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Escaping air raids Qatar elected Most run-over to IAEA Board accident victims of Governors QNA

VIENNA: Qatar won the member- are labourers ship of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the period “About 70% of labourers live and 2016-2018 in the elections at the work in Industrial Area. Besides 60th Annual Regular Session of 49 pedestrian deaths reckless driving of motorists, wrong the IAEA General Conference, in were registered last behaviours of labourers and their Vienna yesterday. lack of traffic culture are among the The two seats were up for year while 37 deaths reasons behind these deadly acci- grabs on the ad hoc group to the have been reported dents,” he added. Middle East and South Asia. this year. He said the Salwa Road sees The competing countries were more pedestrian casualties with Qatar, the United Arab Emirates the long array of shops on both sides (UAE) and Iraq, where the State of of the highway, and many people, Qatar and the United Arab Emir- especially workers, crossing the ates (UAE) won with big difference By Sidi Mohamed road for shopping. in votes from Iraq. The Peninsula The source said that most of Qatar had occupied the mem- the run-over accidents take place bership of the Board from 2013 to in winter, because more people A Syrian woman carrying a child emerges from a dust cloud following a reported air strike on Kafr 2015. venture out at night and the nights Batna, in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, yesterday. Air DOHA: Most run-over accidents are longer, compared to day. More raids on several rebel-held towns in the region killed at least 17 people including eight children, the involving pedestrians occur at pedestrians are hit during night Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said. → See also page 3 Israel pays Turkey night and in winter which see longer apparently due to less visibility. nights compared to other months, According to Jamal Al Sheikh, $20m in Gaza deal according to an official of the Traf- Head of Division of Training Devel- fic Department. opment Follow up at Al Rayah ANKARA: Israel yesterday paid And the highest number of such Driving School, more run-over cases Ration card holders urged Turkey $20m in compensation accidents have been reported from happen in areas witnessing traffic over the 2010 Mavi Marmara Industrial Area and Salwa Road due jams and places which lack pedes- tragedy involving a Gaza-bound to the presence of large number trian crossing lines. aid flotilla. On August 20, Turk- of labourers in the first case, and “Motorists must decrease speed to register for SMS service ish parliament approved a deal, shoppers crossing the road, in the to 30k/h when they approach involving Tel Aviv paying $20m second. pedestrian crossing lines,” he said. to the families of the victims as Low-income workers have He cited many reasons behind The Peninsula After conducting a poll to assess the service with the mobile number part of a normalisation agreement become the major victims of run- run- over accidents like the habit of the opinion of citizens, the Min- of the cardholder and not another between Turkey and Israel after over incidents because they form some pedestrians crossing the road istry introduced the service by number to ensure that the card- a six-year hiatus in ties, Anatolia the majority of pedestrians and from undesignated places, without adding detailed data on each spe- holder is continually following up quoted Turkish diplomatic sources many of them, especially the new paying attention to the traffic. Some DOHA: The Ministry of Economy cific operation. on the transactions that take place as saying. comers are not familiar with the motorists fail to notice the presence and Commerce has upgraded its This initiative aims to improve on the subsidy card. → See also page 3 roads and the traffic. of pedestrians at night, especially SMS service system to track trans- the services provided to the pub- The ministry urges citizens to “Last year we registered 49 if they are dressed in dark colours, actions made on subsidy cards and lic and to protect consumer rights contact the call center (16001) if they pedestrian deaths due to traffic he added. asked citizens to register with it to by ensuring that subsidised mate- notice any suspicious transactions Russia questions accidents while this year 37 deaths As part of a traffic safety cam- avail the service. rials reach to only the deserving on their subsidy card. have been registered until now, paign, the Traffic Department The Ministry had launched noti- beneficiaries. The ministry has stressed that Opec deal which indicates a possible decline. recently distributed safety reflec- fication service through SMS for The notification service through subsidised materials and fodder can- Most such accidents last year were tives to workers to be worn on their ration card holders in June this year SMS allows citizens to track all the not be waived to other people for any MOSCOW: Russia is sticking with reported in areas falling under the arms while crossing the road dur- so the beneficiaries could track the transactions made on their cards. reason. The subsidy card and PIN an assumption that oil will aver- Madinat Khalifa police station and ing night. transaction of subsidised materials When carrying out any pur- must be maintained in a safe place age $40 a barrel in the next three this year the highest cases were “The responsibility also lies on directly. chasing process using the subsidy and should not be used by anyone years and won’t take a bait by registered at the Industrial Area motorists who must give priority to Citizens who are unable to card, the cardholder will receive other than the cardholder. revising its budget outlook after police section”, the official told The pedestrians. Some motorists can’t receive SMS notifications can send a an SMS containing details like full The ministry urges all con- a preliminary agreement by Opec Peninsula. care pedestrians as they are busy text message with their full name, ID name of cardholder, subsidy card sumers to report violations to the on its first production cut in eight He said there are multiple rea- with their mobile phone while driv- card number, subsidy card number number, disbursed materials with Consumer Protection and Anti-Com- years, according to Finance Min- sons behind the high number of ing,” said Al Sheikh. and contact details to 50026060 quantity, dealer name and location mercial Fraud department through ister Anton Siluanov. cases in Industrial area, including The habit of some pedestrians or e-mail at [email protected]. and remaining balance owed for the call centre: 16001, or email: info@ “You think it’s stabilised?” Sil- that the roads and streets are not using mobile phones while cross- qaandone of the ministry’s repre- time period. mec.gov.qa, Twitter MEC_QATAR, uanov said. “We need to see how well-organised and there are no ing the road could also lead to fatal sentatives will in get in touch with The Ministry has highlighted Instagram MEC_QATAR, iPhone and realistically the decisions will be street lights in many places. accidents. them shortly, said a release. the importance of registering for Android devices MEC_QATAR. implemented.”

No to Israeli gas Saudi warns of disastrous consequences over 9/11 law

AFP measures to counter the disastrous minister Anwar Gargash described and dangerous consequences” of the the move as “a dangerous precedent law. The unnamed spokesman, cited in international law that undermines by the official Saudi Press Agency, said the principle of sovereign immunity RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has warned the law is “a source of great worry.” and the future of sovereign invest- of “disastrous consequences” from This law “weakens the immunity ments” in the US. a United States law allowing 9/11 of states”, and will have a negative “The populism surrounding the victims to sue the kingdom, in a impact on all countries “including JASTA law overcame the rationality major spike in tension between the the United States,” the spokesman required in matters of international longstanding allies. The warning said, expressing hope that “wisdom law and investments,” he tweeted, came after the US Congress voted will prevail.” warning of its “long term and dan- overwhelmingly on Wednesday to In opposing the law, Obama gerous implications.” override President Barack Obama’s said it would harm US interests by A senior Saudi prince reportedly veto of the Justice Against Sponsors undermining the principle of sov- threatened to pull out billions of dol- of Terrorism Act (JASTA). ereign immunity, opening up the US lars of US assets if JASTA became JASTA allows attack survivors to private lawsuits over its military law, though Saudi officials have dis- and relatives of terrorism victims missions abroad. tanced themselves from such threats. to pursue cases against foreign gov- The erosion of sovereign immu- Gargash criticised what he said ernments in US federal court and to nity is also a concern among the was “illogical and demagogic” incite- demand compensation if such gov- six-nation Gulf Cooperation Coun- ment in the US against Saudi Arabia ernments are proven to bear some cil, of which Saudi Arabia is the which has “suffered most from responsibility for attacks on US soil. most powerful member. Saudi extremism and terrorism.” How- Jordanians carry national flags and chant slogans during a protest against a government agreement A Saudi foreign ministry source Arabia’s Gulf allies have lined up ever, he said reactions should “not to import natural gas from Israel, in Amman, yesterday. late on Thursday called on the US beside Riyadh to criticise the legis- be hasty. Easing damage requires Congress “to take the necessary lation. United Arab Emirates foreign focused and joint action.” 02 SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER 2016 HOME Philippine School Doha marks 24th Foundation Day

Gerardo P Macasa, Jr., Chairman The annual mega of the Board of Trustees (BOT) traced event provided how the PSD had grown in number from 33 students in 1992 to the cur- a journey to the rent 3,445 population of students. rich collection of “This huge leap in enrolment indicates that PSD is one of the most Philippine festivals sought after schools in Qatar as far and some of the best as basic education is concerned,” he said, highlighting the academic and festivals celebrated non-academic achievements of stu- around the world. dents and alumni. “Our graduates have made national headlines in the Philippines with some of our alumni garner- By Raynald C Rivera ing top places in national licensure The Peninsula examinations while some have landed attractive job offers in their chosen fields,” said Macasa. Last year, two PSD alumnae DOHA: A visual feast of colourful placed first and fourth at the Nursing costumes and dynamic dance per- board examinations last year while formances took the breath away of one of its graduates placed eighth thousands of Filipinos at the Phil- at this year’s Medical Technologist ippine School Doha’s (PSD) annual licensure exam. field demonstration marking its 24th Two of its graduates also won in founding anniversary yesterday at Al a major Philippine beauty pageant Rayyan Sports Club. last year and this year while two More than 3,000 students in elab- Philippine Ambassador Wilfredo C Santos, BOT Chairman Gerardo P Macasa Jr. and PSD Principal Alexander S Acosta cutting the cake, along with weeks ago the school was crowned orate costumes competed at the much school and embassy officials, at the annual school field demonstration marking PSD’s 24th Foundation Day yesterday at Al Rayyan ortsSp Club. overall champion at the Order of anticipated annual mega event which the Knights of Rizal (OKOR) Inter- provided a journey to the rich collec- School Academic, Talent & Skills tion of Philippine festivals and some Japan’s Sakura Festival were also fea- C Santos feted the school for its generosity of our host country I urge all of you to continue to work Competition in Bahrain for the of the best festivals celebrated around tured at the five-hour extravaganza. achievements as it marked its 24th Qatar. To H H Sheikh Hamad bin within the established rules and reg- fifth time. the world. Celebratory creative dances year with the theme “Marking the Khalifa Al Thani, the Father Emir ulations of the host country in order Macasa said the new school PSD The students presented stunning inspired by Qatar were a highlight footprints of triumph, sustaining the for granting the piece of land on to show our appreciation for this building is set to open next school performances of Philippine festival at the event which also featured lead in service and excellence.” which the new PSD building will grand gesture.” year which will also see change its street dances including Masskara of dances from Hollywood blockbust- Santos thanked the founders, the be constructed,” he said. He stressed: “The Philippine name to Philippine Science School Bacolod City, Kadayawan of Davao ers including 1978 movie musical board of trustees, the PSD adminis- “Our community in Qatar is very Embassy in Doha will continue to Doha making it the first science City and Tinagba of Iriga City while Grease, computer animated fantasy tration and all the people behind fortunate to have such a supportive support PSD in its pursuit of edu- school in the Middle East. world festival dances representing film Happy Feet and teen comedy PSD’s success as well as the host host government which recognizes cation excellence for the Filipino Yesterday’s extravaganza was the North Korea’s Arirang Festival, Por- film Bring It On. country for its support to the school. the contributions of Filipinos in the children who are our country’s hope first among the events lined up for the tugal’s Agitagueda Art Festival and Philippine Ambassador Wilfredo “I wish to highlight the development of this country. In turn and future.” week-long celebration.

Indian embassy issues 18 air Hazy weather forecast tickets for workers in distress

The Peninsula of detainees from India. The total Open House. number of Indian nationals in the Cen- Ambassador Sanjiv Arora inau- tral Prison and the Deportation Centre gurated the 27th Free Medical Camp, currently is 139 and 77, respectively. organized by lndian Community DOHA: The Labour and Commu- The number of deaths registered Benevolent Forum (ICBF) with the nity Welfare Section at the Indian in the Embassy this year is 203. The support of the Embassy and the Embassy in Qatar has received a number of deaths registered during Medical Commission of Qatar, and total of 3,017 complaints so far this 2015 was 279. The same number of in association with Indian Doctors year, while the number of complaints deaths were registered during 2014 Club, Wellcare Pharmacy and other received during 2015 was 4,132, the also. partners, for low-paid workers of embassy said in a press release yes- On the basis of requests received Indian as well as other nationalities terday. from Qatari authorities for travel at the Medical Commission Facility The monthly Open House to documents for Indian nationals in at Abu Hamour on 23 September this address urgent consular and labour the Deportation Centre, the Embassy year. Nearly 1,200 workers (the high- issues of Indian nationals in Qatar issued 68 Emergency Certificates est at any of ICBF’s Medical Camps) was held at the embassy yesterday. (ECs) in September, 2016. benefited from the medical camp at This was the last monthly Open The Embassy also issued 18 air which voluntary service was rendered House convened by Ambassador tickets to Indian nationals in dis- by several doctors and paramedics, Sanjiv Arora during his assignment tress for their return to India in Indian community organisations, stu- of over four years in Qatar, the press September, 2016. Indian Community dents of Indian schools and embassy statement said. Benevolent Forum [ICBF] contin- officials. Ambassador addressed The Ambassador and other ues to help Indian workers through the workers and volunteers on this officials met all the complain- various welfare measures, includ- occasion and interacted with a large ants, discussed their problems and ing provision of air tickets, financial number of them. assured them that the Embassy assistance and medical help. The medical camp included a would actively follow up their cases Arvind Patil, President of the live demonstration of various Yogas- Doha witnessed dusty and windy weather yesterday. The weather bureau has forecast hazy weather with the authorities concerned in Indian Community Benevolent anas for health and wellness by Yoga at some places today with slight dust and clouds. The maximum and minimum temperatures forecast Government of Qatar. Forum (ICBF), an active commu- instructors. The workers showed are 36 and 23 degrees. The temperature in Doha will vary between 29 and 36 degrees. An Embassy team visited the Cen- nity association working under the keen interest in Yoga and many of Pic: Baher Amin / The Peninsula tral Prison and Deportation Centre aegis of the Embassy for the welfare them took part in practising yoga recently to enquire about the welfare of Indian workers, also attended the exercises, the press release said. Some Western expats yearn for bulletproof coffee QRCS and ICRC ink pact for joint work in Lebanon By Irfan Bukhari Canada after being disappointed on drinks. Asprey has claimed that The Peninsula getting a No reply from the waiter when used in combination with other at a cafe. “health hacks,” the coffee helped to The Peninsula community. Two appendices were Bulletproof coffee recipe was boost his IQ score by more than 20 also signed for thermal insulation created by Dave Asprey and first points. and refugee housing rehabili- DOHA: As coffee days are being posted on his blog “Bulletproof Exec- The bulletproof coffee buzz tation projects in Beqaa, North marked in various parts of the world utive” in 2009. Asprey claims that touched the skies when celebrities DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent Soci- Governorate, and Mount Lebanon nowadays, some Western expats in this recipe of mixing butter and coco- like Harry Styles, Beyoncé and Ed ety (QRCS) and the International Governorate. Qatar are looking for one ready- nut oil with coffee boosts cognitive Sheeran announced that the secret of Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) QRCS Executive Director, made cup of bulletproof coffee but performance and weight loss, and it their lasting energy, perfect skin and have concluded amemorandum of Fahad bin Mohammed Al-Naimi, to no avail. has been consumed by sportspeo- prolonged focus was a mix of coffee, understanding (MoU)to strengthen said, “QRCS has a partnership with Owing to a lack of consensus, ple and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. butter and oil. In 2014, Bulletproof cooperation in humanitarian ICRC in many effective projects to various countries across the globe Barry Shiels, a Carlow Institute Coffee was featured on shows such projects serving Syrian and Pales- help our Syrian brothers living in mark ‘Coffee Day’ on different dates of Technology graduate who lives in as Good Morning America, Today and tinian refugees as well as the host Lebanon”. with the majority marking it in the Qatar, is also looking for a café that The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fal- communities. He highly appreciated the val- month of September from 12 to 29 can appease his palate with a cup of lon, and had a following of over three Building upon the success- uable role of ICRC in this respect, while some nations like Japan, Sri bulletproof coffee. “Hi folks! Do any million consumers. The stand-alone ful bilateral coordination in 2015, thanking the Lebanese Red Cross for Lanka, the United Kingdom and coffee shops here sell bulletproof Bulletproof Cafe opened in Los Ange- the new deal is a step towards bet- its facilitative contributions. Pakistan will celebrate it today coffee?” he asks but finds no place les that same year. ter joint planning and cooperation FabrizioCarboni, Head of ICRC (October 1). except pieces of advice from other Coming back to Barry’s worries between the two parties. Delegation in Lebanon, stated, “Mil- Some residents of Doha, espe- residents on how to make a cup for over failure in finding a café offer- The MoU was signed by Marco lions of Syrian refugees suffer from cially those hailing from the US and himself at home. ing bulletproof recipe, Ron Taylor Succi, Deputy Head of ICRC Dele- the ongoing conflict. The deterio- Europe, are lamenting the fact that Syed Arshad Hussain, in response an American coffee or espresso from advised the impatient coffee lover: gation in Beirut, and Omar Katerji, rating situation in Syria requires no café in the town offers bullet- to the query of Shiels on a social one of the coffee shops, heat it up at “It is easy to make. I make it with a head of QRCS mission in Lebanon. stronger coordination among proof coffee to coffee lovers. “I have media forum, wrote: “I am not aware home, add to the blender with but- hand blender”, while another expat, Its purpose is to coordinate the components of the Interna- searched a lot for it at various rou- of any coffee shop selling bulletproof ter and try. Best of both worlds then!” Emma Greenwood added: “I person- efforts in medical care, relief, liveli- tional Red Cross and Red Crescent tine or high-end cafes but to no avail. coffee.” Another resident Charle Punt David Asprey developed his Bul- ally don’t add butter as the coconut hood support, water and sanitation, Movement,in order to improve our Everyone advises to try making it at advised, “Best and easiest way is to letproof Coffee recipe after travelling oil makes it creamy and I find add- and shelter, to meet the humanitar- efforts to alleviate the suffering of home,” said Katherine, an expat from make it at home. Why don’t you buy to Tibet and tasting yak-butter tea ing butter makes it greasy.” ian needs of both refugees and local Syrian refugees in Lebanon”. MIDDLE EAST SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER 2016 03 Russia sending more warplanes to Syria

lation that Western countries say has the will of 250,000 people trapped torpedoed diplomacy. inside Aleppo’s besieged rebel-held US President Barack In a statement issued by the sector. Obama and German White House after the two leaders Moscow and Damascus say they Chancellor Angela spoke by telephone, US President have targeted only militants. Barack Obama and German Chan- Hundreds of people have been Merkel described the cellor Angela Merkel described the killed in the bombing and many Russian and Syrian Russian and Syrian bombing of hundreds more wounded, with lit- Aleppo as “barbarous”. tle access to treatment in hospitals bombing of Aleppo as Fighting intensified a week that lack basic supplies. “barbarous”. into a new Russian-backed gov- Residents say the air strikes are ernment offensive to capture all unprecedented in their ferocity, of Syria’s largest city and crush deploying heavier bombs that flat- the last remaining urban strong- ten buildings on top of the people hold of the rebellion. Moscow and huddled inside. Reuters its ally, Syrian President Bashar Russia joined the war exactly Al Assad, spurned a ceasefire this a year ago, tipping the balance of month to launch the offensive, power in favour of its ally Assad, who potentially the biggest and most is also supported by Iranian ground People inspect the damage at a site hit overnight by an air strike in the rebel-held area of Seif Al Dawla MOSCOW/BEIRUT: Russia is send- decisive battle in the Syrian civil forces and Shia militia from Leba- neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria. ing more warplanes to Syria to war which is now in its sixth year. non and Iraq. further ramp up its campaign of Western countries accuse Russia The Kremlin said on Friday there air strikes, a Russian newspaper of war crimes, saying it has deliber- was no time frame for Russia’s mil- reported yesterday, as Moscow ately targeted civilians, hospitals and itary operation in Syria. The main 9,300 dead in Russian air strikes defied global censure over an esca- aid deliveries in recent days to crush result of Russian air strikes over the past year is “neither Islamic State, nor al Qaeda nor the Nusra Front are 338 dead in eastern Aleppo now sitting in Damascus”, Krem- in one year: Syrian monitor lin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. in past few weeks: WHO Britain’s Special Representative to Syria, Gareth Bayley, said: “From AP group that tracks Syria’s civil war anniversary, Dmitry Peskov said Reuters Russia’s first air strikes in Syria, it said a year of Russian airstrikes have that Putin never gave a timeline for has hit civilian areas and increas- killed 9,364 people in the war-torn how long the bombing mission might ingly used indiscriminate weapons, country. last and still won’t. including cluster and incendiary BEIRUT: A year of Russian air strikes The Britain-based Syrian Russia’s declared goal was to GENEVA: Fighting in Syria’s besieged eastern Aleppo has killed 338 peo- munitions.” on areas outside government con- Observatory for Human Rights support the Syrian government of ple in the past few weeks, including 106 children, and 846 have been “Today, the reality in Syria is trol in Syria have killed more than said the dead include 3,804 civil- Russia’s long-term ally Assad and wounded, including 261 children, a World Health Organization official a nightmare. Aleppo is besieged 9,000 people, displaced tens of thou- ians, among them 906 children. Peskov insisted that in that respect said yesterday. again, with vital necessities such sands and caused wide destruction, The dead also include 2,746 mem- the operation has been a success. “We are asking for four things: Stop the killing, stop attacks on health as water, fuel, and medicine run- an opposition monitoring group said bers of the Islamic State group and If it wasn’t for the Russian care, let the sick and wounded out and let the aid in,” Rick Brennan, WHO’s ning out for hundreds of thousands. yesterday. 2,814 from other rebel and militant involvement, the Islamic State group head of emergency risk management and humanitarian response, told a Civilian infrastructure, including On September 30 last year, Rus- groups, including Al Qaeda’s affili- and other “terrorists” would have UN briefing in Geneva. schools and hospitals, are being sia began an air campaign backing ate in Syria. been “sitting in Damascus,” he told “The situation really is unfathomable.” attacked.” the ground forces of Syrian President Russia on Friday is marking one reporters. Russia and Syrian government forces launched a campaign to recapture The Izvestia newspaper reported Bashar Assad, turning the balance of year since it launched its air cam- Regarding figures cited by the the rebel-held sector of Aleppo, Syria’s biggest city, this month, abandon- that a group of Su-24 and Su-34 power in his favor in many areas — paign in Syria in support of Assad. Observatory on casualties as a result ing a ceasefire a week after it took effect. warplanes had arrived at Syria’s including the northern province of In light of that, the Russian For- of the airstrikes, he said he would Brennan said he did not have details on the kinds of injuries, but it Hmeymim base. Aleppo and the suburbs of the cap- eign Ministry issued a warning to not comment reports by “a group was obvious what to expect: “There will be shrapnel wounds, there will “If need be, the air force group ital Damascus. Russians abroad about possible based in the UK.” The Observatory be blast wounds, there will be burns, penetrating injuries to the head, will be (further) built up within two Opposition activists have blamed “provocations,” urging them to exer- relies on a network of activists on chest and abdomen. There will be lost limbs, there will be fractures. The to three days,” it quoted a military Russia as being responsible for most cise caution. the ground inside Syria. range of injuries is pretty predictable.” official as saying. “Su-25 ground of the recent airstrikes against rebel- A spokesman for Russian Pres- Alsoyesterday, Russia’s Foreign No hospital was able to take hundreds of patients at a time, he said. attack fighters designated to be held neighborhoods of east Aleppo ident Vladimir Putin said Russia’s Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow Brennan said WHO had had supplies for 140,000 people ready for sent to Hmeymim have already city that killed more than 320 civil- involvement in Syria is justified is doing all it can together with the weeks, but the security situation prevented it from taking essential med- been selected in their units and ians in the past two weeks and because militants did not manage Syrian government to help the UN ical equipment into the city. their crews are on stand-by, await- demolished many buildings. to capture the capital Damascus arrange weekly pauses in Aleppo to ing orders from their commanders.” A Syrian opposition monitoring thanks to Russia. Marking the 1st deliver humanitarian goods.

Cyprus court Israel pays Turkey $20m compensation in Gaza deal orders hijacker’s extradition AFP Turkey and Israel signed a deal of the blockade on the Hamas-ruled a Turkish ambassador to Israel will resume its previously tight relation- three months ago to restore ties Gaza Strip. be appointed “soon”. ship with Israel. which hit an all-time low after the While the blockade remains Ankara did not issue an official Meanwhile, the Gaza Health Min- AP ISTANBUL: Israel has paid Turkey 2010 raid by Israeli commandos on in place, Ankara has been able to statement in response to the death istry said a Palestinian was killed $20m in compensation for the deadly a Gaza-bound aid ship that left 10 resume delivery of humanitarian of former Israeli premier and presi- in an accident while working in a storming of an aid ship in 2010, a key Turks dead. aid to the Palestinians through Israeli dent Shimon Peres, who was laid to ‘tunnel’ used by Islamic Jihad, a Pal- NICOSIA: A Cyprus court yester- pillar of a deal to normalise ties after The Turkish government is due ports under the deal. rest yesterday, but outgoing Turkish estinian militant group. day approved a request from the a six-year rift, a Turkish official said to pass on the compensation money A final key element is the foreign ministry number two Feri- It said Ahmed Mayyat was killed Egyptian government to extradite yesterday. to the families of the victims in due exchange of ambassadors, who dun Sinirlioglu attended his funeral. and three others were injured Thurs- a man who hijacked a domestic The money has been transferred course. The compensation was one were pulled out of Ankara and Tel The normalisation agreement day without elaborating. Mayyat EgyptAir flight with a fake sui- to the account of the Turkish justice of the three key demands by Tur- Aviv in the wake of the crisis even had been urged by the United States, was a local contractor hired by the cide belt and diverted it to Cyprus. ministry, a foreign ministry official key for normalising ties with Israel, though diplomatic ties were never which is keen to see its Nato ally, Islamic Jihad to remove a bomb from Judge Dona Constantinou said, asking not to be named. along with an apology and an easing fully severed. The official said that overwhelmingly Muslim Turkey, the tunnel, the group said. ordered that Egyptian Seif Eddin Mustafa be extradited within 10 days and remain in police custody until then. Mustafa’s lawyer Rob- ertos Brahimis told The Associated Gaza clashes Mosul offensive to start soon, Press that he’s been instructed by his client to appeal the decision. says French defence minister Mustafa claims he hijacked the EgyptAir jet in March to under- score the wrongs done by Egypt’s Reuters self-proclaimed caliphate, is likely military-backed government and to be the biggest battle yet. that he meant no harm to any- “The battle for Mosul has not one. The hijack ended peacefully started yet. (The operations today) after all 72 passengers and crew CONCARNEAU, FRANCE: An Iraqi are the extension of our support for were released and Mustafa was government-led offensive to retake the coalition,” Jean-Yves Le Drian arrested. the northern Iraqi city of Mosul from told reporters at a naval shipyard Mustafa has fought his extra- Islamic State (IS) will start soon, in northwestern France. “There will dition, saying he fears that he France’s defence minister said yes- soon be the main attack.” could be tortured or even killed terday after French warplanes took The carrier, which arrived in the at the hands of Egyptian author- off from the Charles de Gaulle air- eastern Mediterranean this week, ities if he’s sent back. craft carrier to strike the militant holds about 1,900 personnel and is But Constantinou rejected group. accompanied by an attack subma- Mustafa’s argument, saying the The United States on Thursday rine, several frigates and refueling 59-year-old had opted to stay in increased the number of troops it ships as well as fighter jets and sur- Egypt despite his claims that the has in Iraq to more than 5,000 as veillance aircraft. country doesn’t respect human part of a US-led coalition provid- Eight war planes took off for a rights. ing air support, training and advice mission over Iraq earlier on Friday, “He never abandoned Egypt to the Iraqi military, which col- according to the defence ministry. and continued to live there even lapsed in 2014 in the face of Islamic France, the first country to after being issued a legitimate State’s territorial gains and advance join US-led air strikes in Iraq, has passport,” Constantinou said in towards Baghdad. stepped up aerial operations against her 42-page decision. Mustafa Iraqi forces, including Kurdish Islamic State, including in Syria, showed no emotion as he listened peshmerga forces and mostly Ira- after several attacks by the group to a translation of the judge’s deci- nian-backed Shia militias, have in France. sion. Constantinou said Mustafa retaken around half of that terri- Paris also has special forces failed to persuade the court that Palestinian protesters carry a wounded comrade during clashes with Israeli security forces along the tory over the past two years. Mosul, operating in both countries and has Egyptian authorities had ever border fence on the eastern outskirts of Gaza City, yesterday. the largest city under the hardline provided weapons to Syrian rebel persecuted him for his political group’s control anywhere across its groups, peshmerga and Iraqi forces. beliefs. 04 SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER 2016 ASIA / AFRICA

US building $100m For violence-free campus drone base in Niger

Security sources have also were not immediately available for Niger, a security expressed concern about a possi- comment yesterday. ble southern influx of Islamic State The United States first said it was ally of the West, fighters into Niger and Chad from considering establishing a drone is grappling Libya where they are retreating from facility adjacent to an existing Aga- Libyan forces. dez airbase in 2014. simultaneously with “At the request of, and in close It already has forces in Niger’s incursions from Boko coordination with, the Government capital Niamey and will eventu- of Niger, United States Africa Com- ally relocate them to Agadez, the Haram across its mand is establishing a temporary, US Africa Command spokesperson southern border with expeditionary cooperative secu- added. rity location in Agadez, Niger,” said Intelligence gathered by the Nigeria. a US Africa Command spokesper- drones will be shared with other Lecturers and staff of the Witwatersrand University demonstrate in support of the free education son recently. partners in the region such as movement and against violence on campus in Johannesburg, yesterday. “Agadez is an ideal, central Nigeria, Chad, Mali among others, Reuters location to enable ISR collection she said. (intelligence, surveillance and Agadez, central Niger is also reconnaissance) to face the secu- a major transit point for African rity threat across the Sahel and Lake migrants seeking a northwards path DAKAR: The United States military Chad Basin region,” she said recently. towards Europe. Ping calls for sanctions after election loss said yesterday it is building a $100m The $100m covered initial costs The new facility is the latest temporary base for surveillance for construction, fuel and equipment. example of the United States’ deep- drones in Agadez, central Niger, to Niger’s President Mahamadou ening military ties with the fragile AFP minister who according to official In his first act after the court’s help the West African country com- Issoufou was re-elected in March Sahel region, a semi-arid band results lost narrowly to Bongo in the announcement, Bongo had called bat militant groups and protect its having promised to boost security stretching from Senegal to Sudan. August 27 vote, said Gabon had been for “all political leaders” to engage borders. in the poor, semi-arid state. In May, it signed a defence deal the victim of a “military-electoral in a “dialogue” to steer the country Niger, a security ally of the However, the southern region with Senegal to ease the deployment LIBREVILLE: Gabon’s opposition coup d’etat.” out of crisis. West, is grappling simultaneously of Diffa, which borders the Boko of troops to the country. leader called for sanctions against He called for “targeted sanctions His new prime minister, with incursions from jihadist group Haram stronghold in northeast- France also has strong military regime members he accused of elec- against those responsible,” including Emmanuel Ngondet, also tended Boko Haram across its southern bor- ern Nigeria, is still in a state of ties with Niger, including a base in toral fraud and scorned any idea a freeze on assets held abroad and a an apparent olive branch, saying der with Nigeria as well as roaming emergency and subject to regu- northern Niger, and has 3,500 troops cooperating with re-elected head ban on foreign travel. negotiations were still under way for Al Qaeda-linked groups in its vast lar attacks. spread across the Sahel combating of state Ali Bongo. Bongo was installed on Tuesday forming an “inclusive government” desert spaces. Government officials in Niger Islamist fighters. Jean Ping, a former foreign for his second term as president. that would be unveiled tomorrow. Chinese jailed for swindling millions from widow Thousands dying

AFP -- but due to a combination of prof- of famine in Boko ligate spending and fraud, she was left with just Sg$10,000 in her bank account by the time she launched SINGAPORE: A Chinese tour guide legal action against him in 2014. Haram region: UN who swindled an elderly Singapo- Yang was yesterday given six rean widow out of millions has been years in jail for misappropriating handed an eight-year prison term around $800,000, in addition to a Reuters almost exclusively by Boko Haram, in a highly-charged case that has Thursday sentence of 26-months people have missed three planting fanned anti-immigrant sentiment for a slew of fraud-related offences. seasons.” in Singapore. The jail terms will be served Asked if it was safe to assume Yang Yin, 42, “abused a posi- consecutively. GENEVA: Tens of thousands of peo- that tens of thousands of people tion of trust,” the court judge said Chung’s niece, Hedy Mok, who ple are dying of hunger in the area of were dying, Lanzer said: “It’s not yesterday, after he became close to has helped her aunt with the legal west Africa where Boko Haram mil- what we’re assuming, it’s what the 89-year-old Chung Khin Chun, a action, said she was disappointed itants are active, the United Nations IPC states. And I back that number. wealthy widow who suffers from with the sentence -- which was humanitarian coordinator for the “I can tell you from my first dementia, and persuaded her to half of what state prosecutors had region, told a news conference yes- trip outside Maiduguri, I had never give him power of attorney over demanded. terday. gone to places that had adults who her affairs. “He used my aunt’s money to About 65,000 people are in a were so depleted of energy that they Yang and his family moved into fight her.” “catastrophe” or “phase 5” situa- could barely walk.” Singaporean widow, Chung Khin Chun (second left) walking out of Chung’s luxury bungalow and took Yang’s lawyer said he was tion, according to a food security One aid agency reported back court with friends and supporters in Singapore. control of her some Sg$40m fortune “relieved” by the verdict. assessment by the IPC, the rec- from the Nigerian town of Bama that ognised classification system on its staff had counted the graves of declaring famines. about 430 children who had died of Phase 5 applies when, even with hunger in the past few weeks, Lan- UN to send team humanitarian assistance, “starva- zer said. Golf course ‘final’ site for THAAD tion, death and destitution” are With millions more short of food evident. in northern Nigerian and regions to probe Burundi “The tragedy of using the F of the adjoining countries, the sit- word is that when you apply it it’s uation could get much worse, and rights abuses AFP Pyongyang and also caused a dam- for the North Korean military. The too late,” said Toby Lanzer, who has could turn into the “biggest crisis aging rift between Seoul and Beijing, Defence Ministry said yesterday also worked in South Sudan, Darfur facing any of us anywhere”, he said. which sees the deployment as a US that the site would be shifted 18km and Chechnya. “We’re now talking about AFP SEOUL: South Korea yesterday for- bid to flex its military muscle in the to the north of the air base to a golf Boko Haram militants have 568,000 across the Lake Chad basin mally announced a new location for region and undermine China’s own course owned by the giant Lotte killed about 15,000 people and who are severely malnourished, deploying a North Korea-focused US missile capabilities. Group retail chain. displaced more than 2 million in 400,000 of them are in the north- anti-missile defence system, after There was also a strong domestic The ministry said the new site a seven-year insurgency and they east of Nigeria. We know that over GENEVA: The UN decided yes- vocal protests from local residents reaction in South Korea, particularly was more isolated and located on still launch deadly attacks despite the next 12 months, 75,000, maybe terday to send a high-level team over potential health and environ- from people living near an existing higher ground, but nearby resi- having been pushed out of the vast as many as 80,000, children will die of investigators to Burundi to mental hazards. missile base in the rural county of dents have still been protesting swathes of territory they control- in the northeast of Nigeria, unless probe rights violations after a Seoul and Washington agreed to Seongju -- 275km southeast of Seoul since news of the venue switch was led in 2014. we can reach them with special- report warned of possible “crimes deploy the Terminal High Altitude -- where the first THAAD battery leaked weeks ago. And followers of “This is the first time I’ve come ised therapeutic food,” Lanzer said. against humanity” and the risk of Area Defense (THAAD) system in the was to be installed. Residents said an indigenous school of Buddhism across people talking about phase Across the Lake Chad region, genocide. South after North Korea conducted the system’s powerful radar would are also angered by the move, which 5. The reason for that was simply more than 6 million people are The UN Human Rights Council a series of missile tests in the wake pose health and environmental haz- would see the THAAD battery sited a lack of access. We couldn’t get to described as “severely food inse- voiced “grave concern” at soaring of its fourth nuclear test in January. ards and argued that its presence just three kilometres from one of places,” Lanzer said. cure”, including 4.5 million in violations seen in Burundi since The decision was condemned by would make them a priority target their most important shrines. “Because of the insecurity sown Nigeria, he said. April 2015 and voted to imme- diately dispatch a Commission of Inquiry, which it only sets up in rare situations of significant worry. Fresh child abuse case exposes Myanmar’s broken system Currently there are only two other active commissions of inquiry, which descended into war in 2013. AFP it to slash my hands and threw hot the least advantaged,” said Matthew The decision came after water on them.” Smith, chief executive of Fortify a lower-level team of experts “As they did not feed me, I ate Rights. “Authorities in a position to reported to the council earlier this without their permission. Then they help have been negligent.” month that Burundi’s government YANGON: Scars lace across 16-year- accused me of stealing food and The issue came to light this was behind systematic abuses, old Than Than Ei’s face, each line crushed my fingers with pliers.” month with the case of two girls, including executions and torture. bearing testimony to the abuse she Her story is increasingly famil- aged 16 and 17, who described shock- They said they could “not says she suffered at the hands of her iar in Myanmar, where tens of ing abuse during five years held exclude that some instances of adoptive family, the latest case of thousands of youngsters from poor captive in a tailor’s shop in Yangon. these gross human rights viola- child abuse piling pressure on Myan- families are also sent to work as The victims’ families say police tions amount to crimes against mar’s government. servants in middle-class, urban refused to help them free the girls, humanity,” and warned that She was just nine when her households. whose story of being beaten, burnt “given the country’s history, the father sent her to be adopted by a Activists say the government has and stabbed by the shop owners hit danger of the crime of genocide family in Yangon. By her tenth birth- done little to address the issue, while headlines after they were rescued. also looms large.” day she had become their virtual police and authorities regularly turn They were initially paid $4,000 Yesterday’s resolution called slave, beaten with bicycle chains and a blind eye to allegations against in compensation but, under mount- for a one-year investigation into kitchen implements almost daily for wealthy and powerful families. ing public pressure, police pressed abuses committed since the coun- five years. “The justice system throughout criminal charges and the president Abused Myanmar child slave Than Than Ei with deep scars on her head try descended into violence in “My lips were whipped with an the country is broken and generally has ordered an enquiry into how April 2015. recovers in a relative’s house in South Dagon district. iron chain,” she said. “They also use not seen as protecting the rights of authorities handled the case. ASIA / PHILIPPINES SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER 2016 05 US-Philippines military alliance ‘ironclad’: Carter

AFP dating back more than 60 years. can be flexible about when and if they Beijing’s contentious South China “I will serve notice to you now, happen again,” the official added. Sea claims, and keep operating in The US-Philippine that this will be the last military exer- Carter is set to meet his Philip- waters and airspace surrounding alliance has had its cise, jointly Philippines-US, the last pine counterpart, Delfin Lorenzana, the islands. SAN DIEGO: US Defence Secretary ups and downs and one,” Duterte told several hundred in Hawaii yesterday, where the Pen- “We hope that China chooses to Ashton Carter (pictured) on Thurs- Vietnam-based Filipinos during a tagon chief is hosting an “informal” join the rest of the region in strength- day said America’s alliance with the survived and it’s rambling address in Hanoi as he meeting for defence ministers of ening and upholding the shared Philippines remains “ironclad” even going to continue to started a trip to Vietnam. the Association of Southeast Asian principles that have helped so many though the Asian ally’s leader has Such a move could further Nations (Asean). nations around the region, includ- vowed to end joint military exercises. survive: Official dampen relations with Manila’s long- Previous summits have tended to ing China, to rise and prosper,” he The Pentagon chief’s remarks time ally after the firebrand leader focus on China and its growing reach said recently. came as he headed for a security -- who has also called for US spe- across the South China Sea. An international court in July summit in Hawaii, where concerns alliance with the Philippines is iron- cial operations forces in the country’s survived,” one official said, speaking Beijing has in recent years rapidly ruled against China’s sweeping about Philippine President Rodrigo clad,” Carter said, addressing troops south to leave and extended overtures on condition of anonymity to discuss expanded its physical presence in the South China Sea claims, prompt- Duterte, China’s continued military aboard the USS Carl Vinson aircraft to China. the matter. strategically vital waterway, turning ing a furious reaction from Beijing, expansion in the South China Sea, carrier, docked in San Diego. But senior defence officials “It’s going to continue to survive small maritime features, islets and which promptly vowed to ignore the and the return of Islamic State group Duterte on Wednesday said later appeared philosophical about based on what we think are strong reefs into much larger islands capa- decision. jihadists to the region were high on he would soon end joint military Duterte’s outbursts. US-Philippine common security ble of holding military facilities. Duterte travels to China next the agenda. exercises with the United States, a The US-Philippine alliance interests.” Carter stressed, as he has repeat- month on a visit that could redraw “As it has been for decades, our symbolic blow to a military alliance has “had its ups and downs and As for the military exercises, “we edly, that the US military will ignore alliances in East Asia.

Asean assembly Australia names Lockheed as weapons system provider Chinese man kills AFP provide any costings for the com- 19 after row bat system contract. Australia awarded French con- with parents tractor DCNS the contract last April SYDNEY: Canberra has chosen US to design and build its next genera- BEIJING: A man has con- defence contractor Lockheed Martin tion of submarines. fessed to killing 19 people as the combat system integrator for The submarines are a scaled- in a village in south- its new fleet of 12 French-designed down, conventionally powered western China after an submarines. version of France’s 4,700-tonne argument with his par- The Australian arm of the Amer- Barracuda. ents over money, official ican defence giant defeated US rival The combat systems will be fit- media said yesterday. Raytheon to win the contract to fit ted to the submarines in Adelaide in The suspect, named out the $38bn vessels. partnership with Australia’s Depart- Yang Qingpei, confessed The contract will cover systems ment of Defence and DCNS. to murdering his par- including sonar and torpedoes. “Lockheed Martin Australia’s ents after returning to “By partnering with an Aus- involvement in the Future Sub- his hometown village of tralian-based company with marine Program is likely to create Yema in Yunnan Prov- strong links to the US, we will around 200 skilled Australian jobs ince and asking them ensure that we get the best Aus- during the design and build phases for money, Xinhua news tralian and US technology, while of the program,” Pyne said. agency reported. ensuring that our sensitive tech- A total of around 2,800 jobs will He then proceeded nology is protected,” Defence be linked to the overall submarine to kill 17 neighbours, it Minister Marise Payne and programme. Myanmar State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi (third left) during the opening added. Defence Industry Minister Chris- France’s Minister of Defence, ceremony of the Asean Inter-parliamentary Assembly in Naypyidaw, yesterday. topher Pyne said recently. Jean-Yves Le Drian, and the boss of The defence ministry did not DCNS both welcomed the decision. Passengers stuck on rollercoaster in Australia Two Thai babies diagnosed with Zika-linked microcephaly SYDNEY: Thrill seekers at Sea World on Austral- AFP virus,” Wicharn Pawan, a disease the region for years, there has been The condition can also be caused violent street protests and bomb ia’s Gold Coast were given control official at the Health Minis- an uptick in the number of recorded by Down syndrome and other infec- attacks. a fright yesterday when try said. cases in Southeast Asia in recent tions during pregnancy such as Before the Thai test results they were left stranded The World Health Organisation months. German measles and chickenpox. were announced, the United States› near the top of a roller- BANGKOK: Thai health authorities (WHO) this week said any confirmed The WHO has however noted Scientists warned this month that Centers for Disease Control and coaster for two hours yesterday said microcephaly in two cases in Thailand would be the first that the rise in confirmed cases also the world should prepare for a “glo- Prevention (CDC) issued a travel after it broke down. babies was caused by the Zika virus, identified in Southeast Asia. comes in conjunction with height- bal epidemic” of microcephaly as the advisory urging pregnant women Passengers in the in what is believed to be Southeast Zika causes only mild symptoms ened surveillance. virus takes root in new countries. to “consider postponing nonessen- eight-seat carriage on the Asia’s first confirmed case of a link in most, including fever, sore eyes Thai authorities have been mon- Tourism has buttressed tial travel to Southeast Asia countries Storm Coaster ride were between the sickness and the birth and a rash. But pregnant women with itoring 36 pregnant women infected Thailand›s otherwise stagnant econ- with reports of Zika virus”. eventually rescued by Sea defect. the virus risk giving birth to babies with the virus. omy and authorities have been eager The news comes just one day World staff, Seven News Tourism is expected to account with microcephaly -- a deformation Earlier this week Thai doctors to reassure locals and visitors that the before the start of “Golden Week”, said. for 17 percent of Thailand’s GDP that leads to abnormally small brains cleared two other babies with the country is not experiencing a Zika an annual Chinese holiday that sees Sea World said the this year, and authorities will be and heads. condition of a link to Zika, a virus epidemic. a flood of tourists descend on neigh- ride’s safety systems had desperate to prevent visitor num- There is no cure or vaccine for the spread mainly by mosquitoes. Friday’s news could deliver a bouring Thailand. engaged after a sen- bers from tailing off after Friday’s virus, which has infected more than Virologist Praset Thongcharoen blow to Thailand’s “teflon” reputa- The kingdom is hoping to receive sor fault. No injuries were announcement. 1.5 million people, mainly in Brazil, said “4.3 infants per 100,000”, are tion as a tourist haven. 33 million visitors this year, boosted reported. “Two of the three infants (tested) since last year, according to WHO. born with microcephaly in Thailand, The industry has swiftly bounced by surging numbers of visitors from had microcephaly due to the Zika While Zika has been present in twice the global average. back in recent years from coups, China. Seoul probes death of Duterte draws Hitler parallels in war on drugs three Chinese fishermen AFP circumstances, according to offi- cial figures. A piece of cardboard, with “drug AFP The wheelhouse structure peddler” or “drug addict” written on caught fire and three of the Chinese DAVAO: Philippine President Rod- it, is frequently placed on corpses crew died in the ensuing blaze -- rigo Duterte yesterday likened his that are left on the streets. This has most likely due to smoke inhalation. deadly crime war to Hitler’s efforts led to the war on crime becoming SEOUL: South Korea’s Coast Guard “The remaining 13 crew mem- to exterminate Jews, as he declared known as “cardboard justice”. said yesterday it was investigating bers and the skipper are in custody he was “happy to eliminate” millions Duterte has faced a barrage of the death of three Chinese fisher- and being questioned. A forensic of drug addicts. criticism from Western governments men in a fire on their vessel after it team is now ready to board the ship Duterte also railed against West- and rights groups, but he has reacted was boarded by a coastguard patrol for inspection,” the spokesman said ern critics of his unprecedented defiantly and often with abusive lan- for fishing in Korean waters. recently. law-and-order crackdown, which guage while insisting he is not doing Disputes over illegal fishing An autopsy had been ordered on has left more than 3,000 people anything illegal. have dogged relations between the three dead fishermen to confirm dead in three months and raised con- His analogy with Adolf Hitler, South Korea and China for years, the precise cause of death, he added. cerns about a breakdown in the rule whose campaign to wipe out Jews and there have been numerous inci- In Beijing, the foreign ministry of law in one of Asia’s most chaotic in Europe led to about six million dents of violent clashes between said consular officials had been sent democracies. deaths by the end of World War II, the coast guard and Chinese crew to Mokpo and a request made for “Hitler massacred three million triggered more condemnation. members. the South Korean authorities to pre- Jews. Now there are three million “Any comparison of the singular A coastguard spokesman in the serve the bodies of those who died. drug addicts (in Philippines). I’d be Students display placards protesting against extrajudicial killings during atrocities of the Holocaust with any- southwestern port of Mokpo said the China called on South Korea happy to eliminate them,” Duterte said, what they called a “noise barrage” protest inside the university in thing else is totally unacceptable,” Chinese boat had been spotted fish- to “conduct an all-round objective although he vastly underestimated the German foreign ministry spokesman metro Manila, yesterday. ing Thursday in the waters of South and unbiased investigation into the number of people killed in the Holo- Martin Schaefer said. Korea’s exclusive economic zone, issue,” ministry spokesman Geng caust by the Nazi leader’s regime. World Jewish Congress pres- and was boarded after ignoring Shuang said. “At least if Germany had Hit- The lawyer and former city His police chief also urged ident Ronald Lauder described commands to stop. Seoul has been asking Beijing ler, the Philippines would have,” he prosecutor promised immunity for addicts to burn down the homes of Duterte’s comments as “revolting” Coast guard personnel then to take a tougher stand on Chinese said, then paused. “But you know, security forces if they were charged drug traffickers and kill them. and demanded he apologise. threw stun grenades into the vessels that have been entering my victims, I would like to be (sic) with murder, and on his first day in Since Duterte came to power “What President Duterte said is wheelhouse where the crew had South Korean waters in increasing all criminals to finish the problem of office urged residents of a Manila on June 30, police have killed more not only profoundly inhumane, but barricaded themselves inside and numbers to sate growing demand my country and save the next gener- slum to kill drug addicts within their than 1,200 people and about 1,800 it demonstrates an appalling disre- were continuing to pilot the boat. at home for fresh seafood. ation from perdition.” own community. others have died in unexplained spect for human life,” Lauder said. 06 SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER 2016 PAKISTAN Nineteenth Iran fires mortar shells Saarc Summit across border KARACHI: At a time when Pakistan is locked in bor- der clashes with its cancelled archrival India, Iran has fired mortar shells into Pakistan’s Baluchistan to impede the Saarc process by province, but Islamabad not attending it, which was slated quickly downplayed the Pakistan blamed for November 9-10. incident. Indian government, “The decision by India to Iranian border guards derail the Summit effectively fired 3 mortar shells into saying it was contradicts Prime Minister Baluchistan’s remote Pan- exploiting recent (Narendra) Modi’s own call to fight gur district on Thursday, against poverty in the region,” the hours after India claimed tensions over cross- statement said. it had carried out “surgical border violence in The Foreign Office said that strikes” on the Pakistani a new set of dates for holding of part of the disputed Kash- the disputed territory the Summit in Islamabad will be mir valley causing no loss announced soon, through the to life and property, offi- of Kashmir. Activists of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) shout anti-India slogans during a demonstration Chair of SAARC (Nepal). cials said. in Karachi, yesterday. Pakistan blamed the govern- “It was just a coinci- ment of Indian Prime Minister dence that this happened Agencies Narendra Modi, saying it was on the same day that exploiting recent tensions over India violated the cease- cross-border violence in the dis- Indian movies stopped screening fire across the Line of puted territory of Kashmir. Control [de facto bor- ISLAMABAD: Pakistan yesterday The statement also questioned der that divides Kashmir formally announced that the 19th the sincerity of Modi’s call to fight Internews onwards, no Bollywood film will be Mandviwalla added that an offi- between Pakistan and Saarc Summit which was to be held against poverty in the region. screened at Super Cinemas for at least cial announcement of the ban on India]. Otherwise there is in Islamabad in November this year SAARC was founded in 1985 to two weeks to show solidarity with our Indian films will be made soon.Mean- no comparison between has been cancelled. promote economic cooperation, actors and our military,” he said. while, Gultasab said he is also urging the two incidents,” a A statement form the Foreign but tensions between India and KARACHI: Cinema owners in Paki- Although Cinepax - Pakistan’s other exhibitors to ban Indian films Pakistani Foreign Office Office said that “the spirit of the Pakistan have repeatedly blocked stan have decided not to screen any largest network of cinemas - had so that the industry stands united. “A official, speaking on con- Saarc Charter is violated when a progress. Indian movies until tensions between not yet banned any Indian movies, a ban won’t be effective if confined to dition of anonymity due member state casts the shadow In the meantime, Sri Lanka the two countries de-escalate. They senior official of cinema chain said just cinemas. Going to a cinema is a to restrictions on talking of its bilateral problems on the yesterday expressed its unwill- took the decision on Friday after it would follow suit if film exhibitors choice, but television channels air with the media, told Ana- multilateral forum for regional ingness to attend the upcoming the Indian Motion Picture Produc- take a mutual decision in this regard. content from India all the time,” he dolu Agency. cooperation.” Saarc Summit in Islamabad. ers Association (IMPPA) banned all “I have not heard anything con- said. “Pakistan attaches great Sri Lanka informed that the Pakistani artists from working in film firmed as yet, but if exhibitors do ban “We must completely black out importance to regional coopera- prevailing environment in the projects in India. Indian films, then of course we will go Indian content. Remove it from TV tion under the umbrella of Saarc region is not conducive for hold- “We will suspend the exhibition ahead with it,” said Cinepax General channels and from DVD shops. Oth- Internet services and remains committed to hosting ing the summit. of Indian films till normalcy,” said Manager Marketing Mohsin Yaseen. erwise, there’s no point.” the 19th SAARC Summit at Islam- “Peace and security are essen- Nadeem Mandviwalla, owner of Regarding a mutual decision, Nadeem The cinema owner added that this to be suspended abad at the earliest,” it added. tial elements for the success of Mandviwalla Entertainment which Mandviwalla said: “Since this ban is ban should continue until the Indian In the wake of September meaningful regional coopera- runs Atrium Cinemas in Karachi an initiative taken by cinema owners government offers Pakistani films a on Ashura 18 terrorist attack in Uri town tion for the benefit of the people and Centaurus in Islamabad. “No and not the government, it is taking level playing field and Pakistani art- of Jammu and Kahsmir, India of South Asia. Indian movies will play in my cine- us some time to bring everyone on ists complete protection.Renowned KARACHI: The Sindh decided not to participate in the As a founding member of mas from Friday onwards for sure,” the same page.” Pakistani filmmaker Jami agreed with provincial government Summit, which was followed by Saarc, committed to regional he said.Super Cinemas owner Khorem “We were taking things lightly Gultasab, saying: “Why just target cin- in Pakistan yester- the boycott of Afghanistan, Bhu- cooperation, Sri Lanka hopes that Gultasab echoed Mandviwalla’s senti- initially, since the so-called ban [on ema? If you want a ban, just ban all day decided to suspend tan, Bangaladesh and on Friday the steps required to ensuring our ments, saying he has already stopped Pakistani artists in India] was just a Indian content.” mobile phone services Sri Lanka too expressed its region’s peace and security will be screening any Indian films at his few mischief-mongers hurling anti- Earlier on Friday, Indian film pro- and Internet providing reservations. taken to create an environment facilities. Pakistan slogans,” he said. “But things ducers passed a resolution banning devices across the city on The statement also said that that is conducive for the pursuit “We didn’t wait for an official dec- have gotten serious after the official anyone from Pakistan from working Ashura besides placing a Pakistan deplores India’s decision of regional cooperation,” it said. laration by exhibitors. From Friday [IMPPA] declaration.” in films being made in India. ban on pillion riding from Muharram 8th to 10th. The decision was taken by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah while pre- Baglihar Dam siding over a meeting Referendum sought held at CM House to final- ise security arrangements and contingency plans during Muharram. over FATA’s merger The meeting was informed that the deploy- ment of police and the Rangers had been with KP province finalised in the areas des- ignated for Majalis and processions, while army troops would be on Internews from Fata, GG Jamal, who had called standby. Walkthrough for early resettlement of Tempo- security gates would be rarily Dislocated Persons (TDPs) in installed at the main entry ISLAMABAD: Chief of Jamiat Fata, was presiding over the session. points while all other exit Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) Maulana Terming the idea alluring, he and entry points would be Fazlur Rehman harshly criti- wondered: “Do you think all will sealed, according to the cised yesterday policymakers be well by preparing just one report security plan. and the establishment over Paki- on merger of Fata?” He also asked stan’s northwest tribal areas how anyone could decide that Fata reforms report, calling for hold- needed to be merged with KP. “Stop ing a referendum on the question this jugglery of words and discon- CCP to launch of merging Federally-Administered tinue spreading unrealistic rhetoric Tribal Areas (Fata) with Khyber- using the media,” he maintained.He guidelines on Pakhtunkhwa.The Maulana came said that instead of making a list down hard on stakeholders in his of probable solutions to the Fata A general view of the newly inaugurated 450-megawatt hydropower project at Baglihar Dam on the competition law speech on the second day of discus- conundrum, there was a need for Chenab river, which flows from Kashmir to Pakistan, at Chanderkote, about 145km north of Jammu. sion on the report and accused them holding a referendum on the issue. ISLAMABAD: The Com- of lying and using media and other Fazl also questioned the pop- petition Commission of forums for exaggerating facts. ulation data cited in the report, Pakistan (CCP) has ini- The report was finalised by a asking when any census was held tiated a plan to revamp six-member committee headed by in the region. “When people were its working and existing Advisor to the Prime Minister Sar- displaced following the military guidelines on procedural taj Aziz which recommends merging operation, we were told that about aspects of competition Six civilians & policeman the tribal region into the province, one million have reached the camps law in the country. besides suggesting various steps for and about 400,000 had gone to During the process, accelerating the region’s socio-eco- Afghanistan,” he said, adding that the CCP will also add new nomic development, rehabilitation nobody knew the actual numbers. guidelines, particularly dead in Baluchistan shooting of displaced persons and electoral Without naming anyone in par- ones regarding the inter- and legal reforms. ticular, the JUI-F chief also cited the pretation and application Urging policy makers not to peace deal signed with Sufi Muham- of provisions relating enforce plans made in Islamabad mad in 2009. Lashing out at the to prohibition of anti- AP house. The victims include a father, court hearing, said Mushtaq Maher, on the people of Fata, he said: “Let report, he said that after the merger, competitive behaviour. his two sons and two female rela- the city police chief. them decide their future they are the Senate seats would be gone and Drafting and publishing tives, said Younus, adding that the He said the attackers killed already branded traitors or Afghan there would be no quota for students these guidelines would motive for the killings was still under one officer and critically wounded nationals elsewhere in the country. from tribal areas. help explain competi- QUETTA: Unknown gunmen killed investigation. another while a third officer escaped “There are severe restrictions “Fata should be a separate prov- tion law in simple terms six civilians in Pakistan’s south- Baluchistan is the scene of an unhurt. Maher said the two suspects on people who are trying to reset- ince with its own governor, courts, and therefore benefit the western Baluchistan province while ongoing low-intensity insurgency were also allegedly involved in the tle in areas (in the wake of) military cabinet and its own set-up to func- stakeholders, especially attackers killed a police officer in the by Baluch separatist groups, and narcotics business. operation and people are passing tion (as an administrative entity),” businesses and the gen- southern city of Karachi in order Islamic militants also operate in Karachi has been the scene of through an age of trials and tribu- he said. Urging policymakers to stop eral public, the CCP said. to free two alleged killers he was the area. ongoing gang wars and a longtime lations,” he said. deceiving the people in Fata, he said: The commission has pub- escorting, officials said yesterday. In southern port city of Karachi, hotbed for criminal activity. Attacks Drawing parallels between Fata “Have mercy on them.”Pointing out lished the ‘Guidelines on Local administrator Mohammad four gunmen on motorcycles opened on police and paramilitary rangers and Kashmir, he said: “You lament the low attendance in the house, Section 3: Abuse of Domi- Younus of Baluchistan’s Panjgur dis- fire on a car in which police offic- were frequent in the recent years, about the situation in (Indian occu- leader of the opposition in NA Syed nance’ as a first in a series trict said gunmen killed six people ers were escorting two men accused but have been reduced after a year- pied) Kashmir, but the ground Khurshid Shah urged the chair to of similar publications. from the same family in an isolated of killing a policeman back from a long crackdown by the rangers. reality is far worse in Fata.”An MNA adjourn the session. INDIA SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER 2016 07 Nation-wide alert after security review

so, and could act now as part of their retaliation to the “surgical strikes” Pakistani artistes Jammu and Kashmir, by the Indian Army across the Line Punjab, Rajasthan of Control (LoC). The directives came close on and technicians and Gujarat have the heels of Home Minister Rajnath been asked to be Singh reviewing the national secu- banned rity scenario with National Security extra vigilant as Advisor Ajit Doval, top officials of there are reports the Home Ministry and the top brass IANS of various central security organisa- that some terrorists tions including the Border Security and suicide attackers Force (BSF). MUMBAI: The Indian Motion might have crossed “Elements in Pakistan and terror Pictures Producers’ Association groups may try to carry out attacks (IMPPA) yesterday announced over to India. in India, including in some vulnera- it has decided to ban Pakistani ble installations in the metropolis, to artistes and technicians from avenge the surgical strikes that left working in India until the hos- significant casualties both among tilities between the two countries IANS terror groups and regular Pakistan subside. army,” a source said. Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit, Earlier during the day, Home Vice President, IMPPA issued Minister Singh reviewed the security an official statement, signed by NEW DELHI: In view of intelligence situation in the country, particularly IMPPA President TP Aggarwal, in inputs that some Pakistan-based along the border with Pakistan in this regard. terror groups may carry out attacks states like Punjab and Jammu and It read: “IMPPA at its Sev- in various parts of the country, Kashmir, and directed central secu- enty Seventh Annual General A policeman checks a document of a Kashmiri man at a barricade during curfew in Srinagar, yesterday. the central government yester- rity organisations to be on high Meeting on September 29, 2016 day issued a nation-wide alert and alert. “BSF and other central police unanimously resolved to appeal directed states to heighten vigil to organisations functioning under all IMPPA members to henceforth Officials to pressure Pakistan more foil any such attempts. In an advi- the Home Ministry have been put in future not to work with any sory, the Union Home Ministry on high alert along the India-Paki- artistes, singers and technicians conveyed to the states that addi- stan border,” an official source later from Pakistan until the situation Reuters The raids were a direct response debating whether to use New Del- tional forces should be deployed in said. The Central Industrial Secu- of hostilities between Pakistan to an attack earlier this month on hi’s rising economic and diplomatic all sensitive places, strategic instal- rity Force (CISF) top brass have and India subsides and the gov- an army base in Kashmir that India weight to squeeze Pakistan, a country lations, markets, religious places been asked to intensify security ernment of India declares that all blamed on Pakistan-based militants. one-fifth its size and with an econ- and other key areas to ensure secu- at all industrial units, airports and is well with Pakistan and India. NEW DELHI: Beyond Thursday’s raid Pakistan denied India had omy seven times smaller. rity, an official source said here. other locations wherever they are “The resolution was passed by Indian special forces into Pakistan, conducted raids on territory it admin- “The objective is not just to go The centre also directed that deployed. Rahul Gandhi addressed by all members present in one New Delhi is considering new eco- isters and said it was not involved in across the border and kill 10-12 peo- metropolitan cities should be par- a rally in Bulandshahr and praised voice and all IMPPA members nomic and diplomatic measures to stoking trouble in Indian-control- ple,” said an Indian security official ticularly asked to be extra vigilant. Modi for the surgical strikes. Gan- are hereby requested to refrain bring pressure to bear on its neigh- led Kashmir. It has demanded New involved in the daily consultations According to sources, Jammu dhi, a staunch critic of Modi, said the working with Pakistani artistes, bour, Indian officials said. Delhi produce credible evidence to since the Sept. 18 attack on an army and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan whole country and Congress was singers or technicians till further In a rare public acknowledge- back its claims. base in the border town of Uri in and Gujarat -- four states border- with the government. instructions.” The decisions have ment, Indian officials said teams of Some Indian officials said the mil- which 18 Indian soldiers were killed. ing Pakistan -- have been asked to “I want to thank him that for the come in the wake of the Septem- elite troops crossed the de facto bor- itary was not planning further attacks “The objective is to bring about a be extra vigilant as there are reports first time in two-and-a-half years, ber 18 attack in Uri, Jammu and der dividing the nuclear-armed rivals or a major military offensive against change in Pakistani behaviour, and that some terrorists and suicide he has taken action which befits the Kashmir, which killed 18 Indian in the Himalayan state, killing several Pakistan. for that you need to move on multi- attackers might have crossed over stature of PM. He has my full sup- soldiers. militants it believed were planning to But they said Prime Minister ple levels. to India during the last one month or port,” Gandhi said. attack major cities. Narendra Modi’s government was

Dussehra preparations SC to Karnataka: Release

Vistara launches Cauvery water from today daily flight IANS with, the last two were met with to Port Blair total defiance. Telling Karnataka government NEW DELHI: Full service that it was its “last chance” to fall in passenger carrier Vistara NEW DELHI: Telling Karnataka to line, the bench said: “We are grant- airline yesterday launched give up its stance of continued defi- ing this opportunity as a last chance operations between New ance, the Supreme Court yesterday and we repeat at the cost of repeti- Delhi and Port Blair. ordered the state to release 6,000 tion that we are passing this order “Vistara, India’s fast- cusecs of Cauvery river water every despite the resolution passed by the est growing full service day to Tamil Nadu for six days, from assembly”, which practically said carrier, today inaugurated October 1. no release of water to Tamil Nadu. operations to Port Blair, The apex court also directed the Citing the Constitution’s Arti- as its flight UK 747 took central government to constitute cle 144 mandating civil and judicial off from Delhi for Port the Cauvery Management Board authorities to act in aid of the Blair via Kolkata,” the air- by October 4, and told Karnataka, Supreme Court, the court said: line said in a statement. Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry “It is clear as crystal that all “With the addition of to inform the central government of authorities in the territory of Port Blair to its rapidly their nominees by 4pm tomorrow. India are bound to act in aid of the expanding pan-India net- As soon it is set up, the CMB Supreme Court. Needless to say, they work, Vistara now serves A artisan paints an effigy of demon king Ravana during preparation for the upcoming Dussehra festival would visit the spot to “study the are bound to obey the orders of the 18 destinations across the in Ajmer, yesterday. ground reality and give us a report Supreme Court, but, unfortunately, length and breadth of the forthwith”, it said, the State of Karnataka is flouting country.” The passenger The bench of Justice Dipak the order and, in fact, creating a sit- carrier said the new serv- Misra and Justice Uday Umesh Lalit uation where the majesty of law is ice to Port Blair offers expressed its displeasure over the dented.» a daily flight from Delhi continued defiance of its last three “We are sure that the State of and Kolkata (same air- SC cancels bail; Shahabuddin back to jail orders by the Siddaramaiah govern- Karnataka being a part of the fed- craft service via Kolkata), ment in Karnataka. eral structure of this country will with arrival and depar- “We would have proceeded to rise to the occasion and not show ture timings that allow for IANS witness to the killings of his two steps, inter alia, for taking him to have taken steps for strict com- any kind of deviancy and follow convenient connections to brothers, was allegedly killed by custody forthwith.” It directed “the pliance of our order, but as we are the direction till the report on the ferry and catamaran serv- Shahabuddin’s henchmen, including state and the concerned court to directing the Cauvery Management ground reality is made available to ices between Port Blair his son Osama, days before he could take all steps as contemplated in Board to study the ground reality this Court. and Havelock Island. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court finally depose in the case relating to law to dispose of the case, as early and give us a report forthwith,” the “The State of Karnataka should yesterday ordered RJD strongman his brothers’ murder. as possible.” court said. not bent upon maintaining an obsti- Mohammad Shahabuddin back in Setting aside Patna High Court’s The apex court said the bail was The top court, by its Septem- nate stand of defiance, for one FM to reveal jail in the Rajiv Roshan murder case order of September 7 to grant bail granted to Shahabuddin “without ber 5, September 12, September 20 knows not when the wrath of law as it pointed to the need for balanc- to Shahabuddin, a bench of Justice taking into consideration the over- and September 27, had asked Kar- shall fall on one.” black money ing consideration for individual Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Justice all facts otherwise having a bearing nataka to release water to Tamil Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi liberty with societal interest. Amitava Roy said: “The state (Bihar) on the exercise of its discretion on Nadu. Except for first two orders said: “I think the court is doing its information Roshan, who was the sole is directed to take all consequential the issue.” which were partially complied best. We must appreciate it.” NEW DELHI: The Income Declaration Scheme (IDS), which was available for a four-month period start- Country’s biggest spectrum auction starts today ing June 1, comes to a close at midnight yester- day and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is likely to IANS Infocomm, Reliance Communica- $16bn that was fetched in the 2015 be 9.3 percent this year against 10 per MHz, 900 MHz, 1,800 MHz, 2,100 announce the amount tions, Idea Cellular, Aircel and Tata auction, and sharply below $85bn if cent in 2015. MHz, 2,300 MHz and 2,500 MHz. In collected under the meas- Tele, who have furnished total ear- all spectrum was sold at the reserve For the auctions -- which will the previous auction 470.75 MHz was ure subsequently. “The NEW DELHI: India’s biggest auc- nest money of `14,653 crore. price. be an Internet-based, online proc- on offer, which was set to fetch the Finance Minister is likely to tion of telecom spectrum kicks off Given that earnest money deposit Ahead of the auctions, Telecom ess -- the government has hired the exchequer $17bn during its tenure. announce all numbers on today with seven operators in fray for is roughly 10 percent of what a tele- Secretary JS Deepak has said the services of ‹mjunction services›. The The government has decided to the black money scheme a total of 2,354.55 MHz across seven com operator can bid for, experts said process would be transparent and the government said the mock auctions allot the right to the spectrum won today,” informed sources bands, towards which a reserve price the expectations of `5.66 lakh crore award of airwaves quick. “One new conducted earlier this week went off through auction for 20 years. said. The government said of `5.66 lakh crore ($85bn) has been ($8.5bn) was already far-fetched. bidding-friendly measure we have well. The auction timings are from In a meeting of the cabinet in that the scheme will not fixed by the government. Top investment banker Gold- adopted this year is that spectrum 9am to 7.30pm, Monday to Saturday. June, chaired by Prime Minister be extended beyond mid- The companies that have qual- man Sachs has predicted that total won will be assigned within 30 days The 2,300-plus MHz of airwaves Narendra Modi, an official nod was night of Friday. ified for the auction are Bharti proceeds from the auction will be from the date of upfront payment.” on the block for telecom operators given for the reserve price and the Airtel, Vodafone India, Reliance Jio around $7bn -- less than half of Interest on deferred payment will are in seven bands -- 700 MHz, 800 auction norms. 08 SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER 2016 VIEWS

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EDITORIAL Need for aid Islamic State is becoming he United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Toby more dangerous as it weakens Lanzer has issued a stark warning which the world cannot ignore. He said that the suffering of people in the northeast of Nigeria and surrounding areas, be the latest example of a self- Despite the spate of high- They’ve diminished not only in where the Islamist group Bomo Haram has waged radicalised militant who heeded profile attacks during Ramadan, quantity, but also in quality,” Lt. Ta brutal insurgency, was the worst he had ever witnessed and the calls of Islamic State or Al Islamic State suffered a series of Gen. Sean MacFarland, then- unless addressed, could turn into the world’s worst humanitarian Qaeda leaders to strike at tar- surprisingly quick and relatively commander of US forces against crisis. Toby had worked in Sudan’s Darfur and comparing the gets of convenience in the West. bloodless defeats this summer, Islamic State, said at a press con- Over the past six months, both in Syria and in the Sunni ference in Baghdad last month. humanitarian situations in the two regions, he says that the Iraqi government forces, with heartland of Iraq. It is a much He added, “We don’t see them suffering in Nigeria was the worst. His warning comes after US air support, forced Islamic weakened group than it was even operating nearly as effectively a massive UN appeal for aid failed to evoke the response it State out of the western Iraqi cit- a year ago - and it is unlikely to as they have in the past, which deserved – with commitments for just $197m while a $739m is ies of Ramadi and then Fallujah. be able to hold on to significant makes them even easier targets needed for relief work and reconstruction. But as it lost territory in Syria and territory. In late August, Islamic for us.” The war against militancy and insurgency is won not only Iraq under pressure from West- State lost the Syrian border town Even as it lost territory and By Mohamad Bazzi ern bombing and local military of Jarabulus to US-backed Kurd- leaders, US security officials on the ground by eliminating militants, but also through the Reuters forces, the group has tried to ish fighters. It was Islamic State’s warned that Islamic State still had rehabilitation of the victims. It’s for this reason that the UN project strength by organizing last outpost near the Turkish bor- the ability to inspire or organize appeal assumes significance. Boko or inspiring attacks around the der, which had enabled the group attacks in the West and across Haram is on the retreat after relentless world. to bring in recruits, money and the world. Intelligence officials attacks by the Nigerian forces as y many measures, Islamic State’s campaign to supplies to its territory, especially cautioned the group would pose The UN must a result of which the UN and other Islamic State (IS) reassert its influence peaked dur- its defacto capital in Raqqa. an even greater threat, as it gets be supported groups were able to get access to the is a weakened and ing Ramadan, when operatives The loss of territory has been weaker, because its foreign sym- demoralised force. and sympathizers carried out a accompanied by the high-profile pathizers might be motivated to in its efforts areas which were previously under the After months of US- spate of bombings, mass shoot- targeting of Islamic State leaders carry out attacks in the West if to rehabilitate militants’ control. When Boko Haram Bled bombing and defeats by ings and stabbings across Europe, by US air strikes, which led to the they are unable to reach the cut- violence was at its peak through 2013 local troops in Iraq and Syria, the Middle East and Asia. Many assassination of Adnani, the top off “caliphate” in Syria and Iraq. the victims of and 2014, the UN was unaware of the the group lost thousands of its of the attackers were radicalised, spokesman and strategist, and “It is our judgment that ISIL’s Boko Haram seriousness of the situation. fighters, was forced to relinquish “lone wolf” perpetrators inspired a senior military commander ability to carry out terrorist Humanitarian aid will help the significant territory and has been by and acting in the group’s name, named Omar Al Shishani. This attacks in Syria, Iraq and abroad violence. cut off from routes it used to move but without taking orders directly latest forfeiture of territory in has not to date been significantly Boko Haram victims to rebuild their weapons and reinforcements. from its leaders. Syria and Iraq; the drying up of diminished,” Nicholas Rasmus- lives and join the mainstream, while But the group remains a These attacks spread fear routes for foreign fighters to reach sen, director of the US National a lack of aid will push them into potent threat in other ways, and allowed Islamic State’s lead- the self-declared “caliphate;” and Counterterrorism Center, told poverty and suffering that will only help the terrorists to stage a especially in its ability to inspire ers to show perceived strength the assassination of senior oper- the House Homeland Security comeback. self-radicalised militants to to make up for their battlefield atives like Adnani and Shishani Committee in July. He added According to a coalition of aid groups, the violence carry out attacks in the West and losses. They also signalled that underscore how Islamic State is that Islamic State’s “external perpetrated by the Islamists has destroyed an entire region. elsewhere. the group would revert to its under siege in a way it has never operations capability has been The man accused of carry- roots as a jihadist insurgency, been before. building and entrenching dur- It has left more than 65,000 people living in famine in the ing out a bombing in New York bent on large and small scale But the jihadist group still ing the past two years, and we northeast, with one million others at risk. Almost 90 percent on September 17 appears to have attacks that instill fear but do has the capability to attract do not think battlefield losses of people uprooted by Boko Haram are living in poverty, and been inspired - if not directed - little to help the militants keep some recruits, raise funds alone will be sufficient to degrade more than half of children under five are malnourished in by the leaders and ideologues of control of territory in Syria and through extortion and illicit oil completely the group’s terrorism some areas of Borno state. “If we don’t engage in a much more Al Qaeda and Islamic State. The Iraq. Islamic State also shifted its sales, secure weapons and dis- capabilities.” comprehensive manner, including scaling up our emergency 28-year-old suspect, Ahmad propaganda to appeal to potential patch sympathizers to carry As it loses strength and larger Rahami, wrote admiringly in a “lone wolf” attackers, who could out attacks abroad. Ironically, chunks of its self-proclaimed relief programmes, what awaits us down the line is the biggest journal about Al Qaeda leader amplify the group’s reach. In an as it gets weaker on the ground, “caliphate” in Syria and Iraq, crisis facing any of us, anywhere,” Lanzer said. Osama bin Laden, American- audio message released on May Islamic State will have less to lose Islamic State will lash out with The time is ripe to wage a united war against Boko Haram. born radical Islamic preacher 21, two weeks before the start of by unleashing more terror outside more attacks around the world. The government of Nigeria needs help in its struggle, especially Anwar Al Awlaki - who was killed Ramadan, Adnani, who at the of Syria and Iraq. And governments in the West in rehabilitating people affected by militancy. President in Yemen by a US drone strike time was Islamic State’s leading US military officials say the and the Middle East will need Muhammadu Buhari is focusing on economic development for - and leading Islamic State strat- spokesman, urged sympathizers group’s fighting force has been to adapt to an enemy that can social progress. The northeast must be given special importance egist Abu Mohammad Al Adnani. to carry out attacks in the West cut by half from a year ago - it turn battlefield setbacks into In one section of his journal, and to turn the holy period, “with now has as few as 16,000 com- new terror. in his plan. He said on Thursday that he would be reaching out Rahami references a message in to captains of industry from across the country in the coming May by Adnani, urging Islamic months to assist him in implementing his administration’s State supporters to carry out agenda for the economy. attacks in the West during the holy month of Ramadan in retaliation for US-led air strikes against the group’s strongholds in Iraq and Syria. Rahami wrote that Adnani had issued a clear directive to Quote of the day “attack the kuffar in their back- yard.” (In Arabic, “kuffar” refers to unbelievers or those who reject You know my victims. I Islam’s teachings.) US authorities would like (them) to be recovered the bloodstained jour- nal after a shootout with police all criminals to finish the in New Jersey on September 19, problem of my country and which led to Rahami’s arrest. save the next generation There are still many unan- swered questions about Rahami’s from perdition. motivations, whether he met mil- itants who helped radicalise him Rodrigo Duterte on several trips to Pakistan, or if Philippines President he received training in bomb- making. If he was swayed by Adnani’s appeal to undertake the AGod’s member permission, of Iraqi into army a month standing batants.near weapons “The number that belongedof fighters to Islamic State, at an army base New York attack, Rahami would inof Camppain for Tariq infidels near everywhere.” Fallujah. on the front line has diminished.

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ourteen-year-old Malik Cau- sey loved the way gangs took what they wanted from people on the street, the way mem- bers fought for each other, the Fway they could turn drugs into cash and cash into $400 jeans. His mother tried to stop him. She yanked him out of houses where he didn’t belong. She cooked up a story about Malik punching her so the police would lock him up to keep him safe for a while. Then on Aug. 21, Monique Cau- sey woke to discover that her son had sneaked out of the house. Before she could find him, someone ended his life with a bullet to the back of his head a few blocks away. “I went to him and cried and told him he wouldn’t make it,” Causey said. “But this fighting, jumping on people ... this is all fun for them. This is what they like to do, you know, so how can you stop them?” Malik Causey was one of 91 homicide victims in Chicago in August, the dead- liest month in the city in two decades and the latest milestone for a metropo- lis becoming known for its murder rate. Already, killings here have jumped 46 percent over the same period last year, climbing past the 500 mark — a total larger than Los Angeles and New York combined. An analysis of the August toll shows more clearly than ever who’s dying in the Chicago slaughter and what’s behind it: surging violence in a handful of the city’s most impoverished neighborhoods, which are riven by loosely organized street gangs. Young African-American men are the A file picture of Diann Aldridge hugging her grandchildren, Summer, left, Sincere, right, and Shavae, centre, during a vigil fortheir mother, Nykea Aldridge, chief victims. In a city that’s one-third in Chicago. Aldridge, a 32-year-old mother of four, was pushing her baby in a stroller near a school where she’d planned to register her children when she black, the overwhelming majority of was shot in the head and arm. those murdered in August — 71 — were, like Malik, African American. Another 11 had Hispanic surnames. Almost half murder toll might suggest a city wracked he had been in many scrapes with rival shot in recent years. men steer clear of gangs. were in their teens or early 20s. by widespread violence, but August gangs, and had 56 arrests over the years, Christopher Hibbler, 42, who On Aug. 13, he was driving down the And more than 70 percent of those portrays a much narrower picture of mostly in drug and weapons cases. Also, belonged to the Black P Stones, a lead- street when someone inside a van flashed shot to death appeared on the Chi- constant tit-for-tat attacks among gang according to his court file, he’d told a ing black street gang, died when people gang signs at him, according to police. cago police’s “Strategic Subject List,” members, with bystanders sometimes judge that he’d worn a wire so federal in a car sprayed gunfire at the corner Words were exchanged before someone which includes 1,400 people considered caught in the crossfire. agents could listen in on a cocaine buy. where he was standing. in the van shot Garcia in the head. likely targets of violence based on gang “People are arguing on Facebook The Englewood neighborhood on Tykina Ali, 20, was shot when some- In Chicago’s deadliest neighbor- involvement or criminal record. over the color of some girl’s hair, real the south side was a particular hotspot one opened fire on her boyfriend’s car. hoods, a young man can be assumed to To those outside Chicago, the rising simple things ... and they carry guns for August murders. It’s one of the city’s Johnell Johnson, a 37-year-old mem- be in a rival gang just by being there. and when they finally catch each other, poorest areas, with more than 40 percent ber of the Black Gangsters on the city’s Arshell Dennis III, 19, the son of a that’s how it be,” said Derrick House, 51, of the residents living below the poverty West Side, was found dead in the street, Chicago police officer, came home from a former gang member and ex-convict level. This year, homicides there are up shot in the face. college in New York to visit his family and who now works trying to prevent vio- 171 percent over the same time last year. According to community activists, was sitting on their porch when a man lence. “When they see the person they Englewood is among four out of Chi- the eagerness to kill wasn’t as great walked up and killed him with a bullet looking for, they don’t care who else is cago’s 22 police districts that accounted years ago when these neighborhoods to the chest on Aug. 14. out there, old people and kids, they just for about a third of August’s murders. were dominated by larger, more organ- “We think it was a case of mistaken To those outside Chicago, the rising start shooting.” One Englewood victim was Denzell ized gangs that concentrated on carving identity and he was killed by someone Ronnie Hutchen, 28, was one of the Mickiel, 24, who was shot in the face on out and defending drug turf. who thought he was in a gang,” said murder toll might suggest a city month’s first victims. An acknowledged Aug. 8 over what police suspect was a Now, “I don’t hear much about Gang- police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. wracked by widespread violence, but member of the Traveling Vice Lords, he gang dispute. At the time he died, Mick- ster Disciples against the Vice Lords,” Today, Monique Causey, who works was a veteran of the gang scene in the iel was awaiting trial for allegedly firing said Marshall Hatch, a minister in the for a company that makes pizzas, thinks August portrays a much narrower Austin neighborhood on the city’s west shots at a group of people in 2014. East Garfield Park neighborhood where her son might still be alive if only she’d picture of constant tit-for-tat fringe, which is dotted by boarded-up Tuesday, Aug. 23, provided a particu- Causey lived. “I hear block against block.” been able to move him someplace safer. houses and of knots of men and teens lar glimpse of how the city’s murder toll Abner Garcia was born into the After he died, she discovered, still in attacks among gang members, with standing around in the middle of the steadily grew. gang-dominated Back of the Yards the package, a pair of $400 jeans in her bystanders sometimes caught in the day. Most of those with jobs or options On that day, Victor Mata, 22, a mem- neighborhood and knew what could hap- son’s bedroom. She knows where the crossfire. have fled. ber of a faction of the Satan Disciples, pen to him. He joined the Army after high money came from — the same place that Police don’t know why someone was found dead in the front yard of a school, then upon his discharge volun- killed her son. thrust a knife into Hutchen’s chest. But house. It was the fourth time he had been teered at a YMCA program to help young “The streets,” she said. Dueling truths follow Indian raid

By Munir Ahmed & Ashok Control that has long split Kashmir In Pakistan, where the mili- had crossed the Line of Control on version of what had happened. Who is telling the Sharma between India and Pakistan. Access tary wields immense power behind foot, attacked the militant bases and As usual, the villagers who live truth? No outsider AP to the area is restricted on both sides. the scenes, the story of killed and crossed back into Indian territory near the Line of Control paid a price knows for sure. The Officials in both countries are leak- retreating Indian soldiers weakens without suffering a single death. A for the tension. ing select details to reporters, while the criticism it began to face after “significant” number of militants On Thursday, Indian authorities region where the announcing almost nothing openly. India announced its “surgical strike” were killed, officials said. evacuated thousands of villagers liv- fighting occurred n New Delhi, they say that highly But one thing is clear: The in an unusual Thursday announce- On Friday, though, Pakistani ing close to the frontier to temporary trained Indian soldiers slipped dueling tales of courageous forces ment on live TV. officials, also speaking on condi- shelters, said Pawan Kotwal, a top is deep in the Iacross the de facto border and serve politics on both sides of the While politicians have long mas- tion of anonymity, said Pakistani regional official. Himalayas, along into Pakistani-controlled Kashmir border, with powerful forces in each saged the truth to their own benefit, forces had seen the Indians as they But with the border area largely in a daring nighttime raid, killing country able to proclaim their cour- the practice has been taken to an approached the Line of Control, and calm, he said most returned to their the Line of Control anti-India militants preparing to age in the face of aggression. extreme in both Pakistan and India. easily pushed them back with gun- farms after daybreak Friday. that has long split launch attacks. Tension along the India-Paki- “They do exploit situations and fire that left eight dead. The villagers are familiar with Kashmir between In Islamabad, they say only stan border has grown sharply spin things to take away public The officials also said that one the drill, though evacuations have one Indian soldier made it across since a deadly Sept. 18 attack on attention from their real problems,” Indian soldier had been captured been rare since tension along the India and Pakistan. the border — and he was captured an Indian military base in Kash- said I A Rehman, a member of the just on the Line of the Control and border declined dramatically fol- Access to the area — with Pakistani forces easily driv- mir. New Delhi blamed the attack independent Human Rights Com- was now in Pakistani custody. India lowing a 2003 India-Pakistan ing back the other Indians, who on militants belonging to the out- mission of Pakistan. acknowledges that one of its soldiers cease-fire accord. is restricted on both retreated as soon as they encoun- lawed group Jaish-e-Mohammed, Many of the most basic facts are is in Pakistani custody, but insists he “People living in border areas sides. Officials in tered resistance. which has its headquarters in Paki- now in dispute. India said the raid was not involved in the raid and had know things by experience,” he said. India says none of its soldiers stan. Islamabad denies that. had targeted “terrorist launch pads,” accidentally strayed into the wrong “They would only need some assist- both countries are were killed. Pakistan says eight In India, where Prime Minis- inside the Pakistan-controlled por- area. Lost people from both coun- ance in case of urgent evacuation.” leaking select details Indian soldiers died. ter Narendra Modi had been facing tion of Kashmir, where a string of tries are fairly common along the Meanwhile, Indian and Pakistani Who is telling the truth? No out- increasing demands in his own party anti-Indian militant groups have mountainous length of the Line of troops exchanged gunfire at two for- to reporters, while sider knows for sure. The region to punish Islamabad for the attack, long had bases. Later, a high-ranking Control, which is poorly marked and ward posts along the Line of Control announcing almost where the fighting occurred is deep the story of a successful raid ratch- Indian official speaking on condition often unfenced. overnight Thursday, Indian officials nothing openly. in the Himalayas, along the Line of eted down that pressure. of anonymity said that Indian troops Both countries denied the other’s said. No casualties were reported.

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Germany revises Hungarians told down 2015 to reject EU refugee intake Reuters migrant quota BERLIN: Germany took in fewer refugees last year than previously thought and the number of asylum seekers dropped sharply this year, and around 8,000 army and police. Interior Minister Thomas de Mai- While opinion polls show sup- ziere said yesterday. Hungary has sealed port for a rejection of quotas topping De Maiziere told a news confer- the southern border 80 percent among those who say ence 890,000 asylum seekers came with Serbia and they will vote, they forecast turnout to Germany in 2015 and 820,000 will not top the 50 percent required of them were now fully registered. Croatia to migrants by the constitution for a referendum He said Germany took in with a razor wire to be valid. Turnout in referen- fewer than the reported 1.1 million dums has historically been lower migrants last year because some fence since last in referendums than parliamentary registered twice and others had September. elections in the country, and votes moved on to other destinations. on EU and Nato membership also “But I want to leave no doubt: Children look at food at the Souda municipality-run camp for refugees on the island of Chios in Greece. fell short of the 50-percent mark. The number of 890,000 is still Orban said an overwhelming very high,” De Maiziere said. “We Reuters rejection would empower the govern- all agree that the refugee situation ment to defend the country and fight Migrant pressure builds in Serbia last autumn must not be repeated.” in Brussels for a change in migration So far this year, 210,000 people policy, adding he was ready to start came to Germany to seek asylum, BUDAPEST: Prime Minister Viktor negotiations as soon as next week. Reuters thousands of migrants trekked up have seen increasing pressure from he said. “This shows that our meas- Orban urged Hungarians to reject “If there are more ‘no’ votes than from Turkey through Balkan penin- the Bulgarian side of the border,” he ures are working.” The latest figures European Union migrant quotas ‘yes’ votes, that means Hungarians sula, hoping to enter the European said. “Groups of up to 50 people are could take some pressure off Chan- in a referendum to be held tomor- do not accept the rule which the Union’s passport-free Schengen zone taking advantage of good weather to cellor Angela Merkel, who is facing a row, evoking the fear of a militant bureaucrats of the European Com- VRSKA CUKA, SERBIA: Across by crossing into Hungary. enter using wooded areas and rug- popular backlash over her decision attack to rally people to polls in a mission want to forcefully impose south-east Europe, governments Numbers are lower this year, ged mountain passes.” a year ago to leave German borders vote that looks uncertain to reach on us,” Orban told TV2. are throwing up barriers to keep partly because of an agreement The patrols, equipped with open for refugees. the required turnout. “The more migrants there are, the out migrants arriving via Turkey, under which the EU pays Turkey to all-terrain vehicles, armoured per- Merkel has repeatedly defended Orban has been at forefront of greater the risk of terror,” he said. “We but numbers are still creeping up as house Syrian refugees, and partly sonnel carriers and thermal vision her approach to find a European opposition in Europe to the position would like to preserve Hungary a safe rougher seas lead more to try this because border fences along the equipment, range along the 460 km solution to migration issue by secur- taken by German Chancellor Angela country like it is now.” Balkan route rather than risk a Med- route have made the journey harder. boundary with Macedonia and Bul- ing the continent’s external borders, Merkel, who has said Europe had an In the past two months, the iterranean crossing. But the trickle is growing, and more garia. Hungarian officials are helping agreeing migration deals with coun- obligation to take in refugees. government placed billboards Since July, Serbian border than 100,000 have reached the Bal- them, and they are set to be joined by tries such as Turkey and distributing Since last September, when nationwide that link migration to guards have stopped more than kans so far this year. Austrian and French reinforcements. refugees across Europe. hundreds of thousands of migrants violent attacks. They also threaten 10,000 migrants attempting to cross Border patrols deterred most of Only a trickle get across the However, after her conserv- crossed Hungary on their way to with millions more migrants. “Did you from Bulgaria and Macedonia, but the migrants, Serbian defence minis- fenced-off border into Hungary, and atives suffered heavy defeats in richer countries in Western Europe, know? Since the start of the migra- charities have reported sharply try spokesman Jovan Krivokapic said, that number may fall further after it regional elections earlier this month, Orban has sealed the southern tion crisis, the number of harassment lengthening queues for food in Ser- but 960 illegal migrants had recently holds a referendum on EU mandatory Merkel said she wished she could turn border with Serbia and Croatia to cases against women has jumped in bian refugee camps over recent days. been caught and taken to reception migrant quotas after which Budapest back the clock to better prepare Ger- migrants with a razor wire fence Europe”, some billboards say. Last autumn, hundreds of centres. “Over the past two weeks we may fully seal its borders. many for last year’s migrant influx.

Maintenance at Tower Bridge Ancient graves found in

Russian envoy search for British toddler summoned over AFP we’re doing, we’re cracking on.” MH17 criticism The search began on Monday in a large field with olive and fig trees just outside the farmhouse after THE HAGUE: The Neth- ATHENS: Ancient graves have been “new information” came to light in erlands has summoned unearthed on Greek Aegean island May, according to Cousins. Russia’s ambassador of Kos in a new search for a British “As a direct result of an appeal to to complain about Rus- toddler who went missing over two the people of Kos in May of this year, sian criticism of the Dutch decades ago, police said yesterday. an independent witness has given public prosecutor’s office “We have actually found some an account to officers and this, along over the probe into the archaeological remains, we’ve got with facts that we already knew, has downing of Malaysian Air- four graves which date back at least brought officers back to the farm- lines flight 17. 1,500 to nearly 2,000 years ago,” house to conduct targeted searches The Russian ambassa- Detective Inspector Jon Cousins based on the information that we dor was called yesterday said in a video released by the South have now,” the South Yorkshire Police to the foreign ministry Yorkshire Police. department told reporters this week. in The Hague over state- Cousins is part of a team of Brit- Reports say police are now ments that the Dutch say ish experts, supported by Greek examining the possibility the tod- question the office’s “pro- police, who are searching outside dler, who was been played outside fessionalism, integrity and a Kos farmhouse where Ben Need- the farmhouse, was crushed by a independence.” ham, a 21-month-old toddler from digger clearing land during reno- the northern English city of Shef- vation works. field, went missing in 1991. In past years there have been Baby girl found Cousins insisted that the dis- suspected sightings of young men A general view of Tower Bridge in central London yesterday. The bridge will be closed to all vehicles covery of the graves, which must be believed to resemble Ben in Greece in suitcase beside from today, until December 30, for essential maintenance works. examined by the Greek archaeolog- and Cyprus, but DNA tests have infant skeleton ical service, “doesn’t hamper what come back negative.

BERLIN: A 22-year-old woman is under investiga- tion for manslaughter after German police found a EU ministers agree to ratify Paris climate deal suitcase in her apartment with a newborn baby girl inside along with the skel- AFP “This is a historic day,” EU Envi- EU actually ratifies the agreement, eton of a second infant, ronment Commissioner Miguel Arias an EU statement said. Hannover prosecutors said Canete told a news conference, “a day The ministers “agreed to speed yesterday. when we put behind us any doubts up the process of ratification of the A 19-year-old man BRUSSELS: EU environment min- that the EU is ready to join the Paris Paris Agreement” and “decided to go living with the woman isters yesterday agreed to fast-track climate agreement.” ahead with ratification at EU level”, discovered the case and the ratification of the landmark Paris Seven EU countries including said the statement. reported it to police. agreement on climate change, despite Germany and France have ratified “Member states will ratify either Authorities rushed the the fact that some national parlia- the deal so far. together with the EU if they have newborn to the hospital, ments have yet to approve the deal. The Paris accord requires all completed their national pro- and she is now in stable “All member states greenlight countries to devise plans to achieve cedures, or as soon as possible condition. early EU ratification of Paris agree- the goal of keeping the rise in tem- thereafter,” it added. ment. What some believed impossible peratures within two degrees Celsius Europe has prided itself on tak- is now real,” European Union Pres- above pre-industrial levels and strive ing a global lead on climate change Child trafficking: ident Donald Tusk said on Twitter. for 1.5 C if possible. issues but has watched with alarm as “Victory!” tweeted French Envi- Leaders of EU countries had the rest of the world has left it behind. Romania flayed ronment Minister Segolene Royal. agreed at a summit in the Slovakian The Paris agreement received a Fears that the United States and capital Bratislava on September 16 major boost earlier this month when Bucharest: The number China, the world’s two biggest pol- that the bloc should push through China and the United States, the two of child victims of traf- luters, were leaving the EU behind ratification at a collective level as largest emitters, jointly acceded to ficking in Romania has on ratifying last year’s historic deal soon as possible. the deal during a summit between Polish Environment Minister Jan Szyszko (right), European Commissioner increased considerably, a pushed the bloc’s 28 ministers to rush Questions about how emis- Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Council of Europe report through the collective measure. sions cuts will be divided among EU Jinping. for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Arias Canete (second left) and said yesterday, urg- Around 60 countries have now countries have held up the deal in a At least 30 countries jointly rati- Luxembourg›s Environment Minister Carole Dieschbourg (left) attend ing particular attention committed to the landmark agree- number of nations, not least over the fied the Paris deal at the UN General an Environment Council meeting, in Brussels, yesterday. be paid to the coun- ment designed to stem the planet’s issue of how Britain’s vote to leave the Assembly in New York on Septem- try’s Roma minority and rising temperatures, which was union will affect quotas. ber 21. migrant kids. sealed in December 2015 in the The European Parliament must France’s Royal told reporters upbeat the accord would take effect conference on November 7 in Mar- French capital. now give its approval before the earlier this month that she was before the next UN-led climate rakesh, Morocco. EUROPE SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER 2016 11 British PM to set out vision of Brexit tomorrow

Britain should stay in the EU dur- ing the referendum campaign, has In a speech to repeatedly said since the vote that Britain must maintain close EU “Brexit means Brexit” but that she open the annual will not trigger the formal EU divorce conference of the process before the end of the year. police links: Senior official Despite warnings before the vote ruling Conservative that Brexit would shatter economic Party tomorrow, May confidence, some positive economic Reuters “In bluntest form, we must in Europe, and its use of the Euro- will give her first big data and SoftBank’s $32bn takeover be able to continue to exchange pean Arrest Warrant, which allows of Britain’s technology company ARM intelligence and we must be able easier extradition of criminal sus- speech on Brexit. have stoked the perception that Brit- to understand the movement of pects inside the EU. ain could prosper outside the EU. LONDON: Britain must maintain criminals and criminal behav- The NCA leads Britain’s fight But the economic data is mixed, its close ties with European law iour across international borders,” against serious and organised sterling is trading 40 US cents lower enforcement agencies after it leaves Lynne Owens, Director General of crime. David Armond, Owens’ Reuters than the six-year highs it reached in the bloc, a senior British police chief Britain’s National Crime Agency deputy, said he believed new deals during the country’s negotiations on mid-2014 and some investors have said yesterday, amid concern that (NCA), told reporters. could be reached if necessary new trade relations with the EU. raised concerns that their busi- the country’s security could be “We are supplying that infor- through new bi-lateral or multi- In a speech to open the annual nesses could be hurt, especially by damaged by leaving the EU. mation to the Home Office lateral treaties but warned it could LONDON: British Prime Minister conference of the ruling Conserva- a so called “hard Brexit”. Security was cited as a major (interior ministry) and it’s for them be a complex process. Theresa May (pictured) will set out tive Party tomorrow, May will give Under a “hard Brexit”, Britain issue by those who wanted Britain to make the policy negotiations,” “It’s a concern. We’re ... com- her vision of a successful Brexit tomor- her first big speech on Brexit since would abandon the EU’s customs to remain in the European Union, she added. ing up with a strong operational row as investors raise growing concern winning Britain’s top job on July 13. union, give up on seeking preferen- including Prime Minister Theresa The June vote to leave the EU case why those arrangements are that the world’s fifth largest economy “The Prime Minister has been tial access to the single market and May, and the head of the bloc’s law means Britain could lose access to necessary and developing scenar- could face upheaval from a disorderly clear that we’re going to get the best impose controls on EU immigration enforcement agency Europol has the Schengen Information System, ios where if we can’t do it this way exit from the European Union. possible deal for Britain and for busi- to Britain. warned Brexit would have serious which shares data on criminal sus- there is an alternative. I won’t pre- The June 23 Brexit vote took many ness,” a spokeswoman for May said. Nissan Chief Executive Carlos consequences. pects within the passport-free zone tend it’s easy,” he said. investors and chief executives by sur- “There are opportunities presented Ghosn cautioned that he could scrap prise, triggering the deepest political by Brexit, and we’re going to grasp new investment in Britain’s largest level playing field, the head of Brit- May’s spokeswoman said. the UK will take to Brexit is creating a and financial turmoil in Britain since them and make a success of it.” car plant unless Britain pledged to ain’s biggest carmaker said. JP Morgan said in a note to clients vacuum which “hard Brexit” is start- World War II and the biggest ever one- After May’s speech on “Global pay compensation for any tax bar- “There will clearly be commen- that it would be a surprise if May did ing to fill,” JPMorgan said. day fall in sterling against the dollar. Britain: Making a Success of Brexit”, riers resulting from Brexit. tary from a variety of sources as we not use her appearances at the Con- But May, who turns 60 today , May’s government has tried to Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Jaguar Land Rover will “realign move forward, but we’re not going to servative Party conference to give has to balance an array of views on reassure manufacturers and banks May’s Brexit minister, David Davis, its thinking” on investment if Nis- give a running commentary ourselves some guidance on her views of Brexit. Brexit, not least from many members that Britain is open for business and will speak on the subject. san gets a Brexit compensation deal - nor speculate on outcomes of nego- “In the eyes of many observers, in her own party who are pushing for that it will take their views into account May, who quietly argued that and other automakers would need a tiations that haven’t happened yet,” the absence of detail on the approach a clean break with the EU. Deepest underwater cave found in the Czech Republic Russia asks Bulgaria

AP the flooded limestone Hranicka Pro- home in Krakow, southern Poland, Celsius (59 degrees Fahrenheit). past, or Hranice Abyss, which divers Starnawski said the discovery makes The water’s mineral composition to clarify over new have explored for decades, was at Hranice Abyss the world’s deepest also damages equipment and injures least 404 meters deep. He scuba known underwater cave, beating the exposed skin, Starnawski said. WARSAW, POLAND: A team of dived to a narrow slot in the forma- previous record-holder, a flooded “But that is the only price to be explorers say they’ve found the tion at 200 meters down, then sent a sinkhole in Italy called Pozzo del paid for this discovery, and it was candidate for UN chief world’s deepest underwater cave, remotely operated underwater robot, Merro, by 12 meters. worth paying,” he said. located at least 1,325 feet down a or ROV, that went to the depth of 404 The Czech Speleological Society Today, he plans to dive to 200 limestone formation in the eastern meters, or the length of its cord, but said it thinks the cave is even deeper meters again to bring the robot back AFP unenthusiastic about Georgieva’s Czech Republic. still did not seem to hit the bottom. and will yield additional records. through the narrow passage. The bid to become the first woman to Polish explorer Krzysztof In 2015, Starnawski himself When the robot was 404 meters deep device was made especially for the lead the United Nations. Starnawski, who led the team, told passed through the slot and went to “it was as deep as its rope could go, expedition and operated by a Polish UNITED NATIONS: Russia and The council president said he reporters yesterday he felt like a 265 meters down without reaching but the bottom was still nowhere in firm, GRALmarine. three other Security Council mem- expected a joint letter with the pres- “Columbus of the 21th century” to the cave’s bottom. After diving that far sight,” the society said in a statement. Starnawski said National Geo- bers raised questions after Bulgaria ident of the General Assembly to be have made the discovery near Czech down, Starnawski had to spend over Diving in the cave is a challenge, graphic, which first reported the formally presented European issued later in the day formally pre- town of Hranice. six hours in a decompression chamber. because of its muddy areas and a discovery , covered some of the expe- budget commissioner Kristalina senting Georgieva as a candidate to Starnawski, 48, determined that Speaking on the phone from his water temperature of 15 degrees dition’s cost. Georgieva as its candidate to be the all 193 UN member-states. next UN secretary-general. The joint letter will put the Russia, Angola, Uruguay and wheels in motion for Georgieva to Malaysia asked the government appear at hearings before the UN in Sofia for clarification after it General Assembly, which are ten- Czech PM asks Dousing the blaze described Georgieva as Bulgaria’s tatively set for Monday. “sole and unique candidate” for the Georgieva, the 63-year-old Britain to stop top post, in a letter presenting her economist who is also the Euro- candidacy. pean Commission’s vice president attacks on Georgieva was nominated by had long been tipped as a possible Bulgarian government on Wednes- candidate, but finally threw her hat day, replacing UNESCO chief Irina in the ring following some lobbying citizens Bokova who failed to gain strong by Germany. support during a series of straw The race to replace Ban Ki- polls at the Security Council. moon heads into high gear next AFP Bokova has said she plans to Wednesday when the sixth straw stay in the race and there are no poll will allow veto-holding council rules forcing her to step down, even members—Britain, France, China, PRAGUE: The Czech prime though running without a govern- Russia and the United States—to use minister has asked his British ment’s backing is seen as seriously colored ballots. counterpart Theresa May to take dimming chances. There have been five straw polls action to stop what his govern- “People were just looking for so far during which all 15 members ment considers violence against clarification as to whether we have rated the candidates by choosing to Czechs in the wake of Britain’s one candidate or two,” said New “encourage” or “discourage” them, decision to quit the EU, his office Zealand’s Ambassador Gerard van or expressing “no opinion.” said yesterday. Bohemen, who holds this month’s Portugal’s former prime minis- The Czech leader said Prague council presidency. ter Antonio Guterres has taken the was “disturbed by the increase in “What we have is one candi- number one spot in all of the infor- hateful attacks in Britain aimed at date with official endorsement of mal ballots. the citizens of EU member states”. the Bulgarian government and the Council members are facing The Czech premier spoke to other candidate who is remaining in calls to pick the first woman to be at May by telephone after Zdenek the race,” he told reporters. the UN helm and to give preference Makar, a 31-year-old Czech, was Firemen try to extinguish a fire that broke out at the Bergmannsheil university hospital in Bochum, UN officials suggested that to a candidate from eastern Europe, killed in a brawl outside a London western Germany, yesterday. Russia’s objections were a possi- the only region that has yet to be restaurant. ble indication that Moscow was represented in the job. A 29-year-old Briton has been charged with his murder, accord- ing to reports. “The Czech government finds it unacceptable to see Czechs Stolen Van Gogh paintings found in Italian mafia’s house attacked because of their origin and being treated as second-class citi- zens,” Bohuslav Sobotka told May. “Therefore I asked the British Reuters who was present when the paint- Along with the artworks, prime minister... to let me know ings were shown to reporters. which Naples prosecutor Giovanni what measures her government Italian Prime Minister Matteo Colangelo said were probably pur- will adopt to stop these hateful Renzi informed his Dutch counterpart chased with drug proceeds, police attacks,” he said. AMSTERDAM/ROME: Two stolen Mark Rutte about the police operation, seized a small airplane, boats, 49 In a statement, a Downing Vincent Van Gogh paintings worth mil- a source in Renzi’s office said. properties, and 88 bank accounts Street spokesperson said May had lions of euros were found in an Italian The paintings were found worth some €20m. offered her sincere condolences country house belonging to an alleged wrapped in cloth inside a safe in a The paintings vanished in 2002 for the Czech national killed in mafia drug smuggler, police said yes- country house south of Naples that after a heist in which thieves used a London last week but stressed that terday, 14 years after they disappeared prosecutors said belonged to Raffaele ladder to climb onto the Van Gogh police did not consider racism to in a daring heist in Amsterdam. Imperiale, a 41-year-old business- Museum’s roof and break into the have been the motive. Italian investigators displayed the man accused in January of running building. They escaped by sliding “She said that while we under- recovered artworks - a sea scene and an international cocaine traffick- down a rope in a robbery consid- stood this particular incident was a church where the painter’s father ing ring. ered by the US FBI as one of the top not considered to be a hate crime, was minister - to reporters in Naples, Imperiale is a fugitive and Ital- ten global art crimes. the UK Government condemned saying each was worth an estimated ian investigators suspect he is living Two men were later caught and hate crime in the strongest way €50m ($56m). and running a construction busi- convicted of the theft thanks in possible and it had no place in “It is a great day for us today to ness in Dubai. But the arrests of 11 part to DNA evidence linking them British society.” see the works and to know that they members of his alleged ring in Jan- to the scene. They were sentenced The killing of the Czech are safe and that they are in safe uary, including one man who turned to 4 years and 4 years, six months, Italian Guardia di Finanza officers stand next to paintings by the Dutch national follows the murder of a hands,” said Axel Ruger, director of state’s witness, led investigators to respectively, but the paintings were Polish man in August. Amsterdam’s Van Gogh museum, the paintings. not recovered. artist Vincent Van Gogh, during a news conference in Naples, yesterday. 12 SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER 2016 AMERICAS 4 soldiers dead in attack on Mexican army convoy

ambulance after the suspect was hurt Sinaloa is one of Mexico’s most in an initial shootout in the munici- violent states and the ambush came The gunmen had pality of Badiraguato, a mountainous as murders are on the rise this year waited in several region where Guzman was born. across the country. The gunmen had waited in sev- More than 14,500 people were vehicles in the eral vehicles in the northern part murdered between January and northern part of of Culiacan before launching their August nationwide, compared to Culiacan before attack, said Sinaloa state government 12,339 over the same period last year, secretary general Gerardo Vargas according to government figures. launching their Landeros. Guzman is hailed as a Robin attack. “We are concerned. This was an Hood-type figure in his stronghold act of cowardice,” Vargas Landeros and his cartel is still considered a told reporters before an emergency fearsome force despite his capture. security meeting. The cartel leader was arrested AFP “The soldiers were taking a in the Sinaloa coastal city of Los wounded person who had partici- Mochis in January, six months after pated in a clash with the army and he escaped from prison near Mexico they rescued him, taking him and the City by sneaking through a 1.5-km CULIACAN, MEXICO: Gunmen ambulance.” tunnel that opened into his cell’s ambushed a military convoy in A military humvee burned in shower. northwestern Mexico yesterday, the attack, while hundreds of high- Guzman now waits for a Mexi- killing four soldiers and stealing caliber bullet shells used for assault can judge to decide whether he can an ambulance that was carrying a rifles littered the street. be extradited to the United States, a wounded criminal, authorities said. Some of the wounded were taken ruling that he could appeal, although Nine other people, including a to hospitals in another city while the US officials believe he could be in US rescue worker, were wounded in the rest were hospitalised in Culiacan territory before the end of the year. pre-dawn attack in Culiacan, capi- under protection of soldiers. His capture dealt a blow to his tal of the state of Sinaloa, the bastion The official did not say whether cartel, but the gang still has a strong of the drug cartel led by imprisoned Guzman’s Sinaloa drug cartel or leader, his longtime associate, Ismael kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. another gang was responsible for “El Mayo” Zambada, who has never Forensic technicians stand at a crime scene after an ambush by gunman on a military convoy, in Culiacan, The soldiers were escorting the the ambush. spent a day in prison. Mexico, yesterday. Trump & Hillary clash over row on beauty queen

AFP remarks about women, and assailed and increasingly vitriolic race, the Palmieri also said that neither her her rival for publicly humiliating issue might help Clinton among both boss nor anyone in the campaign had Machado after she gained weight women and Hispanic voters, who helped Machado get citizenship. following her beauty pageant win. could make the difference in state According to the fact-checking WASHINGTON: In an extraordinary Machado accuses Trump of ver- like Florida, where the Democrat was website Snopes, Trump’s tape alle- clash that took an already bitter pres- bally abusing her, calling her over campaigning yesterday. gation appears to refer to Machado’s idential contest down into the gutter, her weight and “Miss Housekeeping,” Trump has at time seemed to appearance on a reality TV show. . Donald Trump yesterday urged voters apparently because she is Latina. issue his strongest provocations as Trump, addressing his Twitter to check out an alleged “abuse tape” “Using Alicia M in the debate as a way to deflect media attention— followers, charged that Machado of a former Miss Universe who backs a paragon of virtue just shows that in this case from the widespread had “duped” the Clinton campaign. Hillary Clinton, provoking the Demo- Crooked Hillary suffers from BAD sense that he fared poorly in Mon- “Wow, Crooked Hillary was crat to fire back that he is “unhinged.” JUDGEMENT! Hillary was set up by day’s debate. He has also hinted at duped and used by my worst Miss In a pre-dawn tweet-storm of a a con,” Trump tweeted yesterday. plans to attack Clinton over her hus- U. Hillary floated her as an “angel” sort guaranteed to grab attention, the The Democrat lost little time in band Bill’s past infidelity. without checking her past, which is Republican accused Clinton of help- responding, tweeting that Trump’s But he has also seemed una- terrible!” he wrote. ing Alicia Machado get US citizenship virulent stream of attacks bolstered ble, at times, to let any criticism go Trump’s brutal criticism of Mach- in order to exploit her during their her argument that he lacks the stead- unanswered. Indeed, observers saw ado’s weight included TV images presidential debate this week. iness or temperament to be president. Clinton’s mention of Machado as a repeatedly re-broadcast this week The Venezuela-born Machado, “This is ... unhinged, even for plain attempt to bait Trump—and one showing her being put through the who claims the billionaire bullied her Trump,” Clinton said in her own he was unable to resist. paces of a weight-loss exercise reg- mercilessly after she won the Trump- series of pointed tweets in response “It is not apparent to us why he imen in front of television cameras. owned beauty pageant in 1996, has to his sex tape allegation. simply can’t stop attacking her,” During a news conference call since shot to public attention. “What kind of man stays up all a Clinton spokeswoman, Jennifer this week, speaking in a mix of Span- “Did Crooked Hillary help dis- night to smear a woman with lies and Palmieri, said yesterday in Florida. ish and English, Machado heaped gusting (check out abuse tape and conspiracy theories?” she said. She said the Democratic candi- contempt on Trump for his past past) Alicia M become a US citizen “When something gets under date would “stand up and defend” mistreatment. so she could use her in the debate?” Donald’s thin skin, he lashes out and Machado against his “very demean- “He doesn’t remember me, he Trump tweeted. can’t let go,” Clinton went on. “This is ing” remarks, adding that Trump doesn’t remember many things that Donald Trump visits the Kent County Republican Headquarters, in Grand Clinton lashed out on the debate dangerous for a president.” needed to “stop attacking her and he did to me, or that he told me,” Rapids, Michigan. yesterday. stage at Trump’s history of abusive With just five weeks left in a close apologise.” Machado told reporters. Brazil reviewing rules for arms exports: Minister Colombia’s ELN rebels release Reuters transparency. They need updating,” Mohammed Hassan Mana’a, who was Brazilian prosecutors charged Taurus said in the statement that the minister said. Jungmann said placed under UN sanctions in 2010 the two former Taurus executives in the arms were destined for the gov- civilian hostage the review was part of a “periodic” for violating an arms embargo in May with shipping 8,000 handguns ernment of Djibouti and had all the update of arms export regulations. Somalia, then redirected the weap- to Mana’a. The UN sanctions banned necessary licences, and Mana’a had SAO PAULO: Brazil is reviewing Taurus, the largest weapons ons into his country’s civil war. any weapons sales or financing for acted as an intermediary. It said that AFP its procedures for controlling arms manufacturer in Latin America, con- In an emailed statement yester- the trafficker, and ordered an asset it halted another shipment negoti- exports, Defence Minister Raul Jung- firmed a Reuters report this month day, Taurus — which does not face freeze and travel ban on him. ated with Mana’a after learning about mann said, when asked about an of charges against two former exec- any charges in the case — said the US President Barack Obama suspicions surrounding the Yemeni BOGOTA: Colombia’s second- investigation into a sale of guns by utives who prosecutors allege sold review on arms imports and exports also named Mana’a and 10 others arms dealer. largest rebel force, the leftist Forjas Taurus SA that allegedly vio- weapons in 2013 to a Yemeni arms was part of an ongoing discussion on in a 2010 executive order banning A lawyer for the two former Tau- National Liberation Army (ELN), lated UN sanctions. trafficker who was on a UN sanc- changes to legislation on the pur- business with individuals and groups rus export executives charged by released a civilian captive to the “We are updating the regulations tions list. chase of Brazilian firearms that had accused of contributing to unrest in prosecutors has said the accusations International Committee of the in this area, seeking objectivity and Prosecutors said Fares been taking place for months. Somalia. “do not reflect the facts of the matter.” Red Cross early yesterday, the humanitarian organisation said. “A civilian who was in the hands of the National Libera- tion Army (ELN) was handed over today to the ICRC,” it said in Investigators seek clues on a statement. The ELN freed the hostage in Arauca, a rural area that borders Venezuela. ICRC delegates at the hostage why NJ train failed to stop transfer said the person was “in proper health,” but provided no details about the civilian’s identity. Reuters terminal was preventing investiga- Cuomo said the train came into the Colombia’s leftist FARC rebel tors from reaching a second recorder station too fast, but it was unclear why. force—the country’s largest—signed in the train’s front car. It was too early to say whether an a historic peace accord with the The recorders hold data that anti-collision system known as pos- government on Monday, ending NEW YORK: Investigators yester- includes train’s speed, throttle posi- itive train control (PTC) could have the country’s half-century civil war. day examined the black box recorder tion and use of brakes and could offer prevented the crash, he said. PTC is However, the government and recovered from twisted wreckage of a clues as to why the train, crowded with designed to halt a train if the driver the ELN have yet to begin planned New Jersey commuter train for clues commuters, failed to stop. misses a stop signal, and advocates peace talks, although President as to why it plowed into a landmark “We’ve started the process and say it helps to address human error. Juan Manuel Santos said that the terminal, killing a woman on the plat- it’s ongoing,” O’Neil said. “There are NJ Transit yesterday suspended start of negotiations could be form and injuring scores of people. some structural issues there, and the train service in and out of the Hobo- announced as early as next week. The event recorder was removed structure is unsafe, potential for col- ken terminal, one of the busiest transit Formal negotiations would not from the locomotive at the rear of lapse, that kind of thing. So that has hubs in the New York area, accom- proceed until the ELN has stopped the NJ Transit train that slammed to be resolved. We want to get there modating some 60,000 people a day. its kidnappings, the president said. through a barrier at the end of the as quickly as possible, but we want NTSB Vice Chairman Bella Dinh- The ELN having some 1,500 track and into the Hoboken sta- to get there safe,” O’Neil said. Zarr said the investigation was fighters in its ranks—has pledged tion during the morning rush hour, Train No. 1614, originating in expected to take seven to 10 days. to hold its fire in the lead-up to a National Transportation Safety Board Spring Valley, New York, was at The crash killed a 34-year-old referendum tomorrow, when Colom- spokesman Christopher O’Neil said. the end of its hour-long southward Hoboken woman. She was stand- bians will decide whether to accept He said debris from the crash, journey when it crashed, toppling ing on the platform when the train New Jersey Transit employees point commuters toward busses that the peace deal with the FARC. 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5:00 NEWSHOUR 09:00 Rangoli Gulf 15:25 Africa’s Trees Of 15:15 The Hive 6:00 News Season 5 Life 16:10 Hank Zipzer 6:30 People & Power 09:30 Engineer This 16:15 Gator Boys 17:00 Violetta 7:30 The Stream Season 3 17:02 Biggest And 17:45 The Hive 8:30 My Cuba 10:00 Killer Karaoke Baddest 17:50 Mouk 9:00 Al Jazeera World 11:00 Chef On Wheels 17:49 Rugged Justice 18:00 Jessie 10:00 News 11:30 Brahmarakshas 18:36 Village Vets 18:25 Jessie 10:30 Inside Story 13:00 Food Addict 19:00 Village Vets 18:50 Miraculous Tales 11:00 News 13:30 Bollywood Business 19:25 Biggest And Of Ladybug And 11:30 The Stream 14:00 So You Think You Baddest Cat Noir 12:30 101 East Can Dance 20:15 Village Vets 19:15 Tsum Tsum 13:00 NEWSHOUR 16:00 Amma 20:40 Village Vets Shorts Yesterday’s answer 14:00 News 17:00 The Art Room 21:10 Dr. Dee: Alaska 19:20 Liv And Maddie 14:30 Inside Story 17:30 Vickypedia Vet 19:45 Bunk’d Conceptis Sudoku: Conceptis Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle 15:00 Justice! 18:00 Engineer This 22:05 The Lion Queen 20:10 Austin & Ally based on a 9×9 grid. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in 16:00 NEWSHOUR Season 3 23:00 Deadly Islands 20:35 Backstage the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3×3 box 17:30 The Stream 18:30 Bollywood Business 23:55 21:00 contains the same number only once. Austin Stevens: Alex & Co. 18:00 NEWSHOUR 19:00 Rangoli Gulf Snakemaster 21:25 Girl Meets World 19:30 Fault Lines Season 5 00:50 Killer Iq: Lion vs 21:50 Stuck In The 20:00 News 19:30 So You Think You Hyena Middle 20:30 Inside Story Can Dance 01:45 Killer Iq: Lion vs 22:15 Disney 21:00 NEWSHOUR 20:30 Amma Hyena Cookabout 22:30 UpFront 21:30 Brahmarakshas 02:40 Africa’s Trees Of 22:40 Adventures In 23:00 The Day Israel 22:30 Shamitabh Life Babysitting MEDIUM SUDOKU Attacked America 1:30 Bollywood Business 00:15 Star Darlings

11:35 Criss Angel: 10:30 Innovation Nation 04:00 Father Hood 16:15 Worms Mindfreak 11:20 Abandoned 06:00 Just Married 18:00 The Wild 15:40 Shark Wranglers 16:45 Breakthrough 08:00 Wish I Was Here Thornberrys Movie 18:00 Alaska Off-Road 17:40 Yukon Gold 16:00 Caveman 20:00 Blackie And Kanuto Warriors 18:35 Mygrations 18:00 Passed Away 22:00 The Nutcracker 19:40 Pawn Stars 20:25 Dog Whisperer 20:00 Romy And Sweet 20:05 Pawn Stars 21:20 Dog Whisperer Michelle’s High 23:30 Vampire Dog 20:30 Car Hunters 22:15 Monster Fish School Reunion 01:15 Ploddy Police Car 20:55 Ax Men 23:10 Cold Water Gold 22:00 Caveman On The Case 21:45 American 00:05 Going Deep With 23:45 Julie And Julia 02:45 The Heart Of The Restoration David Rees 02:00 Bill & Ted’s Oak 22:10 American 00:30 Going Deep With Bogus Journey 04:15 The Flintstones & Restoration David Rees 04:00 Romy And WWE: Stone Age 22:35 Shipping Wars 01:00 Innovation Nation Michelle’s Smackdown

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NOVO SHOWING AT Sheep & Wolves(2D/Animation) 10:00am & 12:00pm VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER Deepwater Horizon (2D) 11:00am,11:20am,1:40, 3:10, 4:00, 6:20, 8:40, TEL: 444933989 / 444517001 11:00, 4:30, 7:00, 7:20, 9:30, 11:00, 11:30pm & 12:00am Masterminds (2D/Action) 10:00am, 12:00, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, 10:00, 1:20, 5:30, 9:30 & 12:00am Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children (2D/Family) 10:00am, 2:40, 12:20, 5:00, 9:20, 9:40pm & 12:00am Killing Salazar (2D/Action) 10:00am, 2:20, 7:00 & 11:20pm Kill Zone (2D/Action) 12:00, 4:40 & 9:00pm Storks (2D/Comedy) 11:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00 & 9:00pm Laaf Wa Dawaraan (2D/Arabic) 12:20, 5:00, 7:20, 9:40, 11:00pm & 12:00am The Magnificent Seven (2D/Action) 10:30am, 1:10, 3:50, 6:30, 9:10 & 11:50pm Bilal (2D/Arabic) 10:00am, 12:10, 2:20 & 4:30pm Hajwala (2D/Arabic) 6:45, 9:00pm & 11:00pm Taht El Tarabiza (2D/Arabic) 10:00am & 2:40pm MALL

Killing Salazar (2D/Action) 11:00am & 11:30pm M.S. Dhoni:the Untold Story (2D/Hindi) 1:00pm & 10:30pm Deep Water Horizon (2D/Action) 11:30am, 7:00 & 9:00am Storks (2D/Comedy) 2:30 & 4:15pm Aandavan Kattalai (2D/Tamil) 4:15 & 11:00pm Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children (2D/Family) 6:00, 8:15 & 11:15pm; Bilal (2D/Arabic) 1:30pm Masterminds (2D/Action) 3:30pm Hajwala (2D/Arabic) 5:15pm Kill Zone (2D/Action) 7:15pm Laaf Wa Dawaraan (2D/Arabic) 9:30pm ROYAL PLAZA ALL IN THE MIND Masterminds (2D/Action) 11:00am & 6:15pm; Hajwala (2D/Arabic) 1:00 & 9:30pm; Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children (2D/Family) 11:00am, 3:00 & 5:15pm M.S. Dhoni:the Untold Story (2D/Hindi) 1:00pm Laaf Wa Dawaraan (2D/Arabic) 5:30 & 7:30pm Kill Zone (2D/Action) 11:30pm Deep Water Horizon (2D/Action) 11:30am; 7:30 & 9:30pm Storks (2D/Comedy) 1:30 & 3:30pm Killing Salazar (2D/Action) 11:30pm Aandavan Kattalai (2D/Tamil) 11:15pm Bilal (2D/Arabic) 4:15pm

ASIAN TOWN

Oozham (3D/Malayalam) 2:00, 5:00, 7:00, 10:00pm Hyper (Telugu) 12:30 & 3:30pm Aandavan Kattalai (2D/Tamil) 12:30, 3:15, 6:00, 8:45, 11:30pm M.S. Dhoni:the Untold Story (2D/Hindi) 4:00, 6:45 & 9:00pm

ADAPTATION, AUTHOR, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, BIOGRAPHY, BOOK, CHRONICLE, COMPOSITION, DIARY, DISSERTATION, AL KHOR DOCUMENT, DRAFT, EDITORIAL, EPIC, EPISTLE, ESSAY, ISSUE, JOURNAL, LEDGER, LETTER, LIMERICK, LITERATURE, MANUSCRIPT, MEMO, Hyper (Telugu) 11:15am, 2:15, 5:15, 8:15 & 11:15pm MEMOIRS, NOTATION, NOTE, NOVEL, PAPER, Storks (2D/Comedy) 10:45am, 12:45, 2:45, 6:45, 9:45 & 11:45pm PLAY, POEM, PROSE, PUBLICATION, RECORD, SCRIPT, SCRIPTURE, SONNET, TEXT, THESIS, M.S. Dhoni:the Untold Story (2D/Hindi) 12:00, 3:30, 7:00 & TOME, TREATISE, VERSE, VOLUME, WRITER, 10:30pm WRITINGS. PRAYER TIMINGS WEATHER Minimum: 29o C Maximum: 36o C

FAJR 04.09 am ZUHR 11.24 am MAGHRIB 05.24 pm HIGH TIDE 05:15 - 17:00 Hazy at places at first becomes hot daytime with SHOROOK 05.25 am ASR 02.48 pm ISHA 06.54 pm LOW TIDE 11:00 - 23:30 slight dust at times and some local clouds.

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ONLINE CHART BUST Auction of arts Healthy lifestyle www.thepeninsulaqatar.com reduces disability

IANS MOST READ NEW YORK: Leading a healthy lifestyle Philippines’ Duterte likens himself to Hitler, can shorten the time that is spent disabled 1 wants to kill millions of drug users near the end of one’s life by nearly two years, says a study. Older adults with the Pakistan “completely rejects” Indian claim of healthiest lifestyles could expect to spend 2 cross-border strikes about 1.7 fewer years disabled at the end of their lives, compared to their unhealth- Fancy a chat? Londoners appalled by Tube iest counterparts, the findings showed. 3 badges “The duration of the disabled period near the end of one’s life has enormous personal and societal implications, rang- ing from quality of life to health care TWEET OF THE DAY costs,” said senior author Anne New- man, Professor at University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health in the US. “We discovered that, fortunately, by improving lifestyle we can postpone both death and disability. In fact, it turns out that we’re compressing that disabled end- of-life period,” Newman noted. An employee hangs works of art with “Grand Teatro” by Marino Marini (right) and bronze sculpture The findings, published online in the “Sfera N.3” by Arnaldo Pomodoro seen ahead of a Contemporary Art auction on October 7, at Sotheby’s Journal of the American Geriatrics Soci- in London, yesterday. ety, are based on analysis of a quarter century of data. Man reached tip of S America 14,000 years ago

IANS the researchers said. Approximately a rich archaeological site in southeast- At Arroyo Seco 2, the researchers INSTAGRAM OF THE DAY 13,000 years ago, a prehistoric group ern South America called Arroyo Seco excavated ancient tools, bone remains of hunter-gathers known as the Clovis 2. “The Arroyo Seco 2 site contains a from a variety of extinct species, and Students per- NEW YORK: Humans reached the people lived in Northern America. rich archaeological record, excep- broken animal bones containing frac- forming a dance southern cone of South America some Previous research suggests that the tional for South America, to explain tures caused by human tools. They during the Philip- 14,000 years ago, earlier than previ- Clovis culture was one of the earliest the expansion of Homo sapiens into used radiocarbon dating to deter- pine School of Doha ously thought, says a study based on cultures in South America. the Americas and their interaction mine the age of the mammal bones Foundation Day ancient artifacts found at an archae- However, the new research from with extinct Pleistocene mammals,” and analyzed the specimens under a Field Demonstra- ological site in Argentina. the Pampas region of Argentina sup- the study said. microscope. The analysis revealed the tion at Al Rayyan Humans’ arrival in southern South ports the hypothesis that early Homo A group of scientists led by Gustavo presence of limb bones from extinct Sports Club yester- America 14,000 years ago may repre- sapiens arrived in the South America Politis from Universidad Nacional del mammals at the site, which may indi- day. sent the last step in the expansion of earlier than the Clovis hunters did. Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires cate human activities of transporting Photo by Kammutty Homo sapiens throughout the world The evidence for earlier human presented the research in a new study and depositing animal carcasses for VP and the final continental colonisation, arrival in South Americas comes from published in the journal PLOS ONE. consumption at a temporary camp. Giant dinosaur footprint discovered

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TOKYO: One of the biggest dino- saur footprints ever recorded has been unearthed in the Gobi Desert, researchers said yesterday, offering a fresh clue about the giant crea- tures that roamed the earth millions of years ago. A joint Mongolian-Japanese expe- dition found the giant print, which measures 106 centimetres (42 inches) long and 77 centimetres wide. One of several footprints discov- ered in the vast Mongolian desert, the huge fossil was discovered last month in a geologic layer formed between 70 million and 90 million years ago, Artist’s impression of Rosetta spacecraft shortly before hitting Comet 67P/Churyumov Gerasimenko, researchers said. It was naturally yesterday. cast, as sand flowed into dents that had been left by the creature stomp- ing on the once muddy ground. The footprint is believed to have Rosetta mission ends with crash-landing belonged to Titanosaur, a long-necked dinosaur, and could have been more than 30 metres long and 20 metres Reuters confirmation of the end of the mis- planning for Rosetta 27 years ago tall, according researchers. The Jap- sion came at 1119 GMT. with prime contractor Airbus , told anese university has been involved in Okayama University of Science Professor Shinobu Ishigaki lying next Rosetta completed its free-fall Reuters at the Mexico space confer- the study with the Mongolian Acad- descent at the speed of a sedate ence. “There were so many ups and emy of Science. to a dinosaur footprint in Gobi Desert. BERLIN: The Rosetta spacecraft walk, joining the probe Philae, which downs with this mission.” ended its historic mission on Fri- landed on the comet in Novem- The mission managed several day, crashing on the surface of the ber 2014 in what was considered a historic firsts, such as getting a dusty, icy comet it has spent 12 years remarkable feat of precision space spacecraft into orbit around a comet chasing in a hunt that has provided travel. and the unprecedented landing of a insight into the early days of the “Thank you Rosetta,” ESA direc- probe on the surface. A handful of solar system and captured the pub- tor general Jan Woerner said on previous spacecraft had snapped lic’s imagination. Twitter. pictures and collected data as they The spacecraft has stalked comet He was among some 300 peo- flew past their targets. 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko ple who had also gathered before But, dashing hopes for more dis- across more than 6 billion km (3.7 dawn at a conference room at the coveries, Philae, the 100kg (220 lb) billion miles) of space, collecting International Astronautical Congress probe, bounced several times on a treasure trove of information on in Guadalajara, Mexico, to watch landing before getting stuck against comets that will keep scientists busy a live webcast as Rosetta’s signal a cliff wall, leaving it unable to per- for the next decade. disappeared from monitors, simul- form any more experiments beyond Scientists in the European Space taneously with the team in Germany. its first three days on the comet after Agency control centre in Darmstadt, “It was a good ending,” Klaus its solar-powered batteries ran out. An image of the dinosaur that may have put a footprint in Gobi Desert. Germany, clapped and hugged as Schiling, who worked on mission