Tuesday 13 August 2013

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Terrorists can't succeed in their nefarious designs: Kayani

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Kakul (Dunya News) – Kayani said that while the country faced a number of external and internal challenges, the internal challenges required our special attention. He said terrorists could not be succeeded in their nefarious designs.Addressing a ceremony at the military academy in Kakul on Independence Day, Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani called on all institutions of the government and the nation to unite and form consensus on one solution to terrorism and other challenges faced by the nation.The COAS said the existence of Pakistan is not just a coincidence, adding, “There should be no doubt that as nation, we were neither failed, nor will we ever be.”Kayani noted that restoration of peace is his first priority, asserting Pakistan Army is standing side by side with the nation in war against terrorism.The army chief said to win war against terrorism, the entire nation has to form consensus on one strategy, adding that while there could be a difference of opinion on strategy against terrorism, however, bowing before it is not a solution.

Fan who died in fall went to several games a month

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ATLANTA (AP) - A baseball fan who fell to his death from the upper deck of an Atlanta stadium spoke to his mother on the phone shortly before the accident during a game between the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies.It was at least the third time a sports fan has fallen from a stadium in Atlanta in the past year. The frequency of such falls around the country raises the question of whether stadiums are safe enough.Ronald Lee Homer Jr., a 30-year-old lifelong Braves fan, spoke to his mother while waiting out a rain delay in a smoking area of the stadium. He told his mother that the rain was letting up and he was about to head to his seat for the game Monday night.At least four witnesses told police that no one else was standing near him when he fell over a 42-inch (107-centimeter) high, fourth-level railing into a parking lot for players. He said I love you mom, and I said I love you too and that was it, his mother, Connie Homer, said in an interview on Tuesday morning.Police said the fall appears to have been an accident and there was no indication of foul play. A police report released Tuesday says Homer was unconscious and wasnt breathing when paramedics arrived. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital.Homer didnt appear to suffer any injuries aside from ones that were associated with his fall, Fulton County Medical Office investigators said in a release. He died of blunt force trauma. Toxicology tests were pending.The frequency of such falls around the country, including two others in Atlanta in the past year, raises the question of whether stadiums are safe enough.Before Tuesday nights game between the Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies at Turner Field, the team showed a picture of Homer on the scoreboard and observed a moment of silence.We are saddened by this tragic incident and will continue our investigation along with the Atlanta Police Department, Braves spokeswoman Beth Marshall said in a statement. She added that the team would observe a moment of silence before Tuesday evenings game.Connie Homer said her son followed the team through losing seasons as well as winning ones. It didnt matter if they were winning, losing or what, hes been a Braves fan forever, she said.Homer, who always wore a Braves baseball hat, went to three or four games a month and watched every game that was televised, his father Ronald Homer said.Homer grew up in Conyers, Georgia, and graduated in 2001 from Rockdale High School, where he was involved in student government. He was single, had one sister and did landscape work for a living. He was big hearted, just a great guy, very respectful, his mother said.Mondays accident wasnt the first fatal fall by a fan at Turner Field, and two other people fell from heights at the citys pro football stadium in the past year.Isaac Grubb, 20, of Lenoir City, Tennessee, died after falling over a railing at the Georgia Dome during a football game between Tennessee and North Carolina State on Aug. 31, 2012. Authorities said he landed on another man seated in the lower level, and that alcohol was involved.A man fell about 25 feet over a staircase railing at a Georgia Tech-Miami football game in the Georgia Dome on Sept. 22, 2012 and was not seriously injured.In May 2008, a 25-year-old Cumming, Georgia man suffered head injuries when he fell down a stairwell at Turner Field during a game between the Braves and the New York Mets and later died. Police found that alcohol was involved. The Braves have said the death was the first one at the park that didnt involve a medical condition.

Two Koreas to hold crucial talks on factory complex

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PAJU, South Korea (AP) - South Korean officials are in a North Korean border city for talks that could determine the fate of a shuttered factory park the rivals jointly ran until North Korea pulled out its workers in April.The Kaesong complex just north of the heavily armed border was the last remaining symbol of cooperation between the Koreas until Pyongyang halted operations in April during a torrent of war threats.Ties have improved in recent weeks, and North Korean media have published recent articles expressing eagerness for better relations. But theres still skepticism the Koreas can settle their differences. Last month saw six failed rounds of talks on Kaesong.Seoul has been pushing for Pyongyang to guarantee it wont unilaterally shutdown Kaesong when tensions rise again.

Railway in Quebec train to lose license

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TORONTO (AP) - Canadas transportation agency said Tuesday it will suspend the operating license of the U.S.-based rail company whose runaway oil train derailed and exploded in a Quebec town, killing 47 people.The agency said it planned to take away the certificate of fitness for the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway and its Canadian subsidiary, effective Aug. 20.The transportation agency said it wasnt satisfied that the troubled company, which has filed for bankruptcy since the July 6 disaster, has demonstrated that its third-party liability insurance is adequate for ongoing operations.The parked train, with 72 tankers of crude oil, was unattended when it began rolling and derailed in the center of Lac-Megantic. Several tankers exploded, destroying 40 buildings. The company has blamed the trains operator for failing to set enough hand brakes.The agency said the disaster has raised questions about the growing use of rail transport for oil, including important ones regarding the adequacy of third-party liability insurance coverage to deal with catastrophic events, especially for smaller railways.This was not a decision made lightly, as it affects the economies of communities along the railway, employees of MMA and MMAC, as well as the shippers who depend on rail services, Geoff Hare, the agencys chief executive, said in a statement.Spokeswoman Jacqueline Bannister said the transportation agency could reconsider its decision if the railway demonstrates they have sufficient insurance. Bannister said the company did provide some information to the agency, but they did not get all the information requested. She said they were looking to see if the railway was able to restore their insurance level to at least what existed prior to the derailment, but the railway failed to do so. MMA and MMAC were informed of the decision Tuesday morning before the public announcement, she said.In the wake of the disaster, the regulator has also announced plans to review the insurance coverage of federally regulated railways this fall, given sharp increase in shipments of crude oil in recent years. This year, more trains carrying crude will chug across North America than ever before, nearly 1,400 carloads a day. In 2009, there were just 31 carloads a day.Bannister said they will consult with the railway and insurance industries during the review. We have to be satisfied that the insurance coverage is sufficient, he said.In its bankruptcy filings, the Canadian subsidiary said it only had $25 million in insurance coverage, while estimating the environmental cleanup alone will exceed $200 million. The railway and its Canadian counterpart, Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Canada Co., also cited debts to more than 200 creditors following the disaster.Messages left at the office of MMA chairman Ed Burkhardt were not immediately returned.Lac-Megantic and the Quebec government have sent legal notices to the railway, demanding it reimburse the town nearly $8 million in environmental cleanup costs.Pierre Arseneau, a union representative for MMA workers in Quebec, said he was disappointed the railway will lose its operating license next week, but he understands the importance of having sufficient insurance coverage. Arseneau, a member of the United Steelworkers, is concerned about the dozens of jobs at stake and hopes another operator will take over the railroad quickly.Twenty-four of the railways 75 employees in Quebec have already lost their jobs since the derailment, but Arseneau fears the impact of the suspension could reach well beyond MMA if a solution isnt found quickly. Its also the whole economy of the region, Arseneau said. There are lots of companies that depend on the railroad.The Canadian decision had no immediate effect across the border because the severed rail line meant Maine shippers have had to reroute traffic.The U.S. Surface Transportation Board could step in to appoint someone to operate the line if Montreal, Maine & Atlantic stops rail service or if the service deteriorates, said Nate Moulton, rail director for the Maine Department of Transportation.But MM&A already announced intentions to sell the rail line to another party to generate money to pay its debts, Moulton said.

Israel frees 26 Palestinian prisoners before talks

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JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel released 26 Palestinian inmates, including many convicted in grisly killings, on the eve of long-stalled Mideast peace talks, angering families of those slain by the prisoners, who were welcomed as heroes in the West Bank and Gaza.Buses carrying the inmates departed the Ayalon prison in central Israel late Tuesday, a nighttime release that was aimed at preventing the spectacle of prisoners flashing victory signs as has happened in the past. Relatives of the victims, many with their hands painted red to symbolize what they say is the blood on the hands of the inmates, held protests throughout the day, and some protesters tried briefly to block the buses from leaving.The decision to release the men stirred anguish in Israel, where many Israelis view them as terrorists. Most of the prisoners were convicted of killings, including Israeli civilians, soldiers and suspected Palestinian collaborators, while others were involved in attempted murder or kidnapping.Celebrations erupted in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, where thousands of Palestinian well-wishers awaited the buses arrival. Palestinians generally view the prisoners as heroes regardless of their acts, arguing they made personal sacrifices in the struggle for independence.Fireworks lit the sky in Gaza, where rival Hamas and Fatah supporters, including several masked gunmen, celebrated to the beat of drums. Some danced while others flashed victory signs and waved flags of the Palestinian factions. Cars with loudspeakers blasted nationalistic songs.Today is a day of joy and happiness. I cant wait until I hug my beloved son, said Aicha Abu Setta, the 68-year-old mother of freed prisoner Alla Abu Setta. I am so excited that he will be free and he will spend his first night among us after more than 20 years, she said, clutching a picture of her 43-year-old son, who was arrested in 1994, charged, along with his cousin, of killing a soldier.Palestinians hurled rocks at the Israeli military vehicles escorting the bus convoy as it reached the crossing to the West Bank after 1 a.m.About a thousand people took to the streets of Ramallah in celebration, singing and dancing. The released prisoners were met with hugs from well-wishers. They were greeted by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas personally at the presidential compound and later laid a wreath at the grave of late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. Abbas delivered a short speech congratulating the prisoners and said he will not rest until they are all released. There are about 4,500 Palestinians in Israeli jails. You are just the beginning and the rest will come, Abbas said.Tuesdays release was part of an agreement brokered by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to get Israel and the Palestinians back to the table for peace talks that had been paralyzed since 2008. In all, 104 convicts are to be released in four batches, although their freedom is contingent on progress in peace talks.Israelis and Palestinians are to launch talks in Jerusalem on Wednesday, following a preparatory round two weeks ago in Washington.Among those released Tuesday was a Palestinian convicted in the 1994 slaying of Isaac Rotenberg, a 69-year-old Holocaust survivor who was attacked with an ax as he was working at a construction site where he was a contractor. Others were convicted in the slayings of Ian Feinberg, an Israeli lawyer killed in a European aid office in Gaza in 1993, and Frederick Rosenfeld, an American slain while hiking in the West Bank in 1989.Thousands of Palestinians have spent time in Israeli prisons since Israels capture of the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem in 1967. They were jailed on charges ranging from throwing rocks to killing civilians in bombings, shootings and other attacks.On Monday, Israels prison service posted the names online of the first 26 inmates to be released to allow for possible court appeals. Israels Supreme Court rejected an appeal by families of those killed by the prisoners earlier Tuesday.The fate of the prisoners is extremely emotional in Palestinian society. After decades of fighting Israel, many families have had a member imprisoned and the release of prisoners has been a longstanding demand.Most of the inmates already have served around 20 years, with the longest-held arrested in 1985. Fourteen of the prisoners were released to the Gaza Strip and 12 to the West Bank.Palestinians argue that the 104 prisoners slated for release carried out their acts at a time of conflict, before Israel and the Palestinians struck their first interim peace agreement in 1994. They say Israel should have released them long ago, as part of previous peace talks.Earlier Tuesday, Israel angered Palestinians when it announced it was moving forward with building nearly 900 new settlement homes in east Jerusalem. The Palestinians had refused to resume negotiations with Israel unless it halted settlement construction in territory it wants for a future state. Israel has refused, insisting that settlements and other core issues be resolved through talks.After six trips to the region, Kerry managed to persuade Abbas to drop the settlement issue as a condition for negotiations to start. In exchange, Israel agreed to the prisoner release. The Palestinians argue the settlements, now home to more than 500,000 Israelis, are making it increasingly difficult to carve out their state and that continued Israeli construction is a sign of bad faith.Hanan Ashrawi, a senior Palestinian official, said Israels settlement plans are a slap in the face of the Palestinians and Kerry. It is not just deliberate sabotage of the talks, but really a destruction of the outcome, she said. Ashrawi urged Kerry to stand up to Israel and deliver a tough response.Mark Regev, a spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, rejected the Palestinian claim.The Palestinians know that Israel rejected their demands of a settlement freeze as a precondition to these talks, they cannot say otherwise, Regev said. The construction that the Israeli government authorized is all in Jerusalem and the large blocs, in areas that will remain part of Israel in any possible final status agreement and this construction that has been authorized in no way changes the final map of peace.Kerry said he spoke with Netanyahu Tuesday morning. We had a very frank and open discussion on the issue of settlements, he said. Let me make it clear. The policy of the United States with respect to all settlements is that they are illegitimate and we oppose settlements taking place anytime.The latest construction is to take place in Gilo, an area in east Jerusalem that Israel considers to be a neighborhood of its capital. Israels annexation of east Jerusalem, which the Palestinians claim as their capital, is not internationally recognized.The housing plan, which received initial approval last year, would expand Gilos boundaries further toward a Palestinian neighborhood. The plans for 900 housing units in Gilo come in addition to an earlier announcement this week of some 1,200 other settlement homes in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.

California paternity-rights bill on hold

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SACRAMENTO, California (AP) - A bill sparked by a custody dispute involving The Lost Boys actor Jason Patric that would allow certain sperm donors to seek paternity rights in court is on hold after failing to clear a legislative panel Tuesday.Patric testified before state lawmakers about his court battle to gain custody of his now 3-year-old son, Gus. A judge deemed him a sperm donor, rather than a parent, during a custody dispute over the boy.He and his ex-girlfriend, Danielle Schreiber, conceived the child through artificial insemination. Patric and Schreiber, who never married, disagree on the role Patric was to play in the childs life.Patric says he hasnt seen the child in months and asked lawmakers to think about a child sitting daily and wondering what happened.As a result of that case and others brought to his attention, state Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, put forward legislation that would allow a man whose sperm was used to conceive a child through artificial insemination to seek parental rights if he can show a certain level of involvement in the childs life.Hill says his bill, SB115, is an attempt to clarify a 2011 statute, which said unmarried men who provided sperm to a doctor or sperm bank do not have parental rights unless otherwise agreed to in writing prior to conception.The measure sailed through the Senate without opposition but recently has generated aggressive lobbying from representatives for Patric, Schreiber and organizations involved in child custody and womens rights.Among the bills supporters are Equality California and the National Center for Lesbian Rights, which say the bill strikes the right balance by requiring a donor seeking parental rights to have lived with the child and presented the child as his own.Opponents, including the states chapter of the National Organization for Women, Planned Parenthood, and the Academy of California Adoption Lawyers, say the measure is too broad and could unintentionally affect the rights of single mothers or same-sex couples who use sperm donors.In emotional but measured testimony Tuesday, Patric told the Assembly Judiciary Committee that he went to great lengths, including surgery, to become a father. He said both he and Schreiber signed an intended parent document, but that current law prevented him from fully presenting his case to the judge.Other men have come to him to share similar cases and every single one of us was barred from proving our parentage by this loophole in a law, Patric said.Schreibers attorney, Fred Heather, told lawmakers that a judge did consider Patrics documents and videos of his son, but ultimately ruled against him.The suggestion that the trial judge was confused as to the state of the law is equally untrue, said Heather, who asked lawmakers to refrain from acting on the bill while the case is on appeal. The Assembly Judiciary Committee voted 5-2 to hold the bill in committee for further discussion.Assemblyman Roger Dickinson, D-Sacramento, who voted to keep the bill in committee, said he believes the parental rights issue raised by the case needs to be addressed but that the court system first should be allowed to finish its work. Its premature from my point of view to have the Legislature take action on this issue, Dickinson said.Hill said after the hearing that he will continue to work with various parties to reach agreement on the legislation. The senator said he felt resistance from some lawmakers to his attempts to work on the bill and asked the committee to reconsider an amended version before this years session concludes.Patric also expressed frustration after the vote, remarking briefly to an Associated Press reporter that the committee doesnt care about children in the middle of something and fixing it.

Boston mob boss convicted but much still unresolved

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BOSTON (AP) - Even after James Whitey Bulger's two-month trial in federal court ended with his conviction in 11 killings, the former Boston mob boss' fate is uncertain and his day in the spotlight is not over.Bulger has promised to appeal his federal conviction, and his attorneys say he still has secrets to tell about corruption in law enforcement while he was running Boston's underworld. He also faces murder charges in Florida and Oklahoma, both death-penalty states, and he is at the center of civil litigation.I don't think you've heard the last word from James Bulger, said defense attorney Hank Brennan. The 83-year-old Bulger, convicted of a host of federal crimes ranging from extortion to money laundering, will effectively get a life term in prison when he is sentenced in November.But he also faces an indictment in Oklahoma in the 1981 death of Roger Wheeler, who was shot after a round of golf at a Tulsa, Oklahoma, country club. Prosecutors say Bulger's gang members suspected Wheeler knew they had been skimming money from his business, World Jai Alai.Bulger also was indicted in 2001 in Florida in the 1982 slaying of John Callahan, former president at World Jai Alai. Prosecutors say former hit man John Mortorano killed Callahan because Bulger feared he'd talk about the hit on Wheeler.Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said Tuesday she'll decide whether to proceed with the case against Bulger after considering many factors, including Bulger's federal sentence and whether Callahan's family wants to go forward. Prosecutors haven't decided yet whether to pursue the death penalty, she said.If we proceed with our indictment, then it's a question of what we'll be seeking in terms of a just result for what he did to Mr. Callahan, what he and his co-conspirators did, Fernandez Rundle said.Tulsa County District Attorney Tim Harris said he'll also wait until after federal sentencing to decide whether to try Bulger. We will assess his punishment, review his appeal rights and determine what is practical and feasible under our analysis of the facts and circumstance, including our valuable resources, he said in a statement.Retired Tulsa police detective Michael Huff was on the scene after the Wheeler killing and stayed on the case to the indictment. He hopes Harris tries Bulger in Oklahoma. The shocking mob hit left a scar on Tulsa, and the loss of Wheeler, a major employer who was active in local charities, was felt around the city for years, he said. Bulger needs to answer for what he did in the places he did it, Huff said.I think Tulsa deserves the chance to prosecute this evil bastard, he said.Regardless of whether Bulger is tried for murder in state courts, his name will be heard in civil cases, including a lawsuit against the FBI by the family of Bulger victim Michael Donahue. Donahue was killed in 1982 when he offered a ride home to a man allegedly targeted for death by Bulger because he was talking to the FBI.The family's complaint says Bulger's corrupt FBI handlers told him about the informant, triggering the hit that also killed Donahue. After Bulger's conviction Monday, widow Patricia Donahue vowed to push ahead with the lawsuit against the FBI. One down, one to go, she said.

Polish climber dies on Mount Hood

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PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) - A Polish military officer visiting the United States for training with a drone manufacturer fell about 1,000 feet (305 meters) to his death while recreationally climbing Oregons Mount Hood, authorities said.The body of 32-year-old Sebastian Kinasiewicz was spotted from the air Tuesday by a National Guard helicopter, ending a search that started a day earlier.Sgt. Pete Hughes of the Hood River County sheriffs office said it was too dangerous to immediately recover the body because boulders were falling nearby. He could not provide an estimate for when it would be safe.Kinasiewicz decided to climb Mount Hood because several members of a military unit from Poland did so last year and planted the countrys flag. He wanted to go up there and see that. That was his reasoning behind wanting to climb, Hughes said. And if it wasnt there, then he was going to plant another one.Kinasiewicz arrived in the Pacific Northwest about a week ago for training at the Insitu company in Bingen, Washington. The company offered condolences in a statement, saying: We are extremely sorry to learn of the passing of our colleague Warrant Officer Sebastian Kinasiewicz. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this difficult time.According to its website, Insitu instructors have trained more than 2,000 drone operators and maintenance technicians from across the world. Poland, an Insitu customer for several years, has plans to expand its use of unmanned aerial vehicles.Kinasiewicz was married with at least one child, Hughes said. Websites in Polish say he was a warrant officer and had a background in photography. His work is displayed on a Facebook page dedicated to combat photography.The novice climber used an off day to go up the mountain Sunday, and was reported missing by a roommate the next morning. Crews found his vehicle at a trailhead, but a daylong search of two routes that start at that point failed to find him.Thousands of people climb the 11,239-foot peak each year, mostly in the spring. Summer climbing is more dangerous because warmer temperatures melt the ice and loosen rocks.If youre not a climber, you might not understand that, Hughes said. You might think, Oh, its nice out. Its a good day to go climbing.A snowboarder from Colorado died on the mountain earlier this month when an ice tunnel collapsed. In July, searchers found the body of a Salem, Oregon, dentist who suffered a fatal fall during a solo climb.The Polish climbers military unit has been in contact with Hood River County authorities, and his commanding officer is expected to arrive in Oregon on Friday.

Pakistan celebrates 67th Independence Day

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The nation is celebrating 67th Independence Day today (Wednesday) with renewed passion and abiding commitment to safeguarding the country against any threat and re-dedication towards nation-building in accordance with the vision of the founding father, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.The day will dawn with thirty one gun salute in the federal and twenty one gun salute at the provincial capitals.Special prayers will be offered for the prosperity‚ integrity and solidarity of the country‚ unity of the Muslim Ummah and for the success of the long drawn struggle of the Kashmiris after Fajr prayers.It will be a public holiday throughout the country. The main event of the day will be a flag hoisting ceremony at Convention Center in Islamabad‚ where Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will be the chief guest.It will be followed by the address of the Prime Minister to the nation.Flag hoisting ceremonies would also be held at the provincial capitals and district headquarters besides other important national institutions.Overseas Pakistanis and Pakistani missions abroad will also celebrate Independence Day in their respective countries and will organize different functions in this regard.

Messi and Balotelli out of Italy vs Argentina

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ROME (AP) Argentina star Lionel Messi and Italy striker Mario Balotelli will miss the eagerly awaited friendly match between the two countries.Messi has a thigh injury and has flown back to Barcelona, while Balotelli has a knee problem and doesnt want to take any risks ahead of AC Milans Champions League playoff match against PSV Eindhoven.Both players returned to their clubs after Tuesdays meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican.Italy plays Argentina in Rome on Wednesday their first encounter since 2001.

Induced labour 'linked to autism'

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NEW YORK (BBC) -A study of 625,000 children, published in JAMA Pediatrics, showed the autism link was stronger in boys.Scientists have called for more research to explain the difference as it is not clear why there would be a link.Doctors said inducing labour was safe, necessary and could save a babys life.Autism is thought to be caused by a combination of family, or genetic, risk and conditions in the womb and early life while the child is developing.We dont want mothers to say, Under no circumstances do I want to be induced because I dont want a kid with autism. That would be plain wrong”.The study of births in North Carolina showed 13 out of every 1,000 boys born, and four per 1,000 girls, developed autism.However, the rate was a third higher in boys when their mother needed drugs to induce or assist the pregnancy, while any effect in girls was more muted.Researchers said that two cases of autism in every 1,000 births might be prevented by stopping induction. However, they warned this would come at significant cost as the procedure could be life-saving.Prof Simon Gregory, of Duke University, said there had been a lot of conflicting evidence on autism and inducing labour, but this study was the largest to look at the issue.He told the BBC: We dont want mothers to say, Under no circumstances do I want to be induced because I dont want a kid with autism. That would be plain wrong.Weve found an association and more research is needed. This allows us to focus on the factors around birth that may affect autism and how it develops.The study only shows that the rates of autism are higher after being induced. It could be down to the drugs used to begin labour or something else influencing the pregnancy that leads to women needing to be induced and also affects the developing brain.Autism and Aspergers syndrome are part of a range of disorders that can cause difficulties with communication and social skills.The conditions can lead to isolation and emotional problems for those living with them.Conditions can vary from very mild, where the person can function easily, to so severe they cannot take part in normal society.The conditions are collectively known as autistic spectrum disorders and affect more than 580,000 people in the UK.Labour is often induced when the pregnancy has gone on too long and the mother has missed the due date, normally by at least a week.Michael Heard, of Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists spokesperson, said: We induce to improve outcomes. You reduce the chance of losing the baby and the chance of mum and baby getting unwell.This is a preliminary statistical overview, with no clear reasoning why the two things should be linked.Induction is very common and is offered for good medical reasons and is extremely safe. But like most medical processes there is a small risk associated.This is another thing to consider in a long-term study, but not something Id consider in my practice.Carol Povey, of the National Autistic Society, said: Autism is a complex condition and is thought to be the result of many different underlying physical and genetic factors. Its exact causes are still being investigated.The scientists who conducted this study acknowledge that further research is required before any hard and fast conclusions can be drawn.Its therefore important that people do not jump to conclusions about this study and its implications.

North Korea 'makes home-grown' Arirang smartphone

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NORTH KOREA (BBC) - North Korea says it has produced its first home-grown smartphone, but experts have disputed its origins.The Arirang handset, described as a hand phone in state media, was shown to leader Kim Jong-un during a factory tour.The country has had a mobile network since 2008, but activity is heavily monitored and restricted.Last year the country launched a tablet, but it later emerged it was likely to have been made in China.Clues to the tablets origin were uncovered by Martyn Williams, an expert on North Korean technology, who noted that parts of the tablets software code suggested links to a manufacturer in Hong Kong.The Arirang smartphone, named after a popular folk song, was unlikely to have been made in the country, Mr Williams added.He noted that actual manufacturing was shown, and that the device was probably made to order by a Chinese manufacturer and shipped to the May 11 Factory where they are inspected before going on sale.The leader was accompanied by the Korean Workers Party propaganda chief and the head of the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), a hint that the devices could be used for widespread dissemination of government information.Mr Kim was seen to be demoing the device, which appeared to be running a version of Googles Android mobile operating system.There are no further details available about the smartphones exact specifications, but the KNCA reported that the leader praised the high pixels of the built-in camera.The article said Mr Kim had high hopes for the educational significance in making people love Korean things.He advised that factory workers should select and produce shapes and colours that users like.Kim Jong-un was on a tour of a North Korean factory when he tried out the deviceMobile phones in the secretive country have been available since 2008. The national network is maintained thanks to a joint operation by the North Korean government and Egyptian telecoms company Orascom.Phones on the network are heavily restricted. They cannot access the internet and can only make calls within North Korea.For a short time, foreigners in the country were able to use mobile internet, but this access was later revoked.It is believed that many in North Korea, particular those near the borders, use illegally owned mobiles to contact people outside the country.One man, a 28-year-old who left North Korea in November 2010, told a research paper: In order to make sure the mobile phone frequencies are not being tracked, I would fill up a washbasin with water and put the lid of a rice cooker over my head while I made a phone call.Being found in possession of a foreign phone would be a very serious crime, the papers authors said.

Church slams Austrian election slogan

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VIENNA (AP) - A prominent Austrian Protestant official is criticizing the anti-immigration Freedom Party for suggesting brotherly love should be restricted to Austrians.Ahead of Sept. 29 elections, party posters show its leader, Heinz-Christian Strache, affectionately gazing at an elderly woman who is stroking his cheek. The poster proclaims: Love your neighbor. For me, those are our Austrians.Protestant official Michael Chalupka says the slogan misrepresents the Bible. In Tuesdays Oesterreich newspaper, he says Jesus chose the Good Samaritan for many Jews a foreigner as exemplifying brotherly love that disregards issues such as nationality or religion, and suggests Strache doesnt understand the message.Strache is quoted as replying: Our brothers are the Austrians, whom we place in the focus of our interest and not those trying to gain false asylum.

Harting wins 3rd straight men's discus at worlds

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MOSCOW (AP) - Olympic champion Robert Harting of Germany won his third straight discus world championship title Tuesday, beating Piotr Malachowski of Poland for gold.Harting threw 69.11 meters and held off Malachowski, who finished with 68.38. Gerd Kanter of Estonia, the 2008 Olympic champion and 2007 world champion, took bronze with 65.19.Malachowski had ended Hartings winning streak at 35 meets early in the season but the German still came up big at the most important moment of the season.In a traditional ritual, Harting ripped his shirt apart in celebration of the gold.

Divorce-related feud lasts 17 years

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HAMILTON (AP) - A 17-year legal fight between two law professors over their divorce and continuing disputes has drawn criticism from judges who say the pair set a bad example.The feud has lasted seven years longer than the couples 10-year marriage, The Cincinnati Enquirer ( http://cin.ci/13dQDl8 ) reported. Their divorce case file had more than 1,400 entries in it. Many had to do with a back-and-forth custody dispute over their children, now ages 17 and 20. Among issues still being litigated is money.Judges hearing the case complained the professors broke rules or abused the system.It is frightening to this court that either is teaching current law students the boundaries and ethics of our profession, Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Leslie Ghiz said during a July hearing. Both should be thoroughly embarrassed and ashamed.University of Cincinnati professor Christo Lassiter questions how judges managed the cases between him and his ex-wife. He said his motivation has been being a good parent, not spite or revenge.Had a court stepped in and resolved the major issues cleanly and early, there would not have been voluminous (legal filings), Lassiter said. His former wife, Sharlene Boltz, didnt immediately return a call Monday to her office at Northern Kentucky University.Ghiz said both should be admonished by the Ohio State Bar Association. Judges in other courts also have blasted the couples prolonged legal conflict.This court has not seen many domestic relations cases more contentious and acrimonious, the Ohio 1st District Court of Appeal wrote in 2002. The parties, who are both law professors and ought to know better, engaged in thoroughly inappropriate behavior that was detrimental to the resolution of their case and to the welfare of their children for which both claimed to be primarily concerned.The divorce itself took five years, about five times as long as what one veteran attorney, George Maley of Loveland, says would be a typical divorce case involving children. Boltz called police on Lassiter several times, and his paycheck was garnisheed for back child support, The Enquirer reported. Lassiter said she owes him money.Their next court hearing is Sept. 6.
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