Cuba, January 06: The White House has decided not to transfer any more Guantanamo inmates to Yemen, citing the possibility that they could slip back into extremism.
Nearly half of the 198 prisoners left at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility are Yemenis.
Seven Yemeni detainees have already been sent home by the Barack Obama administration, including six in December. Several others were repatriated during the George W. Bush administration.
Muzaffarabad, January 06: A bomb at a military school in Pakistan-ruled Kashmir killed three cadetsand wounded 11 on Wednesday, police said.
Pakistan’s portion of the divided Kashmir region had long been free of Islamist militant violence but there have been several attacks there over the past year.
The latest attack took place near the town of Rawalakot when cadets were going to school.
“It has yet to be determined whether it was a suicide bombing or a planted bomb,” Javed Iqbal, chief of police in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, told.
New Delhi, January 06: After two clear days, dense fog covered many parts of the national capital early Wednesday. But the fog spared the airport and flights were not disrupted, an official said.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) the visibility was 100 metres at 7 a.m. It rose to 400 by 9 a.m.
“There was dense fog in the morning which lowered the visibility level. However things improved once the day advanced,” an IMD official said.
New Delhi, January 06: Law enforcement in India is conducted by numerous law enforcement agencies. At the Union (federal) level, the agencies are part of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, and support the States in their duties. Since the federal nature of the Constitution of India mandates law and order as a subject of the State, the bulk of the policing lies with the respective States and territories. Larger cities also operate metropolitan police, also under the State government.
Mumbai, January 06: In a shocker from an Indian football club’s fraternity, three of Churchill Brothers’ players have been booked and granted bail after being accused of molesting a Spicejet airhostess during their flight from Goa to Kolkata for a crucial I League match.
A case has been registered against them under the Indian Penal Code section 354.
In a statement, the airline had said, “Some passengers misbehaved with and abused the crew of the flight SG 804 from Goa to Kolkata via Mumbai.
New Delhi, January 06: A fire in a south Delhi slum killed four children early Wednesday, an official said. All four were from the same family.
‘At around 1.45 a.m. today (Wednesday) there was a fire in a slum in Sarita Vihar in south Delhi. Although the number of injured has not yet been confirmed, four children who belonged to the same family were killed in the fire,’ a fire department official told IANS.
The fire was in the Priyanka Camp slum of Sarita Vihar.
‘The reason for the fire is yet to be ascertained. Six fire engines were sent to douse the flames,’ the official added.
Kochi, January 06: A division bench of the Kerala High Court stayed all further move by the state-owned Kerala State Industrial Development Corp (KSIDC) to set up an Islamic bank.
The division bench gave its orders after a petition was filed by former central minister Subramanian Swamy, who maintained that the proposed bank was against India’s secular credentials and its banking norms.
The court accepted the petition and asked notices to be issued to the central government and KSIDC.
Melbourne, January 05: As India issued a travel advisory for Australia following unbated assaults and killing of its citizens, deputy prime minister Julia Gillard insisted that her country is safe for all international students and said “acts of violence” occur in big cities around the world.
She said the travel warning was a matter for the Indian government and that Australia will continue to welcome students from that country.
Gillard insisted that Australia was a safe country for all international students.
Srinagar, January 06: Tension gripped villages in Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday following clashes between two Muslim groups over the naming of a market place, forcing police to deploy additional forces.
A police officer said people had been told not to gather in large groups in the villages of Hagarpora, Gom Ahmedpora and Kongamdora in Baramulla district and in Magam town in Badgam district to prevent further violence.
Tension enveloped Hagarpora village late Monday after the hoarding of a Shia religious leader was pulled down.
London, January 06: A graphic novel about the 1956 mass killings of Palestinians in Rafah and Khan Younis at the hands of Israelis is trying to unearth a page of the long-buried history about the Palestinian struggle.
“Is it talking about a people who have been hammered over and over again,” Joe Sacco, American comics artist and journalist, told about his new book “Footnotes in Gaza.”
The novel, published in the US on Tuesday, January 5, focuses on two days in 1956 when hundreds of Palestinians civilians were killed by Israeli forces.
Islamabad, January 06: A massive explosion took place near a military hospital in Pakistan’s Rawla Kot region, a media report said.
The injured were taken to hospital.
–IANS
New Delhi, January 06: With political parties sticking to their split opinion on statehood for Telangana, the Centre is mulling options on the “mechanism” for further consultations on the vexed issue.
Sources said the government could form a Cabinet sub-committee comprising representatives of Congress and UPA allies while a panel consisting of politicians and experts is also one of the options.
Ahmedabad, January 06: The year 2009 revived hopes of post-Godhra riot victims getting justice with commencement of trials in some of the cases following lifting of a stay by the Supreme Court.
The year saw a lot of activities on the legal front as Magistrate S P Tamang’s report on encounter of Ishrat Jahan and three others concluded that it was a cold blooded murder.
However, the high court subsequently stayed the report.
Beijing, January 06: The family of a 14-month-old boy who survived after falling on a chopstick which pierced his brain through his nostril have credited doctors for giving him a ‘second life’.
Li Jingchao, from the Shandong province in Eastern China, had been playing when he accidentally fell over, impaling himself on the chopstick which then lodged itself inside his skull.
His mother Zhao Guilu was in the kitchen washing dishes when she heard her son cry out in pain.
New Delhi, January 06: SAB TV is coming up with a new silent comedy show titled ‘Sab Chup Raho’ with Sunil Grover and Sheetal Maulik as the lead. Produced by Fireworks production which has earlier produced a hit television show ‘CID’ on Sony which is running now.
Dhaka, January 06: Sri Lanka won the second ODI of the Idea Cup by beating India in the tri-nation series by 5 wickets at the Mirpur stadium. Sangakkara and Samaraweera help Sri Lanka rebuild the total of 280 with 2 overs remaining.
Singapore, January 06: : A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands on Tuesday, a day after two quakes hit the same area damaging villages and triggering landslides, the US Geological Survey said.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from Tuesday’s quake, which occurred about 70 miles (110 km) southeast of the small island of Gizo and which was followed by several aftershocks.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was a possibility of tsunamis in the region, but Pacific coastlines were not under threat.
New Delhi, January 06: The all-party meeting on Telangana convened by Home Minister P Chidambaram in New Delhi on Monday ended with without any result.
TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao told reporters “We are waiting for the final response”.
Praja Rajyam chief Chiranjeevi said he was not satisfied with the meet.
TDP was also not satisfied with the meet.
The Congress said the ball is now in Centre’s court.
More details are awaited.
–Agencies
Karachi, January 06: Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Boxing Tournament turned historic on Tuesday when nine foreign boxers, who were Christians, embraced Islam after they were moved by the way they were treated here during their sojourn, writes Alam Zeb Safi.
Paris, January 06: Married couples in France could end up with criminal records for insulting each other during arguments.
Under a new law, France is to become the first country in the world to ban ‘ psychological violence’ within marriage.
The law would apply to cohabiting couples and to both men and women.
couple arguing
It would cover men who shout at their wives and women who hurl abuse at their husbands – although it was not clear last night if nagging would be viewed as breaking the law.
Melbourne, January 06: A partially-burnt body found in Australia’s New South Wales province last week is believed to be of a 25-year old Indian national, police said today, in what might be the second fatality in a slew of vicious attacks on Indians.
The body found on a roadside near Griffith last week is yet to be formally identified, but police believe it is that of an Indian man, an report said.
Australian officers are in touch with the man’s family in India and the Indian Consulate to help with identification.
New Delhi, January 06: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Tuesday listed out terrorism, naxalism, regionalism and communalism as the four sources of strain in the country’s law enforcement. He asked the newly inducted batch of IPS officers to deal with them with a great deal of efficiency, commitment and a sense of equity and fair play.
Karachi, January 06: Younus Khan’s return to the Pakistan team got prolonged after chief selector Iqbal Qasim made it clear that the former captain will not be send for the final Test against Australia starting January 14 instead he will be considered for the forthcoming ODI series Down Under.
Qasim told reporters yesterday that there was no logic behind sending Younus to Australia for the final Test at Hobart as they want to give him more time to regain his touch by playing in the domestic circuit.
Mirpur, January 06: Instead of celebrating the team’s second successive win in the ongoing tri-series, Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara looked a sombre man today as he announced that Chamara Silva and Muthumudalige Pushpakumara would miss the remainder of the tournament because of injuries.
Silva suffered a fracture finger while off-spinner Pushpakumara injured his shoulder in their tournament opener against Bangladesh and both did not play in their second match against India which Sri Lanka won by five-wickets.
London, January 06: Snowstorms were sweeping across the country last night as Britain faced the prospect of a freeze lasting for weeks.
Arctic weather brought the North to a virtual standstill under eight inches of snow yesterday and 16 inches was forecast for parts of the South overnight.
Massive disruption hit roads, railways and airports, more than 1,000 schools closed and there were fears that supplies of gas and grit were running out.