, reports from the Karnataka capital say the police have accused him of
being part of the terror group that had planned and executed the
blasts.
The
additional chargesheet submitted at the Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Bangalore
by the Karnataka Police says the objective of the perpetrators of the blasts was
to wage jihad in India and to trigger insurgency by destabilising the country
economically. The chargesheet was submitted in the court on June
11.
Full
report at:
http://www.dailypioneer.com/263952/Madani-drew-Nazeer-into-grid.html
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Ethnic Uzbeks refuse to go
home
Jun 21st, 2010
Thousands of ethnic Uzbeks massed on the border
of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are refusing to return to their homes in southern
Kyrgyzstan, saying they fear for their lives. Kyrgyz troops entered the border
village of Suratash early Sunday and tried to reassure refugees that it was safe
to return home. The refugees declined, saying they don’t trust Kyrgyz
authorities to provide protection.
http://www.dailypioneer.com/263914/Ethnic-Uzbeks-refuse-to-go-home.html
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Afghanistan, Pakistan begin
Taliban talks
Karin Brulliard and Karen
DeYoung
Jun 21st, 2010
Afghanistan and Pakistan are talking about how to
make peace with insurgents fighting US troops in Afghanistan, including one
faction con- sidered the coalition forces' most lethal foe, according to
Pakistani and US officials.
The
discussions reflect the beginnings of a thaw in relations between Kabul and
Islamabad, which are focused on shaping the after- math of what they fear could
be a more abrupt withdrawal of US troops than is now
anticipated.
But one
element of the effort -- outreach by Pakistan to the militia head- ed by the
young command- er Sirajuddin Haqqani -- faces opposition from US officials, who
consider the Al-Qaeda-linked group too brutal to be
tolerated.
Full
report at: Hindustan Times
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25 Saudi Gitmo prisoners return
to militancy
June 21, 2010
RIYADH:
Around 25 former detainees from Guantanamo Bay camp returned to militancy after
going through a rehabilitation programme for al Qaeda members in Saudi Arabia, a
Saudi security official said on Saturday.
The
United States have sent back around 120 Saudis from the detention camp at the US
naval base in Cuba, set up after the US launched a “war on terror” following the
September 11 attacks by mostly Saudi suicide hijackers sent by al
Qaeda.
Saudi
Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, has put the returned prisoners along with
other al Qaeda suspects through a rehabilitation programme which includes
religious re-education by clerics and financial help to start a new life.
Full
report at:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\06\21\story_21-6-2010_pg4_9
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German among 7 foreigners killed
in drone attack
21 Jun, 2010
PESHAWAR, June 20: Seven foreigners, among them a
German national, were killed on Saturday in the US drone attack on a militant
hideout in Enzer Kali village of North Waziristan Agency.
Two
missiles had been fired on the underground hideout when a meeting was underway
in the village in Mirali tehsil. Sources said a total of 16 local and foreign
militants died in the air strike. Ten others were injured.
According to the sources, Mohammad Ali Iamdi, a
German national of Lebanese origin, was among the dead. He is the second German
national to be killed in North Waziristan.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/national/german-among-7-foreigners-killed-in-drone-attack-160
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Benazir’s birth anniversary
today: PPP all set to hold blood donation camps
21 Jun, 2010
PESHAWAR, June 20: The 57th birth anniversary of
late Benazir Bhutto would be celebrated with great reverence and solemnity in
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Fata on Monday.
“We have
chalked put comprehensive programmes to celebrate her 57th birthday by donating
blood to pay respect to the champion of democracy,” Senior Minister Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa, Rahimdad Khan told APP here on Sunday.
He said
that all the major and local hospitals in the province and agency headquarters
hospital in Fata would organise camps where ministers, MNAs, MPAs, PPP district
presidents and office-bearers, members of Peoples Lawyers, Women and Youth
Forums, will participate in the blood donation campaign.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/national/benazirs-birth-anniversary-today-ppp-all-set-to-hold-blood-donation-camps-160
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Air strikes kill 24 militants in
Mohmand
By S. Hassan Mahmood
21 Jun, 2010
KALAYA:
Military aircraft pounded suspected militant positions in upper tehsil of
Mohmand Agency on Sunday, killing 20 militants and injuring 17 others. Four
hideouts of militants were destroyed in the air strikes, officials
said.
Sources
said that four civilians, including two women, were also killed and two others
injured when a bomb hit the house of one Ghani Akbar in Mamozai
area.
The
officials said the jets targeted militant positions in Toor Smet, Ghot Kali and
Koot Kali in upper tehsil.
The
casualties, however, could not be verified from independent
sources.
Separately, a militant leader and his three aides
were killed and five others injured in a bomb blast in Sheikhan
area.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/air-strikes-kill-24-militants-160
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World Cup offers besieged Gazans
rare escape
21 June 2010
GAZA
CITY - There was standing room only at the seaside cafe as World Cup fans
escaped the Gaza Strip’s dreary confinement for a 90-minute match only briefly
interrupted by power cuts.
Palestinians have always been avid football fans,
but this year’s tournament is drawing record crowds to flag-decked cafes with
humming generators across impoverished Gaza, where there are few other ways to
pass the time.
“All the
people of Gaza have are the sea and the World Cup,” says Abu Mohammed al-Sultan,
44, who set up a projection screen at the beach cafe. “I figured I would combine
the two and double my customers.”
Israel
and Egypt have sealed Gaza off from all but basic goods and severely limited
travel since the June 2006 capture of an Israeli
soldier.
Full
report at:
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2010/June/middleeast_June566.xml§ion=middleeast
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Iraq’s Allawi fears plots to
assasinate him
21 June 2010
Former Iraqi prime minister Iyad Allawi, who
is locked in a struggle to form a new government after inconclusive polls, said
in an interview he had been warned of plots to assassinate
him.
Allawi,
who won the most seats in March elections but not enough to form a government on
his own, told Britain’s The Times newspaper that he had received warnings from
American generals and Iraqi officials about plans to kill
him.
His
growing fear of being killed led him to request extra security measures from the
Americans, who put up more concrete barriers around his
house.
“I got a
letter from the Americans saying that there is a plot against me,” he
said.
“Then
some other friends in high positions also told me the same thing. These are evil
people’s designs.”
Full
report at:
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2010/June/middleeast_June571.xml§ion=middleeast
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Man accused of trespassing into
woman’s flat, raping her Mary Nammour
21 June 2010
DUBAI — A 35-year-old man faced trial in the
Court of First Instance on Sunday, charged with raping a woman after entering
into her apartment. The defendant, who is Iranian, also faces charges of
trespassing into other’s property and consuming
liquor.
The
complainant, who is an Indian, told the police that the assault took place on
February 24. Recounting the incident, she said she heard her doorbell ringing at
4am on that day. She woke up and without putting her spectacles on, she looked
into the doorhole and thought it was the watchman at her
door.
Full
report at:
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2010/June/theuae_June540.xml§ion=theuae&col=
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