US calls on Iran, Syria to press Hizbollah on Lebanon

Tuesday, July 18, 2006, 23:03 [IST]

WASHINGTON, July 18 (Reuters) The United States, maintaining its position that Israel has a right to defend itself, today called for Iran and Syria to exert their influence to halt rocket fire by militant group Hizbollah.

Hizbollah started the conflict and Syria and Iran, the group's backers, should be using their influence to halt it, said White House spokesman Tony Snow, referring to the militant group's attacks on Israel from Lebanon.

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Pakistani police arrest Sunni Muslim militant

Tuesday, July 18, 2006,23:03 [IST]

HYDERABAD, Pakistan, July 18 (Reuters) Pakistani police today arrested a member of an outlawed militant group suspected of involvement in last week's killing of a prominent Shi'ite cleric. Arshad Khan, a member of Sunni Muslim militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, was arrested after a shoot-out in a pre-dawn raid on a slum area of Hyderabad, 160 km east of Karachi. ''The police came under fire but managed to catch Khan,'' said Hyder Baksh, a senior investigator in.....

US freezes two Iranian firms' assets for proliferation

Tuesday, July 18, 2006,23:03 [IST]

WASHINGTON, July 18 (Reuters) The U S government today froze the assets of two Iranian companies which it said were supporting weapons proliferation and barred U S firms or individuals from doing business with them. The Treasury Department added Sanam Industrial Group and Ya Mahdi Industries Group to a list of 24 entities the government has named as supporting proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The government has said those on the list are tied.....

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5,235 nominations filed for Panchayat polls in Chittoor

Tuesday, July 18, 2006,23:33 [IST]

Chittoor, July 18 (UNI) As many 585 nominations were filed for Sarpanch and 2,144 for ward members on the fourth day, today, of filing of nomination for Panchayat polls, scheduled to be held in three phases from July 29 in this district.With this 5,235 candidates have filed their nominations for 1333 village Sarpanch posts while 10,992 nominations were received for 12, 662 ward member posts in the district, according to official sources.The nomination process, which began on July.....

Kar. CM Kumaraswamy orders for inquiry into illegal mining

Tuesday, July 18, 2006,23:33 [IST]

Bangalore, July 18 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy tonight said that an impartial inquiry will be held into the irregularities into the mining activities in the state amidst walk out by Opposition Congress protesting against his 'inadequate' reply. Replying to a discussion on the Rs 150 crores bribe involving himself and Forest Minister C Chennigappa as alleged by Bharatiya Janata Party Council member G Janardhana Reddy, he said however, the government.....

Make public facts about Kandahar money transfer: Cong

Tuesday, July 18, 2006,23:33 [IST]

Ahmedabad, July 18 (UNI) The Gujarat Congress today demanded former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to come out clear with the facts about Rs 900 crore demanded by three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists in lieu of the release of the passengers of the hijacked Indian Airlines flight from Kathmandu. In a resolution passed in the Congress Legislative Party meeting, the party demanded that Mr Vajpayee should make public the details about the money. ''That the money.....