India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pak's Malala Yousafzai Win Nobel Peace Prize
Pakistani child education activist Malala
Yousafzai and child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi of India
India
India's
Kailash Satyarthi and Pak's Malala Yousafzai Win Nobel Peace Prize
Pakistan
Has Been Taught a 'Befitting Lesson', PM Narendra Modi Says
Terror
network spread over 3 districts in West Bengal
Arab World
Syrian
Troops Kill 57 Al-Nusra Terrorists near Damascus
ISIS
fighters capture Kurd HQ in Syria's Kobane
23 ISIL
Terrorists Killed in Kirkuk
18 dead
in Syria regime bombing: monitor
Syrian
Kurdish Fighters Kill 11, Capture 4 ISIL Terrorists in Kobani
Kurds
hold off IS in Syria town, pressure mounts on Turkey
Three
Saudis killed in Kobani, 1 in Iraq
'So-called'
radicals misusing Islam, says OIC
Europe
UN Envoy
Urges Turkey to Allow Kurds to Protect Kobane
Art
Exhibit In London Captures the Beauty of Haj
France,
Germany seek revamp of Schengen laws to fight jihadist exodus
UNHCR:
100,000 Libyans flee fighting near Tripoli
Mideast
Yemen
bombing death toll rises to 67
At least
31 killed in Turkey protests
Israeli
restrictions force Palestinians to pray on Jerusalem streets
Iran
trying to convince Turkey to save Kobane
Turkish
PM: We oppose ISIL and Assad
UNRWA to
make biggest ever financial aid plea on Gaza
Pakistan
'Nuclear
Pak Can Give Fitting Reply to India': Defence Minister
Finance
Minister for Peaceful Resolution Of Pak-India Disputes
Malala
the 'pride of Pakistan': PM
PML-N
responsible for ‘Go Nawaz Go’ slogan
Efforts
to deviate attention from Zarb-e-Azb have failed: Bilawal
Minister
accuses Khan and Qadri of inciting violence
JI Jirga
sets deadline for govt to resolve IDPs' problems
Africa
Militia
chief among 17 killed in Libya fighting
Tunisia
questions journalist ‘friend’ of terror leader
600
'terrorists' to face trial soon in Tunisia: Minister
North America
Islamic
rebel advance on Kobani a tragedy, says US's Kerry
U.S.
seeks bigger Turkish role in fight against ISIS
U.S.
officials: Qaeda strikes won’t stop plots
US
delegation shows concern over LoC conflict
Egypt
can fight "terrorism" with moderate Islamic thought: US special envoy
on ISIS
Aafia
allowed to end US appeal
Southeast Asia
Islamist
extremists now above the law, says Sarawak minister
Was bomb
blast the work of Muslim extremists, ask Malaysians
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South Asia
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India
India's
Kailash Satyarthi and Pak's Malala Yousafzai win Nobel peace prize
Kounteya
Sinha,TNN | Oct 10, 2014
LONDON:
History was made on Friday when an Indian and a Pakistani national jointly
shared the Nobel peace prize for 2014, the first time ever.
India's
Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai were awarded the Nobel peace
prize 2014 jointly for "showing great personal courage and in their
struggle against the suppression of children and for the right of all children
to education".
Child
labour activist Satyarthi became India's 8th Nobel laureate while the champion
for children's education Malala became her country's second citizen to be given
the most coveted prize. Malala is also the youngest to be awarded the globally
prestigious annual prize.
The two
will split the £690,000 ($1.11m) prize announced by the Norwegian Nobel
Committee.
The
committee said 60-year-old Satyarthi maintained Mahatma Gandhi's tradition and
headed various forms of protests and demonstrations, all peaceful, focusing on
the grave exploitation of children for financial gain.
According
to the committee "he has also contributed to the development of important
international conventions on children's rights".
62 was
the average age of all Nobel Peace Prize Laureates the year they were awarded
the prize, today with a 17 yrs old it decreased to 61!
— The
Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 10, 2014
"Children
must go to school and not be financially exploited. In the poor countries of
the world, 60% of the present population is under 25 years of age. It is a
prerequisite for peaceful global development that the rights of children and
young people be respected. In conflict-ridden areas in particular, the
violation of children leads to the continuation of violence from generation to
generation," the committee said.
Talking
about Malala, the committee said "Despite her youth, Malala has already
fought for several years for the right of girls to education, and has shown by
example that children and young people, too, can contribute to improving their
own situations. This she has done under the most dangerous circumstances.
Through her heroic struggle she has become a leading spokesperson for girls'
rights to education".
17 yrs
Malala Yousafzay is the youngest Nobel Laureate ever, Lawrence Bragg (Physics
1915) was 25 when awarded the Prize with his father.
— The
Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 10, 2014
The
struggle against suppression and for the rights of children and adolescents
contributes to the realization of the "fraternity between nations"
that Alfred Nobel mentions in his will as one of the criteria for the Nobel
peace prize.
The
Nobel committee said it regards it as an important point for a Hindu and a
Muslim, an Indian and a Pakistani, to join in a common struggle for education
and against extremism.
Congratulations
to Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, a true champion in the fight to end
child labour. pic.twitter.com/gP1bGEUwhV
— ILO
(@ilo) October 10, 2014
The
committee said "Many other individuals and institutions in the
international community have also contributed. It has been calculated that
there are 168 million child labourers around the world today. In 2000 the
figure was 78 million higher. The world has come closer to the goal of
eliminating child labour".
The
Nobel Institute in Oslo saw a record 278 candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize
for 2014. Around 47 of these were organizations. The Committee had said that
278 is the highest number of candidates ever. The previous record was 259 from
2013.
The
Nobel peace prize has been awarded to 124 Laureates - to 100 individuals and 24
organizations till now.
Since
the International Committee of the Red Cross was awarded three times and Office
of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was awarded twice there
are 100 individuals and 21 organizations that have been awarded the Nobel Peace
Prize.
Lets
fearlessly and whole heartedly celebrate our heroes before its too late!
#MalalaYousafzai #nobelprize2014 pic.twitter.com/oVwuEGruGF
— Mahira
Khan (@TheMahiraKhan) October 10, 2014
The
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) - an international
organisation working since 1997 to convince countries to give up chemical
weapons besides checking and confirming the destruction of existing chemical
weapons had won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2013.
Malala
Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi are true inspirations for standing up for
children's rights http://t.co/y1FU2eSdGj #NobelPeacePrize
—
AmnestyInternational (@AmnestyOnline) October 10, 2014
Malala
has won the European Union's human rights award, was named one of Time
magazine's most influential person in 2013 and was nominated for the Nobel
peace prize last year.
President
of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and President of the European
Commission Jose Manuel Barroso congratulated the newly crowned Nobel laureates.
"We wholeheartedly congratulate Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi -
the winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Today's decision pays tribute to
the undisputable right to education for all children, equal rights for women
and the important campaign against their oppression.
We are
delighted for Malala, who so courageously stood up for her rights and paid a
high price for something that many in our countries take for granted. But we
cannot forget the millions of other children around the world who are denied
their right to education. This is a victory for all of them. Young boys and
girls who aspire to learning".
They
added "And we are delighted for Kailash Satyarthi, who staunchly has
advocated children's rights across the globe. As the first donor of development
aid worldwide, the EU and its member states have constantly worked to root out
poverty, one of the prime causes of child labour.
The
decision equally sends a strong message to those who try to impeach on the
fundamental right to education, by violence, suppression and cowardly threats.
List of
all the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates since 1901: http://t.co/tdqCcwii3H
#nobelprize2014
— The
Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 10, 2014
But
Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi will not be threatened and neither will
the European Union. We urge all leaders worldwide to redouble their efforts for
the education of all children and to intensify the fight against poverty".
The
European Union, when it received the 2012 Nobel peace prize decided to use the
award money precisely for this purpose by dedicating it to children in conflict
zones under the EU's Children of Peace initiative.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indias-Kailash-Satyarthi-and-Paks-Malala-Yousafzai-win-Nobel-peace-prize/articleshow/44773483.cms
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Pakistan
has been taught a 'befitting lesson', PM Narendra Modi says
PTI |
Oct 10, 2014
DHAMANGAON
(Maharashtra): As firing from across the border declined following strong
retaliatory response by India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Pakistan has
been taught a "befitting lesson" with the Army "shutting their
mouth".
"Pakistan
has got a befitting lesson. They will not dare to repeat it again. Our jawans
have shut their mouth," he said addressing an election rally here on
Friday.
The
Prime Minister said those living close to the border with Pakistan who had to
leave their homes following nine days of heavy mortar shelling and firing will
be adequately compensated by the Centre.
"I
assure you, the government of India will act promptly to provide adequate
compensation to those who had to leave their homes due to shelling and migrate
elsewhere," he said.
Modi
also slammed Congress for targeting him over his government's response to
Pakistan's aggression.
"Congress
is busy issuing statements over what is happening on the Pakistan border. This
not the time for empty 'boli' (talk) by them, but for 'goli' (bullet) by our
jawans," he said.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Pakistan-has-been-taught-a-befitting-lesson-PM-Narendra-Modi-says/articleshow/44771273.cms
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Terror
network spread over 3 districts in West Bengal
TNN |
Oct 10, 2014
BURDWAN/KOLKATA:
As many as 16 calls were made to Sheikh Kader at his Kirnahar home days before
the Khagragarh blast on October 2, while President Pranab Mukherjee was there
at a stone's throw from the place.
But
Kader is not alone. A total 24 calls reached Borhan Sheikh at Simulia village
in Burdwan's Mangalkote and Yusuf Mollah staying at Mokamnagar in Murshidabad's
Lalgola as a build up to the operation. The state investigating agency has come
to know about this from the call details record (CDR) of two cellphones of the killed
terrorist Shakil Ahmed. CID has also identified eight other numbers where calls
were made.
The CDR
points to a triangular chain touching Burdwan, Birbhum and Murshidabad from
where members of the Bangladesh-based Islamic outfit Hifazat-e-Islami were coordinating
with one another. Raids in these areas have brought to fore specific job
distribution of the coordinators from the three places.
For
instance, a CID team on Thursday busted a non-descript mud hut at Simulia
tucked away on the fringes of Mangalkote where there is no electricity.
Surprisingly, the investigating team recovered electrical and electronic
gadgets and circuits from the hut. According to CID, Borhan Sheikh was the
points-person here overseeing the accommodation and communication sub-module.
Borhan chose the muslim-dominated Khagragarh locality and hired houses on high
rent to arrange the accommodation of the module members who used to stay in at
least three houses as couples. The Simulia hut was possibly used to communicate
with the coordinators at Birbhum and Murshidabad and with other members abroad.
Mangalkote
used to provide the logistic support for dispatching consignment as well. The
CID sleuths seized the red motor cycle used by Kausar on Thursday parked at
Purbasthali police station. During a raid at the house of Hasem Mollah of
Khardattapara in Purbastahli, police seized the motorbike with a number plate —
WB 52A9185. According to CID, consignments were sent to Assam from Mangalkote.
The terrorists had drawn up a bigger plan to purchase a land in Goda area and
expand its operations.
Yusuf
Mollah, the other coordinator from Murshidabad, used the Indo-Bangla porous
border to procure chemicals and arms. Yusuf, a madrassa teacher is the key
person behind the jihad. Known to have got an arms training, Yusuf faked his
teacher identity and trained other members such as Abdur Hasan in making
explosives, a CID officer said. Injured Hasan, now in custody, was shifted to
the SSKM hospital on Thursday afternoon for treatment.
Funds
for the project were distributed from Kirnahar where Kausar's brother-in-law
Sheikh Kader used to stay. He is the third coordinator. All the coordinators
have allegedly crossed the borders. A CID team video-graphed the Khagragarh
blast site on Thursday. However, officers have run into trouble in going ahead
with the probe because the grenades and explosives have all been destroyed. CID
officers would have been able to get a clue about the terrorist group on the
job if the circuits and destroyed detonators were available. This will pose a
problem for the NIA when it takes over the probe.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Terror-network-spread-over-3-districts/articleshow/44764125.cms
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Arab World
Syrian
Troops Kill 57 Al-Nusra Terrorists Near Damascus
10
October 2014
Syrian
Armed Forces thwarted an infiltration attempt by the al-Nusra Front terrorist
group into the al-Qalamoun region, North of the capital Damascus, killing 57 of
them.
A
military source told Syrian Arab news agency that the al-Nusra terrorists were
attempting to infiltrate into an area between the towns of Jubbeh and Esal
al-Wared in the rugged al-Qalamoun region on Thursday, where they were faced
with the army's crushing response.
Syria
has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by
well-armed gangs and terrorists against both the army and civilians.
The
unrest, which took in terrorist groups from across Europe, the Middle-East and
North Africa, has transpired as one of the bloodiest conflicts in recent
history.
As the
foreign-backed insurgency in Syria continues without an end in sight, the US
government has boosted its political and military support to Takfiri
extremists.
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930718000103
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ISIS
fighters capture Kurd HQ in Syria's Kobane
10
October 2014
Islamic
State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters made new gains on Friday in the Syrian
town of Kobane, taking control now of about 40 percent of it, a monitoring
group said.
The
Syrian Observatory for Human rights said ISIS has seized areas including
Kurdish administrative buildings in the “security quarter.”
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/10/ISIS-fighters-capture-Kurd-HQ-in-Syria-s-Kobane.html
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23 ISIL
Terrorists Killed in Kirkuk
10
October 2014
Iraqi
troops stormed the hideouts of the ISIL terrorists in Kirkuk, leaving more than
23 members of the Takfiri group dead.
A
military source told Iraqi News that the army soldiers inflicted heavy losses
on the terrorists in Sa’adiya district and killed more than 23 ISIL Takfiri
terrorists.
The
Takfiri terrorists currently control parts of Syria and Iraq. They have
threatened all communities, including Shiites, Sunnis, Kurds, Christians, Ezadi
Kurds and others, as they continue their atrocities in Iraq.
Senior
Iraqi officials have blamed Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and some Persian Gulf Arab
states for the growing terrorism in their country.
The ISIL
has links with Saudi intelligence and is believed to be indirectly supported by
the Israeli regime.
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930718000071
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18 dead
in Syria regime bombing: monitor
10
October 2014
BEIRUT:
At least 18 civilians, four of them children, were killed in Syrian army
bombardment and air strikes in the south of the country Friday, a monitoring
group said.
“The
Hara area, which recently fell to rebel forces, was hit by air strikes and
surface-to-surface missiles, causing 18 deaths, including four children,” said
the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Hara
stands less than two kilometers (one mile) from a strategic hill in Daraa
province that Al-Nusra Front jihadist rebels seized on October 5 in a battle
which cost the lives of 30 regime forces and 29 insurgents.
More
than 180,000 people have been killed in Syria since an uprising against
President Bashar Assad’s regime began in 2011, escalating into a multi-sided
civil war that has drawn thousands of jihadists from overseas.
http://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/news/642016
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Syrian
Kurdish Fighters Kill 11, Capture 4 ISIL Terrorists in Kobani
10
October 2014
Syrian
Kurdish forces killed 11 ISIL terrorists and captured four others in the Syrian
border town of Kobani.
The 11
terrorists were killed during ongoing clashes between the so-called Islamic
State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group and the Syrian Kurdish
fighters in the strategic town of Kobani, al-Mayadeen TV reported.
Meanwhile,
thousands of Kurdish people have gathered in the western part of the Northern
al-Qamishly province in support of Kobani.
Kobani,
Syria's largest Kurdish city, has seen intense battles over the past three
weeks as ISIL terrorists are trying to seize the city due to its strategic
location.
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930718000193
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Kurds hold
off IS in Syria town, pressure mounts on Turkey
10
October 2014
Kurdish
militia fought to hold off Islamic State group jihadists in the battleground
Syrian border town of Kobane on Friday as pressure grew for action by
neighbouring Turkey.
US-led
warplanes have intensified air strikes against IS fighters who have been
closing on the town for three weeks but the Pentagon has warned that, without a
force on the ground to work with, there are limits to what can be done.
The
coordinator of the US-led campaign, retired US general John Allen, was to hold
a second day of talks in Ankara after the NATO ally insisted it could not be
expected to take ground action alone against the jihadists on its doorstep.
Fierce
clashes raged early Friday close to the command headquarters of the main
Kurdish fighting force, the People's Protection Units (YPG), the Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights said.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/112726/World/Region/Kurds-hold-off-IS-in-Syria-town,-pressure-mounts-o.aspx
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Three
Saudis killed in Kobani, 1 in Iraq
10
October 2014
Three
Saudis of the so-called Islamic State terrorist group have been reportedly
killed in the bloody fighting between the IS militants and the Kurds defending
the Syrian border town of Kobani.
Another
Saudi was killed in a suicide attack in Iraq.
The two
incidents coincided with the tweets posted by those who sympathize with IS and
fighters of the terrorist group, calling it “the martyrs day.”
The
tweets named the slain militants as Rajeh Hindi Albuqami (Abu Samer Aljazrawi),
Mansour Al-Osaimi (Abu Quraidah) and Waleed Awad Alrushaidi (Abu Hakeem), but
their colleagues said the three men were killed in US-led coalition’s
airstrikes.
IS also
announced the death of Hamad Ibrahim Aldossari (Abu Azouz), a Saudi, without
giving details and location of his killing, but other Iraqi news sources said
he was killed in a suicide attack on a military barrier.
http://www.arabnews.com/news/641996
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'So-called'
radicals misusing Islam, says OIC
World
Bulletin/News Desk
10
October 2014
A senior
figure from the world’s second-largest intergovernmental group after the U.N.
has told an Istanbul audience that strategies are needed to challenge
“so-called radical groups” misusing the name of Islam.
Elshad
Iskandarov, the secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s
youth forum, was addressing delegates at major conference for young people in
Turkey’s largest city.
Iskandarov
noted that the progress of radical groups in the Syrian town of Kobani –
kilometers from Turkey’s southern border – was pressing bodies like the OIC
into adopting major strategies to stop extremists converting young people to
their ideologies.
"But
how should we, the policy makers and experts reject this? In this particular
area the four groups are: revenge seekers; adventure seekers; the self-identity
seekers; and the ideology seekers."
Full
report at:
http://www.worldbulletin.net/muslim-world/145870/so-called-radicals-misuing-islam-says-oic
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Europe
UN envoy
urges Turkey to allow Kurds to protect Kobane
10
October 2014
U.N.
envoy Staffan de Mistura on Oct. 10 called on Turkey to allow Kurds to cross
back into Syria to defend the key border town of Kobane from an onslaught by
Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadists.
"We
would like to appeal to the Turkish authorities in order to allow the flow of
volunteers at least, and their equipment to be able to enter the city to
contribute to a self-defence operation," de Mistura, the U.N.'s Syria
envoy, told reporters in Geneva.
He also
called on Turkey, "if they can, to support the deterrent actions of the
coalition through whatever means from their own territory."
Kobane,
where Kurdish fighters are holding out after a three-week offensive by the ISIL
militants, has become a crucial battleground in the fight against he ISIL
extremists.
The
statement marked an unusual one by the United Nations, which usually strives to
stay neutral in conflicts, but de Mistura explained the rare appeal by the
precarious situation in the key border town.
Kobane
was "literally surrounded" except for one narrow entry and exit
point, with up to 700 mainly elderly civilians still inside the city centre,
with another 10,000-13,000 gathered nearby, he said.
Full
report at:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/un-envoy-urges-turkey-to-allow-kurds-to-protect-kobane.aspx?pageID=238&nID=72795&NewsCatID=359
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Art
exhibit in London captures the beauty of Haj
10
October 2014
Great
news for Londoners and for tourists visiting London and those who were in the
city during the Eid holidays: Be sure to stop by at the must-see interactive
Haj Art Exhibition, organized by Ahlan Art, scheduled for Oct. 6 until Oct. 12,
at the Holiday Inn, Wembley. It is the first ever interactive Haj art
exhibition and entry is free.
For
those who are unable to take the spiritual journey for Haj this year, if you
are in London you can get a glimpse of the Haj experience by visiting the art
exhibit. Get a feel of the colors, the unity yet diversity between Muslims, the
spirituality, and the vibrancy of the Haj.
The
exhibit features the work of two of the world’s leading Islamic artists,
Saddiqa Juma and Peter Gould. As well as showcasing a number of pieces designed
exclusively for this exhibition, there will be one art piece for the public to
make their mark on canvas.
Ahlan
Art is recreating Siddiq Juma’s popular painting, ‘Diversity’ which has gained
world recognition. You can place your own brush stroke on a new, Haj art piece,
as did many members of the London community, including singer Sami Yusuf. This
is your opportunity to add your touch to the canvas.
The
exhibition highlights modern, contemporary, abstract as well as classical art
centered around the magnificent Kaaba. There will be an opportunity to meet the
artists at the evening networking events.
Full
report at:
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20141010220706
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France,
Germany seek revamp of Schengen laws to fight jihadist exodus
10
October 2014
France
and Germany on Thursday pressed for urgent reforms to the European Union's
visa-free Schengen travel zone to counter the increasing number of Europeans
leaving to wage jihad in Iraq and Syria.
French
Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve led the impassioned plea to EU counterparts
at a meeting in Luxembourg, calling for "a European PNR (Passenger Name
Record) ... and a more efficient system of checks at airports.
"This
is urgent," he said.
German
Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere echoed Cazeneuve, saying "three
thousand fighters have left Europe to wage jihad and we don't want Europe to
become an exporter of terror".
"We
above all do not want battle-hardened fighters to return to Europe and plan
attacks," he said. "We need measures both at the national and
European levels."
Cazeneuve
said a new category of "foreign fighters" should be added to the list
of suspect individuals for police at European borders.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2014/10/09/France-Germany-seek-revamp-of-Schengen-laws-to-fight-jihadist-exodus-.html
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UNHCR:
100,000 Libyans flee fighting near Tripoli
World
Bulletin/News Desk
10
October 2014
About
100,000 people have fled fighting near the Libyan capital Tripoli in the past
three weeks, adding to a growing problem of internal displacement, the U.N.
refugee agency UNHCR said on Friday.
"With
fighting among rival armed groups intensifying in a number of areas of Libya,
we are seeing growing displacement, now estimated at 287,000 people in 29
cities and towns countrywide," UNHCR said in a statement.
The main
area of recent displacement was around Warshefana, a suburb of Tripoli, while
another 15,000 had fled from fighting around the Benina area outside Benghazi,
it said.
Most
displaced people were living with local families but others were sleeping in
schools, parks and non-residential buildings converted into emergency shelters.
UNHCR
spokesman Adrian Edwards said it was hard to get access and information and it
was not clear if the displaced people would be able to return home soon, but
many local communities were unable to cope with the influx.
One
town, Ajaylat, 80 km (50 miles) west of Tripoli, had a population of 100,000
but was hosting 16,000 refugees, and its health service was struggling to cope,
UNHCR said.
http://www.worldbulletin.net/headlines/145939/unhcr-100000-libyans-flee-fighting-near-tripoli
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Mideast
Yemen
bombing death toll rises to 67
October
10, 2014
Suicide
bombers targeting Yemen's powerful Shi'ite Houthi group and an army camp killed
at least 67 people in two separate attacks on Thursday, hours after a political
crisis forced the new prime minister to step down.
At least
47 people were killed, including four children, when a suicide bomber detonated
a belt packed with explosives at a Houthi checkpoint in the centre of the
capital Sanaa where Houthi supporters were preparing to hold a rally.
Body
parts were scattered across Tahrir Square and pools of blood formed on the
asphalt after the blast, which also wounded at least 75 people.
In
eastern Yemen, where the militant group al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
(AQAP) has waged repeated attacks on army installations and government
facilities in recent months, at least 20 soldiers were killed in a suicide car bombing
and gun attack on an army outpost, state news agency SABA reported.
http://www.thedailystar.net/yemen-bombing-death-toll-rises-to-67-45028
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At least
31 killed in Turkey protests
10
October 2014
At least
31 people have been killed and 360 others wounded in four days of violent
protests in Turkey by Kurdish demonstrators angry at the government's lack of
action to save the Syrian town of Kobane from a jihadist militant takeover, the
interior minister said Friday.
U.N.
envoy to Syria Steffan de Mistura appealed to Turkey on Friday to allow
volunteers to defend Kobane, saying the U.N. resolution 2170 says everyone
should do whatever possible to stop massacre.
De
Mistura said 500-700 people, mostly elderly, are still in Kobane, 10,000-13,000
are in border area between Turkey and Syria
In
addition to the toll of 31 people killed in protests, two policemen were shot
dead in the southern city of Bingol late Thursday while inspecting the scene of
a demonstration and five "terrorists" suspected of gunning them down
were themselves killed, Interior Minister Efkan Ala told reporters.
Thousands
of Kurds have taken to the streets to protest against what they see as Ankara's
reluctance to help Kobane, a Syrian Kurdish town on the border besieged for
weeks by militants from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/10/At-least-31-killed-360-injured-in-Turkey-protests-this-week-minister.html
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Israeli
restrictions force Palestinians to pray on Jerusalem streets
World
Bulletin/News Desk
10
October 2014
Hundreds
of Palestinians were forced to perform the weekly Friday prayers on the streets
in East Jerusalem after Israel imposed restrictions on the entry of worshippers
into the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Hundreds
of worshippers were seen praying on the streets in Jerusalem's Old City amid a
heavy presence of Israeli police forces, according to Anadolu Agency reporter.
Israeli
police have erected barricades at the entry points of the Old City as
helicopters flew overhead.
Full
report at:
http://www.worldbulletin.net/todays-news/145943/israeli-restrictions-force-palestinians-to-pray-on-jerusalem-streets
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Iran
trying to convince Turkey to save Kobane
10
October 2014
Iran has
begun talks with Turkey aimed at convincing it to help stop Islamic State of
Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadists from taking the key Syrian border town of
Kobane, an official said Oct. 10.
"Iran
will take any action to help the Kurdish (people) of Kobane in the framework of
the support that it provides to the Syrian government to combat
terrorism," Deputy Foreign Minister Hussein Amir Abdollahian said, quoted
by the official IRNA news agency.
Abdollahian
said Tehran was in talks with Turkey.
"In
our initial talks with Turkey, we found out that this country is not in favour
of an aggravation of the crisis in the region and we hope that will play a
positive role."
He also
said Ankara can "play the most important role to help Syrian refugees go
back home."
ISIL
jihadists seized a third of Kobane Thursday in fighting that killed dozens, as
calls grew for ground action to support Kobane's beleaguered Kurdish defenders.
But
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavuşoğlu said after meeting the head of NATO
that it was "not realistic" to expect Ankara to "lead a ground
operation on its own".
Ankara
is under pressure over its inaction, and protests in Kurdish areas of Turkey
have sparked clashes that claimed at least 35 lives and forced authorities to
impose a curfew in six provinces.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/iran-trying-to-convince-turkey-to-save-kobane.aspx?PageID=238&NID=72769&NewsCatID=359
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Turkish
PM: We oppose ISIL and Assad
World
Bulletin/News Desk
10
October 2014
"Turkey
opposes the ISIL as much as the Assad regime in Syria," Prime Minister
Ahmet Davutoglu said on Friday.
But
Davutoglu rejected as "funny" a motion from the main opposition party
to put Turkish 'boots on the ground' at Kobani, also known as Ayn al-Arab, the
Syrian border town under attack by ISIL.
Opposition
leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu made the motion in parliament on Thursday. The motion
proposes ground troop operations by the Turkish army against ISIL that would be
limited to the Kobani region. The opposition has, however, rejected a separate
motion that would allow foreign troops to operate on Turkish territory.
Davutoglu
spoke to reporters after visiting the Police Chief Atalay Urker of the eastern
Bingol province, who was wounded in an attack on Thursday.
The
Turkish parliament accepted a government motion on October 2 authorizing
military action in Syria and Iraq against any terrorist group, including ISIL.
Full
report at:
http://www.worldbulletin.net/todays-news/145929/turkish-pm-davutoglu-we-oppose-isil-and-assad
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UNRWA to
make biggest ever financial aid plea on Gaza
10
October 2014
The
United Nations’ Palestinian refugee agency is to make its largest ever
financial plea to donors, it said on Thursday, asking for $1.6 billion (1.26
billion euros) to rehabilitate war-battered Gaza.
The
conflict between Israel and Hamas-led Gaza militants, which ended on August 26,
killed nearly 2,200 Palestinians, most of them civilians, and 73 people on the
Israeli side, mostly soldiers.
“This is
the largest single ask in UNRWA’s 64-year history,” spokesman Christopher
Gunness told AFP ahead of an October 12 donors’ conference in Cairo.
“The
figure we are requesting at Cairo is $1.6 billion, which makes this...
unprecedented,” he said, adding nearly half of that would go towards rebuilding
homes damaged during 50 days of war in July and August.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/10/UNRWA-to-make-biggest-ever-financial-aid-plea-on-Gaza-.html
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Pakistan
'Nuclear
Pak Can Give Fitting Reply to India': Defence Minister
Omar
Farooq Khan, TNN | Oct 10, 2014
ISLAMABAD:
Nuclear Pakistan was fully capable of responding "befittingly" to
Indian aggression on the LoC and the international border, the country's
defence minister, Khwaja Muhammad Asif, said on Thursday, responding to an
earlier statement by Arun Jaitley.
"We
don't want the situation on the borders of the two nuclear neighbours to
escalate into a confrontation. India must demonstrate caution and behave with
responsibility," Asif said.
Prime
Minister Nawaz Sharif has called a meeting of the National Security Committee
on Friday to discuss the tense situation at the LoC and the IB, with firing and
shelling intensifying to dangerous levels amid accusations from both sides.
The
Pakistani state media reported that two Pakistanis were killed and 12 injured
in firing by Indian troops along the working boundary on Wednesday, raising the
death toll to 12 and injured to 43. Sources here said India has targeted 73
Pakistani border posts while Pakistan has targeted 47 Indian border posts.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Nuclear-Pak-can-give-fitting-reply-to-India/articleshow/44765397.cms
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Finance
Minister for peaceful resolution of Pak-India disputes
October
10, 2014
WASHINGTON-
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said all outstanding disputes between Pakistan
and India including Kashmir should be resolved peacefully.
Addressing
a think-tank in Washington DC, he said resolution of bilateral disputes is
desirable to protect trade and economic ties between the two countries. He said
Kashmir issue should be resolved in accordance with the UN Security Council
resolutions. He hoped that current tensions between the two countries on
Working Boundary would end soon. The finance minister said a new economic era
will begin with improved relations between Pakistan and India.
http://nation.com.pk/national/10-Oct-2014/dar-for-peaceful-resolution-of-pak-india-disputes
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Malala
the 'pride of Pakistan': PM
10
October 2014
Malala Yousafzai
was hailed as the "pride of Pakistan" by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
on Friday for winning the Nobel Peace Prize, as a former fellow pupil said the
award was a victory for every girl in the country.
Political
leaders and activists alike rallied around Malala, the youngest ever Nobel
laureate, expressing their support for the student who moved to Great Britain
after being shot in the head by Taliban militants two years ago.
"She
is (the) pride of Pakistan. She has made her countrymen proud. Her achievement
is unparalleled and unequalled. Girls and boys of the world should take the
lead from her struggle and commitment," Sharif's office said in a
statement sent to AFP.
The
17-year-old is Pakistan's second-ever Nobel laureate after Abdus Salam, who won
the physics prize in 1979 but was widely shunned for being a member of the
country's persecuted Ahmadi minority.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/112738/World/Region/Malala-the-pride-of-Pakistan-PM.aspx
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PML-N
responsible for ‘Go Nawaz Go’ slogan
October
10, 2014
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that the
“aristocratic style of governance” of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)
has added to the public anger and frustration, which is the real force behind
the “Go Nawaz Go” slogan.
“The
Nooras think the Go Nawaz Go slogan has been orchestrated by the PTI. Haven’t
they seen their aristocratic style of malgovernance? People are committing
suicides due to injustice, deprivation and frustration,” Imran said while
addressing his supporters at D Chowk of the capital on the 56th day of PTI’s
protest to force Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s resignation. Imran Khan again
alleged that the PPP and PML-N were clinging to power “through an unholy
alliance backed by the Charter of Democracy”. “The PTI has exposed both of
them. Their Charter of Democracy has become a Charter of Disaster for Pakistan.
We’ll make Nawaz and Zardari pay through their noses after coming to power.”
Congratulating his supporters, Imran Khan said, “Pakistanis! Your untiring
resolve has made it possible.”
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/islamabad/10-Oct-2014/pml-n-responsible-for-go-nawaz-go-slogan
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Efforts
to deviate attention from Zarb-e-Azb have failed: Bilawal
October
10, 2014
KARACHI:
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in his recent
tweet has said that efforts to deviate attention from operation Zarb-e-Azb have
failed.Bilawal pronounced that they are proud of Pakistan on not being provoked
despite Indian aggression. He further criticised Prime Minister of Pakistan
stating that the PM visited North Waziristan for the first time in 40
years.Earlier, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had openly challenged an external threat
in a tweet, which said that Kashmir would become Pakistan, and this also
appeared as a reiteration of his previous public statement. Bilawal’s tweet
audaciously challenges India’s fierce stance on Kashmir while hinting that his
prior statements were just the beginning, and there was more to come as yet. He
added that this sudden anxiety encapsulated India just because of two
statements, and Kashmir would become Pakistan, definitely.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/10-Oct-2014/efforts-to-deviate-attention-from-zarb-e-azb-have-failed-bilawal
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Minister
accuses Khan and Qadri of inciting violence
October
10, 2014
Lahore-
Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique urged PTI chairman Imran
Khan and PAT chief Tahirul Qadri to stop inciting their workers for violence.
Talking
to journalists today, the minister said that the mutual respect was burning in
the fire of hatred created by the PTI. Rafique said that the country could not
afford such fights between the political parties. “PML-N will not respond with
hatred to the parties that spread hatred”, he added.
He said
that protests and sit-ins damaged the country’s economy added that protesting
parties had no agenda but to destabilize the country. The minister said that
the government was committed to working for betterment of the country and its
people despite the worst challenges. He said that India’s aggression on border
was not acceptable added that such aggression would not be tolerated.
http://nation.com.pk/national/10-Oct-2014/saad-accuses-khan-and-qadri-of-inciting-violence
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JI jirga
sets deadline for govt to resolve IDPs' problems
October
10, 2014
PESHAWAR
- Jamaat Islami (JI) Central Chief Sirajul Haq has said the country is facing
numerous challenges owing to the wrong decisions of the government, saying the
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) especially women and children were facing
multiple difficulties at makeshift camps.
"The
tribal people are patriotic and responsible citizens of the country and the
rulers should pay due attention towards the issues of Internally Displaced
Persons (IDPs) by meeting their genuine demands within thirty days,"
Sirajul Haq said this while addressing a tribal jirga of the elders of North
Waziristan Agency here at Al-Markaz Islami on Thursday.
He
warned if the demands of IDPs of North Waziristan Agency were not met within
next thirty days, then thousands of tribesmen would be compelled to hold a
protest sit-in in Islamabad and then the government would forget rest of
sit-ins.
Full
report at:
http://nation.com.pk/national/10-Oct-2014/ji-jirga-sets-deadline-for-govt-to-resolve-idps-problems
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Africa
Militia
chief among 17 killed in Libya fighting
10
October 2014
BENGHAZI:
A militia chief was among at least 17 people, mostly soldiers, killed this week
in fighting over the airport in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi, medical and
military sources said Thursday.
The
oil-rich North African nation has been in turmoil since an uprising toppled
longtime leader Muammar Qaddafi three years ago, with interim authorities facing
powerful militias that fought to oust him.
Salim
Nabbous, a commander of the Shoura Revolutionary Council, was killed along with
two of his comrades on Wednesday in clashes at the airport, a hospital source
in Benghazi said.
His
group, an alliance of militias, has been trying to wrest control of the airport
from former general Khalifa Haftar, who launched a campaign against them in
May.
And a
spokesman for army special forces loyal to Haftar said 14 of them had been
killed over the past three days.
Full
report at:
http://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/news/641801
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Tunisia
questions journalist ‘friend’ of terror leader
10
October 2014
Tunisian
authorities on Thursday questioned a journalist after he told a television show
that he was “honored” by his friendship with leader of Ansar al-Sharia
terrorist group Abu Ayadh, Tunisian media reported.
Nasreddine
Ben Hadid made the statement during a talk show aired on el-Hiwar Ettounissi TV
on Sunday.
He spoke
about his “friendship” with the wanted leader of the ultra-conservative group,
Ansar al-Shariah, Seif Allah ben Hassine, more commonly known as Abu Ayadh.
“Abu
Ayadh is my friend and I am honored by this friendship,” Ben Hadid told the
show.
The
Independent High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (French: HAICA) later
ordered the suspension of the talk show, known as Liman Yajroo Faqat (“Only for
those who Dare”).
The
media regulatory body said the show “glorified terrorism and therefore incited
violence.”
It
accused the show’s host, Samir al-Wafi, of “provoking” Ben Hadid to say that he
was a friend of the terrorist leader.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/media/television-and-radio/2014/10/09/Tunisia-questions-journalist-friend-of-terror-leader.html
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600
'terrorists' to face trial soon in Tunisia: Minister
10
October 2014
The
first trials of prisoners accused of "terrorism" in Tunisia since the
2011 revolution could open later this month, with 600 defendants facing
prosecution, its justice minister said Thursday.
Hafedh Ben
Salah told AFP in an interview that the defendants included Al-Qaeda-linked
jihadists who have been battling the Tunisian army near the Algerian border for
nearly two years.
Since
the uprising that ousted former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January
2011, Tunisia has seen a proliferation of jihadist militias suppressed under
the former dictator.
These
groups have been blamed for a wave of attacks, including the assassination last
year of two opposition lawmakers whose murders plunged the country into a
protracted political crisis.
Suspected
jihadists have also launched skirmishes against the army in the remote southern
Mount Chaambi area since late 2012, killing dozens of soldiers and police.
In July,
militants killed 15 soldiers in the restive border region, the bloodiest day in
the army's history.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/112681/World/Region/-terrorists-to-face-trial-soon-in-Tunisia-Minister.aspx
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North America
Islamic
rebel advance on Kobani a tragedy, says US's Kerry
10
October 2014
The
advance of Islamic State rebels on the Syrian border town of Kobani is a
tragedy but will not deter the United States and its allies from their
long-term strategy in the region, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday.
"Kobani
is a tragedy because it represents the evil of ISIS but it is not the
definition either of the strategy or the full measure of what is happening with
response to ISIS," Kerry told reporters in Boston, using an acronym for
Islamic State rebels.
Rebels
have seized more than a third of Kobani, advancing despite US-led air strikes
as Turkish troops looked on but did not engage.
"We
are only a few weeks into building the coalition. People are still receiving
assignments," Kerry said. "The primary goal of this effort has been
to provide the space for Iraq to be able to get its government in place and to
be begun to push back."
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/112709/World/Region/Islamic-rebel-advance-on-Kobani-a-tragedy,-says-US.aspx
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U.S.
seeks bigger Turkish role in fight against ISIS
10
October 2014
The
United States would like to have access of Turkey’s air base at Incirlik and an
agreement to help train and equip the moderate Syrian forces, U.S. Defense
Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday, the Associated Press reported.
Hagel
said U.S. officials are raising those issues with Turkish leaders in
discussions this week.
While
Ankara's persistent request for the U.S. to set up a safe zone along Turkey’s
border with Syria is not “actively being considered,” he said, American leaders
are open to a discussion about it.
The
defense secretary said Turkey has military capabilities that would be valuable
in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants. The
U.S. would like to be able to base various aircraft at the air base near the
Syrian border, he said.
Hagel
spoke to reporters on his plane as he began a six-day, three-country trip to
South America. His first stop is Colombia, and he will also go to Chile and
Peru, where he will attend a conference of defense ministers from the Americas.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/10/Hagel-U-S-wants-use-of-Turkey-base-help-training.html
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U.S.
officials: Qaeda strikes won’t stop plots
10
October 2014
The
barrage of U.S. cruise missiles aimed at a cell of al-Qaeda militants in Syria
last month failed to stop ongoing terror plots to blow up airplanes over Europe
and the United States, American intelligence officials say.
The
strikes on a facility near Aleppo killed only one or two key members of what is
referred to as the Khorasan Group, officials said, because many of the
militants had scattered amid news reports highlighting their activities.
Among
those who survived is a French-born jihadist who fought in Afghanistan with a
military prowess that is of great concern to U.S. intelligence officials. The
group is believed to be continuing its plans to attack the West, officials say
“The
strikes were certainly effective in setting back the Khorasan Group, but no one
thinks they were a permanent solution or a death blow to the threats that come
from this cell,” said Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, who serves on the House
Intelligence Committee.
On Sept.
22, the U.S. fired 46 cruise missiles at eight locations to target the group.
At the same time, American airstrikes struck targets associated with the
Islamic State group in Syria.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/10/Officials-Strikes-on-terror-cell-don-t-stop-plots.html
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US
delegation shows concern over LoC conflict
Sachin
Parashar,TNN | Oct 10, 2014
NEW
DELHI: A visiting Congressional delegation Thursday expressed "serious
concern" over firing across LoC and international border describing the
incidents as significant "provocations at the border" and backing
UNSG Ban Ki-moon's call for India and Pakistan to address the issue
diplomatically and through dialogue.
Senator
Tim Kaine, who heads a Senate foreign relations subcommittee, said Ban's call
was appropriate and added that UN's role could be encouraged to resolve the
issue.
"I'm
heartened by Secretary General's comment. I have not gone into how deeply the
UN needs to be engaged but as a promoter of peaceful resolution of disputes,
its role should be encouraged," said Kaine, adding there was great concern
over civilian deaths.
Accompanied
by an independent senator from Maine, Angus King, Kaine is on a 5-day visit to
India. Kaine also welcomed PM Narendra Modi's remark that everything was going
to be fine, describing it as reassuring.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/US-delegation-shows-concern-over-LoC-conflict/articleshow/44766228.cms
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Egypt
can fight "terrorism" with moderate Islamic thought: US special envoy
on ISIS
10
October 2014
Egypt's
foreign affairs minister Sameh Shouky met earlier with retired US general John
Allen, American special envoy for US led coalition against ISIS.
The two
discussed ways to confront ISIS and support the Iraqi government which is
facing a growing jihadist insurgency.
In a
statement issued by the foreign affairs ministry, official spokesperson Badr
Abdel-Atti said that Egypt was ready to support the US to strengthen the Iraqi
government and rebuild its capabilities.
The
Egyptian minister of foreign affairs met with retired General Allen during his
visit to Cairo. Allen is on a region-wide tour to discuss the situation in Iraq
and Syria. After Egypt he will travel to Turkey.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/112691/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt-can-fight-terrorism-with-moderate-Islamic-th.aspx
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Aafia
allowed to end US appeal
October
10, 2014
NEW YORK
- A Pakistani neuroscientist whom militants have tried to free in proposed
prisoner swaps with the United States was allowed on Thursday to withdraw what
could be the last appeal of her conviction on US charges of attempted murder.
US
District Judge Richard Berman in Manhattan said that Aafia Siddiqui, who is
serving an 86-year sentence in a prison medical centre in Texas, had
"clearly and unequivocally" stated her intent to end the appeal.
The
judge ordered the case closed and said that, even if the appeal had continued,
he likely would have ruled against Siddiqui. She was represented at trial by an
able team of five lawyers, Berman wrote. He declined to hold a hearing to
question Siddiqui further.
In May,
a new lawyer filed the appeal on Siddiqui's behalf, but in July Siddiqui wrote
a letter to Berman saying she had no faith in the US legal system and refused
to participate in it.
Militants
in Syria, Algeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan have made Siddiqui's release a
condition for freeing certain foreign hostages.
Full
report at:
http://nation.com.pk/national/10-Oct-2014/aafia-allowed-to-end-us-appeal
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Southeast Asia
Islamist
extremists now above the law, says Sarawak minister
October
10, 2014
utrajaya’s
contention that police did not take action against Perkasa president Datuk
Ibrahim Ali over his call to burn copies of the Bible containing the word
"Allah" because he was merely defending Islam has placed Islamist
extremists above the law, a senior Sarawak Barisan Nasional minister said
today.
“So now
it is acceptable to burn the Bibles, insult believers of other faiths and do
disrespectful acts in defence of the sanctity of Islam,” Land Development
Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing (pic, right) said in reaction to Minister in
the Prime Minister's Department Nancy Shukri’s written parliamentary reply on
Monday to a question by Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng on why Ibrahim had not been
charged with sedition.
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/police-inaction-over-bible-burning-threat-places-islamic-extremists-above-t#sthash.IP40yg6R.dpuf
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Was bomb
blast the work of Muslim extremists, ask Malaysians
October
10, 2014
The
timing of today’s bomb blast in front of a nightclub along Jalan Bukit Bintang
has not escaped the attention of Malaysians on social media, many of whom were
quick to associate the explosion with the heated debate over the “Oktoberfest”
beer festival.
Even as
police suspect gangsters to be behind the blast which killed one and injured 13
others, Internet users speculated that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
(Isis) militants have reached Malaysia’s shores.
“I guess
this is something to do (with) the alcohol... you wanted a beer festival...
this may be the case...” wrote Facebook user Mariah Mohd Shah on a link to the
news article on the bomb blast.
Peter
Cheng wrote on Facebook: “Somehow I get the feeling this is jihadist work. It’s
outside a pub. Habis la our beloved Malaysia!!!”
Others
began posting comments with the words “Isis is here” and “Welcome Isis!”, while
a few bandied names of other well-known Islamist terrorist groups such as Al
Qaeda and the Taliban.
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/was-bomb-blast-the-work-of-muslim-extremists-ask-malaysians#sthash.cHPCryE9.dpuf
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Lessons
that Nancy Shukri is teaching Malaysians
October
10, 2014
Yes, no
one should get angry with Nancy Shukri for the written parliamentary reply for
the lack of action against Perkasa chief Datuk Ibrahim Ali's threat to burn
Malay Bibles.
It was
not her decision. Her job as the de facto law minister is merely to answer questions
related to law, some of which are directed at Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib
Razak.
But
here's what we can learn from the minister in the Prime Minister's Department
in her statement last night over the outrage caused Putrajaya's decision not to
prosecute Ibrahim.
1. When
push comes to shove about prosecution, Nancy will shovel it to the
Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC). After all, the Attorney-General has the
ultimate authority to decide on prosecution, if we don't know that.
Yes, we
do. That office is still part of the government, the executive part of the
government. That does not mean the responsibility stops with the AGC. The
government takes the blame for this, not just the AGC.
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/lessons-that-nancy-shukri-is-teaching-malaysians#sthash.YCGxKilS.dpuf
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South Asia
Executed
Kabul rape convict’s sister attempts suicide
October
10, 2014
Kabul
gang-rape convictsA woman attempted to commit suicide following the execution
of five men over gang rape of four women in capital Kabul.
According
to the security officials, the woman shot herself with a pistol after her
brother – Samiullah was hanged to death along with four others on Wednesday.
The
official from Paghman district police commandment said the woman was taken to
hospital and is under the treatment in Ibn-e-Sina hospital.
Samiullah
along with Azizullah, Nazar Mohammad, Qaisullah and Habibullah were found
guilty of armed robbery, kidnapping and gang rape of four women in Paghman
district.
The
individuals were sentenced to death by the primary and appellate court and was
approved by the Supreme Court of Afghanistan.
Former
President Hamid Karzai signed on the death penalty of five convicts along with
the senior Mafia leader Habib Istalif before leaving office.
The four
women were returning along with their family from a wedding ceremony when they
were abducted and repeatedly raped by the group earlier in August.
http://www.khaama.com/executed-kabul-rape-convicts-sister-attempts-suicide-6820
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3rd
Bangladesh-US dialogue Oct 21
October
10, 2014
The
two-day third Bangladesh-US Partnership Dialogue will begin in the US capital
Washington DC on October 21, focusing on the expansion of security, trade and
development ties between the two countries.
Issues
related to labour, regional connectivity, climate change, counter terrorism and
food security will come up during the dialogue, which is aimed to bolster
bilateral and regional cooperation between Bangladesh and the United States.
Official
sources said Dhaka will ask the US side to take a considerate view in the next
Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) review for Bangladesh as the country
has already implemented most of the preconditions in the “Bangladesh Action
Plan 2013”.
Dhaka
will also stress on the importance of allowing duty-free, quota-free access of
Bangladeshi products to the US markets.
Full
report at:
http://www.thedailystar.net/city/3rd-bangladesh-us-dialogue-oct-21-44955
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