Sunday 23 October 2016

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Karachi: Dacoits loot milk shop, kill citizen

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KARACHI Dunya News) - According to details, dacoits stormed a milk shop in Korangi area of Karachi and looted cash amounting to one lakh and also shot dead a citizen during the robbery. Dunya News has obtained the footage of the incident.Police sources said that two dacoits, riding on motorcycle looted the milk shop and also killed a citizen who tried to escape from the scene. Police have launched a search operation in the area to arrest the culprits.

Karachi: 4 accused arrested after police encounter

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – Crackdown against criminal elements in Karachi continues and four accused were taken into custody by police on Sunday after two separate encounters in different parts of the city, Dunya News reported.According to details, police arrested three accused in injured condition after an encounter in Awami Colony area of Korangi. The accused were identified as Nounan, Zeeshan and Asim. Police sources said that the arrested accused were involved in several cases of murder, attempted murder and robbery. Arms were also recovered from the arrested persons.Separately, police conducted a raid against a car-lifter gang in Gulshan Iqbal area and arrested one accused after an armed encounter while three other accused who were also wounded, managed to escape from the scene.Police sources said that arms and a stolen vehicle were recovered from the arrested accused while search to arrest his accomplices has been launched.

Dry weather to prevail across country

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Mainly dry weather is likely to prevail in most parts of the country. However, isolated places in Malakand and Gilgit-Baltistan are likely to receive rainfall during the next 24 hours, Dunya News reported.According to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), a shallow westerly wave is still affecting northern areas of the country. Rain-thunderstorm is expected at a few places in Malakand division and Gilgit-Baltistan.

One injured in Indian forces' unprovoked firing at LoC

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SIALKOT (Dunya News) - Indian forces opened unprovoked fire at Charar and Harpal Sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) near Sialkot on Sunday night, reportedly violating the ceasefire between the two countries.The Indian army fired mortar shells at villages Jogo Chak, Nandpur, Salhepur, Saragpur, Banot, Rangpur Jattan near Charar Sector and also targeted villages Harpal, Bajra Garhi, Chak Nanak, Anolla, Silim and Harnawali near Harpal Sector.One civilian was wounded in the Indian forces unprovoked fire along the LoC who was shifted to Combind Military Hospital, Sialkot. Chenab Rangers personnel responded immediately after which India guns fell silent.Relations between Pakistan and India have worsened after an attack on Indian military camp in Uri inside India-held Kashmir on Sept 18, where around 20 Indian soldiers were killed. Since then, India has resorted to the unprovoked firing numerous times.

Supreme Court's Justice Iqbal Hameed ur Rehman resigns

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Supreme Courts Justice Iqbal Hameed ur Rehman resigned and sent his resignation letter to President Mamnoon Hussain, reported Dunya News.The reason behind the resignation was not disclosed but according to sources it was done due to personal reasons. It was written in his resignation letter that he was resigning according to the article 206-A of the constitution.

Sheikh Rasheed trying to include PAT in Islamabad sit-in, contacts Qadri

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LAHORE (Dunya News) - Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed contacted Pakistan Awami Tahreek (PAT) chief Tahirul Qadri to persuade him to join the Islamabad sit-in, protest against government, reported Dunya News.According to sources, Sheikh Rasheed reached Lahore and met PATs general secretary Khurram Nawaz Gandapur. Sheikh Rasheed talked to Dr Qadri on phone but PAT chief did not give his verdict.

Nawaz nor Imran, PPP to guard democracy

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LAHORE (Dunya News) - Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leaders Asif Ali Zardari and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari made policy of their party on Sunday and clarified that they would guard democracy only, reported Dunya News.PPP made it clear that they would not support Nawaz Sharif nor Imran Khan, but there would be no relief for Nawaz Sharif and he would not have any other than resigning or presenting himself for accountibility.PPP also clarified that if Imran Khan would cause a danger to democracy, then PPP would defend democracy. The workers were told not to be confused and asked them not to think that party was supporting government.

Guardiola gives City dressing down after Saints draw

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MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) - Pep Guardiola kept his Manchester City players in the dressing room for nearly an hour after a 1-1 draw with Southampton meant the club had now gone five games without a victory despite the result taking them back to the top of the Premier League.The City manager insisted that he was not venting his anger on a squad that started his first season in charge at Eastlands with 10 consecutive victories.But he was clearly frustrated by a loss of form that has seen them beaten at Tottenham Hotspur and held at home by Everton and, now, Southampton, in their last three league outings.The red wine was good and I took a little bit longer with my glass, joked Guardiola, who has also seen his team draw at Celtic and be beaten 4-0 away to former club Barcelona during their current run, as he spoke to reporters following Sundays stalemate.But we were together and spoke but nothing special -- just about what the situation is we now have and we have to try and go up from this situation.Substitute Kelechi Iheanacho at least salvaged a point for City and cancelled out a first-half opening goal from Nathan Redmond.I was a football player, I know this can happen, said Guardiola when he finally emerged from the City dressing room.In football, I have known for a long time, you are able to win 10 times in a row then youre not able to win for five times.We have to accept that when that happens, accept you have to return to what you were doing before. But Im not a guy to get angry. I have to discover the reason why this has happened.Guardiolas mood cannot have been helped by the fact that a bad error by England defender John Stones -- one similar to that made by goalkeeper Claudio Bravo in the midweek loss to Barcelona -- gifted Southampton their goal, although the Spaniard insisted he had no problem with such mistakes.People can talk about an own goal at Tottenham, Claudio in Barcelona or two missed penalties against Everton but its not about that, said Guardiola.It is easy for a manager to say that excuse but it is because of something more, about the team, about how you react in these situations.Right now, in this moment, were just not in that rhythm we had before. But the big difference between us in the first half and second half was obvious.The first half was a problem, the second half the players changed their mentality and were unfortunate they couldnt win.Five games without winning is because something happened but we need to start from a bit below where we were and go up and up.Guardiola can start that improvement in the League Cup local derby visit to Manchester United on Wednesday although it seems likely both he and opposite number Jose Mourinho will rest key players.We will see tomorrow (Monday), after the players recovery, then decide if its necessary to make rotations or not, said Guardiola of his team selection.Its important to change our dynamic from the previous games. Everything influences you. If you can play well or badly, it affects your mentality, so we are working on it.Meanwhile Southampton manager Claude Puel was delighted by the resilience his side showed following their narrow Europa League loss away to Inter Milan in midweek.Im happy of course for the point and also with the spirit, he said. It was a significant game against a good team.

Conte, Mourinho keep mum over touchline spat

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LONDON (AFP) - Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and Chelsea counterpart Antonio Conte refused to divulge the content of a terse touchline exchange between them after the London clubs 4-0 win.Prior to walking down the tunnel following Sundays game, stony-faced former Chelsea manager Mourinho cupped Contes head and spent a good while whispering in the Italians left ear.Pitch-side microphones suggested Mourinho had accused Conte, in Italian, of trying to humiliate his side by urging the home fans to make more noise, but the United manager refused to go into detail.You know me. I spoke to Conte, not to you, Mourinho told his post-match press conference.Im not the kind of guy to come here and share with you things I dont want to share.What is between me and Antonio is for us, or up to him to talk if he wants to. That is his problem. I have no comment.Conte was also reluctant to discuss the matter, although he defended himself for whipping up the crowd after NGolo Kante had waltzed through the United defence to score Chelseas fourth goal.I think that, today, it was right to call our fans, he said.In a moment I was listening only to the supporters of Manchester United at 4-0.So I called the fans to give the players a great clap after this kind of performance. The players, after a 4-0 win, deserved a great clap.We live with emotions. If you want to cut the emotions, we can stay at home and I will change jobs.Mourinho was returning to the scene of some of his greatest triumphs as a manager, but left after being consigned to his heaviest loss since Real Madrids 5-0 humiliation by Barcelona in November 2010.It took Chelsea just 30 seconds to go ahead, Pedro Rodriguez nipping in behind an inattentive Chris Smalling to score.We made an incredible defensive mistake -- I say incredible in capitals, said Mourinho.Lax marking at a corner allowed Gary Cahill to lash home the hosts second in the 21st minute.Eden Hazard and Kante further inflated Chelseas lead in the second half and Mourinhos misery was compounded by what he described as a really bad knee ligament injury to Eric Bailly.Chelsea might also have lost a centre-back had referee Martin Atkinson taken a dimmer view of a knee-high foul on Marouane Fellaini by David Luiz shortly before half-time, for which he was booked.The result left United five points behind fourth-place Chelsea and six points below leaders Manchester City in seventh place, but Mourinho tried to apply a positive gloss to his teams position.We are six points from the top of the league. We are not 16 points, he said.We are maybe three, maximum four, from the top four (actually five). We are not 30 or 40. So we are there.We are there with very difficult fixtures in a week where weve played away to two candidates (having previously drawn 0-0 at Liverpool).Im not saying the matches coming up are easy. Far from it. But we have to beat opponents from mid-table that we are going to have now.Burnley, Swansea, Sunderland, Middlesbrough -- theyre difficult, but we need points from these matches.The top teams play against each other so they have to lose points, so in the end well be around.Chelsea have won three successive league games without conceding a goal since Conte switched to a 3-4-3 formation duration their 3-0 defeat at Arsenal.After this type of win, usually it increases your confidence, said Conte, whose side visit West Ham United in the League Cup in mid-week.You trust more in the work youre doing. Thats the most important thing.But we must continue. The United victory is the past. We must concentrate on Wednesday and another tough game against West Ham.

Iraq forces press Mosul assault, hunt Kirkuk attackers

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ARBIL (AFP) - Iraqi forces battled Sunday through booby-traps, sniper fire and suicide car bombs to tighten the noose around Mosul, while also hunting Islamic State group jihadists behind attacks elsewhere in the country.Kurdish forces announced a new push at dawn on Bashiqa, northeast of Mosul, where some 10,000 fighters are engaged in a huge assault to take the IS-held town.Turkey said the peshmerga had requested assistance from its soldiers at a base near Bashiqa and announced it offered support with artillery and tanks.Ankaras claim came a day after Baghdad turned down a suggestion by visiting US Defence chief Ashton Carter -- who met Kurdish leader Massud Barzani on Sunday -- for Turkey to be given a part in the battle.Launched last Monday, the assault aims to reclaim the last major Iraqi city under IS control, dealing another setback to the jihadists self-declared caliphate in Iraq and neighbouring Syria.Carter said on Sunday that the idea of simultaneous operations against Mosul and Raqa in Syria has been part of our planning for quite a while.He also said destroying ISs external operations capabilities was our highest priority.The jihadists on Friday staged a surprise assault on Iraqs Kurdish-controlled city of Kirkuk, and two days later security forces were still tracking down IS fighters there.The dozens of attackers, including several suicide bombers, failed to seize key government buildings but sowed chaos in the large oil-rich and ethnically mixed city.At least 51 of the jihadists have been killed, including three more on Sunday, local security officials said.At least 46 people, most of them in the security forces, were also killed in the raid and ensuing clashes, which had almost completely ceased by late Sunday.Life was returning to normal in some parts of Kirkuk, but security forces in southern neighbourhoods were still hunting for several gunmen.IS also attacked Rutba, a remote town near the Jordanian border in the western province of Anbar, with five suicide car bombs, the areas top army commander said on Sunday.The attackers briefly seized the mayors office but security forces quickly regained the upper hand, he said.The spectacular attack in Kirkuk, of a type observers warned could happen more often as IS loses territory and reverts to a traditional insurgency, temporarily drew attention away from Mosul.But there was no sign it had any significant impact on the offensive to retake the city, Iraqs largest military operation in years.Tens of thousands of fighters, including Iraqi federal troops and Kurdish peshmerga, are taking part in the assault.Engaged on the northern and eastern fronts, the peshmerga are expected to stop along a line at an average of 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the boundaries of the city proper.They are pretty much there, a US military official said on Saturday, adding that the lines will be solidified in the next day or two.The peshmerga announced they had secured eight villages near Bashiqa, an IS-held town northeast of Mosul and one of the main Kurdish targets in the offensive.Elite federal forces were also fighting to retake control of Qaraqosh just east of Mosul. It used to be Iraqs largest Christian town.Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend, commander of the US-led coalition, said Saturday that jihadist resistance was stiff.Its pretty significant, we are talking about enemy indirect fire, multiple IEDs (improvised explosive devices), multiple VBIED (vehicle-borne IEDs) each day, even some anti-tank guided missiles, he said in Baghdad.Iraqi Kurdish and federal forces rarely release casualty figures, but hospitals behind Kurdish lines were overwhelmed by the number of wounded, an AFP reporter said.We have a shortage of human resources, medical equipment, medicine and specialised doctors, Lawand Meran, a doctor at Arbil West hospital, said.Soon, if we have 1,000 casualties, our capacity will not be enough.US military officials have revised their estimate slightly upward for the number of IS fighters in and around Mosul.They believe IS is defending Mosul, where the caliphate was proclaimed in June 2014, with 3,000 to 5,000 fighters inside the city and 1,000 to 2,000 in the outskirts.There is deep concern for an estimated 1.2 million civilians still believed to be in the city.Several thousand civilians fleeing the fighting and the jihadists who ruled them for two years have escaped to camps for the displaced south of Mosul.Over 5,000 people are currently displaced and in need of humanitarian assistance, the United Nations said in an update on Sunday.Population movements are fluctuating as the front lines move, including people returning to their homes following improved security conditions in the immediate area, it said in a statement.Iraqi forces are now fighting in sparsely populated areas but when they near the limits of the city itself aid groups fear the start of a huge exodus.A million people could be displaced, sparking an unprecedented humanitarian emergency in a country where more than three million people have already been forced from their homes since the start of 2014.

Fighting shakes Aleppo as ceasefire expires

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ALEPPO (AFP) - Clashes and air strikes shook the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday, as heavy fighting resumed after the end of a three-day ceasefire declared by government ally Russia.The unilateral ceasefire ended without any evacuations by the UN, which had hoped to bring wounded civilians out of the rebel-held east and deliver aid after weeks of government bombardment and a three-month siege.An AFP correspondent in the east of the city reported fresh air strikes on rebel-held neighbourhoods and the sound of fighting on Sunday.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said strikes and artillery fire hit eastern districts after heavy clashes overnight along the front line dividing the citys government-held west from the east.Rebel shelling also hit two western neighbourhoods on Sunday, the Britain-based monitor said.The Observatory late on Saturday had reported the first air strikes since Moscow announced a temporary halt in the Syrian armys Russian-backed offensive to recapture the east of the city.It said at least three people were wounded in artillery fire on the east, while rebels fired a barrage of rockets and mortar rounds into a government-held neighbourhood.Government forces and allied fighters, meanwhile, had advanced on the southern outskirts of Aleppo, the Observatory said on Sunday, seizing territory overlooking the rebel-held areas of Rashideen and Khan Tuman. Clashes killed at least 20 fighters, mostly from the former Al-Qaeda affiliate, the Fateh al-Sham Front, the monitor said.The ceasefire had been intended to allow civilians and rebels to leave the east.The army opened eight evacuation corridors, but only a handful of civilians were reported to have crossed through a single passage.Russian officials and Syrian state media accused rebels of preventing people from leaving and using civilians as human shields.Nearly 500 people have been killed and more then 2,000 wounded since the Syrian army launched a September 22 operation to recapture eastern Aleppo.The United Nations had hoped to use the humanitarian pause to evacuate seriously wounded people and possibly deliver aid.But a UN official said on Saturday the requisite security guarantees had once again not been received.You have various parties to the conflict and those with influence and they all have to be on the same page on this and they are not, said David Swanson, a spokesman for the UN humanitarian office.No aid has entered Aleppo since July 7 and UN chief Ban Ki-moon has warned food rations will run out by the end of the month.The UN had asked Moscow to consider extending the pause until Monday evening, but there was no indication from Russia that it would.Russia is a key ally of Syrias government and began a military intervention in support of President Bashar al-Assad in September last year.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview aired on Saturday that the intervention was meant to liberate Syria and keep Assad in power.Either Assad is in Damascus, or Al-Nusra is, he said, referring to Fateh al-Shams name before it broke with Al-Qaeda. There is no third option here.Elsewhere, at least two people were wounded on Sunday when a bomb strapped to a motorbike exploded in the northeastern city of Hasakeh, the Observatory said.The blast in a Kurdish-controlled district is one of a series to have hit the city, most of which were claimed by the Islamic State group.More than 300,000 people have been killed in Syria and more than half of the countrys population displaced since the conflict began in March 2011 with anti-government protests.French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault on Sunday urged the international community to do everything to end the massacre in Aleppo and resume efforts to reach a political agreement.We cannot come to a negotiation under the bombs, said the minister, who was in Turkey to visit a refugee camp.Ayrault also reiterated a demand for a UN Security Council resolution condemning the use of chemical weapons in Syria and sanctions against the perpetrators, after UN experts said the army was responsible for a chemical weapons attack in March 2015.On Saturday, the White House condemned the Syrian regimes defiance of international law after a UN panel attributed a third chemical weapons attack to government forces.We condemn in the strongest possible terms the Assad regimes defiance of the longstanding global norm against chemical weapons use, said US National Security Council spokesman Ned Price.

Yemen raids intensify as UN call to extend truce ignored

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ADEN (AFP) - The pro-government Arab coalition Sunday stepped up air strikes on Iran-backed rebels in Yemen and clashes raged on the ground as warring parties ignored a UN call to renew a fragile ceasefire.The 72-hour ceasefire took effect just before midnight (2100 GMT) Wednesday to allow aid deliveries in Yemen, whose war has killed thousands of people and left millions homeless and hungry. It officially ended at midnight Saturday.UN special envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, had appealed for a renewal of the ceasefire, saying humanitarian aid had during the truce reached areas that were earlier inaccessible. But Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdulmalek al-Mekhlafi shrugged off the call as useless, accusing the rebels of ignoring the ceasefire.The truce was the sixth attempt since the Saudi-led coalition intervened in March last year to support the government of President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi after Huthi rebels and their allies overran much of the impoverished country.Ahmed urged all parties to agree to its extension for at least another renewable 72 hours, in a statement posted on the envoys Facebook page shortly before it expired.The ceasefire was largely holding despite reported violations from both sides in several areas, he said.We noted over the last days that food and humanitarian supplies were provided to several affected neighbourhoods and that UN personnel were able to reach areas that were previously inaccessible. We would like to build on this and we aim for a wider outreach in the next few days, he added.But shortly after the appeal, coalition warplanes on Sunday pounded positions in Sanaa of the Shiite rebels and their allies, renegade troops loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, military officials and rebel media said.Rebel-controlled sabanews.net website counted nine air strikes on the capital Sunday.The dawn raids also hit positions in Marib, east of the rebel-held capital, and the southwestern province of Taez, the officials said.The intensity of air raids by the Saudi-led coalition had eased during the ceasefire.An extension (of the truce) would be useless, because even if we accept it, the other party does not make any commitment to respect the ceasefire, Mekhlafi told AFP.We respect the UN envoys call for an extension, but in effect, there was no truce due to the violations by the rebels, the foreign minister said. Fighting on the ground was showing no signs of abating.Fierce clashes raged in northern regions along the borders with Saudi Arabia over the weekend, killing at least 10 rebels and four Yemeni soldiers, military officials said.Saudi civil defence also reported cross-border bombing which wounded a Yemeni resident of the southwestern city if Najran.Later on Sunday, it said that more shelling from Yemen damaged two homes in the kingdoms Jazan region without causing casualties.The UN envoy said Friday he was liaising with the parties in an attempt to extend the ceasefire in order to create a conducive environment for a long-lasting peace in Yemen.Nearly 6,900 people have been killed in the conflict, more than half of them civilians, while an additional three million are displaced and millions more need food aid.Hadis government said on Sunday that nine people had died of cholera in second city Aden as the infectious disease spread across the war-torn country.The last ceasefire attempt began in April and collapsed as UN-brokered peace talks hosted by Kuwait broke down in August.

Riding high in polls, Clinton barnstorms swing states

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RALEIGH (AFP) - With just over two weeks to go before Americans vote for a new president, a new poll released Sunday shows Hillary Clinton has widened her lead over Donald Trump, who is now in jeopardy in traditionally Republican states.The Democratic former secretary of state leads the Manhattan real estate mogul among likely voters by 50 percent to 38 percent in a four-way contest with two minor party candidates, according to a national ABC News poll. Were talking about whats at stake in the election, drawing contrast, but were giving people something to vote for -- not just against, Clinton said late Saturday.Conscious that winning the minority vote will help lead her to victory on November 8, the 68-year-old Clinton headed to a mainly black church Sunday in Durham, North Carolina -- one of the swing states up for grabs.President Barack Obama won the southern state by a razor-thin margin in 2008, but lost it to Mitt Romney four years later. Team Clinton is pulling out all the stops to put it back in the Democratic win column.Before a congregation that included Sybrina Fulton -- the mother of slain unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin, whose death shocked America in 2012 -- Clinton called for awareness of the systemic racism seen across the country.If we are honest with each other, we know we face the continuing discrimination against African-Americans and in particular young African-Americans, she said.These conversations can be painful for everybody, but we have got to have them.She accused her Republican opponent of painting a bleak picture of our inner cities and ignoring the successes of black leaders in every field and every walk of life.Clinton is leading nationally in both two-way and four-way contests by an average of about six points, according to RealClearPolitics. She is also ahead in several crucial battleground states, including Pennsylvania and Florida.But the 70-year-old Trump is clinging to a slight edge in traditionally Republican strongholds like Texas, where he has a three-point lead.The new ABC News poll also said 69 percent of likely voters disapprove of Trumps response to questions about his treatment of women, after a series of women alleged he either groped or forcibly kissed them in years past. Trump has strongly denied those allegations, and on Saturday threatened to sue the liars who came forward with claims about his past behavior.He held a small 47-43 percent lead among white Americans, a group that Republican Mitt Romney won by 20 points in the 2012 election. Republican candidates must have strong support from white voters if they want to win, with non-white voters overwhelmingly favoring Democratic candidates.Clinton leads 55-35 percent among women, and has doubled her margin to 32 points among college-educated white women -- a group strongly critical of Trumps response to the allegations of inappropriate behavior.We are behind, Trumps campaign manager Kellyanne Conway admitted Sunday on NBCs Meet the Press.But she told Fox News Sunday: The fact is that this race is not over.Hes not -- were not giving up. We know we can win this.Team Clinton is gunning for a landslide win, using its momentum to push ahead in the battle for control of Congress. Both the Senate and the House of Representatives are now in Republican hands.Beyond Clintons appearances in Durham, Raleigh and Charlotte, she had powerful surrogates on the campaign trail Sunday -- her husband, former president Bill, in Florida, and Obama in Nevada.Were not taking anything for granted at all, campaign manager Robby Mook told Fox News Sunday. You know, this is not over yet.On Sunday, Trump will stage a rally in Naples, Florida -- a must-win state for the Republican if he has any chance of winning the presidency.He also received his first endorsement from a major American newspaper: The Las Vegas Review-Journal, which said he would bring a corporate sensibility and a steadfast determination to Washington.Mr Trump represents neither the danger his critics claim nor the magic elixir many of his supporters crave, the paper wrote, adding he would instead shake up the US capitals political elites.

13 dead in California tour bus, truck crash

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LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Thirteen people were killed and 31 injured on Sunday when their tour bus collided with a truck on a major highway in southern California, the authorities said.They believe everyone was asleep on the bus, an emotional California Highway Police chief Jim Abele said, giving condolences to families of the victims, who were believed to have been visiting casinos.The front of the bus was a mangled mass of metal after apparently plowing into the back of the large truck, news photographs showed.Because of the impact where the bus entered the back of the big rig, the majority of the people who were killed were in the front section of the bus, Abele said.Although it was not known what caused the deadly crash, the bus was traveling fast -- faster than the truck it rammed, he added.The investigation will be ongoing, he said. The bus driver was killed; the truck driver survived. None of the victims was immediately identified.Unfortunately, several passengers have not been identified, Abele said. Some IDs were not valid.The bus belongs to USA Holiday, a Los Angeles area-based tour company that ferries customers to casinos.The crash happened around 5:00 am (1200 GMT) in Palm Springs, some 110 miles (180 kilometers) east of Los Angeles.Most of the passengers on the bus that initially left Los Angeles were Hispanic, the CHP chief said.

More than 100 inmates escape Haiti prison, one guard dead: official

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PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) - At least 100 inmates, some of them armed, escaped a Haitian prison near the capital Port-au-Prince during a mutiny, killing at least one guard, a source close to the investigation said Sunday.Local media, citing police, said 172 prisoners had fled the Arcahaie facility, located on the coast northwest of the capital Port-au-Prince.A preliminary investigation indicates a guard forgot to lock a door Saturday as the inmates were eating. The prisoners left the cafeteria and armed themselves with police weapons, the source said on condition of anonymity.During the ensuing firefight, the head prison guard was killed and two others were wounded.Le Nouvelliste newspaper quoted Arcahaie prison manager Heurtelou Paul Colson as saying one prisoner climbed a wall and fell to his death, while two other detainees were wounded and in hospital.Authorities refused to officially confirm the number of inmates involved or the death toll.Special police units are on site to secure the area and prevent those responsible from causing further harm, the office of interim prime minister Enex Jean-Charles, who also serves as defense minister, said in a statement.Residents have been asked to cooperate with police, who have launched a manhunt for the escapees, the statement said.The government strongly condemns the incidents that took place at Arcahaie prison, targeted in a mutiny by heavily armed individuals.The foreign, justice and interior ministers, along with top police officials, headed to the scene after the mutiny.The US Embassy in Haiti advised all Americans to avoid the area following a violent prison break.Le Nouvelliste reported that the supposed mastermind of the prison break, who was serving time for kidnapping, was arrested, along with about 10 other prisoners.Prisons in Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, suffer from mass overcrowding. Earlier this year, the International Center for Prison Studies said they were at 450 percent of capacity.A majority of Haitian prisoners are awaiting trial.
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