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Several parliamentary panels Notorious Taliban leader get new heads, deputies killed in Baghlan offensive

KABUL: A number of Wolesi speaker, Abdur Rauf Inami as sec- secretary of the women affairs, chief and Syed Nader Shah as sec- Jirga commissions have held retary and Irfanullah Irfan as dep- civil society and human rights com- retary. Inami added Zakaria Saw- elections for appointing their uty secretary. Based on the house mission. Mohammad Nangyal was da, Abdur Rahman Shaidani and administrative board chiefs, rules of business, lawmakers have elected as head, Rahila Salim as Saifora Ilkhani were elected as head, deputy head and secretary of the natural resource and envi- ronment protection commission. Kamal Naser Osuli was elected as head, Khalilullah Shahidzada as deputy head and Lailuma Wali Hukmi as secretary of the com- mission on religious, education and cultural affairs. Likewise, Mir Rha- man Rahmani was chosen as head and Safia Aimaq as secretary of the national economy and agricultural PUL-I-KHUMRI: A notorious Himmat Khail, Shafi Khail, Hus- three days, we had been and livestock commission. Taliban commander has been killed sein Khail, Zaman Khail and Mu- trapped in crossfire. Mohammad Naeem Hamidzai during a clearing operation in the ghala localities had been cleared of Today the fighting is over and Lalai, Abdul Wadood Popal and Baghlan-e-Markazi district of insurgents. security forces have stabilised Chaman Shah were elected as coun- northern Baghlan province, offi- The aim was to secure Baghlan- the area. ternarcotics commission head, cials said on Thursday. A three- Mazar and Baghlan-Kunduz high- He claimed Taliban were ex- deputy and secretary. Also, Qais day operation involving all securi- ways. Residents felt relieved after torting money and food from deputy heads and secretaries, to vote every year to elect heads, deputy chief and Rahima Jame as Hassan, Syed Ikramuddin Masumi ty organs was conducted in the operations, saying they could residents. The man urged the an official said on Thursday. deputy heads and secretaries of the secretary of the international af- and Musa Khan Nasrat were elect- Baghlan-i-Markazi, district chief come out of homes freely after three government to take concrete On Saturday, the assembly 18 commissions of the lower hous. fairs commission. Mohammad Ak- ed to the three slots on the com- Gauhar Khan Baburi told Pajhwok days of clashes. Gulabuddin, a lo- measures to stop Taliban s re- entered its fifth and last legis- Wolesi Jirga Secretary Abdur Rauf bari, Hamidullah Tokhi and Nader munications commission. Afghan News. Baburi claimed cal elder, said: During the last turn. (Pajhwok) lative year and voted to elect Inami told Pajhwok Afghan News Shah Bahar were respectively elect- Mirdad Khan Najrabi, Abdul- the first and second deputy the legislators on Wednesday held ed as head, deputy chief and sec- hai Akhundzada and Shekiba Hash- speakers, the secretary and elections for administrative boards retary of the disabled and martyr imi grabbed the top positions on his deputy. Abdul Zahir of a number of parliamentary com- affairs panel. the domestic security commission. Qadeer was elected as first missions. MP Fawzia Kofi was On the commission of defence Administrative bards of the re- Extremists exploiting deputy speaker, Nazir Ahmad elected as head, Sherin Mohseni affairs, Humayun was elected as maining panels will be elected on Ahmadzai as second deputy as deputy head and Aziza Jalis as head, Ali Akbar Qasim as deputy Saturday. (Pajhwok) local grievances: US official KABUL: The Tehreek-i-Taliban vanced International Studies in ities. Civilian casualties decreased by Pakistan (TTP) has long exploited Washington, she observed: In- Al Qaeda network fight- local grievances in the region near creasingly, they have sprung from ers blended with militants unknown sides. However, the in- Durand Line to sustain itself, a within conflicts worldwide. from the Council of Islamic formation that is provided to the senior US official has said. Sewall noted weak, illegiti- Courts in Africa to create Al 53pc in Maidan Wardak governor s house of Maidan Ward- America s undersecretary for mate, and repressive governments Shabab. In Libya, Ansar al- ak province by the United Nations civilian security, democracy and inadvertently created opportuni- Sharia exploited post-Qadhafi According to Maidan Wardak officials, United Nations has recorded 126 shows that the civilian casualties human rights said extremists in ties for terrorists to capitalise on factional violence. The Islam- separate incidents in Maidan Wardak province where 70 people including recorded in Maidan Wardak prov- Pakistan s tribal badlands also popular resentment. ic State group dramatically ex- women and children were killed and 125 others wounded. ince were 106 persons killed and blamed weak and unpopular gov- In a repressive milieu, the of- panded its reach by exploit- 303 others wounded which is 53 ernments for creating feelings that ficial argued, extremists made com- ing Sunni political disenfran- Officials of Maidan Wardak to 2013. According to Maidan office of Maidan Wardak province percent more than that of record- encouraged terrorism. mon cause with local insurgents chisement in Iraq. province say that civilian ca- Wardak officials, United Nations by the United Nations, out of 195 ed in 2014. In the meantime, Ab- dul Majid Khogyani, the acting- Sarah Sewall, in a presentation and criminal networks and operat- She continued: Violent sualties have been decreased has recorded 126 separate inci- civilians killed or injured in 2014, governor of Maidan Wardak prov- on the long-term US strategy for ed in poorly governed territory. extremist groups have been by 53 % in this province. Of- dents in Maidan Wardak province 94 casualties were recorded in the ince has ordered the security agen- combating terrorism, said over the She cited examples of these expanding their control and ficials say looking at the infor- where 70 people including women attacks of the armed opponents, cies in the province to put all ef- past 13 years violent extremist dynamics in the Pak-Afghan re- resonance in South Asia, the mation collected there is 53 % and children were killed and 125 51 in the security forces actions forts in bringing the percentage of movements had proliferated gion, where the TTP has long trad- Sahel, the Maghreb, Nigeria, decrease in the civilian casual- others wounded. As per the infor- and 27 others were killed or the civilian casualties to zero in around the globe. ed on local grievances to keep it- Somalia, and in the Arabian ties in the year 2014 compared mation provided to the governor s wounded during the fighting by 2015. 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AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir Four years into the largest humanitarian crisis on our watch, the conflict in Syria is worsening. Phone No: +93-772364666 By Jan Egeland and ammunition to groups who need. And we could do much The talks in Moscow in Janu- E-mail: [email protected] are using these weapons to more, if it was not for the chron- ary were not attended by the Last year three UN Security commit horrifying crimes ic lack of funding. major opposition groups. UN Council resolutions were against civilians. And the peo- About $8.4bn are needed Special Envoy Staffan de Mis- Email: [email protected] passed aiming to protect and ple committing these crimes for all relief work inside Syria tura's plan for a freeze in Alep- assist civilians in Syria. But, a need to be held accountable. and in neighbouring countries po may provide a glimmer of www.afghanistantimes.af year after the first resolution We have also failed to as- this year. It is less than the price hope, but is currently in jeop- sist those who need our help of the Olympic Games in Lon- ardy. Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi was passed, the words ring hollow. the most. don, about a fifth of the price Those with influence, in- Advisory editorial board In a report being released The resolutions demand of the Olympic Games in cluding Russia, Iran, the US, today, my organisation, Nor- that parties to the conflict im- Beijing, and a sixth of the price Saudi Arabia and Qatar, all who Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, wegian Refugee Council, along mediately lift sieges of popu- of the winter games in Sochi. have leverage on key actors, with several other organisa- lated areas, and allow aid agen- While these Olympic Games need to put pressure on par- Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal tions, present a report card that cies rapid, unhindered and safe were fully funded, the interna- ties to the conflict - for them to compares the demands made in access to people in need. It fur- tional community has not been come to the table and negoti- Graphic-Designers: the resolutions with the reality thermore urges all UN member willing to provide even the min- ate a political solution. This Mansoor Faizy and Edriss Akbari we see on the ground. The grim states to increase their human- imum of assistance to the more political process needs to be statistics reveal how the war- itarian assistance. than 16 million Syrian civilians inclusive, allowing those with- Marketing & Advertising: ring parties, countries with in- Humanitarian access in need inside Syria and in out guns to be heard so that Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 fluence in the region and other Still, humanitarian access to neighbouring countries. Last the future of the country re- UN member states have com- large parts of Syria actually di- year's appeals became only spects the rights and aspira- Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan pletely failed to implement the minished last year. Some 4.8 about half funded, resulting in tions of the Syrian people. Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 resolutions - and by doing so, million people are currently liv- severe cuts in the assistance. Time for action have also utterly failed Syrian ing in areas defined by the UN Some 4.8 million people are In short, the score card Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press civilians. as "hard to reach", and too currently living in areas de- shows how the Security Coun- We have failed to protect many of them receive only spo- fined by the UN as 'hard to cil, and the parties to the con- people from indiscriminate at- radic or no support. People are reach', and too many of them flict bound by these resolu- The constitution says tacks and displacement. dying not only from bullets, but receive only sporadic or no tions, have failed. The resolu- Struggle for survival in Syr- also from the recent cold win- support. tions, which provided a frame- ia's Aleppo ter weather, from a lack of clean A generation of Syrians work for how we could end the Article 103: drinking water and a lack of We need to understand that suffering - have been ignored The Ministers can participate in the sessions of either House of the National Assembly. Either House of the National Assembly can demand the participation of the Ministers in its session. Editorial

As per official data around 6.5 million children in Afghanistan are vulnerable to different forms of abuses including sexual and physical assaults. Alone in 2013 as many as 2,888 cases of vio- lence against children were registered. Fresh reports in this re- gard yet to make way to media headlines. As far as the previous reports are concerned, the details are alarming and shocking be- cause it was also observed that children far from home or with- out are violating laws frequently. Woes of Afghan children are far off from logical end. The reports of 2013 suggest that around 46 percent girls below age of 18 were forced by their parents to tie the knot at the age that is fit only for education and playing. Many of the children involved in crimes are orphans. Despite the fact that there are thousands of orphans in the coun- try turning their day into night without hope, the government could only accommodate 12, 000 children in 80 orphanages, both state- The resolutions and inter- run and private. Indeed we should be very concerned about the national law demand that that access to medical assistance. a generation of Syrians living or undermined by parties to the the parties to the conflict cease Some 212,000 people are still in precarious conditions, with- conflict, powerful members of remaining number of orphans and needy children because they all attacks against civilians, that trapped in besieged areas, out access to education and the Security Council and other they stop shelling and bom- where parties to the conflict are without any hope for the future, UN member states. roam on roads and streets to earn a loaf of bread. These children barding populated areas, and using hunger as a barbaric tool is a recipe for disaster. Addi- And the bitter reality is that work from dawn to dusk. cease firing on schools and of war. The government of Syr- tionally, countries with influ- we are failing not because we medical facilities. ia, and often some neighbour- ence in the region need to put lack solutions, we are failing Violence against children is another unfortunate fact. Howev- Increase in attacks ing countries, continue to ham- pressure on the parties to the because we are unwilling to do Still, at least 160 children per humanitarian work by im- conflict, to make them end the what is needed. er, as a common strategy to blanket mistakes and failures, large were killed at school last year. posing bureaucratic hurdles, attacks on humanitarian work- Russia, the US, Saudi Ara- number of officials hold social norms responsible for children There was an increase in at- restricting travel across bor- ers, and they need to demand bia, Iran, Qatar and other UN tacks on health facilities. The ders and across frontlines, and that the government of Syria member states together have and women woes. To deal with social issues, the relevant au- use of explosives worsened, making it difficult for civilians and neighbouring countries the necessary influence to claiming thousands of civilian to access aid. The worsening remove the red tape that is cur- make the changes set out in the thorities should stop throwing dirt at the society because the pol- lives. Innocent men, women security situation and lack of rently hampering assistance. resolutions a reality. icymakers themselves are to be blamed for devising policies and children were murdered, respect of the humanitarian Last, but not least, we have It is about time we end the raped and tortured. work is furthermore blocking us failed to find a political solu- civilians' suffering. that do not yield positive results and force parents to send their Regional and international from delivering assistance to tion. Jan Egeland is secretary- powers continue to fuel the many of those who need it the The Security Council's de- general of the Norwegian Ref- school-going children to automobile workshops, shopping malls, conflict, by sending in arms most. That said, heroic aid mand for all parties to work to- ugee Council. In 2006, Time hotels and factories for job as daily wagers. People at the helm and ammunition. We urgently workers, most of them Syrian, wards a genuine political solu- magazine named him one of the need to halt the supply of arms are every day continuing to de- tion has been met with piece- 100 'people who shape our of power often forget the fact that society is not responsible for liver assistance to people in meal efforts and little progress. world'. regulating the state affairs but it is the government that run affairs of the country and draft laws to govern the society. Society can- not protect rights of the citizens and end violence against the children. Those who are responsible had to shoulder their re- sponsibilities in appropriate manner. Frequent denial isn t the solution. But it is also true that the government alone could not confront and overcome all challenges, especially to help the needy peo- n La uptio ple financially. Hence, the social rights activists and media had w Corr to support the authorities for uplift of the society as well as gov- ernment. Media should focus on root cause and rights groups should launch awareness campaigns so philanthropist would come forward to help the children. It would ultimately reduce crime rate in the country. Subscription Rates Categories Fee Afghanistan Times Annual Afg: 3600 at your door step For fast delivery service Six Months Afg: 1800 Afghanistan Times seeks the names, addresses of your International Organization $200 per year organizations and the number of copies you want. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. 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KARACHI: Production in indus- said around 40pc productivity was trial areas and commercial activi- achieved due to arrival of 60pc ties in trading centres remained workers in the industrial area com- paralysed on Wednesday in the prising 250-300 units. However, TOKYO: A surprise interest rate months. It joined its counterparts investors are seen chasing the mar- gence prompted many market (TRY=) and the South African rand wake of a raid by the Rangers on those industries which have their cut by South Korea's central bank in other countries which have re- ket higher," said Norihiro Fujito, players to shift funds to higher- (ZAR=) have fallen almost as MQM s headquarters. own transport service recorded on Thursday helped lift an index cently taken advantage of lower senior investment strategist at Mit- yielding U.S. dollar from euro. The much as the euro so far this month. Industrialists said supply over 80pc workers attendance, he of Asian stocks away from the inflation to ease monetary policy subishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Se- dollar index (.DXY) (=USD), The Brazilian real fell about twice chain involving arrival of raw ma- added. Site Association of Indus- previous session's seven-week to spur sluggish growth. The Bank curities, who said investors with which tracks the U.S. currency as much as the euro. "We should terials from port and up-country try s chairman Jawed Bilwani said trough, while the euro plumbed a of Thailand cut its policy interest long positions in Nikkei futures against a basket of six major rivals, take note of the risk that emerging areas and its supply to domestic that despite the fact that 90pc units new 12-year low as the European rate on Wednesday, also a surprise would like to see futures settle at a hit a high of 100.06 on Thursday, currencies could fall further. ... markets and to the port for export were operating and 70-90pc work- Central Bank's easing pressured step, and India has cut rates twice higher price. The euro touched a breaking the 100.000 figure for the Some emerging countries are run- purposes remained disrupted as ers attendance, most units suf- euro zone bond yields. Financial this year. China has eased policy fresh 12-year low of $1.0494 on first time since April 2003. It was ning current account deficits and goods carriers remained off the fered 30pc production fall due to spreadbetters predicted some of twice, with more moves expected, Wednesday and was last at last down about 0.1 percent at their currencies falling would be roads. Jawed Ali Ghori, the presi- unavailability of raw materials. He Asia's luster would rub off in Eu- while Singapore, Australia and In- $1.0537 (EUR=), down about 0.1 99.672. negative for risk asset markets," dent of F.B. Area Association of added that five to 10pc units re- rope, with Britain's FTSE 100 donesia have also eased. MSCI's percent on the day after the Euro- The dollar edged down about Makoto Noji, senior strategist at Trade and Industry (FBATI), said mained completely shut. The area (.FTSE) seen opening 11 points broadest index of Asia-Pacific pean Central Bank started to im- 0.1 percent against the yen to SMBC Nikko said in report. U.S. almost all of the 2,000 units of the is already struggling to survive be- higher, or up 0.2 percent; Germa- shares outside Japan extended plement its 1 trillion euro bond- 121.29 (JPY=) but remained not crude prices (CLc1) rebounded af- industrial area were closed on cause of acute gas and water short- ny's DAX (.GDAXI) expected to gains and was up 0.7 percent, buying program this week. The far from a nearly eight-year high ter skidding to a one-month low Wednesday. Korangi Association age causing severe problems in open 44 points higher, or up 0.4 moving away from Wednesday's common currency has fallen about of 122.04 yen hit on Tuesday. The overnight after government data of Trade and Industry (KATI) achieving required capacity utili- percent; and France's CAC 40 seven-week lows. The Korea 4.8 percent in the past five ses- dollar's strength undermined U.S. showed a U.S. oil inventory build President Abdul Rashid Siddiqui sation, he said. TRADE: All Kara- (.FCHI) seen opening 7 points Composite Stock Price Index sions - a pace of decline not seen shares on Wednesday, on concerns last week, contrary to some expec- said the area alone suffered a pro- chi Tajir Ittehad (AKTI) chairman higher, or up 0.1 percent. "Despite (KOSPI) (.KS11) initially rose, but even during the European debt cri- it would erode multinational com- tations for a drawdown. It last duction and export loss of Rs1.5bn Atiq Mir said most of the city s a marginally weaker U.S. session, then fell 0.5 percent. A snap poll sis of 2011-12. By contrast, sur- panies' earnings. The S&P 500 In- stood at $48.42 a barrel, up about to Rs2bn as only two per cent of shops, industries and markets European traders are shrugging it conducted by Reuters soon after prisingly strong U.S. employment dex (.SPX) fell 0.2 percent to a one- 0.5 percent on the day. The Euro- the 3,000 units were functioning. failed to operate till the night. As a off and instead focusing on the the decision showed most analysts data published last Friday fueled month low overnight. Another pean benchmark Brent (LCOc1) North Karachi Association of result, the overall loss in terms of bullish session in Asia," Jonathan do not see another rate cut this expectations that the Federal Re- downside of the dollar's strength also touched a one-month low over- Trade and Industry (NKATI) production activities, trade, gov- Sudaria, a dealer at Capital Spreads, year. Japan's Nikkei (.N225) end- serve may raise interest rates as and the specter of higher U.S. rates night, though it bounced back later President Abdul Rasheed Fodder- ernment s revenue, exports, port said in a note. The Bank of Ko- ed up 1.4 percent at a 15-year clos- soon as June, though some inves- is that they risk unsettling the on Wednesday and added 2 per- wala said around 60pc production operations of goods, etc, is esti- rea's monetary policy committee ing high, as traders positioned for tors and analysts fear the econo- many emerging markets that have cent. activities were hit because of 45pc mated at Rs12bn-15bn on Wednes- cut its base rate (KROCRT=ECI) Friday's settlement for Nikkei fu- my is not yet ready for even mar- benefited from investors seeking It was extending that rally in turnout of workers and staffers in day. by 25 basis points to a record low tures and options contracts expir- ginally higher borrowing costs. higher yielding investments. Cur- Asia, up about 1.1 percent at the 2,000 units, most of which are More than three million daily- of 1.75 percent, its first cut in five ing in March. "Foreign derivatives The monetary policy diver- rencies such as the Turkish lira $58.18 a barrel. textile-oriented. wage earners in the city stayed at Senior vice-president of Lan- home, he added. dhi Association of Trade and In- Published in Dawn March Iraq builds up arrears to majors as oil price drops dustry (LATI), Islam Uddin Zafer, 12th , 2015 Iraq is building up debts to the oil Israel firm loses major companies developing its giant fields, industry sources said, a fur- gas deal with Palestinians ther sign of how the oil-price drop is putting a squeeze on revenues An Israeli partner in the Leviathan 18.9 trillion cubic feet (535 billion in OPEC's second-largest pro- offshore gas field said on Wednes- cubic meters) of natural gas, along ducer. Western oil companies in- day the Palestinians had cancelled with 34.1 million barrels of con- cluding Royal Dutch Shell, BP and a $1.2-billion supply contract, cit- densate, making it the largest gas Exxon Mobil are working at Iraq's ing delays by Israel s Antitrust deposit found in the world in a southern oilfields under service Authority. Delek said it had in- decade. The Antitrust Authority contracts, which are currently formed the Tel Aviv stock exchange decision, pending a confirmation based on a fixed dollar fee for addi- that a 20-year contract it had signed hearing, effectively dismantles the tional volumes produced. As a re- with the Palestine Power Genera- monopoly held by Noble and sult of the halving of oil prices to tion Co was cancelled by the Pal- Delek over Leviathan and Israel s around $56 a barrel from $115 in estinians on Tuesday. Delek said smaller offshore gas findings. June, the amount of crude needed this was because of non-fulfull- There was no immediate com- to pay the companies has roughly ment of the conditions precedent ment from the Palestinians on the doubled - reducing revenue to a set forth in the agreement, and es- contract s cancellation. government fighting an Islamic sentially non-receipt of the ap- Offshore gas findings have State insurgency. The Iraqis have proval of the Antitrust Authority, shifted Israel s supply from cost- a problem. The number of barrels the delay in approving the devel- ly and unreliable imports to a grow- they have to give to the compa- opment plan of the Leviathan ing self-sufficiency and the poten- nies as service fees has risen two- project as well as other regulatory tial to become an energy exporter, fold because the oil price has fallen two-fold. So Iraq simply has less barrels for themselves, said a source with an oil major with ex- ploration projects in Iraq. As a re- sult, sources say, Iraq is not pro- viding the service companies with the repayment volumes they are due and is instead sometimes as- signing more cargoes to companies pany that deals in Iraqi crude. timeframes and targets of its ex- Wednesday for comment. But the gave no figure for 2014, and the who purchase its crude for cash Some months we see a lot of term ploration programme due to the government expressed concern ear- contract terms are not made under term contracts in monthly holders, in other months it is mostly slower payback. lier this month, when Oil Minister public.Exporting more crude approvals required by law . recently advancing agreements to export schedules. The current situ- producers. In April, it's swung the The situation is very tense with Adel Abdel Mehdi said it was re- would help, but Basra Oil Termi- Delek s statement said the con- export gas to neighbors Jordan and ation contrasts sharply with pre- way of term holders and some of the upstream companies, said a viewing its deals with the compa- nal and other outlets in southern tract s cancellation would be effec- Egypt. The Jewish state had re- vious years when Iraqi service con- the producers are complaining. second source with another com- nies because the financial cost of Iraq that receive the crude pro- tive within 30 days. On December lied on Egypt for roughly 40 per- tracts were seen as a thin reward The source with the oil major said pany which deals in Iraqi crude. the service contracts was too high duced by the companies are cur- 23, the Antitrust Authority moved cent of its gas needs, but in April for the huge work the companies the barrels it had received in Feb- Their allocation is lower and lower to bear. rently not able to handle much more to scrap a deal that gave U.S. giant 2012 Egypt annulled the contract were doing in Iraq. But their ap- ruary covered only half the dollar when it should be higher and higher. Under current contract terms, than 2.7 million barrels per day Noble Energy and Delek control following a spate of bomb attacks peal increased with the drop in oil amount it was due under its ser- It's a quagmire for the budget. Abdel Mehdi said, Iraq's payments (bpd), sources say, leaving little over the Leviathan field, citing targeting the pipeline used to trans- prices. They try and strike a bal- vice contract and, unless things Government officials in Iraq could due to international companies in prospect of ramping up exports in monopoly concerns. The size of port natural gas to Israel and Jor- ance, said a source with a com- changed, it would have to revise not immediately be reached on 2015 would reach $18 billion. He the short term. the Leviathan field is estimated at dan. Erdogan Japan economic growth revised down underlines rates Globalisation of yuan could Japanese growth was worse and growth to subtracting 0.7 percent- compared with the 0.4 per cent rise view to better than preliminary num- age points instead. Inventory initially reported. Weak investment bers suggested, with the annual- changes are one-off and do not af- suggests Japanese companies still IMPACT POWER OF DOLLAR Turkish central ised rate of 2.2 per cent being re- fect the trend of growth. By con- lack the confidence to boost their vised down on Monday to 1.5 per trast, there was an upward revi- capital expenditure plans, despite WASHINGTON: The new China bank chief cent in the fourth quarter of 2014. sion to household consumption, record low interest rates and rising International Pay•ments System The main causes of the revi- which grew at an annualised rate stock prices. The Bank of Japan is (CIPS), which is set to debut be- Nervous Turkish markets hoped sion were lower estimates for in- of 2 per cent compared with the relying on stronger consumption and fore the end of 2015, has been de- President Tayyip Erdogan might ventories and capital investment. previously reported 1.1 per cent. investment to boost demand and help scribed as a worldwide payments make peace with the central bank But economists took heart from a Consumption in Japan was ham- it achieve an inflation target of 2 per superhighway for the yuan. governor on Wednesday, but the partially offsetting upward revi- mered last year after the govern- cent. Separately, Japan s seasonally What the creation of such a two seem likely at best to have sion to consumption, which has ment raised sales tax from 5 per adjusted current account surplus system means in the short-term is agreed to disagree on interest rate been throttled by an increase in cent to 8 per cent in April, causing rose from Y853bn in December to that the Chinese currency (official- policy. Erdogan s demands for a sales tax. The negative change in the economy to fall into recession Y1,058bn in January, showing the ly known as the renminbi) has the sharp rate cut to boost economic capex is bad news in terms of the during the second and third quar- benefit from falling oil prices. Japan s potential to become a truly inter- growth before a June election, even outlook for the Japanese econo- ters of 2014. The two revisions fit current account fell into deficit for national, convertible currency and though inflation remains high, have my going forward but the details together: they suggest businesses the first time in decades as the Fuku- a more attractive currency for con- helped to send the lira to record were generally passable, as inven- will have to boost output to re- shima nuclear disaster caused its oil ducting international trade and fi- lows and raised concern about the tory was the main reason for the place the inventories consumed by imports soared. All in all, we think nance. What it means in the long- bank s independence.Unable to GDP downward revision and pri- households, so the pattern is help- the current account surplus will term is that America s long reign raise rates to defend the Turkish vate consumption was revised up- ful for future growth. But much reach around 3 per cent of GDP this of economic dominance is at risk. currency, Governor Erdem Basci ward, said Naohiko Baba at Gold- less promising was a downward year, a significant improvement from Ever since the end of World has resorted to tweaking policy on man Sachs in Tokyo. Estimated in- revision to corporate investment, the 0.5 per cent recorded in 2014, War II, the dollar has been the bed- the margins, with limited success. ventory growth was slashed, go- which now shows an annualised said Marcel Thieliant, Japan econo- rock of the international financial Basci met Erdogan for two hours ing from a contribution of 0.7 per- fall of 0.3 per cent the third mist at Capital Economics in Sin- system. The rise of a competitor With the creation of CIPS, America s long reign of economic on Wednesday in an apparent bid centage points to annualised consecutive quarter of decline gapore. currency to challenge the dollar dominance is at risk. -Reuters/ file to explain his monetary policy. Er- seems almost impossible. While the dogan s office made a statement euro and the yen have emerged as tem could really have an impact is larisation has started to be picked after the meeting, which underlined possible options for supplanting in the global energy markets. As a up globally. their differences. In the meeting UK economy grew 0.6pc in the dollar, they have never had the result of the so-called petrodol- If the renminbi ever replaces that pointed to Turkey s strong global clout of the US dollar. Chi- lar system established between the dollar, there are going to be ef- economic fundamentals, policies three months to February: NIESR na s plans for the internationalisa- the US and Middle East oil pro- fects felt from Wall Street to Main implemented in line with strong tion of the renminbi, though, are a ducers, oil exports are priced and Street. For one, foreign investors and balanced growth targets, as different matter entirely. Given the transacted in dollars. won t need to hold as many dol- well as Mr. President s sensitivi- size and heft of China s economy, Now imagine the price of oil lars since they ll be conducting ties regarding interest rates and it only makes sense that China is being quoted in Chinese yuan and transactions in yuan instead. economic output were empha- creating a global payments system not US dollars. What if Saudi oil That means they will have few- sized, the statement said. The to make it easier for people to trade, exporters decide they want yuan er dollars to invest in dollar-denom- central bank published Basci s 130- invest and conduct transactions and not dollars for their oil? That inated US government debt the page presentation on its website using the renminbi. means anyone buying or selling oil same debt that is the key to fi- but the document consisted large- One way to measure how im- in commodity markets has to have nancing massive US budget defi- ly of graphs explaining trends in portant the Chinese currency has a yuan bank account in addition to cits. To keep foreign investors in- the Turkish economy with little become worldwide is to look at the a dollar bank account. Given the vesting in this dollar-denominated commentary. One page described percentage of international trade voracious energy demands of Chi- debt, the US government would the view that policies focused on finance deals that are conducted na s growing economy, it s easy to have to jack up interest rates. price stability and fiscal discipline using the renminbi. On a global see why a global payments sys- Moreover, if all the dollars were needed in order to decrease basis, the renminbi accounts for tem facilitating these trades makes held globally ever make their way interest rates. Erdogan has previ- nearly 9 per cent of all trade fi- sense. back to the United States, that in- ously denounced defenders of high nance deals worldwide, the second Right now, of course, the ren- flux of dollars could lead to crush- interest rates as traitors , suggest- largest behind only the dollar. minbi does not pose a direct threat ing domestic inflation and a whole ing the chances of forging any com- Moreover, as of January 2015, the to the dollar. While 41pc of all glo- host of uncomfortable economic mon understanding are slim. The renminbi is now the fifth most used bal payments involve the dollar, consequences. lira was boosted on Wednesday by payments currency in the world, only 2pc involve the renminbi. But Of course, building the CIPS data showing a lower-than-expect- trailing only the dollar, the euro, think ahead a few years. is just the next logical step in the ed current account deficit in Janu- the pound sterling, and the yen. If the Chinese economy con- internationalisation of the renmin- ary, strengthening it to 2.6133 According to Wim Raymaek- tinues to grow, if plans continue bi. Things won t change overnight against the dollar after market hours ers, head of banking markets at to internationalise the renminbi, or perhaps ever. However, keep from Friday s all-time low of SWIFT, this is an important mile- and if gridlock in Washington con- in mind that China has hatched a 2.6470. LONDON: Britain's economy said the other day. it expected economic growth for stone that confirms the transition tinues, it s at least theoretically number of other plans to transform Turkey relies on foreign capital probably grew by 0.6 percent in NIESR said the pace of growth 2015 as a whole would rise to 2.9 of the renminbi from an emerg- plausible that the renminbi could the international financial system. inflows to finance the deficit, its the three months to February, the was in line with the average rate of percent from 2.6 percent last year, ing to a business as usual pay- eventually supplant the dollar as By arrangement with Washing- main economic vulnerability, par- same pace as in the three months growth of the UK economy since as a plunge in world oil prices puts ment currency. the reserve currency of choice ton Post-Bloomberg News Service ticularly when overseas investors to January, the National Institute June 2014. money in the pockets of Britain's One area where the launch of around the world. Especially since Published in Dawn March pull back. of Economic and Social Research Last month, the think tank said consumers. the new Chinese payments sys- the investment theme of de-dol- 12th , 2015 This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. FRIDAY . MARCH 13, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES UK military healthcare worker tests From the third metric straight to the heart positive for Ebola in Sierra Leone As some of you may know, I am a women's heart risks lie in the same spokesperson for The Go Red for location as the Third Metric. They LONDON/FREETOWN (Reuters) Women movement, spearheaded lie in the metaphorical heart. They - Britain said on Wednesday a mili- by the American Heart Associa- lie in our minds and in the way we tary healthcare worker had tested tion. This movement started 11 approach our lives. How do you positive for Ebola while working in years ago, with its mission of edu- prescribe a medication to heal is- Sierra Leone and airport officials cating and empowering women sues that come from an intangible there said the patient would be about their heart risks and heart place -- a place you cannot test or flown home overnight. No new Ebo- health. Each year around the coun- measure or see? This is our new- la cases in Liberia for more than two try, there are events to help with est and greatest challenge. weeks: WHO AFP "An investiga- this mission. Ours is a luncheon This is what I want to talk tion into how the military worker with education, awareness-build- about, both at the event and with was exposed to the virus is current- ing, and a little bit of glamour every woman who reads my arti- ly underway and tracing of individ- thrown in (because...why not?). cles. Although we may not be able uals in recent contact with the diag- We have 1300 people in attendance to measure it, we know the role nosed worker is being undertaken," and we do everything we can to that stress and depression and Public Health England said in a shed light on all that we know about heartache can play in the develop- statement. women's hearts, and the gaps in ment of heart disease in women. Airport officials said that a knowledge and practice that we The data prove that this is real, plane was due in at around midnight still need to fill. On this tiny is- and if we ignore it, we do so at our local time (0000 GMT) to trans- land of Manhattan, hospitals and own peril. port the patient back to the United cardiologists and physicians deal- So let's go there, to this "land" Kingdom. Former coloniser Britain ing with women's hearts come to- beyond the tangible, beyond the has sent nearly 800 soldiers to help gether to make a difference at this list of oft-recited heart disease risk organise a campaign to control the one event. This year's Go Red for factors, where risk thrives. In this epidemic in Sierra Leone and to build Women Luncheon in New York space, our brains can wither or treatment centres. In addition, hun- City was extraordinary, with the flourish and our hearts can sing or dreds of national health workers passion in the room palpable and sigh. This is a place where heart have volunteered to assist there. the sea of red a sign of support disease can be born, or where it Two Britons who contracted the and that times are changing. There can be thwarted. It is a place that virus have already been successful- was something about this year's creates sadness and also joy, and ly treated at the Royal Free hospi- celebration for women and heart although emotions can't necessari- tal in London, the country's desig- disease awareness, education, and ly be measured, they certainly have nated centre, and other healthcare empowerment that feels serendip- a measurable influence on our bod- workers have also been treated there. itous. Maybe it was the fact that ies. They influence (either increas- It was not immediately clear our keynote speaker was Arianna ing or decreasing) blood pressure, why the patient would not be treat- Huffington. Arianna Huffington, arterial plaque accumulation, in- ed in the British Kerry Town Ebola author of The Third Metric: Re- flammation, and the release of facility near the capital Freetown defining Success Beyond Money stress hormones as well as the re- which has a special section intend- Leone and Liberia, and infected week released its last known Ebo- the country, according to a govern- Wellcome Trust global health chari- and Power, gave us an understand- lease of pleasure hormones. If we ed for infected healthcare workers more than 24,200 people since the la patient from hospital. Sierra Le- ment health ministry report. A clin- ty said. (Reporting by Kate Holton ing of the importance of the intan- don't pay attention to what is hap- and international staff. outbreak began in Guinea a year one remains the country with the ical trial of Tekmira Pharmaceuticals in London and Umaru Fofana in gible in her important book. She pening in this place, then we are Ebola has now killed nearly ago. Rates of new infections have highest rate of transmission and as Corp's experimental drug TKM- Freetown; Writing by Emma Farge; wrote about how essential it is to missing a major risk factor that 10,000 people in the three worst- come down swiftly in recent of 10 March still had 127 patients Ebola-Guinea was due to start on Editing by Michael Holden and Lisa live with energy and vitality. Un- many doctors may never mention. affected countries of Guinea, Sierra months, however, and Liberia last in Ebola treatment centres across Wednesday in Sierra Leone, Britain's Shumaker) like so many other business books, Yet we know what happens she puts a value on happiness. here. Anxiety, hostility, social iso- This is similar to the concept in lation, depression, and pessimism my book, when I talk so often are risks that we know lead to heart Ultrasound against about the importance of "living disease, and often play a signifi- from the heart." We use different cant role in the development of terminology, but the sentiment is heart disease, especially in wom- Alzheimer's shows the same: There are things we can- en. In the American Heart Associ- The recent outbreak of measles in planned birth outside a hospital that guide obstetric and neonatal not possibly measure that make a ation's Women and Heart Disease California has resulted in at least setting is associated with poor practice patterns have a fairly clear big difference in the quality of our guidelines, originally written in promise in lab animals 156 cases across eight states and outcomes, the data surrounding stance advocating for birth in a lives (and the health of our hearts!). 2005, then again in 2007, with an continues to fuel the debate around planned and attended home birth hospital setting. That said, The All of this has led me to think update in 2011, there is finally vaccinations. Home births, anoth- are less clear. Indeed, there are no American Congress of Obstetri- in great detail about what I want some discussion about the role of er hotly contested topic, are also well-designed randomized trials cians and Gynecologists states, to say. During this event, I was these other risk factors, and that's on the rise. Both of these contro- that definitively settle the debate. "Although the Committee on Ob- the moderator of a panel discus- great news. These guidelines also versies have the potential to put a I am not in favor of home birth. I stetric Practice believes that hos- sion before the formal luncheon, discuss how women and their heart patient and a physician at odds, believe the safest place for a labor- pitals and birthing centers are the and my intention is always to ed- disease risk is unique. I believe this leading to a debate in the exam ing woman is in a hospital or birth- safest setting for birth, it respects ucate the audience about some as- is a sign that the medical profes- room. In the United States, ap- ing center. Labor and the associat- the right of a woman to make a pects of women's hearts prior to sion may finally be waking up to proximately 25,000 (0.6 percent) ed complications are not predict- medically informed decision about the awards and hoopla of the day. the Third Metric -- that place be- births occur outside of the hospi- able. When potentially life-saving delivery." The latter part of that Besides discussing the basic risk yond the standard guidelines, that tal each year, the majority of which interventions are delayed because statement recently caught my at- factors for heart disease (high blood place that lives inside of us, in our are planned. Women may choose a woman is laboring outside a hos- tention and altered how I ap- pressure, high cholesterol, diabe- metaphorical and also (I believe) to deliver at home because they pital setting, the consequences can proached the issue with Anna. tes, smoking, sedentary lifestyle, our literal hearts. want to avoid what they see as be catastrophic. So when Anna, a While vaccinations have impli- smoking, obesity, family history, With Arianna in the house, I unnecessary medical interventions, patient of mine, said she wanted cations for the collective, as we and stress) and how to counteract believe the conversation this year to be in a more comfortable envi- to deliver at home, I was initially have seen from the rapid spread of them (diet, exercise, quitting smok- needs to reflect an awareness of ronment, or because of negative ex- frustrated. I offered information measles, home births have little to ing, and meditation), I decided that the Third Metric. And it looks like periences in a hospital. As an ob- and provided my recommenda- no direct impact on the communi- this year, I really wanted to tap that might happen. This year's stetrician and a maternal fetal med- tion. It was clear she understood ty as a whole. Anna's choice to de- another space: the Third Metric. panel is going to talk about living We know through the research with passion and with a purpose An experimental, non-invasive technique using targeted ultrasound has on women's hearts that what leads and how the incidence of heart dis- shown promise in lab animals toward eliminating the brain plaques to heart disease in women is do ease decreases when someone lives, that cause Alzheimer's disease, an incurable form of dementia, research- not have the same effects as they as I say, from "the center of her ers say (AFP Photo/Sebastien Bozon) do on men's hearts. Doctors know own personal universe." In one the standard and usual risk factors, study, those with a high purpose WASHINGTON:- An experimen- cording to the study in the US jour- but when it comes to women, there for living had a decreased risk of tal, non-invasive technique using nal Science Translational Medi- are other risk factors that tend to dying during the study by about targeted ultrasound has shown cine. The therapy was delivered have a greater impact. We know 57 percent compared to those with promise in lab animals towards to the animals with a mouse ver- through the studies that sometimes a low purpose. eliminating brain plaques that cause sion of Alzheimer's disease over Alzheimer's disease, an incurable the course of several weeks. form of dementia, researchers said. At the end, most of the treat- Tests on mice showed the ap- ed animals were performing better proach -- using sound waves to in mazes, memory tests and other penetrate tissue much the same basic tasks than untreated mice. way as ultrasounds are used to Researchers at the University of detect fetal shape and movement Queensland in Brisbane, Australia in pregnant women -- eliminated plan to test the method in sheep icine specialist, I have witnessed the message I was relaying and my liver outside a hospital is not a nui- almost all amyloid plaque in 75 next. It remains unknown whether an escalation in home births in my concerns surrounding her choice, sance to society and does not fun- percent of the animals studied, or not the approach could be safe five years of practice. While there yet she was unwavering in her de- damentally impinge on the rights without damaging brain tissue, ac- or effective in people. (AFP) are data to suggest that an un- cision. The professional societies of other individuals. States aim to A sketchy road map for health policy restrict medically Health impoverishment falling induced abortions into poverty due to health care costs affects 63 million individuals in Of the million or so women who India every year. This is a damning have abortions every year in the statistic, especially when read with U.S., nearly a quarter end their the fact that 18 per cent of all house- pregnancy using medications. But holds face catastrophic health ex- just as states have been passing a penditures (health expenditure great- record number of restrictions on er than 10 per cent of total house- surgical abortion, more are trying hold consumption expenditure or 40 to limit this option as well. One of per cent of total non-food consump- the country's strictest laws is in tion expenditure). We are at an ur- Ohio. To understand it, a little his- WASHINGTON: The Obama ad- automatically re-enrolled in health gent precipice in time for making tory helps. The Food and Drug Ad- ministration said Tuesday that 11.7 plans the largest enrollment of health policy work for the poor in ministration first approved mife- million Americans now have pri- any state in the federal exchange India the deep end of dire straits. pristone, or RU-486, for abortion vate health insurance through fed- and 1.5 million of them qualified for The 2015 draft National Health back in 2000. It laid out guidelines: eral and state marketplaces, with subsidies in the form of tax credits, Policy (NHP) is pregnant with pos- women must see a doctor to take 86 percent of them receiving finan- which averaged $294 a month. In sibilities. The first federal health bill mifepristone, then come back two cial assistance from the federal gov- Texas, 1.2 million people selected or to come out in more than a decade days later to take another drug, mi- ernment to help pay premiums. were re-enrolled in health plans, and is a salient opportunity for the soprostol. And the drugs must be About three-fourths of people one million of them qualified for fi- Narendra Modi government to taken within the first seven weeks with marketplace coverage 8.8 nancial assistance averaging $239 a present a coherent plan to deliver of pregnancy. But doctors kept ex- million consumers live in the month. In North Carolina, 560,400 equitable, efficient and sustainable perimenting. Lisa Perriera, a Cleve- 37 states served by people selected health plans in the health care to India s billion plus land obstetrician, says researchers HealthCare.gov, the website for the federal marketplace, and 515,500 of citizenry. The cliff notes version of found that women can actually federal insurance exchange. The them qualified for subsidies averag- the NHP recommendations reads take just a third of the dosage and other 2.9 million people are in ing $315 a month. Consumers in the thus: make health a fundamental and at up through nine weeks' gesta- states that created and operate federal exchange paid an average pre- justiciable right; increase public ex- tion. They also deemed it safe for their own exchanges. Sylvia mium of $101 a month after tax cred- penditure on health from 1 per cent women to take the second drug on Mathews Burwell, the secretary its, and 55 percent of them paid of GDP to 2.5 per cent of GDP; their own, without making anoth- of health and human services, un- monthly premiums of $100 or less raise revenues mainly through gen- er trip to a doctor. We made it derlined the importance of subsi- after tax credits, the administration eral taxation while exploring the The swine flu epidemic was met with a shoddy response from the public health machinery. Picture shows better by making it less costly, by dies for people in states using the said in a new report. For people in possibility of sin taxes (mainly tax- schoolchildren in Mumbai wearing masks to protect themselves from the infection. making it easier to use for wom- federal exchange subsidies that states using HealthCare.gov, tax cred- es on tobacco and alcohol), and ear- en," says Perriera. "We know it's could be withdrawn if the Supreme its averaged $263 a month and re- marks for health (akin to the educa- primary care deliverable needs to yet cost-effective health outcomes with. just as effective, probably actual- Court rules against the Obama ad- duced the premium by 72 percent, tion cess); and strengthen health precede the declaration of health in a little over a decade. However, But the road map to achieve these ly safer with fewer side effects." ministration in a pending case. on average. That is similar to the services provisioning through stra- as a justiciable right. Other than much of the stolid 57-page NHP doc- is sketchy to non-existent. Addi- Chrisse France of Preterm Clinic Administration officials suggested share of premiums paid by employ- tegic purchasing from the public and defining comprehensive as not ument reads like a situational report tionally, while recognising weak in Cleveland says a lot of women that more than seven million peo- ers for their workers family cover- private sector. By making health a selective, the government might of health issues and systemic chal- health systems capacity as a ma- preferred drugs to surgery "be- ple could lose subsidies, making age. The latest enrollment period be- justiciable right, the NHP appears look to learn from innovative ex- lenges, and is sorely wanting on pol- jor impediment in achieving desired cause they could do it in the priva- insurance unaffordable, if the court gan Nov. 15 and ended Feb. 15, but to jump the gun. Whilst an excel- periments in integrated develop- icy detail pertaining to concrete in- health outcomes, the NHP is woe- cy of their home." ruled that such assistance was un- the administration has extended the lent proposition in principle, it is ment in resource-constrained set- stitutional, operational and regula- fully silent on augmenting state "It was more comfortable; they available in the federal exchange. deadline or granted a special enroll- unrealistic as the basic institutional tings elsewhere in the world. For tory measures. Case in point is a governments technical and admin- could have their partner with The plaintiffs contend that the ment period to some people who framework, infrastructure and per- instance, the Millennium Villages section expounding key policy prin- istrative capacity to do better on them," she says, "[It] felt more Affordable Care Act does not al- began their applications before the sonnel needed to deliver health care Project in rural Africa, an initiative ciples equity, universality, plu- health metrics like child and infant natural to them." low subsidies in the federal ex- deadline or just discovered that they for all is lacking. Sequence matters. of Columbia University s Earth ralism, accountability and decentral- mortality rates, especially in the That's how it works in all but change. In Florida, nearly 1.6 mil- would owe a tax penalty because An effort to make comprehensive Institute, has achieved promising isation tenets no one can disagree laggard States. three states. lion people have selected or been they were uninsured in 2014. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. FRIDAY . MARCH 13, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES A discovery on one Enhanced space shuttle solid of Saturn s moons just changed how we rocket motor passes test firing: NASA A beefed-up space shuttle solid think about alien life rocket motor passed a two-minute test firing in Utah on Wednesday, a key milestone toward the debut flight of NASA's deep-space launcher in 2018, the U.S. space agency said. Anchored horizon- tally to a test stand in the desert in Promontory, Utah, the five-seg- ment motor, built by Orbital ATK, ignited at 9:30 a.m. local time (1530 GMT). Bright flames shot out the rear of the rocket for two minutes, marking the first full-duration burn of the enhanced solid-fuel shuttle booster rocket, a live NASA Tele- vision broadcast showed. "It looked really clean. We're very ex- cited. Great result," said Charlie Precourt, an Orbital ATK vice president and former NASA astro- naut. The 177-foot (54-meter) motor is 25 percent more power- ful than the four-segment engines used to help lift the space shuttle. The shuttles were retired in 2011 after 135 flights, two of which ended in dieople take pictures as the SLS five-segment Solid Rocket Motor undergoes a static test fire at the The motor tested on Wednesday included hardware four liquid-fueled modified shuttle rocket, made its initial test flight oids, the moon, Mars and other Aerospace and Defense Groups, flown on the first shuttle mission main engines and topped with an in December. NASA is spending destinations beyond the Interna- has a second NASA contract to fly in 1981, NASA spokeswoman Orion capsule for an unmanned about $3 billion a year to develop tional Space Station's 260-mile cargo to the station, a $100 billion Stephanie Schierholz said. The debut run around the moon in the Space Launch System rocket (418 km) -high orbit. Orbital ATK, project of 15 nations. The company test was the first of two planned 2018. Orion, flying on top of a and Orion capsule, which are de- a newly formed merger of Orbital is revamping its Antares rocket af- nderwater hydrothermal in the Lost City is mostly simple before two boosters are paired with United Launch Alliance Delta 4 signed to fly astronauts to aster- Sciences and Alliant Techsystems' ter a launch accident in October. vents the same kind that microorganisms nothing like the Umay have spawned life on larger, more complex life forms our planet seem to be lining the hanging around other vents on 2 Russians, 1 American return ocean floors of Saturn's tiny, wa- Earth's ocean floor. Some scientists Gigantic ancient ter-rich moon called Enceladus, think that these super-simple life according to two recently pub- forms could be close-descendants arthropod was really from 6 months on space station lished papers. This is the most of the first single-celled life on compelling evidence we have so far Earth. The team's latest discovery for the existence of these vents makes Enceladus one of the most a very peaceful guy anywhere other than Earth. The likely places in the solar system latest discovery is a tantalizing hint where alien life could exist, Linda that the conditions right for life Spilker, a project scientist with may be present outside of Earth. Cassini at NASA's Jet Propulsion While Enceladus is watery, it is no Laboratory who was not involved Earth: It is only about 300 miles with the study, told Business In- across. But underneath a thick, icy, sider. "You have energy, nutrients, shell, lies a water ocean habitat that and liquid water which create a resembles the conditions on an ad- potential habit that could support olescent Earth, between 3.5 and 4 life," Spilker said. In another re- billion years ago. Back then, Earth cent paper published online in the was covered in a single, global journal Geophysical Research Let- ocean. Most of the ocean is thought ters, a different team of research- to have been extremely acidic ers reports additional evidence to0 acidic to create life except supporting the presence of hydro- around certain underwater, hydro- thermal vents. The researchers thermal vents where pockets of used Cassini to measure the warm, less-acidic water could have amount of methane inside of the formed. These conditions would plumes of Enceladus as Cassini have been the ideal place for life to flew threw them, and found more arise on Earth, according to NASA methane than what was expected. scientist Michael Russel. With this Methane is one of the main prod- latest announcement, hydrother- ucts that the Lost City's hydro- mal vents with these pockets of thermal vents generate. This excess warm water are now believed to methane is likely coming from hy- exist outside of Earth at the drothermal vents, Spilker said. bottom of Enceladus's oceans. So "The methane story helps verify MOSCOW: A Soyuz capsule car- The capsule landed upright in cal tests. All three appeared in good how did these researchers find what we found with the tiny silli- rying two Russians and an Ameri- heavy fog southeast of the town condition. And Serova smiled vents under miles of ice? Using the ca particles," Spilker said. These can landed in Kazakhstan on of Dzhezkazgan on the Kazakh broadly as she sat in the chair bun- instruments on board the Cassini vents may be powered by tidal Thursday, ending the astronauts' steppes. Despite the poor visibil- dled up against temperatures a few spacecraft, the team measured the energy generated by Saturn's pow- nearly six months aboard the In- ity, recovery workers arrived with- degrees below freezing. size and number of silicon-rich erful gravitational tug on the tiny ternational Space Station. in several minutes and all three as- Three other astronauts remain particles, called silicates, in Saturn's moon. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space The capsule carried Russians tronauts were extracted within a aboard the space station. They will second outer-most ring, the E ring. Science Institute) Enceladus float- Alexander Samokutayev and Ele- half-hour. They were taken to re- be joined by three others on March The E ring is made of particles that ing in space beneath Saturn's rings na Serova and NASA's Barry Wil- cliner-style chairs set up near the 27; two of those -- Scott Kelly and came from the moon's plumes and with a larger moon, Titan, in the more. They blasted off for the capsule to begin their readjustment Mikhail Kornienko -- are to spend therefore tells scientists something background. Scientists first discov- space station on Sept. 26. to gravity and undergo brief medi- a full year on the ISS. about what is going on underneath ered that Enceladus was spewing the surface. Once formed, these jets of water vapor and ice back in WASHINGTON: It was big. It girocassis and its very alien ap- particles rise to the surface where 2005. This discovery rocked the was weird. And this monster from pearance, I assume most people they escape to space through scientific community because it in- the primordial seas was also a would probably be terrified if Soprano Brightman to hit new plumes off the moon's south polar dicated that Enceladus hosted liq- trend-setter. Scientists on Wednes- they'd encounter it while swim- region, shown in the arresting im- uid water underneath its surface. day announced the discovery in ming. However, contrary to almost age below taken by Cassini: That was the first time astrobiolo- southeastern Morocco of beauti- all other anomalocaridids which high note with space station trip (Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, gists began looking at Enceladus fully preserved fossils of a huge were active predators, our animal ESA, NASA) The silicates' chem- as a possible place to harbor alien arthropod - the group that includes would have been a very peaceful ical makeup, size, and abundance life. Then, in 2009, scientists dis- crabs, scorpions, insects, spiders, guy," Van Roy said. Aegirocassis LONDON: After a stellar career Soyuz space rocket that will myself." She was inspired to trav- gives an indication of what is form- covered that not only was there an centipedes and more - that lived possessed a torpedo-shaped head, ranging from the disco hit "I Lost launch from the Baikonur cosmo- el into space when she watched ing in the ocean underneath Encela- ocean, but it was salty, like the 480 million years ago. It was an elongated body with 11 seg- My Heart to a Starship Trooper" drome in Kazakhstan on Sept. 1. the first moon landing on televi- dus's surface. And the result is in- oceans on Earth. And now there's Earth's largest animal at the time, ments and two sets of flaps, con- to global success in "Phantom of She will spend 10 days orbiting sion in 1969 and says she has nur- credibly exciting. To show that compelling evidence that deep be- at least double the size of anything sidered precursors to the limbs of tured the ambition ever since. Brit- these particles could come from neath the moon's icy surface, these else, said Yale University paleon- more advanced arthropods, along ish soprano Sarah Brightman pos- hydrothermal vents, the team re- salty oceans contain active hydro- tologist Peter Van Roy, who led the side of each segment. The low- es for photographs after speaking created them in the lab. To their thermal vents like the vents of the the research published in the jour- er flaps were used for swimming, about her travel to the Interna surprise, they discovered that par- Lost City. About the only differ- nal Nature. Despite its size, it was with rhythmic undulations. The Brightman is reported by British ticles of this chemical composi- ence between Earth's oceans and a gentle giant that ate only plank- upper flaps stabilized the animal media to have paid 35 million tion, size, and abundance only those on Enceladus is evidence of ton. The creature, called Aegiro- in the water and helped steer at pounds ($53 million) for the trip. grow under a very specific set of life. Although Spilker said that the cassis benmoulae, was at least 7 higher speeds. Ribbon-like struc- She said that for contractual rea- conditions. The team reported most likely source for both team's feet (2.1 meters) long. It is the last tures, probably functioning as gills, sons she could not reveal the their findings Wednesday in the measurements is hydrothermal known member of a group called covered its back. Two appendages amount. The singer was assessed journal Nature. vents, the authors of the Nature anomalocaridids that included near its mouth were specialized for for suitability for the trip at Star What's more shocking is that paper caution that farther investi- some of the first top predators near filter-feeding, with a series of City outside Moscow in July these conditions are remarkably gations are needed to ultimately the dawn of animal life. Almost all spines lined with bristle-like struc- 2012, and since then has under- similar to a unique, underwater confirm the presence of active the group's members were active tures to sweep up small animals gone a grueling training regime. She environment here on Earth, called vents on Enceladus. It's not like predators, grabbing prey with ap- and particles. "The discovery in- plans to perform a song from the the Lost City, which some re- we can see them under all that ice pendages sprouting from their forms about the origins and early space station, accompanied by an searchers consider the cradle of and ocean. The fact that we now heads. Aegirocassis adopted anoth- evolution of arthropods, the most orchestra back on Earth, but has life. (NOAA Photo Library on have two very different measure- er feeding strategy. Its appendag- ubiquitous, species-rich, morpho- not yet selected the tune. She has Flickr) Lost City Expedition 2005. ments pointing to the same hydro- es acted as a sieve, capturing oo- logically diverse and successful an- been working with ex-husband One of four pinnacles that form thermal source, however, is encour- dles of plankton. Periodically dur- imal group on Earth," Van Roy Andrew Lloyd Webber, the com- the summit of the 200-foot tall aging. Aassini has made game- ing Earth's history, large predato- said. Anomalocaridids, first ap- poser of multiple hit musicals in- carbonate chimney called Poseidon changing discoveries of Enceladus ry animal groups have produced pearing about 530 million years cluding "Phantom of the Opera" in the Lost City hydrothermal since it first began flying by the exceptionally big species that were ago, sit very low on the arthropod the Opera", British soprano Sarah the Earth. "I cannot explain in full which made Brightman a global field. The Lost City is a field of tiny moon in 2005, but it is not filter-feeders, not active hunters. evolutionary tree, making today's Brightman is preparing for a why this is something that has star. "I'm trying to find a piece hydrothermal vents that was first equipped with the right instru- Exploiting a plankton explosion arthropod multitudes distantly re- unique performance: a live concert been very strong within me," which is beautiful and simple in discovered in the mid-Atlantic ments to answer the ultimate ques- during the Ordovician Period, Ae- lated to them. Aegirocassis joins from space. Brightman, 54, will be Brightman said on Tuesday at a its message, as well as not too ocean in the year 2000. Unlike oth- tion: Is there life on Enceladus? girocassis represents the beginning ancient giant sea scorpion Jaekel- the eighth space tourist, and first press launch event for her trip. "I complicated to sing," she said. of this trend, foreshadowing to- opterus and millipede-like land professional singer, traveling as one am incredibly excited and as I have "Because of the complexities of day's baleen whales and whale dweller Arthropleura as the larg- of a three-person team to the In- said, sometimes overwhelmed, but this I don't want to promise too sharks. "Given the huge size of Ae- est known arthropods. ternational Space Station in a I am finding all sorts of things about much," she added. Sea-level rise is tainting drinking water here are 4 ways to make it drinkable For the drought-stricken residents tional drought," the most severe Monitor. Drought is expected to in the future as climate change water on the planet, but undrink- of San Diego County, California, classification on the US Drought become an even fiercer challenge drives temperatures higher not able because of its high salt con- relief may soon be in sight: Con- just in California, but around the tent. Luckily scientists have come struction is under way on a new world. Climate change has the po- up with a handful of ways to get seawater desalination plant a tential to seriously affect some re- the salt out of water and make it plant that removes the salt from gions' water resources, and drought safe for drinking, and they're work- seawater which will produce 50 is just one way that can happen. ing on developing more. Unfortu- million gallons of drinkable water Sea-level rise is also threatening nately, desalination by any method every day. According to the MIT coastal water supplies, which of- is expensive and, for the time be- er hydrothermal vents on Earth, And right now, NASA has no Technology Review, it's the larg- ten draw their freshwater from un- ing, not practical for every water- this unique environment has ba- official plans to dispatch another est such plant in the Western Hemi- derground aquifers. As the ocean scarce community. sic, non-acidic, waters that clock spacecraft to Saturn any time soon, sphere. The plant, which is being creeps further inland, it can invade The Carlsbad plant, for instance, in at comfortable temperatures Spilker told Business Insider. built in the city of Carlsbad, is the these aquifers and contaminate the is costing $1 billion to build, ac- between 100 and 200 degrees Fahr- Moreover, it takes at least three newest effort to address the groundwater. With these threats to cording to the MIT Technology enheit. Other vents can reach up years to reach Saturn, so it's going region's pressing water needs. Cali- freshwater sources, finding new Review. But scientists are work- to a scorching 860 degrees Fahren- to be a while before we gain a bet- fornia just entered its fourth year and better ways to produce drink- ing on improving existing tech- heit. ter idea of what might be lurking of drought, and 40% of the state is able water is a growing concern. niques to make them more efficient Moreover, the life that thrives beneath Enceladus's surface. listed as suffering from "excep- The ocean is the biggest source of and less costly. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. FRIDAY . MARCH 13, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Finally! SRK, Kajol to reunite in Rohit Shetty's next

Rihanna rumoured to star in DiCaprio's next Singer Rihanna is said to be in talks as much time together as possible ible film roles and that's something for a role in her rumoured beau and this would be a huge bonding she wants to emulate too.` And it Leonardo DiCaprio's next movie. experience as she's already been doesn't just stop at acting - she's DiCaprio, 40, will play helping with his research into the also playing around with the idea schizophrenic criminal Billy character.` The couple are of writing for the movie's Milligan in the dark film "The rumoured to be dating and they soundtrack. `Leo wants her on Crowded Room" and singer have been spotted together look- board to get the right sound for the Rihanna, 27, is being lined up to ing cosy several times in the past movie - he thinks this would be a play one of his victims, reports few weeks. On "The Crowded great addition to a role in the film. mirror.co.uk. A source said: `Leo Room" role, the source added: `Leo The singer has already written a has been working intensely on this suggested she play one of the vic- concept album for the movie project and chatting about it with tims, but there are a number of `Home`, which she appears in and Rihanna and they both think it parts she could take. Rihanna has is due out later this year, so she's would make sense for her to be in seen her friend Cara Delevingne had the experience to make Leo's the movie. `They want to spend start to get larger and more cred- film a big hit too," said the source. PARIS FASHION TRENDS: Big productions, peroxide and parody

The most loved couple on-screen, Kajol has also been finalized to ever, earlier there was a buzz that that the film has an original script Superstar Shah Rukh Khan and the play the female lead in the film. Ajay Devgn would be producing and is no where close to being a vivacious Kajol would again share Though, there has been no official the film, but seeing King Khan's remake. Other than the blockbuster the silver screen in Rohit Shetty's statement in the context but ac- interest, Rohit joined hands with jodi, even Varun Dhawan is part next! cording to the sources SRK and Shah Rukh keeping in mind the box of the team. Kajol and SRK fans wait is fi- Kajol have given a green flag to the office success of their previous film It would be exciting to see nally over. SRK has given thumbs film. Not only this, SRK's produc- 'Chennai Express'. Rohit Shetty Kajol and SRK romance onscreen up to Rohit Shetty's next film. Also tion house, Red Chillies would be has completely denied the rumours once again and revive the old magic there has been a grapevine, that producing the film as well. How- of the film being a remake. He stated of 'Raj and Simran'. First look: Akshay Napa theatre festival begins AUTUMN and winter will apparently see some strong colours breaking up the black uniform Kumar, Sidharth Malhotra as love takes centre stage usually deployed for that season. Models present creations by Italian designer Giambattista Valli during Paris Fashion Week. Reuters in 'Brothers' poster KARACHI: The fourth theatre jabi. The comedic tinge of the scene festival, second with international engaged the audience, as did the two PARIS Fashion Week wrapped up and US actor Woody Harrelson. present creations by Italian design- participation, organised by the actors, Aqeel and Shabana. This was leaving fashionistas, buyers and And Vivienne Westwood, the Brit- er Giambattista Valli during Paris National Academy of Performing followed by scenes from Anarkali fans taking a deep breath to mull ish queen of punk, presented a Fashion Week. Reuters Kardash- Arts (Napa), began with a retro- (Erum and Masood) and Romeo and over the big trends seen on and high-decibel anarchic band playing ian wasn t the only one with blond spective of the Napa Repertory Juliet (Haris and Maha). They were off the catwalk. Here are a few over a collection that had men in ambition. Oscar-winning actor Jared Theatre s selected plays in the an illustration of the fact that once of the after-images seared into their womenswear and vice-versa strut- Leto turned up to a show with his academy s in-house theatre on couples are hit by Cupid it s diffi- sunglass-shielded, mascara-framed ting through a demented disco set- formerly long brown hair cut short Thursday. The retrospective titled cult for them to think rationally. It s eyes: Some of the labels put on ting. Blond is the new black. At and also bleached white. Leto s rea- Anjam-i-Muhabbat was the brain- obvious that the students chose the such extravagant, spectacular least it is according to reality TV son was professional however: his child of this year s graduating class balcony scene from Romeo and Juli- shows that the clothes themselves star Kim Kardashian, who new look is to play The Joker in an as its tribute to the academy s 10 et. However, the performances in were overshadowed. That was the swapped her long dark tresses for upcoming movie, Suicide Squad, years of existence. The bits taken that part of the transition were a bit case with Chanel, which created a a platinum look that divided her about super-villains on a dangerous from different stage productions woody, especially of the actor who vast pop-up fantasy Paris bistro legion of Twitter fans. AUTUMN mission for redemption. Hollywood were thematically connected to played the part of Saleem was a lit- patronised by its chic models, as and winter will apparently see also took over the Valentino show, well as Kenzo, which programmed some strong colours breaking up making the fashion world go wild seven two-storey-high blocks to the black uniform usually de- when two of its parody icons, Derek go scooting around in the middle ployed for that season. Models Zoolander and Hansel, took to the of the runway in a technological present creations by Italian design- runway. Ben Stiller and Owen Wil- ballet. Stella McCartney took over er Giambattista Valli during Paris son, playing the characters from their Paris s imperiously ornate Opera Fashion Week. Reuters AU- 2001 movie Zoolander, sparked a Garnier building to send her col- TUMN and winter will apparent- roar of laughter when they appeared, lection down a multi-room runway ly see some strong colours break- with Stiller flashing Zoolander s fa- past the eyes of her famous fa- ing up the black uniform usually mous Blue Steel model gaze at the ther, ex-Beatle Paul McCartney, deployed for that season. Models lenses. First poster of Akshay Kumar- Sidharth, 30, posted the same starrer 'Brothers' has been unveiled image and tweeted, "Ok bro here it and it features him and co-star is... Coming this August 14th Kelly Clarkson's 'Piece By Piece' debuts atop Billboard 200 Sidharth Malhotra in a rugged look. @Brothers2015." The poster also features vet- The film, directed by 'Agnee- Pop singer Kelly Clarkson racked March 8, according to figures from sales, song sales (10 songs equal one eran actor Jackie Shroff, who plays path' helmer Karan Malhotra, also up the third No. 1 album of her Nielsen SoundScan. Close behind at album) and streaming activity (1,500 a pivotal role in the film. All three stars actress Jacqueline Fernandez. career as Piece By Piece debuted No. 2 was the soundtrack to Uni- streams equal one album), was sing- of them are sporting heavy beard It is produced by Karan Johar's in the top slot of the weekly US versal Pictures' hit film Fifty Shades er/songwriter Brandi Carlile's The and a pensive look. Dharma Productions. Billboard 200 album chart the oth- of Grey, with 96,000 units sold. Firewatcher's Daughter at No. 9, sell- The 47-year-old 'Baby' star is The film is the official remake er day. The first American Idol 1989 from Taylor Swift, the top- ing 43,000 units. Last week's chart- also sporting a big tattoo on his of the 2011 Hollywood movie weave a story focusing on the sub- tle stiff. His voice projection also winner ties fellow champion Car- selling album of 2014, found its way topper, rapper Big Sean's Dark Sky right arm in the photo that the 'Warrior', which told the tale of two ject of love, entailing strands such left much to be desired. The theme rie Underwood in No. 1 albums back up to No. 3 with 77,000 units Paradise, dropped to No. 6.On the 'Khiladi' uploaded on Twitter. estranged brothers, whose en- as love-at-first-sight, betrayal, so- of love isn t a bad one to begin a among contestants of the long-run- sold and has maintained a place in Digital Songs chart, which measures "Here's the first look of my next trance into a mixed martial arts cietal impediments and vindictive- festival with. In fact, it provides the ning Fox TV reality show, Bill- the top five since its release 19 weeks online song sales, Mark Ronson and film @Brothers2015 exclusively tournament forces them to come ness. The play set the tone with a right kind of inspiration for the the- board said. Piece By Piece tallied ago, Billboard said. The only other Bruno Mars' upbeat 'Uptown Funk!' for you guys, would love to know to terms with their past and each scene from Shakespeare s A Mid- atre groups who will put up their 97,000 units, including 83,000 al- new entry in the top 10 of the Bill- remained at No. 1 with 210,000 down- your thoughts," he tweeted. other. summer s Night s Dream in Pun- plays in the days to come. bums sold, in the week ended board 200 chart, which tallies album loads in the past week. When villains overshadowed heroes in Bollywood films ANUSHKA NOT A As the focus shifts from the hero Roshan was lauded for essaying with valuables in spectacular ways. that incident. While Varun's intense turned out to be Emraan, who gar- DISTRACTION FOR VIRAT of 'Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!' the role of a suave thief in 'Dhoom Hrithik's stunts and dance moves character also had grey shades to nered a lot of praise as the bad guy to the film's 'mysterious' villain, 2' to perfection while Nawazud- were a delight to watch as was his it, Nawaz beat him with his per- mouthing smashing dialogues. As we list a few actors who overshad- din Siddiqui (right) stole the show crackling chemistry with Aish- formance in the end. Role: Shoaib Akbar's scheming brother-in-law, owed the lead star with their com- in 'Badlapur' as the baddie We take warya Rai Bachchan. Role: Layak Khan Emraan's character was this young actor managed to get pelling bad guy performances a look at some grey characters who The Sriram Raghavan's thriller was loosely based on the underworld noticed in his debut film Jodhaa If there were a prize for guard- arguably stole the lead stars' thun- touted as a game-changer for Varun don Dawood Ibrahim and Ajay Akbar which starred big names like ing secrets, Dibakar Banerjee der with their convincing perfor- Dhawan, who was only seen as a Devgn's on the Robin Hood-style Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai would be a frontrunner for it. That mances... In the 'Dhoom' franchise, lover boy since his acting debut. mafia don Haji Mastan. The latter Bachchan. He then did a few nega- Sushant Singh Rajput is playing the second instalment featuring But it was Nawazuddin who made played a peaceful person who nev- tive roles here and there, but shot Detective Byomkesh Bakshy in Hrithik as the baddie has arguably his presence felt and how! He er advocated violence in his busi- back into the limelight with Rohit his eponymous next is known, but been the best. The Greek god-like seemed a perfect fit as a bank rob- ness. He made money and shared Shetty's 'Chennai Express'. Tow- the director has, so far, success- star did complete justice to his role ber who had to face the conse- the spoils with the chain of peo- ering over Shah Rukh Khan and a fully managed to veil the identity as an intelligent robber, who could quences of the break-in and killing ple involved in the game. In spite really tall Deepika Padukone in the of the villain. The latest teaser of pull off several disguises and scoot of the lead actor's wife and son in of such a portrayal, the true hero film, Nikitin became a household the film shows a silhouetted figure name as Tangaballi. Seventeen as well as the back of baddie Yang years ago, it was the role of gang- Guang clad in a thick coat and ster Bhiku Mhatre which proved wielding rod-like weapons. The be Manoj's claim to fame. The ac- identity of the villain in 'Detective tor bagged accolades for his per- Byomkesh Bakshy!' continues to Hrithik Roshan formance and the rest is history. be a mystery. The latest teaser of was lauded for The film revolved around and was the film hardly gives anything named after the lead character Sa- away On March 5, hitlist had re- essaying the tya, but it was clearly a #win for ported about Dibakar having ini- role of a suave Manoj. This character seemed tai- Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma has asked the media to treat her tially approached Aamir Khan for thief in 'Dhoom 2' to lor-made for him in the Sujoy boyfriend, cricketer Virat Kohli, and his national teammates as adults the villain's role, but he had cho- perfection while Ghosh mystery thriller. Although and has said that she should not be held responsible for his on-field sen 'Dhoom 3' over it. Did Aamir the movie was all about the female performances. "Why should I be responsible for Virat's performance on accept the director's offer later? Nawazuddin Siddiqui protagonist (played by Vidya Bal- the field? The guys eat and breathe cricket, please treat them as adults," Who could the fair complexioned, (right) stole the show in an), Saswata's portrayal of an un- Anushka told NDTV in an interview. While the couple has previously salt-and-pepper haired man be? 'Badlapur' as the baddie dercover killer posing as a life in- maintained silence over the relationship, the actress was recently in This has kept movie lovers en- surance agent couldn't have been Australia during the Test series and the cricketer blew kisses in her grossed in a guessing game - in yet better. After acting for nearly two direction after reaching a milestone.The comments come in the wake of another instance of the bad guy decades in the Bengali filmdom, the temperamental India vice captain abusing a print journalist in Perth garnering as much attention as, if adulation and acclaim came his way before India's group game against West Indies. Virat was angry for some- not more than, the 'hero'. Hrithik only with this film. thing written about their relationship during last year's England tour. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. FRIDAY . MARCH 13, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES In dian Wells:

Malaysia's first female MMA fighter is obliterating stereotypes and social barriers. H eather Watso n One after another, they keep com- ing at Ann Osman. They spar, grap- battles in to ple and kick but each man and woman who takes on Osman is slammed decisively onto the seco n d ro un d sweat-stained floor. And this is just training. Osman is gearing up Heather Watson booked her place nis but it was a good match." In an for her fourth professional cage in the second round of the BNP opening set that featured seven fight, also known as mixed martial Paribas Open with a scrappy breaks of serve, with neither arts (MMA). Notorious for their three-set win over Germany s Julia player holding in the opening four brutality, these fierce encounters Goerges in Indian Wells. games, Watson stole a march on often end with blood splatters on The British No 1 had not won Goerges in the 10th game to go the mat and knock-out blows. But on the WTA Tour since lifting the ahead. Both players seemed to find for Osman, a youthful 28-year-old Hobart International title in Janu- some composure as the second set from Kota Kinabalu, capital of ary, but came through 6-4 5-7 6-3 went with serve until a fantastic Malaysia's Sabah state, it's a "beau- in Californa. Watson served for the cross-court forehand in the eighth tiful art". "Once you're in that cage, match in the second set but then game gave Watson a 5-3 lead. it actually reveals your true self," lost the next five games before re- Goerges, though, capitalised on she tells Al Jazeera. "Are you a gaining her form to seal a last-64 some loose play from Watson to fight or flight kind of person? For clash with 29th-seed Camila take the next four games and force me, I'm a fighter." Female, Muslim and Asian, Osman has obliterated many stereotypes on her way to becoming Malaysia's first profes- sional female cage fighter. Mixed martial arts is attracting a slowly growing band of female followers around the world. Once you're in that cage, it actually reveals your true self. Are you a fight or flight kind of person? For me, I'm a fight- er. Ann Osman, MMA fighter But Osman is one of few Asian wom- en joining this male-dominated sport, where fighters use tech- niques from various martial arts, from karate and kung fu to jujitsu. The 28-year-old has become an unwitting ambassador for the sport and, in the process, a role model for many Asian women. "She is really inspiring," says Dharma Arsyad, who was inspired to take man. I want to try it,'" he says. "I ing, biting or kicks to the groin. The four years ago after trying Muay tourism business. When she became up mixed martial arts after seeing think she's very brave, especially rest is fair game. "You can kick to Thai. Her mother had encouraged her the first Malaysian woman to secure Ann fight. "She is a superwom- when we are from a Muslim coun- the head when they're on the ground, to take self defence classes after she a contract with ONE Championship, Giorgi. "I was definitely a bit ner- a decider. an." Yeow Lim Chet, owner of HIT try [...] She wants to open up op- you can knee them to the head," was tailgated driving home from Asia's largest mixed martial arts or- vous, I think it showed closing out The world No 62 then broke itness and Martial Arts gym in portunities for other Muslim Osman says. "You can't stomp them work late at night, and Osman ganisation, her sole focus was on tak- the second set there, but I kept at the start of the third, but Watson Kuala Lumpur, says women now women." From hobby to obses- in the face or stomp their body, but thought the sport would be a good ing her fighting to the next level. But fighting and was able to play the immediately levelled the match and make up 40 percent of his clients, sion To the uninitiated, cage fight- you can basically do everything way to stay fit. [Al Jazeera] What she soon realised there was more to right way to finish the third set," then broke decisively in the eighth a trend he attributes to Osman's ing might look like a free-for-all, else." Osman, a descendant of Sa- started as a hobby quickly became it than just stepping into the cage. said Watson. "I just kept fighting. game before closing out the match success. "A lot of them who come but there are rules: no manipulat- bah's notorious Dusun headhunters, an obsession. Osman now juggles Women started writing to her, telling We both didn't play our best ten- in two hours and 25 minutes. here for fitness, first thing they do ing the fingers; no hitting behind had an active, outdoors childhood five hours of training a day, seven her how she had inspired them to is ask, 'I saw the fight - Ann Os- the head; no eye gouging, hair pull- but only took up mixed martial arts days a week, while running her own take self defence classes. Kumar Sangakkara breaks ODI Andy Murray Chelsea players blasted by Jamie hopes to add Jonas record with fourth World Cup Bjorkman to his hundred in win over Scotland Carragher over Ibrahimovic red card coaching team Jamie Carragher has slammed the Andy Murray is preparing to add reaction of Chelsea's players after former world No 4 Jonas Bjork- PSG striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic man to his coaching team. The Scot was sent off at Stamford Bridge. has been looking for a second The visitors were reduced to coach to work alongside Amelie 10 men when their star player Ibra- Mauresmo since splitting from himovic was sent off in the 31st long-time team member Dani minute of the second leg of their Vallverdu in November. Bjorkman last-16 Champions League clash will spend a week with the British after tangling with Chelsea forward No 1 at some point in the next Oscar as they both lunged for the month with a view to joining Mur- ball. Despite the man advantage ray s team on a permanent basis. Chelsea failed to test PSG and even- The 42-year-old was among the tually lost the tie on away goals as names touted as a potential re- the French champions twice came placement for Ivan Lendl when his from behind to grab a 2-2 draw. successful coaching relationship with Murray ended a year ago. Jamie Carragher, Thierry Henry Kumar Sangakkara became the edging to second slip off Alasdair and Graeme Souness discuss the Bjorkman has remained in the game since retiring in 2008, work- first man to score four successive Evans. Dilshan and Sangakkara re- sending off Jamie Carragher, Thi- ing behind the scenes at the ATP one-day international centuries as built, moving sedately through to erry Henry and Graeme Souness tournaments in Bastad and Stock- Sri Lanka beat Scotland by 148 just 97-1 from the first 20 overs discuss the sending off Sky Sports holm and in the media. The exact runs in in their World Cup match before the pair proceeded to launch pundit Carragher, speaking at half- timing of his week with Murray in Hobart. He scored 124 off 95 114 runs from the next 14 overs. time, was heavily critical of the has still to be decided because balls his 25th ODI hundred and They brought up their tons in con- Chelsea players for their reaction Bjorkman is currently tied up in highest score of the tournament, secutive balls in the 34th over be- to Ibrahimovic s challenge as they television commitments in Sweden. passing the unbeaten 105 and 117 fore Dilshan ended the party early appealed to the referee for the is very unfortunate. It s not a red The reaction from the Chelsea ference has gone into the referee's Bjorkman revealed his excitement he made against Bangladesh and by falling in the next over after tak- Swede to be punished. And he also card. Zlatan is actually trying to players is disgraceful and it s sad. head. I always think with Jose about the opportunity, writing on England, and his most recent 104 ing the batting powerplay. It felt Blues manager Jose Mourin- pull his foot away. You look at it It s something that s coming into Mourinho s teams, they will al- Instagram: "I'm super excited and against Australia. Tillakaratne sparked a flurry of late wickets as ho s pre-match comments about and Oscar s (foot) is as high as his, the game and it comes from Jose ways be respected but they will I'm really looking forward to join Dilshan (104) smashed a century Sri Lanka made a bit of a mess of PSG s aggressive approach in the if not higher, and if the referee is Mourinho s teams. never be loved because of situa- @andymurray and his team for a of his own his 22nd in ODIs and the final 15 overs, losing regular first leg had played a part in Dutch the other side maybe he would They have this reaction, it s tions like this. They take winning test week, which we both hope will second at this World Cup as the wickets to overly-aggressive slogs official Bjorn Kuipers decision. look at Oscar and give the decision not a one-off. Maybe what he s to a level that no other team or lead to joining the team permanent- pair put on 195 runs for the sec- by batsmen who didn t take time Carragher said: The sending off the other way. said beforehand in the press con- manager does ly! #teammurray." ond wicket. Angelo Mathews to get set. blasted a 20-ball fifty as Sri Lanka First, Mahela Jayawardene and set Scotland a massive target of Sangakkara fell in consecutive balls Hillsborough 364 to win, and despite fifties for to Josh Davey (3-63) and Sri Lanka Cheltenham Festival: Dodging Bullets Freddie Coleman (70) and Preston lost four wickets for 10 runs at police chief Mommsen (60) in a 118-run fourth one stage. In between, Mathews wicket stand, Scotland fell to 215 showed his team how it should be admits lying all out and their fifth straight de- done with a quickfire 51 that con- wins Queen Mother Champion Chase feat. Kumar Sangakkara is the first tained six sixes including four in and apologises man to score four consecutive ODI a row off Matt Machan to take hundreds as Sri Lanka beat Scot- him to fifty, but he fell looking for to families land by 148 runs in the Cricket his fifth. Kusal Perera (24 off 13 World Cup. They have one final balls) chipped in as he and the fi- The police chief at the Hillsbor- chance to register their first ever nal wicket pair of Nuwan ough disaster has admitted lying World Cup win against Australia Kulasekara (18no) and about giving the order to open an again in Hobart on Saturday, while Dushmantha Chameera (12no) exit gate at one end of the ground Sri Lanka are next in action in their were the only others to pass which resulted in Liverpool fans quarter-final in Sydney next double-figures. being crushed, causing 96 deaths. Wednesday. They won the toss Having been nine wickets Former chief superintendent and opted to bat first but their down with just over three overs to David Duckenfield, the match start gave no clue to the kind of spare, Sri Lanka did manage to bat commander at the game, lied to carnage that was to come, as Lahiru out their 50 overs, setting Scot- cover up his mistakes after origi- Thirimanne fell for a 21-ball four land 364 to win. nally claiming fans had forced open the gate and piled on to the Lep- pings Lane terrace. It was a grave mistake and I Harrington keen to kick on apologise profusely," he told the Padraig Harrington is keen to "kick inquest in Warrington. "Everybody on" from his Honda Classic win knew the truth, the fans and po- when he features at this week's lice knew the truth that we'd Valspar Championship. The opened the gates, he added, draw- Irishman returns to action for the ing gasps from the victims fami- first time since his play-off tri- lies. On the day of the disaster, Dodging Bullets came out on top Dodging Bullets, bred by star two. Twiston-Davies, like Nicholls gressive horses usually come out umph at PGA National, which Duckenfield admitted lying to then ended a seven-year winless run on FA chief executive Graham Kelly. of a three-horse battle for the Bet- flat jockey Frankie Dettori, nosed completing a double after Aux Ptits on top. We know where we are way Queen Mother Champion to the front coming off the home Soins won the Coral Cup, said: going with him now. He's such a the PGA Tour stretching back to He told Mr Kelly fans had forced the 2008 US PGA Championship. open exit Gate C when in fact he Chase, the highlight of the second turn with Somersby (33/1) also "What a horse, Harry Derham and special horse." Dettori described day of the Chetltenham Festival. well in contention and Sire De the team have done a great job - the outcome as "unbelievable" and Victory parachuted the 43- had ordered it to be opened fol- year-old into the world's top 100 lowing numerous requests from Paul Nicholls' improving chaser Grugy threatening to run on. Harry rides him all the time he added of the seven-year-old son was all out at the line but managed The eventual winner idled a lit- wouldn't let Frankie Dettori ride of Dubawi: "It was meant to be and secured his return to next sia in December), have made it Superintendent Roger Marshall month's Masters, with Harrington who was outside the Leppings to hold off a brave challenge from tle in front and three jumped the him at home when he came don the Derby, but this is the second- worthwhile. "I never doubted my- 2014 runner-up Somersby and the last in line, but it was Dodging the other day, which says a lot. "I best. "Sam gave him a fantastic ride. believing his worst performances self, I know a lot of people did and Lane terrace. are now behind him. Speaking on I was probably deeply front-running Special Tiara to win Bullets who picked up best on the need to get my breath back, I'm He jumped like a stag. My legs many asked me why I would do at 9/2. run-in for jockey Sam Twiston- shaking a bit! I missed two out a were shaking a little bit. What a his official website, Harrington things differently, but then that ashamed, embarrassed, greatly dis- said: "It feels great to have won tressed and I probably didn t want Reigning champion Sire De Davies to win by just over a bit, I was almost going too well." horse." Winning owner Martin wouldn't be me. Grugy finished fourth but there length, with Special Tiara a similar Nicholls said: "That was absolutely Broughton said: "The anticipation and now that I have done so I have "I don't feel any different now to admit to myself, or anyone else, allowed myself to think of the what the situation was, Ducken- was no fairytale return for Sprint- distance back in third. awesome. It's good for the owners is almost too much, and when you that I have won, as I always felt er Sacre, the 2013 champion, who Sprinter Sacre, who was and good for the team. The get to the race itself, you just want things that come with it, the Mas- that the win was around the field said. ters, the Players, WGC- Mr Duckenfield, who was sta- was pulled up before the last. backed into favouritism, jumped progress he's made has been abso- them to come back safe. corner."I feel that I have found the Special Tiara tried to repeat his sketchily in midfield and was nev- lutely phenomonal. He's got bet- "All the way round I got more Bridgestone and I am exempt for mental solution that I have been tioned in the Police Control Room three years on the PGA Tour, but when he gave the order to open all guns blazing effort from Kemp- er really travelling as well as he ter and better. "He should have and more confident. It was all go- searching for and that I will kick ton last time, getting no hassle on has in the past after having only been favourite on form. I couldn't ing exactly to plan. This is fantas- above all that the confidence a win on from here. exit Gate C, said Mr Marshall had brings, "It has been tough at times repeatedly requested Gate C be the front and jumping much better one run since he was sidelined by see why the other two (Sprinter tic. I'm absolutely ecstatic. It's all I know that it won't work all than last season when he was also a heart issue - he was pulled up by Sacre and Sire De Grugy) were been Sprinter versus Sire. I'm hap- but the last couple of months, with of the time, but that some of the opened to alleviate congestion out- my two wins (he won in Indone- side the ground. fancied to make the places. Barry Geraghty between the last ahead of him in the market. "Pro- py under the radar." time it is good enough." This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. FRIDAY . MARCH 13. 2015 -Hoot 22, 1393 H.S Vol:IX Issue No:219 Price: Afs.15

Dempsey worried about Iran role in Tikrit assault

As Iraqi forces pushed into Tikrit, ported. zel reportedly expressed Tikrit, declaring it liberated from the Iranian role in Iraq. Secretary of a top U.S. general visited Turkey Turkey s stance to Austin, who ISIS after a 10 day offensive on the Defense Ashton Carter said Wednes- on Wednesday to seek a Turkish also heads U.S. Central Command hometown of former President Sad- day that the presence of Iranian ad- role in the upcoming operation aim- (CENTCOM). However, the dam Hussein. After clearing Tikrit visers in the Iraq battle for Tikrit is ing to retake Mosul from the Is- newspaper did not detail further of ISIS, Iraqi forces will make thier concerning to the United States. lamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) information about their meeting. way through to Mosul, Iraq s sec- The presence of Iranian military ad- group after its militants seized the While both Ankara and Washing- ond largest city. Last week, a U.S. visers in that force is something that city in a lightening offensive in June ton agreed to train and equip mod- Central Command official said that is concerning to us in particular be- last year. Army Gen. Lloyd Aus- erate Syrian rebels to fight ISIS, an Iraqi and Kurdish military force cause the sectarian danger in Iraq is tin, who is overseeing the U.S.-led Turkey s role in Iraq is not as clear. of 20,000 to 25,000 troops is being the principal thing that can unravel military coalition in Iraq, met with But with Austin s visit, Turkey s prepared to recapture Mosul, in an the campaign against ISIS, Carter the Turkish Chief of General Staff possible role in the operation has operation slated for April or May. said. Iran backs a number of militias Gen. Necdet zel in Ankara to come under the spotlight. On Meanwhile, the meeting between the that are fighting the radical group ISIS convey his expectations to Tur- Wednesday, Iraqi military forces U.S. and Turkish military officials which holds large swaths of Iraq and key, the local Today s Zaman re- and Shiite militias entered central comes after Washington criticized Syria. Lebanon Some states Australia lawmakers sponsor terrorism to probes if teen fail to pick ISIS recruit General Martin Dempsey, the top efforts to unify the country. ly composed of 20,000 Iranian- target kingdom: Saudi U.S. military officer who visited There's no doubt that the combi- backed Shi'ite Muslim militias president for died in Iraq Baghdad this week, told a Senate nation of the Popular Mobiliza- known as Hashid Shaabi (Popular interior minister Australia is seeking to confirm Is- hearing on Wednesday that there tion forces and the Iraqi security Mobilization) units. I would de- 20th time lamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was no doubt the Islamic State of forces, they're going to run ISIL scribe them as Iranian-trained and Iraq and Syria (ISIS) would be out of Tikrit, Dempsey told a somewhat Iranian equipped, Lebanon s parliament failed for the group s claim that an Australian pushed out of Tikrit, but that the Senate hearing, using an acronym Dempsey said, adding he had no 20th time Wednesday to elect a teenage recruit died after blowing question is what comes after. Voic- for the militant group. The ques- indications they intended to attack president, after more than nine himself up in Iraq, the country s ing concern about treatment of tion is what comes after, in terms the nearly 3,000 American forces months with no head of state be- foreign minister said on Thursday. Sunni Muslims by the overwhelm- of their willingness to let Sunni now stationed in Iraq. In addition, cause of tensions linked to war- ISIS released an image on ingly Iran-backed Shi'ite attacking families move back into their there was an Iraqi brigade of about torn neighbor Syria. The presiden- Wednesday claiming to show Abu force, Dempsey said: The ques- neighborhoods, whether they work 3,000 troops as well as a couple of tial vacuum is the longest since the Abdullah al-Australi before he car- tion is what comes after, in terms to restore the basic services that hundred forces from the Iraqi end of Lebanon s civil war in 1990. ried out a suicide attack on the Ira- of their willingness to let Sunni are going to be necessary, or counter-terrorist service, Dempsey Speaker of the House Nabih Ber- qi city of Ramadi. Australian me- families move back into their whether it results in atrocities and said. Dempsey, fresh back from a ri postponed on Wednesday the dia recently named Abu Abdullah neighborhoods, whether they work retribution. The ongoing offensive trip to Iraq this week, said the out- presidential election session to al-Australi as a pseudonym of 18- to restore the basic services that on Tikrit is the most visible dem- come of Tikrit would speak vol- April 2 due to lack of quorum, year-old Australian Jake Bilardi. are going to be necessary, or onstration yet of how the United umes about whether Iran would his office said. Only 55 of the par- Images of what appeared to be an whether it results in atrocities and States and Iran, which dueled vi- use its influence in Iraq construc- liament s 128 members were explosion were also published by retribution. He said while Iran is ciously over Iraq during the years tively. The Tikrit operation will present, less than the required two- ISIS. I can confirm that the Aus- playing a helpful role against ISIS of U.S. occupation, seem to be be a strategic inflection point one thirds quorum. Lebanon has been tralian government is currently militants in Iraq now, once the ex- working in tandem against ISIS. way or the other in terms of easing without a head of state since Mich- seeking to independently verify tremists are vanquished, Tehran- Dempsey said the forces advanc- our concerns or increasing them, el Sleiman s term expired on May reports that 18-year-old Mel- backed militias could undermine ing on Tikrit were overwhelming- he said. 25, 2014. The position is largely bourne teenager Jake Bilardi has ceremonial and presidential pow- been killed in a suicide bombing ers have been significantly reduced attack in the Middle East, Aus- Pakistani in recent years. In the absence of a tralian Foreign Minister Julie Bish- EXPERTS SOUND head of state, executive powers fall op told reporters in Perth. Iraqi to the government, led by Prime Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and that the security of our countries officials said 13 vehicles attacked accused in US Minister Tammam Salam. Leba- Interior Minister Mohammad bin is an integral part and we seek to army positions in Anbar, the cap- WARNING OVER FLU non s political factions are split Naif bin Abdulaziz on Tuesday protect the gains and the blood of ital of Ramadi. No details on casu- consulate plot between supporters and oppo- accused unnamed states of spon- the [Arab] nations. alties were given. The Australian nents of embattled Syrian Presi- soring terrorist groups to target He said: previous efforts to Broadcasting Corporation report- held in Canada dangers in China, India dent Bashar al-Assad, causing a Saudi Arabia. Prince bin Naif, who expose the danger of terrorism on ed on Thursday that Bilardi had stalemate over the choice of pres- is also Second Deputy Premier, our countries and the countries of left improvised explosive devices PARIS: Scientists sounded warn- Guangdong province across from ident. Although several candidates made the statements during 32nd the world were successful in pre- at his house before going to Syria. ings Wednesday over H7N9 bird Hong Kong. The study called for have been announced, Lebanon s Meeting of the Arab Interior Min- paring an Arab strategy to con- Bishop declined comment on the flu in China and the H1N1 strain the closure of live markets, a ban on parties have insisted on reaching a isters Council in Algeria. He said front terrorism. The challenges report. Bishop said Australian se- of swine flu in India that have joint- poultry transport within China, and consensus on the candidate, which there were terrorist groups that are to our security are many and re- curity forces believe 90 citizens are ly claimed more than 1,700 lives. the establishment of centralised they have yet to do. As part of proxies of states and regimes that quire resolute and clever confron- fighting alongside Islamic State, and H7N9 virus presents a high risk slaughter houses to curb virus Lebanon s multi-confessional sys- use their potentials to undermine tation of the criminal act , a con- 20 Australians are understood to of becoming pandemic if China spread. The H7N9 virus "should be tem of government, the presiden- our security and stability and the frontation that exposes the falsity have died. fails to close loopholes in its live considered as a major candidate to cy is traditionally held by a Ma- continuity of our existence, Al Ar- of the claims and banners and safe- Two teenage brothers were poultry trade, researchers report- emerge as a pandemic strain in hu- ronite Christian, while the prime abiya News Channel reported. Ad- guards our [Arab] nations' youth stopped at Sydney Airport last ed in the journal Nature. A differ- mans," it warned. minister is Sunni Muslim and the dressing Arab foreign ministers, from the deception of misguided week as they attempted to leave ent team, writing in the US journal A pandemic is defined as an ep- speaker is Shiite. Prince bin Naif said: You know organizations, he added. Australia to join Islamic State. Cell Host and Microbe, said a idemic that crosses international strain of H1N1 "swine" flu in In- borders. According to the UN's dia may have acquired mutations World Health Organization (WHO), enabling it to spread more readily. 571 cases of H7N9 among humans Military families grieve for 11 killed in Black Hawk crash Looking at H7N9, epidemiologists were reported as at February 23 this led by Yi Guan at the University year, of which 212 had been fatal. This tranquil beachside enclave these people were here just on prayers of the large gathering, ter Crash Victims he military has of Hong Kong sought to under- normally provides a respite for training knowing they went and which included many with strong provided few details about the Malik, a 33-year-old who came stand why this dangerous strain View galleryWorkers with pro- soldiers, airmen and Marines who left their family members and did ties to the military in a part of Flor- crash, which happened about 8:30 to Canada as a student in 2004 emerged in China in 2013, faded tective gear walk into a come here to relax or to train be- not give that goodbye, you know, ida that is home to the sprawling p.m. Tuesday. The names of the and became a permanent resi- away and then rebounded in 2014. restricted … tween dangerous deployments. because they weren't going off to Eglin Air Force Base. "We just soldiers have not been released. dent in 2009, w as arrested The reason lies in the live poultry Workers with protective gear But the hotels and bars where mil- war," a tearful Dolly Edwards said. need to be here to pay respects," On Wednesday it was learned Monday. Reuters/file sector, they found, with China's walk into a restricted area where itary families share laughs in good The 35-year-old wife of a Marine said Norman Caron, a retired air- that a second helicopter turned eastern province of Zhejiang a chickens are being culled in Hong times became places of shared grief was among hundreds who attend- man, as he held a candle. The vigil back safely shortly before the TORONTO: Canadian immigra- Wednesday as boats and helicop- ed a vigil held at the end of a pier came after a long and difficult day crash. tion officials have arrested a Paki- ters searched the waters and beach- jutting into the Gulf of Mexico on for searchers who struggled in thick Military officials haven't said stani man who they say was plot- front for seven marines and four Wednesday night. The same thick banks of fog to find the remains of what caused the crash, but the ting to attack the US consulate and soldiers presumed to have died af- fog that plagued the Black Hawk the 11 soldiers believed to have weather was bad enough for the other buildings in Toronto's finan- ter a Black Hawk helicopter on Tuesday night engulfed the pier. been killed in the crash of the UH- other crew to return to land, said cial district. crashed in dense fog during a rou- Combined with the crashing of the 60 Black Hawk helicopter. Raw: Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adju- At a hearing Wednesday, Ca- tine training exercise. "My heart is Gulf's waves, it created a somber Vigil for Helicopter Crash Victim- tant general of the Louisiana Na- nadian authorities said Jahanzab really hurt right now knowing backdrop to the songs, tears and sPlay videoRaw: Vigil for Helicop- tional Guard. Malik, a self-proclaimed support- er of the Islamic State and al Qae- Nisar defends da who received weapons training US asks Vietnam to stop in Libya, told an undercover po- decision to lice officer about his plans involv- ing remote control explosives. end ban on Malik, a 33-year-old who came helping Russian bomber flights to Canada as a student in 2004 and death penalty became a permanent resident in WASHINGTON: The United a geopolitical tug-of-war that fre- the region." The Vietnamese gov- 2009, was arrested Monday. States has asked Vietnam to stop quently pits China and Russia on ernment did not immediately re- ISLAMABAD: Justifying the The Canadian government is letting Russia use a former U.S. one side and the United States, spond to a request for comment government decision to end a mor- looking to deport him. springboard for spreading the vi- Kon base to refuel nuclear-capable Japan and much of Southeast Asia on the U.S. request. Brooks de- atorium on the death penalty It wasn't clear why he hasn't rus south- and eastward. n the The worry about flu strains cir- bombers engaged in shows of on the other. Washington is keen clined to say when the flights he across the country, Interior Min- been charged with any crimes. 2014 outbreak, H7N9 mixed with culating among farm animals is mu- strength over the Asia-Pacific re- to secure greater access itself to referred to took place. He did not ister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said He was ordered kept in custo- other flu viruses, helping to create tation -- that by mixing with other gion, exposing strains in Washing- Cam Ranh Bay as part of its stra- say how many had been conduct- that the decision was an internal dy on Wednesday pending depor- new strains, the team said. Their viruses, they pick up genetic vari- ton's steadily warming relations tegic "pivot" to Asia to counter ed and how many aircraft were in- matter for Pakistan. I can un- tation. evidence came from throat and fae- ants that make them more conta- with Hanoi. The request, described China's growing strength in the re- volved. But he confirmed they had derstand the concern of our friends In a summary of Wednesday's cal swabs taken from chickens at gious or lethal for humans. On cur- to Reuters by a State Department gion. U.S. ships have visited for occurred since Russia's annexation in the international community, hearing provided by the Immigra- live markets in Zhejiang, Guang- rent evidence, H7N9 has not ac- official, comes as U.S. officials say repairs in recent years. Vietnam, of Crimea last March, which the minister told British High Com- tion and Refugee Board of Cana- dong, Jiangxi, Jiangsu and Shan- quired such mutations, according to Russian bombers have stepped up in turn, has sought closer U.S. ties sparked a broader conflict with missioner Philip Barton, who had da, government lawyers said Ma- dong provinces from October 2013 the WHO. H7N9 is a particular flights in a region already rife with as a hedge against what it sees as Ukraine and a surge in tensions called on him on Wednesday. The lik attempted to radicalise an un- to July 2014. No H7N9 was found worry as it does not kill infected tensions between China, U.S.-ally China's aggression, but remains between Russia and the United international community and dercover officer he had befriended among ducks. Further proof came chickens or cause them to develop Japan and Southeast Asian na- close to Russia in both defense and States. The head of U.S. air forces rights groups have expressed con- by showing him video's apparent- from analysis of flu virus samples symptoms, which allows it to tions. General Vincent Brooks, energy cooperation. Cam Ranh in the Pacific said last May that cerns over the decision to end the ly of Islamic State beheadings. taken from patients at hospitals in spread undetected until contact is commander of the U.S. Army in Bay is now host to three subma- Russia's intervention in Ukraine moratorium, which is being viewed Prosecutors said Malik told the southern city of Shenzhen, in made with humans. the Pacific, told Reuters the planes rines bought by Vietnam's navy had been accompanied by a signif- as a regressive move. Know more: Death penalty moratorium lifted the officer that he was a personal had conducted "provocative" from Russia to counter Chinese icant increase in Russian air activ- friend of radical US-born cleric flights, including around the U.S. expansion in the South China Sea, ity in the Asia-Pacific region in a completely in Pakistan: Officials The minister said that after the Anwar al-Awlaki, who was killed Pacific Ocean territory of Guam, with two more expected by early show of strength and to gather in- in a US drone strike in Yemen in Somali police: 7 killed home to a major American air base. next year. Brooks said in an inter- telligence. withdrawal of the moratorium on capital punishment for terrorism- 2011, but whose words remain in- It is the first time that U.S. offi- view the flights indicated that Viet- Russia's Defense Ministry fluential in cyberspace. cials have confirmed the role of nam's Cold War-era ally Russia was said on Jan. 4 that Russian Il-78 related cases, it was not possible IN ATTACK IN BAIDOA to maintain a partial moratorium Malik, who is detained at an Cam Ranh Bay, a natural deep- acting as "a spoiler to our interests tanker aircraft had used Cam Ranh in other cases because that would Ontario jail, appeared at his de- MOGADISHU: A Somali official South Western State followed by water harbor, in Russian bomber and the interests of others." Asked Bay in 2014, enabling the refuel- be discriminatory and against the tention review via video confer- says that seven people have been gunmen shooting their way onto plane activity that has increased about the Russian flights in the ing of nuclear-capable TU-95 law and the Constitution. I can ence. He will appear for another killed in an attack in Baidoa at the the premises. globally. Brooks said the planes region, the State Department offi- "Bear" strategic bombers, a state- understand the concern of our detention hearing on Monday. headquarters of the state govern- No group has claimed respon- that circled Guam were refueled by cial, who spoke on condition of ment also reported in Vietnam's friends in the international com- A lawyer for Malik didn't im- ment. Ahmed Mohammed, a local sibility for the attack but it bares Russian tankers flying from the anonymity, said Washington re- state-controlled media. munity He said that the law did mediately respond to messages administration official, said Thurs- the hallmarks of the Islamic ex- strategic bay, which was trans- spected Hanoi's right to enter agree- In that time, Russia has con- not allow partiality or discrimina- seeking comment. day four government soldiers and tremist group al-Shabab. formed by the Americans during ments with other countries. But ducted increasingly aggressive air tion in its implementation. Saying Canadian Public Safety Min- three of the gunmen have been South Western State was the Vietnam War into a massive air the official added: "We have urged and sea patrols close to the bor- that Pakistan had an independent ister Steven Blaney called him a killed. formed in November 2014 to be- and naval base. Vietnamese officials to ensure that ders of the U.S.-led NATO alli- judiciary that would ensure the supporter of the Islamic State Capt. Hassan Hussein, a po- come the fourth federal state in Vietnam's willingness to allow Russia is not able to use its access ance, including by Bear bombers rights of every defendant, he said who was allegedly planning a ter- lice official in Baidoa, says the at- Somalia and is led by the former Russia to use Cam Ranh Bay re- to Cam Ranh Bay to conduct ac- over the English Channel. that due process would be fol- rorist attack in Canada and tack started with two explosions Somali Parliamentary Speaker flects Hanoi's complex position in tivities that could raise tensions in (Reuters) lowed, in letter and spirit. thanked authorities for their work. at the gate of the headquarters of Shariff Hassan Sheikh Aden. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. 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