Tuesday 17 January 2017

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Tennis: Venus rolls back years to reach third round

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MELBOURNE (AFP) - Venus Williams rolled back the years on Wednesday with a straight-sets demolition of Switzerlands Stefanie Voegele to move smoothly into the third round of the Australian Open.The 13th seed, an eight-time quarter-finalist or better in Melbourne, won 6-3, 6-2 against a qualifier who had never been beyond round two.Williams, the oldest player in the womens draw at 36, will next play either Chinas Duan Yingying or fellow American Varvara Lepchenko.I love being here and playing here, said the American veteran. I played an opponent who didnt make it easy. It was a battle.The draw has opened up for Williams with fourth seed Simona Halep, whom she was scheduled to meet in the fourth round, already out.In her 17th Australian Open, the most among active players together with sister Serena, Williams quickly raced to a 3-0 lead against Voegele, using her powerful groundstrokes to good effect.But the Swiss 26-year-old was up for a fight on Rod Laver Arena and she broke back with a crisp backhand down the line, then held serve to haul herself back into contention.Jolted, Williams knuckled down and broke again in the ninth game to comfortably take the set.It went with serve until the composed seven-time Grand Slam champion seized her opportunity in the fourth game, capitalising on errors to break and go 3-1 in front.The American, who played her first Australian Open in 1998 and is the oldest woman in the draw, was in cruise control and wrapped up the match with a pinpoint backhand in 83 minutes.

Syria rebels, regime split on aim of Astana talks

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BEIRUT (AFP) - Regime and rebel figures will head to Kazakhstan on Monday for negotiations on ending Syrias brutal war, but will arrive with diametrically opposed approaches to the aims of the talks.Damascus has insisted it will seek a comprehensive political solution to the nearly six-year conflict at the meeting, while rebels say they will focus solely on reinforcing a frail nationwide truce.The Astana talks, organised by rebel backer Turkey and regime allies Russia and Iran, are expected to last less than a week. Several rounds of negotiations hosted by the United Nations, most recently in April 2016, have failed to bring an end to the war that has killed more than 310,000 people. During those talks, government negotiator Bashar al-Jaafari and leading rebel figure Mohammad Alloush often clashed, with Jaafari calling his rival a terrorist. The pair will return as the respective heads of the government and rebel delegations in Astana. Alloush is a prominent figure of the Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam) faction and studied Islamic jurisprudence in Saudi Arabia. He will head a military delegation of around eight people, backed by nine legal and political advisors from the High Negotiations Committee umbrella group.Jaafari, meanwhile, is a silver-haired diplomat who speaks multiple languages and belongs to the same Alawite religious minority as President Bashar al-Assad. His team will include figures representing the military and the Syrian judiciary, according to the Al-Watan daily, which is close to the regime. It said the delegation will be similar to the delegation that previously went to Geneva.But the personal rivalries pale in comparison to widespread differences on the ultimate aim of the talks. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday said one of the goals of the Astana meeting is, first, reinforcing the ceasefire. The truce, brokered by rivals Turkey and Russia, came into force on December 30 and excludes jihadists like the Islamic State group. In announcing their participation in the Astana negotiations, rebels said that the talks would focus on strengthening the truce, while a political deal would be negotiated in Switzerland in February. The main agenda, for us, includes reinforcing the ceasefire, halting forced displacement, and delivering aid to besieged areas without limitations, leading opposition figure Ahmad Ramadan said.He earlier told AFP that the details of the political process will be left to Geneva, referring to talks hosted by the United Nations. Damascus, however, insists it will be pursuing a comprehensive political solution to the war, according to an editorial Tuesday in the Al-Watan daily.No one thinks Damascus is going to Astana to discuss a halt to military operations, as some want to suggest, or to reinforce the so-called ceasefire, editor Waddah Abd Rabbo wrote.Damascus is attending in the framework of its vision for a comprehensive political solution to the war on Syria... and to re-impose the hegemony and sovereignty of the state on all Syrian territory, he wrote. Abd Rabbo said the Astana talks were effectively between Damascus and Ankara, sponsored by Russia and Iran, in a land free of Western pressure.But they could succeed, he wrote, as the attending rebel factions are on the ground and control thousands of Syrian fighters. Years of efforts by the international community have failed to put a stop to the war raging in Syria since the spring of 2011.Last year, the United States and Russia worked hand-in-hand to put a temporary truce in place and sponsored several rounds of talks in Geneva, but they did not secure a political solution. In late 2016, a new partnership between Moscow and Ankara emerged to take the lead, and the talks in Astana will be the first test of the nascent alliance. Donald Trumps transition team said Saturday it had been invited to take part in the talks, but indicated that it had yet to respond.I think the United States is invited to go there and I would urge the new administration to do that, outgoing US Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday.We are supportive of the efforts of the Russians and the Turks and Iranians to go to Astana, he told Sky News Arabia.Ramadan said the opposition had yet to receive an agenda on the talks and did not know whether they would be face-to-face. He said it was also unclear whether previous international agreements, like the Geneva Communique which calls for a transitional governing body, would apply for the Astana talks. The opposition and the regime remains bitterly divided on Assads future role, with anti-government factions insisting he should leave at the start of any transition. Kerry predicted a change in the course of the next months, that you will see countries begin to be more practical, to begin to engage, and it may be possible to get to Geneva, to the full negotiation.

IS assault halts food aid drops in Syria's Deir Ezzor

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BEIRUT (AFP) - The World Food Programme said Tuesday it has suspended aid drops to the Syrian city of Deir Ezzor because of heavy fighting after a fierce assault by the Islamic State group.IS has besieged Deir Ezzors 100,000 residents since 2015 and already controls large parts of the city, but on Saturday advanced further inside remaining government-held territory.The clashes, which continued for a fourth day on Tuesday, have killed more than 100 people, according to a monitor.We have put on hold the air drop operation in Deir Ezzor for security operational reasons, said WFP spokeswoman Bettina Luescher.There is heavy fighting ongoing in and around the landing zone... It is simply too dangerous to do this now, she told reports in Geneva.The WFP has been dropping humanitarian aid into Deir Ezzor since April 2016, and the government-held area is the only place in Syria where the agency has permission for the drops.Luescher said the WFPs last aid drop was on Sunday, adding that 3,300 tonnes of food and other aid have been dispatched to the city since the operation began.The IS assault has managed to divide the east of the remaining government-held parts of the city from the west.It has also cut the route running from the citys key military airport, limiting the governments ability to bring in supplies and military reinforcements.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said Tuesday that Syrias military and allied Russian forces were carrying out air strikes against IS, as government troops battled the jihadists on the ground.Ten civilians were killed Tuesday in air strikes on the Deir Ezzor district of Al-Ummal, which is held by IS, the monitor said, bringing to 37 the total number of civilians killed in the four-day IS offensive. The latest assault, which included waves of suicide bombers, was the most violent attack on the city in more than a year, said the Observatory.It said the government was flying reinforcements into the military base and had called up residents to fight on the front lines against IS, including some without military training.Since the siege began, the government has been able to fly limited supplies into the airport, and WFP and Russia have also delivered aid.But residents have nonetheless faced shortages and rising prices, as well as being unable to leave the city.Deir Ezzor sits in the oil-rich eastern province of the same name, most of which is controlled by IS.The extremist group has lost swathes of territory in northern Syria to Kurdish fighters as well as a Turkish-backed rebel alliance, but it remains on the offensive in other parts of the country.More than 310,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began in March 2011 with anti-government protests that were met with a regime crackdown.The violence has drawn in international players, as well as attracting jihadist groups like IS.

UN takes aim at calls for Israeli annexation of West Bank

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UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - Calls for Israel to annex parts or all of the Palestinian West Bank risk destroying prospects for peace, the UN envoy for the Middle East warned Tuesday.Some Israeli ministers have called for an annexation of land earmarked to be part of a future Palestinian state and US President-elect Donald Trumps pick to be ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, has voiced support for such a move.UN envoy Nickolay Mladenov delivered the warning to the Security Council, which met for the first time since the adoption of a contentious resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements.In the aftermath of the vote, emotions on the ground have been heightened, he said. Calls have been made for the annexation of parts of or the whole of Area C, which constitutes about 60 percent of the West Bank.Such divisive positions risk destroying the prospects for peace.Mladenov called on all stakeholders to avoid any unilateral action that would prejudge a negotiated final status solution.The resolution criticizing Israels settlements policy was adopted after the United States refused to resort to a veto to block the measure, instead abstaining and allowing it to pass by a vote of 14-0.At the Paris conference, some 70 countries affirmed their support for a two-state solution that would see a state of Palestine co-existing alongside Israel.Israel and the Palestinians remain far apart on the peace process, with attention now turning to whether Trump will move to shore up Israels refusal to halt settlements.Under the resolution adopted last month, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will report to the council every three months on whether Israel is in violation of the UN demand to stop expanding Jewish outposts.Trump has promised to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, in what would be a break from the majority of countries that does not recognize Jerusalem as Israels capital.Under the Oslo peace accords, the status of Jerusalem, including whether East Jerusalem will be the capital of a Palestinian state, is to be agreed in negotiations.

Palestinian parties agree to form unity government

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MOSCOW (AFP) - The main Palestinian parties on Tuesday announced a deal to form a national unity government prior to the holding of elections, after three days of reconciliation talks in Moscow.We have reached agreement under which, within 48 hours, we will call on (Palestinian leader) Mahmud Abbas to launch consultations on the creation of a government of national unity, senior Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmad told a press conference, speaking in Arabic.Ater the government is formed, the Palestinians would set up a national council, which would include Palestinians in exile, and hold elections.Today the conditions for (such an initiative) are better than ever, said Ahmad.The non-official talks in Moscow began on Sunday under Russian auspices with the goal of restoring the unity of the Palestinian people. Representatives came from Fatah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other factions.Abbass secular party Fatah and the Islamist Hamas have been at loggerheads since the latter seized Gaza in a near civil war in 2007.Last year the Palestinian government postponed the first municipal polls in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip in 10 years after the high court ruled they should be held only in the Fatah-run West Bank.The last time the Palestinians staged elections in which both Hamas and Fatah took part was in 2006. The Palestinian representatives also met on Monday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and asked him to dissuade incoming US president Donald Trump from carrying out a campaign pledge to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.Israel captured east Jerusalem during the 1967 war and later annexed it -- in a move not recognised by the international community -- declaring all of the city its unified capital.We sensed understanding on the part of Mr. Lavrov, said Ahmad.Ahmad and Moussa Abu Marzouk of Hamas spoke derisively of the Quartet -- the United States, Russia, the EU and UN -- in its years-long effort to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.The Quartets work completely failed. It was unable to advance the decisions taken by the international community, including (UN) resolutions, said Ahmad.It is imperative to find a new working mechanism for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he said.Abu Marzouk, a senior Hamas official, said he no longer wanted to work with the Quartet but instead with countries and organisations on an individual basis.Russia can play a substantial role in the region, he said.

Italy's Tajani elected EU parliament head

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STRASBOURG (AFP) - Italys Antonio Tajani, an ally of scandal-hit former premier Silvio Berlusconi, was elected as the new European Parliament president Tuesday after a bitterly fought vote.The centre-right politician will play a key role at a time of crisis for the European Union, with the assembly having the final say on any deal for Britains exit from the bloc.After the maximum four rounds of voting that lasted all day, Tajani of the European Peoples Party got 351 votes while his socialist rival Gianni Pittella got 282.I congratulate you warmly. I wish you good luck as you carry out your mandate, outgoing leader Martin Schulz of Germany said as he shook hands with Tajani.European Council leader Donald Tusk hailed the importance of a position at the head of the EUs only elected body.I congratulate Antonio Tajani as next EP (European Parliament) President and look forward to cooperating. A united, strong EU needs a constructive, effective EP, Tusk said.Tajani, 63, is a former EU Commissioner who was criticised for his handling of the Volkswagen Dieselgate emissions row and who previously served as spokesman for scandal-plagued Berlusconi.He was elected after the EPP and the main Liberal group in the parliament formed a pro-European alliance against rising populism.Liberal leader Guy Verhofstadt, who is the parliaments Brexit negotiator, quit the race as a result.It is absolutely necessary. With Trump, with Putin, with many other challenges Europe faces, it is key we cooperate to reform our union, said Verhofstadt.The role of EU parliament chief has grown hugely in prominence during socialist Schulzs five years in office.But the new alliance comes after a decades-old grand coalition between the EPP and the socialists -- under which they rotated the post of parliament chief between them -- broke down.The EPP said it was their turn after Schulz but Pittella had said he will not accept an EPP monopoly of the EUs top jobs -- held by EPP members Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission president, and Tusk.Tajanis win could therefore yet prompt calls for a reshuffle of the top jobs, adding unwelcome instability to an already crisis-hit union.The new coalition agreement calls for a European defence force at a time when US President-elect Donald Trump has cast doubt on the future of the US-led NATO alliance.It also calls for the European Parliament to have full involvement in the negotiations over Britains exit from the EU after its shock referendum vote in June last year.British Prime Minister Theresa May set out her plan for Brexit earlier Tuesday.The grand coalition had been seen as limiting the influence of Eurosceptic groups led by Britains UKIP and Frances National Front, after they made stunning gains in the last European Parliament elections in May 2014.The anti-EU movement has since gained strength, with Britains Brexit vote and a similar wave of populism that took Donald Trump to the US presidency.

New Med migrant boat disaster leaves 180 dead

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ROME (AFP) - Around 180 people are presumed to have died in the first major migrant boat disaster of 2017 in the Mediterranean, officials said Tuesday after interviewing a handful of survivors.Humanitarian workers from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), recounted harrowing details of a capsize that occurred on Saturday in waters off Libya after talking to four rescued passengers, two Eritreans and two Ethiopians.The survivors, three men and one woman, arrived on Monday evening in the Sicilian port of Trapani, in a traumatised and exhausted state, aid workers said.They said their two-tier, wooden boat had left Libya on Friday with more than 180 people packed on board, all of them originally from East Africa.After five hours at sea, the engine cut out and the boat started to take on water. As it slowly sank, more and more of the people on board were submerged under water.One of the survivors described his desperate effort to find his wife, who had taken a spot in the centre of the ship along with around 70 other women. A number of children were also on board and none of them survived.After hours in the water, the four survivors were rescued on Saturday 30 nautical miles from the Libyan coast by a French boat operating as part of the European borders agency Frontexs Operation Triton before being transferred to another Frontex ship, the Siem Pilot.Siem Pilot, provided by the Norwegian coastguard, arrived in Trapani on Monday evening with the four survivors, four recovered corpses and 34 people rescued from another stricken migrant boat.The latest deaths and rescues follow a record year for the number of migrants trying to reach Europe on the western Mediterranean route from north Africa to Italy.Some 181,000 people were registered at Italian ports in 2016 while the UNHCR recorded more than 5,000 deaths and presumed deaths on all migrant routes across the Mediterranean.Despite the mid-winter weather making crossings particularly perilous, the start of 2017 has brought no sign of departures slowing with some 2,300 migrants already registered in Italy since January 1. A total of 226 people have died, according to a UN count covering the entire Mediterranean.

Karachi: Police nab three accused after encounter

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KARACHI (Dunya News) - Crackdown against criminal elements in Karachi under National Action Plan (NAP) continues as police arrested three accused in injured condition after an encounter in the city on Tuesday, Dunya News reported.According to details, police apprehended three accused involved in looting buses and coached after an encounter in Saudabad area of Malir.Police sources said that the arrested accused were identified as Darshan, Rameez and Engraz. Police have also recovered a TT pistol and snatched mobile phones and cash from them.On the other hand, some unidentified persons opened fire and injured a man named Ikhlaq in Machar Colony area.

Sheikhupura: 4 terrorists killed in CTD operation

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SHEIKHUPURA (Dunya News) – According to Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) spokesman, the law enforcement agency set up a blockade near Railway Corssing area in Sheikhupura on intelligence reports that terrorists will enter the city from Farooqabad on four motorcycles.When terrorists riding on four motorcycles reached there they opened fire at the CTD personnel. The CTD personnel returned the fire due to which four terrorists were killed while three other managed to escape. A top commander of a banned outfit, Rizwan alias Asif Chotu, was among the dead terrorists.The CTD spokesman further informed that three of the four terrorists were identified as Dr Shakir Ullah alias Ali Sufiyan, Noor-ul-Ameen and Rizwan alias Asif Chotu.The sources further said that three kilograms of explosive material, two Kalashnikovs and two pistols were recovered from the dead terrorists.

Gujranwala: Extortionist arrested, arms recovered

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GUJRANWALA (Dunya News) – According to details, police from Gujranwala’s Cantt Police Station arrested Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Zahid Anayat alias Tumman Butt and his accomplice Tanvir Butt on Tuesday and recovered one Kalashnikov, one pistol and dozens of bullets from their possession.Police sources said that the accused had extorted Rs 45,000 from a citizen on Monday at gunpoint. Police further informed that the accused were involved in 24 cases of murder, attempted murder and other heinous crimes.

Pakistan welcomes Paris conference on ME peace process: Maleeha

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NEW YORK (Dunya News) – Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations Dr Maleeha Lodhi has said that Pakistan welcomes Paris conference on Middle East peace process.Maleeha Lodhi was speaking during the Security Council debate on Palestine and Middle East in New York on Tuesday. She said that Palestine is the Holy Land and is the heart of the Arab and Islamic world. What happens there resonates in the region.Maleeha Lodhi said Pakistan welcomes the recent Paris conference on the Middle East peace process as a step in the right direction. Paris conference was attended by delegations from 70 countries.She said that Paris conference reaffirmed the two state solution. There must be consequences for those who still defy the force of international consensus.Maleeha Lodhi further said that the movement of any states Embassy to Jerusalem will also manifestly violate Security Council resolutions and added that Pakistan welcomes Security Council resolution 2334 which affirmed that expansion of Israeli settlements will eliminate prospects of peaceful solution.

British MPs to discuss Kashmir issue on Thursday

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LONDON (Dunya News) - The British house of common will discussed the violations of human rights in occupied Kashmir on Thursday, reported Dunya News.Member of house of lords, Lord Nazir said that Kashmir issue would be highlighted in the proper way. He said that the debate in house of common would be very important.He said that most of the members of parliament have concerns over atrocities going on in Kashmir. He said that they would tell in debate that how Indian forces are killing innocent Kashmiris.Lord Nazir also said that Pakistanis and Kashmiris can also come to house of common to support them.

Trump administration wants better ties with Pakistan: Jalil Abbas

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WASHINGTON (Dunya News) - Pakistans ambassador to United States (US) Jalil Abbas Jillani said on Tuesday that Donald Trump government wants better relations with Pakistan, reported Dunya News.While talking to media, Jalil Abbas said that there are no more misunderstandings between Pakistan and Trump administration. He said that there are many challenges but foundation of Pakistan-US relations is strong.He added that new US government is giving better signals to Pakistan. He also appreciated US Vice-President Mike Pences statement about solution of India and Pakistans Kashmir issue.

Football: Andre Ayew gives Ghana narrow win over Uganda

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PORT-GENTIL (AFP) - Andre Ayew converted a first-half penalty as Ghana started their latest bid to reclaim the Africa Cup of Nations title with a hard-earned 1-0 victory against Uganda on Tuesday.The West Ham United stars 32nd-minute spot-kick was all that separated the sides on an awful pitch in Port-Gentil as Ghana withstood Ugandan pressure in the second half and ended their recent poor record against the Cranes. The Black Stars, who have not won the continental title since 1982 and lost on penalties to the Ivory Coast in the final two years ago, can now look forward with confidence to their next game against Mali.In the first half we dominated the game but in the second half we knew the result was the most important thing and we played to win, said Ghana coach Avram Grant. We missed two or three good opportunities but at the end of the day I am happy and I think we will keep improving.Uganda will have to wait a little longer for their first goal and points in their first appearance at the Cup of Nations since 1978.In 39 years we have not been there and in the first half we had an element of stage fright, admitted Cranes coach Milutin Sredojevic.Mali and record seven-time champions Egypt were due to meet later on Tuesday, at 8:00 pm (1900 GMT).Eight of Ghanas line-up started the final in Equatorial Guinea in 2015, the only exceptions being Thomas Partey, Jordan Ayew and Leicester Citys Daniel Amartey. Ghana had struggled in recent matches against Sredojevics side, failing to win any of three encounters spread over the qualifiers for the 2015 Cup of Nations and the 2018 World Cup. However, Uganda were without key players in centre-back Murushid Juuko and midfielder Khalid Aucho through suspension, and they spent most of the first half on the back foot. Twice skipper Asamoah Gyan headed just wide and Christian Atsu fired narrowly over before Andre Ayew steered a low shot towards goal only for Denis Onyango to save. After knocking on the door in the first half hour, the breakthrough came when Gyan robbed Isaac Isinde inside the area before being held back. The referee from Botswana pointed to the spot and booked the defender, with Ayew waiting for Onyango to commit before slotting in the penalty. Atsu, the star of the 2015 tournament, tested Onyango soon after but by that point Ghana had lost left-back Abdul Rahman Baba, stretchered off with what looked like a hamstring injury. Spurred on by a small but lively band of supporters decked in red, yellow and black, Uganda finished the first half with a flourish and Faruku Miya of Standard Liege should have done better than send in a shot that grazed the post on its way past.Tonny Mawejje came close and captain Geofrey Massa tried his luck from a 30-yard free-kick that flew inches over Razak Brimahs bar, as Ghana held on. Indeed, they might have won by more had Atsu not been denied by Onyango five minutes from the end.

Football: Candreva fires wasteful Inter into Cup quarters

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MILAN (AFP) - Antonio Candreva came off the bench to hit an extra-time winner as wasteful Inter Milan secured their Italian Cup quarter-final spot with a thrilling 3-2 win over Bologna on Tuesday.Inter took a 2-1 lead into the interval at the San Siro, where the shine was taken off Jeison Murillos superb opener and Rodrigo Palacios well-worked goal by Blerim Dzemailis timely 43rd minute strike for the visitors. Gabriel Gabigol Barbosa, making his first start having failed to impress since a 29.5m euros summer move from FC Santos, forced Bologna keeper Angelo Da Costa down low to block at his near post on 23 minutes as Inter struggled to settle.But Murillo lifted the mood considerably when he launched himself into the air to meet Roberto Gagliardinis corner with an impressive overhead kick that left Da Costa with no chance. When Joao Mario ran in from the right minutes later he found Palacio with a great pass in behind the Bologna defence that the Argentinian slipped past Da Costa at his far post.But failure to tighten up at the back gave Bologna a sniff of goal and when Federico Di Francesco found Dzemaili with a nice cutback, his effort deflected off Geoffrey Kondogbia to wrong-foot stand-in Inter keeper Juan Carrizo two minutes before the interval.Inter resumed in positive fashion, but counted the cost for a series of glaring misses when Godfred Donsah headed a 73rd minute equaliser.Joao Mario headed wide of the upright from Eders cross five minutes after the restart then Palacio forced Da Costa into action following a corner three minutes later.A long-range Eder strike had Da Costa on his toes as it skimmed wide just before the hour and then two quickfire strikes from Palacio and Mario forced Da Costa to parry.Pioli replaced a tiring Barbosa with Candreva, and Palacio with Mauro Icardi on 71 minutes. Although their arrival eventually paid dividends, Inter were pegged back in spectacular fashion when Donsah ran in late and rose high to send an unstoppable header past Carrizo for a 73rd minute leveller.Icardi spurned the chance for the winner minutes later when he bundled Eders chipped cross past the upright with the goal at his mercy, the hosts last real chance before extra-time.But the Argentinian, who leads the Serie A scoring charts with 15 goals, made amends with a deflected cross that Candreva collected on the edge of the box on 98 minutes to fire past Da Costa.Inter will now meet the winner from the Roma v Sampdoria tie, to be played Thursday.
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