Car bomb teacher accidentally kills 21

students
BAGHDAD An instructor teaching his militant
recruits how to make car bombs accidentally set off
explosives in his demonstration Monday, killing 21
of them in a huge blast that alerted authorities to the
existence of the rural training camp in an orchard
north of Baghdad. Nearly two dozen people were
arrested, including wounded insurgents trying to
hobble away from the scene.
The fatal goof by the al-Qaida breakaway group that dominates the Sunni insurgency in Iraq
happened on the same day that the speaker of the Iraqi parliament, a prominent Sunni whom the
militants consider a traitor, escaped unhurt from a roadside bomb attack on his motorcade in the
northern city of Mosul.
Nevertheless, the events underscored the determination of the insurgents to rebuild and regain
the strength they enjoyed in Iraq at the height of the war until U.S.-backed Sunni tribesmen
turned against them. The militants are currently battling for control of mainly Sunni areas of
western Iraq in a key test of the Shiite-led government's ability to maintain security more than
two years after the withdrawal of U.S. troops.
While the Iraqi army has been attacking insurgent training camps in the vast desert of western
Anbar province near the Syrian border, it is unusual to find such a camp in the center of the
country, just 95 kilometers (60 miles) north of the capital.
The discovery shows that "the terrorist groups have made a strong comeback in Iraq and that the
security problems are far from over, and things are heading from bad to worse," said Hamid al-
Mutlaq, a member of the parliament's security and defense committee.
The militants belonged to a network now known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, an
extremist group that recently broke with al-Qaida. The ISIL, emboldened by fellow fighters'
gains in the Syrian civil war, has tried to position itself as the champion of Iraqi Sunnis angry at
the government over what they see as efforts to marginalize them.
Car bombs are one of the deadliest weapons used by this group, with coordinated waves of
explosions regularly leaving scores dead in Baghdad and elsewhere across the country. The
bombs are sometimes assembled in farm compounds where militants can gather without being
spotted, or in car workshops in industrial areas.
The explosion Monday took place at a camp tucked away in an orchard in the village of al-Jalam,
a farming area that has been a stronghold of al-Qaida close to the Sunni city of Samarra.
India back in the Olympics; flag to fly in Sochi
LIONEL BONAVENTURE / AFP
Shiva Keshavan from India competes in the
Men's Luge final at the Sanki Sliding Center in
Sochi.
SOCHI, Russia (AP) India has been reinstated
to the Olympics in time for the flag to fly at the
Sochi Winter Games.
The International Olympic Committee
announced the decision Tuesday, saying it was
the first time in history that a suspension of a
National Olympic Committee had been lifted
during the games.
Three Indian athletes marched into the opening ceremony last Friday under the Olympic flag and
were allowed to compete as independent athletes.
But after a special flag raising ceremony in the Olympic Village on Tuesday, Day 5 of the Sochi
Games, they can compete for India.
The Indian Olympic Association ended the stand-off with the IOC by holding elections on
Sunday and installing world squash chief Narayna Ramachandran as president.
India had been suspended by the IOC in December 2012 for not holding elections according to
its own constitution and for electing tainted officials, notably president Abhay Chautala and
secretary-general Lalit Bhanot.
Both of them were ineligible to stand this time, according to the new IOA constitution.
Bhanot is charged with corruption during the organization of the 2010 Commonwealth Games
while Chautala is charged in a recruitment scam not related to sport. Both men deny any
wrongdoing.
IOC member Randhir Singh, a former secretary-general of the Indian Olympic body, said the
IOC made a very important decision for Indian sport.
''This is great news for Indian sport,'' Singh told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.
''It's time everyone understands that the Olympic charter is supreme. It is important that sport is
run well and tainted officials are kept out in a country of 1.2 billion in which 40 per cent is
youth.''
Ramachandran heads the new Indian committee, with Rajeev Mehta becoming secretary general
and Anil Khanna elected as treasurer.
Ramachandran, who served as treasurer of the IOA from 2008-12, is the younger brother of
Narainswamy Srinivasan, who is the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India and is
set to become chairman of the International Cricket Council

5 ways to avoid overpaying for car repairs



Garage knowledge
People are holding onto their vehicles longer, which means a trip to the repair shop is bound to
happen. The majority of mechanics aren't out to rip off consumers, but there are bad apples that
try to get you to purchase extra services or "fix things" that aren't broken.
"There are some unscrupulous people out there who will go on fishing expeditions," says Barry
Soltz, president of the Arlington Heights, Ill.-based trade group Automotive Maintenance and
Repair Association. "It does happen occasionally."
Even though many mechanics are honest, the anxiety level among consumers when it comes to
repairs is high. According to a March survey of 2,128 adults for RepairPal.com, the San
Francisco auto repair website found that 72 percent of consumers who own or lease a car said
how much repairs will cost makes them anxious, while 38 percent worried that they cannot trust
the mechanic.
"Auto repair often appears to be a mystical, secret service to people because they don't fully
understand what their cars need and what they don't," says Michelle Naranjo, editor in chief of
AutoBytel.com, the Irvine, Calif., automobile website.
But it doesn't have to be so worrisome. From reading your owner's manual to doing price
comparison shopping, here's how to avoid overpaying for car repairs.


Man opens fire on Americans in Kabul; 9 dead

Eight U.S. service members and an American civilian
contractor were killed Wednesday in a shooting at an
Afghan air force compound in Kabul, officials said.

The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in
Afghanistan said an Afghan military pilot opened fire on
international troops, sparking a "gunfight." The Taliban,
however, claimed responsibility for the attack and said it
had been working with the shooter for some time -- an
assertion that NATO denied.

The shooting started at the Afghan national air force
compound at North Kabul International Airport after an
argument between an Afghan pilot and an international
colleague, officials said. The NATO-led force said an
Afghan military pilot opened fire on international trainers
and a "gunfight" ensued.

"A 50-year-old man opened fire at armed U.S. military
soldiers inside the airport after an argument between them
turned serious," said Col. Baha Dur, chief of public relations
for the Afghan National Army at Kabul military airport.

NATO said the confrontation took place at 10:25 a.m. at
the airport, where a quick reaction force responded to a
"small arms fire incident." The airport is home to NATO Air
Training Command Afghanistan.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the killings "by
an Afghan military pilot."

Zaher Azimi, a spokesman for the Afghan Defense Ministry,
said the killings upset Defense Minister Abdul Rahim
Wardak and that "he shares the pain with the families of
the victims."

Despite the account by international troops, a Taliban
spokesman said a man named Azizullah was responsible.

"One suicide attacker ... managed to attack an Afghan
military unit and has managed to kill many Afghan and
international soldiers," Taliban spokesman Zabiullah
Mujahid said.

The Taliban said the man killed nine foreigners and five
Afghans before being killed by the Afghan army.

"We had worked hard on this plan for a long time,"
Mujahid told CNN. "He was cooperating with us since long
time and he was providing us information about military
air operations for a long time."

NATO disputed the Taliban claim.

"We do not know why it started but there is no indication
that a suicide bomber was involved and there are no
reports that someone managed to get into the base to do
this," the NATO-led force said in a statement.

The Taliban has claimed responsibility for previous conflicts
between NATO service members and members of the
Afghan military. CNN could not independently verify the
group's claims.

The Taliban said the man was once a pilot in an Afghan
regime in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

"Since the current Afghan air forces have no planes so, he
was just going to Kabul airport to show up and earn his
salary for a long time," Mujahid told CNN.

The man "was holding the rank of colonel at the time and
he had an AK-47 with him. After his bullets were finished,
then he was shot to death by armed forces," Mujahid told
CNN.

There was confusion about the death toll. The NATO-led
force initially said six service members were killed. It raised
that toll to nine but backed away temporarily before
saying again that the shooting killed nine people -- eight
international service members and a civilian contractor.
The Pentagon confirmed that all were Americans.

Violence between Afghan forces and NATO troops is a
matter of extreme concern for NATO officials, and it is
growing in frequency.

There have been 36 NATO deaths in the past two years
attributed to attacks by people perceived to be Afghan
soldiers or police. Officials fear that the increasing
frequency of the attacks could undermine trust between
NATO troops and the Afghans they are working hard to
prepare so they can eventually take over security in the
country.

The Taliban's claim that the Afghan gunman was their
recruit follows a now familiar pattern of the insurgency
stating that attacks are theirs, even though NATO later
suggests the gunman was acting out of personal
motivation.

Out of 16 incidents of Afghan forces shooting NATO
personnel that NATO has investigated, eight have been
determined to be motivated by combat stress on the part
of the Afghan attacker. The other eight investigations are
undetermined.

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dalam-bahasa-inggris.html

Mongolia university to establish Indonesia
study center
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | National | Fri, May 03 2013, 3:56 PM

The National University of Mongolia plans to set up a study center to introduce Indonesia to the
Mongolian public, says the university's vice president, Gerelt Od Lkhagvasuren.

He gave the news to Indonesian Ambassador to China and Mongolia Imron Cotan in Ulan Bator, on the
sidelines of the seventh conference of the Community of Democracies on April 30, as reported by Antara
news agency.

The university has prepared the building, lecturers and other facilities for the study center, the
Indonesian Embassy in Beijing said in a press statement on Friday.

Lkhagvasuren has asked for the ambassador's support for the establishment of the study center.

Ambassador Cotan said he was prepared to facilitate student-lecturer exchange programs between
Indonesia and Mongolia as well as offering the latest reference books to the university.

The Indonesian Embassy and the National University of Mongolia plan to organize seminars on the
bilateral relationship between Indonesia and Mongolia in June and September of this year.

In return, Mongolian university's students will be offered scholarships to study in Indonesia under the
Developing Countries' Technical Cooperation program.(asw/dic)