Canada changes course and closes Dhaka embassy

Pakistan News.Net - Sunday 4th August, 2013

Former Pakistan pace bowler Wasim Akram has tipped England bowler James Anderson to reach 450 Test wickets, who currently needs only six more wickets to pass Bob Willis to become England's second-highest Test wicket-taker. According to The Daily Star, Anderson is near Ian Botham's record tally of 383 and with his control of swing, both ways at pace, Akram expects the Lancashire bowler to reach ...

Singapore from Bilingualism to Biculturalism

World Press Review - Sunday 4th August, 2013

Singapore's bilingual policy has been the cornerstone of its development "from third world to first." However, as global power shifts from the West to Asia, especially with regards to China, it may be time for Singapore to upgrade its bilingual policy to biculturalism. Singapore's bilingualism refers to the use of English and one of the three commonly heard ethnic languages, ...

Terror Warning Closes More Than 20 US Diplomatic Missions

VOA - Sunday 4th August, 2013

Most of those diplomatic missions are in the Muslim world, where Sunday is a regular business day, including embassies in Iraq, Libya and Yemen. U.S. officials say the closures could be extended after an evaluation. The move came as the U.S. State Department issued a worldwide travel alert to American citizens. The alert said the potential for terrorist attacks is strong in the Middle East and ...

Cameroon Researchers Develop New Rice Variety

VOA - Sunday 4th August, 2013

YAOUNDE, CAMEROON -- Its 7am at the Yaounde city hall. The 2013 edition of the National Science and Innovation Expo has just opened. A man is making an announcement over the public address system. Government officials, scientists, and a curious public are all here to discover the work of the country?s top researchers. There is much to see: pest resistant cocoa, a beverage made from oil ...

UN Food Expert Asks Malawi to Reconsider Farm Subsidies

VOA - Sunday 4th August, 2013

BLANTYRE, MALAWI -- In Malawi, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food has asked the government to reassess its agriculture priorities and to increase support for many underfunded programs. The call from Olivier De Schutter came at the end of his recent eleven day trip to the country to assess food availability. He said Malawi?s Farm Input Subsidy Program, or FISP, is not ...

Private Company Brings Fresh Water to Kenya Community

VOA - Sunday 4th August, 2013

KISUMU, KENYA -- The engine from the Nyamasaria Water Works is pumping muddy water from the Kibos River. It will be purified and stored until delivery to over 30,000 customers in the peri-urban district of Kisumu East. The company produces an average of 80,000 liters of water per day. Access to clean and safe drinking water has been a scarce commodity to most people in Kisumu, Kenya, despite ...

GOP Democrats Support Closing US Embassies

VOA - Sunday 4th August, 2013

U.S. lawmakers and former high-ranking officials say the closing of more than 20 American embassies and consulates and the issuance of a global travel alert are both extraordinary and appropriate responses to credible terrorist threats. Republican lawmakers are often critical of President Barack Obama?s decisions. Not so when it comes to current embassy closings and a global travel ...

South Africa clinch T20 series with win over Sri Lanka

The National - Sunday 4th August, 2013

South African bowler David Wiese, second right, celebrates taking the wicket of Sri Lanka batsman Angelo Mathews, left, with Faf du Plessis during yesterday's second Twenty20 match in Hambantota. Sanka Gayashan / AP ...

Pakistan where religion takes a bite out of your paycheck

Global Post - Sunday 4th August, 2013

Pakistan -- Living in an "Islamic Republic," I shouldn't expect there to be a separation of religion and government. But when I run up against religiously imposed rules, I'm consistently shocked, anyway. For example, it was only at the beginning of Ramadan this year that I learned it's illegal for any establishment to serve food during the holiday while the sun is in ...

Canadian mission in Dhaka closes Sunday amid global travel alert

CTV - Sunday 4th August, 2013

OTTAWA -- Canada announced it was closing its embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Sunday, tightening security amid a widespread terrorism and travel alert triggered by the U.S. A spokesman for Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said on Saturday the closure is a security precaution. "We take the safety and security of our personnel and our missions overseas very seriously," said ...

Low-powered explosive goes off at Buddhist temple in Indonesian capital 1 injured

Canada.com - Sunday 4th August, 2013

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A low-powered explosive detonated at a Buddhist temple in Indonesia's capital as devotees inside were praying, injuring one person while another bomb that was set failed to go off, police said Sunday. The explosion happened Sunday night at the Ekayana Grha Buddhist temple in West Jakarta, chief of National Police Detective Lt. Gen. Sutarman told reporters. The bombs ...

2nd Annual Gay Pride Parade Held in Uganda

VOA - Sunday 4th August, 2013

KAMPALA, UGANDA -- On Saturday, August 3, Uganda?s homosexual community stepped out of the shadows in red wigs and glittering stilettos. The country?s second gay pride parade, held on a sandy beach in Entebbe, drew over a hundred people eager to tell the world that they are out, they are proud and they are not afraid to show ...

Europe Presses Ukraine Leader on Tymoshenko Deal

VOA - Sunday 4th August, 2013

People pass by a poster of Ukraine's imprisoned former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko at a tent camp of her supporters in central Kyiv, Ukraine, in this April 30, 2013, file photo. The text on top reads: "No to political ...

Bomb rocks Buddhist temple in Indonesia injures one

The Straits Times - Sunday 4th August, 2013

A TV screenshot shows police seal off Ekayana Buddhist temple in West Jakarta after a low explosive bomb go off on Sunday night, injuring one devotee.-- PHOTO: Wahyudi ...

Clouds of doubt over Worachais amnesty bill

The Nation - Sunday 4th August, 2013

THE FUTURE of the amnesty bill proposed by a group of government MPs appears to be gloomy, especially since it was linked to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and seen as providing him an opportunity to return ...

Tests conducted on seafood from areas near oil spill

The Nation - Sunday 4th August, 2013

A PUBLIC Health Ministry inspection of seafood collected from areas near Ban Phe on the coast in Rayong - near sites hit by a crude oil spill in the Gulf - has found no mercury or heavy metal in excess of safe levels. Tests had been done on urine samples from 252 of 1,522 people exposed to oil during the ongoing cleanup on Ao Phrao beach on Koh Samet, but no irregularities had been found, ...

Massacre at Mandalay Palace

The Nation - Sunday 4th August, 2013

Visitors to Mandalay Palace who have read about the tragic events that took place there during the first year of King Thibaw's reign in the late 19th century will probably come away with a mixed feeling of satisfaction and sadness. Sadness because so many members of the royal family were killed here. Satisfaction because Thibaw's reign of terror was cut short by the British, who also ...

TV hopefuls join test for Nation Digital TV

The Nation - Sunday 4th August, 2013

Adisak Limprungpatanakij, president of Nation Broadcasting Corp, said the applicants varied from new graduates and technicians to those with backstage experience. They were vying for positions as news anchors, programme hosts, news reporters, photographers, creatives, producers, graphic designers and marketing officers. Everyone appearing on the TV screen is required to take a writing test ...

In electing new president Pakistan takes another key democratic step

Christian Science Monitor - Sunday 4th August, 2013

Mamnoon Hussain, a leader of the ruling party, will succeed President Zardari. The vote follows May's historic transfer of power from one civilian government to the ...

Canada changes course and closes Dhaka embassy

Middle East Times - Sunday 4th August, 2013

Canada Sunday closed its embassy in Bangladesh, joining the United States and other Western nations bracing for a possible terrorist attack. Canadian Foreign Affairs alerted its citizens in Bangladesh that the Dhaka facility would be shut down and provided a telephone number for assistance. Canada earlier had not opted to follow the lead of the Unites States, Britain and Germany in closing ...

Why is Obama meeting the president of Vietnam

Human Rights Watch - Sunday 4th August, 2013

Joint Statement of Human Rights Organizations Regarding the Upcoming Meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and Vietnamese President Truong Tan ...

Sudan President Blocked from Saudi Air Space

VOA - Sunday 4th August, 2013

Sudan says Saudi Arabia blocked the plane of President Omar al-Bashir from entering its airspace Sunday as he tried to fly to Iran. Sudan's state news agency reports that Bashir's plane was forced to turn around in mid-air and go back to Khartoum after Saudi aviation officials denied it permission to cross over Saudi territory. The report says Bashir, flying in a Saudi-chartered ...

Source: http://www.pakistannews.net/index.php/sid/216235794/scat/303b19022816233b

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A-Rod homers; awaits likely drug penalty from MLB

NEW YORK (AP) ? Alex Rodriguez feels singled out ? by Major League Baseball in its drug investigation and by his New York Yankees.

"There are a lot of layers," he said after homering Friday night for the Double-A Trenton Thunder in his return from a leg injury. "I will say this: There is more than one party that benefits from me not ever stepping back on the field. And that's not my teammates and it's not the Yankee fans."

With a lengthy suspension looming, the New York Yankees star hit a two-run homer to left in the third inning of a 6-2 win over the Reading Fightin Phils.

Rodriguez is among 14 players facing discipline in MLB's Biogenesis drug investigation, and suspensions are expected on Monday. While others are expected to receive 50-game bans, Rodriguez's penalty figures to be far harsher ? perhaps through the 2014 season or even a lifetime ban.

"I think it is pretty self-explanatory. I think that is the pink elephant in the room," he said. "I think we all agree that we want to get rid of PEDs. That's a must. I think all the players, we feel that way. But when all this stuff is going on in the background and people are finding creative ways to cancel your contract and stuff like that, I think that's concerning for me, it's concerning for present ? and I think it should be concerning for future players, as well."

Coming back from hip surgery and a quadriceps injury, A-Rod hopes to rejoin the Yankees for Monday's series opener at the Chicago White Sox, what would be his first time back in the major leagues since last October.

"I think it's possible," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said in San Diego.

Rodriguez is counting on it.

"Unless I get hit by lightning, and these days you never know," he said.

"I am mentally prepared to play for five more years," he said, later adding, "It's not time for me to hang it up. I have a lot more fight in me."

But he might not get back to the Yankees any time soon because of his alleged connection to the closed anti-aging clinic that's been accused of distributing banned performance-enhancing drugs. All-Stars Nelson Cruz, Jhonny Peralta of Detroit and Everth Cabrera of San Diego also may be disciplined.

Cruz hit a tying, two-run homer Friday in Texas' 8-3 win at Oakland.

"It's still hard to deal with it," he said. "You have to be able to separate it."

Many are expected to follow the example set by Milwaukee's Ryan Braun last month and accept penalties without a challenge before an arbitrator. First-time offenders who challenge suspensions can continue to play until their appeals are decided.

"Let's just get it over with," Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said.

The Yankees expect A-Rod to be accused of recruiting other athletes for the clinic, attempting to obstruct MLB's investigation, and not being truthful with MLB in the past.

Baseball has been attempting to gain a suspension through at least 2014 and has threatened a possible lifetime ban. Negotiations over Rodriguez's penalty are likely to go through the weekend, with the 38-year-old resisting such a lengthy stretch on the sidelines.

He seems to think the Yankees are trying to keep him off the field. While he remains on the disabled list, New York is reimbursed for his $28 million salary by insurance.

Rodriguez seemed to be on the verge of rejoining the Yankees before the leg injury last month. New York assigned him to Trenton for two games and has not said where he'll go afterward.

It is not clear whether Commissioner Bud Selig would attempt to use provisions of baseball's labor contract to prevent Rodriguez from playing until arbitrator Fredric Horowitz rules on an appeal.

Lawyers from management and the union plus attorneys for individual players spent Friday working their way through the many issues resulting from mass suspensions.

For instance: Will there be different treatment for minor leaguers depending whether they are on 40-man rosters.

Under the drug rules, 40-man roster players serving a 50-game suspension would have major league games in September count as time served after the minor league seasons end. Seattle catcher Jesus Montero, Mets outfielder Cesar Puello and Baltimore third baseman Danny Valencia might be in that group.

But that time wouldn't count for players not on 40-man rosters, whose suspensions would spill into 2014. Yankees outfielder Fernando Martinez could be in that category.

For many players, the damage to their images already has been inflicted. Rodriguez has faced fan taunting since 2009, when he said he used PEDs while with Texas from 2001-03.

Nike Inc. confirmed Friday that it no longer has a relationship with Braun, the 2011 NL MVP who accepted a 65-game suspension last month that ended the Milwaukee outfielder's season.

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AP Sports Writers Tom Canavan in Trenton, Andrew Seligman in Chicago and Bernie Wilson in San Diego contributed to this report.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/rod-homers-awaits-likely-drug-penalty-mlb-135355578.html

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Ranking the 10 Most Underrated Guards of 2013-14 College Basketball

Duke?s Quinn Cook is an outstanding player who deserves more props than he is currently receiving.

As a freshman, Cook was an irregularly used as a backup who was never at full capacity because of injuries.

The most notable of his first-year stats was his assist-to-turnover ratio, which was an outrageous 3.5 (63 assists with only 18 turnovers).

Last year as a sophomore, the 6?1? PG from D.C. locked down the starting job, averaging a more-than-solid 11.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game.

In most cases, those are the kinds of numbers that help you stand out and get recognized. However, Cook was no better than the No. 4 (maybe No. 5) option in last year?s Blue Devils attack. When you play with the likes of seniors Mason Plumlee, Seth Curry and Ryan Kelly, what do you expect?

Duke?s 2013-14 roster has plenty of star power. All-everything freshman Jabari Parker arrives and Mississippi State-transfer Rodney Hood?will now be eligible. Rasheed Sulaimon and Andre Dawkins return to Coach K?s backcourt.

Cook is a vital part to the Blue Devils' success in the upcoming season, but the question lingers: To what degree will he continue to labor in relative obscurity?

Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1723544-ranking-the-10-most-underrated-guards-of-2013-14-college-basketball

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First woman South Carolina military school graduate to challenge senator (reuters)

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Police say they can break car windows if it seems pet inside is in danger from overheating

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Education is key to preventing 3 200 SA women's deaths per year ...

Education is key to preventing 3 200 SA women?s deaths per year

African countries must increase the availability of contraceptives, and also educate girls and women about the importance of family planning, if they are serious about reducing maternal and child deaths.

This was the take-home message at the three-day International Conference on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in Africa held in Ekurhuleni, which ended today.

The conference hosted by the African Union (AU), in partnership with the South African government, acknowledged that there has been improvement in maternal and child mortality rates in Africa in the past few years, but more still needs to be done as it the continent has the highest maternal mortality ratio in the world.

The latest official statistics show that 165 000 women died because of pregnancy or childbirth-related complications in Africa in 2011, of which 3 200 were in South Africa.

Although maternal deaths decreased by 46% between 1990 and 2011, AU chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said: ?It was unacceptable that so many African women died while giving life.?

She called on countries to increase the availability of and improve family planning choices, and the health and nutrition status of mothers.

?The health status of a child and its odds for survival and prospects to grow and develop, does not begin at birth but way before with family planning. What we need to do is to ensure that women have choices, have universal access to family planning services and are educated about when they should have children, the spacing of their children and the choice on the number of children they have,? she said.

Dlamini-Zuma explained that this can be achieved by empowering women, strengthening health systems, entrenching women?s reproductive rights and the rights of children.

Dr Babatunde Osotimehin, executive director at the United Nations Population Fund, agrees: ?Gender inequality and women?s low social status continues to affect women?s health and access to and use of family planning services.

?We have the tools and the knowledge to reduce maternal and child mortality. All we need to do is hold ourselves accountable and work together to promote children and women?s rights and we can bring an end to preventable maternal and child deaths,? he said.

The conference was also used as a platform to remind AU member states that there were only 900 days left before the target date for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which includes reducing maternal and child deaths.

Most African countries, including South Africa, are unlikely to meet MDGs relating to maternal and child mortality.

South Africa committed to decreasing the maternal mortality rate from 150 per 100 000 in 1998 to 38 per 100 000 by 2015.

However, out of every 100 000 women who fell pregnant in 2011, 310 died because of pregnancy or childbirth-related complications. Hypertension, HIV and excessive bleeding were found to be the main causes of death.

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said the country was doing all it could to reduce maternal deaths, but ?HIV, hypertension and haemorrhage were hindering progress?.

?These three factors are the main cause of death in pregnant women. If we can deal with them, we can reduce the number of women who die due to pregnancy-related complications,? he said.

Source: http://www.citypress.co.za/news/education-is-key-to-preventing-3-200-sa-womens-death-per-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=education-is-key-to-preventing-3-200-sa-womens-death-per-year

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Sun 8/4: Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival: Rob Zombie / Five Finger Death Punch / Mastodon / Amon Amarth

Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, the world?s biggest hard & heavy music touring festival, announces its electrifying sixth-year lineup. Artists performing on the 2013 thunderous fest include main stage metal and horror legend, festival closer, ROB ZOMBIE, plus, the triple gold certified FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and a monster lineup that includes additional main stage bands MASTODON and AMON AMARTH. The festival area is led by stage closers CHILDREN OF BODOM and MACHINE HEAD as well as BEHEMOTH, JOB FOR A COWBOY, EMMURE, BORN OF OSIRIS, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, BUTCHER BABIES, BATTLECROSS, HUNTRESS, THROWN INTO EXILE and CITY IN THE SEA. Four stages will be presented this year for the first time ever and the stages include the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAIN STAGE, THE JAGERMEISTER STAGE, MUSICIANS INSTITUTE STAGE, as well as, the SUMERIAN RECORDS/HEADBANG FOR THE HIGHWAY CONCOURSE STAGE. Local bands performing on the Sumerian Records/Headbang for the Highway Stage will be announced in June.

Source: http://www.pegasusnews.com/events/2013/aug/04/301656/

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