Friday 6 December 2013

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5 perish in Karachi killing spree

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – According to details, some unidentified gunmen riding on motorcycle opened fire at a hotel near Maskan Chorangi in Gulshan Iqbal area and killed three people. Two of the deceased were real brothers.According to police, the deceased were having dinner at the hotel when four armed men opened fire at them. All the deceased were members of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat.In yet another incident of firing a youth named Nauman was killed in Orangi Town No 8 area while another man was shot dead in Gulistan Jouhar area.

Altaf summons party leaders to London

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KARACHI (Dunya News) - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has summoned key leaders to London to hold important discussions.Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ebad, Dr Farooq Sattar, Babar Ghauri and Adil Siddiqi and Farrugh Naseem have left for London on late Friday night to discuss key issues including upcoming local bodies polls, ongoing targeted operation in Karachi and party matters.

All set for LG polls in Balochistan today

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QUETTA (Dunya News) - All arrangements are in place to hold Local Governments elections in Balochistan smoothly today (Saturday).There are 7190 seats in 32 districts of Balochistan out of which election will be held on 4168 seats today. It is pertinent to mention here that 2,507 candidates are already declared winners unopposed.A total of 2,718 polling stations with 11,847 polling booths have been set up for 3.2 million voters to cast their votes.Voting will start at 8am and will continue till 5pm without any break across the province. All security arrangements have been finalised for the polls.Balochistan government has announced public holiday in the province on Saturday because of local bodies’ elections in the province.The government has also imposed Section 144 and banned pillion riding in the entire province from 6th to 10th of this month to make the whole electoral process peaceful and smooth.Six million ballot papers have been printed for this purpose.At least 54,446 security personnel including FC, Police and Balochistan Constabulary have been deployed for security during LB Polls while Army would remain alert as Quick Response Force.Pak Army helicopters will also be ready for any situation in sensitive areas.

14 missing persons to be produced in court today

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ISLAMABAD (Online): At least 14 missing persons would be produced before the Supreme Court today (Saturday).Defence Minister Khawaja Asif while speaking to media persons after appearing before the apex court bench which ordered the minister to produce 14 missing persons on Saturday and 11 on Monday. The court later adjourned the hearing till Dec 9.Khawaja Asif said that some of the missing persons would be produced today before the court while others would be traced in couple of days. “We are making our all out efforts to produce all the missing persons in the court.”Earlier, a three-judge bench, comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Jawwad S.Khawaja and Justice Amir Hani Muslim, resumed the hearing of petitions about recovery of missing persons and law-and-order situation in Balochistan.The Defence minister did not produce any of the missing persons but instead submitted details of 35 undeclared detainees to the court, claiming that none of them is in army’s detention.

Syria regime kills 17 in Nabuk: monitor

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BEIRUT (AFP) - At least 17 people, including children, have been killed by regime forces in a shelter in the town of Nabuk, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday.Citing activists inside the town north of Damascus, the watchdog said the bodies of the civilians were found in Nabuks Al-Fatah district.It was unclear when the 17 civilians had been killed, and the Observatory called for the International Committee of the Red Cross to be given access to the area.Regime troops and rebels have been battling for days in Nabuk, as the Syrian army fights to capture the Qalamoun region north of Damascus.The army has seized nearby Qara and Deir Attiyeh, which lie north of Nabuk along the key Damascus-Homs highway.But it has also seen rebels seize the town of Maalula, a historic Christian hamlet in Qalamoun, as the fighting in Nabuk continues.The Observatory said that elsewhere in the country at least 16 people were killed in regime air raids on the town of Bazaa in northern Aleppo.The group said six children and five women were among the dead in the air strikes.Syrian state television, meanwhile, said at least three people had been killed and 15 wounded by rebel rocket fire on regime-held districts of Aleppo city.

Jordan wins Security Council seat, replaces Saudis

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. General Assembly elected Jordan to the Security Council on Friday to replace Saudi Arabia, which had rejected the seat in an unprecedented act to protest the councils failure to end the Syrian and Israeli-Palestinian conflicts.Arab countries chose Jordan as a replacement, and Asian nations endorsed it to take the traditional Arab seat on the U.N.s most powerful body. It received 178 yes votes in the election.Saudi Arabia got one vote, and four countries in the 193-member world body abstained. The 10 other countries were either absent or unable to vote because of unpaid dues.Jordans Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said the country was extremely honored and humbled by the near consensus support from the international community, which recognized Jordans relentless efforts in the pursuit of peace and security, the very principles that the Security Council is mandated to preserve.Saudi Arabia stunned the diplomatic world by rejecting the Security Council seat less than 24 hours after it was elected on Oct. 17.The Saudi Foreign Ministry denounced the Security Councils inability to resolve the Syrian civil war and Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to convene a conference on creating a Mideast zone free of weapons of mass destruction. Saudi Arabia also was upset about the warming U.S.-Iran relationship, seeing Tehran as its main rival in the region.Asked whether Jordan agreed that the Security Council was dysfunctional, Judeh said, Saudi Arabia declined to take the seat for its sovereign reasons.These are reasons that we respect. This is their independent decision, he said.The Security Council has five permanent members with veto power the U.S., Russia, China, Britain and France and 10 elected members who serve two-year terms.Since joining the world body in 1955, Jordan has held the council seat twice before. It will join four other newcomers to the council on Jan. 1 Chad, Nigeria, Lithuania and Chile.

2 bombings in Iraqi capital kill 5 people

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BAGHDAD (AP) - Authorities in Iraq say two separate bombings targeting commercial streets in Baghdad have killed five people.Police officials say a bomb went off Friday night in a commercial street in the western district of Ghazaliyah, killing two people and wounding six others.Later on, three people were killed and eight others were wounded in a bomb blast in a northeastern suburb of the capital, said police.Hospital officials confirmed the casualty figures. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information to reporters.Violence has spiked in Iraq following a security deadly crackdown on a Sunni protest camp in April. More than 8,000 people have been killed since the start of the year, according to United Nations estimates.

US urges swift talks to end Bangladesh unrest

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Bangladeshi political parties must come together immediately to halt a spate of violence and ensure free and fair elections next month, a top US official said Friday.At least 67 people have died in clashes since October when an 18-party opposition movement launched a wave of protests calling on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign before the January 5 polls.The opposition, led by Hasinas bitter rival, Khaleda Zia, fears the premier will try to rig the vote in a country which for decades has been plagued by coups and political upheaval.We believe the need is now even more urgent for the major political parties to engage immediately in constructive dialogue, to find a way forward, to hold elections that are free, fair and credible, said deputy State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf.Violence of any kind is not acceptable and it must stop immediately, she added.In the latest incident, suspected opposition activists on Wednesday derailed a train in northern Gaibandha by removing metal links holding the tracks together, killing at least three people and injuring dozens.

Icy weather bears down on Texas, much of Midwest

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DALLAS (AP) - Snow and freezing rain blanketed normally sun-swept North Texas, where residents accustomed to warmer temperatures appeared to heed warnings Friday to stay off nearly impassable roadways and out of a skin-stinging cold.More than 1,000 flights were cancelations at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, one of the nations busiest airports.Earlier this week, many in Texas were basking in spring-like temperatures of over 80 degrees Fahrenheit (27 Celsius). But by Thursday, Texas was facing the same wintry blast thats hitting much of the U.S., bringing frigid temperatures, ice and snow.Freezing rain started to pelt highways and power lines Thursday evening, leaving a quarter-million customers without electricity Friday morning. Schools canceled classes a day before, many businesses gave workers the day off, and frigid roads and sidewalks were mostly empty.In the Dallas area, agencies and residents are still haunted by a fiasco two years ago, when an inadequate response to a winter storm crippled the region and left visitors stranded on impassable highways.This time, all of North Texas mobilized before an expected half-inch of freezing rain began to come down. Temperatures are forecast to stay below freezing after the rain passes, meaning residents will have to contend with icy roads through the weekend.Road crews were continuously dumping sand on largely empty highways, and utility company Oncor reported 250,000 customers were without power in the Dallas area, where temperatures had fallen into the 20s and some places saw light snow.Police in Arlington, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) west of Dallas, reported that icy roads were a factor in the death of one driver whose car hit a truck pulled to the side of the road. Three other traffic deaths in Oklahoma and Indiana were blamed on the weather.At Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, a key hub for Fort Worth-based American Airlines, many travelers were stuck waiting and hoping for another flight to take them to their destination. Those arriving in North Texas were having trouble finding cabs as many drivers stayed home. Dallas-area light rail trains were not running.

Football: Spain face Dutch in WC repeat, England draw Italy

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COSTA DO SAUIPE (AFP) - Reigning champions Spain will begin their defence of the World Cup with a rematch of the 2010 final against the Netherlands, while England were paired with Italy in Fridays draw.Spain, who won their first title in South Africa four years ago, start their Group B campaign against the three-time runners-up on June 13 in Salvador.They will also meet Chile, who they beat in the group stage in 2010, in Rio and Australia in Curitiba.I said to people this morning we were going to get Holland and we did, in the first game no less, said Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque.Holland will demand that we start at our highest level.Hosts and five-time champions Brazil were drawn to face Croatia in the opening game, scheduled for Sao Paulo on June 12 -- assuming the venue is ready after a fatal accident last week delayed prospective completion until April.The Brazilians will then take on Mexico and Cameroon in a Group A that appears on the face of it unthreatening, if not easy.We must pay close attention to the opening phase, said Brazils 2002 title-winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari.We must play every game as if it were the final right from the outset.England, meanwhile, will start off with a Group D meeting against four-time champions Italy in the heat of Amazonian venue Manaus on June 14 -- though it is at least an evening kick-off.That match is a repeat of the Euro 2012 quarter-final, which Italy, who knocked England out of the 1978 World Cup qualifiers, won on penalties.Its a tough group, theres no doubt about that, said England coach Roy Hodgson, whose team also face Uruguay, a third former champion in their group, and Costa Rica.In Italy and Uruguay its almost as though we have got two number one seeds in our group.Italian opposite number Cesare Prandelli said the group looked a tough call.It is the Group of Death, a very difficult group. We are worried about the distances we shall have to cover. The game against England will be very important, Prandelli added.After the Italians, Hodgsons side then take on Uruguay in Sao Paulo on June 19 and Costa Rica in Belo Horizonte on June 24.A notable subplot will see Germany go up against the United States, now coached by former Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann in Recife on June 26 in their final pool match.Thats one of those crazy stories that football writes, Klinsmann told German broadcaster ARD.Germany, whose third and last title came in 1990, also drew Ghana and Portugal in Group G.Klinsmann coached Germany to third at the 2006 World Cup with current German boss Joachim Loew his then assistant.So, we will be meeting old friends, smiled Loew.Argentina, champions in 1978 and 1986, meet sole newcomers Bosnia in Rio on June 15 and then will face Iran and Nigeria.I am pleased with the draw as we didnt get into a Group of Death scenario and we also shant have to travel huge distances, said Alex Sabella, the Argentina coach.Its a good group for us, said Nigeria assistant coach Daniel Amokachi.Argentina are the world powers, but you cannot afford to underrate Iran or Bosnia. Overall, its a good draw.Former England boss Fabio Capello was happy after he saw his Russian charges draw seeded Belgium, South Korea and Algeria in Group H.Im pleased with the draw. Some of the other groups consist of much stronger teams, said Capello, while conceding that Belgium is currently one of the strongest European teams.France, champions in 1998 but forced to come through the playoffs, will meet Group E seeds Switzerland as well as Ecuador and Honduras in a mixed bag group.Japan, meanwhile, saw themselves lumped in with seeded Colombia, Ivory Coast and Greece in Group C.After a poignant homage to the late Nelson Mandela, the draw began to the exhilarating sound of samba at the northeastern beach resort of Costa do Sauipe.The draw build-up had been dominated by news of stadium delays and anti-World Cup campaigners threatening public protest.Yet Mandelas death changed the tone as participants remembered how he saw in sport a means of fostering social progress.Fridays lottery involved some complex juggling by FIFA to separate as far as possible teams from the same continent.And, while five groups unavoidably contained two European sides, given the Old Continents 13 qualifiers in the 32-strong field, they just about managed it.

Football: Barca back to winning ways in Cup opener

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MADRID (AFP) - Barcelona bounced back from consecutive defeats away to Ajax and Athletic Bilbao with a 4-1 win at third-tier Cartagena in the first leg of their Copa del Rey fourth round tie on Friday.With Barca in need of a response after two disappointing performances, coach Gerardo Martino named a strong side including Alexis Sanchez, Cesc Fabregas and Sergio Busquets.However, Fernando fired the hosts into a shock lead after just 16 minutes when he got in behind the Barca defence before finishing across Jose Manuel Pinto into the far corner.Pedro Rodriguez calmed the visitors nerves eight minutes before the break with an equaliser and Fabregas completed the turnaround with a neat finish seven minutes later.Barca should have put the tie to bed early in the second period as Sanchez and Fabregas passed up fine chances to extend their advantage.Pedro did eventually finally make it 3-1 15 minutes from time when he finished expertly from Sanchezs pass.And Cameroonian teenager Jean Marie Dongou rounded off the scoring in stoppage time with his first senior goal for the club on the rebound after Pedro had struck the post.

Football: Juve open up six-point lead in Serie A

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MILAN (AFP) - Arturo Vidal and Giorgio Chiellini struck in either half to hand Juventus a 2-0 away win at Bologna on Friday which gave the Serie A champions a six-point lead over Roma.Four days ahead of a crucial trip to Istanbul, where Juve need a point against Galatasaray to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League, coach Antonio Conte left a host of regulars on the bench.Fabio Quagliarella and Mirko Vucinic led Juves attack leaving Carlos Tevez and Fernando Llorente to make later appearances, while Angelo Ogbonna replaced centre-back Leonardo Bonucci.Mauricio Isla and Federico Peluso were also deployed as wing backs, in place of Stephan Lichsteiner and Kwadwo Asamoah, while Paul Pogba took injured Andrea Pirlos role at the centre of the five-man midfield.Despite the reshuffling, Juve had no trouble dictating play against a side that has only one home win so far this season and were sent crashing out of the Italian Cup by Serie B side Siena, in Bologna, on Tuesday.Juve should have had several goals by the interval but Quagliarella and Claudio Marchisio spurned early chances against impressive home keeper Gianluca Curci.The visitors eventually found the net when Pelusos cross found Vidal unmarked and the Chilean had no trouble sending it over the onrushing Curci.Quagliarella then sent an effort go just wide under a challenge from Mikael Antonsson while at the other end Gianluigi Buffon produced two solid blocks to deny long-range efforts from Alessandro Diamanti, the first a free kick.Two minutes later Bologna saw claims for a penalty waved away after the ball played Vucinics arm.The Montenegrin had earlier came down hard under a challenge and was replaced by Llorente just before the break.Bologna threatened briefly at the end of the half, when Vidal saw a shot go wide after Llorentes dribbling run left the Chilean with a clear shooting chance.Curci really came into his own as Bologna suffered in the second half, the Italian blocking at Llorentes feet after he had been set up by Ogbonna and saving again two minutes later after Llorente spun on Pelusos short pass to the right of goal.Conte replaced Peluso with Asamoah and a minute later the Ghanaian had the ball in the net, only to be ruled offside.Tevez replaced Quagliarella shortly after and although a constant threat Juve survived a scare when late substitute Jonathan Cristaldo pounced on Chiellinis poor clearance to fly past Ogbonna and send an angled drive just past the upright.Bologna threatened again when Archimede Morleo got on the end of Diamantis pacy cross from the right to send a bouncing header a foot wide of Buffons post.On 85 minutes, Curci did well to deny Llorenta again when he parried the strikers shot from close range.But the keeper could do little when Chiellieni got his head to a corner at the near post to send Curci sprawling into the net in the 89th minute.Roma, second at six points, are in action on Sunday but their potentially tricky clash with Fiorentina comes on the back of four consecutive draws.

Golf: Donaldson leads at halfway stage in Sun City

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SUN CITY (AFP) - Welshman Jamie Donaldson stormed into the lead in the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City on Friday, establishing a three-stroke lead over Henrik Stenson and Ryan Moore.The morning after the death of former South African President Nelson Mandela began with a minutes silence in honour of the great man at the Gary Player Country Club, before the weather delayed first round was resumed.Donaldson completed a first round of five under par 67 to finish round one in second spot on the leaderboard.He soon put his foot down to accelerate away from the field, firing seven birdies in 14 holes to move to 11 under par and three clear of golfs form man Stenson and American Moore.I played really well. I hit a lot of iron shots quite close which enabled me to make a few putts. The greens are not big here, so if you can get it near the flag you are never too far away, said Donaldson.I have been playing nicely the last three weeks; it is a good end to the year and obviously the last event of the season.I am looking forward to some time at home with the family and Christmas as home, but I have been on a good run and have two important days to go first, which I am very much looking forward to.Asked if he would like to take a $1.25 million Christmas present home to the family, the Welshman smiled: That would be a nice present from Santa.Stenson, Moore and the rest of the world class field, including defending champion Martin Kaymer and Thomas Bjorn (both tied on seven under) may have something to say about Donaldsons plans for a huge Christmas bonus over the next two days.Stenson admitted that his scorching form over the last few months was beginning to catch up with him but hopes the adrenaline can keep flowing for a couple of more days to get him over the line.I am kind of running off fumes to be honest, said Stenson. But I have put myself in a pretty good position so hopefully I can keep going and keep making birdies.If you can get yourself in a decent position early in the week then that can give you the little bit extra motivation to keep going to try and be there on Sunday so I am hoping that will be the case again this week.I am pretty tired mentally and physically but please dont tell Jamie, Ryan Moore and the other guys at the top of the leaderboard - well keep that little secret between.

MBA: Lakers star Bryant set to Sunday return

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LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant is poised to return to NBA action on Sunday for the first time since tearing his left Achilles tendon in April.Bryants return, fervently awaited by the Lakers faithful, was announced with suitable drama in a video posted on his Facebook page.It showed his number 24 jersey floating in ghostly fashion -- battered by wind and rain.The legend continues ... December 8, revealed a closing caption.The Lakers, who visit the Sacramento Kings on Friday, host the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, a club he once scored 81 points against.Bryant began training on court with his teammates in mid-November and has indicated in recent days that his return was close.He has said that when he returns he wants to have the same pep in his steps that helped the Lakers win five NBA titles between 2000 and 2010 and helped the US Olympic squad claim gold in 2008 and 2012.On Thursday he practiced with the Lakers second team, his third straight day of training.He said his ankle felt stronger than it had the previous day.Im trying, Bryant said Thursday of his push to return to competition.Bryant said this week his ankle is responding better after multiple training sessions.I dont feel like I have any limitations (now), really, Bryant said Thursday. The change of gear is not quite where I want it to be, but its easy to compensate through that and go out there and be effective.

Oil rises after strong US employment report

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NEW YORK (AO) - The price of oil rose again Friday on signs of a stronger job market in the U.S. and finished the week with a gain of more than 5 percent.Benchmark U.S. crude for January delivery rose 27 cents at $97.65 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The increase for the week was $4.93 a barrel.U.S. data showed the outlook for hiring is improving.On Friday, the Labor Department said the U.S. unemployment rate in November fell to a five-year low of 7 percent from 7.3 percent in October. Employers added 203,000 jobs last month, many in higher-paying sectors like manufacturing and construction.The jobs report came after Thursday's data from the Commerce Department showed that the U.S. economy grew at a 3.6 percent annualized rate in July through September, the fastest since early 2012.Brent crude, a benchmark for international oils, rose 63 cents to $111.61 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London.
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