European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 stars and stripes july 2007 clash leaves 9 dead outside pakistani mosque by Sadaqat Jan the associated press Pakistan Secu Rity forces clashed with islamic Stu dents outside a Radical mosque in the pakistani capital Trig Gering gunfire that killed nine peo including four of the militant a senior official the students later pelted two government including the ministry of with rocks and set them and torched a dozen cars in the minis try the Battle marked a major Esca lation in a six month standoff at the Lai or red whose clerics have challenged the military led government by mount ing a vigilante anti vice Campaign in at the cites top Security Khalid said a ceasefire had been reached with the they cant be allowed to sort of have a state within the state and As sume of course this cant be said Deputy Interior minister Zafar Warraich said the dead included four three one Soldier and a clerics at the mosque claimed that 10 of their supporters according to a lawmaker sent to the minister said 148 were in most of them by tear Gas fired by Security the government is considering All he said when asked what Steps would be taken to de fuse the he said no Deci Sion has been taken on imposing a National state of but did not authorities have been at logger Heads with the mosque for months Over a land dispute and after its Fol Lowers began a Campaign to impose a Taliban style version of islamic Law in the students have carried put a string of kidnappings of police officers and alleged including several chinese and have threatened suicide at tacks if Security forces hundreds of police and paramilitary rangers have taken up Posi Tion near the mosque in recent Days in what officials have said is an Effort to contain their nepalese girl loses right to be a goddess Nepal a 10yearold nepalese girl was stripped of her title As a living god Dess because she travelled Over seas to promote a documentary about the centuries old a news report said Sajani shaky had her status revoked because she broke with tradition by leaving the the state run National news Agency re quoting Narendra Prasad chief of the Bhakta Pur Aleju Temple where Sajani is palestinians hold Security talks and palestinian Security officials have resumed meetings after nearly two officials on both sides con firmed the latest sign of warming ties Between the sides in the Wake of Hamas violent take Over of the Gaza the officials met in an Undis closed location on monday to talk about How to move Forward with Security Miri a spokeswoman for israeli prime minister Ehud plans to resume Sal Ary payments to government work ers have become the latest Battle ground for rival palestinian factions struggling to win the support of the exl iberian president appears for trial the Netherlands former liberian president Charles Taylor appeared in court tuesday for the first time since the Start of his trial for atrocities committed during Sierra leones bloody 10year civil Taylor had previously boycotted the the Only time he spoke was to plead not guilty to a slightly amended charge of sexual a crime against cover ing the rape and use As sex slaves of an unknown number of women and seeks to extradite Man accused of rape Hong Kong authorities have formally asked Hong Kong to extradite an american Man accused of raping his Daugh Ter and posting videos of the abuse the suspects Law yer said Kenneth John a Fugi Tive on americas mos wanted will Tell a Hong Kong court on july 19 whether he plans to Challenge the extradition his lawyer Giles Surman from the associated press a b 0 8 a winners name randomly drawn from those entered in the Happy birthday America shopping spree a Winner we receive an rafts or hex gift card design a in Honor of United states of americas birthday july 4 and write a greeting to a deployed service spree Register your card online at under the Happy birthday America shopping spree link and print out a registration form to affix to Tow the gift card May be used for merchandise purchased May not be turned for Cash