Tuesday 11 April 2017

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Two killed in 'accidential' southeast Turkey blast

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DIYARBAKIR (AFP) - Two people were killed Tuesday in an explosion which shook police headquarters in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, which a minister said was an accident during repair work.Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said no external forces had been involved in the incident in the restive majority Kurdish city which happened during repairs on armoured vehicles.One civilian worker employed at the facility was killed in the blast, the local governors office said in a statement. The state-run Anadolu news agency later said a second man died of his wounds in hospital.The blast, which could be heard in several areas across the city, added to security jitters just days ahead of a key referendum expanding President Recep Tayyip Erdogans powers.Grey smoke rose from the area as ambulances rushed to the scene, with medics saying at least five people were hurt.There was no intervention from outside. An explosion happened during repairs to vehicles, Soylu was quoted as saying by the private NTV television.The statement by the governors office however did not specify the precise cause of the blast, though it did say it took place during repairs to an armoured vehicle. An investigation has been opened, it said.A person who was trapped under the rubble was rescued, the Dogan news agency reported.Images showed that the force of the blast created a large crater and caused considerable destruction to the building.Turks will on Sunday vote on whether to approve constitutional changes giving Erdogan executive presidential powers, which critics say would drag the country into one-man rule.The southeast has been battered by renewed fighting between Kurdish rebels and Turkish security forces since a fragile truce collapsed in 2015.The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has been waging an insurgency against the Turkish state since 1984 during which over 40,000 people have been killed.The group is designated by Ankara, the United States and the European Union as a terror group.Diyarbakir city and its region have over the last year been repeatedly hit by PKK attacks targeting the security forces.

Russia says all St Petersburg metro bombing suspects from Central Asia

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MOSCOW (AFP) - Russias security chief on Tuesday said all those detained over the Saint Petersburg metro bombing originate from Central Asia, urging tighter migration controls.The eight people detained in Moscow and Saint Petersburg over the April 3 bombing that killed 13 are all originally from Central Asia, the head of the FSB security service Alexander Bortnikov said, quoted by RIA Novosti news agency.Bortnikov, speaking at a meeting of the National Antiterrorism Committee (NAK) that he chairs, did not specify the suspects current citizenship.To prevent attempts by fighters to enter Russia, there is a need for additional measures of control on the state border... towards those suspected of taking part in terrorist attacks, the security chief said.The countrys border guards are under the control of the FSB.Russias Investigative Committee last week named the eight suspects but not their ethnic origin.The suspected suicide bomber has been named as 22-year-old Akbarjon Djalilov, who is thought to be a Russian national born in Central Asian Kyrgyzstan.Millions of migrants from the poverty-stricken ex-Soviet countries of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan come to work in Russia.The core of terrorist groups in Russia is made up of citizens of ex-Soviet countries arriving in flows of migrant workers, Bortnikov said.Some of these had trained and fought in Syria and Iraq, the FSB chief added.President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly warned that Russia faces a threat from hardened Islamist fighters returning from Syria.The investigation into the Saint Petersburg metro bombing shows that operational work on the ground still does not fully correspond to the threat from illegal terrorist organisations, Bortnikov said.Bortnikov linked the Saint Petersburg attack to the Islamic State jihadist group, which has however not claimed responsibility.He cited information according to which the heads of terrorist groups active in the Middle East as part of IS are working on plans to carry out terrorist attacks in various regions of the world, including Russia.Examples of this are the high-profile terrorist attacks in recent weeks in Britain, Russia, Sweden and Egypt, Bortnikov said.In Sweden, an Uzbek man is suspected of driving a truck into pedestrians in the capital Stockholm, killing four and injuring 15.IS has not claimed responsibility, but Swedish media reported the suspect had told investigators that he had received an order from the group.

Karachi: 5 killed, two injured in road mishap

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – According to details, a rashly driven dumper rolled over and crushed a pick-up near ICI Bridge in Karachi on Tuesday, critically injuring seven people.The injured were rushed to the Civil Hospital where five victims succumbed to their injuries. Sources said that a woman, her son and daughter were among the dead.Police sources said that a car and a rickshaw were also partially damaged in the accident. The driver of the dumper managed to escape from the scene which the cleaner was arrested by police.

Policeman martyred in firing incident in Karachi

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KARACHI (Dunya News) - A police official was martyred in firing by some unidentified persons in Manghu Pir area of Karachi on Tuesday, Dunya News reported.According to details, some unidentified miscreants who were riding on a motorcycle opened fire and shot dead a policeman who was performing his duty in Manghu Pir area.The attackers managed to escape from the scene after the incident. Police have registered a case and started investigation. However, no arrested has been made so far.

Rawalpindi: Suspect arrested at the Benazir Bhutto Airport

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RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) – According to details, security agencies on Tuesday arrested a suspect from the Benazir Bhutto International Airport. The arrested suspect has been identified as Mian Asif.Sources said that Mian Asif was trying to enter the airport on a fake health card. Mian Asif was later handed over to Airport police Station.Sources further said that the suspect belonged of South Punjab. Mian Asif informed security officials during preliminary investigation that he was going to see a plane.

Karachi: Two dacoits killed in police encounter

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – At least Two dacoits were killed in an alleged police encounter in Mominabad area of Orangi Town in Karachi on Tuesday, Dunya News reported.According to details, a police patrolling party asked the accused to stop at a check post upon which the accused opened fire at the police officials. Police returned the fire as a result two dacoits were killed.Police sources said that the dead dacoits were involved in several cases of street crime. Police have also recovered arms from their possession.

Army takes Uzair Baloch into custody on espionage charges

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KARACHI (Dunya News) - Pakistan Army has taken Uzair Baloch, notorious Lyari gangster and chief of the proscribed People’s Amn Committee (PAC), into custody on charges of espionage, Inter-Services Public Relations said late Tuesday.Director General (DG) of the Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor, in his tweet said, “Uzair Baloch has been taken into military custody under Pakistan Army Act/Official Secret Act – 1923.”DG ISPR further said that Uzair has been taken into custody on charges of espionage, for leaking leakage of sensitive security information to foreign intelligence agencies.Uzair Baloch was arrested by Rangers on January 30, 2016. He was wanted in more than 100 cases which also included murder and attempted murder cases. He was also wanted in the murder case of his rival gangster Arshad Papu.Uzair Baloch remained in Rangers custody for 90 days after the arrest and then he was handed over to police.

Malik ton as Pakistan down West Indies to take series

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PROVIDENCE (AFP) - Shoaib Malik scored an unbeaten century as Pakistan beat West Indies by six wickets to clinch victory in their one day international series in Guyana on Tuesday.Malik sealed the win -- and his ton -- in spectacular fashion, smashing a six off West Indies captain Jason Holder to wrap up victory with nearly seven overs to spare.Maliks 101, which included two sixes and ten fours, was matched by an assured 81 from Mohammad Hafeez as Pakistan finished on 236 for four in reply to the home sides 233 for nine.I cant thank Hafeez enough for the way he played because he took all the pressure off me, said Malik after collecting both the Man of the Match and Man of the Series awards.West Indies fought hard and credit to them but this really gives us encouragement going into the Champions Trophy.Hafeez completely dominated their partnership, his innings coming off 86 balls with two sixes and eight fours before a miscued sweep off Ashley Nurse found Veerasammy Permaul on the backward square-leg boundary.Permaul, the left-arm spinner brought into the match at the expense of fast bowler Alzarri Joseph on a turning track, proved expensive while leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo also lacked potency in helpful conditions.I felt we had a decent enough total but we just couldnt put enough pressure on Malik and Hafeez after the early breakthroughs, said Holder.Ive got no regrets about the decision to bat first because I think we recovered well and should have made a better effort of defending that total.West Indies were indebted to Shai Hope (71) and Jason Mohammed (59) after their top-order once again crumbled.Mohammeds excellent run of form in this Caribbean season continued with a fluent 59 off 64 balls with two sixes and five fours, his fourth half-century in six ODI innings. The pair put on 101 for the fourth wicket and lifted the home side from early discomfort to a degree of competitiveness.However they lost vital wickets in the quest for quick runs over the final overs of the innings, managing just 29 over the last five in which Ahmed resorted to his faster bowlers to good effect.Junaid Khan, who had accounted for Evin Lewis at the start of the innings, returned to separate the pair of Hope and Mohammed, having the latter caught at the wicket. Hope fell to Shadab Khan via a catch at long-on, although the leg-spinner endured the most expensive effort of his young international career, conceding 57 runs off eight overs.Not surprisingly on a worn, turgid track used for the third consecutive match, finger spinners Imad Wasim and Hafeez were difficult for the West Indies to get away, Wasim conceding only 24 runs from his full allotment of ten overs for the wicket of Kieran Powell, who was deceived and stumped.

Nine dead as militants attack Philippine tourist island

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MANILA (AFP) - Nine people including four Philippine security officials were killed Tuesday during clashes with suspected Islamic militants on a popular resort island as millions prepare to travel for the Easter holiday.The incursion allegedly by the Abu Sayyaf kidnap group on Bohol island would be the first on a key Philippine tourist destination in recent years by militants who pledged allegiance to Islamic State fighters and often targets foreigners in the lawless south.Five gunmen were killed while four assault rifles and an improvised explosive device were recovered in the fighting, officials said.Just days earlier the US and Australia warned their citizens about possible terrorist kidnappings in Bohol or nearby Cebu island. Britain on Tuesday issued a similar travel advisory.Were quite worried... we are afraid of hostage situations, said Khent Guimalan, who works at the upscale Bohol Beach Club.The mayor and police have tightened security. Theres a checkpoint everywhere, Guimalan told AFP by phone from the Panglao tourist area, where she said hotels were fully booked until next week.Following the clash authorities distributed photos of suspected Abu Sayyaf members asking locals to report any suspicious activity, according to Guimalan.Local officials said the militants had used fast boats Monday to reach a village where they squared off against security forces early Tuesday.A Filipino photographer in the area saw a hut burning and about 20 soldiers armed with a machine gun and automatic rifles trading intermittent fire with unseen snipers all afternoon at a cornfield near the Inabanga river.At one point, loud blasts rang out as a military plane flew over the area followed later by a helicopter, said the photographer, who asked not to be named.He added that residents said they saw two uniformed soldiers who looked to be either dead or wounded being evacuated aboard a military helicopter.Security forces have been on alert for potential activity on the part of some lawless elements during the peak Easter tourist season, military spokesman Brigadier-General Restituto Padilla said.Our forces who were acting on this information were able to engage these lawless armed groups that are believed to be part of the Abu Sayyaf group from Mindanao, he said on ABS-CBN television.The armed men sailed upriver from Inabanga, a farming and fishing coastal community some 780 kilometres away from the Abu Sayyaf stronghold of Jolo in the southern Philippines, local police told AFP.Bohol, about 600 kilometres south of Manila, is a mere 30 minutes boat ride away from the major port of Cebu on Cebu island, which is also among the countrys top tourist draws.The island is famous among foreign tourists who swim with docile whale sharks and marvel at tiny primates called tarsiers, go on cruises aboard boats on crystal-clear rivers and lounge on its beaches.Three soldiers and one policeman were killed in the fighting, according to a joint statement from the regions military and police.We are doing our best to make sure the conflict will not spread out, regional army spokesman Colonel Medel Aguilar told AFP by telephone.We are clearing the area, said Aguilar but did not give a timetable. We have deployed enough forces to accomplish the mission.Bohol provincial governor Edgar Chatto said the violence was isolated in one village, where he said hundreds of residents had already fled to safety in nearby areas.I am very disappointed that these elements coming out of nowhere are trying to destroy the lives of people living in peace, Chatto told AFP.The Abu Sayyaf, also blamed for deadly bombings, has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State movement that holds large swathes of Iraq and Syria.Over the past year the Abu Sayyaf has been expanding its activities, boarding commercial and fishing vessels off their southern island stronghold of Jolo, near Malaysia, and abducting dozens of foreign crew members.They beheaded a German tourist in February and two Canadian tourists last year. All three were snatched at sea.

Baby can be allowed to die against parents' wishes: judge

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LONDON: (AFP) - British doctors can allow a baby to die with dignity despite his parents wish to take him to the US for treatment, a high court judge ruled on Tuesday.Justice Nicholas Francis ruled with the heaviest of hearts but complete conviction that life support treatment in London for eight-month-old Charlie Gard should be ended.The baby boy suffers from a rare genetic condition and has brain damage, from which he will not recover according to experts consulted by the court.The judges ruling was met with a scream of no and Charlies parents, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, wept as the decision was announced.Specialists at Great Ormond Street Hospital, where the baby is being treated, had asked the judge to rule it is legal to withdraw life-support treatment.Francis had visited baby Charlie in hospital and during the ruling praised staff there for the extraordinary care provided to the child and his family.Most importantly of all, I want to thank Charlies parents for their brave and dignified campaign on his behalf, but more than anything to pay tribute to their absolute dedication to their wonderful boy, he said.The childs parents had hoped to take him to the US where he would undergo a treatment trial for his form of mitochondrial disease.More than £1.2 million ($1.5 million, 1.4 million euros) was raised online for the treatment, through more than 80,000 donations.The familys lawyer Laura Hobey-Hamsher said they were devastated by the courts decision and would consider appealing.

Uber to restart Taiwan operations after two-month pause

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TAIPEI (AFP) - Uber said it would relaunch its ride-hailing service in Taiwan following a two-month hiatus on the island after sparring with authorities over legal issues.The San Francisco-based giant, which has encountered regulatory roadblocks around the world despite its huge popularity, suspended operations in Taiwan in February due to an impasse with authorities who deemed it illegal.But on Monday the company said it would be reentering the market with a new business model.A brand-new Uber will serve Taiwanese once again, it said in a statement, without providing details or a date for the restart.A source at Uber who asked not to be named said the model would involve working with legal car rental operators.Since it entered the Taiwan market in 2013, Uber had been racking up fines for running a business without the proper registration to operate as a taxi service.In January authorities hiked the maximum possible penalty to Tw$25 million ($815,940) per driver -- the highest in the world.The company withdrew from the market a month later, criticising the governments actions for hindering innovation and called on President Tsai Ing-wen to take action.Taiwans transport ministry said it would welcome Uber as long as it works with licensed private drivers.The problem with self-use drivers was competition and inadequate protection for customers, Hu Ti-chi, an official at the ministrys department of railways and highways, told AFP.Local media reported that the firm still has about Tw$830 million in outstanding fines.Uber has faced stiff resistance from traditional taxi drivers across the world, as well as bans in some places over safety concerns.In neighbouring Thailand police have threatened to shut down Uber and recently taken to arresting and fining its drivers.However, the smartphone app insists it is not a transport company like taxi firms, and that it is simply a platform connecting drivers and passengers.In Myanmar it says it is in talks with Yangons regional government to launch in the city very soon.

Iraq football coach sacked, cries foul over pay-out

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BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq coach Radhi Shenaishil on Tuesday said he was being denied a $300,000 pay-out and threatened a lawsuit against the countrys football federation after being sacked.The federation decided to let go of Shenaishil, who started coaching Iraq in 2015, and his staff on Monday following a series of meetings convened after Iraq failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.I will launch legal proceedings to claim the financial package I am entitled to if the federation foregoes its contractual obligations, the fired coach told AFP.Iraq have lost five out of seven matches in the latest round of qualifying for next years Russia World Cup, which leaves them sitting fifth in their group and mathematically out of contention.

ANP to go on hunger strike over blocking Pakhtoons' National Id cards

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PESHAWAR: (Dunya News) – Awami National Party (ANP) chief Asfandyar Wali Khan has on Tuesday said that the party will stage a hunger strike outside parliament house over the blocking of Pakhtoons’ National Identity Cards (NIC), reported Dunya News.Addressing a public meeting in Peshawar, Asfandyar Wali Khan criticised Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, saying that he was being an enemy of the Pakhtoons. NICs of almost half a million Pakhtoons have been blocked, he said, and a hunger strike will be staged outside Parliament House against the action. He added that ANP’s protest won’t be a DJ and dance protest like Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s protest.Talking about the merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Asfandyar said that Prime Minister had only given them a lollypop as he wasn’t serious in FATA’s merger into KP.He expressed gratitude over the recommencement of Pak-Afghan peace dialogue, saying that the problem wouldn’t be solved without a peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan, and a peaceful and prosperous Pakistan.

Hope, Mohammed drag Windies to 233 in decider

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PROVIDENCE, Guyana (AFP) - Contrasting half-centuries by Shai Hope and Jason Mohammed lifted the West Indies to 233 for nine against Pakistan in the decisive final fixture of a three-match one-day international series in Guyana on Tuesday.Struggling to get any sort of rhythm on a pitch offering considerable assistance to the spinners, Hope displayed admirable application in compiling a top score of 71, even if it took him as many as 97 deliveries to get to the 50-run mark.It was the slowest by a West Indian batsman in an ODI since Darren Bravo took 102 balls to get to fifty against Bangladesh in Mirpur four years earlier.Mohammeds excellent run of form in this Caribbean season continued with a fluent 59 off 64 balls with two sixes and five fours, his fourth half-century in six ODI innings. The pair put on 101 for the fourth wicket and lifted the home side from early discomfort to a degree of competitiveness.However they lost vital wickets in the quest for quick runs over the final overs of the innings, managing just 29 over the last five in which Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed resorted to his faster bowlers to good effect.Junaid Khan, who had accounted for Evin Lewis at the start of the innings following Jason Holders decision to bat first, returned to separate the pair of Hope and Mohammed, having the latter caught at the wicket.Hope fell to Shadab Khan via a catch at long-on, although the leg-spinner endured the most expensive effort of his young international career, conceding 57 runs off eight overs.Not surprisingly on a worn, turgid track used for the third consecutive match, finger spinners Imad Wasim and Mohammad Hafeez were difficult for the West Indies to get away, Wasim conceding only 24 runs from his full allotment of ten overs for the wicket of Kieran Powell, who was deceived and stumped.Hasan Ali, who claimed five wickets in the 74-run victory on Sunday that levelled the series, had the other opener, Chadwick Walton, bowled off the inside-edge. When Powell fell at 68 for three in the 19th over, West Indies were expected to continue to struggle against an unyielding diet of spin.Surprisingly though Ahmed did not use Hafeez for his full quota and completely ignored the option of off-spinning all-rounder Shoaib Malik.West Indies dropped 20-year-old fast bowler Alzarri Joseph from the team for the second ODI and drafted in left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul for his first one-dayer in three-and-a-half years.Pakistan retained the same eleven that rebounded from defeat in the opening match.

Explosion near Dortmund team bus, Bartra injured: police

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DORTMUND (AFP) - The Borussia Dortmund team bus was damaged and a passenger injured after three explosions went off near the vehicle on the way to Tuesdays Champions League home game against Monaco, police confirmed.The bus set off from the teams hotel to the stadium when three explosive charges have detonated, said a spokesman, Gunnar Wortmann.German daily Bild report Spanish defender Marc Bartra has been injured and taken to hospital.
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