Dalam suatu wawancara, Duta Besar Mahmud Ali Durrani menyampaikan keprihatinan bahwa kerjasama anti-terorisme di antara Amerika Serikat, Afghanistan dan Pakistan akan terkikis dan menolak apa yang ia katakan sebagai upaya untuk secara tak adil menyalahkan Islamabad atas melonjaknya kerusuhan lintas-perbatasan.


Tampering with U.S. aid levels will fan anti-Americanism, strengthen the extreme right and Taliban supporters, be counterproductive, and create problems for Musharraf to be able to continue the way he is, Durrani said.


Rusaknya tingkat bantuan AS akan menyulut perasaan anti-Amerikanisme, memperkuat hak fanatik dan pendukung Taliban, menjadi kontra-produktif, dan menciptakan masalah bagi Musharraf untuk dapat melanjutkan cara yang ditempuhnya, kata Durrani.


Asked if it might trigger Musharraf's ouster, he replied, I don't know.


Ketika ditanya apakah itu mungkin memicu penggulingan Musharraf, ia menjawab, Saya tidak tahu.


Possibly it could bring him down.


Mungkin itu dapat membuat ia jatuh.


It could destabilize the whole country.


Itu dapat merusak kestabilan seluruh negara.


It could cause mega-problems there.


Itu dapat mengakibatkan masalah yang sangat besar di sana.


That is possible.


Itu mungkin saja.


His comments came after top American intelligence officials said the front-line U.S. ally in the war on terrorism had allowed a resurgence of al Qaeda and Taliban forces and training camps in Pakistani tribal areas that could someday lead to another Sept. 11-type attack on the United States.


Komentarnya dikeluarkan setelah beberapa pejabat tinggi intelijen Amerika mengatakan sekutu AS di garis depan dalam perang melawan terorisme telah memungkinkan kebangkitan kekuatan Al-Qaeda dan Taliban dan kamp pelatihan di daerah suku Pakistan yang suatu hari dapat mengarah kepada serangan lain macam 11 September terhadap Amerika Serikat.


What I'm worried about today more than anything else is this unhinging of the cooperative relationship ... In this very critical field of (cooperation on) counter-terrorist operations there seems to be a problem.


Apa yang saya khawatirkan hari ini melebihi yang lain ialah hubungan kerjasama yang tak bergantung ini ... Pada bidang yang sangat kritis ini (dalam kerjasama) mengenai operasi kontra-teror, tampaknya ada masalah.


We need to fix it, Durrani said.


Kita perlu memperbaikinya, kata Durrani.


U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney visited Afghanistan and Pakistan earlier this week and urged Musharraf to take tougher action against hardliners on his side of the lawless border.


Wakil Presiden AS Dick Cheney mengunjungi Afghanistan dan Pakistan awal pekan ini dan mendesak Musharraf agar melakukan tindakan lebih keras terhadap aktivis garis keras di wilayahnya yang tak terjangkau hukum di perbatasan.


He also called attention to efforts by the U.S. Congress to restrict or alter billions of dollars in annual U.S. aid to Pakistan.


Ia juga menyerukan perhatian bagi upaya oleh Kongres AS guna membatasi atau mengubah bantuan tahunan AS bernilai miliaran dolar bagi Pakistan.


Taliban leader captured.


Pemimpin Taliban ditangkap.


On Thursday, Pakistani security forces captured a high-ranking Taliban leader in the southwestern city of Quetta, a senior Pakistani security official and Taliban sources reported.


Hari Kamis, pasukan keamanan Pakistan menangkap seorang pemimpin senior Taliban di kota Quetta, Pakistan baratdaya, kata seorang pejabat keamanan Pakistan dan beberapa sumber Taliban.


The Bush administration considers Musharraf a key ally who has taken great risks to help defeat Afghan-based guerrillas after the Sept. 11 attacks, including by providing access to bases and overflight rights.


Pemerintah Presiden AS George W. Bush menganggap Musharraf sebagai sekutu penting yang telah mengambil resiko besar guna membantu mengalahkan gerilyawan yang berpangkalan di Afghanistan setelah serangan 11 September, termasuk dengan menyediakan akses ke berbagai pangkalan dan penerbangan lintas-wilayah.


But with continued instability in Afghanistan and reports that hardliners are building new bases in Pakistan possibly abetted by Pakistani intelligence services, many in Washington wonder whether a new strategy is needed.


Namun dengan berlanjutnya ketidak-stabilan di Afghanistan dan laporan bahwa gerilyawan garis keras sedang membangun pangkalan baru di Pakistan, dan diduga melalui persekongkolan dengan dinas intelijen Pakistan, banyak pejabat di Washington bertanya-tanya apakah strategi baru diperlukan.


A recent report by experts at the Center for Strategic and International Studies questioned whether the U.S. alliance with Musharraf has run its course, while acknowledging there is no obvious successor to lead nuclear-armed Pakistan as a moderate Muslim state.


Laporan baru-baru ini dari para ahli di Pusat Kajian Strategis dan Internasional mempertanyakan apakah persekutuan AS dengan Musharraf telah berjalan baik, tapi mengakui tak ada pengganti yang jelas untuk memimpin Pakistan yang memiliki senjata nuklir-- sebagai negara Muslim moderat.


Durrani argued that the United States, distracted by Iraq, failed to finish the job in Afghanistan and is now looking for someone to blame.


Durrani menyatakan Amerika Serikat, yang bingung dengan Irak, gagal menyelesaikan pekerjaan di Afghanistan dan sekarang mencari seseorang untuk disalahkan.


He acknowledged problems in Pakistani tribal areas, including a possibility of some presence of al Qaeda, definitely some presence of Taliban but he insisted 90 percent of the violence stems from Afghanistan.


Ia mengakui memang ada masalah di daerah suku Pakistan, termasuk kemungkinan kehadiran Al-Qaeda, kehadiran nyata Taliban, tapi ia berkeras 90 persen kerusuhan berasal dari Afghanistan.


Some U.S. experts have questioned whether more than $10 billion in aid to Pakistan over the past five years may be too heavily weighted towards military operations and should focus more on education and other softer projects, but Durrani said the mix should not be changed.


Sebagian ahli AS telah mempertanyakan apakah bantuan bernilai lebih dari 10 miliar dolar AS untuk Pakistan selama lima tahun terakhir mungkin terlalu terfokus pada operasi militer dan mesti lebih dipusatkan pada pendidikan serta proyek lain yang lebih lunak, tapi Durrani mengatakan pola itu tak perlu diubah.


He urged Washington to expedite delivery of attack helicopters and night vision devices in time for an expected Taliban spring offensive.


Ia mendesak Washington agar mempercepat pengiriman helikopter serang dan peralanan untuk melihat pada malam hari guna menghadapi kemungkinan serangan Taliban pada musim semi.


Findings from a study of Olympic wrestlers indicate that hepatitis B virus is found in the sweat of infected individuals, and so sweating might be a way that the virus could be passed between participants in contact sports.


Temuan dari satu studi atas pegulat Olimpiade bahwa virus hepatitis B ditemukan pada keringat orang yang terserang penyakit itu, dan oleh karena itu keringat mungkin menjadi jalan bahwa virus tersebut dapat menular antara pasien yang mengadakan kontak fisik dalam olah raga.


Bleeding wounds and mucous membranes have been implicated in hepatitis B transmission during contact sports, but until now no study had looked to see if sweat carries the virus.


Luka berdarah dan selaput lendir telah terlibat dalam penularan hepatitis B selama kontak fisik dalam olah raga, tapi setakat ini belum ada studi yang mengkaji untuk mengetahui apakah keringat membawa virus itu.


Dr. S. Bereket-Yucel, from Celal Bayar University in Izmir, Turkey, tested for DNA of the hepatitis B virus in blood and sweat samples from 70 male Olympic wrestlers.


Dr. S. Bereket-Yucel, dari Celal Bayar University di Izmir, Turki, memeriksa DNA untuk mengetahui hepatitis B dalam contoh darah dan keringat dari 70 pria pegulat dalam Olimpiade.


The results indicated that 9 (13 percent) of the wrestlers had the hepatitis B virus in their blood.


Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa 9 (13 persen) pegulat memiliki virus hepatitis B dalam darah mereka.


However, these were deemed occult infections because no antibodies to the virus were detected in any of the wrestlers, according to the investigators' report released Thursday ahead of print by the British Journal of Sports Medicine.


Namun, itu semua dipandang sebagai infeksi gaib karena tak ada antibodi bagi virus tersebut yang dideteksi pada setiap pegulat, kata para peneliti tersebut dalam laporan yang disiarkan Kamis, sebelum edisi cetak British Journal of Sport Medicine.


In eight of the nine participants whose blood tested positive, DNA for hepatitis B was also detected in sweat.


Pada delapan dari sembilan peserta yang darahnya diperiksa positif, DNA bagi hepatitis B juga dideteksi pada keringat mereka.


Based on these results, Evidence is emerging that the incidence of occult HBV in Olympic wrestling is higher than expected and that transmission of HBV may also occur through sweat, the researcher concludes.


Berdasarkan hasil tersebut, bukti kia kuat bahwa kejadian HBV gaib pada gulat Olimpiade lebih tinggi dari perkiraan dan penularan HBV juga mungkin terjadi melalui keringat, demikian kesimpulan para peneliti tersebut.


The advice of sports organizations about HBV testing should be changed, they recommend, making it obligatory for all participants involved in contact sports and playing under adult rules to be vaccinated against hepatitis B.


Mereka merekomendasikan, Saran organisasi olah raga mengenai pemeriksaan HBV mesti diubah, dan menjadikannya wajib bagi semua peserta yang terlibat dalam kontak fisik olah raga dan yang bermain berdasarkan peraturan orang dewasa harus divaksinasi hepatitis B.


Tornadoes ripped across the Southern and Midwestern United States on Thursday, killing at least 14 people including eight in the southern Alabama town of Enterprise, emergency management officials said.


Tornado menerjang seluruh Southern dan Midwestern Amerika Serikat, Kamis, sehingga menewaskan sedikitnya 14 orang termasuk delapan orang di kota kecil Enterprise, Alabama, kata beberapa petugas penanganan darurat.


The victims in Enterprise died when a twister caused part of a high school to collapse, and five people were killed elsewhere across Alabama, officials said.


Korban di Enterprise tewas ketika angin puting beliung dahsyat tersebut mengakibatkan sebagian bangunan sekolah menengah ambruk, dan lima orang tewas di tempat lain di seluruh Alabama, kata bebeapa pejabat.


Another death was reported in Missouri.


Satu korban jiwa lagi dilaporkan di Missouri.


The Montgomery Advertiser newspaper said state emergency managers were asked to send a mass fatality recovery team to Enterprise in Alabama's Coffee County.


Harian Montgomery Advertiser melaporkan kepala dinas penanganan keadaan darurat diminta mengirim tim pencari banyak korban jiwa ke Enterprise di Coffee County, Alabama.


Emergency officials told local television that at least one teacher was among those killed at the school.


Beberapa pejabat penanganan keadaan darurat mengatakan kepada stasiun televisi lokal bahwa seorang guru termasuk di antara korban tewas di sekolah itu.


CNN quoted an eyewitness as saying he carried the bodies of two young girls out of the building.


Jaringan televisi CNN, dengan mengutip keterangan saksi mata, melaporkan bahwa saksi mata tersebut membawa dua mayat gadis muda ke luar bangunan.


Enterprise has suffered major and widespread damage, said Alabama Gov. Bob Riley, who sent 100 National Guard troops to Enterprise and put additional troops on alert.


Kota Enterprise telah mengalami kerusahan besar dan luas, kata Gubernur Alabama Bob Riley, yang mengirim 100 personil Pengawal Nasional ke Enterprise dan menyiagakan tentara tambahan.


State officials sent search and rescue teams, ambulances, generators and emergency lights to aid the search for survivors.


Beberapa pejabat negara bagian mengirim tim pencarian dan pertolongan, mobil ambulan, generator dan lampu darurat guna membantu penarian penyintas (survivor).


In the town of Caulfield in south-central Missouri, a tornado killed a girl in a mobile home and damaged six other homes and two gasoline stations, officials said.


Di kota kecil Caulfield di bagian selatan-tengah Missouri, angin Tornado menewaskan seorang gadis yang berada di rumah mobil dan merusak enam rumah lain serta dua stasiun pompa bensin, kata beberapa pejabat.


Parts of several Midwestern states and regions as far south as the Gulf Coast to the Florida Panhandle had been under tornado watches or warnings most of the day.


Beberapa bagian negara bagian Midwestern dan wilaya lain sampai sebelah selatan Gulf Coast hingga Panhandle, Florida, telah berada di bawah peringatan dan pemantauan Tornado hampir sepanjang hari.


To the best of our knowledge there was at least one significant tornado that went through the city of Enterprise but we won't know if there was more than one before tomorrow when we send a team to conduct a storm survey of the affected area, said Tom Bradshaw, a meteorologist in Fort Worth, Texas, with the National Weather Service headquarters for the southern region.


Setahu kami, satu Tornado yang menerjang kota Enterprise tapi kami tidak mengetahui apakah ada badai lain sebelum besok, ketika kami mengirim satu tim untuk meneliti daerah yang diterjang badai, kata Tom Bradshaw, petugas meteorologi di Fort Worth, Teksas, yang bekerja di markas Dinas Pengamatan Cuaca Nasional untuk wilayah selatan.


Several counties in Alabama and also Georgia are currently under tornado warnings, he said.


Beberapa wilayah di Alabama dan juga Georgia saat ini berada  dalam peringatan Tornado, katanya.


An Australian citizen captured in Afghanistan and held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp will be tried on charges of providing military support for terrorism, the US Defence Department said Thursday.


Seorang warga Australia yang ditangkap di Afghanistan dan ditahan di kamp penjara Guantanamo Bay akan diadili dengan tuduhan menyediakan dukungan militer untuk teroris, kata Depatemen Pertahanan AS, Kamis.


David Matthew Hicks, 31, an Australian-born convert to Islam, will not face the death penalty, according to Defence Department officials.


Menurut para pejabat Departemen Pertahanan AS itu, David Matthew Hicks, 31, lelaki kelahiran Australia yang telah memeluk Islam itu, tidak akan menghadapi hukuman mati.


If convicted, he could be allowed to serve a prison sentence in Australia.


Jika divonis bersalah, dia akan diizinkan menjalani hukuman di Australia,


He will be the first prisoner to be tried under the new system of military tribunals established by the United States for use against some prisoners in the war on terrorism, after passage last year of the Military Commissions Act.


Dia akan menjadi tahanan pertama yang  diadili berdasarkan sistem baru pengadilan militer yang dibentuk AS untuk mengadili sejumlah tahanan dalam perang melawan terorisme, setelah diberlakukan tahun lalu bagi undang-undang tindakan militer.


The Pentagon's Office of Military Commissions referred the charge against Hicks with two specifications.


Pejabat komisi militer Pentagon itu merujuk tuduhan terhadap Hicks dengan dua spesifikasi.


Officials expect his trial to begin by summer.


Para pejabat memperkirakan dia akan mulai diadili menjelang musim panas mendatang.


He was captured in December 2001 in Afghanistan, becoming known as the so-called Australian Taliban.


Hicks ditangkap pada Desember 2001 di Afghanistan, yang kini dikenal dengan julukan Taliban Australia.


Australian Prime Minister John Howard has long lobbied for Hicks to be charged or released.


Perdana Menteri Australia John Howard telah lama melakukan lobi agar Hicks segera diadili atau dibebaskan.


Five Europeans kidnapped in Ethiopia 12 days ago have been released and are in good health, British foreign minister Margaret Beckett said on Tuesday.


Lima orang Eropa diculik di Etiopia 12 hari lalu dibebaskan dan dalam keadaan sehat, kata Menteri Luar Negeri Inggris Margaret Beckett hari Selasa.


The three British men, one Italian-British woman and a French woman all have links to the British diplomatic community in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa.


Tiga pria Inggris, satu wanita Inggris-Italia dan satu wanita Prancis sudah berhubungan dengan masyarakat diplomatik Inggris di ibukota Etiopia, Adisababa.


All five were released earlier today to the Eritrean authorities and have just arrived in the care of our embassy in Asmara, Beckett told reporters. I understand that broadly they are all in good health.


Kelima nya diserahkan pagi hari ini kepada pejabat Eritrea dan baru saja tiba di kedutaanbesar kami di Asmara, kata Beckett kepada wartawan, Saya mengerti bahwa secara umum, mereka sehat.


They were seized by armed attackers while travelling in Ethiopia's remote northeast Afar region.


Mereka disergap penyerang bersenjata saat bepergian di daerah terpencil di daerah Afar, Etiopia timurlaut.


Eight Ethiopians assisting the Europeans were also taken hostage but their fate remained unclear, Beckett said.


Delapan orang Etiopia pembantu warga Eropa itu juga disandera, tapi nasibnya belum diketahui, kata Beckett.


Regional officials and Afar locals had said the hostages were marched into neighbouring Eritrea -- something Eritrea denied.


Pejabat daerah Afar dan kawasan menyatakan sandera itu berjalan masuk negara tetangga, Eritrea, yang dibantah Eritrea.


Beckett said there were varying reports as to where the hostages had been held but certainly they were released with the help of the Eritrean government.


Beckett menyatakan laporan berubah-ubah, sementara tempat sandera disekap diketahui, tapi tentu mereka dilepaskan dengan bantuan pemerintah Eritrea.


The five Europeans were named as Peter Rudge and Jonathan Ireland, first secretary and administrative support at the British Embassy in Addis Ababa, Malcolm Smart and Laure Beaufils working for the Department for International Development in the Ethiopian capital and Rosanna Moore, wife of the head of the British Council there.


Kelima orang Eropa itu ialah Peter Rudge dan Jonathan Ireland, sekretaris satu dan petugas administrasi di kedutaanbesar Inggris di Adisababa, Malcolm Smart dan Laure Beaufils, yang bekerja untuk Bagian Pembangunan Antarbangsa di ibukota Etiopia itu dan Rosanna Moore, istri kepala British Council di sana.


The interim government in Bangladesh Tuesday sent to prison Tarique Rahman, the elder of two sons of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, over corruption charges filed by police, officials said.


Pemerintah sementara Bangladesh hari Selasa memenjarakan Tarique Rahman, anak tertua dari dua putra mantan Perdana Menteri Khaleda Zia, atas tuduhan korupsi yang diajukan polisi, kata beberapa pejabat.


Rahman, who had reportedly amassed huge wealth through questionable means, was arrested by security forces last week and was under interrogation by government intelligence agencies.


Rahman, yang dikabarkan menghimpun kekayaan dalam jumlah besar melalui cara-cara yang patut dipertanyakan, ditangkap oleh pasukan keamanan pekan lalu dan diinterogasi oleh badan-badan intelijen pemerintah.


The army backed caretaker administration rejected the bail plea by Rahman, defence lawyers said disclosing however that they would move the High Court with a similar petition.


Pemerintah sementara yang didukung militer menolak permohonan pembebasan dengan jaminan yang diajukan Rahman, kata para pengacara pembelanya, namun, mereka akan mengajukan banding ke Pengadilan Tinggi.


Metropolitan magistrate Mamun-al Robiul sent Rahman to the maximum security Dhaka Central Jail with a month's detention.


Hakim Metropolitan Mamun-al Robiul mengirim Rahman ke Penjara Pusat Dhaka dengan pengamanan maksimum untuk penahanan selama sebulan.


After Rahman, 42, complained of serious health problems in a crowded prison cell, he was removed to the jail hospital for medical treatment.


Setelah Rahman (42) mengeluhkan permasalahan kesehatan serius di sebuah sel penjara yang padat, ia dipindahkan ke rumah sakit penjara untuk perawatan medis.


Earlier, Rahman faced investigations after he was accused of taking extortion money from a real estate developer.


Sebelumnya, Rahman menghadapi penyelidikan setelah ia dituduh menerima uang suap dari pengembang real estate.


Official sources said as senior joint secretary general of the former ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Rahman allegedly collected 'speed money' from businesses to hasten the approval of commercial projects by the slow moving bureaucracy.


Beberapa sumber resmi mengatakan bahwa selaku sekretaris jendral Partai Nasionalis Bangladesh yang dulu berkuasa, Rahman dituduh memperoleh uang cepat dari bisnis untuk melicinkan persetujuan proyek-proyek komersial oleh birokrasi yang lamban.


Rahman, who is expected to succeed his mother Khaleda Zia, made some sensational disclosures after he was remanded to police for quizzing.


Rahman, yang diperkirakan akan menggantikan ibunya, Khaleda Zia, membuat pernyataan sensasional setelah ia ditahan polisi untuk diinterogasi.


The non-party government was formed in January amid an impasse between Zia and Sheikh Hasina who leads the Awami League.


Pemerintah sementara non-partai dibentuk pada Januari di tengah kebuntuan antara Zia dan Syeikh Hasina yang memimpin Liga Awami.


Elections were planned for January 22 but were stalled midway by a state of emergency declared by President Iajuddin Ahmad banning all political activities to stop the country from sliding into chaos.


Pemilihan umum direncanakan berlangsung pada 22 Januari namun macet di tengah jalan akibat keadaan darurat yang diumumkan Presiden Iajuddin Ahmad yang melarang semua kegiatan politik untuk mencegah negara itu terjeblos ke dalam kekacauan.


Two men were arrested in India Wednesday on suspicion of links to last month's bombing of an India-Pakistan train which killed 68 people, a senior police official told AFP.


Dua orang lelaki ditahan di India Rabu karena dicurigai berkaitan dengan pemboman kereta api yang menghubungkan India-Pakistan bulan lalu, yang menewaskan 68 orang, kata seorang pejabat senior polisi kepada AFP.


The two men were picked up from (the central Indian city of) Indore, said R.C. Mishra, deputy inspector general of police in the northern state of Haryana, where the attack took place.


Dua orang tersebut dicomot dari Indore, sebuah kota di India tengah, kata R.C. Mishra, wakil inspektur jenderal polisi di negara bagian utara Haryana, di mana serangan itu terjadi.


They were linked to the purchase of the suitcases in which the bombs were packed, the police official and top investigator told AFP.


Mereka terlibat dalam pembelian kopor di mana bom-bom tersebut ditempatkan, kata pejabat polisi dan penyidik terkemuka kepada AFP.


Mishra did not identify the two, but the Press Trust of India news agency said they were bag shop managers who had supplied the covers for the suitcases in which the bombs were concealed.


Mishra tidak menjelaskan kedua orang tersebut, namun kantor berita India, PTI mengatakan, mereka adalah manajer toko tas yang memasok pembungkus untuk kopor, di mana bom-bom itu disembunyikan.


They were named as Huzaifa, a Muslim, and Poonam Singh Thakur, a Hindu.


Mereka disebut sebagai Huzaifa, seorang Muslim, dan Poonam Singh Thakur, beragama Hindu.


The pair were being questioned in Indore and would be taken to Haryana later in the day, it said.


Pasangan tertuduh ini diperiksa di Indore dan akan dibawa ke Haryana pada hari berikutnya, katanya.


It was not clear if the two were suspected of being directly involved in the plot.


Namun demikian, belum jelas apakah keduanya dicurigai terlibat langsung rencana pemboman tersebut.


The blasts -- caused by the explosion of four bombs -- occurred about midnight on February 18, killing mainly Muslims who were travelling home to Pakistan on the cross-border Friendship Express.


Ledakan-ledakan yang disebabkan ledakan empat bom itu, terjadi  sekitar tengah malam pada 18 Februari, yang menewaskan banyak orang Muslim yang sedang pulang ke Pakistan dengan kereta api lintas-batas 'Friendship Express'.


The attack appeared to be aimed at undermining the stop-go peace process between India and Pakistan launched in 2004.


Serangan itu ditujukan untuk menggagalkan proses perdamaian antara India dan Pakistan yang diluncurkan sejak 2004.


Indian police teams have released sketches of two suspects who were believed to have planted the bombs, and briefly detained seven people from three northern states for questioning last month.


Tim kepolisian India telah mengedarkan sketsa dua tertuduh yang dipercaya sebagai penanam bom, dan menahan tujuh orang dari tiga negara bagian utara untuk diperiksa bulan lalu.


Leaders of the dominant clan in Somalia's capital said on Sunday a shaky, three-day-old ceasefire remained in place after talks with Ethiopian soldiers who back the interim government.


Para pemimpin suku dominan di ibukota Somalia, Ahad, mengatakan gencatan senjata goyah yang berusia tiga hari tetap berlaku setelah pembicaraan dengan tentara Ethiopia, yang mendukung pemerintah sementara.


Hawiye elders have been negotiating with the government and Ethiopian military since about 20 people died last week in the worst violence in Mogadishu since a war to oust Islamists began earlier this year.


Para tetua Hawiya telah berunding dengan pemerintah dan militer Ethiopia sejak sebanyak 20 orang tewas pekan lalu dalam kerusuhan terburuk di ibukota Somalia, Mogadishu, sejak perang untuk menggulingkan pendukung Pengadilan Agama Islam awal tahun ini.


The upsurge in violence came after the government launched a campaign to disarm parts of Mogadishu.


Kerusuhan melonjak setelah pemerintah melancarkan upaya untuk melucuti senjata anggota milisi di beberapa bagian Mogadishu.


Hawiye clan elder and spokesman Ahmed Diriye Diriye said the disarmament plan was on hold following orders from Addis Ababa, and said, The ceasefire is still in place.


Jurubicara dan pemimpin suku Hawiya Ahmed Diriye Diriye mengatakan rencana perlucutan senjata tersebut ditangguhkan menyusul perintah dari Addis Ababa, ia juga mengatakan, Gencatan senjata masih berlaku.


Diriye also said the government had been urged to send back troops that had come from the northern province of Puntland, another bone of contention for Mogadishu residents.


Diriye juga mengatakan pemerintah telah didesak agar mengirim kembali tentara yang telah datang dari provinsi Puntland di bagian utara negeri tersebut, salah satu ganjalan lain bagi penduduk Mogadishu.


Pacifying Mogadishu is a momentous task for the interim government, which ended six months of Islamist rule in the city with the help of Ethiopia's military in a two-week offensive at the end of 2006.


Membuat pasif Mogadishu adalah tugas besar bagi pemerintah sementara, yang mengakhiri enam bulan kekuasaan pendukung Pengadilan Agama Islam di kota itu dengan bantuan militer Ethiopia dalam serangan dua pekan pada penghujung 2006.


An al Qaeda leader advised Somali Islamist fighters in a video posted on the Internet on Sunday to wage a guerrilla-style war against government forces, its Ethiopian allies and African Union peacekeepers.


Seorang pemimpin Al-Qaeda, dalam rekaman video yang dikirim melalui Internet, Ahad, menyarankan para petempur Islam agarmelancarkan perang ala-gerilya melawan pasukan pemerintah, sekutu Ethiopia-nya dan pasukan pemelihara perdamaian Uni Afrika.


Adopt guerrilla war as it is the most durable form of battle with the least losses and biggest (enemy) casualties ... let the volcano erupt, said Abu Yahya al-Libi, who is believed to have escaped from a U.S. jail in Afghanistan in 2005.


Pilih perang gerilya karena itu adalah bentuk pertempuran yang paling tahan lama dengan kerugian paling kecil dan korban paling banyak (di pihak musuh) ... biarkan gunung api meletus, kata Abu Yahya Al-Libi, yang dipercaya telah melarikan diri dari penjara AS di Afghanistan pada 2005.


Wage a raid after another, ambush them, shake the ground under their feet with bombs, destroy their bastions with martyrdom operations and car bombs.


Lancarkan serangan demi serangan, sergap mereka, guncangkan tanah di bawah kaki mereka dengan bom, hancurkan kubu mereka dengan operasi bunuh diri dan bom mobil ..., katanya.


The government, headed by President Abdullahi Yusuf from the Darod clan, is facing an resistance from Islamists and clan militia in the coastal capital.


Pemerintah, yang dipimpin oleh Presiden Abdullahi Yusuf dari suku Darod, menghadapi aksi perlawanan dari kelompok pendukung Pengadilan Agama dan milisi suku di ibukota pantai tersebut.


Hawiye leaders also met during the weekend with officials from an African Union (AU) peacekeeping force in Somalia, which is made up of 1,200 soldiers from Uganda.


Para tetua Hawiya juga bertemu selama akhir pekan dengan para pejabat dari pasukan pemelihara perdamaian Uni Afrika (AU) di Somalia, yang terdiri atas 1.200 prajurit dari Uganda.


AU officials introduced themselves, shared with the Hawiye leaders their mission's mandate and told them that they want a stable Somalia, said one person at the meeting, who asked not to be named.


Para pejabat AU memperkenalkan diri mereka, menyampaikan mandat misi mereka kepada para tetua Hawiya dan memberitahu mereka bahwa mereka mengingini Somalia yang stabil, kata salah seorang pada pertemuan itu, yang meminta agar tak disebutkan jatidirinya.


The formation of Yusuf's government is the 14th attempt to restore central rule to Somalia since 1991.


Pembentukan pemerintah Yusuf adalah upaya ke-14 guna memulihkan kekuasaan pusat di Somalia sejak 1991.


He has called a national reconciliation conference for April 16, but whether it is held will depend on security in the city.


Ia telah menyerukan konferensi perujukan nasional pada 16 April, tapi apakah konferensi tersebut akan terselenggara atau tidak tergantung atas keamanan di kota itu.


A series of aftershocks continued to hit central Japan on Monday following a powerful quake that jolted the area the previous day, bringing the total number of injured to 193 in the three prefectures of Ishikawa, Toyama and Niigata.


Serangkaian gempa susulan masih terus berlanjut mengguncang Jepang tengah Senin, menyusul gempa berkekuatan besar menggunvang wilayah tersebut sehari sebelumnya, yang menimbulkan jumlah korban cedera mencapai 193 orang di tiga prefektur, Ishikawa, Toyama dan Niigata.


According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the number of houses completely or partially destroyed reached 570 as of 8:30 a.m. Monday.


Menurut Badan Pengelola Bencana dan Kebakaran Jepang, jumlah rumah yang hancur seluruhnya atau sebagian mencapai 570, pada pukul 08:30 waktu setempat Senin.


Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the Diet the government will make utmost efforts to ensure safety for people in the area as early as possible following the Sunday quake, which killed one person.


Perdana Menteri Shinzo Abe mengatakan kepada Diet (parlemen) bahwa pemerintah akan melakukan upaya-upaya sepenuhnya untuk menjamin keselamatan masyarakat di wilayah itu secepat mungkin setelah gempa Ahad, yang menewaskan seorang warga.


We will make all efforts to support the disaster victims and to restore the quake-hit area, Abe said at the House of Councillors Budget Committee.


Kami akan melakukan sekuat tenaga untuk membantu para korban bencana dan memperbaiki wilayah yang dilanda gempa, kata Abe di depan Komisi Anggaran Majelis Tinggi.


At 7:16 a.m. Monday, an aftershock with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 hit the vicinity of Ishikawa Prefecture, registering 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.


Pada pukul 07:16 waktu setempat Senin, satu gempa susulan yang mencatat kekuatan 5,3 pada skala magnitudo mengguncang sekitar prefektur Ishikawa, mencatat 4 pada  seismik Jepang yang berskala 7, kata Badan Meteorologi Jepang.


No tsunami warning was issued over the quake.


Tidak ada peringatan gelombang tsunami yang dikeluarkan setelah gempa.


The agency announced Monday there is a 70 percent probability that aftershocks with a magnitude 5 or higher will occur in the next three days and a 10 percent probability for aftershocks with a magnitude 6 or higher.


Badan Meteorologi mengumumkan Senin, diperkirakan akan terdapat sekitar 70 persen gempa susulan yang berkekuatan magnitudo 5 atau bahkan lebih tinggi, yang akan terjadi tiga hari mendatang dan 10 persen adalah gempa susulan dengan kekuatan magnitudo 6  atau bahkan lebih.


A government investigation team led by Kensei Mizote, state minister in charge of disaster management, inspected Wajima, Ishikawa, on Monday morning to check damage to houses in one of the most hard-hit cities.


Tim investigasi pemerintah yang dipimpin Kensei Mizote, menteri negara yang mengurusi bencana, melakukan peninjauan ke Wajima, Ishikawa, pada Senin pagi untuk memeriksa bangunan-bangunan rumah yang rusak dan hancur di salah satu kota yang diguncang gempa paling keras.


It is necessary to supply housing and sanitary conditions as the (populations of the) quake-hit areas are graying, Mizote said.


Yang jelas diperlukan pasokan peralatan rumah dan kondisi sanitasi bagi penduduk yang wilayahnya dilanda gempa, kata Mizote.


The agency said the number of aftershocks reached 187 by 10 a.m. Monday, with their intensity varying from 1-4 on the Japanese scale.


Badan Meteorologi juga mengatakan, jumlah gempa susulan mencapai 187 kali pada pukul 10:00 waktu setempat Senin, dengan intensitas bervariasi antara 1 sampai 4 pada skala Jepang.


Sunday's main quake logged an estimated magnitude of 6.9 and killed one person in Wajima.


Gempa besar Ahad yang mengguncang prefektur-prefektur itu diperkirakan berkekuatan 6,9 magnitudo dan menewaskan seorang warga di Wajima.


She was crushed by a stone lantern that collapsed in her garden after the earthquake.


Wanita yang menjadi korban itu tewas karena keruntuhan batu-lentera yang roboh di dalam kebunnya setelah gempa berlangsung.


The agency said it has named Sunday's main quake Noto Hanto Jishin (Noto Peninsula Earthquake), as the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture is the major affected area.


Badan Meteorologi mengatakan, gempa besar yang terjadi pada Ahad lalu itu disebut sebagai 'Noto Hanto Jishin' atau Gempa Semenanjung Noto, yang terletak di Semenanjung Noto di prefektur Ishikawa, yang mengalami kerusakan berat akibat gempa tersebut.


In Wajima, 60 people sustained injuries due to the quake.


Di Wajima, 60 orang mengalami cedera.


A total of 307 houses were flattened or damaged, leading some 2,600 people to evacuate to community centers and other shelters, the Wajima city government said.


Sejumlah 307 rumah retak atau rusak, yang menyebabkan sekitar 2.000 orang diungsikan ke pusat-pusat komunitas serta tempat-tempat penampungan lainnya, kata pemerintah kota Wajima.


Sotomi Mori, 81, slept the night at a community center in Wajima with her husband, 85, who is using an oxygen tank due to asthma.


Sotomi Mori, 81 tahun, malam itu tidur di sebuah pusat komunitas di Wajima dengan suaminya, berumur 85 tahun, yang menggunakan tabung oksigen karena asma.


We could not sleep at all because we were afraid of the aftershocks, Mori said.


Kami tidak bisa tidur karena kami takut ada gempa susulan, kata Mori.


I want my husband to sleep in a safe place because I'm worried about his health.


Saya ingin suami saya tidur di suatu tempat yang aman, sebab saya takut mengenai kesehatannya.


An emergency relief team formed by firefighters from Ishikawa, Toyama, Fukui and Shiga prefectures searched to determine whether any people were buried under flattened houses in Wajima.


Tim bantuan darurat dibentuk oleh para petugas pemadam kebakaran dari Ishikawa, Toyama, Fukui dan prefektur Shiga, untuk mencari apakah  ada orang-orang yang terkubur di bawah reruntuhan rumah mereka di Wajima.


Water supplies were cut to around 5,500 households in Wajima.


Suplai air bersih terputus bagi  sekitar 5.500 rumahtangga di Wajima.


Meanwhile, Ishikawa Prefecture resumed the operations of Noto airport in Wajima, which was closed since the Sunday's quake.


Sementara itu, prefektur Ishikawa melanjutkan beroperasinya bandara Noto di Wajima, yang ditutup sejak gempa besar itu terjadi Ahad.


Egyptian security forces on Sunday seized at least 19 activists who were protesting against constitutional reform ahead of a public referendum.


Pasukan keamanan Mesir, Minggu, menangkap sedikitnya 19 aktivis yang menentang reformasi konstitusi yang akan diadakan lewat referendum publik.


Several members of the Egyptian national movement for change - Kefaya - and opposition leaders protested in front of the press syndicate in downtown Cairo, calling on the Egyptians to boycott the referendum due Monday on the amendments of 34 articles of the Egyptian constitution.


Beberapa anggota gerakan nasional Mesir untuk perubahan, Kefaya, dan para pemimpin oposisi melakukan aksi protes di depan sekretariat Persatuan Wartawan Mesir di pusat kota Kairo, menyerukan kepada masyarakat agar memboikot referendum yang berlangsung Senin (26/3) menyangkut amandemen terhadap 34 pasal konstitusi Mesir.


The banned Muslim Brotherhood movement and Kefaya held a number of protests nationwide.


Gerakan Ikhwanul Muslimin dan Kefaya, yang merupakan organisasi terlarang, melakukan sejumlah protes secara nasional.


The Egyptian government had earlier warned critics of the constitutional referendum not to stage any protests on the day.


Pemerintah Mesir sebelumnya memperingatkan kepada para pemprotes referendum konstitusi agar tidak melakukan protes pada hari pelaksanaan referendum tersebut.


In a statement published in Cairo Wednesday, the Information Ministry said security forces would not tolerate any attempts to disrupt the referendum and democratic life on that day.


Dalam sebuah pernyataan yang dipublikasikan di Kairo, Rabu lalu, Kementerian Penerangan mengatakan, pasukan keamanan takkan mentolerir segala upaya untuk mengganggu referendum dan kehidupan demokrasi pada hari itu.


Some 35 million Egyptians have been called to cast their vote Monday at one of 30,000 polling stations.


Sekitar 35 juta pemilih Mesir diundang untuk menggunakan hak pilihnya pada Senin di salah satu dari 30 ribu tempat pemungutan suara.


The referendum, which was originally scheduled for April, has been moved forward by Mubarak.


Referendum itu sendiri semula direncanakan berlangsung April, namun dimajukan atas permintaan Presiden Mesir Hosni Mubarak.


Citizens would no longer be protected from encroachments by the state, and opportunities for political participation would be limited further, according to critics.


Para warga tidak akan lagi mendapat perlindungan atas pelanggaran hak oleh negara, dan kesempatan untuk berpartisipasi secara politis akan dibatasi, menurut para pengeritik.


In December 2006, President Hosny Mubarak asked the legislature to amend 34 articles of the constitution as part of a political reform package - the first major change in the constitution since 1971.


Pada Desember 2006, Presiden Mubarak menyerukan parlemen untuk mengamandemen 34 pasal konstitusi itu sebagai bagian dari paket reformasi politik, yang merupakan amendemen konstitusi terbesar pertama sejak 1971.


Critics of the reforms see the changes, which were drafted by Mubarak and his ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), as an attempt to finally turn (Egypt) into a police state.


Para pengeritik reformasi memandang perubahan, yang dirancang oleh Mubarak dan partai berkuasa (NDP/National Demokratic Party), sebagai suatu upaya yang pada akhirnya membuat Mesir sebagai suata negara polisi.


The amendment of article 179, according to Amnesty International, would give sweeping powers of arrest to the police, grant broad authority to monitor private communications and allow the president to bypass ordinary courts and refer people suspected of terrorism to military and special courts, in which they would be unlikely to receive fair trials.


Amendemen pasal 179, menurut Amnesti Internsional, akan memberi wewenang lebih besar kepada polisi untuk melakukan penangkapan,  memberi kekuasaan lebih besar kepada pihak berwenang untuk mengontrol komunikasi swasta, dan mengizinkan presiden melewati pengadilan biasa dan mengajukan tersangka teroris ke pangadilan khusus dan militer, sehingga mereka tidak mungkin menerima pengadilan yang adil.


Opposition leaders and members of parliament have signalled their rejection of a proposed article that will result in the cancellation of judicial monitoring of the voting process in elections.


Para pemimpin oposisi dan anggota parlemen telah menunjukkan penolakan mereka terhadap suatu usulan pasal yang akan mengakibatkan dibatalkannya pengawasan secara juridis terhdap proses pemungutan suara dalam pemilihan.


The opposition have also indicated their disapproval of a constitutional amendment regarding conditions for nominating presidential candidates and a third banning the formation of political parties based on religious denomination.


Pihak oposisi juga mengindikasikan ketidaksetujuan mereka tentang amandemen konstitusi berkenaan dengan syarat-syarat untuk mengajukan calon presiden dan ketiga kalinya melarang pembentukan partai politik berbasis agama.


Amendments will also prevent independent candidates from standing for the presidency and ban all political activity based on religious convictions.


Amandemen juga akan mencegah kandidat independen untuk posisi presiden dan melarang sumua aktivitas poliktik barbasis keyakinan agama.


Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is seeking to end an uproar over his remarks on World War II sex slaves, on Monday apologised again to the so-called comfort women.


Perdana Menteri Jepang Shinzo Abe, dikecam di luar negeri akibat membantah keterlibatan pemerintah dalam memaksa wanita menjadi budak seks dalam Perang Dunia Kedua, Senin menyatakan minta maaf sebagai perdana menteri di sini dan sekarang.


Abe has repeatedly said he stands by Japan's landmark 1993 apology to the thousands of former sex slaves, while saying he felt no need to make a fresh statement.


Abe awal Maret menyatakan tidak ada bukti bahwa pemerintah dan balatentara Jepang menculik wanita untuk bekerja di rumah pelacuran tentara sebagai penghibur, karena budak seks masa perang tidak dikenal di Jepang.


Schools should be required to record all incidents of bullying to encourage the problem to be tackled better, a committee of parliamentarians recommended on Tuesday.


Sekolah mesti diharuskan mencatat semua peristiwa gangguan agar masalah itu dapat ditangani secara lebih baik, demikian saran satu komite parlemen Selasa.


The government should also commission research into the long term-effects of bullying on victims and offenders, as well as into effective ways of challenging bullying behaviour, the Commons Education and Skills Committee said in a report.


Pemerintah juga mesti mengawasi penelitian mengenai dampak jangka-panjang aksi gangguan yang dialami korban dan pelakunya, serta cara efektif untuk mengatasi gangguan, kata Komite Ketrampilan dan Pendidikan dalam suatu laporan.


Head teachers are currently obliged to report to local education authorities only incidents of racism, with guidelines merely recommending they record cases of bullying.


Kepala sekolah saat ini hanya berkewajiban melapor ke dinas pendidikan lokal mengenai tindakan rasisme, dengan panduan yang semata-mata menyarankan mereka mencatat kasus gangguan.


The committee said as a result some schools avoided reporting bullying incidents because they wanted to avoid getting a bad reputation.


Komite tersebut menyatakan akibatnya ialah beberapa sekolah menghindari laporan mengenai peristiwa gangguan karena mereka ingin menghindari menyandang reputasi buruk.


But the MPs said they were convinced a lack of accurate data had become a barrier to increasing the effectiveness of anti-bullying programmes.


Namun anggota parlemen itu mengatakan mereka yakin kurangnya data akurat telah menjadi penghalang terhadap peningkatan keefektifan program anti-gangguan.


The idea that bullying is in some way character-building and simply part of childhood is wrong and should be challenged, said committee chairman Barry Sheerman.


Pendapat bahwa gangguan adalah suatu bentuk pembangunan watak dan semata-mata merupakan bagian dari masa kanak-akan adalah keliru dan mesti dihadapi, kata Ketua Komite tersebut Barry Sheerman.


From pupils to ministers, all those involved in the lives of young people need to give the clear message that bullying, for whatever reason, is wrong, he added.


Mulai dari murid sampai menteri, semua yang terlibat dalam kehidupan anak muda perlu memberi pesan jelas bahwa gangguan, untuk alasan apa pun, adalah salah, katanya.


The committee heard evidence that victims of bullying can suffer problems ranging from general unhappiness, poor concentration, low-self esteem, psychosomatic symptoms and anxiety to depression, self-harm or even suicide.


Komite itu mendengarkan bukti bahwa korban gangguan dapat menderita masalah mulai dari ketidak-senangan umum, konsentrasi yang lemah, rendahnya penghargaan diri, gejalan psikosomatis dan cemas sampai depresi, membahayakan diri atau bahkan bunuh diri.


The MPs also asked for teacher training programmes to include a focus on how to prevent and address bullying.


Anggota parlemen tersebut juga meminta dilakukannya program pelatihan guru guna melibatkan pemusatan perhatian pada cara mencegah dan mengatasi aksi gangguan.


Schools should review their anti-bullying policies every three years and should give a higher profile to bullying in social health and citizenship classes.


Sekolah mesti mengkaji kebijakan anti-gangguan mereka setiap tiga tahun dan mesti memberi perhatian lebih besar bagi korban gangguan dalam kesehatan masyarakat dan klas kewarganegaraan.


The committee said it was concerned that some schools were excluding the victims of bullying on health and safety grounds.


Komite itu menyampaikan keprihatinan bahwa sebagian sekolah tak memasukkan korban gangguan pada bidang keselamatan dan kesehatan.


It called on the government as a matter of urgency to issue new guidance to head teachers making it clear that exclusions should not be used to prevent victims of bullying from attending school.


Komite tersebut menyeru pemerintah sebagai masalah mendesak agar mengeluarkan panduan baru kepada kepala sekolah guna menjelaskan bahwa penskoran tak boleh digunakan untuk mencegah korban gangguan mengikuti pelajaran.


Schools Minister Jim Knight questioned whether it was practicable to ask schools to keep detailed records on bullying.


Menteri Urusan Sekolah Jim Knight mempertanyakan apakah dapat diterapkan untuk meminta sekolah memiliki catatan terperinci mengenai peristiwa gangguan.


Feedback from heads indicates that placing a duty on schools to measure and record every incident of bullying would be a huge bureaucratic burden, Knight said.


Keterangan balik dari kepala sekolah menunjukkan bahwa mewajibkan sekolah untuk menindak dan mencatat setiap peristiwa gangguan akan menjadi beban birokrasi yang sangat besar, kata Knight.


As the committee themselves note, defining what bullying is can be very difficult, he added.


Sementara komite tersebut juga menyatakan bahwa penjelasan apa itu gangguan dapat menjadi sangat sulit, katanya.


The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) echoed Knight's concerns, urging policymakers to think carefully before imposing further procedures and requirements on schools.


Perhimpunan Guru dan Dosen (ATL) mengumandangkan keprihatinan Knight dan mendesak pembuat kebijakan agar memikirkan secara seksama sebelum memberlakukan prosedur dan kewajiban lebih lanjut atas sekolah.


Interrogations of Saddam Hussein and seized documents confirmed the former Iraqi regime had no links with Al-Qaeda, a Pentagon report said Friday, contradicting the US case for the 2003 invasion.


Interogasi terhadap Saddam Hussein dan dokumen-dokumen yang disita memastikan bahwa eks-rejim Irak tidak memiliki kaitan dengan Al-Qaeda, kata Pentagon dalam sebuah laporan yang bertentangan dengan alasan AS melakukan invasi ke Irak pada 2003.


A two-page resume of the report was published in February, but on Friday the Pentagon declassified the whole 120-page document.


Ringkasan dua halaman dari laporan itu diterbitkan pada Februari, namun Pentagon hari Jumat membeberkan dokumen setebal 120 halaman itu.


According to the inspector general of the US Defense Department, information obtained after Saddam's fall confirmed the prewar position of the Central Intelligence Agency and Pentagon intelligence that the Iraqi government had had no substantial contacts with Al-Qaeda.


Menurut inspektur jendral Kementerian Pertahanan AS, informasi yang diperoleh setelah runtuhnya rejim Saddam mengukuhkan sikap pra-perang Badan Intelijen Pusat AS (CIA) dan Pentagon bahwa pemerintah Irak tidak memiliki hubungan penting dengan jaringan Al-Qaeda.


This position was shored up by interrogations of Saddam, the former Iraqi president and other top officials captured by the US-led coalition forces in Iraq, the report said.


Sikap ini diperkuat oleh hasil interogasi terhadap mantan Presiden Saddam Hussein dan para pejabat tinggi penting lain Irak yang ditangkap oleh pasukan koalisi pimpinan AS di Irak, kata laporan itu.


It contradicts a strong argument for the invasion made by the administration of President George W. Bush that Baghdad had a working relationship with Al-Qaeda.


Laporan tersebut bertolakbelakang dengan alasan kuat pemerintah Presiden George W. Bush untuk melakukan invasi ke Irak bahwa Baghdad memiliki hubungan kerja dengan Al-Qaeda.


The network, based in Afghanisation and led by Osama bin Laden, was behind the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States in which almost 3,000 people were killed.


Jaringan Al-Qaeda, yang bermarkas di Afghanistan dan dipimpin Osama bin Laden, mendalangi serangan-serangan 11 September 2001 terhadap AS yang menewaskan sekitar 3.000 orang.


The report noted that the office of then-undersecretary of defense Douglas Feith, one of the foremost advocates for invading Iraq after the 2001 attacks, had ignored the CIA's position.


Laporan Pentagon itu mengingatkan bahwa kantor wakil menteri pertahanan AS saat itu, Douglas Feith, salah seorang penyaran utama invasi ke Irak setelah serangan-serangan 2001 itu, mengabaikan sikap CIA tersebut.


He characterized the supposed Al-Qaeda-Iraq relationship as mature and symbiotic in a September 2002 briefing to the chief of staff of Vice President Dick Cheney.


Feith menyebut hubungan Irak dan Al-Qaeda matang dan saling menguntungkan dalam penjelasan kepada kepala staf Wakil Presiden Dick Cheney pada September 2002.


The Feith briefing alleged that the two cooperated in 10 areas, including training, financing and logistics.


Menurut penjelasan Feith, kedua pihak bekerja sama di 10 bidang, termasuk pelatihan, pendanaan dan logistik.


But the new report says the US intelligence community had concluded at the time there were no conclusive signs of links between Iraq and Al-Qaeda, and that direct cooperation ... has not been established between the two.


Namun, laporan baru itu mengatakan, masyarakat intelijen AS menyimpulkan pada saat itu bahwa tidak ada tanda-tanda konklusif hubungan antara Irak dan Al-Qaeda dan kerja sama langsung... belum terbentuk antara keduanya.


Prior to the war there was little public dispute inside the United States over the Bush administration's assertions linking Iraq and bin Laden's group.


Sebelum perang itu, sempat terjadi perselisihan publik di AS mengenai alasan pemerintah Bush yang mengaitkan Irak dengan kelompok Osama tersebut.


But since the invasion, a number of intelligence officials have alleged the White House and its backers ignored their intelligence and cherry picked information to support their arguments for a war.


Sejak invasi itu, sejumlah pejabat intelijen menuduh Gedung Putih dan para pendukungnya mengabaikan informasi intelijen mereka dan memungut informasi untuk menopang alasan mereka melakukan perang di Irak.


Spanish soldiers working in a United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon have found an arms depot that included rocket launchers in a mountainous area in southern Lebanon, Lebanese security sources said Friday.


Prajurit-prajurit Spanyol yang tergabung dalam pasukan penjaga perdamaian PBB di Lebanon menemukan sebuah gudang senjata yang mencakup peluncur roket di daerah pegunungan di Lebanon selatan, kata beberapa sumber keamanan Lebanon, Jumat.


The soldiers found around 17 rocket launchers and also found a concrete foundation that could be used to launch the rockets at a location near the town of Rachaya al-Foukhar, the sources said.


Kelompok prajurit itu menemukan sekitar 17 peluncur roket dan sebuah pondasi beton yang bisa digunakan sebagai landasan untuk meluncurkan roket di sebuah lokasi di dekat kota Rachaya al-Foukhar, menurut sumber-sumber itu.


The depot was camouflaged and the weapons were hidden in a sealed barrel, the sources added.


Gudang itu disamarkan dan senjata-senjata disembunyikan di dalam sebuah barel yang disegel, kata mereka.


The arms were handed over to the Lebanese army, they said.


Senjata-senjata itu telah diserahkan kepada militer Lebanon, tambah sumber-sumber itu.


Spain has deployed nearly 1,100 troops in the beefed-up UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in accordance to UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended 33-days of Israeli war against the Hezbollah militant group.


Spanyol menempatkan hampir 1.100 prajurit untuk misi Pasukan Sementara PBB di Lebanon (UNIFIL) yang jumlahnya ditingkatkan sesuai dengan Resolusi 1701 Dewan Keamanan PBB, yang mengakhiri perang 33 hari Israel dengan kelompok pejuang Syiah Lebanon Hizbullah.


The UNIFIL force monitors the fragile ceasefire at the Lebanese-Israeli border.


Pasukan UNIFIL bertugas mengawasi gencatan senjata yang rapuh di perbatasan Israel-Lebanon.


Hamas and Fatah activists clashed in the Gaza Strip on Friday and at least two militants and a young boy were injured, Palestinian security sources and local residents said.


Anggota setia HAMAS dan Fatah bentrok di Jalur Gaza, Jumat, dan dua aktivis serta seorang anak laki cedera, kata beberapa sumber Palestina dan warga setempat.


Tensions are running high in Gaza despite the formation of a unity government on March 17 between the ruling Islamist Hamas movement and President Mahmoud Abbas's secular Fatah faction.


Ketegangan tinggi di Jalur Gaza kendati ada pembentukan pemerintah persatuan pada 17 Maret antara Gerakan Perlawanan Islam (HAMAS), yang berkuasa, dan faksi sekuler Fatah, pimpinan Presiden Mahmoud Abbas,


Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said his cabinet would hold a special meeting on Saturday to discuss a new security plan aimed at stemming factional fighting and growing lawlessness within 100 days.


Perdana Menteri Ismail Haniyah, dari HAMAS, mengatakan kabinetnya berencana menyelenggarakan pertemuan khusus Sabtu guna membahas rencana keamanan baru yang ditujukan untuk membendung pertempuran antar-faksi dan meningkatnya kondisi tanpa hukum, dalam 100 hari.


Haniyeh offered no details about the plan, drawn up by Interior Minister Hani al-Qawasmi.


Haniyah tak memberi perincian mengenai rencana tersebut, yang dirancang oleh Menteri Dalam Negeri Hani Al-Qawasmi.


Haniyeh accused the United States of fuelling the tensions by refusing to lift economic sanctions that prevent local, regional and international banks from transferring funds directly to the government.


Haniyah menuduh Amerika Serikat menyulut ketegangan dengan menolak untuk mencabuk sanksi ekonomi yang menghalangi bank lokal, regional dan internasional mengalirkan dana secara langsung kepada pemerintah.


The banks refused to deal with us and they are still refusing (to deal with the government) because of American gang-like actions, Haniyeh said.


Bank menolak untuk berhubungan dengan kami dan mereka masih menolak (untuk berhubungan dengan pemerintah) karena tindakan Amerika yang mirip gerombolan, kata Haniyah.


Both sides said the fighting started when a Hamas member posted an Islamist pamphlet near a mosque loyal to Fatah.


Kedua pihak menyatakan pertempuran itu meletus ketika seorang anggota HAMAS memasang selebaran di dekat masjid di wilayah yang warganya setia kepada Fatah.


In the West Bank city of Ramallah, an estimated 2,000 Hamas supporters rallied in support of Hamas leaders who have been killed by Israel.


Di kota Ramallah, Tepi Barat Sungai Jordan, sebanyak 2.000 pendukung HAMAS berpawai guna mendukung para pemimpin HAMAS yang telah tewas oleh Israel.


At least three Palestinians have been killed in factional fighting in the Gaza Strip since the unity government was formed.


Tiga orang Palestina telah tewas dalam pertempuran antar-faksi di Jalur Gaza sejak pemerintah persatuan terbentuk.


The Quartet of Middle East mediators -- the United States, the European Union, Russia and the United Nations -- has demanded that the Palestinian government recognise Israel, renounce violence and accept interim peace agreements with Israel.


Kuartet penengah Timur Tengah --Amerika Serikat, Uni Eropa, Rusia dan PBB-- telah menuntut pemerintah Palestina mengakui Israel, mencela kekerasan dan menerima baik persetujuan perdamaian sementara dengan Israel.


The unity government's programme contains a promise to respect previous Israeli-Palestinian pacts but does not call for recognising Israel and says resistance against the Jewish state in all its forms is a legitimate right.


Program pemerintah persatuan berisi janji untuk menghormati kesepakatan terdahulu Palestina-Israel tapi tak menyerukan pengakuan atas Israel dan menyatakan perlawanan terhadap negara Yahudi dalam segala bentuk adalah hak sah rakyat Palestina.


Haniyeh brushed aside U.S., Israeli and European demands that Hamas recognise Israel.


Haniyah mengesampingkan tuntutan AS, Israel dan Eropa agar HAMAS mengakui Israel.


The siege must be lifted, Haniyeh said.


Pengempungan harus dicabut, kata Haniyah.


Maoist guerrillas killed six people, including two paramilitary soldiers, in an ambush in eastern India, police said on Saturday.


Gerilyawan Maois membunuh enam orang, termasuk dua prajurit, dalam sebuah penyergapan di India timur, kata polisi, Sabtu.


The rebels opened fire and hurled grenades and bombs at a police station in the late night attack Friday in Bokaro district, 140 kilometers (87 miles), from Jharkhand state capital Ranchi.


Pemnerontak melepaskan tembakan dan granat serta bom ke pos polisi pada serangan Jumat malam di distrik Bokaro, sekitar 140 kilometer dari ibukota negara bagian Jharkhand, Ranchi.


Four civilians and two paramilitary personnel were killed.


Empat orang warga sipil dan dua orang personil militer terbunuh.


One soldier is missing, police official G.S Rath told AFP.


Satu orang prajurit masih hilang, kata petugas kepolisian G.S. Rath kepada AFP.


The exchange of gunfire between police and rebels lasted for more than four hours, the official said.


Baku tembak antara polisi dan pemberontak terjadi selama lebih dari empat jam, kata petugas.


The Maoist insurgency began in the 1960s in India as an armed peasant movement.


Pemberontak Maois mulai melancarkan aksinya pada 1960an di India sebagai gerakan petani bersenjata.


The rebels who say they are fighting for the rights of landless farmers operate in 15 of India's 29 states.


Pemberontak  mengatakan bahwa mereka berjuang untuk hal para petani tidak bertanah yang ada di 15 dari 29 negara bagian India.


Last month, they killed 55 policemen in neighbouring Chhattisgarh state in one of their biggest attacks.


Bulan lalu, mereka membunuh 55 polisi di negara bagian tetangga, Chhattisgarh dalam salah satu serangan terbesar mereka.


An Iranian diplomat freed two months after being kidnapped in Iraq has said he was tortured by U.S. forces while in captivity, Iran's Fars News Agency reported on Saturday.


Seorang diplomat Iran yang dibebaskan dua bulan setelah diculik di Irak telah mengatakan ia disiksa oleh pasukan AS sewaktu dalam penyanderaan, demikian laporan Kantor Berita Fars, Sabtu.


Iran has previously blamed the U.S. military for his abduction but U.S. officials have denied any role.


Iran sebelumnya telah menuduh militer AS menculik pejabatnya itu, tapi para pejabat Amerika telah membantah peran tentara AS.


On Saturday the U.S. military again denied playing any part in kidnapping the diplomat, or in his alleged torture.


Hari Sabtu, militer AS kembali membantah keterlibatan dalam penculikan diplomat tersebut, atau tuduhannya mengenai penyiksaan.


The Iranian's comments follow the release of 15 British troops from Iran, where they say they were ill-treated.


Komentar diplomat Iran itu dikeluarkan menyusul pembebasan 15 pelaut dan marinir Inggris dari Iran, tempat mereka menyatakan telah diperlakukan secara buruk.


Jalal Sharafi, in an interview with Fars, explained how he had been kidnapped and tortured severely by American forces with the help of (Iraqi) agents ... under the supervision of the CIA, Fars News Agency reported.


Jalal Sharafi, dalam suatu wawancara dengan Fars, menjelaskan betapa ia telah diculik dan disiksa secara kejam oleh pasukan Amerika dengan bantuan agen-agen Irak ... di bawah pengawasan CIA, kata Kantor Berita Fars.


He showed reporters the marks left by torture on his body that are now being treated by doctors, said Fars, which is considered close to Iran's Revolutionary Guards.


Ia memperlihatkan kepada wartawan tanda akibat penyiksaan pada badannya, ia kini dirawat oleh para dokter, kata Fars, yang dipandang dekat dengan Pengawal Revolusi Iran.


Gunmen in Iraqi army uniforms kidnapped Sharafi in February.


Beberapa pria bersenjata dengan mengenakan seragam tentara Irak menculik Sharafi pada Februari.


An Iraqi government official said at the time Sharafi had been seized by 30 gunmen wearing the uniforms of an Iraqi army unit that often works with the U.S. military in Iraq.


Seorang pejabat Irak saat itu mengatakan Sharafi telah ditangkap oleh 30 pria bersenjata yang memakai seragam satuan Angkatan Darat Irak yang sering bekerjasama dengan militer AS di Irak.


When Sharafi was released on Tuesday, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said the diplomat was in good health and said he did not know who had held him.


Ketika Sharafi dibebaskan Selasa, Menteri Luar Negeri Irak Hoshiyar Zebari mengatakan diplomat tersebut berada dalam kondisi baik dan menyatakan ia tak mengetahui siapa yang telah menyekapnya.


U.S. military spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher Garver said in Baghdad, Multi-National Force Iraq was not involved in his kidnapping or any kind of claims of torture that he is now stating that he was subjected to.


Jurubicara militer AS Letnan Kolonel Christopher Garver mengatakan di Baghdad, Pasukan Multi-Nasional Irak tak terlibat dalam penculikan atau pernyataan mengenai penyiksaan yang sekarang ia sampaikan bahwa ia telah menjadi korbannya.


U.S. forces in Iraq have arrested a number of Iranians, including five men detained in the northern Iraqi city of Arbil and who Washington said had links to Iran's Revolutionary Guards and were helping Iraqi militants.


Pasukan AS di Irak telah menangkap sejumlah orang Iran, termasuk lima pria yang ditahan di kota Arbil, Irak utara, dan yang dikatakan oleh Washington memiliki hubungan dengan Pengawal Revolusi Iran serta membantu kelompok garis keras Irak.


Iran denies the charge, says they are diplomats and has demanded they be freed.


Iran membantah tuduhan itu, menyatakan mereka adalah diplomat dan telah menuntut agar mereka dibebaskan.


It has also said it is still waiting for a reply to its request for consular access to the five.


Teheran juga telah menyatakan masih menunggu jawaban atas permintaanya bagi akses konsuler ke lima orang tersebut.


Washington says it is considering the request.


Washington menyatakan sedang mempertimbangkan permintaan itu.


Iran, Britain and the United States insist there is no link between the release of the 15 British sailors and marines after 13 days' detention and the cases of Iranians held in Iraq.


Iran, Inggris dan Amerika Serikat berkeras bahwa tak ada hubungan antara pembebasan ke-15 pelaut dan marinir Inggris setelah 13 hari ditahan dan kasus orang Iran yang ditahan di Irak.


Some analysts say the Revolutionary Guards who seized the 15 Britons may have been acting partly to send a message that Iran would not sit idle while its citizens were detained in Iraq.


Beberapa pengulas mengatakan Pengawal Revolusi yang menahan ke-15 warganegara Inggris mungkin sebagian telah bertindak untuk mengirim pesan bahwa Iran takkan berpangku tangan sementara warganegaranya ditahan di Irak.


While in captivity the Britons told Iranian television they were being treated well, but on return to Britain said they faced constant psychological pressure.


Sewaktu berada dalam tahanan, warganegaa Inggris itu mengatakan kepada stasiun televisi Iran bahwa mereka diperlakukan dengan baik, tapi sekembali mereka ke Inggris mereka menghadapi tekanan psikologis terus-menerus.


Britain insists they were in Iraqi waters when seized.


Inggris berkeras mereka berada di perairan Irak saat ditangkap.


Sharafi said he was abducted by agents with identification cards from Iraq's Defence Ministry and who were driving U.S. military cars.


Sharafi mengatakan ia diculik oleh agen-agen dengan tanda pengenal dari Kementerian Pertahanan Irak dan yang mengemudikan mobil militer AS.


He said he was taken to a base near Baghdad Airport where he was questioned in Arabic and English, Fars reported.


Ia mengatakan ia dibawa ke satu pangkalan di dekat Bandar Udara Baghdad, tempat ia diinterogasi dalam bahasa Arab dan Inggris, kata Fars.


Questions asked by CIA agents were about the presence and influence of Iran in Iraq.


Pertanyaan yang diajukan oleh agen CIA ialah mengenai keberadaan dan pengaruh Iran di Irak.


They asked questions about the amount of aid Iran provided to the government of (Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri) al-Maliki, Shi'ite, Sunni and Kurdish groups, he said.


Mereka mengajukan pertanyaan mengenai jumlah bantuan yang diberikan Iran kepada pemerintah (pimpinan Perdana Menteri Irak Nouri) Al-Maliki, kelompok Syiah, Sunni dan suku Kurdi, katanya.


When they were faced with my answers about the official relationship of Iran with the Iraqi government and officials they increased the tortures, many days they tortured me day and night, he said.


Ketika mereka mengajukan pertanyaan mengenai hubungan resmi Iran dengan para pejabat dan pemerintah Irak, mereka meningkatkan siksaan, selama berhari-hari mereka menyiksa saya siang dan malam, kata Sharafi.


Fars quoted him as saying his interrogators also tried to encourage me to cooperate with them by showing a soft face.


Kantor Berita Fars, dengan mengutip keterangan Sharafi, melaporkan bahwa orang-orang yang menginterogasi dia juga berusaha mendorong dia agar bekerjasama dengan mereka dengan memperlihatkan muka lunak.


Similar comments were carried by Iran's IRNA news agency.


Komentar serupa disiarkan oleh kantor berita IRNA.


Jendayi Frazer, assistant secretary of state for African affairs, met with leaders of war-torn Somalia's transitional government Saturday in the port city of Baidoa.


Jendayi Frazer, asisten Menteri Luar Negeri AS untuk urusan Afrika, bertemu dengan para pemimpin dari pemerintah transisi negeri yang dikoyak perang somalia, Sabtu, di kota pelabuhan Baidoa.


This was the first visit to Somalia by a senior US official in over a decade, US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said in a statement issued in Washington.


Ini adalah kunjungan pertama pejabat senior AS selama satu dasawrsa terakhir ke Somalia, kata Jurubicara Departemen Luar Negeri AS Sean McCormack dalam sebuah pernyataan yang dikeluarkan oleh Washington.


Her visit highlighted the US commitment at the highest levels to support the efforts of the Somali people to take advantage of their historic opportunity to achieve stability and security.


Kunjungannya menyoroti komitmen AS di tingkat atas untuk mendukung rakyat Somalia mengambil keuntungan dari kesempatan bersejarah mereka mencapai stabilitas dan keamanan.


A NATO soldier was killed on Sunday in fighting in southern Afghanistan where foreign forces have launched a major offensive against the Taliban.


Seorang prajurit NATO, Minggu, terbunuh dalam sebuah pertempuran di Afganistan selatan dimana pasukan asing melancarkan serangan terhadap Taliban.


NATO said in a statement the soldier had been killed by a roadside bomb, but gave no further details.


NATO mengatakan dalam sebuah pernyataan bahwa prajurit itu telah meninggal akibta sebuah bom di jalan, namun tidak memberikan perincian lebih lanjut.


A NATO spokeswoman refused to say where the incident occurred, saying that naming the province could reveal the nationality of the soldier.


Jurubicara NATO menolak memberikan detil kejadian, dan mengatakan bahwa dengan menyebutkan provinsi dapat mengungkap kewarganegaraan prajurit itu.


About 5,000 NATO and Afghan troops are engaged in a major offensive, Operation Achilles, in Helmand province, the opium heartland of the world's biggest producer.


Sekitar 5 ribu pasukan NATO dan Afganistan bertugas dalam operasi Achilles, di provinsi Helmand, wilayah produsen terbesar opium.


Last year saw the bloodiest fighting since the Taliban were ousted in 2001, mainly in the rebels' southern heartland of Helmand and neighbouring Kandahar province.


Tahun lalu, pertempuran paling berdarah sejak Taliban digulingkan pada 2001, terutama terjadi di daerah pemberontakan di pusat provinsi Helmand, dan provinsi tetangganya, Kandahar.


British and Canadian troops make up the bulk of forces in the south.


Prajurit Inggris dan Kanada bertugas di wilayah selatan.


The Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency reported that at least eight Taliban had been killed in fighting in Helmand.


Kantor berita Pakistan yang berkantor di Afganistan melaporkan bahwa sedikitnya ada delapan orang Taliban yang terbunuh dalam pertempuran di Helmand.


A high-level US delegation led by former UN ambassador Bill Richardson arrived in North Korea on Sunday, official North and South Korean media said.


Sebuah delegasi tingkat tinggi Amerika yang dipimpin mantan Duta Besar AS untuk PBB Bill Richardson tiba di Korea Utara, Minggu, kata media resmi Korea Selatan dan Korea Utara.


A US military plane landed at a Pyongyang airport, said South Korea's Yonhap news agency.


Sebuah pesawat militer AS mendarat di bandara Pyongyang, kata Kantor Berita Korea Selatan Yonhap.


Bill Richardson, governor of New Mexico State, the US, and his party arrived here Sunday, Pyongyang's Korean Central News Agency also said.


Bill Richardson, Gubernur Negara Bagian New Mexico, AS, dan rombongannya tiba di sini (Pyongyang) Minggu, kata Kantor Berita Korea Utara KCNA.


The trip by the US team -- on a mission to recover the remains of US soldiers killed in the Korean War -- came days ahead of a key deadline under a six-party deal to dismantle Pyongyang's nuclear programme.


Lawatan delegasi AS itu, yang sedang dalam misi mengambil kerangka sejumlah prajurit Amerika yang tewas dalam perang Korea, dilakukan beberapa hari menjelang batas waktu penting perlucutan program nuklir Pyongyang sesuai dengan perjanjian enam negara.


North Korea has to make good on its pledge to shut down its key nuclear facility in Yongbyon and allow the return of UN nuclear inspectors in return for 50,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil by April 14.


Korea Utara harus melaksanakan janjinya menutup fasilitas nuklir utamanya di Yongbyon dan mengizinkan kembalinya pengawas PBB ke negara itu sebagai imbalan atas bantuan bahan bakar 50.000 ton sebelum 14 April.


The pledge is part of an aid-for-disarmament deal reached on February 13 by the United States, China, the two Koreas, Russia and Japan.


Janji itu merupakan bagian dari kesepakatan bantuan untuk perlucutan senjata yang dicapai pada 13 Februari oleh AS, China, kedua negara Korea, Rusia dan Jepang.


Pyongyang had 60 days from that date to make good on its promises.


Pyongyang memiliki waktu 60 hari sejak tanggal itu untuk melaksanakan janjinya.


Washington announced Friday that a major obstacle to the six-party process had likely been overcome, with a mechanism found to unblock 25 million dollars in frozen North Korean funds.


Washington mengumumkan, Jumat, rintangan besar bagi proses enam pihak itu mungkin telah teratasi, dengan pencabutan blokade atas dana Korea Utara senilai 25 juta dolar.


North Korea has refused to return to the talks or fulfil its promises under the February deal until the money is returned.


Korea Utara menolak kembali ke meja perundingan atau melaksanakan janji-janjinya sesuai dengan perjanjian Februari itu sampai dana yang dibekukan itu dicairkan.


The Al-Jazeera news channel broadcast a video recording Sunday of what it said was one of the most wanted members of Saddam Hussein's regime still on the run.


Televisi Al-Jazeera hari Minggu menayangkan sebuah rekaman video yang menunjukkan salah seorang anggota rejim Saddam Hussein paling diburu yang hingga kini belum tertangkap.


The Qatar-based network gave no date for the purported footage of elite Republican Guards chief Saifeddin Fulayh Hassan Taha al-Rawi, who was number 14 on the most wanted list drawn up by the US military for the 2003 invasion.


Televisi berita yang berpusat di Qatar itu tidak memberikan tanggal pembuatan rekaman mantan pemimpin pasukan elit Garda Republik Saifeddin Fulayh Hassan Taha al-Rawi, yang berada di urutan 14 dalam daftar orang paling diburu yang dikeluarkan militer AS setelah invasi 2003.


Rawi, who carries a one million dollar US bounty on his head, was also jack of spades on the deck of cards of 55 most wanted supects distributed by the Pentagon at the outset of the invasion.


Rawi, yang penangkapannya berhadiah satu juta dolar AS, berlambang jack sekop dalam kartu 55 pejabat Irak paling diburu yang dibagikan Pentagon pada awal invasi tersebut.


In the footage shown, Rawi accuses US forces of using neutron and phosphorus bombs during their assault on Baghdad airport ahead of the capture of the Iraqi capital.


Dalam tayangan itu, Rawi menuduh pasukan AS menggunakan bom-bom netron dan fosfor selama penyerbuan mereka ke bandara Baghdad menjelang perebutan ibukota Irak tersebut.


His face is difficult to identify due to low light, but he is seen sitting in what appears to be a living room wearing a black and white kefiya, the traditional Arab headdress.


Wajah Rawi sulit untuk dikenali karena cahaya yang redup, namun ia terlihat duduk di ruangan yang tampaknya kamar tamu dengan mengenakan kefiya hitam dan putih, yang merupakan ikat kepala tradisional Arab.


The enemy used neutron and phosporus weapons against Baghdad airport... there were bodies burnt to their bones, he says, adding that elite Iraqi soldiers fought until they were martyred.


Musuh menggunakan senjata-senjata netron dan fosfor untuk menyerang bandara Baghdad... Ada mayat-mayat yang terbakar sampai menjadi tulang, katanya, dengan menambahkan bahwa prajurit-prajurit elit Irak berperang sampai mereka mati syahid.


The channel said that the clip was an excerpt from a longer interview, more of which it would air later.


Saluran televisi Arab itu mengatakan, potongan rekaman video tersebut merupakan bagian dari rekaman wawancara yang panjang, yang sisanya akan ditayangkan kemudian.


At least 20 people are missing after a cargo vessel sank following a collision with another ship off eastern China on Sunday, Chinese state media said.


Sedikitnya 20 orang hilang setelah sebuah kapal barang yang bertabrakan dengan kapal barang lain tenggelam di lepas pantai China timur, Minggu, kata media pemerintah China.


The 6,500-ton cargo ship Harvest was en route from Shanghai to Vietnam when it collided with the Chinese cargo ship Jinhaikun in Taizhou Bay at 4:00 a.m on Sunday, the official Xinhua news agency said.


Kapal barang Harvest dengan berat 6.500 ton sedang dalam perjalanan dari Shanghai menuju Vietnam ketika bertabrakan dengan kapal barang China Jinkhaikun di kawasan Teluk Taizhou, Minggu pukul 04.00 waktu setempat, kata Kantor Berita China Xinhua.


All 20 crew from the sunken vessel were missing - 19 Chinese and one Indonesian.


Seluruh 20 orang awak kapal yang tenggelam itu, yang terdiri dari 19 orang China dan satu orang Indonesia, hilang.


The ship was registered outside China, the agency said without specifying the country of origin.


Kapal tersebut terdaftar di luar China, kata kantor berita itu tanpa menyebutkan negara asalnya.


The 17,061-ton Chinese vessel was from the eastern coastal city of Fuzhou and heading for the port of Zhangjiagang in the Yangtze delta, it said.


Kapal China yang memiliki berat 17.061 ton itu berangkat dari kota pesisir timur Fuzhou dan sedang menuju pelabuhan Zhangjiang di delta Yangtze, katanya.


The smaller ship sank immediately after the collision, prompting the coastguard and navy to mount a full-scale search and rescue operation off China's Zhejiang province.


Kapal Harvest tenggelam tak lama setelah tabrakan tersebut, dan pasukan penjaga pantai serta angkatan laut segera melakukan pencarian menyeluruh dan operasi penyelamatan di lepas pantai provinsi Zhejiang, China.


Maritime police were investigating the cause of the collision, the agency said.


Polisi maritim masih menyelidiki penyebab tabrakan tersebut, kata kantor berita itu.


Slovenian Martin Strel, after braving crocodiles, piranhas, disease and the threat of an imminent heart attack, on Sunday completed a record-setting 66-day, 3,274-mile (5,268 km) swim down the Amazon River and was taken to a hospital.


Warnegara Slovenia Martin Strel, setelah nekad menghadapi buaya, ikan piranha, penyakit dan ancaman serangan jantung mendadak, Ahad mengakhiri pemecahan rekor berenang selama 66-hari, dengan jarak 5.268 kilometer (3.274 mil) menyusuri Sungai Amazon dan dibawa ke rumah sakit.


Thousands of people were on hand in the Brazilian colonial city of Belem as an exhausted Strel, 52, made his final stroke, and was pulled from the water.


Ribuan orang berkumpul di kota kolonial Brazil, Belem, saat Strel (52) --yang kehabisan tenaga-- melancarkan upaya terakhirnya dan ditarik ke luar dari sungai.


On Saturday, Strel had officially set a Guinness Book of World Records mark when he hit the 3,274-mile point, the swimmer's support team said on his Web site.


Hari Sabtu,Strel, secara resmi menetapkan Guinness Book of World Records, ketika ia mencapai 5.268 kilometer, tim pendukung perenang tersebut mengatakan di situs Internetnya.


After arriving in Belem, Strel was placed in an ambulance and medics worked to stabilize his blood pressure, which was at near-heart attack levels, his support team said on the Web site.


Setelah tiba di Belem, Strel diletakkan di ambulan dan petugas medis berusaha menstabilkan tekanan darahnya, yang mendekati tingkat serangan jantung, kata tim pendukungnya di situs Internetnya.


Strel has been suffering from nausea, diarrhea, dangerously high blood pressure, sunstroke, dizziness and delirium.


Strel telah menderita mual, diare, tekanan darah tinggi berbahaya, sengatan matahari, pusing dan mengigau.


Due to his deteriorating health, Strel had been swimming six hours and then resting for six hours in his final leg down the world's most voluminous and second longest river.


Akibat memburuknya kesehatannya, Strel sebelumnya berenang selama enam jam dan kemudian beristirahat selama enam jam pada tahap akhir upayanya mencatat rekor dunia di sungai paling luas dan terpanjang kedua di dunia.


On Friday, Strel had to be hauled from the water by his son Borut and others and had difficulty standing.


Hari Jumat, Strel harus diangkat dari sungai oleh putranya, Borut, dan yang lain menderita kesulitan untuk berdiri.


His doctor ordered him not to swim but Strel, obsessed with reaching Belem, insisted on swimming the final few miles at night to avoid the blistering sun.


Dokternya memerintahkan dia agar tidak berenang tapi Strel, yang terobsesi untuk sampai ke Belem, berkeras untuk tetap berenang menempuh jarak beberapa kilometer terakhir pada malam hari guna menghindari sengatan sinar matahari.


I just want to finish and go home, he said on his Web site.


Saya hanya ingin mengakhiri dan pulang, katanya di situsnya.


Nicknamed fish man, Strel started his latest big-river swim on Feb. 1 at the Peruvian jungle town of Atalaya, where buckets of animal blood had to be poured into the river to distract piranha from making a quick meal of the swimmer.


Strel, yang dijuluki manusia ikan, memulai upaya paling akhir nya berenang di sungai besar pada 1 Februari di kota kecil di hutan Peru, Atalaya, tempat berember-ember darah harus dituangkan ke sungai guna menarik perhatian ikan piranha sehingga tidak menyantap daging tubuh perenang tersebut.


Strel formally finish his marathon swim down the Amazon four days ahead of schedule on Saturday.


Strel secara resmi mengakhiri maraton renangnya menyusuri sungai Amazon empat hari lebih cepat dari jadwal pada Sabtu.


In the last leg of his journey, Strel said the ocean tides coming up river were driving him backward at times.


Pada tahap akhir petualangannya, Strel mengatakan arus samudra yang memasuki sungi sempat beberapa kali mendorong dia ke belakang.


Along the trip, Strel and his team had several near misses with pirate attacks and often had to steer toward swift flowing currents to avoid being set upon by piranha.


Sepanjang perjalanan, Strel dan timnya sempat beberapa kali nyaris diserang perompak dan seringkali harus bergegas menyusuri arus guna menghindari bersamprokkan dengan piranha.


This resulted in Strel being swept away in a giant whirlpool once and separated from his team and boat another time.


Tindakan itu membuat Strel pernah satu kali tersapu arus deras pusaran air dan, dalam kejadian lain, membuat ia terpisah dari perahu dan timnya.


The team was constantly at risk of parasites and disease in the Amazon such as malaria and yellow fever.


Tim tersebut terus-menerus menghadapi resiko terserang parasit dan penyakit di Amazon, seperti malaria dan demam kuning.


I think the animals have just accepted me.


Saya kira hewan-hewan mau menerima saya.


I've been swimming with them for such a long time that they must think I'm one of them now, Strel said recently on the BBC.


Saya telah berenang bersama mereka untuk waktu sangat lama sehingga mereka sekarang mengira saya adalah salah satu dari mereka, kata Strel kepada BBC belum lama ini.


Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said on Thursday Britain does not intend to send any more troops to Iraq.


Menteri Luar Negeri Margaret Beckett hari Kamis menyatakan Inggris tidak berniat mengirim tambahan pasukan ke Irak.


U.S. President George W. Bush said on Wednesday night that he is sending 21,500 extra troops to Iraq which he believes are needed to help break the cycle of violence.


Presiden Amerika Serikat George W Bush pada Rabu malam menyatakan memberangkatkan 21.500 tentara tambahan ke Irak, yang diyakininya diperlukan untuk membantu memutus lingkaran kekerasan.


Asked about Britain's plans, Beckett told reporters It is not our intention to send more troops at the present.


Saat ditanya tentang rencana Inggris, Beckett mengatakan kepada wartawan, Tak ada maksud kami mengirim lagi tentara saat ini.


A senior Russian army commander said Thursday that the planned deployment by Washington of Patriot missiles and an aircraft carrier in the Middle East was aimed against Iran.


Seorang panglima tentara Rusia hari Kamis menyatakan rencana Washington menempatkan peluru kendali Patriot dan kapal induk di Timur Tengah diarahkan pada Iran.


It's not difficult to understand what country these military forces and equipment are expected to engage with...obviously against Iran, said General Vladimir Shamanov, a top aide to Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov.


Tidak sulit mengerti untuk negara mana balatentara dan peralatan itu diarahkan...tentunya Iran, kata Jenderal Vladimir Shamanov, pembantu utama Menteri Pertahanan Rusia Sergei Ivanov.


On Wednesday, President George W. Bush unveiled plans to increase the number of US troops in Iraq, as well as to deploy anti-missile Patriot missiles and an aircraft carrier in the region.


Pada Rabu, Presiden Amerika Serikat George W Bush mengungkapkan rencana menambah jumlah tentaranya di Irak serta menyebarkan peluru kendali penangkal Patriot dan kapal induk di kawasan tersebut.


Russia has supplied Iran with Tor-M1 surface-to-air missile systems, which are intended for the defence of government and military installations. Moscow is also helping to build Iran's first nuclear reactor.


Rusia memasok peluru kendali permukaan ke udara Tor-M1 untuk pertahanan pemerintah dan perangkat ketentaraan.


Bangladeshi President Iajuddin Ahmed Thursday declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew in the country ahead of disputed elections on January 22, state television reported.


Presiden Bangladesh menyetujui permintaan pihak oposisi untuk menunda pemilihan umum yang semula dijadwalkan berlangsung pada 22 Januari 2007, untuk menjamin suatu pemilu yang bebas dan adil, kata jurubicaranya, Kamis.


One person was killed and dozens were injured Thursday as coca farmers and middle class youths clashed in the streets of Cochabamba over plans by the local governor for regional autonomy.


Satu orang tewas dan belasan lainnya luka-luka ketika para petani coca terlibat bentrok dengan sejumlah pemuda dari kalangan menengah saat unjuk rasa soal rencana otonomi regional oleh gubernur setempat.


As rival protesters beat each other with sticks and stones, police responded with tear gas to disperse the unruly demonstrators after failing to keep the two groups apart.


Dua kelompok pengunjuk rasa tersebut saling baku hantam dengan kayu dan batu, sementara polisi mencoba memisahkan dengan gas air.


The coca farmers, all supporters of leftist President Evo Morales and his controversial reform program, were calling for the resignation of the Cochabamba region's governor, Manfred Reyes, for proposing a referendum on state autonomy to counter the central government's expanding authority.


Para petani coca, yang mendukung presiden Evo Morales dan program refomasinya, menuntut pengunduran diri gubernur kawasan Cochabamba Manred Reyes karena mengusulkan suatu referendum mengenai pemerintahan otonomi.


Young people mostly of middle-class background held a counter-demonstration in support of the governor and against the socialist policies of the Morales administration.


Sementara itu para pemuda yang sebagian besar dari kalangan kelas menengah juga mengadakan unjuk rasa tandingan, mendukung rencana gubernur dan menentang kebijakan sosialis Morales.


The city of a half million people has been paralyzed since Monday by protesting farmers who have cut all road access to the city and have staged daily demonstrations.


Kota berpenduduk 500 ribu jiwa itu lumpuh sejak Senin karena unjuk rasa para petani yang memblok seluruh jalan masuk.


The unrest followed similar clashes Monday between thousands of coca farmers and the police that left 31 people injured, including 10 journalists, in this city 400 kilometers (250 miles) southeast of La Paz.


Hari Senin lalu juga terjadi bentrok antara ribuan petani coca dengan polisi, mengakibatkan 31 orang cedera, termasuk 10 wartawan di kota yang terletak 400 km tenggara ibukota La Paz itu.


Bolivia has been increasingly divided between the poor, mostly indigenous highlands and the wealthy lowlands since Morales, 55, a one-time legislator on behalf of coca-growing districts and the country's first native Indian president, took power a year ago with an ambitious socialist agenda.


Kesenjangan antara warga miskin, sebagian besar orang asli di dataran tinggi, dan warga kaya di dataran rendah semakin tajam di Bolivia sejak Morales (55 tahun) menjadi presiden tahun lalu dengan agenda sosialis yang ambisius.


The four wealthy, eastern lowland provinces of Santa Cruz, Beni, Pando and Tarija have laid claim to greater autonomy in the wake of Morales's moves to redistribute land holdings among poorer Bolivians and rewrite the constitution.


Empat provinsi kaya, Santa Cruz, Beni, Pando dan Tarija menuntut otonomi yang lebih luas, sebagai respon atas rencana Morales membagi-bagikan kembali kepemilikan lahan untuk warga miskin Bolivia, dan menyusun kembali undang undang.


Cochabamba leaders recently joined the autonomy movement.


Para pemimpin di Cochabamba baru-baru ini bergabung dengan gerakan menuntut otonomi.


The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu voiced serious concern over the recent escalation of military conflict in Somalia, particularly the air strikes in the south of the country, which has reportedly resulted in the loss of innocent lives and widespread damage to property.


Sekertaris Jenderal Organisasi Konferensi Islam (OKI) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu menyatakan keprihatinan serius atas meluasnya konflik militer di Somalia, terutama serangan udara di selatan negara, yang dilaporkan mengakibatkan hilangnya nyawa warga tidak berdosa dan kerusakan harta benda.


He also announced plans to shortly dispatching a high-level OIC mission to visit Somalia and its neighboring countries as part of the peace mission.


Dia juga mengumumkan rencana untuk mengirimkan misi tingkat tinggi OKI secepatnya ke Somalia dan negara tetangganya sebagai bagian dari misi perdamaian.


In a press statement, the OIC chief cautioned that this unnecessary military action could seriously undermine the progress achieved so far for the attainment of lasting peace, stability and reconciliation in the country and had the potential to engulf the entire region and even beyond.


Dalam sebuah pernyataan pers, pemimpin OKI memperingatkan bahwa Aksi militer tidak perlu itu dapat merusak kemajuan yang dicapai dalam upaya menciptakan perdamaian jangka panjang, stabilitas dan rekonsiliasi di negara itu serta memiliki potensi untuk mengganggu seluruh kawasan dan bahkan di luar itu.


Prof. Ihsanoglu strongly appealed to all Somalis, particularly the leaders of different factions, to work for the stability of their country as well as to cease hostilities and to sincerely strive towards genuine national reconciliation.


Ihsanoglu menyeru seluruh warga Somalia, terutama pemimpin dari faksi-faksi yang berbeda untuk bekerja bagi stabilitas negara mereka serta meredakan pertikaian menuju suatu rekonsiliasi nasional.


He also made an appeal to all neighboring countries of Somalia and global powers to immediately end their military intervention in the country.


Dia juga menyeru seluruh negara tetangga dan kekuatan dunia untuk segera mengakhiri campur tangan militer mereka di negara itu.


The OIC secretary general urged the United Nations and the international community to play an effective role in expeditiously stabilizing the extremely volatile situation in Somalia.


Sekertaris Jenderal OKI mendesak Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa (PBB) dan masyarakat internasional untuk memainkan peran yang efektif guna menghentikan situasi penuh kekerasan di Somalia.


The General Secretariat continues to closely follow the developments in Somalia and to work with the international community to achieve peace, normalcy and national reconciliation in the country, statement added.


Sekretaris Jenderal terus mengikuti perkembangan di Somalia dan bekerja dengan masyarakat internasional untuk mewujudkan perdamaian, mengembalikan keadaan normal dan rekonsiliasi nasional di negara itu, kata pernyataan itu.


A Argentine judge on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former President Maria Estela Martinez de Peron, the leader more commonly known as Isabel Peron, for the disappearance of a student activist in the 1970s.


Seorang hakim Argentina, Kamis, mengeluarkan sebuah surat perintah penahanan bagi mantan Presiden Maria Estela Martinez de Peron, pemimpin yang lebih dikenal sebagai Isabel Peron, atas kasus hilangnya seorang aktivis pelajar pada 1970an.


Judge Hector Acosta issued the warrant against the widow of legendary former President Juan Peron in San Rafael in the western province of Mendoza.


Hakim Hector Acosta mengeluarkan surat perintah terhadap janda tokoh legendaris Argentina, mantan Presiden Juan Peron, di San Rafael di barat Provinsi Mendoza.


He said she must be held accountable for the disappearance of Hector Aldo Fagetti Gallego in 1976.


Dia mengatakan bahwa mantan Presiden Isabel Peron harus ditangkap terkait atas kasus hilangnya Hector Aldo Fagetti Gallego pada 1976.


The judge said the man vanished after Peron allegedly signed an order to her military to rid the country of subversive elements.


Hakim mengatakan bahwa pria itu menghilang setelah Peron dituduh menandatangani sebuah perintah kepada militernya untuk membersihkan elemen bawah tanah negara itu.


Peron, who now lives in Madrid, took over as president after the death of her husband.


Peron, yang saat ini tinggal di Madrid, menjadi presiden setelah kematian suaminya.


Her government was overthrown by a coup in 1976.


Pemerintahan dia digulingkan sebuah kudeta pada 1976.


Another federal judge is investigating her involvement with the Argentine Anti-Communist Alliance, a right-wing death squad known as the Triple A.


Hakim federal lain sedang menyelidiki keterlibatannya dalam Kelompok Anti-Komunis Argentina, sebuah pasukan kematian sayap kanan yang dikenal sebagai Triple A.


The group was founded by a government minister during Peron's time as president, and is allegedly responsible for the deaths of 1,500 people.


Kelompok itu dibentuk oleh seorang menteri pemerintah dalam masa pemerintahan Peron, dan dituduh bertanggung jawab atas kematian 1.500 orang.


At least seven people including a senior judge were shot dead in the Pakistani city of Lahore Friday in what appeared to be an attack by political rivals in the central Punjab province, news reports said.


Sedikitnya tujuh orang termasuk seorang hakim senior, Arif Bhinder, ditembak mati di kota Pakistan, Lahore, Jumat, dalam peristiwa yang tampaknya merupakan serangan dari lawan politik di Provinsi Punjab Tengah, menurut laporan media.


Additional Advocate General Arif Bhinder was travelling with a police escort when gunmen in two vehicles ambushed the convoy in the provincial capital, the private Geo TV channel reported.


Bhinder sedang melakukan perjalanan dengan kawalan petugas polisi ketika pria-pria bersenjata dengan dua buah kendaraan menghentikan iring-iringan di ibukota Provinsi, menurut laporan televisi swasta Geo-TV.


The attack on a busy road in the city centre left at least seven people dead and more than 10 others injured, police said.


Serangan di jalanan yang sibuk di pusat kota itu mengakibatkan sedikitnya tujuh orang meninggal dan lebih dari 10 orang luka-luka, kata polisi.


One of the assailants and three security personnel were among those killed in the exchange of fire.


Salah seorang penyerang dan tiga orang petugas keamanan juga menjadi korban dalam peristiwa baku tembak itu.


Tensions grew as hundreds of locals including relatives of the victims gathered outside the hospital where the injured were taken for treatment.


Ketegangan meningkat ketika ratusan warga lokal termasuk kerabat dari korban berkumpul di luar rumah sakit dimana korban luka-luka dibawa untuk menjalani perawatan.


The death toll could increase as four of the victims were believed to be in a critical condition, Geo said.


Korban meninggal dapat terus bertambah karena empat dari korban luka-luka berada dalam kondisi kritis, kata Geo.


Communist-run Vietnam plans to privatise more than 100 state-owned firms this year and next, including the oil and gas industries, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said on Friday.


Pemerintah komunis Vietnam berencana menswastakan lebih dari 100 badan usaha milik pemerintah, termasuk industri minyak dan gas, kata perdana menteri Nguyen Tan Dung, Jumat.


Speaking on the sidelines of a regional summit in the Philippines, Dung also told Reuters that Vietnam, which became an official member of the World Trade Organisation on Thursday, would boost transparency to attract more foreign investment.


Berbicara di sela KTT ASEAN, Dung mengemukakan kepada Reuters, negaranya, yang pada Kamis, resmi menjadi anggota Organisasi Perdagangan Dunia (WTO), akan memperkuat transparansi untuk menarik investasi asing.


That's our plan in 2007 and 2008, to privatise or equitise all these 104 companies, including Vietnam Airlines and the oil and gas industries.


Itulah rencana kami untuk 2007 dan 2008, menswastakan 104 badan usaha milik negara termasuk Vietnam Airlines serta industri minyak dan gas.


Vietnam will also boost its openness and transparency as the other members of WTO and as regulated by the WTO.


Kami juga akan memperkuat keterbukaan dan transparansi sebagaimana negara lainnya sesama anggota WTO serta sebagaimana diatur WTO.


Air attacks against fugitive Islamists in south Somalia in recent days have mistakenly targeted nomadic herdsmen gathering round fires, killing 70, British-based aid agency Oxfam said on Friday.


Serangan udara terhadap pejuang buron di Somalia selatan beberapa hari terahir secara salah mengarah gembala pengembara di sekeliling api unggun, menewaskan 70 orang, kata badan bantuan berpusat di Inggris, Oxfam, Jumat.


Under international law, there is a duty to distinguish between military and civilian targets, Oxfam added, citing its local partner organisations in Somalia for the information.


Di bawah undang-undang antarbangsa, ada kewajiban membedakan sasaran tentara dan penduduk, tambah Oxfam, dengan mengutip keterangan kelompok mitra setempatnya di Somalia.


Washington sent a warplane into Somalia on Monday to try and take out what U.S. officials say are top al Qaeda suspects hiding with the Islamists.


Washington hari Senin mengirim pesawat tempur ke Somalia untuk mencoba dan mengambil yang disebut pejabat Amerika Serikat tersangka tertinggi Alqaida, yang bersembunyi dengan pejuang.


Ethiopia, which helped the interim government of Somalia oust rival Islamists from Mogadishu over the New Year, has also been carrying out air raids against the retreating fighters.


Etiopia, yang menolong pemerintah sementara Somalia mengusir pejuang pesaingnya dari Mogadishu pada Tahun Baru, juga melancarkan serangan udara terhadap pejuang, yang mundur.


While some Somali sources have reported scores of deaths, there has been no independent confirmation on the ground.


Sementara itu, beberapa sumber Somalia melaporkan sejumlah kematian, tidak ada penegasan mandiri tentang masalah tersebut.


Oxfam is receiving reports from its partner organisations in Somalia that nomadic herdsmen have been mistakenly targeted in recent bombing raids, Oxfam said in a statement released in Nairobi.


Oxfam menerima laporan dari kelompok mitranya di Somalia bahwa gembala pengembara secara salah disasar dalam pemboman baru-baru ini, kata Oxfam dalam pernyataannya, yang dilansir in Nairobi.