OSAC Daily News To ensure that American corporate and university/college security executives receive timely and up-to-date information on foreign events and/or documents, OSAC's analytical staff will post news items reported in global on-line sources by 8:30 AM (EDT) and update the items throughout each business day. Print Friendly Version. Click on the icon to open a new window with a printer friendly version of the news below. News items listed for Saturday, 5 June 2004 Afghanistan Afghan Militant Attacks 'Increase' US-led troops are facing an increasing number of attacks from militants in the south of Afghanistan, US officials say. The upsurge was also due to an increase of offensive operations by US-led troo... more  Australia, North Korea and South Korea Koreas to Open New Transport Link North and South Korea have agreed to formally open newly-built roads through the military buffer zone that divides the two countries. The agreement came as South Korea promised 400,000 tonnes of fo... more  Bangladesh Bangladeshi Bus Fire Kills Nine At least nine people have been burned to death in a bus fire in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. Police have launched an investigation, and say opposition activists supporting a planned general stri... more  Brazil Bloodbath Fears at Second Rio Jail Violence threatens to erupt at yet another Rio jail, Brazilian media report. Days after more than 30 people were killed in a revolt at Benfica penitentiary in northern Rio, fears are growing that a... more  Caribbean Caribbean Floods' Dead, Missing Top 3,300 The toll of dead and missing from floods that ravaged parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic was set at more than 3,300 on Friday as aid workers reached the most remote areas. In Haiti, the offi... more  Ecuador Protest Blocks Tour Boats From Galapagos Protesting Galapagos fishermen blockaded docks with their boats, preventing hundreds of tourists from visiting key sites on the famed islands, officials said Friday. The protest Thursday was the la... more  France War Veterans Recall D-Day in France, Security Tight Thousands of World War II veterans gathered in Normandy on Saturday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Allied D-Day landings amid one of the biggest security operations staged on French soil. ... more  Iraq Iraq Gunmen Kill Foreigner in Convoy Attack Gunmen opened fire on Saturday on vehicles carrying foreign security guards in the northern city of Mosul, killing one foreigner and wounding two others, the U.S. military said. A military spokesma... more  Montenegro (Former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) and Serbia-Kosovo (Former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) Serb Boy Killed in Apparent New Bid to Rock Kosovo A Serb teenager was shot dead in Kosovo on Saturday and police quickly arrested two Albanians suspected of trying to ignite another round of ethnic violence in the United Nations-run province. U.N.... more  Pakistan Strike Shuts Down Tense Karachi A strike called by Pakistan's hardline Islamic parties in response to a week of sectarian violence has been almost fully observed in Karachi. There were sporadic reports of unrest as worshippers at... more  Philippines Arroyo 'Wins Presidential Poll' An independent election count in the Philippines shows President Gloria Arroyo defeated her film star rival Fernando Poe Junior. But it will still be days before the official results are announced.... more  Russia Explosion of Russian Oil Station There has been an explosion at an oil pumping station in the southern Russian town of Neftekumsk, about 100km north of the Chechen border. Initial reports said a device had been planted underneath ... more  Saudi Arabia Saudi Terror Fear Rattles Foreigners Thousands of British and other Western expatriates in Saudi Arabia are bracing themselves for further attacks by al-Qaeda. Twenty-two people were killed there last weekend in a raid on the oil town... more  Saudis Told to Inform on Plotters Saudi Arabia's highest religious authority has issued an edict calling on all Saudis to report anyone they suspect of terrorist activities. The move follows last weekend's raid by al-Qaeda militant... more  Shoot-out Reported in Saudi City Suspected militants have traded fire with police in Saudi Arabia's port city of Jeddah, Reuters news agency reports. Police and the militants opened fire on each other from moving vehicles, says Re... more  South Asia and South East Asia Rumsfeld Urges More Asia Involvement in Terror War Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld pressed Asia Saturday to become more engaged in the war on terror, pledging closer security ties and military support from Washington. Speaking to Asian defense mi... more  Sudan UN Workers 'Kidnapped' in Darfur About 16 UN aid workers have been kidnapped in the troubled Sudanese region of Darfur, the state minister for foreign affairs has said. Nejib al-Khari Abdel Wahab said contact had been made with th... more  West Africa US Navy 'Plans W Africa Exercise' A US defence official says the US navy is planning an unusual task force deployment off the West African coast. Local reports quoting diplomats say an aircraft carrier will deploy to the waters off... more  Daily News Search Use this form to search through our archived list of daily news stories. 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