Suicide blasts kill 11 tribesmen in southern Yemen

The officials say Sunday s attacks took place in Abyan province, where al-Qaida-linked militants have been taking advantage of Yemen s political turmoil to capture and control territory in the south.

The officials say in the first attack a suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden car into a checkpoint manned by anti-al-Qaida tribesmen, killing eight and wounding 20.

They say a suicide bomber carried out the second attack, blowing himself up in the middle of a gathering of tribesmen. Three men were killed in the second attack.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

US soldier-WikiLeaks link not found

WASHINGTON: US military investigators have been unable to find a direct link between jailed Army PFC Bradley Manning and WikiLeaks, however, the alleged source of the WikiLeaks diplomatic cables did download files illegally maintain military investigators, US website said.

The officials say that while investigators have determined that Manning had allegedly unlawfully downloaded tens of thousands of documents onto his own computer and passed them to an unauthorized person, there is apparently no evidence he passed the files directly to Assange, or had any direct contact with the controversial WikiLeaks figure.

WikiLeaks founder Assange has repeatedly stated that he had no contact with Manning prior to “reading his name in a magazine.” WikiLeaks has, however, provided $15,000 towards Manning”s legal fees, and Assange has referred to him as a “political prisoner.”

SSGC may cut gas supply to domestic consumers

Staff Report

KARACHI: The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has hinted at reducing gas supply to domestic consumers to overcome a daily shortfall of 300 million cubic feet.

SSGC officials say they appealed to the city’s industrialists to reduce gas usage by 20 per cent on voluntarily basis.

“If the industrialists did not cut the usage, SSGC would be forced to carry out load shedding for domestic consumes,” they warned.

According to information, more than 80 percent of the city’s industries have been preferring gas over furnace oil or diesel because of its low cost. Trend Pk

Dozens injured in Bangladesh garment protests

DHAKA: Thousands of protesting garment workers in Bangladesh clashed with police, injuring dozens of people Saturday amid continued violence over a new minimum wage.

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4 killed, 11 wounded in Iraq bombing

BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say a roadside bomb has killed four Iraqis, including three soldiers, and wounded 11 people south of Baghdad.

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Floods kill 200 in KP and Northern Areas

PESHAWAR: Rescue and government officials say flooding has killed over 200 people in Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa and Northern areas as thousands flood hit people waiting for relief and rescue as vast tracts of agriculture land have submerged and houses damaged in floods.

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Top Shiite cleric of Lebanon dies

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, one of Shiite Islam’s main religious figures who had a strong following world over, died Sunday after a long illness.

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Dubai World further reshuffles business units

DUBAI: The main property unit of Dubai World has been given control of another real estate company run by the indebted state conglomerate.

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US satellite to monitor debris in Earth orbit

DENVER: A new US Air Force satellite will provide the first full-time, space-based surveillance of hundreds of satellites and thousands of pieces of debris that could crash into American and allied assets circling the Earth.

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Polanski decision expected soon

GENEVA: Swiss officials say they will decide soon whether to extradite Roman Polanski to the U.

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