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Subject: AlJazeera News Alerts for Thursday, August 11, 2005, 6:23:33 PM GMT
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Afghan refugees refuse to exit Pakistan
Thousands of Afghan refugees are defying orders to leave camps in Pakistan’s tribal border region which are being closed because of security concerns. Refugee leaders said they need at least two years to move out of the camps bordering Afghanistan’s restive Kunar province which have provided shelter for more than 20 years to Afghans fleeing their war-torn homeland. “We have set up businesses and purchased property during our stay since the early 1980s,” refugee leader Sher Muhammad said. “To wind up the businesses and sell our properties we need at least two years to stay,” he said, calling on the government to review its decision. Pakistan’s government has ordered camps in the Bajaur and Kurram regions of its semi-autonomous tribal area in North Western Frontier Province to close by 31 August because of “security concerns”. The authorities had earlier taken similar action in the tribal North and South Waziristan regions where Pakistani security forces have been !
**trying to drive out suspected al-Qaida and Taliban fugitives. **
Full StoryIsraeli soldier jailed for killing Briton An Israeli military tribunal has sentenced an ex-sergeant to eight years in jail for killing a British activist who was trying to protect Palestinian civilians during violence in Gaza in 2003. The court on Thursday handed Hayb an 11-1/2-year sentence but said he would only have to serve eight years.
Full StoryBritish police arrest Abu Qatada British authorities have detained 10 foreigners considered a threat to national security, including Muslim cleric Abu Qatada. A government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the Palestinian cleric described by British officials as Osama bin Laden’s “spiritual ambassador in Europe,” was in custody.
Full StoryMany killed in fierce Afghan clashes Six rebels and three US soldiers have been killed, and an Afghan interpreter wounded in a clash in a complex of caves near Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan, the US military said. The clash happened in the southeastern province of Paktika on Tuesday after Afghan and US troops encountered the rebels during a patrol, a statement issued late on Wednesday said.“The enemy fled shortly afterwards toward a nearby cave complex,” it said.
Full StoryReport: African famine may worsen Tens of millions of Africans will continue to go hungry over the next 20 years unless major changes in trade and aid policies are enacted, a report forecasts. More than 38.3 million children will suffer from malnutrition in 2025 if trends continue, and current policies will do little to improve long-term prospects, the International Food Policy Research Institute predicted in a report.
Full StoryIAEA for freeze on Iran N-fuel work A draft resolution submitted to the UN nuclear watchdog says Iran must suspend all nuclear fuel related activities. The draft, drawn up by Britain, Germany and France, asks both the UN nuclear watchdog to verify Tehran’s compliance and its chief Mohamed ElBaradei “to provide a comprehensive report on the implementation of Iran’s NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty) Safeguards Agreement and this resolution by 3 September 2005.”
Full StoryUK-based cleric detained in Lebanon Lebanese authorities have detained British-based Muslim cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed, just days after he arrived in Beirut from London. “Shaikh Bakri was picked up by security forces as he was on his way to a local television station for an interview,” a Lebanese security source said. He gave no reason for the cleric’s detention.
Full StoryKiir is Sudan’s new first vice president Salva Kiir has been sworn in as Sudan’s first vice president and now faces the task of implementing a landmark peace deal struck by his predecessor John Garang. Thursday’s ceremony, attended by Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir and second vice president Osman Ali Taha, opened with Muslim and Christian prayers at Khartoum’s Republican Palace.
Full StoryPakistan test fires cruise missile Pakistan has test fired its first cruise missile, capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads. The missile, named Babur, has a range of 500km, and was fired early on Thursday. The launch site was not disclosed.
Full StoryCall for federal Shia state in Iraq
The head of a Shia Muslim militia associated with one of the main parties in the Iraqi government says Shia should have their own federal state in the south. “Federalism has to be in all of Iraq. They are trying to prevent the Shia from enjoying their own federalism,” Hadi al-Amiri, head of the Badr Brigades, told thousands of Shia gathered in the southern city of Najaf. “We have to persist in forming one region in the south or else we will regret it. What have we got from the central government except death?”
Full StoryMalaysia declares emergency over smog Indonesian and Malaysian officials held crisis talks over the choking haze that has smothered Malaysia, which has declared a state of emergency as the air pollution index soared. Much of peninsular Malaysia, including the capital, has been shrouded in thick smog for a week, presenting the country with its worst pollution crisis since 1997, when smoke mainly from Indonesian forest fires blocked out skies across Southeast Asia.
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