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Afghan Religious Scholars Vow to Persuade Taleban to Join Peace - Radio

BBC Monitoring International Reports; Sunday, May 19, 2013; 647 words ...scholars should encourage people to join the peace process, said a number of religious scholars in an interview with Paiwastoon Ghag...that their role in the peace process could be important. A number of Urozgan-based religious scholars in their interview with...

Fatah Warns Palestinian NGO's against Normalization Activities with Israel

BBC Monitoring International Reports; Sunday, May 19, 2013; 700+ words ...in Ramallah: "Fatah exposes Palestinian participation in foreign-funded normalization activities with Israel; warns to a number of private organizations to expose 'the hidden'; Dr Sabri Saydam tells Al-Quds al-Arabi: We oppose polishing the image...

Programme Summary of National Afghanistan TV News 1530 GMT 19 May 13

BBC Monitoring International Reports; Sunday, May 19, 2013; 700+ words ...necessary decisions about interpretation of a number articles of the constitution. Video shows...visited the National Museum along with a number of Afghan and foreign officials in Kabul...people and the officials. 15. 3451 A number of farmers in Kabul city have complained

Programme Summary of Russian NTV "Itogovaya Programma" 19 May 13

BBC Monitoring International Reports; Sunday, May 19, 2013; 700+ words ...era institutions such as DOSAAF and GTO; cars with foreign number plates create problems on Russian roads; US gun culture; Dagestan...Moscow about legal loopholes that often allow cars with foreign number plates to break traffic rules with impunity. 7. 3857 Russian...

Libyan Premier Denies Qatar Role, Notes Security Issues, Upcoming Reshuffle

BBC Monitoring International Reports; Sunday, May 19, 2013; 700+ words ...has become apparent that it is a sincere wish". The prime minister said that an upcoming government reshuffle would affect a number of ministries. The press conference lasted one hour and 14 minutes. Source: National Libyan TV, Tripoli, in Arabic 1332...

Post-Poll Protests Scale Down Business Activities

Business Recorder; Sunday, May 19, 2013; 437 words ...he said, adding that the trade activities have been reduced to just 15 percent. He said the new government will have a number of challenges such as over $60 billion external debts and more than Rs 8,000 billion internal debts. "If the protests continue...

Road Accidents

Business Recorder; Sunday, May 19, 2013; 394 words ...and regulations. There has been an ominous increase in the number of road accidents in Pakistan due to factors ranging from increase...motorways have brought about an appreciable decrease in the number of inter-city road accidents. The government must undertake...

Activity at Karachi and Qasim Ports

Business Recorder; Sunday, May 19, 2013; 567 words ...containerised cargo. There is one ship namely MT SC Xiamen with edible oil sailed out to sea on Saturday morning. A total number of four vessels viz CV Sargasso Sea, MT SC Xiamen, MV Bella-L and MV KPS-1 Alican Bey are currently occupying berths to...

Casualties Reported in Taleban Attack on Police Posts in Afghan South

BBC Monitoring International Reports; Sunday, May 19, 2013; 316 words ...and their spokesman, Qari Mohammad Yusof Ahmadi, told AIP that seven police soldiers were killed and the Taleban seized a number of weapons in the attack. Ahmadi confirmed the death of one Taleban and said two others were injured in the clash. Source...

Taleban Claim Responsibility for Attacks on Security Posts in Afghan East

BBC Monitoring International Reports; Sunday, May 19, 2013; 377 words ...police forces' retaliation fire but exact number of their casualties was not available...AIP that the Taleban attacked a large number of security posts of local police soldiers...result. He added that after capturing a number of security posts the Taleban torched...

Armenian FM Discuss Bilateral Ties, Foreign Policy in Brussels

BBC Monitoring International Reports; Sunday, May 19, 2013; 464 words Text of report by Armenian internet news agency News.am Yerevan, 18 May: Armenian FM Edward Nalbandyan held a number of bilateral meetings during his trip to Strasbourg on the occasion of assuming presidency in the Committee of Ministers of...

Another Body Found in Freeport's Collapsed Facility in Papua

ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency; Sunday, May 19, 2013; 282 words ...last May 5, company's Vice President Corporate Communications Daisy Primayanti said. "Current finding adds to the total number of casualties to be six people out of 38 employees who are trapped in the facility when it collapsed," she said. Daisy explained...

Universal Ideals, Camaraderie Bind Indo-StarTrek

Jakarta Post; Sunday, May 19, 2013; 700+ words ...large Star Trek fan community in Indonesia. "There have been a number of other communities before us. Organizational problems were...Java, Bali and North Sulawesi. "Active members, however, number at around 120," Bowo said. There are elementary school students...

Blur: Never through It

Jakarta Post; Sunday, May 19, 2013; 700+ words ...it's nice to be here," continued Albarn to the cheering crowd. Then the show went on. Blur performed their punk rock numbers as opener. After "Girls and Boys", they played "Popscene" and "There's No Other Way". While Albarn and bassist Alex...

Kalimantan's Forgotten Ancient Chinese Jars

Jakarta Post; Sunday, May 19, 2013; 700+ words ...can also be found in Aceh and Java, but the numbers, variations and quality are dwarfed by those...family would break off one of the handles. The number of broken handles would signify the number of married daughters in a family. For some...

Sudan Said Sheltering Half a Million Refugees from Horn of Africa

BBC Monitoring International Reports; Sunday, May 19, 2013; 551 words ...to 300,000 refugees, reminding that the above mentioned numbers are hypothetical for the lack of accurate statistics for they...He said the provided support is too little compared to the number of refugees hosted by Sudan, and cited the donors' support...

Programme Summary of Afghan Radio Paiwastoon Ghag in Pashto 1500 GMT 16...

BBC Monitoring International Reports; Sunday, May 19, 2013; 639 words ...operation for the culprits. 2. 0151 A number of religious scholars in Urozgan in an...statement adds that the police have seized a number of mines and explosives, and detained...Afghan government has imposed tax on a number of American contractors who, according...

Paper Slams USA for Plans to Have Military Bases in Afghanistan after 2014

BBC Monitoring International Reports; Sunday, May 19, 2013; 700+ words ...about the American military bases in Afghanistan after 2014 are not correct. He has said that America has not discussed the number and location of possible American military bases in Afghanistan with the Afghan officials at all. Many people know that America...

Palestinian National Council to Convene in Jordanian Capital 21-22 May

BBC Monitoring International Reports; Sunday, May 19, 2013; 402 words ...Palestine National Council (PNC) will hold "important" meetings on 21 and 22 May in the Jordanian capital, Amman, to discuss a number of unsettled issues. In a telephone interview with the website, Shaykh Abu-Imad al-Rifa'i, representative of the Palestinian...

20 Countries Sending Delegates to Makassar's Capdi Conference

ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency; Sunday, May 19, 2013; 563 words ...Cambodian prime minister arrived together with a 30 member Cambodian delegation while Fidel Ramos would be accompanied by a number of Philippine senators and businesspeople. Former Nepalese Prime Minister Madhav Kumar and former deputy prime minister of...