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Top News Friday, April 30
Defeat for Bush:Fallujah free as US pulls back (News.com Australia)
US Marines announced the end of the bloody three-week-old siege of Fallujah, saying yesterday they would pull back from the city and allow a new, all-Iraqi force commanded by a former Saddam Hussein-era general to move in and take over security.The deal came after intense international pressure on the US to find a peaceful resolution to the standoff. Only last week, US commanders had been threatening to launch an all-out attack on the city to root out Sunni insurgents.
Photos America doesn't want the world to see.. (the memory hole) some images are extremely graphic
..Due to a Freedom of Information Act request from The Memory Hole, the Air Force has released 361 photographs showing soldiers' remains arriving home. These are the images that the Pentagon prevented the public from seeing...Iraqi Mob Desecrates Americans' Bodies...
U.S. discharges soldiers for abuse of Iraqi prisoners (CNN)
Three American soldiers have been discharged from military service for abusing Iraqi prisoners, the U.S. Army said Monday. The soldiers had been facing a court-martial proceeding, but agreed instead to a nonjudicial one. In addition to the discharges, two soldiers had their ranks lowered, and all three were ordered to forfeit pay for two months. (BBC Broadcast photos of the American Woman Soldier, Master Sgt. Lisa Girman, smiling near naked Iraqi prisoners)
US general suspended over abuse (BBC)
A US general has been suspended in Iraq over the alleged abuse of prisoners by US troops in jails she ran. The army confirmed the suspension after US television broadcast images of US soldiers allegedly abusing inmates at Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad.
International efforts on to extend peace initiative to Siachen (PakTribune.com, Pakistan)
With the thaw in Indo-Pak relations, there is an international effort to extend the peace intiative to Siachen by demilitarising it to study the impact of changing climate and human intervention on the biggest glacier in the Himalayan ranges. Former US Ambassador to India Harry Barnes is working on an intiative to convert Siachen, the world's highest battlefield, into a peace zone and involve Indian, Pakistani and American scientists to study the environmental impact on it, according to Prof S I Hasnain, Vice Chancellor of Calicut University and the country's top expert on glaciers, according to PTI.
Top Kerala News Friday, April 30
Exit polls boost Cong, Left in Kerala (Times of India)
The exit poll claims of a possible hung Parliament has provided a booster to the Left Front and Congress, two major rivals of Kerala politics. Earlier the Congress as well as CPM had rejected the poll surveys that had given the NDA a clear lead. "We do not believe in such surveys", declared the Left Democratic Front (LDF) convenor Paloli Mohammed Kutty when media drew his attention to the poll surveys.
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Today's Front Pages Friday, April 30
Read the Malayala Manorama (Front page FREE for all, Inside pages need subscription, 7 day free trial included)
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The Facts Friday, April 30
Death & Destruction ~ America's Aggression
Deaths on 9/11: About 3000
Deaths in Iraq resulting from coalition military action during the "major-combat" phase prior to May 1st 2003: 8875 (Reported Minimum) or 10725 (Reported Maximum Sources)
Deaths in Afghanistan documented casualties 3,000 - 3,400 [October 7, 2001 thru March 2002] civilian deaths
Indian General Election
Voting: Over five stages - April 20, 22, 26 and May 5 and 10 - because of logistics and need to deploy security personnel. Voting is not compulsory.
For the first time, electronic voting machines will be used across the nation. There will be more than 700,000 polling stations.
Results: Counting for all states is on May 13, with a final tally - first past the post - expected the same day.
Parliament: 545 seats, of which 543 will go to the polls and two are appointed by the president. New parliament must be in place by August 6.
World of Sports Friday, April 30
India, Pakistan set final clash in junior Asia Cup (Outlook India)
While Pakistan were emphatic in their 5-2 defeat of Malaysia, India had a hard time beating South Korea 4-3 in the second semifinal that was decided on penalty strokes. The final, which is set for Thursday, will be the first clash between the traditional rivals on Pakistani soil in five years. With the victories, both India and Pakistan secured berths in next year's junior World Cup to be played in Amstelveen, Netherlands.
No pension for banned Azharuddin (The Star, Malaysia)
Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin, banned for life for involvement in match-fixing, has been left out of a pension scheme for the countrys Test players. The plan, under which 174 Test players and umpires will receive 5,000 rupees (US$113.2) per month, was announced as part of the Indias national cricket boards 75th anniversary celebrations.
Features April 2004
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Malayalam Movie News April 2004
Meera Nair and Kalaripayattu (Cine South)
Meera Nair, the acclaimed director of films like Salaam Bombay and Kamasutra fame is now looking at Kalaripayattu for her next film.
Zeenat Aman reaches Malayalam films (Cine South)
Once upon a time Zeenat Amans name was synonymous with glamour. She then quit the industry, is now campaigning for the Congress and has accepted a Malayalam film because she is impressed by the story.
Detailed report on the Saturday crash (Cine South)
Actress Soundarya who had acted in two successful Malayalam films Kilichundan Maambazam and Yaathrakarude Shraddhayku was killed in a plane crash on Saturday. She was 32. Among the three others who were killed was a Malayali pilot ,a 28 year old Joy Philip, Sundarya brother Amarnath Shetty (aged 34) and a BJP party worker Ramesh Kadam (aged 30). The accident had taken place at 11.10 AM on Saturday.
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