Saddam trial resumes, defence to take the stand

Monday, May 22, 2006, 14:26 [IST]

Baghdad, May 22 : The trial of Saddam Hussein and seven others accused of crimes against humanity resumed in Baghdad today, with defence witnesses for some of the more senior defendants expected to take the stand.

Saddam, accused over the killings of 148 people from the Shi'ite town of Dujail after a failed assassination bid against him in 1982, was present in the heavily-guarded courtroom as proceedings got under way at around 11 a.m. (12300 hrs IST).

Last week, the court heard witnesses for four former local officials of Saddam's once powerful Baath Party, accused of taking party in bloody reprisals that followed the assassination attempt.

This week, testimony will start on behalf of Baathist judge Awad al-Bandar, former vice president Taha Yassin Ramadan, Saddam's half-brother Barzan al-Tikriti and Saddam himself.

Reuters

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Montenegro independence referendum succeeds - official

Monday, May 22, 2006,14:27 [IST]

PODGORICA, Serbia and Montenegro, May 22 (Reuters) More than 55 percent of Montenegrins voted for independence yesterday, achieving the majority set by the European Union for recognition of their referendum result, an official preliminary count showed. The referendum commission president, Frantisek Lipka, told a news conference on Monday that 55.4 percent of votes cast were in favour of ending the union with Serbia. Turnout was 86.3 per cent, he said. REUTERS CH PM1404.....

Japan's MUFG posts Y1.18 trln profit, sees decline

Monday, May 22, 2006,14:27 [IST]

Tokyo, May 22 : Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, the world's biggest bank by assets, posted an annual profit of 1.18 trillion yen (.52 billion) on Monday but forecast its earnings will slip this year as Japan's banks have largely tapped excess loan reserves that inflated recent profits.Group net profit at MUFG, which was created in a merger last October, compared with a combined 216 billion yen loss for its two predecessor banks in 2004/05 and but fell short of the 1.22.....

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Coop loans for agriculture soon: Mani

Monday, May 22, 2006,14:34 [IST]

Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, May 22 (UNI) The agricultural cooperative banks in the state will soon start giving crop loans for the forthcoming agricultural season, Cooperatives and Statistics Minister Ko Si Mani has said. Speaking to newspersons at Kumbakonam, here, last night, Mr Mani said the DMK Government would stick to its election promise of disbursing Rs 1,000 crore in agriculture loans.Chief Minister M Karunanidhi had announced waiver of cooperative loans worth Rs 6,886 crore soon after assuming power......

Orissa edges past defending champions Jharkhand to enter finals

Monday, May 22, 2006,14:35 [IST]

Bangalore, May 22 (UNI) Orissa will take on Delhi in the title clash for the 14th National Sub-Junior Women's Hockey Championship here, as it shunted out defending champions Jharkhand 5-4 via sudden death in the semifinals today. In the second semifinal, Delhi edged out Uttar Pradesh 1-0. Sudden death was applied as Orissa and Jharkhand were locked one-all even after the extra time. The deadlock could not be broken in the tie breaker as the two.....

8 hostages freed from dacoits

Monday, May 22, 2006,14:35 [IST]

Bhopal, May 22 : Police today claimed to have rescued 8 people from the clutches of dacoits in Ashoknagar and Sheopur districts.On a tip-off, in a joint operation by Shivpuri and Ashoknagar police, the manager and driver of a construction company engaged in road construction in Ashoknagar district, who were kidnapped last week, were released yesterday.In another operation in Sheopur district, six people held in captivity by the Ramesh Jatav gang were rescued in an encounter, when the.....