Day: February 8, 2017

Mother Of Murdered Backpacker Objects To Description As ‘Underreported Terror Attack’

Rosie Ayliffe, the mother of a young woman stabbed to death last year at a hostel in Queensland, Australia, says she is “affronted” by the inclusion of her daughter’s death on a Trump administration list of what it calls underreported terror attacks. The reference to her daughter’s killing was “at best a crass and callous error,” Ayliffe wrote in The Guardian on Wednesday, saying that her daughter’s death was ugly and brutal – but not a terror attack.

Michael Collins hails the impact of new Leyton Orient boss Danny Webb despite defeats

The experienced midfielder insists the O’s can still get out of trouble and will use people writing them off as motivation Michael Collins insists Leyton Orient boss Danny Webb could easily have started his managerial career with two wins instead of two narrow defeats, but has praised the impact of the new man in charge. The O’s started February with a 2-1 loss at home to Carlisle United on Saturday and a 1-0 reverse, also at Brisbane Road, to Morecambe yesterday.

.com | Polisario says on alert along W Sahara sand barrier

Behind a long sand wall winding through the disputed Western Sahara, leaders battling for the independence of the former Spanish colony say they are on alert. Morocco insists the territory is an integral part of its kingdom, but the Algeria-backed Polisario Front demands a referendum on self-determination.

.com | Wary Somali refugees pack for trip to US … again

When Aden Bare Farah, 23, first boarded a bus taking him away from the bleak rows of dust-coloured tents where he was born and raised a refugee, there was no looking back. This time around, he can barely summon the enthusiasm to believe he is finally leaving the ochre sands of Dadaab in arid eastern Kenya, the world’s largest refugee camp, for Pennsylvania in the United States.

.com | Somalia’s presidential election heads into second round

Somalia’s groundbreaking presidential election moved into a second round on Wednesday as the number of candidates dropped from 21 to three, while a security lockdown closed the capital’s international airport and cleared major streets. Incumbent President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held a slight lead over former prime minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, 88 votes to 72. With at least one of the remaining candidates having dual citizenship, Somalia could end up with a president who also holds a US passport, Farmajo.

Report as Offensive

Statistics Canada released the first batch of numbers from the 2016 census on Wednesday and the population of Red Deer increased by 10.9 per cent since the last census in 2011. The city’s growth rate was above the national growth rate of 5.0 per cent, while the population of Alberta increased by 11.6 per cent.

.com | Five things you didn’t know about FREED pastor Evan Mawarire

That picture of Zimbabwe protest pastor Evan Mawarire reading his Bible as he was driven off in a police truck last week? Fellow activist Patson Dzamara said it left him “heartbroken” – and it will have touched a chord in more than a few Zimbabweans’ hearts. #ThisFlag founder Mawarire was granted bail on Wednesday afternoon by the Harare High Court .

Sudan: UN Independent Expert to follow up on recommendations by the UN human rights system

The United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan, Aristide Nononsi, will carry out his third mission to the country from 10 to 22 February 2017 to assess the efforts undertaken by the Sudanese Government to comply with its international human rights obligations. “I will follow up on the implementation by the Government of the Sudan of its human rights obligations, in light of the recommendations made to the Sudan by all human rights mechanisms, including those contained in my report of September 2016 to the Human Rights Council,” Mr. Nononsi said.

Census 2016: Canada’s big cities home to big share of 35 million Canadians

In some ways a victim of his own success, the mayor of Kelowna h as been struggling in recent years to rein in his city as it slowly spreads across the B.C. interior, testing his ability to provide core municipal services and build badly needed infrastructure. Nor is the city’s middle-aged spread at all unique, according to the 2016 census data released Wednesday: Canada’s population of 35.15 million is settling in the bigger cities, ensuring they and their suburban neighbours keep growing, while small cities get smaller.

Aram Sargsyan: Embassy is located in a territory belonging to businessman Gagik Tsarukyan

The handover of blogger Alexandr Lapshin to Azerbaijan was a slap in the face of [Foreign Minister] Edward Nalbandian and Serzh Sargsyan, but we do not want it to be addressed to the Armenian people, Armenian lawmaker Nikol Pashinyan said outside the Belarusian Embassy in Yerevan during a protest against Alexander Lapshin’s extradition to Azerbaijan. The MP tried to enter the Embassy, but was not allowed to.

North Korea Threatens ‘Pre-emptive’ Attacks On Enemies

North Korea marked the 69th anniversary of its armed forces Wednesday with a threat to launch pre-emptive strikes against its “enemies,” according to state media, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency reported. The warning came from Hwang Pyong-so, director of the Korean People’s Army’s General Political Bureau.

Qatar Strongly Condemns Israeli Settlement Law In Palestinian Territories

Qatar strongly condemned Israel’s approval to build thousands of new settlement units in the occupied Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem, Qatar News Agency reported. In a statement Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the Israeli Knesset’s adoption of settlement legislation law is a flagrant violation of international resolutions and a blatant attack on the right of the Palestinian people.

Denise Brewster told the Supreme Court she was the victim of serious discrimination

A woman who was denied payments from her late long-term partner’s occupational pension has won a landmark Supreme Court appeal which could affect millions of other cohabitees across the UK. Denise Brewster, 42, a lifeguard from Coleraine, Northern Ireland, challenged a ruling that she was not automatically entitled to a “survivor’s pension” as she would have been if the couple had been married.

Thaipusam Should Be Declared A Public Holiday Nationwide – Mah

Thaipusam which is a public holiday in certain states and federal territories in Malaysia should be gazetted as a public holiday nationwide, says Gerakan president Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong. In his message today in conjunction with Thaipusam tomorrow, he said other states should do the same and gazette the special religious festival in recognition of the contribution of two million-strong Indian community in the country.

Tottenham’s Harry Kane on ’emotional’ Mauricio Pochettino

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Tanco Units Dispose Of Duta Vista Executive Suites For RM50 Million

Tanco Holdings Bhd’s units, Tanco Properties Sdn Bhd and Tanco Resorts Bhd, are disposing of the unit parcels in Duta Vista Executive Suites in Kuala Lumpur to Eternal Village Sdn Bhd for RM50 million. In its filing to Bursa Malaysia today, Tanco said, the proposed disposal provided an avenue for Tanco to unlock and realise the value of the properties and strengthen its financial position.

Yemen: No US ground missions without approval

Yemen’s government has “requested” the United States stop ground operations in the country unless they have the government’s full approval after an anti-terror raid authorized by President Donald Trump killed civilians, two senior Yemeni defense officials told CNN on Wednesday. The Yemeni officials said the government had sent a firm message to the US administration condemning the January 29 operation that left one US Navy Seal dead along with Yemeni women and children, complaining of a lack of coordination with its officials.

Murdered backpacker’s mother writes angry letter to Trump

The mother of a murdered British backpacker has written a scathing letter to President Donald Trump after her daughter’s killing appeared on the White House’s list of 78 underreported terror attacks. “My daughter’s death will not be used to further this insane persecution of innocent people,” Rosie Ayliffe wrote in a statement posted to Facebook.

A Day Without Women?

The Women’s March on Washington has decided to become a permanent fixture on the political scene, not just a pink hat-wearing one-off. But that means it’s gotta do something, so it’s come up with something to do: a “general strike” with the catchy title “A Day Without a Woman.”

Calls for seagull-proof buildings in MPs’ debate

MPs discussed seagulls stealing people’s chips and how to tackle the ‘flying rats’ problem in Parliament yesterday – with suggestions for gull-proof buildings and ‘contraception’. Conservative MP Oliver Colvile led the debate in the House of Commons after a constituent had his food stolen by an ‘overly-aggressive’ seagull but insisted his main concern was safety.

Brexit, A Game Of Deal Or No Deal

Theresa May could not have been clearer: “No deal for Britain is better than a bad deal for Britain,” the UK prime minister said on January 17, setting out the kind of British exit from the EU that she sought to negotiate. She qualified her assertion by adding that “I am sure a positive agreement can be reached.”

Romania: government faces no-confidence vote

Romania’s president Klaus Iohannis told lawmakers Tuesday the country is in a “fully-fledged” political crisis, after hun… . A anti-government protester holds a poster depicting the leader of the ruling Social Democratic party Liviu Dragnea in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017.