Month: January 2017

18 dead as torrential rain submerges Thai south

Heavy rains continued to hammer Thailand’s flood-ravaged south on Saturday , bringing the death toll up to 18 and leaving thousands of villages partially submerged, authorities said. At least 12 people have died in Thailand as heavy rains continue to batter the flood-ravaged south with water roof-high in some areas AFP/MADAREE TOHLALA BANGKOK: Heavy rains continued to hammer Thailand’s flood-ravaged south on Saturday , bringing the death toll up to 18 and leaving thousands of villages partially submerged, authorities said.

FIR filed against Sakshi Maharaj for ‘population growth’ comment

The Meerut Police filed an FIR against BJP leader Sakshi Maharaj, who controversially said – without naming Muslims – that those entitled to marry four times and have 40 children are responsible for the country’s population explosion. NEW DELHI: The Meerut Police today filed an FIR against BJP leader Sakshi Maharaj , who on Friday controversially said – without naming Muslims – that those entitled to marry four times and have 40 children are responsible for the country’s population explosion.

Why do you want Nnamdi Kanu dead, IPOB asks UK govt

By Chinedu Adonu ENUGU- INDIGENOUS People of Biafra condemned British Government for seeking the death of leader of IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and that she was an accessory to the genocide on Biafrans. IPOB also said that it has classified classified information which incontrovertibly placed the British Government as an accessory to genocide on Biafrans.

Akufo-Addo to be sworn in as Ghana’s new president

Nana Akufo-Addo is to be sworn in as Ghana’s new president on Saturday after beating incumbent leader John Dramani Mahama in elections last month. The 72-year-old former human rights lawyer will take the oath of office at a ceremony in Independence Square in central Accra before more than 6,000 guests and members of the public.

Court awards deaf, dumb N4m damages for assault

Benin High Court presided over by Justice Alero Edodo-Eruaga has awarded the sum of N4million as general damages to a hearing impaired man, Mr. Kingsley Eromosele. Mr. Eromosele had dragged the First Bank of Nigeria and two of its staff, Messers Jerry Osoleaso and Adetola Busari to court for damaging his car and assaulting him.

Maule straight into Ebbw side for crucial Keys derby

BACK IN THE FOLD: Gareth Maule plays his first game for Ebbw Vale in almost 10 years today when Cross Keys visit Eugene Cross Park CENTRE Gareth Maule returns to the Ebbw Vale side today more than a decade after first pulling on the green and white of the Eugene Cross Park outfit. The player/coach’s inclusion for Ebbw’s crunch home clash against Cross Keys this afternoon is the only change to the team that edged out Cardiff 24-20 on New Year’s Eve.

Tube workers are due to walk out for 24 hours from 6pm on Sunday

Last ditch talks aimed at averting a strike by London Underground workers will be held today, with little sign of the action being called off. Members of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association and the Rail, Maritime and Transport union are due to walk out for 24 hours from 6pm on Sunday, causing travel chaos for millions of passengers.

Gunmen kill eight Hazara miners in Afghanistan

Unidentified gunmen killed eight members of Afghanistan’s Hazara minority who were working as miners in the northern province of Baghlan, a local government official said. Faiz Mohammad Amiri, governor of Taleh va Barfak district, said the eight dead and three other wounded, who all came from Daykundi province in central Afghanistan, had been pulled out of a vehicle and shot on Friday.

BNP announces demonstrations across Bangladesh on Sunday

Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan. 7 : Bangladesh Nationalist Party has announced for a countrywide agitation on Sunday to mark the third anniversary of the January 5 election which it calls as Democracy Killing Day. [NK World] The party said that they are also protesting for not being allowed to hold a rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka.

Will highlight law and order situation, jungle raj and biased politics in UP: Mayawati

Lucknow , Jan. 7 : The Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday called a meeting of the party workers to discuss the failure of the Uttar Pradesh ruling party and also beware the people of the state not to be deceived by the tactics used by the rival parties. [NK India] “I have called a joint meeting of senior party holders of BSP state unit and candidates for all the 403 seats to discuss the ongoing family feud in Samajawadi Party and the loopholes especially the law and order situation, jungle raj and biased politics in Uttar Pradesh.

Stunning goal puts Faiz Subri in contention for Puskas Award

With one stunning goal, Faiz Subri has given himself the chance to put his name beside the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and James Rodriguez on the honor roll for Puskas Award winners. The Penang player is on a shortlist of three to pick up the FIFA prize, which came into existence in 2009, for the most beautiful goal of 2016.

Turkey dismisses more civil servants in post-coup purge

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a rally in Sanliurfa, Turkey, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017. Turkey’s justice minister Bekir Bozdag says police have detained 18 people in connection with a foiled attack at courthouse in the western city of Izmir that nevertheless killed a policeman and a courthouse employee.

.com | Grace Mugabe ‘grabs more houses’ in $1.3m diamond ring dispute

Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe has allegedly grabbed two more properties from a Lebanese businessman, despite the court ordering her to vacate the three houses that she initially seized in a botched $1.3m diamond ring deal. Harare High Court judge Clement Phiri on December 21 ruled against President Robert Mugabe’s controversial wife after she forcefully took ownership of three properties belonging Lebanese tycoon Jamal Ahmed, and gave her 24 hours to pack her bags and allow Ahmed’s employees to return to the seized houses.

Fresh gunfire in Ivory Coast as officials seek end to mutiny

In this file photo taken Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, Ivory Coast troops provide security during an election rally of Ivory Coast incumbent President Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Some unidentified soldiers have launched mutinies in three cities across this West African country on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, demanding higher pay and bringing the threat of unrest back to Africa’s fastest-growing economy, authorities said.

After BREXIT, Liberals LOST It- In SHOCK To See This Happen To Britain Now

Right after BREXIT if you listened carefully, you could hear the terrifying but more obnoxious sound of Liberals gasping as they declared that Britain would regret their choice, and it would serve them right. Apparently according to them, Brexit was suppose to TANK the economy, and force everything the British held near and dear to fall into a dark spiral of DEATH! In fact they weren’t only wrong, but they couldn’t be any more farther from the truth of what is happening now! THE STRONGEST OF THE WORLD’S ADVANCED ECONOMIESbut that’s not all, they are also just in the last 6 months proving to have the most accelerated growth.

RUGBY: Titans restart season against ‘bogey team’ Barnes

This time last season in the first fixture after the Christmas break the Titans travelled to Barnes and were beaten, which didn’t help any aspirations for that season, with the Titans then going on to lose a further five out of the 14 remaining games. This time out the Titans will be fully focused on the task at hand and will be hoping to start 2017 with a performance of the standard of their in-form end to 2016.

LUFC Possible Fixture Changes

Leeds United could see two upcoming Championship games moved to accommodate the FA Cup. If either Leeds or Nottingham Forest progress in the FA Cup Third Round then the Championship clash at Elland Road on Saturday January 28th will need to be rearranged with the FA Cup Fourth Round taking priority.

Alberta too much to handle for Brandon

Nikala Majewski of the Brandon Bobcats leaps to spike the ball during university women’s volleyball action against the University of Alberta Golden Bears at the BU Healthy Living Centre on Friday evening. The University of Alberta Pandas entered the second half of the Canada West women’s volleyball season atop the U Sports rankings.

Crack in Antarctic ice shelf grows by 11 miles; break could be imminent

An enormous rift in one of Antarctica’s largest ice shelves grew dramatically over the past several weeks, and a chunk nearly the size of Delaware could break away within months, British scientists reported this week. If this happens, it could accelerate a further breakup of the ice shelf, essentially removing a massive cork of ice that keeps some of Antarctica’s glaciers from flowing into the ocean.

Obituary: Selig Harrison / Reporter and scholar who covered, shaped Asian affairs

Selig Harrison, a journalist who covered Asian affairs for The Washington Post and later helped shape them as a scholar, author and advocate of diplomacy with North Korea, where he made 11 trips over four decades as a rare guest of the country’s reclusive regime, died Dec. 30 in Camden, Maine. He was 89. Mr. Harrison was hired by The Post in 1962 as bureau chief in New Delhi and swiftly became known as one of the sharpest foreign correspondents in the region.

‘I want to break the teen dad stigma’

New Zealand’s most famous teen dad is helping other young parents find their feet by raising cash to send them on leadership courses. Noa Woolloff, 18, hit the headlines a year ago after being made head boy at his high school following the birth of his daughter Kyla.

Jordan warns of – catastrophic repercussions’ should the US move its embassy to occupied Jerusalem

Trump promised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he would recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s undivided capital if he emerged triumphant in the US presidential election. Information Minister Mohammed Momani told The Associated Press on Thursday that such a move would be a “red line” for Jordan and would ” inflame the Islamic and Arab streets .”

Nigeria: West Africa will act on Gambia election crisis

In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 file photo, Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh shows his inked finger before voting in Banjul, Gambia. Family members told The Associated Press on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, that Independent Electoral Commission chairman Alieu Momarr Njai has gone to Senegal, as the political standoff deepens between Jammeh and President-elect Adama Barrow.

Deal made to shut down Indian Point power plant

This Dec. 16, 2009, file photo, shows the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, N.Y., as seen from across the Hudson River in Tomkins Cove, N.Y. The aging facility just north of New York City will close by April 2021 under a deal with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has long argued it should be shuttered to protect the millions of people living nearby.

Premier League is very difficult, says Thomas Muller

Johannesburg [South Africa], Jan. 7 : German footballer Thomas Muller, who plays for Bayern Munich, has insisted that the English Premier League is very difficult and thus struggles of Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola in this season come as no surprise. [NK Sports] Guardiola’s team has been struggling for consistency in the ongoing tournament, although they are just seven points behind top-ranked Chelsea who suffered a 0-2 defeat at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night.

Face to Face

Like many authors, Charles Henderson writes about what he knows best. A retired United States Marines officer, Henderson has written six books, each woven with a military theme.

Full House: Weymouth panto Jack and the Beanstalk

Some 17,000 people saw Jack and the Beanstalk at Weymouth Pavilion during its run over Christmas and the New Year. Audience numbers have increased from an average of 10,000 people who viewed pantomime productions at the Pavilion when it was run by Weymouth and Portland Borough Council .