Sunday 31 January 2016

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Watson bids to open at World T20s after unbeaten 124

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SYDNEY (AFP) - Australias stand-in skipper Shane Watson has declared his preference for opening the batting with a blistering 124 not out against India, just weeks out from the ICC World Twenty20.But Watsons huge total, which came off 71 balls at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday, was not enough to prevent India from winning the match to sweep the three-game T20 series.I am happy to bat anywhere because I really am loving being out there and playing the game, the 34-year-old all-rounder said after the loss.But theres no doubt that I certainly do enjoy opening the batting. It has always suited my game, suited my mentality as well.Indias Virat Kohli also praised Watson, who retired from Test cricket last year but was recently overlooked for the Australian one-day squad.He batted out of his skin, Kohli said.Hes such a dangerous player when opening the batting in T20 cricket. Weve seen that in the IPL many a time.Watson said India -- who succeeded in running down Australias total of 197 after smashing 17 off the last over with a four off the final ball -- were the clear favourites going into the world Twenty20.I think no matter how things panned out exactly here, they were always going to be favourites, he said.But the Australian said there was not a hell of a lot to worry about within his team, although he admitted the workload of players was intense over the southern hemisphere summer.Australias busy schedule saw the Twenty20 series against India finish Sunday, just three days before a one-day series starts in New Zealand on Wednesday.Watson said because the series were so close, it had meant that players have come in and out a lot more regularly than what would normally have happened.But he said he was confident that they would have solidified their roles well ahead of the world Twenty20 which starts on March 8 in India.The important thing is to get the team nutted out, said Watson.

Petroleum product prices to be slashed by Rs. 5

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) notification on Sunday states that price of all petroleum products is to be Rs. 5.After the reduction in price, new price of petrol will be Rs. 71.25 per litre.Price of High Speed Diesel will now be Rs. 75.79 per litre.Kerosene’s cost after the cut in prices will be Rs. 43.25 per litre.New price of Light Speed Diesel will be Rs. 39.94 per litre.Hi-Octane’s new price after the decrease will now be Rs. 75.66.

Police will provide complete security to schools: DIG Operations Lahore

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – The Deputy Inpsector-General (DIG) of Police Operations Lahore on Sunday stated that in light of the required security measures, police will provide complete security to both private and government schools. He also stated that search operations will be conducted at night in schools’ surrounding areas.According to DIG Operations, search operations will be conducted in suspicion of any possible terrorism attempt during which identification documents of the citizens will be checked.He stated that the designated Superintendents of Police (SP) of the division will monitor the fool proof security measures.He also informed that in case of any emergency situation, citizens are advised to inform on help line number 8330.

Punjab govt develops bill for formation of Private Education Commission

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – The government of Punjab has come up with a bill for the formation of a Private Education Commission. Punjab’s Education Minister Rana Mashood will present the bill in Punjab Assembly today (Sunday) and has been kept in the agenda.According to the bill, the 17 member Private Education Commission will monitor private educational institutes and will also analyze their fee structure.The Commission will also enforce these institutes to provide free education to 10% of deserving children.

With exception of few, schools in Punjab reopen today

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – With the exception of a few private institutes, schools in Punjab (both government and private) reopened today (Sunday). Chains of 12 major private schools have decided to remain shut and have sent SMS messages to the parents of the students about the closure.According to the details, Beacon House, City School, Lahore Grammar School (LGS), LACAS, Learning Alliance, Lahore Pre-School, Smart Schools, Newlands, TNS, Gymboree Play and Music and all campuses of Salamat School have refused on the reopening.The Spokesperson for the School Chains’ Tabraiz Bukhari has stated that the senior management will develop a framework after analyzing the government’s notification.Meanwhile, Punjab Education Minister Rana Mashhood has announced reopening of all schools in Punjab. Negotiations were held between Punjab Education Minister and the representatives of All Pakistan Schools Federation over reopening of schools on February 1 in Lahore.There were some harsh exchanges between District Coordination Officer (DCO) and the representatives of the schools’ body during the meeting and a group of the representatives left the negotiations as well. However, they were convinced to return later on.It has been decided in the meeting that all the cases registered against the schools in Punjab will be withdrawn and police will not harass the school administrations again.Rana Mashood made it clear that the schools in Punjab were neither allowed to raise the fee in the name of security arrangements nor did they make any such demands.After the notification by the Provincial government, leaders of Private School Association Kashif Mirza and Jawdani announced the reopening of schools.

Tennis: Djokovic thrashes Murray for sixth Aussie Open title

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MELBOURNE (AFP) - World number one Novak Djokovic hammered a misfiring Andy Murray in straight sets to win a record-equalling sixth Australian Open title and strengthen his grip on mens tennis on Sunday.The Serbian world number one swept to a 6-1, 7-5, 7-6 (7/3) victory in two hours, 53 minutes to hand Murray his fifth defeat in the Melbourne Park final.Djokovic equalled the tally of Australias Roy Emerson, who won the tournament six times between 1961 and 1967, an achievement that had gone unmatched in the 49 years since.It was also Djokovics 11th Grand Slam title, putting him in equal fifth place on the all-time list alongside Rod Laver and Bjorn Borg, behind leader Roger Federers 17.Its an incredible feeling, especially because of the fact that I managed to make history tonight and equal Roy Emersons record of six Australian Opens, Djokovic said.This trophy is even more unique for me tonight and when you have an opportunity to make history it adds to the motivation and incentive before you come out on the court.Djokovic underlined his status as the dominant force in Melbourne, after downing Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win his first major title in 2008 and beating Rafael Nadal in an epic final in 2012, along with his four wins over Murray in 2011, 2013, 2015 and now 2016.Djokovic also extended his Grand Slam winning streak to 21 matches. He has not lost a match at the majors since he was defeated by Stan Wawrinka in last years French Open final at Roland Garros.While Djokovic was further enhancing his reputation, Murray has the unwanted statistic of becoming only the second man in the post-1968 Open era to lose five Grand Slam finals at any one major.Ivan Lendl, Murrays former coach, lost five finals at the US Open in 1982-1984 and 1988-1989, before winning at Flushing Meadows in 1985-1987.Murray had tears in his eyes at the presentation when he thanked his pregnant wife Kim Sears, who is due to give birth to their first child in the coming weeks.Youve been a legend for the last two weeks. Thank you so much for all of your support and Ill be on the next plane home, he said in a faltering voice.Djokovic won 24 more points than Murray, 123-99, in the final, while Murray made a total of 65 unforced errors -- including 28 off his forehand and 29 off his backhand. Djokovic faced a break point in his opening service game but then went on a blazing run, breaking Murrays serve twice to claim the opening set in 30 minutes.Murray survived four break points to hold serve in a marathon 12-minute third game as he tried to stay in the second set against the pressing Serb.But Djokovic gained another psychological breakthrough with a service break in the seventh game after Murray overhit a forehand to trail 4-3.Fighting Murray broke back in the following game with his backhand clipping the baseline, which was confirmed by Djokovics challenge.Murray fought off two break points in a fiercely contested ninth game in a war of the attrition between the two long-time rivals, who have known each other since their junior days.But Djokovic fought back from 0-40 down to break Murrays serve for a fourth time, in a game featuring one exhausting 36-shot rally, to lead 6-5 and serve for the second set.The Serb claimed a two sets to love lead after winning an 80-minute battle for the second set, leaving Murray with it all to do.Djokovic tightened the noose with another service break in the first game of the final set, with Murrays task looking herculean to take the final to five sets.Murray broke back in the sixth game but in the tiebreaker the Scot served two double-faults as Djokovic steamed to five match points, and belted an ace on the third match point to seal the championship.It was yet another big statement from the peerless Serb against a major rival, after he swamped Rafael Nadal 6-1, 6-2 at Doha and convincingly beat Federer in the Melbourne semi-finals.

Tennis: Dad-to-be Murray on 'next plane home' after Aussie loss

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MELBOURNE (AFP) - Andy Murray declared I just want to get home and headed straight for the airport on Sunday as he raced to be reunited with his pregnant wife after his Australian Open final defeat.Murray, who has been on baby alert all tournament with his wife, Kim Sears, due to give birth within weeks, said he was getting the next flight home after his loss to world number one Novak Djokovic.Im proud that I got into this position, you know. Just quite looking forward to getting home now, Murray said in a quickfire press conference before rushing for his plane.The British world number two had pledged to quit the tournament if his wife went into labour, and he was also close to pulling out when his father-in-law Nigel Sears collapsed at Rod Laver Arena last week.It was a tough, tough couple of days. Thankfully, hes fine now. Yeah, I just want to get home, said London-based Murray.He added: Ive been held on flights for, it feels like five days. Ive been held on almost every single flight, so the first one out of here, Im leaving. Its at 1:00, I think.Earlier Murray had tears in his eyes and a faltering voice as he paid tribute to his wife after he was well beaten 6-1, 7-5, 7-6 (7/3) -- his fifth defeat in the Melbourne final.Youve been a legend for the last two weeks. Thank you so much for all of your support and Ill be on the next plane home, the Scot said at the on-court awards ceremony.He later explained it had been a difficult tournament as he was beset by distractions, but which also, however, seemed to take the sting out of his latest Grand Slam disappointment.With the defeat, Murray became only the second man in the post-1968 Open era -- after Ivan Lendl, his former coach -- to lose five finals at the same Grand Slam tournament.Regardless of todays result, its been hard. Had I lost in the third or fourth round it still would have been difficult with everything thats happened, Murray said.Shes been amazing. Handled everything unbelievably well. Yeah, I have to thank her for allowing me to play and stay here with everything that was going on. But, yeah, it was tough.

Tennis: No rest as busy Kerber jets off for Fed Cup

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BERLIN (AFP) - There was no rest for newly-crowned Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber after a whirlwind of partying and engagements before jetting home on Sunday to prepare for the Fed Cup.The 28-year-old German earned her first Grand Slam title by shocking world number one Serena Williams 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in Saturdays final in Melbourne.After countless interviews, posing for pictures and undergoing a drugs test, Kerber eventually got back to her hotel around 3:00 am local time on Sunday morning, then went straight out partying.The new champion was sleepless in Melbourne, but brushed off any tiredness to celebrate on Sunday by swimming in the Yarra river next to the Rod Laver Arena, in echoes of the dip American Jim Courier took after his 1992 championship win on the same court.The new world number two made the plunge along with her team, including coach Torben Beltz and physiotherapist Simon Iden, plus a German Eurosport commentator, who made a bet with Kerber to jump in the river if she won.It was cold, but it was worth it, said Kerber after her dip. I havent slept for a minute, I only had appointments to get to, she told broadcaster ZDF, having become the first German since Steffi Graf in 1999 to win a Grand Slam title.I managed to eat a banana after the final and then it was the next day.I had never been so tired as in that moment, she said after a night of partying as, despite only leaving the stadium in the early hours, we still managed to go for a drink, Kerber added with a grin.I still cant believe it. Ive made history. A dream has come true.Im ready for anything now -- even the wedding with Petko, she joked after her Fed Cup team-mate Andrea Petkovic wrote: Angelique, youre crazy I want to marry you on Twitter.After posing for her official winners photo in Melbournes Botanical Gardens, Kerber flew back to Europe on Sunday night and had the chance to catch up on sleep on the long flight via Bangkok to Frankfurt, Germany, then onto Posen in Poland.From there, she will drive to Puszczykowo, where she lives near to her grandparents.Well celebrate there with some sparkling wine. I am really looking forward to getting home, she said.My family have always stood by me and given me strength, even in moments when I didnt believe in myself.There will be little time to enjoy her success, because on Tuesday she will join up with her Germany team-mates to prepare for next weekends Fed Cup first-round match against Switzerland in Leipzig.There promises to be some fun for Kerbers team later in the year as she will make good on a bet with her coach Beltz to skydive together, take a dancing class with her support staff and her physio will mark her victory in ink by getting a tattoo.It will be the trophy from Melbourne, he admitted.

Tennis: Soares wins two Grand Slam titles on same day

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MELBOURNE (AFP) - Brazils Bruno Soares lifted the Australian Open mixed doubles trophy on Sunday -- the same day he also won the mens doubles, in the early hours of the morning.Soares and Russias Elena Vesnina, seeded five, beat the unseeded pairing of American Coco Vandeweghe and her Romanian partner Horia Tecau 6-4, 4-6, 10-5 on Rod Laver Arena.The win comes after Soares and Jamie Murray, the brother of singles finalist Andy, beat Czech veteran Radek Stepanek and Canadian Daniel Nestor in three sets for the mens title in a 1:00 am finish.I feel like Ive been on this court for the last 24 hours, said Soares, who now has 22 mens doubles titles and also won the US Open mixed doubles in 2012 and 2014.But its a good feeling. Elena carried me the whole week. She was awesome.

Football: 'No fairytale' as Terry announces Chelsea exit

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MILTON KEYNES (AFP) - Chelsea captain John Terry dropped a bombshell on Sunday by announcing he will leave at the end of the season after the club decided not to renew his contract.I was in (for talks) last week before the Arsenal game and it is not going to be extended, Terry, 35, told reporters after his sides 5-1 win at second-tier Milton Keynes Dons in the FA Cup fourth round.Its not going to be a fairytale ending. Im not going to retire at Chelsea. Its going to be elsewhere, which it took me a couple of days to get over.Terry has made 696 appearances for Chelsea and is the clubs most successful captain, having won four Premier League titles, five FA Cups, three League Cups, the 2012 Champions League and the 2013 Europa League.He was named in the Professional Footballers Association (PFA) Team of the Season after leading Chelsea to last seasons league title, but his performances this campaign have not been to the same standard, mirroring the London clubs slide down the league standings.He could now follow former England team-mates David Beckham, Steven Gerrard and Ashley Cole by moving to the United States.But the centre-back, who signed a one-year contract extension last season, wants to go out in style by lifting the FA Cup for a sixth time and helping Chelsea climb the league table from 14th place.Its my last run in the FA Cup, so I want to make it a good one, he said.Its a big season for me and I want to push on -- not just in this competition, but in the Premier League as well.I knew before the Arsenal game (which Chelsea won 1-0), so mentally Ive kind of accepted it. We just have to move on and climb the league.They said that when the new manager comes in, things might change. Its a no at the minute.I needed to know now like I have done every January and sometimes it takes a couple of months to get done. Unfortunately, it was a no.Chelsea are currently in a state of flux, having appointed Guus Hiddink on an interim basis after Jose Mourinho was sacked as manager for the second time in December.But while Mourinhos long-term successor will not be coaching Terry, the former England captain said that he would not join another Premier League club.The club will move on, he said. No player is ever bigger than the club. Ideally I would have loved to stay, but the clubs moving in a different direction. No doubt theyll sign one or two great centre-backs.I want to come back as a Chelsea supporter in years to come with my kids and see the team doing great.Unfortunately thats not going to be with me, but I want to see the team do well. Its going to be my last year and I want to go out at the top.He added: I couldnt play for another Premier League club. It will be elsewhere for sure. I dont know where and I leave that to the people in charge. It certainly wont be in the Premier League.Terrys impending departure means that Chelsea will lose the last remaining element from the team built by Mourinho that won back-to-back league titles in 2005 and 2006.Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba and Petr Cech have all since moved on, leaving Terry, who made his debut in October 1998, as the sole player branching the two generations.A brave, no-nonsense centre-back in the finest English traditions, Terry is an iconic figure at Stamford Bridge, where a banner proclaims him: CAPTAIN. LEADER. LEGEND.But his 78-cap England career ended in September 2012 when he retired from international football after the Football Association charged him with racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand, brother of his England team-mate Rio Ferdinand.

Football: Ronaldo hits hat-trick in Real rout, new low for Neville

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MADRID (AFP) - Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 29th La Liga hat-trick as Zinedine Zidanes Real Madrid moved back to within four points of leaders Barcelona with a 6-0 thrashing of Espanyol on Sunday.However, Gary Nevilles terrible La Liga run since taking charge of Valencia continued with a 1-0 loss to Sporting Gijon on Sunday -- Los Ches first home defeat since November 2014.In keeping with their fast starts under new boss Zidane at the Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid raced into a 4-0 half-time lead with Karim Benzema and James Rodriguezs first goal since November adding to Ronaldos double.The three-time World Player of the Year sealed his latest La Liga hat-trick nine minutes from time before Oscar Duartes own goal ensured a repeat scoreline from when the sides met earlier this season.We all needed to work harder as a team and now we have a positive mentality, Ronaldo told Canal Plus of Zidanes impact.The pre-season wasnt very good, there was a lot of travelling. Zizou has arrived with different ideas and we need to continue like this.Victory also moves Real just a point behind local rivals Atletico Madrid after their 2-1 defeat to Barca in a top of the table clash on Saturday.However, Barcelona also have a game in hand on both Madrid clubs.Our objective is to do our best in every game and get to the end of the season with the chance to win the league, said Zidane.My expectations for the league are still high, it is not over.Real have now struck 41 goals in seven games at home since being thrashed 4-0 by Barcelona in November.Zidanes men again made a flying start as Rodriguezs cross from the right picked out Benzema to take his tally for the season to 22 goals in 21 games after seven minutes.Ronaldo hit five when the sides met earlier in the campaign and was among the goals once more as he doubled the lead from the penalty spot after being brought down by Enzo Roco.Rodriguezs deflected effort killed the game as a contest after just 18 minutes and Benzema could easily have made it four as he shot wide after a lovely one-two with Isco.Ronaldo did get the fourth before the break with an audacious piece of skill to skip past Alvaro Gonzalez before blasting into the top corner on his left foot.Madrids intensity dropped after the break with the points in the bag, but Ronaldo wasnt to be denied another hat-trick as he nodded home Jese Rodriguezs cross to register his 30th goal of the season.And Duartes own goal rounded off the scoring from another dangerous Jese cross.In contrast to Zidanes comfortable start to life in La Liga, Nevilles Valencia nightmare continued as his winless streak stretched to eight games.Antonio Sanabrias penalty five minutes into the second-half handed Sporting their first away win since October as Valencia paid for missing a host of clear-cut chances, most notably through captain Alvaro Negredo.Victory moves Sporting out of the relegation zone up to 16th with Valencia now just six points off the drop zone in 12th.Yet, Neville denied his position was fast becoming untenable.Youre asking me about my position. I find this question ridiculous, said the former Manchester United captain.Its from you (the media), dont put this onto the fans.Elsewhere, Sevilla maintained their chase of Villarreal for the fourth Champions League place with their 11th consecutive win at home in all competitions, 3-1 over bottom side Levante.Celta Vigo missed the chance to move back up to fifth as they conceded a last minute winner to Las Palmas in a 2-1 defeat.

Football: Oscar earns Chelsea FA Cup date with Man City

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MILTON KEYNES (AFP) - Oscars hat-trick and Eden Hazards first goal this season earned Chelsea a 5-1 win at Milton Keynes Dons on Sunday that set up an FA Cup showdown with Manchester City.Chelsea remain undefeated in eight games under interim manager Guus Hiddink and an impressive fourth-round display, albeit against second-tier opposition, confirmed the progress that they have made under the Dutchman.The win means that Chelsea remain in contention to repeat the FA Cup success they enjoyed when Hiddink was last in interim charge in 2009, but they were handed a testing draw at home to City.Speaking before the draw was made, Hiddink told the BBC: We are delighted. Because if you play this game, its always difficult.If you play the big games, the big teams, the concentration is always high automatically, but these games you have to be well prepared mentally.We played well in the first half, but we werent finishing it off in the first 20 minutes. Then they got the equaliser, but we reacted very well.Oscars first-half treble grabbed the attention at Stadium MK, but Hazards penalty, his first goal in 30 appearances, came as a huge relief, while substitute Bertrand Traore netted his first Chelsea goal.Hiddink signalled his intentions by fielding a strong side, although he did take the opportunity to hand rare starts to left-back Baba Rahman and young midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek.With loan signing Alexandre Pato not eligible to play and both Loic Remy and Radamel Falcao injured, Diego Costa led the line and his work alongside Oscar quickly nixed any chance of an upset.After a dominant start, Chelsea took a 15th-minute lead courtesy of a defensive mistake.An underhit back-pass by Kyle McFadzean allowed Costa to advance on goal and the striker unselfishly squared the ball for Oscar to finish into an empty net.It was to MK Dons credit that they responded positively and drew level six minutes later when Darren Potters shot took a deflection off Nemanja Matic and looped over the leaping Thibaut Courtois.However, the gulf in quality between the teams meant it was only a matter of time before Chelsea asserted their superiority, although goalkeeper David Martin did his best to hold them at bay, saving well from Hazard before Costa nicked the ball off the toe of Oscar in front of goal.Another chance quickly came Oscars way and this time the Brazilian made no mistake with a well-placed finish in the 32nd minute.The playmaker, operating on the right on this occasion with Loftus-Cheek filling the central role, completed his hat-trick when he cut in from the left and found the bottom-right corner from outside the box.The home side had offered little resistance and the pattern of the game was maintained after the break when Hazard was tripped by Potter in the 55th minute.Chelsea skipper John Terry intervened to ensure Hazard took the penalty and the Belgium international rolled the ball home to his obvious relief.Substitute Traore then completed a routine victory for the visitors when he finished with a first-time shot after Hazard had chased Cesc Fabregass pass out to the byline before setting up the Burkina Faso youngster.In the days other tie, Everton got over their mid-week League Cup elimination against Manchester City by winning 3-0 at fourth-tier Carlisle United courtesy of goals from Arouna Kone, Aaron Lennon and Ross Barkley.But the match was marred by racist abuse directed at Evertons players after Kones second-minute opener, which prompted referee Lee Mason to ask for a warning message to be read out over the public address system.I thought it was dealt with in a very good manner, Everton manager Roberto Martinez told BT Sport.We agreed to make an announcement. I thought the referee was very good in how he dealt with that. It was just a reaction, something that we dont want to see.Everton will visit Bournemouth in the fifth round.

Football: Lewandowski nets twice as Bayern down Hoffenheim

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BERLIN (AFP) - Robert Lewandowski netted both goals as leaders Bayern Munich earned a 2-0 win over Hoffenheim on Sunday to stay eight points clear in the Bundesliga.After the leagues top scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had scored twice for Borussia Dortmund to reach 20 league goals on Saturday, Lewandowski is now just behind with 19.The Poland striker gave Bayern the lead at Munichs Allianz Arena after converting Douglas Costas low cross on 32 minutes.He doubled his tally with some clinical finishing after a superb through ball from Bayern captain Philipp Lahm on 64 minutes.It could have been three as Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal hit the post and the defeat left Hoffenheim second from bottom.There was bad news for Bayern coach Pep Guardiola before kick-off as Javi Martinez dropped out with a knee injury.It forced a three-man defence leaving Holger Badstuber as their only fit centre-back with Jerome Boateng and Medhi Benatia currently sidelined.We didnt give Hoffenheim many chances, we were dominant, said Bayerns Germany keeper Manuel Neuer.I didnt have much to do, and I had to be awake on the few occasions that they did create chances.We saw today that, even when we have defenders injured, there are other players who can impress in central defence.Meanwhile, Wolfsburg remain winless in their four games since beating Manchester United in the Champions League after being held to a 1-1 draw at home to Cologne.Wolfsburg face Belgian side Gent in the away leg of their last-16 tie in Europe on February 17.But Dieter Heckings side have now lost two and drawn two in their last four games since knocking United out of the Champions League with a 3-2 win last December.The hosts went ahead when right-winger Vieirinha fired in a cross, which found Julian Draxler unmarked for the Germany international to fire home on 67 minutes.Cologne equalised eight minutes later when Anthony Modeste curled his shot around Wolves keeper Diego Benaglio.The result left Wolfsburg seventh -- outside the European places for next season -- and Cologne ninth.On Saturday, Dortmund enjoyed a 2-0 win over Ingolstadt to go ten points clear of third-placed Hertha Berlin.Dortmund could consider themselves fortunate though as captain Mats Hummels escaped a red card for a foul in the area.He then scored a second-half own-goal, which the referee refused to award to Ingolstadt after a foul in the build-up, before Aubameyang struck twice.Hertha threw away a 2-0 lead as hosts Werder Bremen roared back with three goals in ten second-half minutes to claim a point in a 3-3 draw.Ivory Coast veteran Salomon Kalou struck Berlins third goal to leave Hertha 3-1 up in Bremen with 20 minutes left.Then Bremen veteran Claudio Pizarro netted a penalty before defender Santiago Garcia fired in a shot which was later credited to Pizarro, who nudged the ball over the line to level the scores.Bayer Leverkusen climbed to fourth with a 3-0 win at Hanover 96, who dropped to the bottom, with Javier Hernandez scoring twice in the romp.Chicharito converted a penalty, then drilled home his 13th league goal in 16 matches.Schalke had youth to thank for their 2-0 win at Darmstadt as dynamic midfielders Max Meyer and Leroy Sane, who are both 20, scored either side of half-time.The win left the Royal Blues fifth in the table.Schalke and Leverkusens wins meant Borussia Moenchengladbach slid from fourth to sixth after Fridays 1-0 defeat to mid-table Mainz.Mid-table sides Augsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt fought out a goalless draw in Bavaria.Strugglers Stuttgart are two points clear of the relegation places after their dramatic 2-1 win at home to mid-table Hamburg thanks to a late goal from new signing Artem Kravets.

Football: Ibrahimovic blasts Paris into record books

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PARIS (AFP) - A Zlatan Ibrahimovic brace saw Paris Saint Germain stretch their lead atop Ligue 1 to a massive 24 points on Sunday in a 2-0 away win over a spirited Saint Etienne. Not only was this a club record 13th straight win, it also sees the rampaging Paris side equal Nantes 20-year-old record of 32 league games without defeat.PSG have not lost in Ligue 1 since a 3-2 defeat to Bordeaux on March 15 last year.Theres been a great deal of talk about the record and it helped me motivate the players, even if they dont really need that, PSG coach Laurent Blanc said after the game.I ask a lot from the players, I demand it. And what I take away tonight as much as the record is the way this team never gives up.Saint Etienne coach Christophe Galtier had joked before the game that Ibrahimovic must hate his team so often does he score against them.And the giant Swede duly clinched his 18th league goal of the campaign on the hour with a certain venom before scoring his 19th, a simple tap in, with the last kick of the game.This team seems unbeatable, Galtier said. Weve never seen anything like it in this league, not even Lyon when they were dominating everything.Paris now have 63 points from 23 games after twenty wins and three draws, while in second Monaco have 39 points after losing 3-0 to third placed Angers, who now have 37, on Saturday.The hosts threw everything they had at the champions and drew several key saves from keeper Kevin Trapp, notably through captain Franck Tabanou. My players showed great courage and we shook them up. But we came up against a good keeper, added Galtier.PSGs Argentine winger Angel di Maria was a constant menace with his runs and passes and set up Ibrahimovic for a cheeky back-heel shot by lobbing the static defence.But the opener came when when Ibrahimovic ran onto a perfectly weighted Serge Aurier cross to fire home at full stretch from the six yard line just after the hour.The clincher came in the closing moments after a sobering exhibition of PSGs masterful passing game found the striker unmarked at the back post.Earlier Sunday, Caen continued their fine season by beating Nice 2-0 as the visitors, who sold 49 percent of their shares to a mystery Saudi prince and English businessman this week, failed in their bid to move second.The hosts took the lead when Julien Feret teed up Rony Rodelin to drive in his sixth league goal of the season. Andy Delort doubled the lead from the penalty spot before half-time to leave Nice in disarray.Bordeauxs lanky striker Cheick Diabate, who scored a brace in last weeks 2-2 draw with Nantes, grabbed another two in a 4-0 romp over Rennes. His aerial strength saw him power home a well placed header to grab the opener on the half hour and he then drilled a sharp left-footed snap-shot past Rennes keeper Benoit Costil just after the restart to make it 2-0, setting his side up for a deservedly clear win.Surprise package Angers inflicted a 3-0 defeat on Monaco on Saturday to reignite their unlikely challenge for a Champions League spot.Cheikh NDoye deflected in Romain Saisss effort after Monaco failed to clear a corner, NDoye doubled the advantage before half-time as Angers took utter control, before gloss was added to the scoreline in the second period by Mohamed Yattara.

Football: Sheikh Salman says FIFA race is duel with Infantino

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DOHA (AFP) - FIFA presidential frontrunner Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa told AFP on Sunday that only he or Europes Gianni Infantino can win the race to become leader of world football.The Asian Football Confederation president also said any candidate who does not have a minimum number of votes should not stay in the contest for the February 26 vote, piling pressure on the other three campaign contenders.South African media are already speculating that the only African candidate Tokyo Sexwale could withdraw this week, though he denied this to AFP. Asked who how many candidates had a chance of winning the presidency of the scandal-tainted FIFA, the Bahrain sheikh said: Realistically for the five, I think two.Pressed on who they are, he added: I think Gianni has the support of the (UEFA) confederation and I think Asia has its candidate. From what I hear, from what I feel, I think its between me and him.Infantino is the UEFA general secretary, and will speak at a London conference on Monday to outline what he will do in his first 90 days if elected president.The other three candidates are Sexwale from South Africa, Jordans Prince Ali bin Hussein, a former FIFA vice president, and Jerome Champagne from France, a former FIFA official.Speaking in English and Arabic, Sheikh Salman said he was increasingly confident of victory.When I took the decision to run in the election, I thought I had a good chance.And now we are approaching the election date and after all the last contacts with the confederations and the national federations, I am confident and optimistic and I can see that things are improving day by day.He added: From my point of view things are more than good.All 209 FIFA member associations will vote at a special congress in Zurich for a successor for Sepp Blatter, who stepped down and was subsequently banned from FIFA, following corruption allegations engulfing footballs governing body.The sheikh and Infantino are seen as the frontrunners and he hinted that a deal between the two could be possible ahead of the vote.You have to leave the door always open, you cannot shut the door on any candidate.He was speaking in Doha after attending the finals of the AFC Under 23 championship, which finished on Saturday.Infantino was also in Qatar over the weekend, as well as Sexwale.Sheikh Salman added that anyone who had no chance of winning should now consider dropping out of the race.Well, I think that, you know, any candidate who feels that he cannot bring, lets say, a minimum number (of votes), I dont think he should continue.South African newspapers reported on Sunday that Sexwale could soon pull out, but he told AFP he would not run away from the race.In Sheikh Salmans election manifesto, he has argued for more than 32 national sides to play at each World Cup and said on Sunday that no more than 40 teams should contest the tournament.He also reiterated his support for Qatars controversial hosting of the tournament in 2022.During his campaign the sheikh has been criticised by human rights groups who accuse him of involvement in the oppression of pro-democratic demonstrations in 2011 in Bahrain and the use of torture, claims which he denies.The rival candidates have been on a globetrotting campaign seeking support for their bids to take over FIFA.The world football body is reeling from US corruption charges against 39 football officials, marketing executives and two companies. Swiss investigators are looking into the attribution of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar respectively.Blatter is separately under formal investigation in Switzerland for criminal mismanagement over a disloyal $2 million payment made to UEFA president Michel Platini. Blatter and Platini were banned from all football activity for eight years by FIFAs ethics tribunal in December.
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Saturday 30 January 2016

Dunya TV

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BLF's key commander killed along with 2 accomplices: Sarfaraz Bugti

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QUETTA (Dunya News) – Provincial Minister for Interior Mir Sarfaraz Bugti on Saturday informed that a key commander of banned outfit Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) Dr. Manan was killed along with his 2 accomplices.Stating the details at a press conference in Chief Minister (CM) House, Bugti stated that the the BLF commander was exterminated during an operation in Mastung. The Provincial Minister stated that his death was a major breakthrough.Bugti informed that Dr. Manan was in command of the organization after Dr. Allah-nazar’s death. He stated that the backbone of the outlawed organization had now been broken.Bugti further stated that after the commander’s death, security situation in Mastung, Qalat and various other areas of the Province will improve greatly.He stated that the Indian Intelligence agency RAW was using Balochistan’s soil for sabotaging the country, however their foul intentions will not be tolerated and will be thwarted.

Peshawar: 38 alleged suspects including 8 Afghans taken into custody

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PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – Police on Saturday took 38 alleged suspects including 8 Afghans into custody during a search operation in Ghareebabad and Ferozabad areas of Paharipura, Peshawar.Afghans taken into custody did not have any identification documents while the rest were taken into custody until they failed to identify themselves.Suspects under custody have been shifted to unknown location for interrogation.On the other hand, unknown assailants attacked an animal barn using a grenade in Bashirabad area. The farm’s building suffered structural damage while some animals were also injured.Evidence has been collected from the area and an investigation started.

MQM announces formation of 9 member Supreme Council

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LONDON (Dunya News) – Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Sunday announced the formation of a 9 member Supreme Council during an emergency meeting of MQM’s Rabita Committee in London. A decision to appoint Nadeem Nusrat as permanent Convener of Rabita Committee was also made during the meeting.According to the MQM announcement, political and party’s organizational matters were discussed during the meeting headed by Coordination Committee’s chief.The Supreme Committee will guide the Rabita Committee, party leaders and workers along with citizens in case of non-availability of party head Altaf Hussain.The Supreme Council will include Convener Nadeem Nusrat, Senior Deputy Convener Dr. Farooq Sattar, Senator Nasreen Jalil, Kanwar Naveed, Rauf Siddiqui, Babar Ghauri, Kishwar Zehra and Iftikhar Hussain Qureshi.According to the announcement, the decision to continue the struggle for attainment of power for local government and for the establishment of a just system was also made during the meeting.MQM earlier has decided to do away with the party structure of units and sectors.

Karachi: Rangers raid political party's office, take 10 into custody

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – Rangers late Saurday night raided the office of a political party in Karachi’s Korangi, Nasir Colony area and took people into custody.Sources say raid was conducted on a tip off.An interrogation is underway of individuals under custody.Meanwhile a suspect was killed during clash with the police in Awami Colony Bagh area.According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Korangi Tanveer Alam Odho, the culprit Raju alias Punjabi was responsible for a firing incident which left 3 dead and 3 injured.Deputy Inspector General (DIG) East and SSP Korangi have also announced an award of Rs. 20 lac for anyone aiding police in apprehending group responsible for attacks on police.On the other hand, 4 people including 2 women have been abducted from Gulshan-e-Maymar

Quetta: 3 terrorists exterminated during clash with security forces

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QUETTA (Dunya News) – Three terrorists were exterminated late Saturday night during a clash with security forces in Quetta’s area of Hazar Ganji. One officer also sustained injuries during the exchange of fire.According to details, a search operation was being conducted in the area when terrorists attacked the security force. The forces managed to give a befitting reply to the terrorist onslaught.A further contingent of law enforcement agency was also requested at this time.According to security sources, a large cache of ammunition and explosive material was also recovered from terrorists.

LIVE - Pakistan vs New Zealand 3rd ODI

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AUCKLAND (Dunya News) -Pakistan on Sunday has won the toss and has decided to bat first, in the 3rd One Day International (ODI) against New Zealand.New Zealand is leading the series 1-0 so far. Pakistan lost the first ODI by 70 runs.The second ODI held in Napier was cancelled due to rain.Pakistan must win this match in order to equalize the series.Pakistan s squad consists of: Azhar Ali (capt.), Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Rahat Ali, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad RizwanNew Zealand squad consists of: Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Grant Elliott, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Adam Milne, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Brendon McCullum (capt), Luke Ronchi (wk), Kane WilliamsonLIVE UPDATESPakistan all out at a total of 290 runs. Babar Azam highest scorer during innings scoring 83 runs on 77 balls. Milne takes 3 wickets during innings. Guptill caught 4 catches.Overs 47.3: Sarfaraz caught out by Ronchi at 41,bowled by Milne.Overs 45.5: Rahat Ali caught behind by Ronchi without scoring any run. Pakistan at 284/9.Overs 45.3: Mohammad Amir caught out at just single run by Ronchi, bowled by MilneOvers 45: Pakistan at 284/7.Overs 44.2: Guptill can be called as the catch master today Wahab Riaz caught out at 11 by Guptill on Andersons bowling.Overs 40: Pakistan at 262/6. Sarfaraz at 21, Wahab Riaz scored single run so far.Overs 38.4: Rizwan goes for 16 in a freaky runout. Ahmeds shot touches Elliots hand slightly and ball hits wickets at non-strikers end. Rizwan out of crease.Overs 35: Pakistan at 232/5. Mohammad Rizwan at 4 runs while Sarfaraz Ahmed at 10.Overs 33.4: Babar Azams splendid innings comes to an end at 83 runs. Caught out at 83 by Guptill on Henrys bowl.Overs 30.2: Shoaib Malik caught behind at 30 runs, bowling by Boult.Overs 30: Pakistan at 207/3. Azam looks strong at 75 runs. Malik looks steady at 30.Overs 26.4: Malik hits it off for a sixOvers 25: Pakistan at 169/3. Azam at 62. Shoaib Malik at 6 runs.Overs 23.5: Hafeez caught out at 76 runs by Milne bowled by Santner. Pakistan at 154/3.Overs 21: Babar Azam achieves 50Overs 20.4: Azam joins Hafeez. SixOvers 20.2: Hafeez on fire, a huge sixOvers 20: Pakistan at 125/2. Azam nearing half century at 41, Hafeez at 61Overs 19.3: Six Hafeez in actionOvers 18.3: Hafeez achieves 50 with a glorious six Pakistan at 113/2.Overs 16: Hundred up for Pakistan 16 overs bowled. Azam and Hafeezs partnership looks strong.Overs 15: Pakistan at 92/2. Babar Azam looks steady at 35 runs. Mohammad Hafeez playing confidently at 41 runs.Overs 10: Pakistan at 53/2. Babar Azam at 17 runs while Mohammad Hafeez at 18 runsOvers 6.6: Six Hafeez hits it hard. Pakistan at 41/2Overs 5.1:Pakistan loses second wicket at 20. Azhar Ali caught out by Guptill bowled by HenryOvers 5: Pakistan 1 down at 20 runsOvers 4.5: Ahmed Shehzad caught out at 12 runs by Guptill bowled byTrent Boult. Pakistan loses first wicket at 16 runsMatch begins Boult bowls to Azhar Ali

Pakistan wins toss, decides to bat in 3rd ODI against New Zealand

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AUCKLAND (Dunya News) – Pakistan on Sunday has won the toss and has decided to bat first, in the 3rd One Day International (ODI) against New Zealand.New Zealand is leading the series 1-0 so far. Pakistan lost the first ODI by 70 runs.The second ODI held in Napier was cancelled due to rain.Pakistan must win this match in order to equalize the series.Pakistans squad consists of: Azhar Ali (capt.), Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Rahat Ali, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad RizwanNew Zealand squad consists of:Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Grant Elliott, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Adam Milne, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Brendon McCullum (capt), Luke Ronchi (wk), Kane Williamson

Parents suffer confusion as school opening issue remains unresolved

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – Parents throughout the Punjab province are suffering confusion over the school opening issue as the matter remains unresolved Saturday. On one hand, the Private Schools Association has stated that private schools will not be opening from the 1st of February but only when government has provided them the security while on the other hand Punjab’s Minister for Education Rana Mashood has stated that children will be going to school on that date (Monday).All Pakistan Private Schools Federation’s President Kashif Mirza, while talking to Dunya News, stated that the provision of security to educational institutes is the responsibility of the government. He stated that the schools will not open until security is provided. He also demanded that the cases registered against schools be withdrawn.In an exclusive talk with Dunya News, Punjab’s Minister for Education stated that government has finalized all security measures and reiterated that the schools will open from Monday.He stated that discussion will be held with Private School Federation and all conflicts will be resolved.A meeting will be held tomorrow (Sunday) for the final decision on opening of schools.

Multan: conjoined girls get ill, again shifted to hospital

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MULTAN (Dunya News) – The conjoined baby-girls of Multan got ill again and has been shifted to the Children’s hospital, reported Dunya news.The 14 days old conjoined baby-girls are the daughters of Boson Road’s resident, Nazar Abbas. Doctors had previously discharged them from hospital because of their stable health. According to the parents, the babies have stopped taking milk which caused their health to deteriorate. This is why they have to be shifted back to hospital.

New York Times endorses Clinton, Kasich

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NEW YORK (AFP) - The New York Times on Saturday endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination and Ohio Governor John Kasich for that of the Republicans.The liberal newspapers picks come just two days before voters in Iowa cast ballots in the first nominating contest of the 2016 presidential election season.The Times editorial board opted for a front-runner and a moderate underdog in endorsing Clinton for the Democrats and Kasich for the Republicans.Voters have the chance to choose one of the most broadly and deeply qualified presidential candidates in modern history, the newspaper said of Clinton, a former secretary of state, senator from New York and First Lady.Clinton is in a dead heat with Bernie Sanders in Iowa, and the Vermont senator is leading the polls in New Hampshire, the next primary state, which votes February 9. Nationally, though, Clinton is ahead by a wide margin.The Times credited Sanders with generating enthusiasm among Democratic voters, but in the end, it said, he does not have the breadth of experience or policy ideas that Mrs Clinton offers.The Times noted that it has endorsed Clinton on three previous occasions -- twice when she ran for senator in New York, and in 2008 when she ran unsuccessfully for president against Barack Obama.In assessing the Republican candidates, The Times appeared to have settled on Kasich through a process of elimination.It rejected Donald Trump, who has dominated the Republican race thus far, as a populist who invents his positions as he goes along.Mr Trump has neither experience in nor interest in learning about national security, defense or global trade, it said.It dismissed Senator Ted Cruz, number two in the Republican field, as driven solely by personal ambition.Mr Cruz will say anything to win. The greater worry is that hed follow words with action, The Times said.Kasich, though a distinct underdog, is the only plausible choice for Republicans tired of the extremism and inexperience on display in this race, The Times concluded.

Londoners protest tenants rights changes

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LONDON (AFP) - Around 2,000 Londoners marched through the British capital on Saturday in protest at proposed legislation radically altering the rights of public housing tenants.Residents of the Lambeth and Southwark boroughs of inner south London marched from the Imperial War Museum to British Prime Minister David Camerons Downing Street office.They waved placards reading Housing for need, not greed, Mass building of council homes and Rent control now.The Housing and Planning Bill would see high-value public housing sold off when it becomes vacant, stop local authorities from granting permanent tenancies and set some public housing rents to local market levels, which in inner London, would see them soar.The high cost of living in London is a major issue in the British capital and will be high on the agenda in Mays mayoral elections.Official figures from November showed the average price of buying a house in London was 506,724 ($727,500, 664,600 euros), compared to 186,325 across the whole of England and Wales.Joan Twelves, 68, of one south London tenants association said the legislation could have a devastating effect.It will force people to pay market rents -- something like five times the amount they are currently paying.It isnt affordable to the working class. We will be driven out of central London and forced to live on the edges. There wont be workers in London. he said.The government says it wants to regenerate run-down estates and its housing plans are tilted towards new homes to buy rather than rent.A Department for Communities and Local Government spokesman said of the proposed new laws: The Housing Bill ensures the sale of empty high value council assets will enable receipts to be reinvested in building new homes that better meet local needs as well as supporting home ownership.

Lyari gang war: more revelations by Uzair Baloch during investigations

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KARACHI (Dunya News) - Lyari gang war central figure, Uzair Baloch on Saturday has made startling revelations during investigations, reported Dunya News.According to the details, Uzair said that monthly one hundred million rupees worth of extortion was collected in Lyari gang-wars name. He said the extortion was collected by Baba Ladla but after the death of Zafar Baloch disagreements occurred. Uzair further said that once they did not get extortion from fisheries they stopped the supply of fish.Uzair Baloch told that they used to terrorise in Karachi old area to extort. He also revealed that he used the threat of running for elections to give election tickets to his people.Earlier today (Saturday), Uzair Baloch was remanded in Rangers custodyfor 90 days. In his video statement, Uzair Baloch said that the government completely backed People’s Aman Committee and used it for political benefits.Earlier in the morning, the paramilitary Rangers had announced the arrest of Uzair Baloch, who is leader of one of the gangs operating in crime-infested Lyari, in a targeted operation near Karachi today (Saturday).Uzair Baloch has been accused in murder, attempted murder, extortion, kidnapping for ransom and terrorism cases. Cases under anti-terror clauses were registered against him in Kalla Kot, Chakiwara, Napier, Baghdadi and other police stations.

Was taken into confidence by DG Rangers on Uzair Baloch arrest: CM Sindh

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SUKKUR (Dunya News) – Chief Minister (CM) Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Saturday affirmed that he was taken into confidence by Director-General (DG) Rangers on the arrest of Uzair Baloch. CM Sindh stated that he himself will respond to Zulfiqar Mirza statements. He stated that Sindh government had never provided protection to any terrorist nor will give in the future.CM Sindh said interrogation of Uzair Baloch will be conducted and decision on the matter will be made by the Court. Shah said he hoped a transparent investigation will be conducted on the matter and reiterated that Sindh government will respond to any allegations leveled against them.CM Sindh stated that the Provincial government had no conflict with the Federation but only a few gaps on certain issues. He stated that Sindh government wanted that every province should get its right.Shah further added that former Prime Minister (PM) Benazir Bhutto’s 5 point program has been closely followed in Sindh.He stated that Sindh was the only province which had generated electricity from wind and had added 300 MW to the national grid up until now.

Thousands rally in Paris over extending state of emergency

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PARIS (AFP) - Thousands of people marched through Paris on Saturday to decry the proposed extension of a state of emergency imposed after the November Paris attacks.Braving driving rain and shouting slogans including state of emergency -- police state the marchers protested loudly against a measure they see as curbing human rights.Police put participation at 5,000 while organisers said some 20,000 people took part.Several other cities including Toulouse in the south held smaller-scale marches organised by unions, human rights organisations and other pressure groups.A further gripe is a government plan to strip convicted French-born terrorists of their citizenship if they have a second nationality.That proposal has already triggered the resignation of Justice Minister Christiane Taubira who stood down in protest over the plan this week after the reforms were presented to parliament.Parliament is due in the coming days to debate the state of emergency as President Francois Hollande seeks parliamentary approval to extend the current three-month measure, which expires on February 26.The Senate is to vote on the proposal on February 9, followed by a vote in the National Assembly on February 16.Concern has been growing about the state of emergency, introduced after coordinated gun and bomb attacks left 130 dead in Paris on November 13.Frances highest administrative court on Wednesday refused to lift the state of emergency.The Council of State ruled that the imminent danger justifying the state of emergency has not disappeared, given the ongoing terrorist threat and the risk of attacks.But UN human rights experts last week said the measures placed what they saw as excessive and disproportionate restrictions on key rights.Saturdays protesters demanded an end to the state of emergency and the nationality proposal, measures they say strike at our freedom in the name of hypothetical security.Marchers said they fear an open-ended state of emergency.Until when? The end of Daesh (Islamic State)? Ten years? Never? asked one woman, who gave her name as Chris, while another, Camille, said she feared that France is experiencing a permanent coup detat.Despite the popular concern, a recent poll showed 70 percent of French people back maintaining the state of emergency.

Clashes in German town targeted by anti-refugee violence

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BERLIN (AFP) - Far-right protesters clashed Saturday with rival, anti-fascist activists in a southwest German village where assailants had hurled a hand grenade Friday as anti-refugee violence in the country escalates, police said.Some 80 far-right demonstrators and 150 counter-protesters -- anti-fascist initiative and citizen movement members as well as refugees themselves -- showed up in the Black Forest town of Villingen-Schwenningen, police said.The grenade thrown over a fence Friday morning was filled with explosives but it was not immediately clear whether it was equipped with a detonator, a police spokesman in Villingen-Schwenningen, which has some 80,000 residents, said in a statement.It did not explode and no damage or injuries were reported.In an interview with German daily Die Welt published Saturday, the general secretary of Angela Merkels Christian Democrats (CDU) party Peter Tauber said the act was despicable and frightening, and classified it as attempted murder.Whomever did this is not a concerned citizen. This is a criminal, he said.In a country that has welcomed more than one million migrants in the last year, violence against asylum seekers has been on the rise.The Federal Crime Office on Thursday reported 173 attacks against refugee shelters in 2015, more than six times the number recorded during the previous year. Another 10 cases were reported in January.Sigmar Gabriel, German vice chancellor and economy minister, was quoted in the press on Saturday as saying that there is an alarming increase in acts of violence against refugees, adding we are a stable democracy.I am against the image that Germany is a country of violent far-right extremists and foreign criminals, he said.
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Friday 29 January 2016

Dunya TV

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Obama looks to take fight to Islamic State in Libya

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama has asked key advisors to draw up options for ratcheting up the fight against the Islamic State group, including opening a new front in Libya.Eighteen months after a US-led coalition began airstrikes against IS in Iraq and Syria, multiple administration sources said Friday that the White House wants to speed up and broaden the effort.Efforts will deepen to retake Raqa in Syria, Mosul in Iraq and to check the extremists growth in Afghanistan, but there is an increasing focus on Libya.Potential options are said to range from intensified air strikes to participation in a UN-backed ground force that would help take Libyas estimated 3,000 Islamic State fighters.Officials caution that Obama has not yet been presented with concrete military plans, though the security situation is acute.Action in Libya is needed before Libya becomes a sanctuary for ISIL, before they become extremely hard to dislodge, said one US defense official.We dont want a situation like in Iraq or Syria.Since rebels and Western airpower toppled Moamer Kadhafis regime in 2011, the country has effectively lacked a government.In the chaos a disparate group of foreign fighters, homegrown militiamen, tribes and remnants of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group have coalesced around the IS banner and gained a foothold.Extremists have recently taken control of Kadhafis home town of Sirte, a strategic port near oilfields that could provide a lucrative source of income.Next stepsUntil now, US involvement in Libya has been limited to isolated airstrikes and the deployment of US special forces, who are building ties with local armed groups and providing intelligence.In November, an American F-16 fighter jet struck the eastern town of Derna, killing Abu Nabil -- also known as Wissam Najm Abd Zayd al-Zubaydi -- the local IS leader.On Thursday, Obama convened his National Security Council to discuss current operations and the next steps.The president directed his national security team to continue efforts to strengthen governance and support ongoing counterterrorism efforts in Libya and other countries where ISIL has sought to establish a presence, according to a White House account of the meeting.Republicans, with one eye on Novembers US presidential election, have pilloried Obama and one-time secretary of state Hillary Clinton for not doing more to prevent Islamic States rise.Congress has been calling for a real strategy from the president to defeat ISIS, said a spokesman for House Speaker Paul Ryan.Well see whether this is just more talk or if it will be backed up with the will and the resources necessary for victory.Further steps -- including ground operations -- are likely to depend on Libyans ability to form a Government of National Accord, which the UN is still trying to bring together.There needs to be a political solution to get a military solution, said another defense official, echoing comments from diplomats.We hope that there is the beginning of a political solution so that there is a legitimate government that can invite us to go after ISIL.Washington is also looking to European nations -- facing a more acute threat from the collapse of a country a short distance across the Mediterranean -- to play a leading role, including former Libyan colonial power Italy.Obama will host the Italian head of state, President Sergio Mattarella, at the White House on February 8.France and Britain are also slated as possible contributors.Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to meet his European counterparts in Rome on February 2.The idea is to have a coalition of nations, a defense official said.Some security experts say the deteriorating situation on the ground may leave the administration few options but to launch a ground campaign, even if the long-term path is unclear.The unfortunate reality is that this is a bad option, but its the only one, said Patrick Skinner, a former CIA case officer now with The Soufan Group, a consultancy.IS-linked terror attacks from Turkey to Indonesia have sharpened concerns about the groups reach and potency, even as it suffers losses in Mesopotamia.They cannot let the Islamic State run Libya, they just cant.They are holding really key spots. You cant let the Islamic State have a port, thats insane.According to Karim Mezran, a Libya expert at the Atlantic Council, any government in Libya is unlikely to survive without foreign support and would have to invite in foreign troops in.Without an international force of support there is no way the new government can ever get into Tripoli, he said.

Obama, Rousseff share Zika concerns

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Brazil and the United States agreed Friday to launch a high-level bilateral group to develop a vaccine against the Zika virus that has spread rapidly across the Americas and been linked to microcephaly.President Dilma Rousseff and her US counterpart Barack Obama discussed their shared concerns about the virus progress, the White House said.The leaders agreed on the importance of collaborative efforts to deepen our knowledge, advance research and accelerate work to develop better vaccines and other technologies to control the virus.It said the pair also agreed to continue to prioritize building national, regional and global capacity to combat infectious disease threats more broadly.Rousseffs office said the bilateral group would develop a partnership in the production of vaccines and therapeutics.It will be based on an existing cooperation agreement between Brazils Butantan Institute of biomedical research and the US National Institutes of Health to develop a vaccine against dengue.No matter how fast they are able to act, scientists have warned that it could take years for a Zika virus to become commercially available.The tropical virus is blamed for causing brain damage in babies as it sweeps through Latin America, and Rousseff, whose government is deploying 220,000 soldiers to help eradicate the mosquitoes that transmit it, has likened the outbreak to a battle.Since Zika, which originated in Africa, was detected in Latin America last year, there has been a surge in babies born with microcephaly, or abnormally small heads.Brazil, the hardest hit, sounded the alarm in October, when a rash of microcephaly cases emerged in the northeast.Since then, there have been 270 confirmed cases of microcephaly and 3,448 suspected cases, up from 147 in 2014.The otherwise mild Zika virus is also suspected of causing a rare neurological disorder called Guillain-Barre syndrome in some patients, in which the immune system attacks the nervous system, causing weakness and sometimes paralysis.Most patients recover, but the syndrome is sometimes deadly.

Facebook aims to block private gun sales

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SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Facebook on Friday set out to block people from using the leading social network and its Instagram photo-sharing service for private gun sales.Although Facebook doesnt participate in outright gun sales, it has been a forum for negotiations, and it intends to put an end to that.The California-based social network on Friday updated its policy for managing regulated goods to prohibit people who arent gun dealers from using Facebook to offer guns for sale or negotiate private sales of firearms.Over the last two years, more and more people have been using Facebook to discover products and to buy and sell things to one another, Facebook head of product policy Monika Bickert said in an email response to AFP.The policy change will not affect licensed gun dealers who tout their wares on the social network, which is used by 1.59 billion people monthly.Facebook has similar restrictions on regulated goods such as prescription and illegal drugs.Facebook and Instagram in 2014 restricted posts about buying or selling guns to users 18 years of age or older.The social network has been under political pressure in the United States to prevent posts that could result in people sidestepping gun-buying laws or background checks.

Gujrat: Unidentified suspects open fire on private college

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GUJRAT (Dunya News) – Unidentified suspects in a car late Friday night opened fire on a private educational institution named Concordia College. The onslaught shattered windows of the campus building. Armed suspects fled the scene after the crime.Upon notification, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) City Mustafa Gillani and Station House Officer (SHO) Sajjad Zaidi reached the crime scene with a heavy contingent of police.According to SHO Zaidi, 6 fires were shot at the building which shattered a glass door.A CCTV footage of the incident has also been received.

KP govt decides on expelling illegal Afghan residents from Province

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PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government on Friday has decided on expelling illegal Afghan residents from the province. The decision comes in light of the attacks on Army Public School (APS) last year and on Bacha Khan University on January 20th, the onslaughts which hundreds martyred.The government of KP has demanded from the Federal government that Afghan immigrants be sent back or be limited to the camps while illegal Afghan residents will be expelled from the province. Parliamentary Secretary Shaukat Yousafzai has stated that the Federal government is creating hurdles in expelling the Afghan immigrants.According to official statistics, there are approximately 15 lac Afghan residents in KP province out which 10 lac are registered while 5 lac are living illegally.The Provincial government has taken a stance that the various acts of terrorism in the province more or less have some links to Afghanistan and has stated that the Federal government should take quick measures to send the Afghan refugees back.Police, acting on the government’s advice, has also started a crackdown against illegal Afghan residents in various areas of KP; however thousands of refugees still manage to enter the country through a border that spans hundreds of kilometers.These refugees and illegal Afghan’s, residing in KP since years now are becoming a burden on the province’s economy.According to a Interior Department’s report, Pakistan has 42 Afghan refugee camps in total out which 29 are situated in various districts of KP. 220 Afghan criminals are in the province’s jails carrying out their sentence.

Citizens to bear brunt of PIAs privatization postponement

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Citizens will have to bear the brunt of Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) privatization postponement as government bowed down to the protest of PIA employs on Friday. A further loss of Rs. 21 billion is expected elevating the total deficit to Rs 3.5 trillion.The national airline is facing a loss of Rs 110 million each day which amounts to monthly Rs 3.5 billion.According to a report submitted to the Public Accounts Committee, the national airline suffering from the deficit is able to manage its operational costs, however payments of loans and interests is impossible.PIA suffered losses of more than Rs. 159.65 billion in the past 5 years. In 2011 it suffered a loss of 28 billion, in 2012 the losses stood at Rs. 29.77 billion, in 2013 at Rs. 44.71 billion, in 2014 at Rs. 29.31 billion while in 2015 the losses were at Rs. 27.83 billion.According to the documents, the number of employed PIA personnel stands at 14,847 which are working for 38 airplanes. 390 employees perform their duties per plane of PIA.

Karachi: Police demolish numerous lairs of gangwar groups

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – Police late Friday night demolished various lairs of gangwar groups in numerous areas of the city including Lyari Chakiwara and Baghdadi.Police obliterated the hideouts of gangwar groups Asif Mitthal and Shehzad Comrade.In a separate incident, police conducted action in Shah Faisal Colony Block 4 area and arrested 4 gamblers.A crackdown against crime has been intensified by police and Rangers in Karachi and other parts of Sindh leading to several arrests and extermination of numerous criminal elements.

Quetta: Shots fired at security forces convoy, 2 terrorists killed

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QUETTA (Dunya News) – Shots were fired late night Friday at a security forces convoy in Quetta’s area of Mastung in an attack by terrorists of an outlawed organization. The forces responded with a befitting reply, killing two terrorists while 2 managed to escape.According to the details, terrorists opened fire at a security forces convoy on routine patrol. The law enforcement agency managed to exterminate 2 of the terrorists in retaliatory fire.The firing exchange between the officers and the terrorists lasted for an hour before the threat was subdued.A hunt is underway for the arrest of 2 of the escaped suspects.

Dunya News obtains CCTV footage of Bacha Khan University attack

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CHARSADDA (Dunya News) – Dunya News on Friday has obtained the CCTV footage of attack on Bacha Khan University by terrorists on 20th of January which left 23 martyred and more than 25 injured.The 21-second footage shows that all terrorists were dressed in shalwar kameez. None of the suspects had covered their face.The video also shows that the four terrorists entered the University by climbing over the rear wall of the campus. All four perpetrators then proceeded with their terrorist activity in the form of a group.According to the CCTV footage, the felons started shooting in hostel, canteen and guest house. Panic spread after the firing and students can be seen running towards safe points, whereas some of the students and staff can be seen setting a ladder against a wall, trying to escape.

Opposition absent as Syria 'peace talks' start

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GENEVA: (AFP) – A UN-led push to chart a way out of Syrias tangled civil war got off to a shaky start Friday, with only representatives of Bashar al-Assads regime attending the first day of supposed peace talks in Switzerland.The main umbrella body representing the myriad opposition and rebel groups in the five-year-old conflict were refusing to take part at the start of what are meant to be six months of intra-Syrian negotiations in Geneva.A member of this group, the High Negotiations Committee (HNC), told AFP however that a small, low-level team of three spokesmen were en route for Geneva where they might meet with UN envoy Staffan de Mistura.The media delegation... might meet with de Mistura, with the Americans, but the programme is not clear yet, Fuad Aliko said. But not as negotiators.Neither de Mistura nor Syrias UN ambassador Bashar al-Jaafari commented to reporters as they began discussions inside Genevas Palais des Nations, the European UN headquarters.The talks, backed by all the external powers embroiled in the war, are the biggest push yet to end a conflict that has killed more than 260,000 people and facilitated the meteoric rise of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group.The highly complex conflict, which has been raging for almost five years, has also destabilised the already restive Middle East and drawn in not only regional powers like Saudi Arabia, Iran and Turkey but also the United States and Russia.It has also forced millions of Syrians from their homes, many of them into neighbouring states and further afield, causing a major political headache for the European Union which received more than one million migrants in 2015.De Mistura issued an emotional video message on Thursday to Syrians both inside and outside the country saying that after previous failures, this new effort cannot fail.Historic opportunityThe Geneva negotiations, if they happen properly, would not be face-to-face between the regime and its opponents. Instead they are proximity talks where go-betweens shuttle between the different participants.They are part of an ambitious plan launched in Vienna in November by a raft of key actors including Russia, the United States, Gulf states, Iran and Turkey that foresees elections within 18 months.Despite Western pressure, the HNC umbrella group has been refusing to show up in Switzerland before an agreement is reached on aid reaching hundreds of thousands of people stuck in besieged towns.The US State Department said Thursday these demands were legitimate but called on the opposition to take part in what it called an historic opportunity.And we still believe they should do so without preconditions, spokesman Mark Toner said. We believe these demands, while legitimate, shouldnt keep the talks from moving forward.The HNC, which engaged in a fourth day of talks in Riyadh on whether to attend, has also asked for clarifications after the UN issued invitations to other opposition figures.De Mistura reportedly issued individual invitations to a list of figures opposed to the regime but who are thought to have closer ties to Moscow and have limited influence on the ground.Randa Kassis, a member of that list, told AFP in Geneva on Friday that despite the uncertainty on who would attend, something has to start. We have to think of the Syrian people.The HNC and its Saudi and Turkish backers have also objected to the participation of Syrian Kurdish groups that have made key advances against IS in northern Syria in recent months.Russia, however, which has helped the regime of President Assad make inroads against rebels with air strikes since September, says Kurdish involvement is essential.Inflexible AssadFrance-based Middle East analyst Agnes Levallois said the opposition was growing increasingly frustrated that the question of Assads fate, a key stumbling block in previous talks, was being put off.Assad is feeling stronger and stronger so is being inflexible, she said.Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, whose country also backs Assad and is at daggers drawn with regional rival Saudi Arabia, said during a visit to Paris on Thursday that the process would take time.We hope that these talks will succeed as soon as possible. But I would be surprised if they succeed very quickly because in Syria there are groups who are at war with the central government and also amongst themselves, French media quoted him as saying.There is interference in the internal affairs of Syria, he added.

Chicago cop to sue family of black teen he killed

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CHICAGO (AFP) - A Chicago police officer plans to sue the family of a black teenager he shot and killed, claiming emotional distress, US media reported Friday.The teens neighbor -- a mother of five -- was caught in the crossfire after answering the door and was also killed by police in the December 26 incident.The shooting came as the US city was reeling from a series of incidents in which police were accused of being too ready to pull the trigger on their service weapons.City officials apologized for the death of Bettie Davis, 55, but have said Quintonio LeGriers shooting was justified.The family of LeGrier, 19, has repeatedly said there was no reason why police should have opened fire when responding to a domestic disturbance at their home.Police said LeGrier was brandishing a baseball bat and threatened the responding officer.His family insists there was no need to respond to the mentally disturbed teen with deadly force when all they were doing was asking for help.Officer Robert Rialmo plans to file a civil suit against LeGriers estate, citing emotional distress and assault, his lawyer Joe Brodsky told WGN-TV.Brodsky did not immediately return a request for comment.Police tactics and racism have been the subject of a national debate since protests erupted in Ferguson, Missouri, in mid-2014 over the shooting death of a black teenager, 18-year-old Michael Brown.The US Justice Department is investigating how Chicago police use force after the death of another black teenager, Laquan McDonald, who was shot 16 times as he was walking away from officers.

Mother who took toddler to Raqqa convicted by UK court

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LONDON: (AFP) - A mother who took her toddler to Syria and joined the Islamic State (IS) group is thought to have become Friday the first British woman to be convicted after returning home.Tareena Shakil, 26, was found guilty of IS membership and encouraging terrorism in posts on Twitter before leaving Britain.The court in Birmingham, central England, heard she was radicalised on the Internet and in October 2014 told her family she was going to Turkey for a beach holiday.Instead, she crossed the border into Syria and then went to IS stronghold Raqqa.I left to build us all a house in heaven, Allah promised us heaven if we sacrifice our worldly life, she wrote in a message to a relative. Im not coming back.In Raqqa, she was kept in a large house with other single women and posed with her son for a selfie while wearing a black balaclava branded with the IS symbol.Other pictures found on her phone showed her posing with an AK-47 assault rifle and a hand gun.However, Shakil found life under IS rules too strict.In January 2015, after repeatedly looking up I want to leave ISIS on the Internet, she and her son travelled by road to the Turkish border.They ran one kilometre to escape into Turkey, dodging a three-man IS patrol before handing themselves into the Turkish military, she told the court.She was arrested when police boarded her flight home at Londons Heathrow Airport last February.During her trial, Shakil claimed she only travelled to Syria because she wanted to live under Sharia law.She will be sentenced on Monday.

Four miners rescued in China after 36 days trapped underground

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HONG KONG (AFP) - Four miners who had been trapped underground for 36 days in a collapsed Chinese gypsum mine have been rescued, state media reported Friday.The operation to save the men trapped more than 200 metres underground took two hours as they were hauled up to the surface one by one in a narrow capsule, according to state broadcaster CCTV.Dramatic footage released by CCTV showed rescue crews applauding as the men were brought above ground in Shandong province, eastern China.The men were shown being wrapped in military blankets, blindfolded to protect their eyes, and put into ambulances.They had suffered no major injuries and would soon be able to return home, Xinhua quoted Cao Qingde, deputy head of the local hospital where they are being treated, as saying.The four were among 29 trapped when the mine collapsed on December 25. Of the 29 miners, 11 were rescued the following day and one was pronounced dead while 13 remained unaccounted for following the rescue, CCTV said.Rescuers first detected signs of life on December 30.The four were named by CCTV as Hao Zhicheng, aged 50, Li Qiusheng, aged 39, Guan Qingji, aged 58, and Hua Mingxi, aged 36.Rescuers managed to contact the miners on January 8, the broadcaster reported, and sent down food, clothes and lamps through a tunnel.However, complicated geological conditions made the rescue difficult with crews having to face structural instability of the tunnel and falling rocks.The incident was the latest deadly accident in a country where safety rules are often flouted to cut costs.The mine owner committed suicide by drowning himself at the scene soon after the collapse, Xinhua reported previously.The cause of the collapse is under investigation, but industrial safety regulations are often flouted in China and corruption enables bosses to pursue profits at the cost of worker safety.Four officials in Pingyi, where the mine is located, including the countys party chief and head of government, were removed from their posts in the wake of the accident.The gypsum pit and other mines in its vicinity were ordered to stop production in October by local authorities because of a risk of sinkholes, but it kept operating secretly, the Beijing Times reported earlier.Accidents linked to lax industrial safety enforcement have seen hundreds of people killed in China this year, including this months landslide in the southern commercial hub of Shenzhen and chemical blasts in the industrial city of Tianjin in August.China is the worlds largest coal producer and official data showed colliery accidents killed 931 people last year.The government says the number of fatalities is declining, but some rights groups argue the actual figures are significantly higher due to under-reporting.

Football: Torres out of Barca trip, Atletico future in doubt

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MADRID: (AFP) - Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres will miss his sides top of the table clash with Barcelona on Saturday due to an ankle injury and faces an uncertain future at his boyhood club.Torress loan deal from AC Milan expires at the end of the season, but Atletico have been hit with a one-year ban on registering new players from February by FIFA.The club would therefore need to hope their appeal against the ban is successful or sign Torres on a permanent deal before Mondays transfer deadline to secure his long-term future at the club.The former Liverpool and Chelsea striker returned to a heros welcome at the Vicente Calderon last January, seven-and-a-half years after he left for England.However, his decline in performance in recent years has continued, scoring just eight times in 50 games since his return, including none in his last 19 appearances.As a result, Atletico coach Diego Simeone has insisted that Torres will have to earn a longer term deal between now and the end of the season, but the 31-year-old is still loved by the Atletico fans who remember his better days when he captained the club whilst still a teenager.Indeed, despite being sidelined by injury, his name was chanted in Atleticos 3-2 Copa del Rey defeat by Celta Vigo on Wednesday.There is no division between Simeone and Torres for Atletico fans. They love us both unconditionally, Simeone said on Friday.The fans want Atletico to win. They havent stopped loving (deceased former player and coach) Luis Aragones who is no longer there, or Kiko, who has retired. Idols like Torres will be loved forever.Of more pressing concern for Simeone is how to end Barcelonas 25-match unbeaten run and regain top spot of La Liga at the Camp Nou.Atletico and Barca are locked on 48 points at the top of the table, but Barca have a game in hand.Simeones men boast the best defence in Europe - having conceded only eight goals in 21 league games this season - but even Atletico have been unable to stop Barcas star front three of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez.The South American trio has combined for nine goals in Barcas five consecutive wins over Atletico since Suarez joined last season.Barca are the best team in the world and these three guys have a special partnership that is difficult to see, added Simeone.“There is normally always jealousy and egos, but there it is the total opposite.The arrival of Suarez has strengthened the whole system and the marvellous thing about those three is that there is no envy. There are healthy, happy people and for those of us who love football that is marvellous.

'Many months' before start of battle for Mosul: coalition

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - An assault to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State group wont start for many months, a spokesman for the US-led coalition fighting the jihadists said Friday.Iraqs second largest city fell to IS fighters in June 2014 as they overran vast regions in northern and north-central Iraq, as well as in Syria.Iraqi security forces who were supposed to secure the city collapsed in the face of the extremists advance.It is going to be many months before we see actual operations for Mosul begin, Colonel Steve Warren, a Baghdad-based spokesman for the coalition told reporters.Right now, our focus is lets start training some brigades, lets start building some combat power, lets continue to train some police, he said via videoconference from Baghdad.When the offensive can be launched will depend on the speed of the training effort, he added.US officials -- who have been pushing Iraq to launch an assault on Mosul following recent successes including the recapture of the city of Ramadi -- have repeatedly highlighted the need to increase the number of Western military trainers in Iraq.The question is expected to be taken up during a February 11 Brussels meeting of coalition defense ministers.Warren said the coalition currently envisioned launching roughly 10 brigades for the Mosul assault, with each one representing about 2,000 to 3,000 soldiers.These are all to be trained, Warren said of the soldiers.Some of the brigades have already been trained by the coalition but we want to give them additional training, he added.The United States has deployed some 3,500 soldiers in Iraq, with the mission to train and advise local troops.Mosul, in northern Iraq, lies some 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of the Kurdish capital, Arbil.The city holds special significance for the IS group, as it was where IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi proclaimed his caliphate straddling Iraq and Syria.US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter recently said that the main objective of the anti-IS coalition was to destroy its power centers in Syria and Iraq -- Raqa and Mosul.
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