Police to question Al Ghozi's father: East Java police will

Police to question Al Ghozi's father: East Java police will summon Zainuri, father of Fathur Rahman Al-Ghozi, an Indonesian national who is now being detained by the Philippines' authorities on charges of links to the al-Qaeda terrorists' networks. Zainuri, a member of the Madiun Regional Legislature (DPRD), is expected to come to the East Java Police office for questioning on March 11. East Java Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Sad Harunantyo said Friday that Zainuri had earlier failed to comply with the first summons on February 25. If he still refused to appear at the police office by March 11, Zainuri would be taken away by force, Harunantyo said. -- Antara

Ambon immigration deports Algerian, Saudi Arabian: The immigration office in Ambon, Maluku, has deported two foreigners, Syahmi Farid Abu Huzaifa, an Algerian, and Husein A.A. Al Zahrani, a Saudi Arabian, who have been on the island since early February. "They traveled to the island by a national passenger ship, KM Bukit Siguntang, on February 8. Upon their arrival, the two foreigners, who brought their passport with socio-cultural visa issued in Kuala Lumpur, were examined by security and immigration officials," said Kapiten Bangun, chief of the local immigration office, here on Friday. -- Antara

Belarus could be sanctioned for arms sales: The United States said on Thursday it could impose sanctions against Belarus should the former Soviet republic continue to sell weapons to so-called "rogue states" or terrorist organizations. Steven Pifer, the deputy assistant secretary of state for Europe and Eurasian affairs said that one report claimed that Belarus had trained the Iraqi military to operate S-300 air defense systems last fall. --AFP

Defiant Madagascar opposition names a government:: Madagascar's opposition movement named an alternative cabinet on Friday, stepping up its campaign to remove veteran President Didier Ratsiraka despite his declaration of martial law in the capital. Tension over who is in charge of the Indian Ocean island has been rising, with protests erupting into violence on Wednesday. --Reuters

Schoolboy caused grenade blast in Afghan classroom: One child was killed and 30 others injured when a young schoolboy accidentally dropped a hand grenade he had brought to class in eastern Afghanistan, some of the injured children said on Friday. --Reuters

Cuba expels intruders from Mexican Embassy: Cuban special forces entered the Mexican Embassy on Friday at Mexico's request and whisked off to an unknown destination 21 young men who had stormed the compound earlier this week in a hijacked bus. The men's fate was unknown but they were assumed to be in detention after the 10-minute operation, during which muffled shouts could be heard behind police lines. The pre-dawn move ended a two-day standoff at the mission. --Reuters