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Now, from eastandwesttostorm the descended simultaneouslyon Tripoli Zintani andMisratanrebelbrigades the airportback.Threeyearsago, city ofMisratarallieshismentotake commander ofabrigadefromtheport Across thecityafewkilometersaway, airport, thebiggestprizeincapital. passenger terminaltodefendTripoli town ofZintanhunkerdowninthe from theremoteLibyanmountain shaking theground,militiafighters TRIPOLI: 12 Town vstown,faction “This warisharderthantherevolu- SUBSCRIPTION faction asLibya burns Booms ofoutgoingartillery 150 Fils AUDY UUT2 04 SAWL6 45A No:16242 SATURDAY, 1435 AH SHAWWAL AUGUST 2,2014 6, Gaza trucecollapses; Saudi KingblastsIsrael death tollhits1,509 have beenhit,burned ordestroyedand nearly 20jets parked onthetarmac mission. Acontrolcentreisdamaged, Tripoli InternationalAirportout ofcom- they leaveTripoli.” said. “Therewillbenoceasefire until ing theremainsofGaddafi’sarmy,” he not fightingtheZintanis:we are fight- “completing therevolution”.“Weare Shield brigade,saidhisforceswere a commanderofMisrata’sCentral mounted withcannons,HassanShakka, base linedwithtanksandtrucks Tripoli.” AcrossthecityathisTripoli when youtaketheairport “They wanttotaketheairport,and smoke billowingfromanearbyblast. the debrisofairportterminal,dark Two weeksofshellinghaveknocked 14 waters international resumes in Shrimp fishing • Israeli captured,50deadinRafahshelling a hurricane.” much, youcan’tstopitandbecomes ate toslowthingsdown.Ifitspins too ment official.“Wearetrying to negoti- cate situation,”saidoneLibyan govern- room tonegotiate.Butitisavery deli- airport withanti-aircraftcanons. recent shelling.Moreareduginbythe where blackenedgrasslandmarks checkpoints ontheemptyhighway marks. Zintanfightershavesetup the airportroadbearbulletandblast earth barricades.Apartmentblockson of southernTripoliwithblockadesand the city.Fightershaveclosedoffparts hole initsroof.Gradmissilesroarover the passengerterminalsportsagaping “It canstillbecontained.There is Continued onPage 14 humanitarian ceasefire” andattackedIsraelisoldiers. and toldhim“the Palestinianshadblatantly breachedthe its Rafahmassacre”.Netanyahu spoke bytelephonewithKerry Gaza, saidIsraelwastryingtomislead theworldand“coverup Abu Zuhri,aspokesmanforthe dominant Hamasmovementin militant groupsonwhetherany wereholdingtheofficer.Sami the southerntownofRafah.There wasnoimmediatewordfrom killed and220woundedbyIsraeli shellingaftertheincidentnear violation oftheceasefireagreement”. described thesoldier’sapparentcaptureas“aratherbarbaric and lossofcivilianlife”.WhiteHousespokesmanJoshEarnest and rocketattacksbyHamasterroristsonIsraelthesuffering community “mustnowredoubleitseffortstoendthetunnel Second-Lieutenant HadarGoldin,23.Kerrysaidtheinternational were mountingan“extensiveeffort”tolocatetheofficer, continuing ouractivitiesontheground.”HesaidIsraeliforces attack. Netanyahu spokesman,saidHamaswasresponsibleforthe ists duringtheincident,”hesaidtoldreporters.MarkRegev,a indication suggeststhatasoldierhasbeenabductedbyterror- military spokesman.Twoofthesoldierswerekilled.“Theinitial was anexchangeoffire,”saidLieutenant-ColonelPeterLerner,a least onewasasuicideterroristwhodetonatedhimself.There access pointorseveral,terroristscameoutoftheground.At Gaza StripusedtoinfiltratefightersintoIsrael.“Outofatunnel tants attackedsoldierssearchingfortunnelsinthesouthern the twosidestoceasefirebeforelaunchofnegotiations”. cial saidthetalkswouldstartonSunday,andthatCairo“expects a longer-termsolution.AseniorEgyptianForeignMinistryoffi- was tobefollowedbyIsraeli-PalestiniannegotiationsinCairoon hoods whererowsofhomeshavebeenreducedtorubble.It Palestinian familiestotrekbackbattle-devastatedneighbor- soldier. Theceasefire,whichbeganat8am,hadprompted ed violationoftheceasefireanddemandedrelease further lossoflifeisveryhigh.”BancondemnedHamas’sreport- “Absent that,theriskofthiscontinuingtoescalate,leading State DepartmentofficialtoldreporterstravellingwithKerry. to dowhatevertheycangetthatsoldierreturned,”asenior Qatar, whichisclosetoHamas,andTurkeyhelpfreehim. him immediatelyandunconditionally.Hesaidhehadasked neither confirmednordenieditisholdingthesoldier,torelease Palestinian civiliandeathtoll.KerrycalledonHamas,whichhas ing, andfollowedmountinginternationalalarmoverarising ambitious attemptsofartoendmorethanthreeweeksoffight- Kerry andUNSecretary-GeneralBanKi-moonwasthemost actions”. tant groupstheywould“beartheconsequencesoftheir into specialsessionandpubliclywarnedHamasothermili- Prime MinisterBenjaminNetanyahucalledhissecuritycabinet Palestinians andwoundedsome220,hospitalofficialssaid. other soldiers.RenewedIsraelishellingkilledmorethan50 effect andapparentlycapturedanIsraeliofficerwhilekillingtwo Hamas militantsbreachedthetrucesoonafteritcameinto GAZA: 48 The GazaHealthMinistrysaidmorethan50peoplewere Asked iftheceasefirewasover,Lernerreplied:“Yes.Weare The Israelimilitarysaidthat90minutesintothetruce,mili- “We haveurgedthem,imploredtousetheirinfluence The 72-hourbreakannouncedbyUSSecretaryofStateJohn Games fray Daley enter more gold;Bolt, Scotland mine Israel declaredaGazaceasefireoveryesterday,saying Searching fortunnels Continued onPage 14 Min Max 30º 48º LOCAL SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 Two dead, children injured in accident

KUWAIT: Two women were killed while nine children were Work mishap in Salwa late Thursday night. The Kuwaiti woman was reportedly driv- injured in an accident reported Thursday at the Subahiya road. A worker died at a construction site in Andalus Wednesday ing back home from a family visit when a car carrying four men Paramedics and police rushed to the scene in response to an night. The Indian man had succumbed to his injuries by the approached her vehicle. The suspects tried to talk to the woman but emergency call reporting an accident involving a sports-utility- time paramedics arrived to the scene with police in response to she ignored them and kept driving. They hit her car eventually and vehicle carrying eleven members of one family. The driver, a an emergency call. Workers on the site said that the man lost forced her to stop, then came outside their car and opened her vehi- 47-year-old Kuwaiti woman, was pronounced dead on the balance while working at a high place then fell to the ground. cle’s door. The suspects then offended the woman and ran away, scene, along with her 19-year-old daughter. Nine children were An investigation was opened. according to her statements to police. The woman was able to snap taken out of the car that was turned upside down, and taken to pictures with her cell phone for the suspects’ car, showing the license the Adan Hospital. An investigation was opened to determine Search for harassers plate number. The woman went with her husband to the Salwa police the circumstances behind the accident. Search is on for four men who terrorized a mother and her children station and filed a case. investigations are ongoing.

Jail security supervisor arrested for smuggling

By Hanan Al-Saadoun

KUWAIT: A supervisor at the women’s prison was arrested on charges of attempting to smuggle cell phones and cigarettes inside. The woman was busted by one of her colleagues during routine inspections. A total of 3 cell phones, 2 chargers, 3 memory cards, 2 earphones, 1 SIM card and 80 ciga- rettes were found hidden in the woman’s underwear. She was taken to the proper authorities for further action.

No injuries in fire A municipality truck caught fire while driving in Khaitan yesterday. Firefighters arrived at the scene in response to an emergency call, and tackled the blaze before it could spread from the cabin to the rest of the truck. No injuries were reported. Meanwhile, Farwaniya firefighters tackled a blaze which gutted a laundry in the area Thursday night. Firemen managed to put the flames under control and before they could spread to a nearby restaurant. No injuries were reported in the incident.

Three hurt in fight Three people were hospitalized with stab wounds following a fight report- ed under the Sixth Ring Road Bridge. Paramedics and police arrived to the scene Thursday morning in response to an emergency call, and found three injured men. One of them suffered a stabbed in his back, another on his thigh with a suspected broken nose, and the third was stabbed on his shoulder. Furthermore, it was discovered that the three were drunk. They were taken to the Farwaniya Hospital, and case was filed.

‘Harasser’ beaten A man was beaten up inside an Ahmadi mall after a group of brothers caught him harassing their sister, according to the attackers’ statements. The 21-year-old Kuwaiti man, who was diagnosed with a head wound, suspected broken right arm and nose bleed, denied the harassment accusations. The man was taken to the Adan Hospital and a case was filed.

Auto thief arrested Police managed to locate a vehicle shortly after it was reported stolen in Abu Halifa on Thursday. A man had reported his Toyota Land Cruiser stolen after he left it briefly with the engine running. Police located the vehicle and managed to force its driver to stop at the Mohammad Ibn Al-Qassem street. The suspect, a bedoon (stateless) man, was taken to the proper authorities to face charges.

Bypassing travel ban Security officers at the Salmi border checkpoint arrested two people after one of them tried to exit the country using his brother’s civil ID. The Kuwait Oil Company employee used that trick to bypass a travel ban against him, accord- ing to investigation. He was taken with his companion, who works in the Ministry of Defense, to the proper authorities where they were remanded in custody for further questioning. LOCAL SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 Panel to finish ‘judiciary independence’ during recess

KUWAIT: The parliament’s Legislative Committee plans to finish a social awareness among Kuwaiti youths, Jeeran said. “This citizenship status. Dashty then alluded that Turaiji sup- law that grants full independence to the judiciary during the summer will help protect the youth from being influenced by polit- ports radical Islamists in Syria, prompting the latter to recess. The law, which includes separating legal divisions in state ical enticements and facing cases at court,” he told Al-Rai respond by slamming Dashti’s announced support for departments and integrating them into the judiciary, is hoped to be Daily. Separately, MPs Abdulhameed Dashty and Abdullah Syrian President Bashar Al-Asad. The two sides agreed to ready by the time the parliament resumes sessions late October, Al-Turaiji engaged in a heated exchange on Twitter after stop trading accusations after receiving separate calls from committee president Mubarak Al-Harees said in statements pub- the former subtly accused the latter of being a dual citizen. Parliament Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim who asked them lished by Al-Jarida Daily yesterday. Dashty wrote that Turaiji hosted a family gathering in to stay away from conflicts and issues not relating to the Meanwhile, MP Abdurrahman Al-Jeeran announced that the val- Saudi Arabia during the Eid Al-Fitr holiday, a statement legislative authority’s work, Al-Watan Daily reported yes- ues committee, a subcommittee for the parliament’s educational that comes after he previously questioned his colleague’s terday quoting sources close to the speaker. — Agencies committee, looks to finish a draft law to establish a national values committee during the break. The project aims at protecting young citizens through a strategy that improves constitutional, legal and Memories of Iraq’s 1990 aggression remain vivid

KUWAIT: Kuwait marks the annual distressing anniversary today, recollecting the 1990, August 2 Iraqi invasion that flagrantly breached the Gulf State independence and sovereignty. The ensu- ing seven-month occupation of the country was marked with tragic events, namely martyrdom of 570 nationals and residents, abduction of 605 others, wide-scale destruction of the infrastruc- ture, namely the burning of 639 oil wells that resulted in stoppage of oil exports to the international market for a long time. The aggression and occupation, carried out by troops of the executed ruler Saddam Hussein, had resulted in several issues, such as the POWs and theft of the national archive. Iraq, with UN supervision, had paid compensations for damages resulting from the war and the two neighbors had gotten engaged in UN-super- vised efforts to re-maintain the border line. These files have not been tackled totally yet. Last July, the UN Special Representative for Iraq Nickolay Mladenov said the Iraq-Kuwait relations contin- ue to show “strong signs of improvement,” but warned that the current instability in Iraq could prevent those relations from reaching their full potential and close the humanitarian files of Kuwaiti missing in action (MIAs) and stolen property. Presenting to the Security Council the Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s reports on the situation in Iraq and the status of the two Kuwaiti humanitarian files, Mladenov said the normalization of relations between the two countries is on “a strong footing” but as long as turmoil continues, “decisions on matters such as the missing Kuwaiti persons and property are likely to take more time and effort. He said the Kuwaiti Government is “understand- ably anxious” that the security situation and the political stale- mate in Iraq would leave the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNA- MI) with “little time or space for its mandated role on the missing Kuwaiti persons and property. “I wish to assure them (Kuwaiti government) that our commit- ment to this humanitarian endeavor remains clear and that Iraq remains devoted to implementing its obligations,” he stressed. Following downfall of Saddam’s regime, Kuwait and Iraq got engaged in a tangible rapprochement, reinstating diplomats and re-establishing cooperation in various fields. Nevertheless, the painful 1990-1991 aggression remains alive in the Kuwaitis’ con- science. The experience resulted in solidifying the national unity and the popular Jeddah convention, held in October 1990, embodied this. It resulted in formation of delegations that toured the world to promote the just Kuwaiti cause. The Kuwaiti campaign against the occupiers was led by the late Amir, His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and the His Highness the Father Amir, Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. The international community sided with Kuwait vis a vis the occupiers, launching a multi-national military campaign the liberated the country in February 1991. Nowadays, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has inaugurated a new era in the Kuwaiti-Iraqi relations, shrewdly tackling some of the unresolved files between Kuwait and Baghdad. Since the ouster of Saddam, relations started to improve and the new Iraqi government and Kuwaiti leaders showed readiness to turn a new page. This year’s anniversary comes after a remarkable development in bilateral relations, Kuwait’s support to Iraqi government efforts to end its occupa- tion-related obligations under the Chapter VII of the UN Charter. The UN Security Council had voted unanimously to get Iraq par- tially out of Chapter VII of the UN Charter, transfer the files of the missing Kuwaitis and property under the responsibility of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), and put an end to the 1999 post of the High-Level Coordinator for those files. The two coun- tries also agreed on a mechanism for the maintenance of the bor- der signs. The two neighbors have also worked out agreements and memorandums of understanding for cooperation in educa- tion, scientific research, aviation, economy, culture, transport and environment. — KUNA LOCAL SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014

Zain introduces Internet roaming in more countries Competitive rates for postpaid customers while abroad

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading telecommunications com- roaming rates with additional capacities. This pack- Austria, Poland, Croatia, South Korea, Morocco, pany in Kuwait, announced yesterday the introduc- age allows them 300MB of Internet capacity for just Ghana, China, Malaysia, and New Zealand. tion of new Internet roaming services for postpaid KD 7. Customers will only have to activate the serv- To activate the service, customers can simply send customers in more countries and with additional ice and select the appropriate network in the corre- a text message with “DATA ON” to 99990 or call Zain’s capacities. Customers who enjoy traveling can now sponding country to start enjoying the new capaci- contact center on 107 to enjoy the new Internet stay connected to the Internet while abroad and ties. roaming service. After activation, customers can sim- experience ease of mind through the company’s com- Additionally, Zain was keen to offer its competitive ply choose the operator manually within the given petitive rates. Internet roaming rates in more countries around the countries. Zain mentioned in a press statement that it was world to provide customers with a convenient and As a leading telecommunications company Zain keen on expanding the number of countries in affordable roaming experience wherever they are. understands the importance of Internet services to its which its postpaid customers can enjoy competitive Zain now offers 100MB of Internet capacity access for customers’ daily lives, particularly when travelling Internet roaming rates. These rates allow customers just KD 7 in 29 countries globally, including Albania, abroad. Thus the company is constantly striving to to surf the Internet flexibly and connect with loved Australia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Germany, Greece, develop value-added services that meet and exceed ones while abroad. Customers who travel across the Spain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, customer expectations. Zain will continue to provide GCC can now enjoy connecting with friends, family Portugal, Romania, France, Canada, Turkey, South world-class services to reinforce its leadership in the and coworkers through Zain’s competitive Internet Africa, Untied States of America, United Kingdom, Kuwaiti telecom sector. Indian embassy outsources visa, passport services to Cox & Kings Center in Abbassiya in response to long-pending demand

By Sajeev K Peter time in the Gulf region, CKGS has rich experience in handling similar kind of KUWAIT: The Indian Embassy, Kuwait work as they are doing in Berlin and has outsourced its passport and visa Munich in Germany, Sweden and at the services to Cox and Kings Global embassy in Washington and five con- Services (CKGS) as the contract with the sulates in the US. “ Al-Qabas as their current service provider BLS local partner has also proven their International expires on Aug 2. The new expertise in this field as it has been pro- service provider CKGS will commence its viding visa services for Italy and operations in partnership with its local Germany in Kuwait,” he said. “The CKGS partner Al-Qabas Assurex General will also be fulfilling a long-pending Trading and Contracting Company from request from the community by open- tomorrow. ing a passport centre at Abbassiya,” Jain The Indian embassy outsourced its pointed out. Scientific Center visa and passport services in May 2009 The Cox and Kings Global Services KUWAIT: Indian Ambassador Sunil Jain after it awarded contract to BLS will operate from three centers from addresses a press conference at the celebrates as visitors International to provide the services to August 3, 2014. They are: 1) Behbahani Indian Embassy. the largest expat community in Kuwait. Tower, 17th Floor, Sharq, Kuwait for reach 8 million “The contract with BLS expires and CKGS passport and visa services. 2) 2nd Floor, (3) Photo booth: KD 2.750 for 4 photos will take over as the service provider for Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh Block 1, Street 1, (4) Internet kiosk: KD 1.000 KUWAIT: The Scientific Center, affiliated to Kuwait Foundation the next three years,” said Sunil Jain, Xcite Building, Kuwait for passport serv- (5) SMS service: fils 400 for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS), here Thursday celebrat- Indian Ambassador, Kuwait. Addressing ices and 3) Complex Kais Alghanim, 4th (6) Courier service: KD 1.250 for Indian ed as visitors reached eight million since its inauguration in 2000. a press conference at the embassy, Floor, Mecca Street in front of Al-Anood nationals, KD 4.500 for foreign The center said in a press statement Thursday that it had a new flanked by embassy officials and repre- Complex, Fahaheel, Kuwait for passport nationals achievement when the visitors reached eight million, adding that sentatives of CKGS and Al-Qabas and visa services. The ambassador said (7) Assisted form filling: KD1.000 for a distinguished gift went to Hadeel Al-Ruhaif, the visiting winner. Assurex, the ambassador said the num- the service charges also have been mar- Indian nationals KD3.000 for foreign The statement added that the center is interested in giving gifts ber of Indian expatriate community in ginally reduced. Service fee structure of nationals. to visitors on the basis of appreciating them as they visit its facili- Kuwait has reached 7,62,000 now. various services and value added servic- The ambassador hoped that the tran- ties which provide environmental awareness indirectly for any “The issuance of visas has shown es rendered by Cox and Kings Global sition of passport and visa services from visitor. It added that the center is proud of making several accom- encouraging trends ever since we liber- Services will be as follows: BLS International to CKGS would be plishments over 14 years, which helps Kuwait participate in inter- alized our visa regime three months Service fee: smooth and without any disruption of national forums. — KUNA ago. The embassy has been currently (1) Passport Service: KD1. 200 services. “The embassy doors are always issuing around 75,000 passports and as (2) Visa Service: KD 3.250 Value added open. In case of emergency, people can many as 10,000 visas annually,” the services: (i) Photocopy: Fils 100 per always approach the embassy directly ambassador said. Although for the first page for visa or passport services,” the ambas- Kuwait TV records KD 1 sador added. million advert revenue

KUWAIT: The Commercial Advertising Department in the Police ‘not responsible’ Ministry of Information managed to break the KD 1 million advert revenue barrier during Ramadan, recording a 30 per- for airport gate incident cent increase compared to previous years. The variety of pro- grams aired on Kuwait’s national television helped promote KUWAIT: commercial advertisements and attract sponsors and adver- The Interior Ministry denied General for Civil Aviation’s supervi- tisers for programs and TV shows aired during the holy rumors speculating that authorities at sion. Therefore, an error that caused month, Al-Jarida daily reported yesterday. Furthermore, the the Kuwait International Airport the gates to be closed recently is the Commercial Advertising Department offered promotions to closed the arrivals’ gates, ‘trapping’ responsibility of the airline according encourage advertisers to put advertisements on Kuwait TV passengers. Major General Anwar Al- to a statement that the security channels, according to sources quoted in the report. Yassine, the Assistant Undersecretary media department released yester- Mohammad Al-Awash, the new assistant director for the for Outlets Affairs, said that responsi- day. The airport’s security depart- information department, prepares to present a new strategy bility for opening and closing the ment’s role is to protect safety, order for commercial advertisement based on presenting offers to gates is not the responsibility of and public morals within inside and advertisers and rewards to employees who successfully authorities at the airport, but the within the Kuwait International attract advertisers, the sources said. — Al-Jarida responsibility of carriers according to Airport’s perimeter, the statement Major General Anwar Al-Yassine regulations under the Directorate reads.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 Blast flattens police Iraqi FM blames Maliki Rescue workers lose hope building in Libyan city 8 for Islamist insurgency 9 of India landslide survivors 11

RAFAH: Palestinians leave their neighborhood to head to a safer location as Israel’s army continued to shell the area of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, yesterday. — AFP In Gaza, truce only a brief respite Returning residents find decomposing bodies, flattened houses

SHEJAIA, Gaza Strip: Gaza’s agreed three-day tants. Many hoped the ceasefire agreed by Israel remove her body. “I need no ambulance, I am share the bathroom with 2,000 people, it is too ceasefire lasted only 90 minutes but for one and Palestinian factions would turn into durable waiting for my mother to come and see her. This noisy and there is no privacy for women or for Palestinian woman that was time enough to calm as both sides were ready to hold talks in is a handicapped child, what crime did she com- anyone,” he told Reuters as he waited for a car to return to the street where she lives and find her Cairo in an attempt to end fighting that has killed mit to be hit by a shell?” he said to Reuters. take him and his five-member family back home. home was a pile of rubble. 1,500 Palestinians and more than 60 Israeli sol- Khuzaa, once an area of greenery and attrac- But Sultan, like many in the refuge, said they “Oh God, oh God!” she cried, breaking down in diers. tive villas, had been largely reduced to rubble. were cautious about what lay in store for them. tears at the site of her family’s two houses. The Rescue workers recovered 10 more decaying “We are going back to Beit Lahiya but we close buildings were once home to 75 people, testa- No home sweet home bodies, and dozens of houses had been flattened. one eye and open the other to see whether tanks ment to Gaza’s crushing population density. “My For some, home was anything but sweet. Last As the ceasefire began, people filled the streets of will come back,” said Sultan. His caution was not house was flattened and so was the house of my week, Nedal Abu Rjaila and his family had to run the narrow coastal territory, many walking back misplaced. People from the Shejaia neighbor- children,” said the veiled woman, who did not for cover as their houses came under fire from to their homes, while others used donkey carts or hood said they were fired on by Israeli tanks, want to give her name. She said she had lost a Israeli tanks in the town of Khuzaa in the southern hitched rides on trucks. forcing them to return to the shelters and tem- son in Israeli shelling of Shejaia, an eastern district Gaza Strip. Their sister, who is in a wheelchair, did Many hoped they would be able to leave the porary lodgings they had just left. of Gaza where more than 70 people have been not escape. Abu Rjaila said one of his brothers refuges where the United Nations is sheltering In other areas, people left their homes killed during three weeks of hostilities. was pushing the 17-year-old girl’s wheelchair more than 225,000 people. Zeyad Al-Sultan, 39, again after news that the truce had collapsed. In other districts, returning Gaza residents when he was wounded and ran to seek help. At 8 from the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya, said Some had hurriedly managed to retrieve found decomposing bodies under the wreckage am yesterday, when the ceasefire started, the he did not feel safe at a shelter set up in a school clothes and blankets from their homes, and of their homes. Tens of thousands of Palestinians brother ran towards where his sister lay, to find by the United Nations and he hoped a durable many bought food and water to take back to like her emerged from shelters at schools run by that she had been hit by a tank shell and her ceaseifre could be agreed. the shelters. In Gaza City, streets that had filled the United Nations and from the houses of rela- body had started to decompose. soon after the truce came into force were tives and friends to visit homes they had been The brother collapsed, lay on the ground next Shelter a prison empty again a few hours later as hopes for forced to leave as Israeli forces targeted Gaza mili- to his sister and refused to allow medics to “The UN shelter is like a prison, you have to lasting quiet faded. — Reuters INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 Tunisia closes borders with Libya after violence

RAS AJDIR, Tunisia: Tunisia closed its main border crossing with Libya yesterday after thousands of stranded Egyptian and foreign nationals, fleeing militias’ fighting and violence in Libya, tried to break through the passage, the Tunisian news agency said. It was the second eruption of unrest at the border in as many days, as thousands of Libyans stream into neighboring Tunisia, along with foreign nationals. Tunisia is the only escape route as fighting escalates in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, where rival militias have been battling for weeks for control over the airport. Yesterday’s unrest took place when thousands of Egyptians, barred from entering Tunisia because they had no visa, held a protest then broke through part of a fence at the Ras Ajdir cross- ing, Tunisian security officials said. The police responded by shooting in the air and firing tear gas. The officials spoke on con- dition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press. An Associated Press reporter at the crossing said no one man- aged to make it to the other side and security forces used vehi- cles to physically block access. After a Tunisian police officer was wounded by gunfire from the Libyan side of the border, authori- ties closed the crossing, the official Tunisian news agency TAP said. A day earlier, two Egyptians were killed during a similar TRIPOLI: Evacuees wait to board the Greek frigate Salamis, anchored outside Libya’s capital Tripoli, late Thursday. The protest demanding to be let through. Tunisian officials say thou- ship was used to transport 186 people, including Greek Embassy staff, other Greek nationals and citizens from China, sands of Libyans have been crossing the border each day the past Britain, Belgium, Russia and Albania to a port near Athens. — AP week. Libya is witnessing its worst factional violence since the downfall of the longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 civil war. Along with the fighting in Tripoli, which the Health Ministry Blast flattens police said has killed 214 people and wounding more than 980 others, Islamic militias the past week overran army bases in Libya’s sec- ond largest city, Benghazi, and claimed control of the city. Yesterday, a powerful explosion ripped through the main police building in Libyan city headquarters in Benghazi, nearly flattening it, witnesses said. The blast shook nearby houses and echoed across the eastern city. The headquarters had been empty because of earlier shelling by militiamen. Yesterday’s blast appeared to be from explosives 47 French, British nationals reach Toulon planted inside the building, said witnesses at the site. They spoke on condition of anonymity, fearing for their own safety. Police BENGHAZI: A strong explosion ripped protest against militias and demand the AFP journalist said. The evacuees on the ship officials in Benghazi, could not be reached for comment. The spi- through the main police building in the east- return of the police and military. included 14 teenagers and children. ral of violence in the country’s two main cities prompted calls for ern Libyan city of Benghazi early yesterday, “It’s time for a popular uprising to rescue French ambassador Antoine Sivan said public protests yesterday against militias. nearly flattening it, days after Islamic militias Libya,” said Abdel-Moneim Al-Yassir, a law- the operation “passed off smoothly with per- “It’s time for a popular uprising to rescue Libya,” said Abdel- overran army barracks and claimed control maker in the outgoing parliament and head fect timing” and added that some 40 bi- Moneim Al-Yassir, a lawmaker in the outgoing parliament and of the city. The police headquarters has been of its National Security Committee. He called nationals holding French and other pass- head of its National Security Committee. He called for protests on empty for several days after militias pounded for protests on his Facebook page, saying ports had chosen to stay on. The group was it with shelling. they were “the only solution... to put an end extracted from Tripoli on Tuesday night by his Facebook page, saying they were “the only solution... to put Yesterday’s blast, which was heard across to the situation by disarming and demobiliz- sea because of protracted clashes between an end to the situation by disarming and demobilizing militias Benghazi and shook houses in surrounding ing militias under a national accord.” The rival militias for the control of the city’s air- under a national accord.” area, appeared to be from explosives planted Tripoli violence erupted in early July when port. “The situation has been becoming The Tripoli violence erupted in early July when militias origi- inside the building, said witnesses at the site. militias originally from the western city of worse over the last few months with petrol nally from the western city of Misrata, which are allied to Islamist They spoke on condition of anonymity, fear- Misrata, which are allied to Islamist politi- shortages, kidnappings and clashes between politicians, carried out a surprise attack on militias from the west- ing for their own safety. Police officials in cians, carried out a surprise attack on militias rival groups,” said Mohamed Torchani, a law ern town of Zintan who control the airport. The move was in Benghazi, Libya’s second largest city, could from the western town of Zintan who control professor who left Libya with his wife and retaliation for a months-long campaign aiming to crush Islamic not be reached for comment. A coalition of the airport. The move was in retaliation for a three young children. “Whenever we left the militias being waged by army troops led by a renegade general, Islamic militias over the past week captured a months-long campaign aiming to crush house, we were never sure if we could return Khalifa Hifter. The battles have destroyed parts of Tripoli’s inter- number of army bases in Benghazi, driving Islamic militias being waged by army troops safe and sound,” he said. “Everyone had national airport, and shelling earlier this week hit three oil depots, out troops and police and seizing large led by a renegade general, Khalifa Hifter. weapons and the slightest verbal spat could sparking a raging fire that firefighters have struggled to put out weapons stores. The fighting takes place at a Meanwhile, 47 French and British nation- end badly.” France on Monday had advised amid the continued fighting. The National Safety Agency, which time that rival militias in the capital, Tripoli, als evacuated on a French naval ship from its nationals-of whom fewer than 100 oversees emergency services, said that one depot was still on fire have been battling for weeks over control of Libya arrived early yesterday in the southern remained in Libya - to leave the country yesterday. — AP its airport. port of Toulon. The group consisting of 40 immediately and contact the embassy for The spiral of violence in the country’s two French citizens, including the French ambas- evacuation. However several nationals who main cities could be sparking a popular back- sador, and seven Britons were received by also have Libyan or other citizenship opted lash, with calls for large rallies yesterday to the top maritime official in the region, an to stay. — AFP Islamic State imposes media controls in Syrian province

BEIRUT: Islamic State, the Al-Qaeda splinter group which has they must stop using the term “Daash” to describe the group. seized parts of Syria and Iraq, has told activists in Syria’s Deir Al- “Daash” is the Arabic acronym for the group’s previous name, Zor province they must swear allegiance to it and submit to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and is mainly censorship, a monitoring group said yesterday. used by people who oppose it. The Observatory, a Britain- The militant group imposed the rules after a meeting on based group which reports on Syria using a network of sources Tuesday with activists involved in media work, the British- on the ground, said Islamic State also banned activists from based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. International working with television channels immediately. media organizations have little presence in Syria and rely on They were told that any videos, pictures or written reports activists and other sources to provide information on what is needed to be reviewed by the Islamic State’s “Information RAS JEDIR: Tunisian security stand guard at the border as happening in the country. Office,” before distribution. Islamic State, which has been fight- foreigners fleeing Libya due to ongoing violence try to Islamic State also told the activists they must recognize the ing rival rebel groups and government forces in Syria, has its caliphate, based on their strict interpretation of Islam, that it own media operation distributed on social media and militant enter Tunisia through the southern border crossing at Ras has declared in the parts of Iraq and Syria it controls. It also said Internet forums. —Reuters Jedir yesterday. — AFP INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 Syrian refugee women face sexual exploitation

TEL EL-HAYAT, Lebanon: The Syrian refugee woman huddled in the latest room she calls home, a peeling, run-down place out- side a north Lebanese village. The mother of six doesn’t know how she’ll pay the rent. She’s gotten by over the past year by tak- ing a series of lovers who would pay for her housing. But then a few months ago she was arrested for prostitution. That put a scare in her - that and threatening mobile messages from a former lover - so she’s trying to go it alone. “I could never imagine that I’d reach this point,” said 38-year-old Samar, who lived a middle-class life back in Syria with a husband who has dis- appeared since his arrest by Syrian troops. Syrian women and girls are growing more vulnerable to sexu- al exploitation in Lebanon as their exile drags out and poverty increases, relief workers say. Some women are driven into out- right prostitution. Others like Samar engage in what relief work- ers call survival sex, striking up sexual relationships with men who can provide rent or food. With Syrian women seen as vulner- able, they face sexual harassment in the streets and exploitation by bosses, landlords and charity workers on whom they rely, as described by more than a dozen refugee women interviewed by The Associated Press. Some mothers push daughters in their ear- ly teens into marriage, either because they can’t afford to care for them or because they hope a husband will protect them, only to have the girls abused by their much older husbands. Women and children make up 80 percent of the 1 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon. They are crammed into cheap apartments, garages and BAGHDAD: Civilians inspect the site of a car bombing in Baghdad yesterday. The United Nations says more than 1,700 unfinished buildings in towns around the country. The poorest people, mostly civilians, were killed in Iraq in July, marking a dramatic decline from the previous month, when some live in informal tent encampments that dot the countryside. 2,400 people were killed as Sunni militants swept across large parts of the country, capturing the second largest city Mosul. —AP Reluctant Measures of the extent of sexual exploitation are difficult to come by since women are reluctant to come forward with com- Iraqi FM blames Maliki plaints of abuse for fear of stigma. But in one sign of their vulner- ability and desperation, prostitution has increased significantly in Lebanon, said a police officer in the country’s vice squad. As of July, 255 people, mostly Syrian women, have been arrested this for Islamist insurgency year on prostitution charges, more than the 205 who were arrest- ed during all of 2013, said the officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with police regulations. Women typically charge $7 to $10 for sex - a sign that it’s out Insurgents threaten Iraq’s survival as one country of desperation, the officer said. “Most of them have children, and they say, it’s to survive, it’s to feed my children.” Saba Zariv, of the BAGHDAD: Prime Minister Nouri Al- Islamic State has executed scores of militants arrived almost unopposed International Rescue Committee, which runs centers advising Maliki and his security officials are to people and imposed their radical by the army, Kurdish forces seized two women of their rights, said the organization is hearing “more and blame for the rise of Sunni Muslim views in areas they captured. In July, oilfields in northern Iraq and took over more” accounts of sexual violence as its workers establish them- insurgents who have seized parts of the Kurdish political bloc ended all operations from a state-run oil com- selves in the refugee community. She said economic insecurity, Iraq, the country’s foreign minister participation in Iraq’s national govern- pany. In another move certain to infu- lack of shelter and broken social networks “are all contributing said. The comments by Hoshiyar ment in protest over Maliki’s accusa- riate the government, the Kurdish factors for a woman’s vulnerability and are risk factors for sexual violence.” One factor several relief workers pointed to was that Zebari, a Kurd, are likely to worsen tion that Kurds were allowing terror- region is pressing Washington for rent aid which many refugees once received - usually about $200 relations between Maliki’s Shiite ists to stay in Arbil, the capital of their sophisticated weapons it says Kurdish a month - had dried up. That has left many women more vulnera- Muslim-led government and the semi-autonomous region known as fighters need to push back Islamist ble to exploitation as they seek housing and try to cover costs. Kurds, complicating efforts to form a Kurdistan. militants, Kurdish and US officials said. At a center run by the International Rescue Committee, a power-sharing government capable Maliki is currently ruling in a care- Kurdish peshmerga fighters and Shiite group of 12 refugee women described how sexual harassment is of countering Islamic State militants. taker capacity, having won a parlia- militias now rival the Iraqi army in its a constant in their lives, on multiple levels - from tiny gestures in At the stake is the survival of Iraq as mentary election in April but failing to ability to confront the Islamic State, the street to outright exploitation. They spoke on condition they a unified country. Islamic State have win enough support from the Kurdish whose fighters had taken control of remain anonymous or be identified only by their first names declared a medieval-style caliphate and Arab Sunni minorities as well as parts of western Iraq before their because of the stigma connected to the abuse. —AP spanning parts of Iraq and Syria they fellow Shiites to form a new govern- advance through the north. control, alarming other Arab states ment. The United States, the United The Sunni insurgents have paused who fear their campaign will embold- Nations and Iraq’s own Shi’ite clerics their campaign in towns just north of en militants on their patch. have urged lawmakers to form a new Baghdad, which could partly explain “Surely the man who is responsible government swiftly to deal with the why UN figures show the number of for the general policies bears the Sunni insurgency. Iraqi deaths dropped to 1,737 people, responsibility and the general com- mostly civilians, in July compared to mander of the armed force, the minis- Biggest threat 2,400 in June. Still, violence is part of ters of defense and interior also bear Islamic State’s offensive has everyday life. Roadside bombs killed these responsibilities,” Zebari told Al- whipped up sectarian tensions and four people near a square in central Arabiya television. threatened to dismember Iraq. The Baghdad yesterday, medical and secu- “There are other sides who bear sectarian conflict poses the biggest rity sources said. responsibility, maybe political part- danger to the OPEC member’s stabili- There are signs of a backlash ners, but the biggest and greatest ty since the 2003 fall of Saddam among Iraqis against the Islamic State, responsibility is on the person in Hussein after a US-led invasion. which has blown up mosques and charge of public policies.” Maliki has appointed Hussain Al- shrines and imposed its ultra hardline Yesterday, Saudi Arabia’s King Shahristani, the Shiite deputy prime vision of Islam in Mosul and other Abdullah called on regional leaders minister, as acting foreign minister. cities in controls in the north. One of HALBA: Syrian refugee Umm Jamil looks on at her house and religious scholars to prevent Islam The Kurds have long dreamed of their the Islamic State’s propaganda cen- in Halba town, northern Lebanon. Jamil, who takes care of from being hijacked by militants. He own independent state, an aspiration ters in Mosul, which contains a big her 19-year-old disabled son, said she was falsely accused named no groups but was alluding to that anger Maliki, who has frequently screen where the group showcases its of prostitution after Lebanese police confused her for violence in neighboring countries, clashed with the non-Arabs over operations, was set ablaze yesterday another suspected prostitute in her building. — AP including Iraq and Syria, where the budgets, land and oil. After the Sunni night, a witness said. — Reuters INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 Investigators start jet crash site search 10 Ukrainian soldiers die in ambush

HRABOVE, Ukraine: With the sound of artillery blasts at a distance, dozens of international investigators arrived yester- day at the eastern Ukraine site where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed and began a painstaking search for the KAMPALA: A photo of Uganda’s president hangs on the remains of as many as 80 victims. wall (left) as Judge Stephen Kavuma reads the verdict at Several hours before they arrived, at Uganda’s Constitutional court yesterday. — AP least 10 Ukrainian soldiers were killed when their convoy was ambushed by Uganda court scraps pro-Russian separatist rebels in a town close to the wreckage site. Thirteen more new anti-gay law soldiers were unaccounted for after the attack, officials said, and the bodies of KAMPALA: Uganda’s constitutional court yesterday overturned four more people were being examined tough new anti-gay laws that had been branded draconian and to determine whether they were soldiers “abominable” by rights groups, saying they had been wrongly or rebels. The investigators from the passed by parliament. The law is “null and void,” presiding judge Netherlands and Australia, plus officials Steven Kavuma told the court, saying the process had contra- with the Organization for Security and vened the constitution, as it has been passed in parliament in Cooperation in Europe, traveled from the December without the necessary quorum of lawmakers. rebel-held city of Donetsk in 15 cars and a bus to the crash site outside the village Cheering gay rights activists celebrated the ruling, but sup- Australian and Dutch experts examine pieces of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 porters of the law said they would appeal at the Supreme Court. of Hrabove. As they set up a base to work from at a chicken farm, an Associated plane crash in the village of Hrabove, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine yester- “Justice prevailed, we won,” said lawyer Nicholas Opiyo, who led day. — AP the challenge in the constitutional court. “The retrogressive anti- Press reporter heard artillery fire in the homosexuality act of Uganda has been struck down by the con- distance. It was impossible to tell how far plane was shot down by the rebels with a Ukranian rescue workers after the stitutional court-it’s now dead as a door nail,” said Andrew away shells were landing and whether Russian-supplied missile. Rebel leaders crash loaded 200 body bags of remains Mwenda, one of 10 petitioners. the Ukrainian army or rebel forces were publicly deny it, but one top rebel official onto a train and 227 caskets were flown The law, signed by Uganda’s veteran President Yoweri firing. The investigative team’s top priori- has told the AP on condition of anonymi- to the Netherlands. Dutch forensics offi- Museveni in February, said that homosexuals should be jailed for ty is to recover human remains that have ty that insurgents were involved in the cials are now identifying the remains and life, outlawed the promotion of homosexuality and obliged been rotting in midsummer heat of 90 operation that downed the plane. Australian’s foreign minister has said Ugandans to denounce gays to the authorities. US Secretary of degrees (32 degrees Celsius) since the as many as 80 bodies are still believed at State John Kerry likened the law to anti-Semitic legislation in Nazi plane went down on July 17. They will Survey the crash site. The investigative team’s Germany, and Western nations made a raft of aid cuts to also try to retrieve the belongings of the Yesterday’s search effort came after a journey in their convoy lasted about Uganda’s government. But homosexuality in Uganda remains 298 people killed aboard the Boeing 777. smaller advance investigative team man- three hours from Donetsk, through the illegal and punishable by jail sentences under previous legisla- After they arrived, members of the aged to perform a preliminary survey of government-held town of Debaltseve, tion, which is expected to return after the court’s decision. team wearing gloves broke up into small the area a day earlier. For days, clashes and back into the separatist-controlled groups and walked into fields of scrub. along routes to the wreckage site had territory, where the wreckage lies. At ‘No longer criminal’ They placed items into blue plastic buck- kept investigators from reaching the site. Debaltseve, the convoy was joined by Critics have said Museveni signed the law to win domestic ets, but it was impossible for journalists Independent observers warned that three vehicles from the International support ahead of a presidential election scheduled for 2016, prevented from getting close to see what there has been tampering with evidence. Committee of the Red Cross. Both sides which will be his 30th year in power. Government spokesman they had collected. The sprawling site of fields in between in the conflict tentatively agreed to a Ofwono Opondo said the law-as it is on paper-remains valid, say- Other team members gathered two villages is now designated a crime cease-fire around the crash zone, but the ing it had been struck down on a matter of procedure and not around plane wreckage, taking photos of scene and was being divided into grids yesterday morning attack by rebels on over its content. “The ruling has not nullified the anti-homosexu- debris from the jet’s fuselage and tail. for systematic searches for remains, government troops took place less than ality law, it only ruled on the validity of the procedure in parlia- Rebel fighters guarding the perimeter of belongings and jet crash evidence, 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of the site, ment,” he said. But gay rights activists were celebrating. “I am no the zone stayed away from the investiga- Australian police officer Brian McDonald outside the town of Shakhtarsk. longer a criminal, today we have made history for generations to tors and some patrolled the streets of the told reporters in Hrabove. Specially Ukrainian forces and rebels have been come,” said Kasha Jacqueline, another petitioner and a promi- neighboring village of Rozspyne. trained dogs will be also be used in the battling in that area for several days but nent gay rights activist. “I am officially legal,” said Frank Mugisha, Ukraine and the West contend the search, McDonald said. the town is still in rebel hands. —AP another petitioner, but admitting despite his “celebration mood” the ruling was only the “beginning of a very long battle”. “The law has been struck on technicalities, so the big picture is Campaign for an independent still there,” he said. Lawmakers could seek to reintroduce a bill to parliament, a potentially lengthy process, with the last such bill taking four years from introduction to the final vote. Scotland stalls before vote

‘Law is intact’ LONDON: The campaign for Scotland to break away from the Strathclyde University, who conducted the analysis. David Bahati, the MP who introduced the bill-which initially United Kingdom has stalled just over a month before Scots “There isn’t any consistent evidence of movement towards a proposed the death penalty as punishment-said he still backed decide whether to go it alone in a referendum, an analysis of the ‘Yes’ vote since March.” A “yes” vote would cast Britain into the law. “It is a setback but not a major one, because the law is latest six opinion polls showed yesterday. It came as one of uncharted constitutional waters, trigger a prolonged period of intact,” he said. “The law is good for Uganda, no matter what Scotland’s highest profile businesses, Royal Bank of Scotland, uncertainty, and could diminish its clout on the world stage. A court decides.” Outspoken anti-gay preacher Pastor Martin said a vote for independence could significantly increase its “No” vote would be likely to lead to more powers being Ssempa led prayers before the hearing inside the tightly packed costs and have a material impact on its business. devolved to Scotland, which already has control over swaths of courtroom calling for the judges to uphold the law. The poll research, published 47 days before the Sept. 18 vote policy. The “Yes” campaign says Scotland, which has its own par- Ssempa had already warned he feared the “judicial abortion of and before a televised debate on Tuesday between the leaders liament but lacks tax-raising powers, would be freer, better gov- our bill” due to international pressure. of the “Yes” and “No” campaigns, showed that the independ- erned and more wealthy if it went it alone. The “No” campaign “We are determined to appeal this case at the Supreme ence movement has been largely stuck in the 42-44 percent sup- has warned that Scotland would be unable to keep the pound, Court,” he said. Ssempa said the petition was being pushed to port range since March after making gains at the start of the that tens of thousands of jobs in the defense and financial sec- polish Uganda’s international reputation before Museveni travels year. Published in Britain’s The Independent newspaper, the tors would be at risk, and that an independent Scotland could to Washington next week to meet President Barack Obama at a analysis showed that if the results of the last six polls conducted struggle to rejoin the European Union. landmark US-Africa summit. Rights groups, who said the law trig- in June and July were averaged out, 57 percent of Scots would Royal Bank of Scotland, which has been careful not to enter gered a sharp increase in arrests and assaults of members of the reject independence and 43 percent would back breaking away. the emotive political debate, said that uncertainties resulting country’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, wel- That gives the “No” campaign a lead of 14 percentage points. from a “Yes” vote would be likely to significantly impact its credit comed the decision. “We are pleased that this law cannot be “The ‘Yes’ campaign seems to have stalled while still significantly ratings and “could also impact the fiscal, monetary, legal and enforced and entrench further abuses and discrimination,” said short of its destination,” said Professor John Curtice of regulatory landscape to which the group is subject”. — Reuters Maria Burnett from Human Rights Watch. —AFP INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014

Pakistan widows, ‘second’ wives flee fighting but are denied aid BANNU: Thousands of women displaced by from elders of their Pashtun tribes forbid- “They are not letting me in,” the woman Muhammad Abbas Khan, the commis- fighting in Pakistan are struggling to get ding them from going out to get aid. said. “I have no chance to enter.” The sioner for displaced families in Bannu, was food and other aid because they lack identi- Conservative tribal traditions demand woman, Basmira, had no identity and no exasperated. “We tried to resist the elders ty cards and conservative Muslim elders women stay at home and men fetch the male relative. She stood near a cluster of but it was like talking to a brick wall,” he have forbidden them from going to distribu- food. women in all-covering burqas beseeching said. “This conservative culture overrides tion centres. The same traditions prevent many stick-wielding police and army guards to let religion, it overrides ethics and it overrides The women are among nearly a million women from getting identity cards, some them into the stadium. human rights.” people who registered for aid after the army because they are not considered the “first” Another woman, Maimoona, said her The government says it will set up a began an offensive against the Pakistani wife of men who have taken two or more husband was killed by a stray bullet three women-only distribution point in the next Taleban in North Waziristan, a mountainous wives. months ago. few weeks but until then, women have to region on the Afghan border. Some families also find the idea of a “You see those sticks in their hands? rely on handouts from other hungry fami- The army ordered most civilians to leave woman being photographed or fingerprint- They will beat us if we try to go in,” said 30- lies. before the offensive began in June. Many ed for cards highly intrusive, even though year-old Maimoona, who like many in That generosity is keeping many people ended up in Bannu, a small city where nar- the national identity agency runs women- Pakistan uses only one name. Two other fed at Bannu’s Government School Number row streets are crammed with people, live- only centres. Others simply lived in areas too women said they were also widows and 3, where hundreds of displaced live in con- stock and motorbikes. remote to get cards. one said her son was a drug addict. crete classrooms partitioned by cotton No census has been conducted in North For now, women and children without A soldier at the gate said women were sheets. Waziristan for years, so no one knows the male relatives are largely dependent on welcome to go to other distribution sites Shashparizada, 45, and her co-wife are at true scale of the problem. Government fig- handouts from neighbours who are them- around the city, but Reuters found that the school with their 12 children and hus- ures, however, show almost three-quarters selves dependent on aid. women were also being denied entry at band, a frail 70-year-old with a long white of those seeking aid are women and chil- four other centres. beard. He lay on a rope bed with a fan near- dren. ‘I have no chance’ “This lack of ID cards is a major problem by, too weak to stand. There’s plenty of food to go around, with One woman sobbed behind her veil as for widows, second wives, and many “He is so old, it is hard for him to wait in the World Food Programme handing out she waited outside the main sports stadium women whose husbands are not here,” said line,” Shashparizada said. “We do not have nearly 5,000 tonnes and many other aid in Bannu last week, watching men with Yasmin Akhtar, regional manager for ID cards and he cannot go, so there is noth- groups active. But women face two prob- wheelbarrows carry out sacks of flour and Khwendo Kor, an aid group helping about ing for us.” —Reuters lems: the lack of identity cards and an edict containers of water. 1,000 of the women. Rescue workers lose hope of India landslide survivors ‘Any more survivors would be a miracle’

MALIN: Rescue workers were losing hope workers to help with the search, worked into month-old baby Rudra, who were recovering yesterday of finding survivors amid the mud the night in a desperate hunt for any more with no major injuries in hospital having and debris from a major landslide in western survivors after lights powered by portable been shielded by their home’s tin wall. India, where 150 people are feared to have generators were set up. “I was breastfeeding the baby when I been killed. “Our boys are facing a gruelling task. heard a loud thunder-like clap. I tried to run Sixty bodies and eight survivors have Adverse weather and lack of space to oper- but the wall collapsed,” Lembe said. now been pulled from the site where a vil- ate heavy machinery are the main things,” Volunteers were seen preparing pyres for lage once stood in a remote part of said Gautam Sarkar, an assistant comman- mass cremations yesterday, with wood and NEW DELHI: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi Maharashtra state, but incessant rains and dant of the NDRF, which is using both sniffer kerosene arriving on trucks and tankers. (right) shakes hands with Nepalese Prime Minister strong winds have hampered rescue efforts. dogs and life detectors that can sense heart- Sushil Koirala during a meeting. —AFP “The debris is huge and since it is wet beats. “We have not been able to survey the Fear of more landslides mud, there is negligible chance of air pock- whole area since the loose mud buries you Dramatic footage of the landslide ets. Any more survivors would be miracles,” up to your thighs,” Sarkar said. Relatives on showed a chunk of hillside giving way on Nepal gears up for Ganesh Pawar, medical officer at the rural Thursday told of losing whole families after Wednesday with a cascade of mud, rocks hospital treating casualties, told AFP. tonnes of earth and trees came crashing and trees, sending up clouds of dust below. Indian PM’s visit The National Disaster Response Force down onto the homes below. Residents of neighbouring villages (NDRF) has said about 160 people were “I lost my dad, mum, nephew, my whole expressed fears that their homes might be KATHMANDU: Cleaners were busy yesterday sprucing up a famed thought to have been living in the dozens of family. What will I do? I have nothing left,” next. “There was no landslide here in the Hindu temple complex in Nepal’s capital ahead of a visit to the houses damaged when a hill gave way and inconsolable Usha Vilas Gavar, 30, told AFP past, but recently the rice farming activity on Himalayan nation by India’s premier aimed at countering Chinese cascaded onto their village of Malin. close to the scene. Among the handful res- the hill behind the village had intensified,” influence by expanding bilateral ties. The force, which mobilised 378 rescue cued were Pramila Lembe, 25, and her three- said 55-year-old Govind Asavale. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to arrive in Kathmandu “We now face the risk of a similar fate.” tomorrow with the two-day trip marking the first visit by an Indian The chief minister of Maharashtra, Prithviraj premier since the end of Nepal’s 10-year civil war. Chavan, said late Thursday that people living Modi will meet Nepal’s President Ram Baran Yadav and Prime in landslide-prone areas would have to be Minister Sushil Koirala during his visit. He will also address parlia- shifted to prevent such disasters. ment, becoming the first foreign head of government to do since He said they occurred “due to cutting of 1990. trees as well as construction activities on the The devout Hindu politician will offer prayers at the hills. Mountains have been flattened for agri- Pashupatinath temple complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on culture,” he told his cabinet according to the Monday morning. Press Trust of India news agency, citing offi- The temple complex, which sprawls over a 2.6-square-kilometre cials. (one-square mile) area near Kathmandu on the banks of the Bagmati Chavan said that if necessary a policy river, attracts tens of thousands of pilgrims every year, many from would be prepared to tackle such activities. India. He echoed India’s Home Minister Rajnath “We have deployed some 63 people to clean the temple premis- Singh, who after visiting the site stressed the es-they are working from morning until night, mowing grass, polish- need to “maintain environmental balance ing floors and removing dust and moss from every corner,” said along with development”. Govinda Tandon, Secretary General of the Pashupati Area While India’s annual rains are a lifeline Development Trust. for the economy, flooding and building col- Organisers have also arranged for 108 young priests and musi- MALIN: Indian swayamsevaks, or volunteers, from the Rashtriya lapses are frequent during the monsoon cians to chant prayers and play traditional instruments to welcome Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the country’s biggest grassroots religious season. A landslide in the eastern state of Modi, Tandon told AFP. Although New Delhi traditionally has exert- Odisha on Thursday cut off about a dozen ed huge influence in Nepal, Beijing recently has made significant group, prepare a funeral pyre for mass cremation of landslide victims at villages, while another in the northern economic forays into the impoverished Himalayan nation, spending Malin Village of Pune district in the western Indian state of Maharashtra Himalayan state of Uttarakhand killed at billions of dollars on infrastructure projects ranging from roads to yesterday. —AFP least five people. —AFP hydropower plants. —AFP INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014

Manila to table action plan over China sea rows MANILA: The Philippines said yesterday deployment of a deep-sea oil rig in statement outlining the plan. tion of a 2002 ASEAN-China Declaration it would table a “triple action plan” at a South China Sea waters also claimed by The Philippines said it was set to of Conduct in the South China Sea, as regional meeting to ease tensions and Vietnam led to clashes between Chinese table a “triple action plan” containing well as for a settlement mechanism resolve rows between China and rival and Vietnamese vessels in May and trig- immediate, intermediate, and final anchored on international law to resolve claimants to the strategic South China gered deadly riots across Vietnam that approaches to address the destabilising the disputes. Sea. targeted Chinese people and foreign- activities at an Association of Southeast Meanwhile, Japan yesterday named China claims most of the sea, even owned businesses. Asian Nations (ASEAN) ministerial meet- five uninhabited small isles belonging to waters close to the shores of its neigh- “These tensions have strained rela- ing in Myanmar next week. an island group in the center of a dis- bours, and tensions have heightened in tions among countries, increased levels It would call for an immediate “mora- pute with China as part of efforts to rein- recent months over what is perceived as of mistrust, and heightened the dangers torium on specific activities that escalate force its claim, a move likely to spark the Asian giant’s increasingly aggressive of unintended conflict in the region,” tension” in the area, it said. Manila anger from Beijing and another moves to assert those claims. China’s said a Philippine foreign department would also call for the full implementa- claimant, Taiwan. —Agencies

Japan offers navy vessels to Vietnam to boost sea strength HANOI: Japan will give six navy boats to Vietnam to boost its patrols and surveillance in the South China Sea, Japan’s foreign minister said yesterday, in the latest sign of a strengthening of alliances between states locked in mar- itime rows with China. The used vessels, worth 500 million yen ($4.86 million), would be accompanied by training and equipment to help the coastguard and fisheries surveillance effort, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said after talks with Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh. The deal represents a notable shift in the two countries’ close diplomatic and investment ties towards defence, a move likely to irk an increasingly assertive China that is pressing hard on claims to nine-tenths of the potentially energy-rich sea, and worrying much of the region. “International security is getting more complicated... prosperity only comes with stability in the South China Sea and the East China Sea,” Kishada told a news conference in Hanoi. “I hope this equipment will strengthen the ability of KAOHSIUNG: An emergency rescue worker takes a break from searching for missing persons near damaged Vietnam’s coastal enforcement authorities.” Vietnam enjoys vehicles after massive gas explosions in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, yesterday. —AP tight business ties with Japan, its biggest investor, but rela- tions with Hanoi’s largest trade partner, China, are at their worst in three decades and analysts believe that has sharp- ened the debate within Vietnam’s secretive Communist Gas blasts tear through Party over long-term foreign policy strategy. Beijing’s May 2 deployment of a drilling rig in waters Vietnam claims as its exclusive economic zone lit the fuse Taiwan city, kill 25 on simmering anti-China sentiment in Vietnam, worsened by accusations that the southeast Asian country’s fishing Flags flown at half-mast at govt offices, schools boats were deliberately rammed by Chinese vessels. KAOHSIUNG: A series of powerful gas blasts pipelines, were powerful enough to flip cars the injured on makeshift stretchers as ambu- killed at least 25 people and injured up to and split open paved roads. lances rushed to the scene and firefighters in Live-fire drills 267 yesterday in the southern Taiwanese city One street had been ripped along its yellow overalls began removing bodies from That led to rare protests, rioting and arson in Vietnam of Kaohsiung, overturning cars and ripping length, swallowing several fire engines and the area. aimed at Chinese factories, although Taiwan facilities were up roads as terrified residents fled an inferno. other vehicles, while some houses had their “The explosions were like thunder and worst hit. The explosions sparked massive fires roofs blown off. Workers were using cranes the road in front of my shop ripped open. It The rig was moved out of contested waters on July 16, a which tore through the city’s Cianjhen dis- to lift up the vehicles and bulldozers to clean felt like an earthquake,” Taiwan’s Central month before schedule, but it remains unclear if the two trict, leaving a yawning trench running for up the scene later yesterday. Witnesses News Agency quoted a witness as saying. countries struck a deal behind the scenes. China said the rig hundreds of metres down the middle of a reported seeing bodies strewn across the “The local fire department received calls was shifted because its mission had been completed. major thoroughfare and littering the streets streets of the city, which lies adjacent to a of gas leaks late Thursday and then there China is not showing any sign of easing off on its mar- with dead bodies. Dramatic video footage huge petrochemical complex housing were a series of blasts around midnight captured by dashboard cameras inside cars dozens of petrochemical plants. affecting an area of two to three square kilo- itime push. It will hold live-fire drills for five days from showed multiple blasts and pillars of flame “I saw fire soaring up to possibly 20 metres,” the fire agency said in a statement. Tuesday off its coast in the East China Sea opposite Japan erupting from manholes as drivers frantically storeys high after a blast and fire engines and A Kaohsiung city government official said and in the Gulf of Tonkin, which borders both China and tried to avoid being engulfed. cars being blown away while around 10 bod- the blazes had been extinguished or burned Vietnam, according to the Ministry of National Defence. The National Fire Agency said the blasts ies lay on the street,” witness Johnson Liu themselves out. City authorities said they had The Japanese support for Vietnam will include radar killed at least 25 people and injured around told AFP. sealed off six kilometres (about four miles) of equipment and the vessels are to be handed over by year 267 in Taiwan’s second largest city. Local television aired footage from a road. Residents described how the neigh- end, according to a Japanese government source in Tokyo, Four firefighters who rushed to the scene dashboard camera capturing a loud explo- bourhood smelt strongly of gas before the who requested anonymity. after residents smelled gas were among sion which tore up the road in front of a blue disaster. Japan’s already fragile ties with China have soured over those killed in the blasts while rescuers were truck as it waited at a junction. Rocks and One surnamed Peng said: “There was a their competing claims to a string of uninhabited East China searching for two others who went missing. debris could be seen showering down on the heavy odour of gas and... then I heard explo- Sea islets that Beijing calls Diaoyu and Tokyo refers to as Premier Jiang Yi-huan inspected the street before the footage faded to black. sions and saw fire spurting from a store.” “My Senkaku. affected areas and said flags would be flown house shook as if there were an earthquake China also has overlapping South China Sea claims with at half-mast at government offices and ‘Scared to death’ and the power went out,” she was quoted as Taiwan, Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines, to which schools across the island from August 5 for Footage from a second dashboard cam- saying by the Central News Agency. Vietnam has recently cosied up, and says may follow in pur- three days to mourn the victims of the blasts era uploaded online showed a car frantically The local government was evacuating suing international legal action against China. as well as a fatal air crash last week. making a u-turn after the initial explosion more than 1,100 residents from the affected Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed only to hurtle towards another inferno com- areas to schools and shelters as it tried to Soldiers from both countries drank beer and played soc- his condolences to the victims of the gas ing up from beneath the road. locate the source of the leaks and warned cer during a party on an island in the disputed Spratly archi- explosions, the official Xinhua news agency “I’m scared to death,” one of the occu- people to stay away. The military dispatched pelago in June, in what was widely seen as a provocative said. The blasts, believed to have been trig- pants was recorded saying. “It’s like a bomb- around 1,400 soldiers to the scene to help show of unity. —Reuters gered by gas leaking from underground ing, let’s hurry.” Residents were seen carrying with the disaster effort. —AFP INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 Town changed, even with girls’ killer behind bars WELEETKA: Folks once settled in this sleepy central Oklahoma town to But even with the guilty pleas secured, some residents in this work- for locals. She added: “I think whatever he gets, he deserves,” after hear- get away from the crime and hubbub of big-city life. Many residents did- ing-class town of barely 1,000 people doubted things would ever return ing about Sweat’s guilty plea. n’t bolt their doors or draw their shades at night. Most here never wor- to the way they used to be six years ago. ried about people like Kevin Sweat. “It changed the whole town,” said Jim Graffman, owner of Big Jim Tragedies But then, on a dusty road northeast of town, Sweat shot 13-year-old and Hoktey’s Saloon, where a sole customer sat at the bar at midday. Wanda Mankin, the principal at the school where Skyla and Taylor Taylor Paschal-Placker and 11-year-old Skyla Whitaker to death, believing “You’re careful taking the back roads because you have no idea what’s attended, was dreading the start of Sweat’s trial. It had been set to start they were demons out to do him harm. The 2008 slayings went unsolved going to happen. Monday. “This trial has brought all these feelings back in the open,” for years until Sweat’s fiancee was murdered, and police questioned him “It made everybody aware that this type of thing can happen here,” Mankin said in an interview a few hours before Sweat’s plea hearing. in her death and connected the cases. Sweat pleaded guilty to all three he said. The sentiment was the same for Janet and Tim Wise, who, until “Nothing you learn in college can ever prepare you for dealing with this murders Thursday. learning that Sweat had pleaded guilty to the crimes, said they kept kind of thing.” The murders of the young girls were just the first of several Prosecutors dropped plans to seek the death penalty after Sweat watchful guard over their grandchildren, fearing that the girls’ killer was more tragedies to come for the town in a span of several years: a house agreed to waive his right to a jury trial. Sweat, who had lived with his somehow still on the loose, living among the residents. fire that killed six people; the death of a beloved youth minister in an oil fiancee in a neighboring county, faces life in prison, either with or with- “We had to keep an eye on them at all times,” Janet Wise said as she tank explosion; and another fire that tore through several downtown out parole. He’ll be sentenced later. dined with her family at Outlaws Grocery and Diner, a popular meet-up buildings, wiping out a popular café and three other businesses. —AP NEWS SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 Town vs town, faction vs faction... Continued from Page 1 sides to lay claim to stakes in the capital. Zintan took the civil airport; Misrata and its The war for Tripoli’s airport is not even allies took a military airbase. Since then the only war being fought in Libya. A day’s they have skirmished in turf wars. drive away in Benghazi, Libya’s second Despite their local origins, the militia of biggest city, followers of a renegade former both towns have allied themselves to polit- Gaddafi general are waging street battles ical factions with national ambitions. The against an alliance of militia groups, includ- Zintanis, with allied groups called the ing Islamist fighters that Washington Qaaqaa and Al-Sawaiq brigades which blames for killing the US ambassador two include some former Gaddafi special forces, years ago. The Benghazi militia alliance has have sided with the National Forces overrun a Special Forces base and forced Alliance, led by Mahmoud Jibril, an interim irregular forces and the army to retreat. prime minister after the war. Zintanis have The collapse of Gaddafi’s four decades long complained of their town’s neglect by of single man rule has left Libya an armed Gaddafi, and say they missed out on Libya’s free-for-all, where cities, regions, charismat- oil wealth. Rivals say they have grown rich ic individuals, urban neighborhoods and from exploiting control of the airport. Many rural tribes all field their own armed forces. of the Qaaqaa brigade members are fierce- Towns fight towns; Islamists oppose ly opposed to what they see as growing nationalists; federalists rise up against cen- Islamist influence in Libya. tral government; ex-Gaddafi units clash On the opposite side, the Misrata with former revolutionaries - and everyone brigades, including “Libya Shield” units cre- has guns, artillery, tanks and missiles, taken ated by parliament, are allied to Islamist- from the vast arsenals the deposed dictator leaning militias whose allegiance is with had stashed across the country. Western the Justice and Construction party, seen as KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti boy poses near the baskets of shrimps yesterday at the main fish mar- countries, which helped blast Gaddafi out close to the Muslim Brotherhood. The ket in Kuwait City. Shrimp fishing resumed in Kuwaiti waters after a break in order to of power with a NATO bombing campaign depth of Misrata’s suffering under siege by allow the species to reproduce in territorial waters. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat in 2011, are mostly getting out, shutting Gaddafi’s forces has become a rallying cry and evacuating embassies as the OPEC oil for fighters who accuse the Zintanis of exporter teeters toward becoming a failed cooperating with ex-Gaddafi figures. “The Shrimp fishing resumes state. With the main airport shut, the revolution didn’t finish. It is about percep- Americans left by road escorted by tions over the future of the country. They in international waters Marines; the French sailed out by sea. both think they can win, but do they go to the brink?” said one Western diplomat. KUWAIT: Local shrimp was sold at the main sion helped drop fish prices that increased Revolutionary liberators “The hope is that they realise that no side fish market in Sharq yesterday for the first during the holy month of Ramadan, accord- For the past three years, the central gov- can win.” time in seven months following a decision to ing to observations in the market. Local ernment has largely failed to build a allow fishing in international waters. A Public traders were allowed to import cultivated national army, instead buying off the loyal- Visceral Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish shrimp from nearby countries as well as ty of armed groups by putting individual Opponents of the Islamists blame them Resources’ decision to ban shrimp fishing in frozen shrimp during the ban. A decision to fighters or whole militia units onto the pay- for starting the latest violence to scuttle the territorial waters will remain in effect until ban local fishing for Zubaidi (silver pomfret), roll. Despite taking the government’s mon- start of the new parliament, elected in June September 1, 2014 in order to allow the another popular seafood item in the Kuwaiti ey, most remain loyal to their commanders, under a system that required candidates to marine species to reproduce. The new deci- cuisine, ended on July 15, 2014. — Agencies regions or cities. UN, US and European spe- stand without party affiliation, which cost cial envoys are pushing for a ceasefire and Islamists some clout. “What is happening is Gaza truce collapses; death toll... political settlement around a new parlia- an attempted strike against election results, ment due to start its work in August. But which handed more power to the Islamists’ Continued from Page 1 in Israel for the Gaza campaign, Netanyahu the negotiations are difficult. enemies,” said Ziad Dgheim, a federalist had faced intense pressure from abroad to Each brigade claims to be a legitimate and member of the new parliament. “Israel will take all necessary steps against stand his forces down. International calls for armed force authorized by competing fac- Now each blames the other as positions those who call for its annihilation and terror- an end to the bloodshed intensified after tions within ministries or the previous par- harden. Zintan says it is only defending the ize its citizens,” a statement from Netanyahu’s shelling on Wednesday that killed 15 people liament; each claims the entitlement as rev- airport from attack and urged a ceasefire to office quoted him as saying. sheltering in a UN-run school in Gaza’s olutionary liberators of the capital, and stop “Libyan blood being spilled.” Ahmed Jabalya refugee camp. refuses to give up its Gaddafi-era heavy Hadia, spokesman for the Misrata Central Warren of tunnels Israel launched its offensive in Gaza on July Cairo negotiations weaponry. Since the 2011 war, Libya’s fac- Shield Brigade, said his group joined the 8, unleashing air and naval bombardments in Hamas, isolated in an Arab world con- tional rivalries have flared before, only to battle only after Zintan’s Qaaqaa and response to a surge of cross-border rocket cerned about the rise Islamist militancy, is be restrained by a tenuous balance of pow- Sawaiq brigades were accused of trying to attacks. Tanks and infantry pushed into the seeking an end to Israel’s blockade of Gaza. It er that Libyan officials and diplomats say stage a coup and the government was not territory of 1.8 million on July 17. Gaza offi- also wants a hostile Egypt to ease restrictions comes from the knowledge that neither strong enough to respond. The airport cials say at least 1,509 Palestinians, mostly at its Rafah crossing with the territory side can overcome the other. For now, the struggle is hardly the first time Libya’s civilians, have been killed and 7,000 wound- imposed after the military toppled Islamist main rivalry in the capital is that between armed factions tried to decide Libya’s ed. Sixty-three Israeli soldiers have been killed president Mohamed Morsi last July. Israel has Zintan and Misrata, which both played out- future. The last parliament and ministries and more than 400 hurt. Three civilians have balked at freeing up Gaza’s borders under any sized roles in the 2011 war that unseated were repeatedly stormed by armed groups been killed by Palestinian rockets in Israel. de-escalation deal unless Hamas’s disarma- Gaddafi and parlayed their victory into sta- to make demands on the fragile state. The Palestinian death toll is now higher than ment is also guaranteed. Saudi Arabia’s King tus as kingmakers in the capital. The government blames one Islamist during the last outbreak of hostilities in 2008- Abdullah, in a speech read out on his behalf Zintan, a rugged Arab garrison town of militia for the kidnapping of the prime 2009, when more than 1,400 died. on state television yesterday, accused Israel of barely 50,000 people perched among poor minister from his hotel room in Tripoli last Eight rockets and mortar bombs were fired committing “war crimes against humanity” in Berber villages in the arid heights of the year. Another federalist ex-rebel blockaded from Gaza at Israel after the ceasefire began Gaza. Western Mountains, led an unlikely cam- Libya’s oil ports for a year to demand more yesterday, the military said, adding that one A senior State Department official travel- paign against much larger Gaddafi forces, autonomy for the east, halting the exports was intercepted by the Iron Dome system and ling with Kerry in India had said US Deputy bursting through the front to reach the that form the government’s lifeblood. But seven hit open areas. The truce had left Israeli Secretary of State Bill Burns would arrive in coast and march on Tripoli in a lightning Professor Dirk Vandewalle, a Libya expert ground forces in place in the Hamas-dominat- Cairo on Saturday and that Frank Lowenstein, advance. Its militia later captured Gaddafi’s at Dartmouth College in the United States, ed Gaza Strip and a military spokeswoman the acting US envoy for Middle East peace, son Saif Al-Islam, still held in its jail. said militias had now crossed a threshold had said operations would continue to and another US official, Jonathan Schwartz, Misrata, a thriving port of nearly 300,000 by openly attacking institutions like Tripoli destroy a warren of tunnels through which would be there yesterday. The Palestinian del- with a mercantile tradition, was the biggest airport that before would have been the Islamist group has menaced Israel’s egation would be comprised of Hamas, city in the west to hold out against viewed as out of bounds. “What the mili- southern towns and army bases. Western-backed Fatah, the Islamic Jihad mili- Gaddafi’s forces, keeping the revolution’s tias are saying is we are willing to do what- Israeli officials have long voiced concern tant group and a number of smaller factions, hopes alive under intense bombardment ever it takes to solve this,” he said. “This is that militants would try to capture a soldier or Palestinian officials said. But US officials said an Israeli civilian. In 2011, Israel released more Israel and the United States would not sit during a months-long siege, before its much more visceral, and it is about the than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in exchange across the table from Hamas, which the two forces battled their way to the capital. spoils of the state and who will control for Gilad Shalit, a soldier snatched by Hamas countries, along with the European Union, When Tripoli fell, Misrata and Zintan them. A much larger battle is starting to five years earlier. Amid strong public support consider a terrorist group. — Reuters brigades both rushed in from opposite evolve.”— Reuters China manufacturing 17 French PM attacks euro-zone18 British manufacturing 19 Businessactivity surges in July policies, warns of deflation growth in July slows SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 Dubai World may revise $25bn debt deal16

PHILADELPHIA: Job seekers wait in line to meet with recruiters during a job fair. US employers extended their solid hiring into July by adding 209,000 jobs. — AP US adds 209,000 jobs, rate rises to 6.2% Manufacturing expands again in July

WASHINGTON: The US economy generated slightly, suggesting, as the Federal Reserve said Federal Reserve. On Wednesday, official data for the overall economy. The Institute for Supply 209,000 new jobs in July, down from June but Wednesday, that there is still slack in the labor showed the economy grew a fast-paced 4.0 per- Management, a trade group of purchasing man- maintaining the solid 200,000-plus monthly market despite the steady gains in job creation. cent in the second quarter. But that was mainly a agers, reported yesterday that its manufacturing streak since February, the Commerce The July job creation number was only slight- rebound from the 2.1 percent contraction of the index rose to 57.1, highest level since April 2011 Department said yesterday. ly below what economists had expected, while first quarter, and economists expect the econo- and up from 55.3 in June. Anything above 50 The unemployment rate rose only by 0.1 the department revised higher June’s new jobs my is already decelerating from the second-quar- signals that manufacturing is growing. Paul points to 6.2 percent, still near its lowest level figure to 298,000. That left the average since ter pace. The policy debate has focused on the Dales, senior US economist at Capital since October 2008 and well down from the 7.9 January at a respectable 223,000 jobs created question of whether the labor market is tighten- Economics, wrote in a research note that the percent at the start of 2013. New jobs were well- per month. It was the first time since 1997 that ing, which would add to inflation. “We can index was consistent with overall economic spread between the construction, manufactur- the economy had added more than 200,000 debate measures of slack all day. But the fact is, growth of 3.5 percent. ing, professional service and retail sectors, and jobs a month for six months straight. there’s basically no inflation or wage pressure,” The US economy already has been showing got a boost as well from 11,000 new jobs in the Even so, that had more impact in 1997, when University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers renewed strength. Economic growth clocked in government sector. Nevertheless, the number of the population was smaller. There were still sig- said in a tweet. Economist Chris Williamson of an impressive 4 percent annual pace from April unemployed rose by nearly 200,000 to 9.67 mil- nificant signs of economic weakness in the fig- Markit said he expects, in fact, the job creation through June after getting off to a bad start the lion, in part because of the constant increase in ures. Besides the slow wage growth, the rate of numbers to slow. first three months of the year. And the Labor the number of working-age Americans, as well a participation in the labor force was 62.9 percent, “With companies reporting growing uncer- Department said Friday that employers added return to the labor force by 141,000 people who nearly the lowest in decades; the number of tainties to the business outlook, it’s perhaps not more than 200,000 jobs in July for the sixth had dropped out and were not previously long-term unemployed, a particular worry for surprising that the rate of job creation is show- straight month. counted as unemployed. Harm Bandholz of policy-makers, ticked up to 3.2 million; and the ing sign of cooling and could continue to ease in Factories created 28,000 jobs in July, most UniCredit pointed out that the growing return number of people working part-time because coming months.” US markets, on edge for any since November. Over the past year, manufac- of dropouts has added more than a half-million they could not find full-time jobs was flat at 7.5 sign of inflationary pressures, reacted modestly turers have added 178,000 jobs, best 12-month people to the labor force over the past six million. to the new data. Stocks, which plunged two per- stretch of hiring since November 2012. Dales months. “This is fundamentally a very positive Those numbers are important as economists cent on Thursday, were generally flat, with the wrote that the ISM report “suggests that manu- development, even as it puts some upward and policy-makers debate whether the economy S&P 500 down a bare 0.1 percent in early trade. facturing payrolls may soon start to rise by close pressure on the official jobless rate,” he said. is accelerating and inflation is picking up, which Meanwhile, US manufacturing expanded for to 50,000 a month rather than July’s 28,000.” Even so, average weekly earnings ticked up only would mandate tighter monetary policy from the the 14th straight month in July in a good sign American factories have been busy. — Agencies BUSINESS SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014

Dubai World may revise $25bn debt deal Some lenders exit on strong Dubai economy

DUBAI: Economic recovery in Dubai is pushing this year that Dubai World had the cash to make firms have already used improved lender senti- and a European bank was aiming for a $50 mil- both creditors and debtors to weigh new strate- the May 2015 repayment. However, he also said ment to get better terms on their borrowings - lion divestment. Danny Reynolds, associate gies in the $25 billion restructuring of state- various options involving the 2018 payment the latest is DP World, which tripled the size of a director at Exotix, said the uncertainty over the owned Dubai World, one of the Middle East’s would be discussed with lenders. Blackstone $1 billion loan and cut its cost by a third last 2018 payment and failure of the Lloyds auction largest ever debt deals. The conglomerate has Group was named as an adviser to Dubai World month. had blurred valuations of the Dubai World loans, begun talks to adjust a restructuring plan origi- in April. but he would not expect bids in this second nally signed in 2011: it would make its first big Under plans being discussed between Dubai Selling out round of attempted sales to be as high as those repayment early, in exchange for more time World, its advisers and senior lenders including While these talks are underway, banks with presented to Lloyds. before a second and much larger obligation HSBC and Emirates NBD, the 2018 maturity big chunks of Dubai World debt are reassessing If sales of Dubai World debt do go through, needs to be repaid, two sources with knowledge would be extended to 2022, in exchange for ear- their stances. Lloyds attempted to secure a price they could make the group’s effort to extend of the matter said. ly repayment of the full amount due next May, above 80 cents on the dollar when it offered to maturities beyond 2018 more difficult. Specialist At the same time, some foreign banks are the two sources said. The discussions have not sell over $450 million of exposure at end-June, distressed debt funds could come to own a seeking to divest parts of their exposure to so far included the full creditor group, and have but pulled the deal when it only got bids in the large slab of Dubai World debt, instead of com- Dubai World as improved confidence in the emi- not touched on whether a new interest rate 70s, the sources said. One of the reasons for the mercial banks which are eager to retain business rate raises debt values to levels which make would be set on the extended 2022 maturity, or failure of the auction may have been uncertainty relationships in Dubai and might therefore be offloading favorable. Lloyds, one of the banks on whether a new timetable for asset sales over whether the 2018 maturity will be extend- more willing to compromise. Another bank on the committee which negotiated the original would be put in place, one of the sources added. ed. The British bank has around $535 million of watching the situation carefully is Emirates NBD, debt deal, attempted to sell off more than $450 Dubai World will be hoping to use the emirate’s Dubai World exposure in total, a July 21 note the largest single creditor to Dubai World. The million of its exposure at the end of June, three renewed economic strength, boosted by a from Exotix said. bank, Dubai’s largest, has said it could reclassify sources said. resurgent local real estate market and growth in The sources didn’t know the motives for its exposure to the group as a performing loan Other lenders are also reviewing whether to core industries such as tourism, to convince Lloyds’ interest in a sale but the lender, 24.9 per- in 2014, allowing it to reverse the provision held change their exposures to Dubai World - most creditor banks to grant it additional time. cent owned by the British government, is under against it - around 409 million dirhams ($111 notably two banks which might potentially Goodwill accrued from the small repayments pressure to focus on its domestic business. “If I million) of an outstanding 9.14 billion dirhams. offload over $500 million of debt between them, made to date may also help. saw the debt reach a level which I had already “We will review our Dubai World exposure in according to investment house Exotix. Dubai If Dubai World succeeds, it may ultimately be provisioned against, I would sell out,” said one the coming time in line with the existing World and Lloyds declined to comment. The able to pay back more of its debt with retained of the sources, at a bank which has exposure to restructuring plan and the ongoing discussions sources spoke on condition of anonymity earnings rather than the proceeds of asset sales, Dubai World. Exotix said that in addition to that are reported to be taking place,” Shayne because of the commercial sensitivity of the allowing it to keep some key businesses which it Lloyds, a British lender was rumored to be eye- Nelson, chief executive of ENBD, told reporters matter. would otherwise have to divest. Other Dubai ing a sale of $500 million of Dubai World debt on July 24. — Reuters

Restructuring Under Dubai World’s original restructuring plan, it was scheduled to repay a $4.4 billion Oil slips below $106 on chunk of debt in May 2015 and an additional $10.3 billion in 2018. The deal was supposed to allow time for the diverse conglomerate’s assets oversupply, weak demand to recover in value, after they were hit by the LONDON: global credit crisis and a property crash in Dubai. Brent crude oil fell to a two-week US job growth slowed more than expected in overhang of light-sweet crude in the Atlantic This would permit them to be sold to fund low yesterday, slipping below $106 a barrel as July. Non-farm payrolls increased 209,000 last Basin in line with the low crude intake levels oversupply in the Atlantic basin and low month, less than expected, after surging by and higher availability of US and Canadian repayments to creditors. demand outweighed worries over political 298,000 in June, the Labor Department said crude imports,” JBC analysts said in a report to Initially, many assets recovered only slowly tensions in the Middle East, North Africa and yesterday. Brent crude fell to a low of $105.31, traders. The front of the Brent futures price and some, such as US-based luxury retailer Ukraine. Analysts say they expect global oil its weakest since July 15 and was down 40 curve is trading at a heavy discount to later Barneys, saw their values drop. This inhibited production to exceed demand this year and a cents at $105.62 a barrel by 1250 GMT. Brent barrels in a formation known as a contango. the sale process. However, some progress has supply glut has already built up in the West lost 5.6 percent loss last month, its biggest fall This discount has now lasted longer than any been made in recent months and small repay- African and European markets. since April 2013. since early 2011, Morgan Stanley analyst Adam ments have been made to creditors, under a Worries over geopolitical risks to oil supply US crude futures fell 50 cents to $97.67 a Longson said. “(This reflects) weak physical mechanism which distributes cash from asset have eased despite escalating violence in parts barrel, following 6.8 percent decline last demand and an oversupplied Atlantic Basin,” sales once a certain threshold has been reached. of the Middle East and North Africa. month, the biggest monthly loss since May Longson said. “By fourth quarter, we expect to Dubai’s economic recovery has also helped, “Additional oil from Libya, the fact that initial 2012. US crude slipped more than a dollar to see a more balanced global crude market.” with other state-owned entities gaining the fears of supply interruptions... have faded, a an intraday low of $97.09, its lowest since Oil investors say they are less worried now financial strength to take on assets from Dubai stronger dollar and concerns about stalling oil March, earlier in the session after the closure of than a month ago about the risk to oil supplies World companies, such as Investment Corp of demand especially from China have been the a refinery in Kansas. from conflicts and civil turmoil despite heavy bear factors at work eroding prices,” said David The outage at Coffeyville refinery, a major fighting in many countries. OPEC’s second Dubai’s acquisition of the landmark Atlantis Hufton, managing director of brokerage PVM crude consumer, could last up to four weeks, largest producer, Iraq, is battling an Islamic hotel. This led one of Dubai’s top executives, Oil Associates. Oil prices remained steady as according to its operator. “There is also an insurgency in the north and west. — Reuters Mohammed Al-Shaibani, to tell Reuters in March BUSINESS SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 India factory output hits 17-month peak

NEW DELHI: Indian factory output surged to a 17-month peak in July, according to a key business survey yesterday, fuelling recovery hopes in Asia’s third-largest economy. But the HSBC Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), keenly watched as a harbinger of industrial expansion and overall economic health, also flagged inflation worries ahead of a key monetary policy meeting next week. The PMI survey jumped a full 1.5 points to 53.0 last month-its best performance since February 2013. A reading of over 50 points sug- gests expansion while under 50 indicates contraction. “A flood of new orders from both domestic and external sources has led to a surge in activity,” Frederic Neumann, HSBC Asian research co-head said. “Finally, the manufacturing sector is starting to pick up steam,” Neumann said. The output and order rise was across the board, Neumann noted, boosting hopes the economy could be rallying from its deepest slowdown in a quarter-century. Business confidence has been building that Premier Narendra Modi’s right-wing government, which took office in late May, will ini- tiate policy changes to spur growth, despite a budget last month that eschewed radical reforms. The PMI results coincided with a govern- ment survey in neighboring China showing manufacturing activity rose in July at its fastest pace in over two years. However, the Indian PMI survey also stoked inflation worries ahead of a central bank mon- etary policy-setting meeting next Tuesday. Input prices accelerated at their fastest pace since February, the survey found, suggesting inflation could stay high as firms seek to recover mounting costs. “The speed of the recovery has also lifted price pressures” which means the central bank “may not cheer as loudly as the rest of us” about the PMI readings, said Neumann. —AFP Economic recovery ‘better

than expected’: Spain PM BEIJING: A woman walks past illustrations of housing complexes on the wall of a construction site yesterday. China’s decline in property prices accelerated in July, an independent survey showed yesterday, adding to concerns over the MADRID: The Spanish economy is recovering “better than expected” sector, a key component of the world’s second-largest economy. — AFP and is now among Europe’s best performers although it still faces “numerous” problems, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said yesterday. “Things are going better than we expected. We are registering China manufacturing healthy and diversified growth which is here to stay,” he said during an annual end of term press conference. “In less than two years we have gone from being an economy on the brink of a bailout to being one of the economies that grows the most in Europe,” he added. activity surges in July “We are going in the right direction, but we are conscious that there is still much to do and the problems that we must tackle are still numerous.” Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said on Tuesday the government planned to raise its 2014 and 2015 economic projec- Policymakers bank on consumers to fuel growth tions in September after stronger-than-expected performance over the last six months. He said the forecasts are likely to be raised to an expansion of 1.5 BEIJING: Chinese manufacturing activi- down from the preliminary figure. reliance on large, state-supported percent this year, up from a previous estimate of 1.2 percent, and ty increased sharply in July, rising at its “Nevertheless, the economy is improv- investment to one where the country’s possibly 2.0 percent next year, up from 1.8 percent. fastest pace in more than two years, an ing sequentially and registered across- increasingly affluent consumers propel In 2008 a Spanish property clash plunged the euro-zone’s fourth- official survey showed yesterday, as the the-board improvement compared to economic growth. In a report on the biggest economy into five years of economic and financial turmoil. world’s second-largest economy shows June,” he said in a press release accom- PMI indexes, Julian Evans-Pritchard, Spain faced pressure to seek a full financial bailout from the euro- signs of increasing momentum. panying the data. “Policy makers are China economist at Capital Economics, zone in 2012. In the end it got by with 41 billion euros ($55 billion) to The official purchasing managers continuing with targeted easing in said the readings “suggest that eco- rescue its banks. Spain technically exited its second recession in five index (PMI) hit 51.7 last month, the recent weeks and we expect the cumu- nomic activity is still being supported years in mid-2013.The Spanish economy expanded by a better-than- National Bureau of Statistics said in a lative impact of these measures to filter by healthy foreign demand along with expected 0.6 percent, up from growth of 0.4 percent in the first quar- statement. The figure was up from 51.0 through in the next few months and state-led infrastructure investment and ter with the government crediting its reforms to the banking system in June, and the best since 53.3 in April help consolidate the recovery.” other targeted stimulus measures”, and labor market for the stronger growth. 2012. It was also above the median 51.4 Chinese authorities have since April which he added, “have helped offset But unemployment, while starting to fall, remains sky-high. The latest unemployment data showed the jobless rate edged below 25.0 forecast in a survey of nine economists introduced a series of measures to bol- continued weakness in the property percent in April-June for the first time since the third quarter of 2012. by The Wall Street Journal. ster growth, including tax breaks for sector”. But at 24.47 percent, it remains one of the highest in the industrial- But the figures came after data small enterprises, concentrated infra- Economists have expressed concern ized world. — AFP showed price falls in China’s key proper- structure outlays, and incentives to that an unruly slowdown in housing ty sector were accelerating. “We are encourage lending in rural areas and to prices has the potential to upset the optimistic about China’s economic out- small companies. government’s economic growth sce- look in the remainder of this year, as the nario. China’s decline in property prices growth momentum is picking up while Can consumers propel growth? accelerated in July, an independent sur- the inflation remains mild,” ANZ Bank China’s economic growth accelerat- vey showed. The average price of a new economists Liu Li-Gang and Zhou Hao ed to a higher-than-expected 7.5 per- home in 100 major cities was 10,835 said in a note reacting to the PMI sur- cent in the second quarter, up from 7.4 yuan ($1,757) per square metre last vey. The index tracks manufacturing percent in the previous three months, month, down 0.81 percent from June, activity in China’s factories and work- which was the worst since a similar 7.4 the China Index Academy (CIA) said. shops and is a closely watched indicator percent expansion in July-September It was the third consecutive monthly of the health of the economy. 2012. The rebound helped relieve con- decline and an acceleration from the A reading above 50 indicates cerns that arose earlier this year when falls of 0.50 percent in June and 0.32 growth, while anything below points to growth slowed in the first quarter to its percent in May, which was the first in contraction. Separately, British bank slowest pace in 18 months, prompting nearly two years, according to CIA data. HSBC said its final PMI reading for July authorities to introduce what econo- Evans-Pritchard added that while also came in at 51.7, up from 50.7 in mists have dubbed “mini-stimulus” authorities appear to be focused now June but weaker than the preliminary measures. on structural reforms, more limited 52.0 announced last week. HSBC said it China in March set its annual growth stimulus is likely to address such weak- MADRID: Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy points his was an 18-month high. target for this year at about 7.5 percent, ness. “We do expect further targeted finger during a press conference at Moncloa palaceyester- Qu Hongbin, the bank’s chief China the same as last year. The country’s measures to be rolled out at some point day. Rajoy said Spain’s economy is recovering better than economist, said small revisions to sever- leaders are trying to shift its economic in order to offset the continued drag expected. Spain unemployment is 24.5 percent. — AP al sub-indices brought the number model away from a historical over- from property,” he wrote. — AFP BUSINESS SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 French PM attacks euro-zone policies, warns of deflation ECB ‘powerless’ to ward off deflation

PARIS: French Prime Minister Manuel Valls blasted euro-zone policies for fail- ing to deliver growth and warned that the European Central Bank seemed “powerless” to ward off deflation, in a speech yesterday. Valls, struggling to push through reforms of the lagging French economy, NEW YORK: Traders work on the floor of the New York also said his government could not Stock Exchange (NYSE) yesterday. Following a huge sell- boost any further proposed tax breaks off yesterday, the Dow opened down over 20 points in for businesses in return for jobs. Euro- morning trading. — AFP zone policies had not delivered eco- nomic rewards and there was a real risk Alitalia board approves of deflation in the face of lower-than- expected growth and low inflation, Valls increase in capital hike told a seminar at the Elysee presidential palace. ROME: The board of Italian airline Alitalia has approved a cap- “The economic policies of the euro- ital hike of up to 300 million euros ($402.6 million), raising the zone are not effective,” Valls said, upper limit to help pave the way for the sale of a stake to adding that they “sadly take a long time Etihad Airways, a person close to the matter said yesterday. to have an effect”. There was a real risk Italy’s government is keen to sell a 49 percent stake in its of deflation, Valls said “because at the debt-laden flag carrier to the Abu Dhabi airline and conclude European level, growth and inflation are talks, which have dragged on for more than seven months. lower than what we might have expect- PARIS: French President Francois Hollande (right) shakes hands with French Last week Alitalia shareholders approved a capital hike of up ed”. His comments came ahead of a Prime Minister Manuel Valls (left) after a government seminar at the Elysee to 250 million euros to cover any losses the airline might make meeting of the European Central Bank Palace yesterday. — AFP before a deal is finalized and to pay for past liabilities. on Thursday, when analysts expect the point signaling growth or downturn, up “colossal effort” and could do no more The board of Alitalia, which has made a profit only a few bank to keep its policies steady while from 52.8 in June. on this front. The plan however is still times in its 68-year history, met yesterday at Rome’s Fiumicino monitoring the course of growth and But the French economy showed fur- very vague and has been attacked by a airport. Chief Executive Gabriele del Torchio said after the inflation. ther signs of slowing with an index read- section of the left which sees big busi- meeting: “We have received a response from Etihad. It is posi- Key indicators for the French econo- ing of 49.4. Markit chief economist Chris ness being handed tax breaks funded by tive, but some things still need to be cleared up.” my-the second-biggest in the zone-sug- Williamson said: “France appears to be cuts in public spending in areas such as Talks between Alitalia and Etihad have been held up by gest that it is lagging behind the recov- entering a renewed downturn, after health and social benefits, with no obli- disagreement over how to handle the Italian airline’s 800 mil- ery of other leading economies in the GDP stagnated in the first quarter.” At gation to do anything in return. lion euro debt pile and plans to cut some of its 14,000 staff, European Union, and notably the pow- Berenberg bank in London, economist In July, the head of the International which have provoked outrage among Italian labor unions. erhouse Germany. Christian Schulz, commenting on that Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde Alitalia shareholders will vote on the bigger capital hike at a data, said: “France risks getting left had warned that low inflation could meeting on Aug 8. — Reuters ECB looks ‘powerless’ behind in the euro-zone economic damage growth in Europe and urged Valls said that the ECB appeared recovery.”France is under pressure to the European Central Bank to maintain a “powerless” in the face of low inflation cut its public deficit to the EU norm of flexible policy. Declining inflation is a Valve maker IMI and added that the coming months 3.0 percent of gross domestic product. concern because it carries the risk of would be “difficult” for Europe. However, Valls said his government outright falling prices, known as defla- Unemployment “has reached an intoler- could not add to measures already tak- tion, which deters consumers from sets 5-year plan able level,” he said against a back- en to reach this limit, which the spending in the belief they can wait and ground of record high unemployment European Union sees in any case as a buy more cheaply later. LONDON: IMI Plc, a supplier of valves to power and petro- in France. maximum ceiling. Valls referred to If that happens, demand suffers and chemical plants, aims to double its full-year 2014 operating On Thursday, a closely watched sur- France’s so-called Responsibility Pact, companies put off investment, hurting profit over the five years that follow, partly through acquisi- vey showed that the euro-zone econo- which offers businesses 50 billion euros employment and so setting off a vicious tions. The company’s shares, among the top gainers on the my showed signs of a rebound in July ($67 billion) worth of cuts to taxes and circle which can drag down the whole FTSE-100 in early trading, were flat against a 1.4 decline on the but France was a notable exception. The social charges in exchange for a pledge economy. Valls faces an uphill battle to index. private Markit research group said to create about 500,000 jobs by 2017. push ahead with reforms of the French “Acquisitions are on our radar screen,” said Chief Executive according to its leading indicators the economy, which economists say now Mark Selway, who launched a review of the company when he purchasing managers’ index (PMI) - Colossal effort looks like the weak link in the European took the helm on Jan 1. The result was a five-year plan, turned in a figure of 54, above the 50- He said that France had made a Union economic landscape. — AFP unveiled yesterday, to double full-year 2014 operating profit by 2019. “About 50 percent of that doubling will come out of organic growth and about 50 percent will come through acquisitions,” Selway told Reuters in an interview. P&G earnings rise as most IMI had net debt of 232 million pounds ($390 million) at the end of June. Its ratio of net debt to the last 12 months’ earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) consumer segments gain was 0.7. Selway said IMI would be able to be more ambitious in pursuing acquisitions than in the past. Initially, the company NEW YORK: US consumer products giant Procter & Gamble scored health care and three percent lower in the beauty segment. would seek bolt-on acquisitions, particularly in the oil and gas a big increase in quarterly earnings, notching sales gains in three P&G has unveiled new razor products and innovations in oral business, he said. of five segments despite the slow-growth economy and tough care and laundry. At the same time, the consumer products giant “We’ve got a balance sheet at the moment that supports pricing from competitors. P&G garnered net income of $1.9 billion is operating in a cut-throat retail environment in which heavy pro- probably a billion (pounds) of firepower,” he said. “But we for its fiscal fourth quarter ending June 30, a 38 percent increase motions are the norm. P&G expects 2015 net sales growth in the would look, during the course, to keep net debt-to-EBITDA at compared with a year ago. low single digit range. It projects earnings per share growth in the about 2 times.” Analysts at Espirito Santo Investment Bank said “P&G delivered top and bottom line commitments for the fiscal mid-single digits, including approximately 20 cents per share in acquisitions were likely to be in the company’s precision engi- year,” chief executive AG Lafley said yesterday. “We met our objec- restructuring charges. neering division, the biggest contributor to revenue in the first tives in a very difficult operating environment, delivered strong P&G’s “core earnings” per share, which strips out currency half. The division makes solenoid valves and air preparation constant currency earnings growth and built on our strong track effects and the impact of restructuring charges, were 95 cents for and instrumentation equipment for the energy sector, includ- record of cash returns to shareholders.” The maker of Pantene the quarter, four cents above analyst expectations. Revenues ing the upstream oil and gas industry, refineries and petro- shampoo, Tide detergent and other mainstays, P&G said it had slipped 0.7 percent to $20.16 billion, below the $20.48 billion pro- chemical plants. Selway, a former chief executive of British sales growth in three of five segments when currency effects and jected by analysts. For the full year, P&G reported net income of engineering firm Weir Group, said IMI aimed to increase the acquisitions and divestitures were excluded. Those segments were $11.6 billion, up three percent from the prior year. Annual sales revenue contribution of North America from about 20 percent grooming (+7 percent), fabric care/home care (+1 percent) and were $83.06 billion, up 0.6 percent. P&G shares were up 1.7 per- currently. —Reuters baby, feminine and family care (+3 percent). Sales were flat in cent to $78.60 in pre-market trade. — AFP BUSINESS SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 Tokyo investors eye BoJ meet, forex markets

TOKYO: Tokyo investors will be looking to a Bank of Japan policy meeting next week and more corporate earnings, after a slate of neg- ative news took a toll on global markets. Yesterday, Tokyo stocks closed down 0.63 percent following a sell-off on Wall Street, but the weakening yen may help keep the Japanese market in positive terri- tory, analysts said. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 97.66 points to finish at 15,523.11 yesterday, but it added 0.42 percent over the week. The Topix index of all first-section issues also slipped 0.63 percent, or 8.12 points, to close at 1,281.30. It was flat on the week, edging down 0.05 points. The prospect of an early US rate hike has boosted demand for the dollar and weakened the yen, a plus for Japanese shares because it inflates the profitability of exporters such as Sony and Toyota. US stocks fell sharply on Thursday in a broad sell-off with the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling 1.88 percent, erasing all its gains since the end of 2013. Among the sentiment-dampening news was weak euro-zone data and Argentina’s debt default. Caution also held buy- ing in check before Friday’s release of a key US jobs data. Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei hit a six-month high earlier this week on solid Japanese corporate earnings but analysts were split over whether the Tokyo market would sustain the rise. Shigeo Sugawara, senior invest- ment officer at Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Asset Management, said the negative impact of an April sales tax hike may have been overstated. TOKYO: Pedestrians (in reflection) walk past a share prices board of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo yesterday. “We are examining the negative effects (of the sales tax increase), Tokyo stocks opened 0.70 percent lower yesterday following a sell-off on Wall Street on weak euro-zone data, the but they aren’t as bad as previously thought,” he said. “Japan’s catch- Argentine debt default and other negative news. — AFP ing-up hasn’t finished yet.”Hajime Kitano, chief equity strategist for Japan at Barclays Securities Japan, cast doubt on the Nikkei pushing higher. Given Wall Street’s slide, “it’s hard to imagine Japan alone keeps rising,” he told Dow Jones Newswires. Bank of Japan governor British manufacturing Haruhiko Kuroda reiterated in a speech yesterday that the Japanese economy was continuing to recover and drops in domestic demand after the tax rise would ease later this year. growth in July slows The bank holds a two-day policy meeting next week. In share trading, Skymark Airlines tumbled 10.52 percent to 187.0 yen after the budget airline, embroiled in a row with Airbus over a cancelled jet order, said its quarterly loss had ballooned. Data signals prospect of higher interest rates The stock has lost over one third of its value in the past few ses- sions. Sony rose 4.68 percent to 1,855.0 yen after the electronics LONDON: British manufacturing grew at new export orders slowed to a four-month inflation pressures. giant posted a surprise first-quarter net profit thanks to brisk sales of its PlayStation 4 console and a weak yen. SoftBank fell 1.25 percent to its slowest pace in a year in July, possibly low and backlogs of work fell at the fastest The Markit survey showed that manu- 7,477.0 yen after French upstart telecom operator Iliad said it was reflecting the prospect of higher interest pace since May 2013 with some firms say- facturers’ output prices were stable in July bidding for a controlling stake in US carrier T-Mobile, offering an rates at home and the impact of conflict in ing they had excess capacity. but input prices rose, albeit modestly, for a alternative to a potential tie-up with rival Sprint, which is owned by Ukraine, a survey showed yesterday. Employment in manufacturing grew in third month. Companies cited higher SoftBank. In currency trade, the dollar was at 102.93 yen, up from The Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing July at its slowest pace since October last prices for metals, plastics and timber, but 102.80 yen in New York Thursday afternoon. — AFP Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to year. The BoE is watching spare capacity in some reported a reduction in costs of 55.4 from 57.2 in June - its lowest level the economy closely as it considers when imported goods, linking the fall to the L’Oreal shares slip despite since July 2013 and well below the lowest to raise interest rates from their record low appreciation of sterling. The International forecast in a Reuters poll. Growth 0.5 percent. The bank is expected to keep Monetary Fund said this week that sterling record underlying profit remained strong by historical standards rates on hold when it meets next week was overvalued by 5-10 percent. Detailed and the slowdown was in line with the and lower its estimate of the slack in the PMI data are only available under license PARIS: Stock in the leading world cosmetics group L’Oreal slipped in Bank of England’s view that Britain’s economy when it updates its forecasts on from Markit and customers need to apply morning trading on the French stock market yesterday despite a 1.5- strong recovery will slow in coming Aug 13. BoE is also watching for signs of to Markit for a license. — Reuters percent rise in net profit in the first half of the year. months. But the drop may also be a symp- Shares in the French group were down 2.18 percent to 123.65 tom of uncertainty in British and European euros. The France CAC 40 index of leading shares was down 1.29 per- markets about the crisis in Ukraine, as well European shares sink cent. The global market for cosmetics is likely to continue growing at as the likelihood that monetary policy will 3.5-4.0 percent this year, chief executive Jean-Paul Agon said yester- tighten in Britain, said Rob Dobson, senior day, presenting the results, saying he was confident the group could economist at Markit. to 3-1/2 month low grow faster. In the second half “we think that despite uncertainty Sterling fell to a seven week-low PARIS: European stocks fell yesterday for panies’ exposure to Latin America. over the world economy, the market will continue to grow by three- against the dollar after the data, which the third straight session in brisk trade, Shares in Banco Espirito Santo shed 4.5 and-a half to four percent and we will be able to achieve slightly bet- some investors saw as weighing against ter growth with an acceleration in the fourth quarter,” he said. with a broad index hitting a 3-1/2 month percent, adding to its 42-percent drop on an early interest rate hike by the Bank of low as tension between Russia and the Thursday when the bank posted a 3.6 bil- Business was improving slightly in the American markets and the England. British government bond prices group was counting on an improvement in western Europe, account- West as well as concerns around losses at lion euro loss and higher-than-expected rose slightly. “It remains too early to gauge Banco Espirito Santo gnawed at sentiment. provisions to cover its exposure to compa- ing for 37.0 percent of sales, and on the launch of new products. the impact of the Ukraine crisis, but the The group reported late on Thursday that first-half net profit rose Technical charts sent a strong negative nies owned by its founding Espirito Santo worry is that the combined effects of signal on Germany’s DAX benchmark, with family. Shares in France’s Credit Agricole, by 1.5 percent from the figure at this time last year to 1.7 billion euros expected policy tightening, heightened ($2.28 billion), pulled by its luxury products activities. the index breaking below its 200-day mov- which holds a significant stake in the bank, economic uncertainty and sluggish trade The group also raised its operating margin, a key measure of prof- ing average for the first time in two years. have lost 6.8 percent this week. could mean manufacturing growth could “The situation in Argentina, the problems The massive loss at the Portuguese itability by three percentage points to 18.2 percent-a level it described with Banco Espirito Santo and geopolitical bank has dragged Europe’s banking sector as “historically” high. Sales fell by 1.5 percent to 11.2 billion euros, suddenly weaken more than expected,” tensions, particularly with Russia, are index down 3.4 percent this week, reviving although on a strictly comparable basis they rose by 3.8 percent. But Dobson said. Economists took the slow- fuelling this bout of profit taking,” Barclays concerns over the sector, particularly in in the second quarter unfavorable exchange rates weighed again on down in their stride. “It shouldn’t set off France fund manager Philippe Cohen said. Southern Europe, hit hard by the years- sales, making them fall back 0.7 percent to 5.5 billion euros, while ris- any alarm bells as the indicator is still con- Argentina defaulted on Thursday for long sovereign debt crisis. Investors have ing by 4.1 percent on a comparable basis. sistent with a decent pace of growth the second time in 12 years following the also been worrying about the impact of L’Oreal said that unfavorable exchange rates had skimmed 3.5 per- across the sector and continued prospects collapse of last-ditch talks with holdout sanctions against Russia. This week, the cent from the value of sales expressed in euros. Agon said in the for more job creation,” said Lee Hopley, creditors, raising worries over the outlook European Union and the United States tar- results statement that the economic and monetary environment was the chief economist at EEF, a manufactur- for Latin America’s No. 3 economy. Spanish geted its energy, banking and defense sec- unsteady but he was “confident” that the group could outperform the ers’ organization. But there would be an stocks underperformed again yesterday, tors in the strongest international action extra focus on Tuesday’s release of the PMI market once again in 2014. The group stood by its targets for the year, with Madrid’s IBEX dropping 1.9 percent, yet over Moscow’s support for rebels in although it was basing this now on sales calculated at constant for Britain’s dominant services sector, as traders cited worries over Spanish com- eastern Ukraine. —Reuters exchange rates. — AFP economists said. Markit said growth in BUSINESS SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 Airline group IAG profit rises on Iberia recovery

MADRID: British Airways owner International Airlines Group reported a 55 percent rise in second-quarter profit driven by a recovery at Spanish airline Iberia and signalled its confidence in the carrier with plans to renew its long-haul fleet. Iberia, which has undergone a deep restructuring to cut staff and costs, will start receiving eight Airbus A350-900s and another eight A330- 200 aircraft next year, IAG said yesterday. The Spanish airline swung to a second-quarter operating prof- it from a year-ago loss and is on track to return to profit for the full year for the first time since 2008. “This performance shows that we are making further solid progress,” IAG Chief Executive Willie Walsh told reporters. IAG, Europe’s second-largest airline by market value, stuck to its annu- al profit target, unlike rival former state-owned carriers Lufthansa and Air France-KLM which have both issued profit warnings in recent weeks. The group aims to increase 2014 operating profit by at least 500 million euros ($670 million) from the 770 million euros it made last year. Its outlook shows IAG is weathering an increasingly competi- tive European airline market better than peers, helped by low- cost Spanish airline Vueling which it acquired last year. Lufthansa and Air France-KLM have said they are focusing on ramping up their presence in Europe’s low-cost short-haul market, dominated by easyJet and Ryanair. PHILADELPHIA: A welder fabricates anchor bolts for roads and bridges at the custom manufacturer Fox Company Inc in “We think this update provides relief. IAG is not immune from Philadelphia. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, issued its index of manufac- the pricing pressures of industry capacity expansion, but struc- turing activity for July yesterday. — AP turally it is better protected,” Jefferies said in a note to clients. IAG shares, which have fallen 19 percent over the last three months, were down 0.3 percent at 0948 GMT, outperforming a 1.3 percent fall in the FTSE 100 index of blue-chip stocks. Argentina blames US for Second-quarter operating profit before exceptional items rose to 380 million euros ($509 million), ahead of a company-supplied consensus forecast of 354 million euros. debt woes, denies default

Capacity discipline IAG said it would trim around three percentage points off Fitch label echoed S&P’s ‘selective default’ capacity across its network for the winter season, mainly due to slower than expected growth on Transatlantic routes. “We con- BUENOS AIRES: Argentina blamed the he said. He accused Griesa and mediator deputy State Department spokeswoman tinue to see it as a growth market but we’re going to adapt our United States for the legal battle that Dan Pollack of “incompetence” and said Marie Harf. Kirchner denied her country capacity to better match the rate at which the market is grow- forced it to miss a debt payment and, Argentina would take the matter to inter- was in default, reiterating that it had trans- ing,” Walsh said. BA’s operating profit rose 34 percent to 332 mil- despite ratings agencies’ declarations to national courts. Argentina says paying the ferred the payment in question and con- lion euros in the quarter, while Iberia made an operating profit of the contrary, denied being in default. holdouts the $1.3 billion it owes them demning the tactics of the hedge funds, 16 million euros versus a loss of 35 million euros last year. Ratings agency Fitch declared could expose it to claims for up to $100 which she calls “vulture funds.” Vueling’s operating profit rose 11 percent to 30 million euros. Argentina in “restrictive default” Thursday billion from exchange creditors, who are “We live in a profoundly unjust and Iberia said yesterday it was starting to sell its stake in technology after 11th-hour talks failed to resolve the entitled to equal treatment under what is profoundly violent world and this is also company Amadeus, held through derivatives, in a deal that will country’s dispute with two US hedge called a Rights Upon Future Offers, or violence. Like missiles in war, financial mis- generate capital gains. — Reuters funds that refuse to accept a write-down RUFO, clause. siles also kill,” the president said in a on their Argentine bonds. nationally televised address. Fitch’s label echoed the “selective Denial in Buenos Aires “I want all Argentines to remain very Gold edges off 6-week default” declared Wednesday by Standard The US State Department said it calm, because Argentina is going to use all & Poor’s. Both terms indicate that opposed the court ruling but called on the legal instruments our contracts give low before US jobs data Argentina has defaulted on one or more of Argentina to get its books in order. us.” The Bank of New York confirmed its financial commitments but continues “They’ve made some good progress Buenos Aires’ payment to the exchange LONDON: Gold firmed yesterday, edging further above the previ- to meet others. US District Judge Thomas towards meeting their obligations, and we creditors was still sitting in the US bank’s ous day’s six-week low as the dollar steadied off a 10-month peak, Griesa has blocked Argentina from paying believe it’s in their interest to normalize account at the Argentine central bank, but moves were muted ahead of key US payrolls data which could its “exchange creditors”-those who agreed relations with all of its creditors,” said frozen there by Griesa’s ruling. —AFP prompt a further wave of selling. to take a 70-percent write-down after the The payrolls numbers follow a raft of upbeat reports on the US country’s 2001 default-without also pay- economy, including signs of an improving job market. Data show- ing two American hedge funds that took it ing the biggest rise in labor costs in 5-1/2 years in the second to court demanding full payment. quarter helped knock gold 1 percent lower on Thursday. Spot Argentine stocks plummeted Thursday, gold was up 0.2 percent at $1,284.50 an ounce at 1202 GMT, off closing 8.43 percent down as the reper- Thursday’s low of $1,280.76, while US gold futures for December cussions of the default began to set in. delivery were up $2.50 an ounce at $1,285.30. Analysts have said the Federal Reserve may take a more hawkish stance on raising Griesa has called a hearing in the case interest rates at its September policy meeting in light of the between Argentina and the hedge recovering US economy. “Another gain in employment will really funds on Friday in New York, but it was focus the mind on the Fed’s response,” Mitsubishi analyst not clear what the court can now achieve Jonathan Butler said. “We heard earlier this week that they are in a dispute that has dragged on for years. maintaining their accommodative monetary policy for some time President Cristina Kirchner’s cabinet chief, after their quantitative easing program comes to an end. But Jorge Capitanich, blamed the US govern- clearly investors are already starting to move on, and gold is hav- ment, Griesa and a court-appointed medi- ing a hard time.” The closely watched July payrolls report is ator for the messy legal dispute, which expected to show 233,000 jobs were added to the US economy made Argentina miss a $539 million pay- last month, the sixth month in which employment has expanded ment to exchange bondholders. by more than 200,000, a stretch last seen in 1997. A strong read- “If there’s a judge who’s an agent of ing has the potential to reignite a rally in the dollar index, which in these speculative funds, if the mediator is July posted its biggest monthly gain since February last year. their agent, what is this justice you’re talk- “Gold and the dollar have a strong historical negative correla- ing about? There’s a responsibility of the tion, as bullion is most frequently priced in dollar terms,” HSBC state here, of the United States, to create said in a note. “Expectations for a stronger dollar may keep a lid BUENOS AIRES: Argentine President Cristina Fernandez (left) speaks with on gold prices in the near to medium term.” — Reuters the conditions for the unconditional Economy Minister Axel Kicillof (center) and Justice Secretary Julian Alvarez respect of other countries’ sovereignty,” (right) at Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires on Thursday. — AP 2014

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NAGALAND: A Naga tribesman performs a ‘Chicken dance’ dur- ing the Ao Naga Tsungremmong festival at Diphupar in Dimapur in the north eastern state of Nagaland yesterday. The Tsungremmong festival, cele- brated by the Ao Nagas, is a thanksgiving festival invoking the blessing of God and an abun- dant harvest after the comple- tion of seed sowing. — AFP

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he ‘Roar’ hitmaker was left heartbroken when her marriage to Russell Brand ended in 2011 after just 14 Tmonths and she says the split was incredibly “traumatic”. She told Rolling Stone magazine: “It was emo- tionally traumatic for me. It was the death of a dream. I was in fairytale land, and the reality of it wasn’t so.” However, the 29-year-old beauty - who has subsequently dated John Mayer and recently been romantical- ly linked with producer Diplo - doesn’t want to seem “desperate” by continually talking about her failed mar- riage. She added: “But I don’t really like talking about it anymore, because it feels like a thousand lifetimes ago, and also it makes me look desperate, like I need it for attention.” These days, the ‘Part of Me’ hitmaker claims she is more attracted to “colourful personalities” than any specific type of person. She said: “I’m interested in colourful personalities. Look, I can’t be perfect. I don’t know. I think you love who you love. You learn over time. I mean, each one has been different. I tweeted the other day that I’m just looking for the prince that fits my glass Jordans slipper.”

Joe Manganiello is ‘like a unicorn in world of actors’

he 37-year-old actor insists that, unlike many other famous faces Tin Hollywood, he has honed his enviable physique through sheer hard work. He told Men’s Health magazine: “A lot of the actors who are on the cover of lifestyle magazines look like they’ve had their waistline airbrushed or they’re wearing winter clothes or whatever. “I see them and think, ‘That guy doesn’t work out, I know that guy and he smokes two packs of cigarettes a day and is a complete drunk on the weekends. Now he’s putting out an illusion on the cover of a glossy magazine.’” Joe, who plays Alcide in ‘True Blood’, added: “It’s absurd to me. I’m athletic and I’m healthy. I’m like a unicorn in the world of actors.” The hunky star - who is rumoured to be dating ‘Modern Family’ actress Sofia Vergara - explained that one of his biggest motivations to work out was having to spend much of stripper movie ‘Magic Mike’ without a shirt. He said: “When you’re shirtless every day there’s no let up. So we spent a fortnight doing thousands of push-ups, thousands of curls, thousands of lat raises.”

John Legend found it ‘traumatic’ when his parents split

he ‘All of Me’ hitmaker - who is married to Chrissy Tiegen - knows divorce is common in modern society, Tbut admits he initially struggled to cope when his mother and father went their separate ways when he was a child. He told People magazine: “I was 10 years old when my parents got divorced. It’s a pretty com- mon story in America, and it’s a pretty tough time for kids, especially if they’re still at home in the middle of growing up.” “Seeing my family fall apart was a traumatic moment.” John - who is working with Turnaround for Children, an organisation which helps schools through teacher training - credits the “emotional support” he received at school for getting him through the difficult time. He said: “It was important to have teachers and counselors at school who could give emotional support. “All of these people took extra time to show me that they cared and were going to hold me accountable.” The 35-year-old singer was very proud to graduate from the University of Pennsylvania and thinks completing his English studies was a sign he could go on to be suc- cessful. He said: “One of the most determining factors of your success in life is whether you stick with some- thing. Finishing school is a manifestation of that.” SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 Johnny Deppperforms with Aerosmithin LA he ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ actor joined his close pal Steven Tyler and Tbandmates Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Joe Perry and Brad Whitford at The Forum in Inglewood where they played ‘Big Ten Inch Record’ togeth- er to the delight of the crowd. As Johnny left the stage, Steven shouted: “LA, give it up for Johnny Depp! Lord knows I love that man.” Meanwhile, Perry recently revealed that he enjoyed a jam session with Sir Paul McCartney, Alice Cooper and the actor in his own recording studio. He told the Chicago Sun- Times newspaper: “It’s the great ego leveller. I was in the studio with Alice Cooper and Johnny Depp, playing guitar, and the three of us are looking at each other like, hey, we’re sitting here with Paul McCartney! And we’re all look- ing at each other like open-mouthed kids. “Paul was really nice. He’s all about business (when he’s recording). At 72 he can still hit all those notes... It’s a proj- ect that we’re keeping under wraps for now. There will be an announcement when the time is right... “I met him once or twice over the years to say hello. To spend six or eight hours in a studio with him recording! He makes you feel like you’re recording with just another guy. He just happens to be a huge talent!”

Orlando Bloom jumped over sofa to punch Justin Bieber he ‘Lord of the Rings’ actor was involved in an altercation with the ‘Baby’ hitmaker at upmar- Tket Ibiza eatery Cipriani earlier this week, and an onlooker claims the singer - who was rumoured to have slept with Orlando’s then-wife Miranda Kerr almost two years ago - delib- erately tried to provoke the British hunk. Model Anastasia Skolkova, who was seated on a nearby table to Orlando, his friend Leonardo DiCaprio and other pals, said: “When Bieber walked maybe 10 metres away, Orlando maybe had half a minute to think about what he was going to do. He got up and started running. Then he jumped over the sofa. “Nobody was sitting on the sofa, he jumped on it. Then security came and tried to separate them, but first, they had one punch. “Then they separated. Then when everyone thought everything was quiet, they tried to fight each other again. “Both tried to throw punches - but it was Bieber that provoked him. He said maybe two or three words to DiCaprio, then Orlando came in, maybe to defend what happened before with Miranda, and then he was angry. I couldn’t hear exactly what was said.” Anastasia claims Justin - who didn’t have a reservation at the restaurant - first approached Leonardo but was “flicked away” by the ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ actor. She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “Bieber said something to DiCaprio - I don’t know exactly what, because it was seven or eight metres away. Leo brushed his hands at him, like, I don’t care what you say. Yeah, he flicked him away.” And following the alterca- tion, security had the ‘Believe’ singer removed from the upmarket eatery. Anastasia said: “When security saw that even after they got separated, Bieber and Orlando tried to punch each other, security were like, ‘Bieber came, Bieber provoked this fight’ so they took his hands behind his back and took him away from the restaurant.”

Amal Alamuddin enjoys a bridal shower

he British human rights lawyer celebrated her impending marriage to TGeorge Clooney with an “intimate” dinner hosted by Ellen Barkin at the actress’ New York home. According to the New York Post newspaper’s Page Six column, the shower was attended by both Amal and George’s moth- ers and the ‘Monuments Men’ star’s sister, and there were even a “few men” at the event. Ellen met George when they worked on ‘Oceans Thirteen’ together and she previously claimed to be “proud” to say she had slept with the hunky actor. She joked in 2006: “I am the only actress willing to stand here and say, ‘I have had a good tie with George Clooney’. I’m very proud of it... “If you don’t have chemistry with George Clooney, you need to check your pulse.” The 53-year-old actor later insisted there had “never” been any romance between them, adding she was a “great friend”. The couple, who got engaged in April, are expected to marry in Italy in September. It was recently claimed that George wants to hire ‘Born to Die’ hitmaker Lana Del Rey to perform at the wedding because Amal is such a big fan. A source said recently: “Amal is a massive fan of Lana’s, which has made George deter- mined to make this happen. “He contacted Lana’s people to see if she’ll per- form at their wedding in Italy.” —Bangshowbiz SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014

Trip Tips Secluded Albanian bay steeped in legend, full of promise

n 1984, when Albania was an isolated com- find their way to the top or the balcony Imunist state in the same mould as today’s through arcades from a main hall. Directions North Korea, a Mercedes in a convoy carry- in Italian are a sign of its occupation during ing a visiting German official overheated on World War Two. Mt Llogara, overlooking a bay on Albania’s The well is still unexplored, the caretaker rugged Ionian coastline. laments. English tourist Danny Foster, visiting Emerging from his car, Franz Josef Strauss, with his family, wondered who fought whom then minister-president of Bavaria and one of and why, in such a tranquil spot. “It’s travel the rare Western officials to step foot inside back in time,” he said. “I never expected such Enver Hoxha’s Albania, was struck by what he beautiful views. Too much to take in.” saw. In 1803, Ali Pasha offered the castle and bay of Porto Palermo “Virgin California,” he remarked. port to the British Royal Navy. A British scholar Three decades later, Albania’s Bay of Porto wrote that it had up to five cannons at the Palermo, its castle and its deep blue waters time, which meant the Pasha “did not see the are one of the country’s top tourist attrac- fort as important for him”. Muslim visitors to Japan tions, featured on European newspaper and On a narrow strip of land connecting the Internet lists of places to visit for those with a castle to the mainland, old, squat army bar- forecast to hit a million by 2020 taste of adventure. racks still bear the red-paint slogans of the Once host to military vessels and sub- communist era - “Long live the Albanian- uslim visitors to Japan are expected Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has marines, Porto Palermo was closed to the Chinese friendship” and “Long Live the to reach one million a year by 2020, made tourism development a key plank of his public under Hoxha. It opened a couple of Communist Party of China and Comrade Mao M years after communism ended in 1991 and Zedong”. triple the 2013 level, as it further administration. opens up to tourists, a specialist travel firm Karun Budhraja, vice president for corpo- Albania began its white-knuckle ride to capi- said yesterday. rate marketing and communications at travel talism. Grand plans Singapore-based CrescentRating, which booking and technology firm Amadeus Asia Nowadays, the bay takes its appeal from its Oak trees dot the top of a mountain rising promotes “halal” or Islam-compliant travel, Pacific, said tourism would also get a boost seclusion, situated just below a two-lane steeply behind the bay. Agave trees were said Southeast Asia would be a key source for from Japan’s hosting of the Olympic Games in coastal road and as inviting to foreigners as it imported from China and presumably planted Muslim tourists after Tokyo eased visa 2020. was once forbidden. German, Czech and to discourage a landing from the air with their requirements. “A positive move by Japan last year was to Hungarian tourists lose no time in stripping thick pointed ends. Hoxha was notoriously Muslim visitor arrivals in Japan grew at an introduce visa exemptions for some 66 off and bathing naked. nervous about the possibility of a foreign average of 7.2 percent from 2004-2013 and nations, including Thailand, Malaysia, “No one bothers them; no one’s around,” invasion. this pace is likely to accelerate to an average Singapore and Indonesia, each with Muslim said the bay’s caretaker, Klearko Koci. The area Unfortunately, Porto Palermo has yet to 18.7 percent in the next seven years, the com- populations,” Budhraja told AFP. is rich in history, myth and legend, part of a get the care it deserves to highlight its treas- pany said ahead of a halal travel conference Fazal said there was still a lot of room for coastline blighted in parts by high-rises but ures beyond the passionate tales of a caretak- in Tokyo starting Monday. growth of Muslim tourism in Japan but it still unspoilt in others. er enchanted by his stones, trees and flowers. “The main drivers are the lifting of visa “needs to continue to ensure that a steady Just down the road, a tiny isthmus reaches Zamir Dedej, head of an Albanian NGO, requirements for ASEAN countries and the growth of services and facilities are made out to a round rocky island, between two works with the World Wildlife Fund to protect increasing awareness of the halal travel mar- available for the Muslim travellers”. capes embracing the blue waters on both the area, so it offers a sustainable future in ket’s potential by Japan’s travel industry,” said Japan is a largely homogeneous country sides. On the island sits a castle believed by tourism. They see a second fish-growing oper- CrescentRating chief executive Fazal with only around 100,000 practising Muslims, some to have been built by the Ottoman ation in the bay as an abomination since their Bahardeen, who will speak at the conference. who have distinct needs when they travel Albanian ruler Ali Pasha in the early 19th cen- secretions pollute it. Japan announced in June 15-day visa-free including restaurants serving halal food and tury, surrounded by trees and bushes of Auron Tare, the head of a newly created entry for Indonesians and has relaxed entry prayer rooms at airports, shopping malls and vibrant colours, contrasting with the deep coastline agency, said the castle and a kilome- requirements for Malaysians and Thais as hotels. blue. The best view is from the balcony where tre-long underground tunnel built in commu- well. Indonesia is the world’s biggest Muslim- Fazal said expenditure by Muslim travellers Ali’s young bride used to comb her hair, Koci nist times will provide the main attractions. majority nation and Malaysia has a predomi- globally is expected to reach $200 billion by says. “The Albanian government has plans to nantly Muslim population. 2020, or 13.5 percent of the global total, up open up the bay of Porto Palermo to tourism, In 2013, the top three source markets for from $140 billion in 2013. — AFP Legend specifically boat, yachts, pleasure yachts, Muslim travellers to Japan were Indonesia, “Seamen! Sail your ships inside the bay cruise liners who come around here but do Malaysia and Singapore, according to Fazal. where there is no wind. I was built by the not stop here,” Tare told Reuters. Himara women to be kind to friends and The government has mobilised the army fierce to enemies. I belong to the Lord of sea and volunteers to clean up rubbish from roads and land, Ali Pasha,” declared a plaque that and the beaches. At one southern beach this once stood on its gate. week, a group of British tourists cleaned the Informed by local legend and song, Koci beach as locals sat in beach recliners. says Pasha built the castle on the ruins of the At Porto Palermo, Dutch vacationer Agnes Monastery of St. Nicholas. Foreign scholars, Kuijl, said her family had come travelling on however, say the structure was originally a their mobile home via Greece and had found Venetian fort used to protect trade routes. both countries a great experience. Whether the Lion of Saint Mark really fea- Other foreigners with vehicle-drawn tured on the lost plaque will never be known homes had camped out on the isthmus at unless it shows up one day. It was stolen in Porto Palermo. Kuijl’s family were bathing. 1997, when Albania plunged into anarchy Such vacationers fit well with the new motto with the collapse of pyramid investment Albania is using to promote itself to the world: schemes and the country became known as a Go your own way. “And in Albania it’s cheap,” Balkan Wild West. It’s now a member of NATO Kuijl said. — Reuters and a candidate to join the European Union. Ceramic amphorae, used to carry oil and wine and found at the bottom of the bay, show ships plying the route from Corfu to Italy would stop at Porto Palermo, local diver Xhemal Mato said. On the shallower side of the island, the seabed bears the marks of fishing with explo- sives and mining of rock for mussels. Built of stone, the castle lets in light through small Monastery of St. Nicholas windows. Once past the main gate, visitors SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014

Shoes by German designer and artist Svenja Ritter. The exhibition ‘ART SHOES’ that will be presented in Duesseldorf from July to September 27, 2014 shows art works symbolizing the ‘ Torture of Fashion’. — AFP photos Loom band craze fetches French couple $1 million or millions of school children they are the at little more than $80. But after going on coming from France, the girls of the same age people we identify with, but at a completely must have fashion accessory of the eBay, it attracted bids from over 135 countries, as my daughter shut themselves in the bed- low cost,” she said. One young boy told AFP Fmoment. Footballer David Beckham and landing Burnand and the friend who put it up room to make bracelets for hours,” he said. why he liked them. “It’s new and all my friends Britain’s Prince William have sported them. for auction with a staggering windfall. The phenomenon had not yet taken off in have one. I want one too,” said seven-year-old Even Pope Francis has been photographed Loom bands were invented in the US four the US but the Laurencons decided that Max. “I really love to make them,” he added, wearing a few. years ago by Cheong Choon Ng, then a crash- “something was going on” and resolved not to his eyes firmly fixed on one that he was mak- Loom bands-colourful rubber bands woven test engineer in Detroit, who got the idea after return to France “empty handed”. ing. “The children love it,” said Catherine together into bracelets and other items-are seeing his daughters making bracelets out of After they arrived back in 2013, the family Chanat, director of a leisure centre in Arpajon the latest craze to sweep playgrounds every- elastic bands. His loom device has sold mil- garage in the Brittany town of Quimper was near Paris. Despite their popularity, the centre where from New York to Singapore. Last lions worldwide and turned the Malaysian soon pressed into service as an office-cum- has banned them because they created “jeal- month a dress made entirely from loom bands immigrant himself into a millionaire. warehouse for their loom business. ousies and frustrations for the children that was sold on the online auction site eBay for Emmanuel and Morgane Laurencon from don’t have them” she said. £170,000 ($287,000) and the fad has made one Brittany in northwestern France are among $1 million turnover And there have been some safety concerns French couple a million-dollar fortune. those who have successfully jumped on the “We thought it was going to grow gradual- among parents after children wrapped them Shops now sell kits and they are increasing- bandwagon. ly , but in fact it has grown exponentially,” said around their fingers before going to bed ly used to make items from key rings and The family now have the exclusive rights to Emmanuel. The Laurencons now employ six resulting in them turning black from lack of phone cases to necklaces and bikinis. sell Ng’s Rainbow Loom products in France, people and the business is installed on the circulation. The Laurencons, however, are sit- The craze even has its own vocabulary with Belgium and French-speaking Switzerland. ground floor of a small building in the centre ting pretty with an annual turnover of just designs for bracelets available on the Internet The couple and their four children moved of Quimper. Alexandra Balikdjian, a psycholo- over a million dollars (800,000 euros). The fam- such as “inverted hexafish”, “fishtail” or “drag- to Miami in 2012 and Emmanuel became curi- gist specialising in consumer behaviour at the ily can’t quite believe their luck and say there on scale”. British woman Kathryn Burnand ous after he noticed his young daughter Free University of Brussels, said it was easy to is plenty more potential in the business. “It’s spent three-and-a-half weeks weaving her bringing the bands home from school. see why loom bands had taken off. the sort of thing that only happens once in a loom band dress which was originally priced “Each time the family or some friends were “These bracelets allow us to be like the lifetime!” Emmanuel added. — AFP SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014

No walk in the park for South Africa’s embattled game rangers he game ranger with a rifle slung across his shoul- ders follows a bush trail through South Africa’s Tfamed Kruger national park, alert to the slightest sound or movement.He faces threats not only from lions and elephants but from humans as well heavily-armed poachers who stalk the park’s wilderness day and night. Rhino are their usual prey-they have killed 380 this year- but in an ominous sign of more trouble ahead the park announced Thursday that a second elephant had been killed for its tusks. The vast park had been free of elephant poaching for more than a decade before the first one was shot and had its tusks hacked off in May. Elephant tusks and rhino horns can fetch high prices, especially in Asia, and poachers are ready to battle to get them. “Our lives are also at risk, because we stand in the way of what the poachers want,” said veteran ranger Stephen Midzi. Photo taken on June 13, 2014 shows case worker and former child bride Eman Sharobeem outside a girls’ college in Sydney “They are prepared to kill, and some are armed with AK where she spoke to students about domestic violence, slavery and women trafficking problems in Australia. Getting a sense of 47 rifles.” Midzi is one of nearly 350 rangers who traverse how many marriage visas are used to bring women to Australia for exploitation is difficult, with social workers saying victims the two million hectare (nearly five million acre) park on are often deliberately isolated and threatened if they seek help. — AFP foot, checking for any signs of unusual activity. “Our pri- mary task is to protect all the animals and the ecosystem of the park, but the rhino is facing the biggest threat,” he told AFP. The horns are mistakenly believed to have medicinal properties. Australia’s ‘hidden’ abusive Rhino poaching jumped from 13 animals killed in 2007 to the slaughter of 1,004 last year mostly in the Kruger park, which is roughly the size of Wales. migrant marriages Midzi leads a team of 16 rangers in charge of 90,000 hectares in the southern section of the park, where he says most rhino poaching occurs. It’s a job that requires anya thought she was starting a new life in Australia after Case workers said the husbands-half of whom were from the alertness at the highest level and bush survival skills, arriving from India to marry her husband, but it quickly same countries of origin as the women-were most likely to be where every spoor is inspected to detect the presence of Kturned into a nightmare. She was barred from going out on dual-citizens. One woman told of how her husband would lock invaders. “It’s not just a walk in the park,” said Midzi. her own, forced to cook and clean for her partner’s family, and her out of the house at night. “I would have to stay in the tree “Anything can happen to you while you are out there, made to sleep outdoors if she did not complete her tasks. The overnight,” she said. Others told of sexual violence and coerced you are in danger from both the animals and human fate of the 18-year-old, whose name has been changed to protect pregnancies, according to the report. The women said their pass- beings,” he said, adding the latter posed the biggest dan- her identity, mirrors that of others in “slave-like” relationships that ports were taken and they were blocked from using telephones ger. With their green uniforms, rangers blend in with the Salvation Army worker Jenny Stanger has taken in at a Sydney or having access to money. thick vegetation in summer but in the dry winter months refuge for trafficked people in recent years. they can easily be spotted by poachers who are them- The women came to Australia under the promise of a happy ‘Clandestine crime’ selves well versed in bushcraft. marriage, only to be exploited by their partners. “It’s an absolute Lyneham said although the interviews showed cases had been Gunfire is often exchanged between the rangers and deception on the part of the perpetrator,” Stanger told AFP of a “happening for some time”, it was also clear when she raised the poachers, Midzi said. “The most dangerous time for us is problem involving nearly a quarter of her safehouse’s residents. issue with authorities that some were not aware of it. during the period of full moon. Poachers take advantage Immigration figures show women in such situations come from “It’s a clandestine type of crime that people mistake for of the clear nights and come out in large numbers.” China, India, the Philippines and Vietnam among others. domestic violence,” Lyneham said. The use of domestic violence “Marriage was the tool that was used to exploit the women for laws to address cases highlights the difficulties in identifying and ‘You feel like you’ve failed’ profit, gain or personal advantage.” In a typical case, the migrant prosecuting such crimes, which cut across legislation separately The ranger, with 16 years of experience in the bush, wife would face “extreme isolation, extreme denial of their basic targeting human trafficking, slavery and domestic abuse. said coming across an animal which had been killed and rights around freedom of movement, possibly an exploitation of Official Australian data between July 2001 and June 2011 hacked made him feel like he had failed in his duties. their labour...and being denied money”, she said. showed 337,127 people were granted partner migration visas, “You feel like you have failed. It is not a good feeling,” Getting a sense of how many marriage visas under Australia’s with Britain, China and India the most common countries of ori- he said. “You feel like you have let down the entire human partner migration programme are used to bring women in for gin. Between July 2006 and December 2011, 3,654 people on the race and the animal which you are supposed to protect.” exploitation is difficult. Social workers say victims are often delib- visas obtained protection under the Family Violence Provision. South African National Parks spokesman Ike Phaahla erately isolated and threatened if they seek help. This allows them to apply for permanent residency if they or a said rangers played a crucial role even though there is Researcher Samantha Lyneham, co-author of the first family member are subjected to violence. About 12 percent came new technology now being deployed to fight poaching. Australian study looking into the exploitation of women through from China, 10 percent from the Philippines and eight percent “The rangers are still our most valuable asset. The peo- migrant relationships beyond forced marriages, said the reluc- from Vietnam. Others came from India, Britain, Thailand and Fiji. ple who are arrested in the park are caught by rangers,” tance of victims to report crimes was a problem-such is their Lyneham said while the numbers appeared low, previous said Phaahla. Kruger park rangers have arrested 69 poach- dependence on their abusers. research showed under-reporting, particularly in migrant com- ers so far this year. One poacher caught after a shootout, Lyneham said the fear of being deported, which stemmed munities. Prime Minister Tony Abbott in June announced more in which one of his accomplices died, was jailed for 77 from the “precarious immigration status” the women faced, was a than Aus$100 million (US$94 million) to fight domestic violence, years last week. key barrier, along with language and also mistrust of police after and vowed a “particular focus” on women from culturally diverse Still, retired major general Johan Jooste, who was bad experiences in their home countries. and indigenous backgrounds. brought in to help train rangers into something of a para- An inaugural Global Slavery Index published by the Walk Free Forced marriages were criminalised and laws against forced military force, said further militarisation of the park was Foundation in October said roughly 30 million people were living labour were strengthened in 2013. Case worker Eman not a desirable solution. “Over-militarising the park would in modern-day slavery, of whom up to 3,300 were in Australia. Sharobeem, a former child bride who was abused during her mar- take away the ambiance, and we don’t want that,” said riage, said some women who approached her for help were not Jooste. ‘He would lock me outside’ comfortable pursuing their husbands through the legal system. But not all rangers in the park have demonstrated a Lyneham’s new Australian Institute of Criminology report While she worked with politicians to help formulate the 2013 noble commitment to protecting Africa’s most prized her- recorded the experiences of eight female victims-including laws, what “we are really interested in is educating the communi- itage-some have themselves been implicated in poaching Kanya-aged 18 to 49, mostly from Southeast Asia, but also the ty more than just having a law to guide them”. rings. Three ex-rangers and two guides have been arrest- Pacific, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. They found that while Her views are echoed by Salvation Army worker Stanger, who ed for suspected rhino poaching, along with three police- some women moved to Australia on marriage visas in search of praised the legislation but added: “They (victims) are looking for a men. South Africa is believed to be home to around 80 economic opportunities, others did so for love and to start a fami- way out, so... the more doors we can open, the more likely some- percent of the world’s rhino population, estimated at ly. All the women had consented to their marriages, having met one is going to step through that door.” — AFP more than 25,000, but the numbers are falling fast. — AFP their spouses through arranged situations, family links, online dating sites and chance encounters. Seven of the women said they married their husbands outside Australia. SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 Real WWI story that beats Hollywood

aving Private Ryan” became a Hollywood “As soon as I saw the film I thought-this is just like “Apparently my great-grandmother would say, classic with its heroic tale of how a World what happened to my granddad,” said the 47-year- ‘don’t have boys because they’ll only grow up to be “SWar II soldier was rescued from the front old care worker, who still lives in Barnard Castle. cannon fodder’,” Amanda told AFP. Of the several line after losing three of his brothers in action. But the “It should have been called ‘Saving Private Smith’, hundred men from Barnard Castle who fought in real-life story of Private Smith, brought home by royal due to the fact that he got sent back from the war, World War I, 125 were killed. request from the trenches of World War I following because he’d lost his five brothers. “It was a sad film The terrible price paid by Margaret Smith was the deaths of his five brothers, puts the movie in the but it did make me think that it was based on our recognised at the unveiling of the town’s war memo- shade. family.” rial in 1923, when she was chosen to lay the first A simple stone memorial in the rural market town wreath, with Wilfred at her side. of Barnard Castle in northern England bears the ‘Cannon fodder’ By then she had also lost her husband, John. “All names of five Smith boys: Robert, George Henry, When Wilfred joined the fighting in 1917 aged 19, that she had left was my granddad Wilf,” said Frederick, John William and Alfred. the Smith family was already grieving. Robert had Amanda. The four-year conflict left 10 million dead Their deaths across two short years of bitter fight- died in 1916 aged 21, followed soon after by 26-year and 20 million injured and maimed on its battle- ing on the Western Front tell of an almost unparal- old George Henry Smith at the Battle of the Somme. fields-one million dead in Britain and her empire. lelled family tragedy, yet it is the survival of the Frederick died at the Battle of Ypres in 1917, the It was not uncommon for British families to lose youngest brother Wilfred that provides drama worthy eldest brother John William also died that year and more than one son, especially when many friends, of any blockbuster. Alfred died in July 1918, just four months before the relatives or colleagues would join the fight togeth- For Wilfred’s granddaughter Amanda Nelson, the end of the war. Leafing through 100-year-old family er as part of ‘pals brigades’ which were recruited sadness of the family’s past was only recently documents with her mother Dianne Nelson, Wilfred’s locally. brought crashing into the present when she sat down daughter, Amanda points at a haunting photograph One day of slaughter on a battlefield in France or and watched Stephen Spielberg’s epic movie “Saving of four of the Smith brothers posing together in uni- Belgium could decimate a community and wipe out Private Ryan”. form before heading off to fight. the male line of an entire family. —AFP ‘Godfather of Makeup’ Dick Smith dead at 92

ick Smith, the Oscar-winning “Godfather of Makeup” Smith, the first makeup artist to win an Academy Award for who amused, fascinated and terrified moviegoers by lifetime achievement, died Wednesday in California of natural Ddevising unforgettable transformations for Marlon causes. His death was confirmed to The Associated Press by Brando in “The Godfather” and Linda Blair in “The Exorcist” the president of the Make-up Artists and Hairstylists Guild, Sue among many others, has died. He was 92. Cabral-Ebert, who declined to give further details. “Our lives have been blessed by our father’s steadfast love and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your kind words in remembrance of him,” Smith’s sons, David and Douglas Smith, said in a statement. Widely regarded as the master in his field, Smith helped pioneer such now-standard materials as liquid foam latex and made special effects more realistic and spectacular. With Smith on hand, the middle-aged Brando was trans- In this publicity image released by Warner Bros. formed into the jowly patriarch Vito Corleone, the teenage Entertainment, Linda Blair portrays a possessed Blair into a scarred and wild-eyed demon, and William Hurt Regan MacNeil in a scene from, “The Exorcist.” —AP into a mass of protoplasm for “Altered States.” Smith and Paul LeBlanc shared an Oscar in 1985 for their work on “Amadeus,” for which Smith spent hours each day turning 44-year-old F. Murray Abraham into an elderly man as Former teen idol Cassidy faces Mozart’s rival Antonio Salieri. Smith also fashioned a mohawk out of a plastic cap and chopped up hair for Robert De Niro in “Taxi Driver” and creat- court appearance on DWI charge ed breasts out of foam rubber for Katherine Ross in “The avid Cassidy, the “Partridge Family” star and 1970s teen Stepford Wives.” Through foam latex and a newly flexible kind idol, will have to appear in a New York court to face a of false eyelashes, Smith managed to capture old age in “Little Ddrunken driving charge after missing a proceeding relat- Big Man,” which starred Dustin Hoffman, in his mid-30s at the ed to his plea deal, apparently because he was playing a game time, as a centenarian. of bocce nearby. Before breaking through in Hollywood, he was among the Cassidy, 64, was charged last summer with driving while first great makeup artists for television. Smith headed NBC’s intoxicated. He was initially allowed to forego an in-person makeup division from 1945 to 1959, using soldered wire to appearance at Schodack Town Court that is typically required in create a panther mask for a then-unknown Eva Marie Saint criminal cases because he lives in Florida and the court was told and slushed-in latex to enhance the nose of Jose Ferrer for he was undergoing substance abuse treatment. “Cyrano de Bergerac.” Cassidy’s lawyer, Lucas Mihuta, was set to sign an agreement Smith showed little interest in special effects until spot- that would have allowed Cassidy to enter a guilty plea on misde- ting an instructional manual while attending Yale meanor charges without being present. University. He became so obsessed that he made himself But at 11:09 am on Wednesday, the New York Horseracing up as the Hunchback of Notre Dame, scaring his classmates. Association tweeted that Cassidy was at Saratoga Race Track, He later turned up at a screening of “Frankenstein” as the playing bocce with two horse trainers and an equine doctor. title character. Carmelo Laquidara, Rensselaer County chief assistant district After school and serving in the Army, he took a chance on attorney, said he heard about the tweet from members of the This undated image released by Paramount Pictures television. One of his early assignments was applying makeup media, and called the episode “odd and disturbing.” “Once we shows Marlon Brando in a scene from “The to Democratic Party leaders at the 1948 national convention. were made aware of that, we no longer consented to any plea Godfather.” Dick Smith, the Oscar-winning make-up Out of all the praise he received, Smith liked to cite a com- agreement being done through the mail, through his attorney,” artist who amused, fascinated and terrified movie- pliment paid by Laurence Olivier, whom Smith worked for on Laquidara said. Laquidara says his office is still working on a deal a 1959 TV production of “The Moon and Sixpence.” Olivier’s with Cassidy’s lawyer but Cassidy will now have to be present at goers by devising unforgettable transformations for character was based on the painter Gauguin. Smith never for- Marlon Brando in “The Godfather” and Linda Blair in his next court appearance, scheduled for Sept 3. got Olivier’s response after he completed making up the actor. “Any plea agreement that we reach is going to have to be “The Exorcist,” died Wednesday, July 30, 2014 in “‘Dick, it (the makeup) does the acting for me,’” Olivier told done personally, with a personal appearance by Mr Cassidy in California of natural causes. He was 92. —AP him. —AP court,” Laquidara said. “Just like everybody else.” —Reuters SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 Casting director Dougherty to receive posthumous Emmy

eteran casting director Marion Variety Program or a Special, and Grainne O’Sullivan, Costume The Powerpuff Girls Dougherty will posthumously Outstanding Individual Achievement Supervisor Dance Pantse, Cartoon Network, Vreceive the 2014 Governors in Animation. Outstanding Individual Cartoon Network Studios Award from the Television Academy at “SNL” and “SYTYCD” won for cos- Achievement in Animation Jasmin Lai, Background Painter the Aug. 24 Creative Arts Emmy tumes, while 10 different art directors, Adventure Time Robot Chicken Awards, the Academy announced on designers, storyboard artists and ani- Wizards Only, Fools, Cartoon DC Comics Special II: Villains in Thursday. mators won in the animation category. Network, Cartoon Network Paradise, Adult Swim, A Dougherty’s pioneering work in the Two awards went to “The Simpsons Studios Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Production casting industry made her the subject Treehouse of Horror XXIV,” while oth- Nick Jennings, Art Director in association with Stoopid of the 2012 Emmy-nominated docu- ers went to “Robot Chicken,” “The Disney Gravity Falls Monkey and Williams Street mentary “Casting By,” which pre- Powerpuff Girls,” “Disney Mickey Dreamscaperers, Disney Channel, Cameron Baity, Animator miered on HBO. She began serving as Mouse,” “Adventure Time” and others. Disney Television Animation The Simpsons a casting director in 1949 with the NBC Ian Worrel, Art Director Treehouse of Horror XXIV, FOX, series “Kraft Television Theatre” and The full list of winners: Disney Mickey Mouse Gracie Films in association worked on shows that included Outstanding Costumes for a Variety ‘O Sole Minnie, Disney Channel, with 20th Century Fox Television “Naked City,” “Route 66” and “All in the Program or a Special Disney Television Animation Dmitry Malanitchev, Color Design Family.” Saturday Night Live Narina Sokolova, Background Director Dougherty, who was among the Host: Jimmy Fallon, NBC, SNL Painter The Simpsons early champions for such actors as Studios in association with Disney Mickey Mouse Treehouse of Horror XXIV, FOX, Robert Duvall, Warren Beatty and Jack Universal Television and Broadway The Adorable Couple, Disney Gracie Films in association Lemmon, died in 2011 at the age of 88. Video Channel, Disney Television with 20th Century Fox Television The Academy also announced that Tom Broecker, Costume Designer Animation Charles Ragins, Background “Saturday Night Live,” “So You Think Eric Justian, Costume Designer Valerio Ventura, Background Designer You Can Dance” and “The Simpsons” So You Think You Can Dance Designer Uncle Grandpa are among the earliest of the year’s Episode 1008, FOX, Dick Clark Long Live the Royals Afraid of the Dark, Cartoon Emmy winners. It revealed 12 winners Productions, Inc. and 19 CartoonNetwork.com, Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network Studios in two categories that are judged by Entertainment Network Studios Nick Edwards, Character juries: Outstanding Costumes for a Marina Toybina, Costume Designer Sean Szeles, Storyboard Artist Designer. —Reuters ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ set to take over US theaters

n the world of superheroes, the ragtag “Guardians of successful films and the wildly popular “Avengers” of the Galaxy” are a bit less polished than the A-list movie-it features lesser-known adventurers, including I“Avengers”, but they are nevertheless set to con- a gun-toting raccoon voiced by Oscar nominee quer US movie theaters this weekend. The latest film Bradley Cooper. But that hasn’t stopped filmgoers featuring heroes from the Marvel universe is a bit of a from snapping up advance tickets, setting “Guardians” risk for Disney, which now owns the stable of comic on course to be one of the runaway blockbusters of book characters. Rather than beloved superheroes the summer. According to Hollywood industry journal like Iron Man, Captain America and Thor-all headliners Variety, the film has already set a record for advance

This image released by Disney - Marvel shows, from left, Zoe Saldana, the char- acter Rocket Racoon, voiced by Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, the character Groot, voiced by Vin Diesel and Dave Bautista in a scene from “Guardians of the Galaxy.” The movie released yesterday. —AP online ticket sales for a August release, and is on track to relate to them much easier than they would with to rake in about $65 million in its opening weekend. Iron Man or Thor or Captain America. I think they’re So far this summer, the fourth installment in the just going to be able to relate to these characters,” he “Transformers” series has earned the top spot for a told AFP. He describes Drax as “a very literal character, debut weekend with $100 million in ticket sales. meaning he takes every thing you say very literally But Disney has high hopes for “Guardians” and and in turn, he means everything that he says.” has already green-lighted a sequel for summer 2017. Along with Quill and Drax, the Guardians include Early reviews have been positive: Entertainment the assassin Gamora, played by Zoe Saldana who-after Weekly calls it a “giddily subversive space opera that going blue for her breakout role in James Cameron’s runs on self-aware smart-assery.” The New York Times “Avatar”-is this time green from head to toe. says director James Gunn has given the film “a pulse, The top-flight cast for the comedy also includes wit, beauty and a real sensibility.” The live action-ani- Cooper-a two-time Oscar nominee for his work in mation mash-up recounts the space adventures of “Silver Linings Playbook” and “American Hustle”-who Peter Quill (played by Chris Pratt) who, when faced goes off-camera this time to voice the obscenity- with the destructive plans of the evil Ronan the spewing raccoon Rocket, and Vin Diesel playing the This combo of file photos shows clockwise from upper left: British boy band One Accuser, allies with four aliens to try to save the galaxy. tree-like creature Groot. Direction singer Zaryn Malik, NBA player Dwight Howard of the Houston The interaction between the titular Guardians “is Rockets, NBA player Metta World Peace of the LA Lakers, singer Rihanna, come- Ragtag team of heroes a little rough at first... because they definitely are not “They’re such a ragtag group of people, a group of friends or looking to be friends in this movie,” dienne Joan Rivers and singer Selena Gomez. The celebrities are some of the misfits,” says professional wrestler and mixed martial Bautista says. “Towards the end, they come togeth- many pop idols and professional athletes who are going public with strong arts star Dave Bautista, who plays the muscular Drax er as a group for the greater cause, but they also views about Gaza, putting their relations with fans on the line while stirring up a the Destroyer, a character hell-bent on revenge over kind of learn to love one another and rely on one social media frenzy. —AFP his family’s murder. “It’s cool-I think people are going another.” —AFP SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 Elvis’ guitar donor says he is rightful owner

man who donated to a South Dakota museum a slightly Adamaged acoustic guitar played by Elvis Presley that is at the center of a custody battle insisted Thursday he had the right to give it away because he owned it. The instrument’s fate is now in the hands of a federal judge in South Dakota tasked with determining whether blues guitarist Robert A Johnson owned the guitar when he donated it to the National Music Museum last year along with a guitar made for Johnny Cash, one of Bob Dylan’s harmonicas and other objects. Sheila E performs The museum, located in Vermillion, South Dakota, insisted in a at Canalside on federal lawsuit last week that it is the legal owner of the broken Thursday in Martin D-35, which “The King” played during his 1977 tour and Buffalo, NY. — AP gave to a fan in St Petersburg, Florida after a strap and string snapped. But collector Larry Moss argues that Johnson agreed to sell the guitar to him before it was donated. Johnson and Moss, both of whom live in Memphis, Tennessee, are each listed as defendants in the museum’s complaint. Moss ‘Real Housewives of Melbourne’ had the opportunity to buy the guitar in 2007 but did not pay for it in full, Johnson told the Associated Press Thursday. “Since Larry Moss never paid for the guitar, I had the right to to debut on Sundays donate the guitar.” A payment agreement dated in 2008 shows that Moss agreed to pay Johnson $120,000 for various guitars n case you’ve missed the promos once their children are of school age - even born, Jackie is a highly in-demand profes- including the one in dispute. The agreement is part of the already running on Bravo, the cable if that’s only a casual or a part time job. sional psychic. Also a philanthropist and exhibits filed in a libel and defamation lawsuit that Johnson initi- I channel has acquired “The Real humanitarian, when Jackie isn’t attending or ated against Moss in state court in Tennessee in January. Housewives of Melbourne.” It will air Chyka Keebaugh: Chyka Keebaugh hosting a high profile event, she’s likely to be The court records also include a check Moss wrote to Johnson Sundays at noon starting this weekend. married her best friend Bruce and together found enjoying an impromptu family dinner for $70,000 in connection with the payment agreement, as well The premiere episode will be available they built one of Australia’s largest privately or cocktails and a dance with her girlfriends. as an email Moss sent to the museum in December 2013 claiming early on BravoTV.com, Video-On-Demand owned catering and event companies, ‘The ownership. Federal court records show Johnson has not respond- and the Bravo Now site which began yes- Big Group’. Growing the company for the Janet Roach: Janet Roach is a Property ed to the lawsuit in South Dakota as of Thursday. Johnson’s attor- terday. It couldn’t have been too hard for past 22 years, they have some of the most Developer and a newly single bombshell. ney did not return a call seeking comment Thursday. Bravo to “acquire” the series as it was pro- elite clients ranging from Middle Eastern Having caught her ex-husband cheating In court filings, the museum argues that even if Moss was the duced by Matchbox Pictures, part of Bravo’s Sheiks to European aristocracy; the National online last year, she promptly kicked him to owner of the Elvis guitar before Johnson donated it to the facility, parent company NBCUniversal Gallery of Australia, to high profile celebrities the curb the very next day. A self-made his ownership ended when the museum acquired it. The com- International Television Production and dis- and corporate and political VIP’s. Now, this woman, Janet is worth more than her ex - plaint states that if Moss feels he was wronged, he should sue tributed in the US by NBCUniversal powerful duo is extending their business husband and is proud to say she can buy Johnson for damages. Television. even further to include two new Melbourne anything she desires - without looking at the “Johnson had possession and control of the guitar apparently “The Real Housewives of Melbourne” venues and become Australia’s most price tag! Now on a journey to discover her- for many years during which time Moss purports to have been follows six successful socialites over the sought-after event locations. Chyka and self and what makes her happy, Janet is the owner of the guitar, yet Moss took no action to assert his course of its 12-episode first season, which Bruce have two teenage children, Chessie, looking for a new man on her intensive ‘man alleged rights in the guitar,” the museum’s attorney, Mitchell will end with a two-episode reunion spe- 19, and BJ, 18, who are following in their par- program’ and having fun doing it. Janet is a Peterson, wrote in the complaint. On loan from Johnson, the bro- cial. It has already been renewed for a sec- ent’s footsteps as upcoming entrepreneurs mother of two boys, Paul, 29, and Jake, 25 as ken instrument was on display for about two years beginning in ond season on Australia’s Arena channel. in Melbourne. well as three step-children from her second late 2008 at the Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum. Bravo is consistently finding ways marriage with whom she is very close. A suc- Johnson, who played with singer Isaac Hayes and the band around former executive Andy Cohen’s Gina Liano: Gina Liano is a Barrister and cessful property developer, Janet is currently John Entwistle’s Ox in the 1970s, donated the Elvis guitar and 2011 announcement that it will not pro- a single mom of two boys and her Poodle, developing a massive over-55’s lifestyle vil- other items to the museum in April 2013. At the same time, he duce more new “Real Housewives” franchis- Ninja. She is the glue that keeps her family lage in Mildura. This fun-loving, sponta- received $250,000 for his 1967 Gibson Explorer Korina wood gui- es after cancelled DC and ratings-chal- together even though she has personally neous, social butterfly enjoys attending tar, formerly owned by Entwistle, who is best known as a member lenged Miami. “Ladies of London,” “Blood, gone through the struggles of a divorce and luncheons and charity events and when the of The Who. — AP Sweat and Heels,” even “Married to beat cancer. Often found in the courtroom snow season comes - she’ll sneak away to hit Medicine” can be called knockoffs of the representing the underdog, Gina has been the slopes. “Real Housewives” premise. It has also pro- in the legal field for 14 years and has repre- duced several spinoffs from the “Real sented some of Australia’s highest profile Lydia Schiavello: Lydia Schiavello is hon- Housewives” franchise and now it can clients. Passionate about fashion, Gina loves est, self-assured and calls it as she sees it. A import these international editions. Athens to shop, and it’s ‘Versace’ living all the way. devoted mother of two boys, a girl and three and Vancouver also have “Real As far as she is concerned with her home step-children (all boys), she boasts a beauti- Housewives” editions. interiors, she can have nothing less than ful home in Malvern and an exclusive holi- glamorous. Gina takes great pride in her day home in Thredbo - complete with her Bravo’s bios for the women: appearance - she gets a spray tan every own private plane. Lydia recently married Andrea Moss: Andrea Moss is a busy mom week and her hair and nails are always pro- the renowned architect and property and owner of the exclusive Liberty Belle fessionally maintained. With a unique and investor Andrew Norbury in Florence. Skin Centre in the prestigious Melbourne bold style, Gina cannot be judged by her Together, Andrew and Lydia have an active suburb of Toorak. This savvy, hard-working appearance alone as it would only be a and adventurous lifestyle, always wanting to mother of three, juggles the daily demands glimpse of the complete picture. fly Australia-wide at the drop of a hat. Lydia’s of business and home life. Married to Dr passions lay in interior design and she is cur- Chris Moss, one of Australia’s most success- Jackie Gillies: Jackie Gillies, the youngest rently making her way through her degree ful plastic surgeons, Andrea also manages of the Housewives, is confident, opinionated at the distinguished RMIT. his business while dealing with major and spiritual. Married to Australian rocker, A philanthropist at heart, Lydia gives expansion plans required to serve their ever Silverchair drummer Ben Gillies, Jackie and back to the community whenever she can, growing Melbourne, national and interna- Ben have recently relocated from Newcastle including being involved with the presti- tional clientele. Andrea is also working to Melbourne and are reveling in the city’s gious Murdoch Children’s Research towards finishing a lifelong dream of writ- vibrant culture. Reconnecting 14 years after Institute. If that wasn’t enough, Lydia is R&B singer Usher (left) and Josh Kaufman, winner of “The ing and launching a book designed to help they had first met, these childhood sweet- also an accomplished gourmet chef and a Voice,” pose for photos at the 15th anniversary celebration other busy mothers return to work. This hearts tied the knot in 2010. While Ben die-hard fashionista to boot - which means of Usher’s New Look Foundation, Thursday in Atlanta. Usher strong, competitive mother firmly believes works on his second solo album, the couple her darling Italian greyhound Figaro - nev- felt overwhelmed by the amount of supporters at his New that women should seek paid employment is beginning to branch out in a new bever- er leaves home without his very own Look Foundation’s 15th year anniversary luncheon. — AP and contribute to the household income age brand endeavor - La M·scara. Croatian- Burberry coat. — Reuters TECHNOLOGY SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014

Tesla says decision on battery factory months away

RENO: Electric car maker Tesla Motors said Thursday that it is preparing a site near Reno, Nevada, as a possible location for its new battery factory, but is still evaluating other sites. Tesla said it broke ground on the Nevada site in June. It said further that a final decision on the loca- tion for the $5 billion factory will be made in the next few months. Tesla has dubbed the proposed facility the “gigafactory,” and says it could employ 6,500 people by 2020. Competition for the factory is intense. California, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas are also in the run- ning. Tesla wants the factory to supply batteries for its Model 3 electric car, which is set to go on sale in 2017. “Any potentially duplicative investments are minor compared to the revenue that could be lost if the launch of Model 3 were affected by any delays SAN FRANCISCO: In this photo taken April 3, 2014, Asana co-founders Dustin Moskovitz, left, and Justin at our primary Gigafactory site,” Tesla said in a state- Rosenstein, pose at the company’s headquarters in San Francisco. Asana peddles software that combines ment. the elements of a communal notebook, social network, instant messaging application and online calendar The states are trying hard to help Tesla make its to enable teams of employees to share information and do most of their jobs without relying on email. —AP decision. Earlier Thursday, Tucson, Arizona, said it pre-approved a building permit for the Tesla factory, even though the company hadn’t applied for one Iliad challenges Sprint yet. Three weeks ago, California Gov Jerry Brown signed legislation that included tax incentives that for control of T-Mobile appeared designed to benefit Tesla. That came two months after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he consid- France’s Iliad faces fewer antitrust issues ered the state a long shot because of the time it will take to win regulatory approval. PARIS/NEW YORK: French telecommuni- and fourth-biggest US mobile operators. that T-Mobile and its shareholders, The ground-breaking in Reno doesn’t necessarily cations company Iliad SA has made a sur- “SoftBank has been told in many very including Deutsche Telekom, will find make Nevada the favorite to land the factory. prise offer for T-Mobile US Inc, setting up clear coded words that the Department this bid attractive,” Credit Suisse analysts On a conference call Thursday following the a potential bidding war with Sprint Corp, of Justice and the FCC would probably Joseph Mastrogiovanni and Michael release of second-quarter earnings, Musk said “at the US mobile carrier now controlled by not approve the acquisition,” said Reed Baresich wrote in a research note. Japan’s Softbank Corp. Hundt, a former chairman of the US “However, it could put pressure on this point the ball is in the court of the governor and The approach will further shake up a Federal Communications Commission. Sprint to move sooner rather later. the state legislature.” He added that Tesla wants US media and telecoms market already in “There’s no question to me that the FCC incentives that are fair to the state and the compa- tumult as a series of US cable and cellular would say ‘bienvenue’” to the proposed Empire Building ny. operators have bid for rivals to cut costs Iliad deal. Few doubt the scale of Neil’s ambi- Tyler Klimas, press secretary for Gov. Brian amid slowing growth. The market and its The FCC and Department of Justice tions. The entrepreneur, an unknown Sandoval, told The Associated Press that the gover- relatively healthy margins remain alluring expressed a desire earlier this year to outsider in France when he started out, nor cannot comment on any incentives Nevada to some foreign operators like Softbank have at least two more network opera- has joined the elite, lunching with minis- and Iliad, however. tors competing against AT&T and ters, starting a tech school, and holding might be discussing with Tesla. Iliad, which has shaken up the French Verizon. part ownership of the influential Le Earlier Thursday, Tesla and its battery supplier, mobile and broadband market in the The T-Mobile offer is Niel’s most auda- Monde newspaper. Panasonic Corp, announced that they will collabo- past decade with its cheap, pared-down cious attempt at extending his reach He earned his first fortune from an rate on the battery factory. Tesla will build the facili- subscriber plans, bid $15 billion in cash beyond France, Monaco and Israel, where adult chat and dating service on the ty and Panasonic will make the batteries. —AP for 56.6 percent of T-Mobile US at $33 per he owns part of operator Golan Telecom. Minitel, a rudimentary computer net- share, it said in a statement on Thursday. Still, his bid to enter the United States work that pre-dated the Internet in The Paris-based company said its offer mobile market is a long shot, some France. He then surfed on a wave of mar- for the fourth-largest US carrier values all investors and analysts say. ket liberalisation in telecoms to create of T-Mobile at $36.20 per share, a premi- The French company specializes in Iliad. um of 42 percent to the pre-announce- broadband and lacks experience in In many ways Niel is similar to ment share price, once expected cost mobile, T-Mobile’s main business, having Masayoshi Son, the head of Softbank and savings of $10 billion were taken into launched its mobile service only in 2012. his rival for T-Mobile US. Both have operat- account. It is also unfamiliar with the demands of ed their companies as challengers who cut That is less than the roughly $40 per competing in the United States, with its prices and take on larger rivals with bigger share Sprint agreed to pay under the massive coverage needs and deep-pock- resources. broad terms of an agreement worked out eted competition from AT&T Inc and Niel sees the US market as ripe for the with Deutsche Telekom AG, T-Mobile’s Verizon Communications Inc, the market kind of challenge Iliad mounted in France, majority owner. The terms of that pro- leaders. where its entry into the mobile market in posal, which followed months of talks Iliad expects $10 billion in savings 2012 sent prices down 30 percent and and which was reported by Reuters in from the deal. While it provided no fur- hurt the profits of bigger rivals Orange SA early June, would value T-Mobile at near- ther details, sources familiar with the sit- and SFR, as well as Bouygues SA. He ranks ly $32 billion. uation said the French upstart believes it 133rd on Forbes’ list of billionaires, with a Deutsche Telekom and Sprint could generate $1.5 billion to $2 billion net worth of $9.5 billion. declined to comment. A spokesman for in additional earnings before interest, Son, who is also Sprint’s chairman, has LAS VEGAS: In this June 6, 2007 file photo, Bally Softbank in Tokyo also declined to com- taxes, depreciation and amortization pledged to start a price war in the United Technologies slot machines are showcased at the ment. Despite Iliad’s lower offer, three (EBITDA) per year by running T-Mobile in States, and he has said industry consolida- Palms hotel-casino in Las Vegas. Scientific Games people close to the French company said a more streamlined manner. tion would allow Sprint to compete more founder Xavier Niel believes he has a T-Mobile is inefficient and badly man- effectively against Verizon and AT&T. He yesterday said it will pay about $3.3 billion to buy strong card to play because his bid would aged on the cost front, they argued. Still, owns 19.3 percent of Softbank and is 46th slot machine maker Bally Technologies in a cash not face the antitrust scrutiny that con- some analysts said the Iliad offer could on the Forbes list, with a net worth of deal that expands its casino management system fronts Sprint in trying to merge the third falter on price alone. “We are sceptical $18.4 billion. —Reuters portfolio. —AP TECHNOLOGY SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 Google says ‘forgetting’ isn’t easy, as requests mount

SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Thursday told European officials that forgetting isn’t easy, especially when details are few and guidelines are murky regarding when personal privacy trumps public interest. The world’s leading Internet search engine said that as of July 18 it had received more than 91,000 requests to delete a com- bined total of 328,000 links under Europe’s “right to be forgotten” ruling. The most requests came from France and Germany, with approximately 17,500 and 16,500 respectively, according to a copy of a letter Google global privacy counsel Peter Fleischer sent to an EU data protection committee. Another 12,000 removal requests came from Britain, 8,000 from Spain, and 7,500 from Italy. Google said that 53 percent of the links targeted were removed. But the California-based Internet titan said it is challenged by having to rely on those making removal requests for information needed to put them in perspec- tive. “Some requests turn out to be made with false and inaccurate information,” Fleischer said in the letter. “Even if requesters pro- vide us with accurate information, they understandably may avoid presenting facts that are not in their favor.” NEW YORK: A stream of melted yellow plastic oozes from 3Doodler pen into creative loops during a demonstration of the For example, a person requesting the removal of links to infor- device. — AFP mation about a crime committed as a teenager may omit that he or she was convicted of similar crimes as an adult, or that he or she is a politician running for office. Other requests might target a link to information about anoth- 3Doodler is fun but er person who happens to have the same name. The 13-page let- ter contained replies to a questions from a meeting last week between several Internet search services and the group of EU data protection regulators. Google took the opportunity to ask for quirky ‘3-D pen’ input on how it should differentiate what is in the public interest and what isn’t, and whether information posted online by govern- ments can be “forgotten” at someone’s request. NEW YORK: 3-D printing is all the rage. You can hit a button on it difficult to build with precision. You can chose between “fast” Google has been working to balance freedom of information your computer, which sends a file to a printer, which produces a and “slow” speeds, but even the slow one often feels too fast. with privacy rights in the wake of the May ruling by the European small 3-D object out of plastic. It’s a cool technology, but it’s not The pen can’t feed the last bit of the stick, so when the plastic Court of Justice. The court said individuals have the right to have exactly a hands-on way to make things. stops coming out of the head and you insert a new stick, a dozen links to information about them deleted from searches in certain Enter the 3Doodler: the pen that turns you into the 3-D print- inches of plastic from the old stick comes out first. This makes it circumstances, such as if the data is outdated or inaccurate. er.The $99 3Doodler, made by Boston-based startup difficult to switch colors without waste - serious 3Doodlers will European news organizations have opened fire on Google for Wobbleworks, is a fat pen not unlike a hot glue gun. It needs to probably want more than one pen for multicolor projects. removing links to stories from search results in the name of adher- be plugged into a wall outlet. A stick of plastic goes in on the I think these are fixable problems - the next generation of ing to the court order. The links remain visible on Google.com, the blunt end and comes out, melted, at the tip. As you move your pens should be better. And while they’re at it, it would be great to US version of the site, and the restrictions only appear to relate to hand, it leaves a thin trail of cooling, solidifying plastic. Move it get a few different extrusion heads - one that squeezes out certain search terms, typically people’s names. — AFP around with a plan, laying down string upon string, and an object square bars and another that does flat bands. starts taking shape. In the 3Doodler’s favor, it’s a much simpler machine than a 3-D It’s easy to get started. Within a few hours, I made a few rings, printer. I got a $1,000 printer from Solidoodle and didn’t manage Facebook’s Internet.org an unusable but cute eggcup, and a three-inch sculpture of a to produce a single usable thing. There were at least three things walking man. I made shoes for my daughter’s Barbie by coating wrong with the printer, and fixing all of them would require a expands in Zambia the doll’s feet in plastic. They were popular until they broke a few major investment in time. If you’re buying a 3-D printer, you’re minutes later. investing in a new hobby. NEW YORK: Facebook’s Internet.org project is taking anoth- The finished objects have a unique and intriguing look to The 3Doodler, on the other hand, is a low-risk buy. It’s fun to er step toward its goal of bringing the Internet to people who them - they’re all reminiscent of a jumble of fused plastic wire. But play with, and despite the markup on the plastic, a pretty good are not yet online, launching an app Thursday in Zambia. it’s very hard to make anything durable or useful this way. The value, especially if you have kids or have an artistic sense. I did, The Internet.org app will give subscribers of Zambia’s company behind the 3Doodle recommends making paper clips eventually, figure out how to make a few things that were both Airtel phone company access to a set of basic Internet servic- as one of the first exercises, and sure, you’ll have paper clips, but useful and durable: a set of translucent napkin holders. — AP es for free. Users of the app won’t incur the data charges that they’ll be the most fragile paper clips you’ve ever seen. Bending can be prohibitive for many people in developing nations. clips from steel wire would be a much better way to go, if you Facebook has already been working with mobile operators really need paper clips. around the world to offer its own service free of charge to It’s fun to work with plastic, though. Plastic has, so far, not phone subscribers - think of it as a gateway to the rest of the been a do-it-yourselfer’s material. You can whittle wood, machine Internet. metal, and mold clay. But plastic, that near ubiquitous material, Online services accessible through the app range from has been out of reach. That’s a pity, because it’s pretty cute. It’s AccuWeather to Wikipedia, a job search site as well as a light, colorful and easy to shape. It’s too bad it’s so fragile. breadth of health information. Facebook’s own app, along with its Messenger service, is also included, as is Google First generation product search, although charges apply if people click on search There are two types of plastic available. Polylactide or PLA is results. made from corn and is biodegradable. It comes in several colors, The app works on Android phones as well as the simple including attractive translucent ones. I found it the easiest materi- “feature phones” that are used by the majority of people in al to work with. Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, or ABS, is opaque Zambia, said Guy Rosen, product management director at and more flexible. It’s more easily recycled than PLA. It’s hard to Internet.org. work with, in part because the strands don’t stick that well to one If users click on a link that takes them outside of the 13 another. predetermined services, they will get a warning that they may The plastic costs $10 for packs of 25 sticks. Each pack weighs incur data charges. One thing missing from the features is about 1.5 ounces or 40 grams. When bought in big rolls for 3-D email. Many people who are new to the Internet in develop- printers, the same amount of plastic costs about $1, so 3Doodler’s ing nations don’t use email, opting to use messaging apps or markup is pretty hefty. NEW YORK: A 3Doodler pen and a packet of plastic sticks are social media sites instead. While 3-D printers for home and amateur use have gone arranged for a photo. A plastic stick goes in one end of the “Zambia is a country with 15 percent Internet penetra- through several cycles of improvement over the last five years or glue gun-like device and comes out, melted, at the tip. As you tion,” Rosen said, adding that this makes for a “huge amount so, the 3Doodler is a first-generation product, and it shows. The move your hand, it leaves a thin trail of cooling, solidifying of people that we can connect.” Zambia’s population is about speed of the plastic feed will vary, especially when you’ve fed in a plastic. Move it around with a plan, laying down string upon 15 million.—AP fresh stick. When using ABS plastic, it stops frequently. This makes string, and things start taking shape. — AP TV listings FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014

Africa 20:45 Off The Hook: Extreme Catches Greensburg 06:25 A.N.T. Farm 01:05 Come Dine With Me: South 21:10 Robson’s New Extreme Fishing 16:50 Sport Science 06:45 Mako Mermaids Africa Challenge 17:40 Brave New World 07:10 Suite Life On Deck 02:00 Come Dine With Me: South 22:00 Storage Wars Canada 18:30 Redesign My Brain 07:35 Good Luck Charlie 00:45 Monsters Inside Me Africa 22:25 Storage Wars Canada 19:20 Human Body: Ultimate Machine 07:55 Jessie 01:35 Untamed & Uncut 02:50 Bargain Hunt 00:30 Classic Car Rescue 22:50 Thrift Hunters 20:10 Superhuman Showdown 08:20 Mako Mermaids 02:25 Wildest Africa 03:35 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 01:20 Fifth Gear 23:15 Thrift Hunters 21:00 Flight 370: The Missing Links 08:45 Liv And Maddie 03:15 Tanked 04:25 Come Dine With Me: South 02:10 Rods N’ Wheels 23:40 Thrift Hunters 21:50 Freaks Of Nature 09:05 Jessie 04:05 Treehouse Masters Africa 03:00 Fast N’ Loud 22:15 Freaks Of Nature 09:30 Good Luck Charlie 04:55 Animal Cops Houston 05:15 Come Dine With Me: South 03:50 Storage Hunters 22:40 Dark Matters 09:55 Good Luck Charlie 05:45 Swamp Brothers Africa 04:15 Dallas Car Sharks 23:30 Stephen Hawking’s Grand 10:15 Sabrina: Secrets Of A Teenage 06:10 Swamp Brothers 06:05 Come Dine With Me: South 04:40 Thrift Hunters Design Witch 06:35 Breed All About It Africa 05:05 How Machines Work 10:40 Meet The Robinsons 07:00 Steve Irwin’s Wildlife Warriors 07:00 MasterChef 05:30 How Do They Do It? 00:20 How Tech Works 12:15 Dog With A Blog 07:25 From Pound Pups To Dog Stars 07:50 MasterChef 06:00 Gold Rush 00:45 Test Case 12:35 Dog With A Blog 07:50 From Pound Pups To Dog Stars 08:20 MasterChef 07:00 Deadly Dilemmas 01:10 Brave New World 13:00 I Didn’t Do It 08:15 Baby Planet 09:10 MasterChef 07:25 Deadly Dilemmas 02:00 Redesign My Brain 13:25 Jessie 07:50 Treehouse Masters 09:10 Pandamonium 10:05 Bargain Hunt 02:45 Mythbusters 03:10 The Hive 13:45 Good Luck Charlie 08:40 Mythbusters 10:05 Animal Planet’s Most 10:50 Bargain Hunt 03:35 Prophets Of Science Fiction 03:20 Art Attack 14:10 Sabrina: Secrets Of A Teenage 09:30 River Monsters Outrageous 11:35 Bargain Hunt 04:30 Bad Universe 03:45 Art Attack Witch 10:20 Off The Hook: Extreme Catches 11:00 Too Cute! 12:25 Bargain Hunt 05:20 Rocket City Rednecks 04:10 Jungle Junction 14:35 Mako Mermaids 10:45 Off The Hook: Extreme Catches 11:55 Treehouse Masters 13:10 Bargain Hunt 05:45 Rocket City Rednecks 04:20 Jungle Junction 15:00 Dog With A Blog 11:10 Robson’s New Extreme Fishing 12:50 Beverly Hills Groomer 13:55 Antiques Roadshow 06:10 Meteorite Men 04:35 Jungle Junction 15:25 Liv And Maddie Challenge 13:20 Beverly Hills Groomer 14:50 Antiques Roadshow 07:00 Sci-Fi Saved My Life 04:50 Jungle Junction 15:45 Liv And Maddie 12:00 Alaska: The Last Frontier 13:45 Beverly Hills Groomer 15:40 Antiques Roadshow 07:55 Superhuman Showdown 05:00 Art Attack 16:10 Austin & Ally 12:50 Alaska: The Last Frontier 14:15 Beverly Hills Groomer 16:35 MasterChef 08:45 Through The Wormhole 05:25 Art Attack 16:35 Sabrina: Secrets Of A Teenage 13:40 Alaska: The Last Frontier 14:40 Beverly Hills Groomer 17:25 MasterChef 09:40 Through The Wormhole 05:50 Mouk Witch 14:30 Alaska: The Last Frontier 15:10 Beverly Hills Groomer 17:55 MasterChef 10:30 Through The Wormhole 06:00 Austin & Ally 17:00 Jessie 15:20 Alaska: The Last Frontier 15:35 Beverly Hills Groomer 18:45 MasterChef 11:20 Through The Wormhole 06:25 Dog With A Blog 17:20 Good Luck Charlie 16:10 Alaska: The Last Frontier 16:05 Beverly Hills Groomer 19:40 Homes Under The Hammer 12:10 Through The Wormhole 06:45 Mako Mermaids 17:45 Good Luck Charlie 17:00 Deadliest Catch 16:30 Beverly Hills Groomer 20:35 Homes Under The Hammer 13:00 Test Case 07:10 Liv And Maddie 18:10 Liv And Maddie 17:50 Game Of Stones 17:00 Beverly Hills Groomer 21:25 Bargain Hunt 13:30 Prophets Of Science Fiction 07:35 Austin & Ally 18:30 I Didn’t Do It 18:40 Alaska: The Last Frontier 17:25 Beverly Hills Groomer 22:10 Bargain Hunt 14:20 Prophets Of Science Fiction 07:55 Austin & Ally 18:55 Mako Mermaids 19:30 River Monsters 17:55 Beverly Hills Groomer 23:00 Bargain Hunt 15:10 Joe Rogan Questions Everything 08:20 Jessie 19:20 Violetta 20:20 Off The Hook: Extreme Catches 18:20 Tanked 23:45 Bargain Hunt 16:00 Build It Bigger: Rebuilding 08:45 Dog With A Blog 20:05 Austin & Ally 19:15 My Tiny Terror 09:05 Dog With A Blog 20:30 Jessie 20:10 Deadly Islands 09:30 Good Luck Charlie 20:50 Dog With A Blog 21:05 Wildest Indochina 09:55 Good Luck Charlie 21:15 Mako Mermaids 22:00 My Tiny Terror 10:15 Suite Life On Deck 21:40 Austin & Ally 22:55 Deadly Islands 10:40 Suite Life On Deck 22:00 Good Luck Charlie 23:50 Untamed & Uncut 11:05 That’s So Raven 22:25 A.N.T. Farm 11:25 That’s So Raven 22:50 Shake It Up 11:50 A.N.T. Farm 23:10 Wolfblood 12:15 A.N.T. Farm 23:35 Wolfblood 00:25 The Weakest Link 12:35 Good Luck Charlie 01:10 Doctors 13:00 Good Luck Charlie 01:40 Casualty 13:25 Jessie 02:30 The Impressions Show With 13:45 Jessie Culshaw... 14:10 Dog With A Blog 03:00 Keeping Up Appearances 14:35 Austin & Ally 03:00 Siba’s Table 03:30 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 15:00 Austin & Ally 03:25 Guy’s Big Bite 04:15 The Weakest Link 15:25 Liv And Maddie 03:50 Iron Chef America 05:00 Show Me Show Me 15:45 Mako Mermaids 04:40 Chopped 05:25 Cbeebies Stories 16:10 Mako Mermaids 05:30 Unwrapped 05:30 Charlie And Lola 16:35 Austin & Ally 05:50 Tastiest Places To Chowdown 05:40 Teletubbies 17:00 Meet The Robinsons 06:10 Chopped 06:05 Little Prairie Dogs 18:30 Mako Mermaids 07:00 Roadtrip With G. Garvin 06:15 Show Me Show Me 18:55 Mako Mermaids 07:25 Roadtrip With G. Garvin 07:50 Guy’s Big Bite 06:40 Charlie And Lola 19:20 Violetta 08:15 Iron Chef America 06:50 Teletubbies 20:05 Liv And Maddie 09:05 Barefoot Contessa 07:15 The Weakest Link 20:30 Jessie 20:50 Dog With A Blog 09:30 Amazing Wedding Cakes 08:00 The Impressions Show With 10:20 Easy Chinese: San Francisco Culshaw... 21:15 Mako Mermaids 21:40 Austin & Ally 10:45 Chopped 08:30 Sinbad 11:35 Grill It! With Bobby Flay 22:00 Good Luck Charlie 09:15 The Old Guys 12:00 Reza, Spice Prince Of India 22:25 A.N.T. Farm 09:45 My Family 12:25 Charly’s Cake Angels 22:50 Shake It Up 10:15 Last Man Standing 12:50 Siba’s Table 11:05 Come Fly With Me 23:10 Wolfblood 13:15 Jenny Morris Cooks The Riviera 11:35 The Weakest Link 23:35 Wolfblood 13:40 Guy’s Big Bite 12:20 Sinbad 14:05 The Next Food Network Star 13:05 Casualty 14:55 Roadtrip With G. Garvin 13:55 Eastenders 15:20 Guy’s Big Bite 14:25 Eastenders 15:45 Chopped 14:55 Eastenders 16:35 Fast Food Gone Global 15:25 Eastenders 00:00 Violetta 17:25 Jenny Morris Cooks The Riviera 15:55 Being Eileen 00:45 The Hive 17:50 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 18:15 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 16:25 Being Eileen 00:50 Art Attack 18:40 Siba’s Table 16:55 Being Eileen 01:15 Art Attack 19:05 Reza’s African Kitchen 17:25 Last Man Standing 01:40 Jungle Junction 19:30 Guy’s Big Bite 18:15 Sinbad 01:55 Jungle Junction 19:55 Roadtrip With G. Garvin 19:00 Live At The Apollo 02:05 Jungle Junction 20:20 Chopped 19:45 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 02:20 Jungle Junction 21:10 Chopped 20:30 Ashes To Ashes 02:30 Violetta 22:00 Throwdown With Bobby Flay 21:20 Him & Her 03:15 The Hive 22:25 Throwdown With Bobby Flay 21:50 Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle 03:20 Art Attack 22:50 Pizza Cuz 22:20 A Young Doctor’s Notebook 03:45 Art Attack 23:15 Pizza Cuz 22:45 Come Fly With Me 04:10 Jungle Junction 23:40 Guy’s Big Bite 23:15 BBC Proms 2011: Comedy Prom 04:20 Jungle Junction 04:35 Jungle Junction 04:50 Jungle Junction 05:00 Art Attack 05:25 Art Attack 03:25 Paddock To Plate 05:50 Mouk 04:20 Michael Buble’s Day Off 00:15 Come Dine With Me: South THE ROCK ON OSN MOVIES HD ACTION 06:00 Austin & Ally 05:15 The Chase TV listings FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014

06:10 I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of 14:00 Battleground Brothers 17:00 Late Night With Seth Meyers 13:00 Gnomeo & Juliet 10:00 Pawn Stars Here! 15:00 Mega Factories 18:00 The Simpsons 14:30 Fred 2: Night Of The Living Fred 10:30 Pawn Stars 07:30 Paddock To Plate 16:00 Diggers 18:30 Parks And Recreation 16:00 Curious George: Swings Into 11:00 Storage Wars 08:25 Michael Buble’s Day Off 17:00 Dangerous Encounters 19:00 Friends With Better Lives Spring 11:30 Storage Wars 09:20 Britain’s Best Dish - Celebrity 18:00 Hunter Hunted 19:30 The Michael J. Fox Show 00:00 V/H/S-R 18:00 Planet 51 12:00 Counting Cars Special 19:00 Mega Factories 20:00 The Tonight Show Starring 02:00 Dick Tracy-PG15 20:00 Turboosters 12:30 Counting Cars 10:15 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 20:00 Diggers Jimmy Fallon 04:00 Into The Blue-PG15 22:00 Fred 2: Night Of The Living Fred 13:00 Mountain Men 11:10 Emmerdale 21:00 Dangerous Encounters 21:00 The Daily Show With Jon 06:00 Dante’s Peak-PG15 23:30 Curious George: Swings Into 14:00 Counting Cars 12:00 Coronation Street 22:00 Hunter Hunted Stewart 08:00 Grosse Pointe Blank-PG15 Spring 14:30 Counting Cars 12:30 Come Dine With Me Ireland 23:00 Caught In The Act 21:30 The Colbert Report 10:00 The Perfect Storm-PG15 15:00 Counting Cars 12:55 The Chase 22:00 Mixology 12:00 Into The Blue-PG15 15:30 Counting Cars 13:50 I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of 22:30 2 Broke Girls 14:00 Metal Shifters-PG15 16:00 American Restoration Here! 23:00 Two And A Half Men 16:00 Dante’s Peak-PG15 17:00 Pawn Stars 14:45 Miranda 23:30 Late Night With Seth Meyers 18:00 Hudson Hawk-PG15 17:30 Pawn Stars 15:10 Britain’s Best Dish - Celebrity 02:00 Trans World 20:00 21-PG15 Special 03:00 Super Rugby 18:00 Storage Wars 22:00 The Rock-PG15 16:00 Come Dine With Me Ireland 03:00 The Simpsons 05:00 Super Rugby 18:30 Storage Wars 16:30 The Syndicate 03:30 Parks And Recreation 07:00 Golfing World 19:00 American Restoration 18:20 I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of 04:00 My Boys 08:00 International Rugby Union 20:00 Counting Cars 03:00 House Of Cards Here! 04:30 The Tonight Show Starring 10:00 ICC Cricket 360 20:30 Counting Cars 04:00 C.S.I. 19:10 Coronation Street Jimmy Fallon 10:30 Live Super Rugby 21:00 Pawn Stars 05:00 Switched At Birth 00:00 3 Times A Charm-PG15 19:35 Coronation Street 05:30 Better Off Ted 12:30 Live NRL Premiership 21:30 Storage Wars 06:00 Made In Jersey 02:00 Jumanji-PG 20:00 Come Dine With Me Ireland 06:00 Back In The Game 15:00 Super Rugby 22:00 American Pickers 07:00 Unforgettable 04:00 Drillbit Taylor-PG15 06:30 The Goodwin Games 17:00 Trans World 23:00 Storage Wars 08:00 Betrayal 06:00 A Christmas Story 2-PG 07:00 Late Night With Seth Meyers 18:00 ICC Cricket 360 23:30 Storage Wars 09:00 Chicago Fire 08:00 Bowfinger-PG15 08:00 My Boys 18:30 Total Rugby 10:00 Switched At Birth 10:00 Blades Of Glory-PG15 08:30 Better Off Tedne 19:00 Golfing World 11:00 C.S.I. 12:00 Drillbit Taylor-PG15 10:30 The Goodwin Games 20:00 Live Super Rugby 12:00 Emmerdale 14:00 All American Christmas Carol- 03:00 Predator CSI 11:00 The Tonight Show Starring 22:00 Live PGA Tour 13:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show PG15 04:00 A Traveler’s Guide To The Jimmy Fallon 14:00 Betrayal 16:00 Barbershop-PG15 Planets 12:00 Back In The Game 00:10 Oprah’s Next Chapter 15:00 Made In Jersey 18:00 BASEketball-PG15 05:00 Air Crash Investigation 12:30 My Boys 01:00 Mob Wives 16:00 Emmerdale 20:00 Just Like Heaven-PG15 06:00 Battleground Brothers 13:00 Better Off Ted 01:50 Hoarding: Buried Alive 17:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 22:00 Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo- 02:40 I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant 07:00 Brain Games 13:30 The Goodwin Games 00:00 Trans World Sport 18:00 Betrayal PG15 03:05 Mob Wives 09:00 Dangerous Encounters 14:00 Parks And Recreation 01:00 PGA European Tour 19:00 Switched At Birth 03:55 Long Island Medium 10:00 Rebuilding Titanic 15:00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 07:00 Premier League Darts 20:00 C.S.I. 04:20 Say Yes To The Dress 11:00 Caught In The Act 15:30 The Daily Show With Jon 10:30 Golfing World 21:00 Crisis 04:45 Say Yes To The Dress 12:00 A Traveler’s Guide To The Stewart 11:30 Live PGA European Tour 22:00 Downton Abbey 05:10 Toddlers & Tiaras Planets 16:00 The Colbert Report 14:30 Web.Com Tour 23:00 House Of Cards 01:00 Promised Land-PG15 16:30 Live PGA European Tour 06:00 Oprah: Behind The Scenes 13:00 The Border 16:30 Back In The Game 07:00 Oprah: Behind The Scenes 03:00 The Philly Kid-PG15 19:30 Inside The PGA Tour 07:50 Cake Boss 05:00 Abandoned-PG15 20:00 WWE SmackDown 08:15 Cake Boss 07:00 Oh Christmas Tree-PG 22:00 Live Super League 09:00 Darling Companion-PG15 08:40 Cake Boss 11:00 Abandoned-PG15 09:05 Cake Boss 09:30 Six Little Mcghees 13:00 Bernie-PG15 10:20 My Crazy Obsession 15:00 Riddle-PG15 10:45 My Crazy Obsession 17:00 Darling Companion-PG15 11:10 Extreme Couponing 19:00 96 Minutes-PG15 00:00 ICC Cricket 360 11:35 Extreme Couponing All-Stars 21:00 Citizen Gangster-PG15 00:30 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 13:15 Oprah Presents: Master Class 23:00 Neds-PG15 01:30 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 14:05 Oprah’s Next Chapter 02:30 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 14:55 Little People, Big World 03:30 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 17:00 World’s Worst Mum 04:30 ICC Cricket 360 17:50 Jon & Kate Plus 8 00:45 The Best Man-PG15 05:00 IPL Highlights 18:15 Jon & Kate Plus 8 18:40 Jon & Kate Plus 8 02:45 Red Lights-PG15 06:00 IPL Highlights 19:10 Jon & Kate Plus 8 04:45 Cinderella Man-PG15 07:00 ICC Cricket 360 19:35 Jon & Kate Plus 8 07:15 An Inconvenient Truth-PG 07:30 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 20:05 Six Little Mcghees 08:30 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 09:00 The Trial-PG15 21:00 Here Comes Honey Boo Boo 11:00 I Am-PG15 09:30 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 21:25 Here Comes Honey Boo Boo 12:30 Cinderella Man-PG15 10:30 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 21:55 World’s Worst Mum 15:00 Prosecuting Casey Anthony- 11:30 ICC Cricket 360 22:50 Long Island Medium PG15 12:00 IPL Highlights 23:15 My Crazy Obsession 17:00 I Am-PG15 13:00 IPL Highlights 23:40 My Crazy Obsession 19:00 Marie Antoinette-PG15 14:00 IPL Highlights 21:00 Nobody Walks-PG15 15:00 IPL Highlights 23:00 Shadow Dancer-PG15 16:00 ICC Cricket 360 16:30 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 17:30 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 18:30 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 19:30 Live Natwest T20 Blast 00:20 Hippo vs Croc 01:00 Austenland-PG15 23:00 ICC Cricket 360 01:10 Monster Fish 03:00 Between Us-PG15 23:30 Best of ICC WT20 02:00 Brutal Killers 05:00 Good Day For It-PG15 02:50 Crocpocalypse 07:00 Monsters University-PG 03:45 Hooked 09:00 You Got Served: Beat The World- 04:40 Built For The Kill PG15 05:35 Brutal Killers 11:00 Magic Journey To Africa-PG15 06:30 Crocpocalypse 07:25 Hooked 13:00 Austenland-PG15 00:00 Storage Wars 08:20 Mudcats 15:00 Jack The Giant Slayer-PG15 00:30 Pawn Stars 09:15 Crocodile King 17:00 You Got Served: Beat The World- 01:00 American Restoration 10:10 Wild Untamed Brazil PG15 02:00 American Daredevils 19:00 LOL-PG15 11:05 Killer Shots 02:30 American Daredevils 12:00 Shark Men 21:00 One Direction: This Is Us-PG 03:00 Storage Wars 23:00 The Heat-PG15 12:55 World’s Deadliest Animals 03:30 Storage Wars 13:50 Hippo vs Croc 04:00 Pawn Stars 14:45 Hooked 04:30 Pawn Stars 15:40 Mudcats 05:00 Mountain Men 16:35 Croc Ganglands 06:00 Storage Wars Texas 17:30 Wild Untamed Brazil 01:00 A Fairy Tale Christmas 06:30 Counting Cars 18:25 Hidden Worlds 02:45 Gnomeo & Juliet 07:00 Counting Cars 19:20 World’s Deadliest Animals 04:30 The Great Bear 07:30 Counting Cars 20:10 Hippo vs Croc 06:00 Problem Child 2 08:00 American Restoration 21:00 Hooked 08:00 Freddy Frogface 08:30 Cajun Pawn Stars 21:50 Mudcats 10:00 Planet 51 09:00 Storage Wars Texas 22:40 Croc Ganglands 11:30 Wizards And Giants BARBERSHOP ON OSN MOVIES COMEDY 09:30 Counting Cars 23:30 Wild Untamed Brazil WHAT’S ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014

NBK concludes its annual Ramadan social program

ational Bank of Kuwait (NBK) concluded its philanthrop- Nic Ramadan campaign which comprised a series of activities and events aimed at encouraging community engagement and solidarity and charity in Kuwait during the holy month of Ramadan. Abdulmohsen Al-Rushaid, NBK Public Relations Manager, said that NBK’s Iftar Banquets, which comes within a well-mapped social program that comprises a multitude of philanthropic activities, was received this year with remarkable partici- pation at NBK’s tent located opposite to the Grand Mosque in Sharq area. Also, iftar meals have been distributed to fasters at vari- ous mosques and crowded areas in Kuwait via special con- voys and under the supervi- Abdulmohsen Al-rushaid sion of many of NBK staff vol- unteers. Al-Rushaid stressed that NBK’s Ramadan Banquets campaign represented a new concept of the private sector humanitarian and philanthropic involvement and had become one of the main pillars of NBK’s corporate social responsibility endeavor. Al-Rushaid added that NBK Ramadan Social Program included also visits by NBK’s Public Relations personnel and staff volunteers to NBK Children’s Hospital, as well as the distribution of Girgean. WHAT’S ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 ABK honors Karate Championship winners

l-Ahli Bank of Kuwait awarded winners at His Highness Athe Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Karate Championship (juniors, under 63 kilograms). The ‘Best Player’ awards were given to first place winner Sultan Al- Dousary from Al-Shabab Club, second place winner Abdurrahman Al-Qassemi from Al-Salmiya Club, and third place winner Ahmad Al-Sayyad from Kazma Club. This comes as part of ABK’s social responsibility policy titled ‘Our Society, Our Responsibility’ to support the youth of Kuwait, through involvement in sports and honoring star athletes. ABK offers the ‘Best Player’ cash prize to encourage outstanding athletes in various sports. At the occasion, Ali Ibrahim Al-Baghli, Asst Manager, Public Relations said, “We congratulate the players for their win in HH the Crown Prince’s Karate tournament, and appreciate their notable performance and sportsmanship.” “ABK is keen on contributing and supporting various youth and sports activities, in addition to humanitarian activities that serve oth- er factions of society,” he added. Meanwhile, the winners expressed their deep appreciation to ABK for supporting them, especially in the field of Karate, while hoping for contin- ued support in the future. Sri Lankan ambassador says goodbye to Kuwait

fter the completion of three suc- redress their grievances. In many Acessful years here Wijeratne bids instances Wijeratne had gone out of his ‘Student Visa adieu to Kuwait. The ambassador way to assist those in need in whichever remembers how in early July of 2011 way possible. The Ambassador stressed Days’ at the the hot desert winds of Kuwait wel- that the bilateral relations between comed him here. As it was his first post- Kuwait and Sri Lanka improved signifi- US Embassy ing in the Middle East, he looked for- cantly with the visit of the President of ward to absorbing the culture and tradi- Sri Lanka to Kuwait to participate at the he US Embassy’s Consular tions of the Arab world. Not only was it Asian Cooperation Dialogue summit in TSection will hold three his job to maintain the longstanding 2012. Student Visa Days on relationship between Kuwait and Sri Jayalakshmi Wijeratne was a very Thursday, August 7, 2014; Tuesday, Lanka, but it was also to establish rela- active member of the International August 12; and on Thursday, August tionships with the various communities Women’s Group in Kuwait and was also 21 to support students currently in Kuwait itself. Wijeratne said that this a great support to her husband. In studying or planning on studying in was easy considering how tightly knit recognition of her participation and the United States. Student appli- the expatriate community is here and service to the IWG, Wijeratne was elect- cants will be given priority on those how he and Wijeratne truly appreciate ed this year as the president of the dates when they register on-line. such togetherness. organization. She deeply regrets being Encouraging Kuwaiti students to As a carrier diplomat who has served unable to contribute to the IWG as pres- pursue higher educational opportu- in various parts of the world from ident because of her departure from nities in the US is one of the top pri- Germany, Indonesia and Nepal to Italy Kuwait, but will still maintain a close orities of this US Mission. Students and Canada his experience in both the relationship with the group. She men- are advised to log on to public and diplomatic service has made tioned how much she treasures each www.ustraveldocs.com to apply for him an excellent ambassador to the and every friendship that she found in community of more than 200,000 Sri Kuwait. The Ambassador stated: “This their visa, schedule their appoint- Lankans in Kuwait. They fondly remem- country has so much to offer - from the ment, and to obtain information on ber him as the person who truly cares finest dates to the most valuable friend- what they should bring to their for them. During his tenure many were ships and we will truly miss everything.” interview. visit us @ able to approach him with hopes to http://kuwait.usembassy.gov ABK awards outstanding students l-Ahli Bank of Kuwait awarded outstanding students at AKhalda Bent Al Aswad High School for girls. This was as part of ABK’s “Best Student Award” initiative. Sahar Al- Therban, ABK’s PR Manager stated, “At the outset we would like to congratulate the outstanding students for their efforts at securing such high percentages. Congratulations also go out to their parents and the Administrative and Educational faculty of Khalda Bent Al-Aswad High School for their dedica- tion and perseverance at honing the students to this level.” Al-Therban added, “Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait’s initiative comes as part of the social responsibility programs that are offered to develop and support varying segments of society in Kuwait. This also conveys ABK’s commitment to participating in educational support, which is the core of any successful and developed society.” The school manager thanked ABK’s generous initiative in supporting and encouraging students to progress in their educational achievements. HEALTH SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 Philippines monitors arrivals from West Africa for Ebola

MANILA: The Philippines said yesterday people arriving from West African countries hit by the Ebola outbreak would be monitored for a month to prevent the virus spreading to the Asian nation. Manila last month imposed a ban on travel to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone amid the world’s worst ever outbreak of the tropical virus, while the health ministry announced extra measures yesterday. “We have to be proactive. We know that the threat is there, and we do not want any surprises,” health ministry spokesman Lyndon Leesuy told a news conference. Filipinos returning from the three out- break countries, as well as visitors from those nations, would be screened at Philippine airports and their health status monitored dai- ly for a month after their arrival, he added. The health ministry said 20 Filipino workers who returned from Sierra Leone in June and July were put under this regime by health officials. CONAKRY: China’s Margaret Chan (center), Director-General of the World Health Organization is greeted by officials as she arrives Hospital facilities have been prepared to admit any who would at the airport for talks on Ebola yesterday. — AP develop Ebola symptoms, it said in a statement, while stressing the country remained free of the deadly virus. The foreign department said there were 3,491 Filipinos working in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra African leaders to launch Leone when the travel ban was imposed on July 4. They are among an estimated 10 million Filipinos who work abroad. The three west African countries are struggling to contain an $100m Ebola battle plan epidemic that has infected more than 1,300 people since the start of the year, hit major cities and sparked alarm over its possible spread to other nations. The World Health Organization said the death toll had Hundreds of medical personnel being deployed risen by 57 to 729 on Thursday, announcing that 122 new cases had been detected between Thursday and Sunday last week. — AFP CONAKRY: The head of the World Health Organization and presi- could reignite the epidemic,” said Tom Frieden, the chief of the top US dents of the West African countries suffering the world’s worst-ever public health body. Meanwhile Nigeria quarantined two people who Ebola outbreak met in Guinea yesterday to launch a $100 million had “primary contact” with a man who died of Ebola in Lagos last emergency response. week as west Africa battled to tame the outbreak. Guinea, Liberia and Australian couple The leaders of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia gathered in Sierra Leone are struggling to contain an epidemic that has infected Conakry to organize the deployment of hundreds of medical person- more than 1,300 people since the start of the year, hit major cities and leave disabled baby nel to help overstretched workers and facilities struggling with an epi- sparked alarm over its possible spread to other nations. demic which has now claimed more than 700 lives. The plan will also The WHO raised the death toll by 57 to 729 on Thursday, announc- with Thai surrogate bolster efforts to prevent and detect suspected cases, urge better bor- ing that 122 new cases had been detected between Thursday and der surveillance, and reinforce WHO’s sub-regional outbreak coordi- Sunday last week. BANGKOK: Well-wishers yesterday had raised nearly $100,000 nation centre in Guinea. Sierra Leone’s leader Ernest Bai Koroma has announced a state of for a baby reportedly left with his surrogate Thai mother after The meeting came after Dubai’s Emirates became the first global emergency, quarantining Ebola-hit areas and cancelling foreign trips his Australian parents discovered he had Down’s Syndrome airline to announce it was suspending flights to the stricken area by ministers, while Liberia has closed all of its schools and put govern- and returned home with his healthy twin sister. while the United States, Germany and France issued warnings against ment workers on leave. Pattaramon Chanbua from Chonburi province, southeast of travel to the three African countries. “It is like fighting a forest fire. If Bangkok, agreed via an agent to be a surrogate for the couple you leave behind even one burning ember, one case undetected, it ‘Nearing catastrophe’ for a fee of Aus$16,000 ($14,900), giving birth to twins-a boy Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf warned ahead of the sum- and a girl-in December, according to press reports. But when mit that the crisis was “nearing a catastrophe” and appealed for more the Australians discovered the boy, named Gammy by his sur- doctors and supplies. Early denial about the dangers of the conta- rogate family, had Down’s Syndrome they abandoned him in gious disease among Liberians has now “turned into fear and panic” Thailand and returned to Australia with only the healthy girl, she told the CNN news network. “There are dead bodies all over the Australia’s ABC said. place and they now know that it’s real. They know that it’s deadly and “The money that was offered was a lot for me. In my mind, they are now beginning to respond,” Sirleaf said. with that money, one, we can educate my children, two, we can The summit marks the first time heads of state in West Africa have repay our debt,” said Pattaramon, already a mother to two chil- met specifically to discuss a joint response to the crisis, although dren, in an interview with the broadcaster in Chonburi. Ebola has come up at a previous regional meeting. But instead the 21-year-old was left to care for the boy who As a member of the Mano River Union bloc which groups the also suffers from a life-threatening heart condition requiring nations, Ivory Coast is also represented, by Health Minister Raymonde expensive treatment she cannot afford, according to ABC. “I Goudou Coffie, although it has yet to register any Ebola cases. The don’t know what to do. I chose to have him... I love him, he was virus, which has no vaccine, causes severe muscular pains, fever, in my tummy for nine months,” she said in the interview. headaches and, in the worst cases, unstoppable bleeding. It has killed Pattaramon has never met Gammy’s Australian parents, around two-thirds of those it has infected since its emergence in 1976, according to Thai newspaper Thairath, which broke the story of with two outbreaks registering case fatality rates approaching 90 per- Gammy last week, and their identities remain unknown. cent. “They (the surrogacy agency) told me to carry a baby for a The death rate in the current outbreak is a lower-than-average 55 family that does not have children... They said it would be a percent, but it is unprecedented in terms of geographical spread and baby in a tube,” she said. A spokesman for Australia’s foreign has killed by far the most people. Fears that it could spread to other affairs department told AFP Canberra was “concerned” by the continents through air travel have been growing, with European and reports and was in consultation with Thai authorities over surro- Asian countries on alert alongside African countries outside the Ebola gacy issues. crisis zone. “The alleged circumstances of the case raise broader legal In Britain, Sierra Leone cyclist Moses Sesay was quarantined and and other issues relating to surrogacy in Thailand,” he said. tested for Ebola at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, before Many foreign couples travel to Thailand, a popular medical being given the all-clear, the athlete told a British newspaper. Leading tourism hub, to use its in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) services despite medical charity Doctors Without Borders warned the crisis would only the unclear legal situation surrounding surrogacy. get worse and said there was no overarching strategy to handle the Tares Krassanairawiwong, a Thai public health ministry offi- outbreak. cial, said it was illegal to pay for surrogacy in Thailand. The US Peace Corps announced earlier this week it was pulling “Surrogacy can be done in Thailand but it has to comply hundreds of volunteers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. with the laws... A surrogate has to be related to the intended Elsewhere in Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia and Democratic Republic of parents and no money can be involved.” Congo, home to some of the continent’s largest transport hubs, said The reports about Gammy’s abandonment have triggered they had enhanced screening at border points and airports. Pan- hundreds to donate to a fundraising page created for him last African airlines Arik and ASKY have halted flights to and from Liberia week. By late Friday the “Hope for Gammy” page had raised MONROVIA: An employee of the Monrovia City Corporation and Sierra Leone, while Asia-Pacific nations from Hong Kong to more than $98,000.—AFP sprays disinfectant on a street, in front of a building in a bid to Australia have announced tighter security measures at airports, some prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus yesterday. — AP warning against travel to the Ebola-hit countries. —AFP HEALTH SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 Libya hospitals face collapse 3,000 Asian health workers set to flee

TRIPOLI: Libya has warned of a “total collapse” of its healthcare Benghazi. In Tripoli, at least 102 people have been killed and 452 Tripoli’s Medical Centre walked out in protest at the savage attack system as the chaos plaguing the country threatens to send wounded in the clashes that began on July 13, the health ministry on their colleague, unleashing anarchy in the hospital. into flight many of the Filipino and Indian staff on whom its said Wednesday. Families were forced to transfer sick relatives to private clinics, a hospitals depend. Fighting between rival militias in Tripoli over It said 77 people have been killed and 289 wounded in hospital official said. “Hospitals could be paralyzed” in the event of the past three weeks and bloody clashes between Islamists and Benghazi’s violence. Manila already urged its citizens in Libya to the mass-departure of Philippine nationals, health ministry army special forces in the eastern city of Benghazi have leave on July 20 after a kidnapped Filipino worker was found spokesman Ammar Mohamed said, while authorities warned of a prompted several countries to evacuate their nationals and beheaded. possible “total collapse” of the health care system. diplomatic staff. Of the estimated 13,000 Filipinos in Libya, only around 700 A medical official said the ministry was trying to persuade the Now, 3,000 health workers from the Philippines, making up 60 heeded the warning and left. The rest refused to abandon their Filipinos to stay. Complicating the situation further are the difficul- percent of Libya’s hospital staff, could leave - along with workers jobs despite the dangers. ties faced by Libyan staff as they struggle to keep work hours. from India, who account for another 20 percent. But Manila said Thursday it would charter ferries to evacuate its Mohamed said Libyan doctors and carers have been struggling Libyan hospitals, meanwhile, are flooded with a wave of admis- nationals, a day after a Filipina nurse was kidnapped and gang to reach their workplace from home because of fighting around sions, victims of the fighting which has shaken the capital and raped in Tripoli. Hundreds of Filipino doctors and nurses in the capital and fuel shortages.—AFP information SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 Kuwait KNCC PROGRAMME FROM LAST DAY OF RAMADAN TO WEDNESDAY (06/08/2014)

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Daily SuDoku Yesterday’s Solution SPORTS SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 Tigers make big trade, White Sox win game 7-4

Los Angeles avert three-game series sweep

DETROIT: Moises Sierra had four hits, and Jose of last-place teams. The Rockies have lost four of Abreu and Adam Eaton added three apiece to lift five and 11 of 15 overall. Pedro Hernandez (0-1) the Chicago White Sox to a 7-4 victory over the allowed three runs and six hits in 5 2-3 innings in Detroit Tigers on Thursday. The game quickly his first start for Colorado. became a secondary concern in the Motor City Hector Rondon got three outs for his 14th save when the Tigers acquired star left-hander David in 17 opportunities. He retired three straight after Price from Tampa Bay in a three-team deal. Joakim Nolan Arenado and Justin Morneau singled to start Soria (1-4) - another pitcher recently acquired by the ninth. The Cubs made one trade on the non- Detroit - hit Paul Konerko with the bases loaded in waiver deadline day, sending utilityman Emilio the seventh to give the White Sox a 5-4 lead. Abreu Bonifacio, reliever James Russell and cash to extended his hitting streak to 20 games. Ronald Atlanta for catching prospect Victor Caratini. Belisario (4-7) got the win in relief, and Jake Petricka pitched the ninth for his sixth save. BLUE JAYS 6, ASTROS 5 Detroit’s Torii Hunter and JD Martinez hit back-to- Nolan Reimold hit two home runs, including a back homers in the third. tiebreaking solo shot in the ninth, and Toronto ral- lied for a win. Reimold’s first homer came in the REDS 3, MARLINS 1 fifth and cut Houston’s lead to 4-3. His second Cincinnati benefited from Major League homer of the season was off Chad Qualls (1-3) and Baseball’s new instant replay system and the rule sent Toronto to its ninth win in 10 games. It was preventing catchers from blocking to beat Miami. Reimold’s second career multihomer game and Reds starter Johnny Cueto (12-6) struck out nine first since May 26, 2011. and allowed one run in seven innings and Ryan Jose Bautista and Dioner Navarro also had solo Ludwick drove in two runs. Aroldis Chapman homers for Toronto. Bautista connected for his 21st pitched the ninth for his 24th save. Giancarlo homer in the first, and Navarro tied it at four with Stanton hit his 25th home run for Miami and Tom his eighth in the sixth. Aaron Sanchez (2-0) threw Koehler (7-8) took the loss allowing two unearned two scoreless innings for the win, and Casey runs in seven innings. Janssen pitched the ninth for his 18th save. Jon With the Marlins leading 1-0 in the top of the Singleton homered for Houston, and Robbie eighth, the Reds loaded the bases with one out. Grossman had two hits. Bryan Morris got Todd Frazier to fly out to right fielder Stanton whose throw to the plate easily DIAMONDBACKS 7, PIRATES 4 beat Zack Cozart for what appeared to be the final Andy Marte hit a two-run home run and Aaron out of the inning when catcher Jeff Mathis tagged Hill added a solo shot in the sixth inning to power out Cozart, who trotted in without a slide. Arizona. Nick Ahmed hit the Diamondbacks’ third However, after a 6-minute, 10-second instant home run, an eighth-inning solo shot that was the replay review, the call was overturned because first of his major-league career. Mathis was ruled to be blocking the plate and Marte, called up from Triple-A Reno earlier on in Cozart was called safe tying the game 1-1. Ludwick the day to help fill the roster spots vacated by the took advantage and followed with a two-run single trades of Gerardo Parra and Martin Prado, took Jeff to give the Reds a 3-1 lead. Locke (2-3) deep into the left-field seats to break a 3-3 tie. Hill followed one out later with his ninth PHILLIES 10, NATIONALS 4 home run of the season. Reliever Oliver Perez (2-1) Ben Revere tied a career-high with four hits and earned the win by getting the last two outs in the Philadelphia defeated Washington but might have sixth. lost starter Cliff Lee, who left in the third inning with an elbow injury. Grady Sizemore had three ROYALS 6, TWINS 3 hits and three RBIs as the Phillies pounded out 17 Alcides Escobar hit a two-run triple and hits. After throwing ball one to Denard Span with Yordano Ventura pitched seven effective innings two outs, Lee walked off the mound, looked into for Kansas City. Escobar’s triple highlighted a four- the Phillies dugout, and tapped his left arm with his run seventh. The inning also included Jarrod glove hand. Lee, making his third start since miss- Dyson’s run-scoring single. Dyson stole second and ing two months, left the game, and the Phillies third and scored on catcher Eric Fryer’s throwing announced he had a recurrence of the flexor error. Ventura (8-8) limited the Twins to two runs, pronator strain that sidelined him in May. Antonio one earned, on five hits, while striking out seven. DETROIT: Chicago White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez (10) and Adam Eaton (1) celebrate Bastardo (5-4) retired Span, the only batter he Danny Santana led off the game with a home run. faced. Gio Gonzalez (6-7) failed to make it through their 7-4 win against the Detroit Tigers after a baseball game Thursday, July 31, 2014. — AP Mike Moustakas committed two throwing errors in four innings for the second time in three starts. and Los Angeles averted a three-game series sweep. The Cardinals acquired right-hander John the third to gift the Twins with an unearned run. sweep. Tyler Skaggs and six relievers combined on Lackey from Boston just before the trade deadline Caleb Thielbar (2-1) retired only one of three DODGERS 2, BRAVES 1 a five-hitter, and David Freese matched a career to bolster their rotation. They begin a big series batters he faced for Minnesota. Kurt Suzuki hit a Clayton Kershaw scattered nine hits and struck high with four hits to help Los Angeles improve to against NL Central-leading Milwaukee on Friday in pinch RBI-double in the eighth off Wade Davis, the out nine while tying his career-best winning streak 3-10 in one-run games on the road. Skaggs had a St Louis. Miller (8-8) allowed two runs and three first extra-base the Royals right-hander allowed in of 10 games, and Los Angeles completed the three- no-hitter with two outs in the fifth inning before hits in six innings in his first win since June 7. 46 innings. Greg Holland earned his 29th save. game sweep. Kershaw (13-2) pitched his second leaving with left forearm tightness. He was St Louis roughed up rookie Odrisamer Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer fractured his fin- consecutive complete game for the second time in replaced by Mike Morin, who immediately gave up Despaigne (2-3) a day after playing what manager ger and will miss three to six weeks. his career. He is unbeaten in his last 11 starts with a a bloop single to Caleb Joseph. The Orioles didn’t Mike Matheny called the team’s ugliest loss of the 10-0 record since June 2. The left-hander beat the get another hit until Joseph singled leading off the season, a 12-1 defeat Wednesday night. Jedd MARINERS 6, INDIANS 5 Braves for the first time during the regular season eighth. In the 13th, Kole Calhoun drew a leadoff Gyorko and Will Venable homered for San Diego. Mike Zunino’s two-run homer in the eighth in his career. Yasiel Puig homered as the Dodgers walk from Ryan Webb (3-2) and Mike Trout singled Despaigne allowed six runs and nine hits in 5 2-3 inning lifted Seattle. Bryan Shaw (4-3) walked Kyle stretched their win streak to a season-high six and before Pujols lined a single past the drawn-in innings. Seager to start the inning before Zunino hit a 2-0 swept the Braves for the first time since taking four infield. Hector Santiago (3-7) pitched two shutout pitch into the left-field bleachers for his 17th home in a row from July 26-29, 1990, at home. Julio innings and Huston Street got three outs for his CUBS 3, ROCKIES 1 run. Joe Beimel (3-1) pitched one-third of an inning Teheran (10-7) dueled with Kershaw, but fell fourth save since joining the Angels on July 18. Jake Arrieta struck out seven in seven innings, while Fernando Rodney worked the ninth for his behind in the first Adrian Gonzalez doubled to leading the Cubs to the win. Arrieta (6-2) allowed AL-leading 30th save. Carlos Santana drove in two deep right-center field to drive in Puig. CARDINALS 6, PADRES 2 one run and three hits in his first victory since June runs for Cleveland, including a go-ahead RBI single Shelby Miller and three relievers combined on a 30 at Boston. The right-hander has a 1.73 ERA in his in the seventh that broke a 4-all tie. Dustin Ackley ANGELS 1, ORIOLES 0, 13 innings three-hitter, and Oscar Taveras hit a two-run homer last 11 starts, holding opponents to a .162 batting had a two-run homer for the Mariners while Jason Albert Pujols hit an RBI single in the 13th inning, for St Louis, which avoided a three-game series average. The Cubs won three of four in a matchup Kipnis hit a two-run shot for the Indians. —AP SPORTS SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 Cook calls on England to repeat India win Dhoni refuses to confirm rumors on Jadeja footage

SOUTHAMPTON: England captain Alastair Cook urged his side to impressive considering the way in which they had capitulated to a 95- show the same “relentless” approach that characterized their 266-run run defeat in the second Test at Lord’s. “We had as good a game as win over India in the third Test at Southampton when the series con- you can have-that’s what the turnaround is,” Cook said. tinues at Old Trafford next week. Thursday’s victory at the Ageas Bowl “We got greedy in the first innings. When you do that, you start saw England level the five-match contest at 1-1 and, even more getting ahead of the game and can dictate it-and that’s what we did.” importantly, ended a run of 10 successive Tests without a win. India Now the challenge is to do it all again in Manchester. “We were relent- set a mammoth 445 for victory, collapsed to 178 all out before lunch less, we never let India off the hook at any stage,” said Cook. “It takes a on the final day, losing their last six wickets inside 25 overs. lot of skill and determination to do that.” “Now everyone knows what England off-spinner Moeen Ali, primarily a batsman, took a Test- it’s like, the challenge is ‘can we repeat that at Old Trafford, and try to best six for 67, including four for 17 in 22 balls Thursday, while James win the series?”‘ Anderson was named man-of-the-match for a total return across both innings of seven for 77. Prior to this match, at least seven former Anderson uncertainty England captains had called on Cook to resign as skipper, mainly in a Prior to that match, England will have found out whether bid to help him get back to his best form with the bat. Anderson is still available for selection. And with the ICC having However, the left-handed opener ignored their suggestions and recently warned both Cook and India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni SOUTHAMPTON: India’s Ravindra Jadeja walks off the field of was back in the runs at Southampton with innings of 95 and 70 not to refrain from further public comment on the case ahead of a tele- play after losing his wicket off the bowling of Moeen Ali, dur- out, while Ian Bell returned to form with 167 and Gary Ballance made conference hearing before judicial commissioner Gordon Lewis, a ing the fifth and final day of the third cricket test match of the a Test-best 156 in England’s commanding first innings 569 for seven retired Australian judge, the England skipper chose his words careful- series between England and India at The Ageas Bowl. — AP declared. ly. This victory represented England’s first win in a Test for nearly a “I just hope common sense prevails. “I hope we’ll see Jimmy at Old year since they beat Australia at Durham to take an unbeatable 3-0 Trafford in his home Test match.” Anderson, asked repeatedly about Pressure mounting lead in the 2013 Ashes. However, the one cloud on the horizon was the hearing at a post-match news conference, was equally wary. “I that Anderson might miss the fourth Test at his Lancashire home honestly don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow,” Anderson on Ravindra Jadeja ground should an International Cricket Council disciplinary hearing said. “I obviously want to be playing at Old Trafford in my home Test yesterday find against him for allegedly “pushing and abusing” India’s match.” Meanwhile Dhoni refused to confirm rumors emerging from MUMBAI: As India licked their wounds following the humiliating Ravindra Jadeja during the drawn first Test at Trent Bridge. India that the tourists had now gained access to previously unseen defeat to England at Southampton on Thursday, Ravindra Jadeja was Cook, who oversaw England’s 5-0 Ashes thrashing in Australia, was video footage that supported their assertion that Anderson had probably hurting more than most after enduring a miserable week certainly in no mood to get carried away. “It’s a very small step,” he engaged in threatening behavior towards Jadeja in the Trent Bridge both on and off the field. The 25-year-old, considered an all-rounder said. “It’s only one win.” England’s dominant display was all the more pavilion. “I am not aware,” he said. Instead Dhoni preferred to concen- with his modest left-arm orthodox action and ability to wield the bat lower down the order, has been thrust into the role of lead spinner for a country that tends to build its attack around slow bowlers. Jadeja appeared to have justified selection ahead of specialist off- Pakistan’s ‘Babe Ruth of squash’ spinner Ravichandran Ashwin in the second test at Lord’s, where his quickfire 68 in the second innings may not have pleased the purists but set up India’s 95-run victory. He also contributed three wickets Hashim Khan in poor health with the Indian pacemen causing the maximum damage on a green wicket as the tourists enjoyed a rare overseas victory to move 1-0 AURORA: Hashim Khan’s family really has no idea the exact age of was that player he once was decades ago. He was exposed to squash ahead in the five-match series. However, by the time he arrived in their father since he never had a birth certificate. Best guess? He through his father, Abdullah, a chief steward at a British officer’s club Southampton, Jadeja had been docked half of his match fee from the turned 100 on July 1 - that’s what they celebrated anyway. He also in Peshawar. Back then, the youngster would go to the outdoor courts drawn opening test in Nottingham over an alleged off-field con- could be older, some say even as old as 104. Just another intriguing to watch the officers play and fetch their errant shots. Eventually, the tretemps with England bowler James Anderson at Trent Bridge. layer to the lore of Khan, one of the greatest squash players to ever lift officers would head inside to escape the baking sun. That’s when The issue has rumbled on with India appealing the International a racket. He’s the patriarch who got the ball rolling on Pakistan’s Khan sauntered onto the court and emulated their shots wearing no Cricket Council (ICC) verdict and their own complaint against squash supremacy, winning his first British Open title in 1951 at an shoes, holding a cracked racket and using a broken ball. Anderson to have “abused and pushed” Jadeja during the same inci- age when most retire and then six more championships after that. He Khan’s father died in a car accident when he was 11, and he dent waiting to be heard. The controversy seemed to have taken its later traveled to America to raise a family of 12 and help hook a dropped out of school to become a full-time ball boy. He honed his toll on Jadeja’s on-field performances too, as he dropped a routine younger generation on a sport that resembles racquetball. skills playing the officers in friendly games. He later became one of catch at slip from an out-of-sorts England captain Alastair Cook in the Over the last six months, his health has drastically deteriorated. the club’s squash coaches. At 37 - and at the behest of the Pakistan first innings with the batsman on 15. Hospice workers are now providing around-the-clock care for him at government eager for a national hero - Khan went to the British Open, Cook welcomed the reprieve with relish, arrested his slump in his home. His family remains by his side, too, using this as a chance to considered the most prestigious tournament. He beat the best player form and went on to make 95, as well as an unbeaten 70 in the sec- reminisce about the person who’s been referred to as the “Babe Ruth in the world, Mahmoud El Karim of Egypt, 9-5, 9-0, 9-0, for his first title. ond innings, inspiring England with his new-found confidence which of squash.” The tales they tell: Like how he started out playing squash His last was at 44. About then, he taught his brother, Azam, to play culminated in a series-tying 266-run thrashing. Jadeja’s form with the barefoot. Or how the spirited player once went through a player’s legs squash and he won four titles. Hashim Khan’s cousin, Roshan Khan, bat also dropped as he contributed just 31 and 15 in his two innings to get to a ball near the front wall. Or how they heard Buckingham and nephew, Mohibullah Khan, each captured one. —AP as India slid to defeat. Palace built a squash court just to watch their father’s flair. “Just a rumor,” said Gulmast, one of Khan’s seven sons who all played on the Minor victory professional level. It was, however, his bowling which was the biggest letdown for Another interesting element to his age-old story - even if no one India, coming on a track sporting an increasing number of rough really knows his true age. “I like the concept that his age is shrouded patches scuffed up by the pacemen in their delivery stride. Jadeja somewhat in mystery,” his son, Sam, said. “He’s a whirlwind who denied Cook a century in the first innings but that minor victory comes out of the distant Himalayan mountains and conquers the offered scant consolation for the spilled catch as the England captain world. Nobody knows where he came from or even when he came added 158 runs with centurion Gary Balance for the second wicket. from. It’s sort of fitting that it would be that way.” Around his house, It was that stand that set the tone for England’s massive total of Hashim Khan doesn’t have many traces of the trinkets he acquired 569 for seven declared and India’s capitulation under the mountain of throughout the decades. There’s a framed picture of him shaking runs was an inevitable conclusion once they fell 239 runs short of first hands with Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. And on a table by innings parity. Jadeja claimed five wickets in the match but three of the couch, an encased picture of him on the cover of Squash those came in the second innings when England threw the bat at Magazine. Another of him posing with a racket. everything to score quick runs before setting a target that proved well beyond India’s reach. ‘Fight like a tiger’ The inadequacy of Jadeja’s efforts was put into context when His awards are displayed inside the Hashim Khan Trophy Room, compared to the role Moeen Ali played for England. The bearded off- which is a squash court the members at the Denver Athletic Club con- spinner, originally selected as a batsman who offers part-time bowl- verted into a shrine to him. Three of his friends stopped by Thursday, ing duties, made brilliant use of the rough and claimed six second just to pay their respects. When they started talking squash, his eyes lit innings wickets as he ran through an Indian batting order renowned up. “Remember your rules for squash? Snap your wrist, don’t hit the tin ... fight like a tiger,” said Marshall Wallach, who started a founda- for their ability to play spin. “We allowed Moeen to bowl his line and tion in Khan’s honor. Khan beamed. length. There was considerable amount of wear and tear on the pitch Another friend, Dennis Driscoll, asked Khan to demonstrate his that went his way, and there were a lot of close-in fielders too,” India grip - the one that was so accurate and oh so powerful. Khan bent his DENVER: In this file photo, Squash great Hashim Khan poses captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni told reporters. — Agencies wrist ever so slightly, as if he held a racket in his hand again. As if he for a photo on a squash court in Denver. — AP Sports SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 Efforts made to return Jordan Rally to WRC calendar

KUWAIT: Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Attiyah, President of the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) is hoping to convince FIA to return the Jordan International Rally in the World Rally Championship (WRC) calendar. The last time a WRC round took place in Jordan was in 2011 when the race took place in the Dead Sea region for the third straight year. Higher costs generated by FIA’s request to move the race to Aqaba and the official sponsor’s abandonment forced a deci- sion to stop hosting the race. Attiya, who is also FIA’s Vice President and head of the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), met recently with Prince Faisal bin Al-Hussein, head of Jordan Motor Sports, who expressed interest in hosting the event again in his home country. Attiya promised to work in order to persuade the FIA to include the Jordan Rally in next season’s calendar, and a return for the Prince Faisal bin Al-Hussein WRC to the MENA region. Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Attiyah

McIlroy savors life on Leishman takes early and off the course

LOUISVILLE: Tiger Woods is still chasing Jack Nicklaus even as control at Firestone he finds more to life than competition, while red-hot Rory McIlroy is content to enjoy each victory as it comes. Both stars tee off Thursday at Valhalla in the 96th PGA Championship Woods opens title defense with a 68 with very different momentum. McIlroy claimed his third major title at the British Open following a breakup with tennis-star AKRON: Australian Marc Leishman, maintaining his recent title at the British Open earlier this month, and Masters winner fiancÈe Caroline Wozniacki in May while Woods, who missed good form, upstaged the game’s biggest names as he Bubba Watson opened with matching 69s. Among those who three months after back surgery, shared 69th at Royal Liverpool charged into a one-shot lead in the opening round of the elite did not fare well in the first round at Firestone were US Open in his worst 72-hole professional showing in a major. WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio on Thursday. champion Martin Kaymer of Germany, who struggled to a 77, McIlroy, 25, needs only win the Masters to complete a career While eight-times winner Tiger Woods launched his title and former British Open winner Louis Oosthuizen of South Grand Slam after also taking the 2011 US Open and 2012 PGA. defense with a two-under-par 68 at a rain-softened Firestone Africa, who carded a 75. — Reuters Former world number one Woods, a 14-time major winner Country Club, Leishman surged to the top of the leaderboard chasing the record 18 majors won by Jack Nicklaus, has not won with a sizzling 64. a major title since the 2008 US Open. Woods, who won his first Leishman, whose only PGA Tour win came at the 2012 major at age 21 at the 1997 Masters, is now 38 — the age at Travelers Championship, mixed eight birdies with two bogeys which Nicklaus won his 15th major. Although his pursuit has on the heavily tree-lined layout to finish a stroke in front of been stalled, Woods says breaking the record remains as impor- tant a goal as ever. “I’ll tell you what, it’s a hell of a lot closer now American Ryan Moore, South African Charl Schwartzel and than I was in ‘97,” Woods said. “These 14 weren’t easy. I’ve England’s Justin Rose. “I feel like I’ve been playing pretty well passed a lot of people on the way to get to this point. You look for the last few months at least, and the results have been fair- at the who’s who and the history of the game and the fact ly good,” Leishman, who tied for fifth at the British Open 11 there’s only one person ahead of me, it’s not too bad.” Ulster days ago, told reporters. prodigy McIlroy, however, says topping Nicklaus has never been “I drove the ball well. It makes this course a lot easier when his goal the way it was for the California son of a military dad you’re on the fairway. It’s pretty tough when you’re playing who was swinging a golf club on television at age two. from the rough,” said the 30-year-old, who has recorded top- “It’s not something I ever thought about or dreamed of,” 11 finishes in three of his last four PGA Tour starts. Italian McIlroy said. “The next number in my head is four. I’ve won Francesco Molinari, Americans Patrick Reed and Rickie Fowler three of them. I’d like to win my fourth and that’s it, just try and and Canadian Graham DeLaet opened with 67s in the third keep going like that, one after the other. “You need goals, but World Golf Championships (WGC) event of the year. Most obviously that’s too much of a long-term goal. I don’t want to eyes, however, were focused on former world number one put that pressure on myself. I don’t want to put that burden of Woods, who has compiled an astonishing record of success at a number to try and attain.” Comparisons to legends has not Firestone and romped to victory last year by seven shots. been a priority for McIlroy. “I know how many majors the greats of the game have won but I never wanted to compare myself,” Progress shown McIlroy said. “At least at the end of my career, there’s not going Though still tournament rusty after spending much of this to be a disappointment. “‘Oh, I wanted to get to 15, but I only season recovering from back surgery, he was satisfied with the got 12, bummer.’ I just don’t want to end my career like that. I’d progress shown in his game after carding six birdies, two love to end my career with 12 majors, but I don’t want it to be a disappointment.”—ÅFP bogeys and a double at the par-four ninth. “I hit a lot of good shots today, I hit a few not so solid but I kind of got it around a little bit,” Woods told Golf Channel after covering the back nine in two-under 33. “Every time I dropped a shot, I got it right back the very next hole so bouncing back like that feels nice. It’s just progress. I just need to get (repetitions) in. “Coming (back) off surgery, it takes time. (My form) has been building and today was a lot better.” Woods, who missed the cut at last month’s Quicken Loans National and finished 69th at the British Open in his only two events since his surgery in late March, said his strategy had been very simple in the opening round. “You’ve just got to keep making birdies out here, keep the ball in play,” he smiled. “It’s soft right now and you can see a lot of guys under par. “With the wind cropping up this afternoon, not a lot of guys went low but it certainly was gettable,” said Woods, who double-bogeyed the ninth after missing the fairway to the right off the tee and hitting tree branches with his second AKRON: Rory McIlroy looks over his putt for birdie on AKRON: Marc Leishman, from Australia, chips to the ninth shot. the 13th hole during the first round of the green during the first round of the Bridgestone Invitational Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament. — AP Australian world number one Adam Scott, second-ranked golf tournament Thursday, July 31, 2014, at Firestone Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy, who clinched his third major Country Club in Akron, Ohio. — AP SPORTS SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 News in brief

Former Dynamo Kiev skipper Bialkevich dies KIEV: Former Dynamo Kiev captain and Belarus international Valentin Bialkevich has died suddenly as a result of a blood clot at the age of 41, the club reported yesterday. Bialkevich turned out 317 times and scored 70 goals for Dynamo after joining the side in 1996 from Dynamo Minsk. The midfielder helped Kiev win seven Ukrainian titles and six domestic cups. Bialkevich was capped 56 times, scor- ing 10 goals, for Belarus. After hanging up his boots Bialkevich became a coach with Dynamo Kiev’s youth squad.

Hangeland joins Crystal Palace LONDON: Norwegian international defender Brede Hangeland yesterday joined Crystal Palace after claiming he was told by email by Fulham that he was no longer wanted. The 33-year-old had also been wanted by Palace’s Premier League rivals Hull City, according to British media. Palace said that Hangeland had signed a one-year contract after six and a half years at London rivals Fulham, who were relegated last season. He becomes Palace manager Tony Pulis’ third signing for the new campaign fol- lowing the arrivals of Blackpool goalkeeper Chris Kettings and Cardiff City striker Fraizer Campbell. HARRISON: Bayern Munich’s Rafinha (left) fouls Chivas’ Sergio Napoles during the second half of an internation- “I’m quite old school as a player, I just want to be al friendly soccer match at Red Bull Arena, Thursday, July 31, 2014, in Harrison, NJ. Bayern Munich won 1-0. —AP part of a good group of players, working for a good manager, working really hard and driving something in the right direction,” said Hangeland.”It’s a tradi- Pizarro strike lifts Bayern tional club with a big following. I thought the atmos- phere here was fantastic and obviously the fans had a lot to be happy about come the end of the season. to friendly win over Chivas “If we can do something similar to that this season, that would be great,” the Norwegian added.

France’s Ribery exploits Guadalajara’s defense Arsenal defender NEW YORK: Claudio Pizarro scored the American league’s annual mid-season youngster. loaned to W Ham only goal as Bayern Munich beat Chivas showcase on Wednesday. It’s all part of But France’s Ribery-who missed the LONDON: West Ham signed Arsenal defender Carl Guadalajara 1-0 on Thursday in a friendly Bayern’s bid to raise their profile in the World Cup with a back injury-looked Jenkinson on a season-long loan on Thursday match at Red Bull arena to launch the United States, a move that other sharp as he ably exploited Guadalajara’s becoming the Hammers’ sixth new face this summer. Bundesliga champions’ US tour. Pep European clubs-notably such English defense. The Mexican side finally resort- Jenkinson, 22, joined Arsenal from Charlton in 2011 Guardiola’s men controlled the majority Premier League outfits as Manchester ed to fouling him repeatedly, with both and earned his only England cap against Sweden 18 of possession and took the lead in the United, Manchester City and Liverpool- Jair Pereira and Jesus Sanchez Garcia months later. “I’m clearly seen as a big part of things 10th minute when Pizarro slotted home have already made. The club has opened receiving yellow cards after tangling with here and hopefully I can prove my worth because it Franck Ribery’s corner. Pizarro nearly had a US office in Manhattan, and is launching him. After Guadalajara’s Fernando Arce is an important year for me,” said Jenkinson, who two more goals in the first half, with a US website. A majority of Bayern’s pulled a shot wide in the eighth minute, Carlos Fierro getting Chivas’ best chance German internationals-including goal- Bayern went ahead. joins Mauro Zarate, Enner Valencia, Cheikhou to equalize in the 81st minute, only for keeper Manuel Neuer, Thomas Mueller Ribery curled a corner toward the near Kouyate, Aaron Cresswell and Diego Poyet in a new- Bayern goalkeeper Tom Starke’s save to and World Cup-winning goal-scorer post where Pizarro headed it home. look West Ham squad. “I was flattered to have a lot preserve the winning margin. A crowd of Mario Goetze-are still resting after their Ribery set up Pizarro again in the 24th, of options but deep down, if I was being honest with 25,073 fans turned out for the match at triumphant campaign in Brazil. but the Peruvian’s shot was wide. myself, West Ham was always the place I wanted to the home of Major League Soccer’s New Nor did the sell-out crowd get to see Guadalajara’s best chance to level the go to. “It’s one of them where I wanted to do the York Red Bulls in Harrison, New Jersey. 19-year-old German-American Julian score came in the 81st when Fierro con- right professional thing and consider all the options, Bayern, who hadn’t played a pre-sea- Green, who scored as a substitute for the trolled a cross on his chest before slam- but in the back of my mind it was always West Ham son match in the United States since US in their 2-1 World Cup loss to Belgium. ming a shot from six yards out straight at and I’m just so glad it’s all worked out how I wanted 2004, next heads across the country to Green only recently returned to training Starke.Bayern put the ball in the net once it to in the end.” Portland, Oregon, where they will take on after picking up a minor knee injury and more in injury time, but Lucas Scholl’s a team of MLS All-Stars in the North Guardiola opted to play it safe with the effort was ruled out for offside. —AFP PSG missing lead names as China welcome French season opener BEIJING: With Paris Saint-Germain at the forefront, French football steps watched leagues, behind the English Premier League but at a reasonable up its attempt to win over the lucrative Asian market as the Ligue 1 title- level. “This game will be watched by at least 50 million people in China holders meet Guingamp in the season-opening Champions Trophy in and will also be shown in 70 countries worldwide.” International television Beijing today. For the sixth year running, the traditional curtain-raiser to rights for Ligue 1 increased from 32.5 million euros ($43.5m, £25.8m) per the French season between the champions and cup holders is being year to an annual 80 million euros for the period 2018 to 2024 after a con- played outside Europe. tract was signed with Qatar-owned channel beIN Sports earlier this year. And after three visits to Africa, including last year’s game in Gabon However, that is still a long way away from the money generated by when PSG beat Bordeaux 2-1, and two trips to North America, French Europe’s other major championships for similar deals. football’s authorities are now stepping up their efforts to gain notoriety in Asia. “It is an exceptional opportunity for France and we want to become World Cup stars absent known in Asia and China,” says Frederic Thiriez, the president of the PSG, last season’s league and League Cup double winners who claim French league (LFP), who is hoping the presence of PSG in today’s game to have 120 million fans in Asia, and 25 million in China alone, have will maximize local interest at Beijing’s Workers’ Stadium. been on tour on the continent and beat local side Kitchee 6-2 in a “Ligue 1’s international profile has made a considerable leap forward friendly in Hong Kong on Tuesday, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic scoring a BEIJING: Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic thanks to the development of PSG and Monaco. “It is among the most hat-trick. —AFP attends a press conference yesterday. —AFP SPORTS SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 Nishikori makes his way into ATP showdown with Gasquet

WASHINGTON: Japan’s Kei Nishikori battled through a second the next three games only to have Nishikori raise his game and challenging three-set test Thursday to reach an ATP Washington break him to claim the match, his second three-set triumph in a Open quarter-final against a foe he has never beaten, Frenchman row. Richard Gasquet. Fourth-seeded Nishikori outlasted Slovakian “It’s a positive for me to win in three sets two matches in a Lukas Lacko 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 while sixth seed Gasquet downed row,” Nishikori said, noting that he wanted matches to build con- American Tim Smyczek 6-3, 6-2. fidence after a three-week layoff since Wimbledon. Nishikori, 24, That will send two of the three top remaining seeds in the $1.9 is seeking his sixth career ATP title and third of the season after million (1.4 million euro) hardcourt event against each other to defending a crown at Memphis and collecting a clay-court title at decide a semi-final berth. “I’m sure it’s going to be the toughest Barcelona. He also won in 2008 at Delray Beach and at Tokyo in match this week,” Nishikori said. “I’ve never beaten him so it’s 2012. going to be a big challenge.” Gasquet, 28, seeks his 11th career ATP crown and first on US Gasquet, ranked 14th is 4-0 all-time against 11th-ranked soil after taking titles last year at Doha, Moscow and Montpelier, Nishikori, having dropped only one set to him. But this will be the where he was runner-up this year. He was also a finalist at nearest to a final they have met. Gasquet won their first meeting Eastbourne this season. Gasquet, who made a semi-final run at at Tokyo in 2008, again at Queen’s in 2010 and twice last year at last year’s US Open to match his best Grand Slam showing from Montreal and Paris ATP Masters series events. Wimbledon in 2007, played two weeks ago at Bogota and suf- “He has a great serve, strong forehand and backhand and he’s fered a right arm injury that forced him out of last week’s event in very talented,” Nishikori said. “I have to serve better than I did Atlanta. today.” Nishikori fired eight aces but made six double faults and “I couldn’t even serve a ball,” Gasquet said. “For three days connected on only 53 percent of his first serves against Lacko. here I didn’t serve. Now it feels fine.” That gives him hope of “It was tough,” Nishikori said. “The second set he began play- duplicating his success in Flushing Meadows when the US Open ing much better. Maybe I lost concentration but I fought through begins on August 25. “There are a lot of big matches to come for it in the third set.” Nishikori jumped ahead 4-0 before Lacko won me,” Gasquet said. — AFP

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STANFORD: Venus Williams of the Unites States of America run NYC celebrates against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus during Day 4 of the Bank of the West Classic at the Taube Family Tennis Marathon Stadium on July 31, 2014 in California. — AFP NEW YORK: Caroline Wozniacki always feels confident she can outrun her opponent on Venus topples birthday the tennis court. The former No. 1 player fig- ures that with a bit more training, she can cov- girl Azarenka er 26.2 miles. Wozniacki plans to play a full tournament schedule this fall while fitting in STANFORD: Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams oust- time to train for the New York City Marathon. ed fourth-seeded birthday girl Victoria Azarenka in straight sets She typically runs for 30-40 minutes a day as Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA hardcourt tourna- part of workouts for tennis and hopes that ment at Stanford. The 6-4, 7-6 (7/1) triumph kept Williams on course one longer session per week of an hour or for a possible semi-final showdown with her sister Serena, the world more can get her through the Nov 2 race. number one and top seed who will take on Ana Ivanovic in the quar- And, no, she’s not seeking this challenge in an ter-finals on Friday. “Williams-Williams tomorrow, hopefully,” Venus attempt to distract herself from her personal told the crowd at the campus of Stanford University, where she came life, Wozniacki insisted. Golfer Rory McIlroy WASHINGTON: Vasek Pospisil of Canada returns a shot to Tomas Berdych of out on top in a hard-fought, physical duel with Azarenka that lasted broke off their engagement in late May, less Czech Republic (unseen) during the Citi Open at the William HG FitzGerald an hour and 42 minutes. “It’s never easy to play Victoria. We’ve than a month before Wozniacki decided to Tennis Center on July 31, 2014. — AFP always had extremely tough matches, so I expected that tonight as prepare for a marathon when she would have well,” said Williams, who acknowledged that Azarenka may have been preparing for a wedding. Pospisil dumps been at a disadvantage after having a first-round bye. That meant “Tennis helped me just get through the the match was the Belarussian’s first since her second-round exit at tough times,” Wozniacki said Thursday. “Now Wimbledon. I’m just feeling happy and I wanted to do top seed Berdych It was a disappointing result on her 25th birthday for Azarenka, something good for others. I think that this who came into the week ranked 10th in the world but needed to had nothing really to do with my personal life. WASHINGTON: Czech top seed Tomas Slam champion’s break chances at the reach the semi-finals to stay in the top 10. A left foot injury sidelined It was something I was passionate about.” The Berdych was ousted from the ATP and $1.9 million (1.4m euro) hardcourt her for three months this year before she returned to action at the 24-year-old Dane had long wanted to run a WTA Washington Open on Thursday, warm-up event for the US Open. Wimbledon tuneup event at Eastbourne.The former world number marathon, and looking at this year’s tourna- falling 6-2, 6-4 to Canada’s Vasek “I did a lot of good things, especially one, who owns two Australian Open titles, didn’t go quietly. ment schedule, she determined it was doable. Pospisil in a third-round match. Pospisil, the way I fought through the important She gamely fought off two match points in the 12th game of the About a week before Wimbledon, she asked who at 36th in the rankings was 31 games,” Raonic said. “In those key second set to force the tiebreaker, but from there it was all Williams. her manager to look up charities she could spots beneath Berdych, collected his moments, my attitude got me The 34-year-old American won the first point of the tiebreaker on her raise money for. Wozniacki will represent third career victory over a top-10 foe, through.” Raonic, who also won his own serve, then fired two forehand winners to take the next two Team for Kids, which helps fund NYC his first coming over Berdych 51 weeks opener over American Jack Sock in two points on Azarenka’s serve and never looked back.Azarenka double Marathon organizer New York Road Runners’ ago in the round of 16 at Canada. tie-breakers, will face US giant-killer faulted to give Williams a 6-1 lead, and the American held on to win youth programs. “That was not one of my best,” Steve Johnson for a spot in the last the next point-firing over a running forehand that Azarenka could “People ask me, ‘Why don’t you just run a Berdych said. “It’s something that four. Johnson dumped ATP aces leader only belt back into the net. 5K or 10K?’ I’m like, ‘Well, I do that all the time, needs to be dealt with and go on. I Ivo Karlovic 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (9/7) Williams had come on strong late in the opening set as well, seal- so it wouldn’t really be a challenge,’” she said. need to move on and work even hard- despite 27 aces by the Croatian ninth ing the frame with a service break in the final game. Williams next “This is really something I need to put my er.” In the quarter-finals for the second seed a day after beating US fifth seed faces eighth-seeded German Andrea Petkovic, who booked her quar- mind to.” Wozniacki was in Manhattan on week in a row, Pospisil will face John Isner, who ranks second in aces ter-final berth on Wednesday. Earlier Thursday, fifth-seeded Ivanovic Thursday with Meb Keflezighi, the reigning Santiago Giraldo, who beat Victor and fired 29 past Johnson. cruised past Canadian qualifier 6-1, 6-1 in just 54 minutes to book her Boston Marathon champ who will also raise Estrella Burgos 6-2, 6-0. “He’s a guy who “He couldn’t have had any better third meeting this year with Serena Williams. money for Team for Kids at the New York race, likes to play big matches,” Berdych said preparation to face me,” said Raonic, Ivanovic, a former world number one herself, downed the which he won in 2009. “There’s no turning of Pospisil, who will be seeking his sec- who ranks third in ATP aces. “It’s going American at the Australian Open, a defeat that Serena avenged in back now,” she said with a laugh of announc- ond semi-final of the season after to be very difficult. “Compared to the Rome. The two have never played each other this many times in one ing her plans to the world. She’ll be back in Chennai. previous two he got, I think I control season. “It’s a good sign,” Ivanovic said. “It means we’re getting fur- the city in three weeks for the US Open, Wimbledon semi-finalist Milos the center of the court and move a little ther into the tournaments to play each other.” In other matches on which, she hopes, takes her through Sept 7. Raonic reached the quarter-finals with a better. Hopefully that will get me Thursday, third-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany got past Then it’s a week off before three weeks play- 7-6 (7/1), 7-6 (7/3) victory over through.” In each win, Johnson benefit- American Coco Vandeweghe 7-6 (7/4), 0-6, 6-2 to book a quarter-final ing in Asia, another week off, and a tourna- Australian Lleyton Hewitt. The second- ted from a double fault by his rival on with rising Spanish talent Garbine Muguruza-a 6-4, 6-4 winner over ment in Moscow. — AP seeded Canadian fired 27 aces and the penultimate point to win a third-set Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova 6-4, 6-4. — AFP denied all four of the two-time Grand tie-breaker. — AFP SPORTS SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 Cyclist cleared of Photo of the day Ebola at Glasgow ‘Reports sensationalist, irresponsible’ GLASGOW: Reacting to sensationalistic tested me for Ebola. It came back negative headlines such as “Ebola Terror at but they did it again, and this time sent it to Commonwealth Games” in an English London, where it was also negative,” Sesay newspaper, officials said yesterday that a was quoted as saying. Games spokesman Sierra Leone cyclist passed tests for the Jackie Brock-Doyle said if athletes become Ebola virus and competed. “There is no ill, they are tested for whatever ailments Ebola in the athletes’ village,” a games they are suffering from “and that was the statement said. “We can confirm an athlete case with the athlete that has been widely was tested for a number of things when he reported about over the last 24 hours. It is fell ill last week, including Ebola. The tests not a whole Ebola testing regime in place.” were negative and the athlete competed in Local media reported that the 25-year- his event on Thursday. old Tholley’s room key was found in his “We are dismayed by some of the sensa- hotel room, and Sierra Leone team man- tional and misleading headlines to date agement believe he may have left because and request that these are not repeated.” of fears over Ebola. “Unfortunately, one of Mike Hooper, chief executive of the our athletes has not turned up for his event Commonwealth Games Federation, added, and we do not know where he is. It is possi- “The headlines and the reports were not ble he is not coming back,” the Daily only sensationalist, but irresponsible.” Telegraph quoted Unisa Deen Kargbo, chef Later, games officials said they had not de mission of the Sierra Leone team, as say- been told of another Sierra Leone athlete ing . “The situation is very serious at home, who may have gone missing from the ath- and it is possible this is why he does not letes’ village, identified as cyclist Mohamed want to return.” Tholley, who pulled out of the time trial on Glasgow police told The Associated Thursday and was scheduled to compete in Press that they have not been made aware the road race today. of any missing athletes from the The athlete tested for Ebola was road Commonwealth Games. Brock-Doyle said cyclist Moses Sesay, 32. He was admitted to games officials had not been informed of a Glasgow hospital last week after feeling any missing athletes by team managers. unwell, and doctors tested him for various “Most athletes, remember, are on a two- to conditions, including Ebola, which is three-month visa and lots of them might blamed for more than 700 deaths in an out- go have a look around Scotland or the UK break in three west African countries, after they have competed,” she said. On including Sierra Leone. Sesay was passed Thursday, Seychelles forfeited an African fit, and released from hospital in time to Cup qualifying game and withdrew from compete in the individual time trial on the competition rather than allow Sierra Thursday, when he finished 56th and last of Leone’s squad to travel to the Indian Ocean those who completed the race. island because of fears over the spread of Jeffrey Herlings prepares for the race during FIM Motocross World Championship “I was admitted for four days and they Ebola. —AP 2014 in Teutschenthal, Germany. —www.redbullcontentpool.com Khan wants headguards in amateur boxing

GLASGOW: British boxer and Olympic silver medalist Amir Khan yesterday demanded headguards be rein- Gorecka overcomes stated into amateur boxing to protect exhausted fighters from possible injury. The Englishman, a for- all odds to run mer two-time world champion, believes boxers fight- in Glasgow ing up to five times a week at international competi- tion are more at risk of being seriously hurt. “I would GLASGOW: When England’s Emelia Gorecka runs say headguards need to come back, especially when in the 5,000 meters final at the Commonwealth you’ve got fighters who are fighting nearly five times Games she will know any temporary pain on the a week,” said the 27-year-old, speaking on the side- track will be nothing compared to what she has lines of the Commonwealth Games. “You might get been through just to get to Glasgow. The 20-year- cut in the first day, on first day you might just get a old, a European junior 3,000m and cross-country head clash, you might be the favorite to win the tour- champion, was diagnosed with Scoliosis, a condi- nament.” Khan said that boxers can still get facial tion that meant she suffered with a curved spine, cuts wearing headguards and be knocked out but at the beginning of her junior career. they help with overall protection of the fighters. “I It was a genetic condition that was not related don’t think knock-outs happen as much anyway in to the sport but it meant she struggled with basic amateur boxing especially at the high level because movements, like moving her arms freely. Gorecka you’re fighting the best of the best. I think they barely noticed the problem initially and was rela- should come back, it’s safer for the fighters.” Earlier at tively unaffected in her running until she received the Games, Australian boxer Daniel Lewis had called some devastating news that threatened her fledg- for headguards to be restored for amateur fighters ing career which reaches a peak in her first major after he failed a medical check and was ruled out of senior final today. “In 2008, I discovered that my the welterweight quarter-finals. The International condition had declined and I was now the proud Boxing Association (AIBA), who discarded head pro- owner of two curves of 27 and 34 degrees, dis- tection in the amateur ranks last year, will assess the GLASGOW: India’s Pinki Rani (BLUE) fights Northern Ireland’s Michaela played as a rather distorted ‘S’ shape on the X-ray,” new rule and number of head cuts and injuries at the Walsh (RED) during the Women’s Fly (48-51 kg) semi-final boxing she wrote on her website. —Reuters end of the Commonwealth Games. —AFP match at the 2014 Commonwealth Games yesterday. —AFP SPORTS SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 ‘Geek’ helps push England into women’s hockey final Aussie women ease into hockey final

GLASGOW: England will face Australia for women’s hockey gold at the Commonwealth Games after a self-confessed goalkeeping ‘geek’ helped them beat New Zealand 3-1 on a penalty shootout yesterday. Defending champions Australia had earlier cruised into the final with a 7-1 mauling of South Africa. GLASGOW: Chika Amalaha of Nigeria is seen in this file The two sides have already met once in the photo. — AP competition already with Australia running out 3-0 winners in the group stages. England Nigerian teenage keeper Maddie Hinch foiled penalties from Anita Punt, Katie Glynn and Stacey Michelsen weightlifter stripped of to book her side’s place in a Commonwealth final for the first time since 2002. Commonwealth gold “I do my homework. I’m renowned to be quite a geek when it comes to this stuff. I watch videos of the players taking penalties GLASGOW: A 16-year-old Nigerian weightlifter was and take notes,” said Hinch. “There’s no stripped of her Commonwealth Games gold medal yester- doubt Australia are tough opposition. We day because of a positive doping test. Chika Amalaha test- played them in the pool match and lost 3-0 ed positive for diuretics and masking agents after winning but it was a close match. I absolutely believe the 53-kilogram (117-pound) division last week, becoming we can beat them, it’s just about taking our the youngest ever female to win a weightlifting title at a chances.” Commonwealth Games. And England coach Danny Kerry also The gold now goes to Dika Toua of Papua New Guinea. believes they can take heart from their first Amalaha was initially suspended on Tuesday after the “A” game against Australia. “We had more shots than they did in the last game and that was sample tested positive for amiloride and hydrochloroth- the first time that has happened in two iazide, which are both banned by the World Anti-Doping years,” he said. “We always knew today was Agency. After Amalaha’s backup “B” sample also came going to be a hard game. We lost a couple of back positive, Commonwealth Games officials held a hear- players from our London 2012 Olympic team. ing into the case yesterday. “Most of the players here today are very The Commonwealth Games Federation said Amalaha young and I am just delighted with what did not contest the findings. She was disqualified and they did.” returned her medal. “It is strict liability,” CGF President In a tight game of few chances, Lilly Prince Imran Tunku of Malaysia, who chaired the hearing, Owsley’s goal just before the half hour mark told The Associated Press. “Once the tests are positive the looked to have England on course for victory. However, Glynn brilliantly swept home only thing we can do is follow the rules.” Asked whether Michelsen’s cross two minutes from time to GLASGOW: Australia’s Emily Smith (right) celebrates with Brook Peris after Amalaha offered any defense, Prince Imran said: “No.” send the game into a penalty shootout. And scoring a goal against South Africa during their women’s semifinal hockey Amalaha set Commonwealth Games records in her weight goals from Georgie Twigg, Alex Danson and match during the Commonwealth Games 2014 yesterday. — AP category with a total of 196 kilograms (432 pounds), break- Susie Gilbert allied to Hinch’s heroics sent four years ago when we just battled through “When you look at the number of scoring ing the previous mark of 188 kilograms (414 pounds). With England through. and in the end won a gold medal, which was chances, their conversation ratio is extremely Toua upgraded to the gold, Santoshi Matsa of India moves a great achievement. “But now we are really high, they are very clinical.” up to silver and India’s Swati Singh to bronze. Aussies favorites smashing sides so it shows the sky is the limit After a tight start, Emily Smith put the “It is sad it is a junior and I hope they will learn from this They will now face Australia who have and we can really move on after this tourna- Aussies in front and Kellie White quickly dou- experience,” Prince Imran said. “I think the international won the gold medal in three of the four com- ment.” South Africa coach Giles Bonnet, bled their lead to send the reigning champi- petitions since hockey was introduced to the federation should look at it carefully and see whether meanwhile, lamented his side’s inability to ons in 2-0 ahead at half-time. White, Commonwealth program. Australia took beat New Zealand in their pool earlier in the Georgina Parker and Jane Claxton made it 5- there are mitigating circumstances when it comes to the their tally for the tournament to 32 goals in sanctions.” The World Anti-Doping Agency has said it will week which meant facing Australia in the 0 after the break before Australia conceded five matches in Glasgow by thrashing South semi-finals. “Australia are a great team. We for the first time in the tournament when look into how Amalaha had access to banned substances, Africa. “I am very satisfied with the perform- knew that from before and we wanted to Celia Evans turned home a consolation for and Prince Imram also wants that explored further. “Being ance. Our ability, particularly in the second- avoid them,” he said. “We knew the New South Africa. However, normal service was a junior obviously there must some culpability from those half, to finish off our chances was excellent,” Zealand game was really important for us. quickly resumed as Parker slammed home that are looking after her, whether it is coaches or man- said Australia coach Adam Commens. We played well, but unfortunately we didn’t her second of the game before Georgia agers or doctors,” Prince Imram said. — AP “This team has come a long way from get the result and then you face Australia. Nanscawen rounded off the scoring. — AFP Olympic champion Adams in women’s flyweight final

GLASGOW: Nicola Adams says she is full of confi- the final after the Northern Irish boxer won a con- second round following an accidental clash of Irishman. Host nation Scotland were given some- dence heading into today’s women’s boxing fly- troversial bout with defending champion Sean heads which resulted in a cut to Conlan’s head, thing to cheer about when Josh Taylor progressed weight final at the Commonwealth Games where McGoldrick of Wales. The fight was stopped in the with the judges awarding the fight to the Northern to the light-welterweight final with a win over she will be looking to add Glasgow gold to her England’s Samuel Maxwell. Waiting for him in the Olympic title. The Englishwoman booked her place ring will be Junias Jonas who saw of Northern in the final by beating Canada’s Mandy Bujold in Ireland’s Sean Duffy. yesterday’s semi-final. Reece McFadden was unable to add to “I am really confident and looking forward to it. Scotland’s success in the flyweight division as the It took me a little time to pin her down but once I 19-year-old lost a split decision to Australia’s got my range and timing back it was alright,” Andrew Moloney a decision the Scottish boxer Adams said. Standing between Adams and a gold slammed. “I thought I did enough to win that fight medal is Northern Ireland’s Michaela Walsh after but the judges gave it the other way. That’s what she saw off Pinki Rani of India in their semi-final. happens in boxing-it’s corrupt,” McFadden, who England’s Joseph Joyce made it through to the takes home a bronze medal, said. final of the super heavyweight division without “Everyone knows it is corrupt and I’ve been having to step into the ring after his semi-final robbed quite a few times. That wasn’t a big rob- opponent Mike Sekabembe of Uganda failed a bery there but I still thought I did enough to win.” medical yesterday morning. He will be joined by Pakistan’s Muhammad defeated Ghana’s Abdul Australian Joseph Goodall who won his fight with Omar in the other semi-final. New Zealand’s David Nigeria’s Efe Ajagba. Fellow English boxer Qais Nyika and Kennedy St Pierre of Mauritius will fight Ashfaq will also be going for gold after he defeated GLASGOW: Tiako Essombe of Cameroon (Red) grapples with Ifeoma Nwoye of Nigeria in for gold in the light-heavyweight division after they Kenyan Benson Njangiru in their bantamweight the Women’s Freestyle 55kg Freestyle Wrestling Bronze medal match at the SECC, 2014 overcome Sean McGlinchy and Nathan Thorley semi-final. Michael Conlan will be his opponent in Commonwealth Games yesterday. — AFP respectively. — AFP Pizarro strike lifts Bayern to friendly SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 SATURDAY, SportsSports win over Chivas 44

GLASGOW: Kelly Simm of England performs in the women’s vault final of the Artistic Gymnastics event during the 2014 Commonwealth Games. —AFP Bolt sprints into Glasgow spotlight Scotland mine more gold at CWG

GLASGOW: Host nation Scotland’s gold medal “I am very satisfied with the performance. Drinkhall and Liam Pitchford.James Willstrop, the men’s 3000m steeplechase where double tally hit double figures yesterday as sprint leg- Our ability, particularly in the second-half, to England’s losing men’s singles finalist, kept Olympic champion Ezekiel Kemboi Cheboi is end Usain Bolt and British teenage diving star finish off our chances was excellent,” said alive his hopes of another medal after a closely- chasing a second Commonwealth gold eight Tom Daley prepared to make their eagerly Australia coach Adam Commens. Singapore are fought victory over New Zealanders Lance years on from his success at Melbourne 2006. anticipated Commonwealth Games entrances. guaranteed gold and silver medals in the Beddoes and Paul Coll with partner Daryl Selby. Ugandan Moses Kipsiro is back to try and Scotland claimed their 11th title in Glasgow women’s table tennis after Lay Jian Fang failed The English third seeds needed 68 minutes defend his 10,000m title, having already lost his courtesy of their lawn bowls men’s fours and in her attempt to break their stranglehold. The to win an exciting quarter-final 11-8, 6-11, 11-9 5,000m title earlier in the Games. There are also gymnast Daniel Purvis in the men’s parallel Australian 42-year-old’s old fashioned “pen- to make the last four as the doubles events pro- finals in the women’s high jump and discus, bars. In the pool, Jack Laugher and Chris Mears hold” style could not get the better of second gressed towards the final stages yesterday. The and the men’s pole vault, while boxing enters beat Australia’s Grant Nel and Matthew seed Yu Mengyu who won quite comfortably evening spotlight is split between the pool, the semi-final stages. In other news, Nigerian Mitcham in the men’s synchronized 3m spring- 11-3, 11-8, 11-8, 11-6. where English diver Daley teams up with James teenage weightlifter Chika Amalaha faces a board for England’s 45th gold. Denny in the men’s synchronized 10m plat- hearing before the Commonwealth Games Australia cruised into the gold medal match India in upset win form, and on the track, where Bolt runs in the Federation over her failed drugs test. Amalaha, of the women’s hockey with a 7-1 mauling of But there was an upset in the men’s doubles 4x100m relay heats. whose A sample failed a control after claiming South Africa. The Hockeyroos will face England, semi-finals as Indian pairing Sharath Kamal and The Jamaican superstar opted out of the gold in the women’s 53kg category on July 25, who beat New Zealand on penalties, in today’s Anthony Arputharaj put out second seeds Yang 100m and 200m, won by Jamaican teammates also produced a positive B sample. The tests final. Winners of the gold medal in three of the Zi and Zhan Jian from Singapore to spark wild Kemar Bailey-Cole and Rasheed Dwyer respec- revealed traces of diuretics and masking four competitions since hockey was introduced scenes of celebration. Despite that loss, the tively.Olympic champion Sally Pearson goes for agents. And the sex assault trial of a to the Commonwealth program, Australia have dominant nation in this sport at this Games are the 100m hurdles title while world champion Commonwealth Games weightlifter from now scored 32 goals in winning their five still represented in the final after top seeds Li Eunice Sum will be favourite in the women’s Papua New Guinea was adjourned yesterday games in Glasgow so far. Hun and Gao Ning beat England’s Paul 800m. Kenyan dominance is likely to come in due to the lack of an interpreter. —AFP