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SYRIA: An armoured ambulance of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) waits next to other UN vehicles in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights as they wait to cross into the Syrian side of the Golan, yesterday. The United Nations confirmed that an armed group captured 43 UN peacekeepers on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights yesterday, saying it was doing everything to secure their release. — AFP Local FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014

In my view Alcoholism in Kuwait

By By Sara Ahmed

KUWAIT: A woman participates in a weaving course at Sadu House. [email protected]

lcohol is illegal in Kuwait and because of this, there is little to no discussion about alcoholism, Aits impact on the individual, the family or society. Yet alcoholism cuts across all social, nationality, economic and racial barriers. It can also be found in many homes in Kuwait and security forces regularly arrest smugglers or home brewers. Setting aside the illegality of the matter, however, the question of alcoholism is seldom addressed for several reasons. First, given that alcohol is illegal, it’s a closed subject. How can someone seek treatment for alcoholism when they are not supposed to be drinking in the first place? Many would fear legal action or criminal charges for possession or consumption. Second, unlike in many countries where alcohol can be publicly consumed, drinking here is typically done in private and so only a few people - family and close friends - may know that someone has a problem. Problems kept in the dark don’t just go away. Whether you view it as a disease or a self inflicted harm, whether you outlaw it or permit it, alcoholism can lead to many other societal problems including divorce, domestic abuse, violence, unemployment, child abuse, lack of productivity, car accidents and much more. So what can someone do if they or a loved one are an alcoholic in Kuwait? There are a few Al Anon-type groups that meet here, though for obvious reasons they are kept private. Some local clinics and hospitals also offer rehabilitation and treatment options. Someone seeking help should also consider going for treatment abroad, as many countries offer affordable rehabilitation clinics and options. Meanwhile, a more modern, proactive approach to dealing with the issue should be adopted by the government. Refusing to acknowledge that there is a problem does no one - neither the alcoholic, his family or society any good. First Arab military judiciary summit

AMMAN: The first Arab military judiciary conference yesterday stressed the importance of enshrining the independence of military judiciary principle in laws and consti- tutions as it is a significant part of the judicial authority. Concluding their three-day meeting, participants called for introducing objective and procedural reforms to achieve this goal. They recommended increasing the levels of liti- gation at military courts in order to be in conjunction with civil courts system and to attain international standards for fair trial. The conferees also stressed importance of establishing a permanent Arab military judiciary body to boost cooperation among military judiciary institutions in Arab countries. The Kuwaiti delegation presented during yesterday’s session a paper outlining legislative and legal develop- ments of Kuwaiti military judiciary since its establishment, Dr Khaled Al-Otaibi, head of the Kuwaiti delegation, stated to KUNA. The Kuwaiti paper also highlighted Kuwaiti military judiciary’s significant accomplishments, disciplinary trials and proposed laws, he added. Delegations from Kuwait, Jordan, Morocco, Egypt, Qatar, Bahrain, the UAE, Oman, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, the Palestinian Authority, Tunisia, Yemen and the Arab League participated in the conference. — KUNA Local FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014

Local Spotlight Naivety makes for easy theft victims

By Muna Al-Fuzai house’s door. The neighbor went down and spoke with the young man who seemed very confident and claimed to be a friend. He asked the stranger to leave as it was clear that no one [email protected] was in the house. This proved a blessing for that young man. agree that Kuwait is relatively safe. However, The next day, the house was robbed. That well- this doesn’t mean that you can leave your dressed man was just a thief. He is in police cus- Ihouse or car unlocked, with your valuables tody now. He was arrested a week after the theft, scattered all over the house and your car keys on but by then he had sold all of the stolen items. He the dashboard. Kuwait is not as safe as it used to confessed that it was not an accident and that he be. As in any other country in the world, thieves and his friends had planned it all. Thieves are now wait for the right moment to get their hands on becoming more dangerous - they watch the your belongings and make some quick money. house for many days before robbing it. Their sick Whether you live in a flat or a house, keep your mind creates a plan and they prepare themselves valuables in a safe place. Because if they ever get for any surprises, such as curious neighbors. stolen, you will not get them back. My friend has given up hope of getting her A friend of mine is one of those who believe valuable jewelry back. But the thief also stole all that Kuwait is very safe, and she never thought the spare keys and sold them to another gang, about locking the front door of her house or buy- along with the house’s address. So there is the ing a safe. After her house was robbed, she possibility of a second theft, one that could hap- installed surveillance cameras all around it. Of pen at any time. And although that thief is in jail course, it was too late - but better late than never. now, the rest of the gang are possibly planning How she was robbed shows how criminals think a new robbery, targeting someone else who is and act. One day, when she and her family were naive enough to believe that he will not be out, a neighbor heard a heavy knock at her front robbed. Thus, I offer a piece of advice. Never door just before midnight. From his window, the leave your house or car unlocked, even for a few neighbor saw a well-dressed man who had minutes. You don’t want to be the next victim arrived in a nice car, trying to open the empty waiting in line. KUWAIT: An Indian expat fetches drinking water from an outdoor water cooler as Kuwait temperature soars to above 45 degrees Celsius. — By Joseph Shagra

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By Ben Garcia lionaires if members follow their business plan. The MLM business is quite young in t sounds like the perfect plan. Invest a lit- Kuwait, but is gaining momentum rapidly. tle money, buy some product, recruit People are attracted to MLM strategies Iyour friends and watch the money flow because the money flows like ‘crazy’ to in. But plans can often fail and in the case of members (only if you become a member a multilevel marketing proposal making the early ahead of everyone else). Leaders and rounds of Kuwait’s Filipino community, members are compensated well, including they are more likely to leave the investors trips to the US and Europe, after reaching broke and bitter. Thirty-three-year-old a certain quota, and cash prizes or cars. Maya thought the idea of ‘multilevel marketing’ (MLM) sounded like the quickest What is MLM? way to a better financial future. “I joined Wikipedia defines MLM or multi level and paid cash to become a member. I marketing business as a marketing strate- thought I was going to become a million- gy in which the sales force is compensated aire because that was the initial promise of not only for sales they personally gener- the group who recruited me. But I got ate, but also for the sales of the other nothing,” she told Kuwait Times. A mother salespeople that they have recruited. of two kids, Maya was recruited in Ramadan People connected to MLM earn not only 2012 and initially paid KD 70 to buy prod- from their own sales but also for the sales of the people they recruited, creating a chain of distributors and a hierarchy of multiple levels of compensation, or in short a pyramid. Most commonly, the salespeople “I joined and paid become ambassadors of their brands and are encouraged to develop customer rela- tionships as they sell products by word-of- cash to become a mouth marketing. But MLM is not all about money or recruits. Some recruited member. I members criticize MLM for being unable to fulfill their promises to many of the participants. “This business is home-based thought I was but you have to go out, meet people, share information and create communi- going to become ties. In networking businesses, challenges will always arise but you are the ultimate key to success,” a leader told Kuwait Times a millionaire. But at a seminar conducted in Kuwait. Although the MLM strategy has created I got nothing,” multimillion-dollar businesses, some have become embroiled in controversy, have ter. She said she worked hard and followed them ask for a considerable amount of dubious reputations and are resented for the business plan of the company she money without any products. Anyone their so-called ‘pyramid schemes’. joined but the leader left (for Philippines planning to get involved should be sure to “If you keep on promising your mem- and never came back) so she failed to find out if the company is properly bers they’ll become rich and you don’t ucts that she would then sell to family and help them to do business properly, how friends. recoup her investment. “I didn’t get my licensed and reputable. money - I didn’t earn anything from it. I The MLM business usually recruits peo- could they become millionaires? They are “In every package, you will receive multi- just siphoning money from masses of peo- vitamins which promise a miraculous heal- used their products which I don’t even ple through direct selling or people-to- know really work or not. It was a waste of people contacts or holding seminars and ple, and in a way, doing business at the ing power of sorts. At first I was uncon- expense of others. People are looking for money and effort,” Maya told Kuwait Times. workshops. Recruiting people happens vinced, I looked for more proof, I asked something to earn and if you promise Many of the MLM company representatives through referrals/seminars where they them to provide the approval by the them heaven, they’ll definitely join. The Bureau of Food and Drugs in the in Kuwait are not employed by the compa- have one-on-one meetings. There, they problem is along the way, they’ll see the Philippines, with regards to multi-vitamins ny back in Manila but are recruited through present their company profile and prod- loopholes and many are doomed to fail. I and they showed them all to me. They also the process known in the MLM business as ucts and services. A similar approach is by am one of them,” Mila stressed. showed some licenses and testimonies of people’s network. using workshops. Some MLM companies Some multi-level marketing companies people whom they claimed to have been Mila had a similar experience. She joined ask for a registration fee (usually KD 15-KD show exaggerated return on investment miraculously healed by the multi-vitamins. in hope of making extra cash, but got noth- 140), but there are companies that only plans and techniques to enhance their Then they showed me some of the beauty ing after months of hard work. “I bought ask members to buy products and you’re a members’ enthusiasm and devotion by products and slimming products. Those are seven packages because they said the more member. If you are a committed member way of seminars and training. They even the reasons why I was interested in the first you invest the more chances to become a and want to earn money, you’ll have to provide alleged scholarships. “They only place. So finally I was convinced and waited millionaire. I believed them and spent KD work hard. give it on paper, but we don’t see it in real- for the income to flow under my name. But 500, but I didn’t get anything in return. I MLM businesses promise to create mil- ity,” said another MLM member. nothing has come so far,” she explained. In just wasted my money,” she said. total, Maya bought five packages, spending Operating illegally KD 350, little of which she ever recouped. Quick facts about product-based pyramid schemes: Some MLM companies are operating in • Typically presented as sales opportunities. Way of earning income? Kuwait through Kuwaiti business partners. The Kuwaiti company applies for a license • A distributor recruits salespeople who each pay money for products to sell. Hundreds of young Filipinos, many of • The distributor gets a percentage of each package of products he sells. . them women earning salaries of less than for the products. However some of them • The distributor also gets a cut of each product that any of the recruits sell. KD 100 a month, invest in MLM as a second are operating illegally. “In the case of my way of earning an income. The idea is sim- MLM company, we have a license to oper- • The recruits are told that the fastest way to make money isn’t by selling products, ple: Buy the products the MLM company is ate in Kuwait. All of our products are but by recruiting more people to buy products to sell. selling and then sell them to friends and licensed and verified by the Ministry of • The people at the top of the pyramid get commissions from everyone in their down- family. Meanwhile, recruit others to buy Health,” said a Filipina MLM partner com- line (the people below them in the pyramid). and sell and earn a percentage of their sales pany in Kuwait who spoke with this Usually, the products have such a low margin, that it’s nearly impossible to make a as well. reporter on condition of anonymity. But profit without getting more recruits. For Maya, the experience has been bit- other companies operate illegally. Some of

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Seeking civil society collaboration in Kuwait

By Batul K Sadliwala ust five years ago, pressing issues such as migrant workers’ rights, animal rights and environmental sustainability would have been lucky to earn even passing reference in Kuwait’s newspapers and public conversations. Today, these Jissues are claiming their place at the forefront of the public agenda, largely due to the acceleration of vocal civil society activism. Yet despite increased public awareness, the wholly inadequate level of collaboration between civil society organizations (CSOs) themselves is proving a crucial handicap to the sector’s work in Kuwait.

In Kuwait, as in any other nation-state, the non-gov- A capitalist mindset operate on an informal basis, have perhaps found it ernmental and not-for-profit organizations comprising Despite the logic and benefits to be gained from col- harder to collaborate than those established before the civil society play an important role in representing laboration, several obstacles hinder collaboration in this Gulf War. While many NGOs were established during the public interest and lobbying the government for poli- sector. The fundamental challenge is a misunderstand- ‘70s and ‘80s and received annual funding from the gov- cy changes in the social, cultural and political arenas. ing of the importance of cooperation within civil society ernment, Sultan claims that during the ‘90s it became As compared to the rest of the GCC, this sector is itself. increasingly difficult to maneuver governmental bureau- arguably much more vibrant in Kuwait. The country “There’s also a huge educational component because cracy to establish a CSO. also has a relatively longer history of civil society there is a lack of understanding about the need for col- activism, going at least as far back as the establish- laboration. When all of us live in a capitalist society, civil Personal rivalries ment of the Kuwait Trade Union Federation and the society itself gets drawn into the competition as well. A further obstacle is that sometimes individuals from Women’s Cultural and Social Society in the 1960s. And Kuwait as we know is a very capitalist society,” different organizations simply do not like working with However, without tapping into the potential for Sultan explained. each other. “They are still possessive of their projects,” knowledge and resource sharing, and advocacy coor- Lina Al-Qaddoumi, program manager at INJAZ as Muhareb put it. At a more basic level, Sultan pointed dination, civil society in Kuwait is running the risk of Kuwait, part of an international network which offers out that civil societies often simply do not know of each mitigating the success of otherwise well-planned and entrepreneurial and leadership training to the youth, other’s existence. adequately financed initiatives. concurred. “For example, most organizations here receive private corporate funding and they feel that if An unthreatening ecosystem The importance of collaboration they collaborate with other groups, they would get less This not to say that civil society in Kuwait is complete- Zahed Sultan is the managing director at the en.v funding.” ly devoid of intra-sectoral collaboration. The National Initiative, an organization that works in the fields of Committee for the Resolution of Statelessness in Kuwait education, environment and capacity-building in order Legal restrictions is a coalition of 22 civil society and political groups, to foster greater social responsibility in the Arab world. Another hurdle, as both Muhareb and Sultan point including Group-29 and the Women’s Cultural and “Two heads are better than one,” he said. “One benefit out, is the legal environment in which civil societies Social Society, that work towards emancipating the of collaboration is knowledge sharing. If people collab- operate. According to law no. 24 of 1962, CSOs are bedoons. Organizations like the en.v Initiative and INJAZ orate on a given topic, then the increase in the number required to coordinate extensively with the Ministry of are currently involved in providing capacity-building of communities that these people can tap into miti- Social Affairs and Labor concerning matters of funding, training to other CSOs. gates the risk of the initiative failing. It also creates a management and participating in regional or interna- With the social media-propelled democratization of shared sense of responsibility among stakeholders. tional coalitions. information flow, attitudes among the youth in Kuwait Also, the sharing of limited resources, skill sets [and] “The other problem is when you share a project you are also changing. They are committed to causes of spaces creates more effective organizations.” need some kind of liberty, some kind of freedom. equality and sustainability, and are no longer satisfied Dr Shaikha Al-Muhareb, a member of Group-29, an Societies in the past were always under the umbrella of with public sector employment. Kuwait’s 2013 organization that focuses on advancing the principle of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor. That made it dif- Companies Law provides for a slightly more flexible envi- equal rights espoused in Article 29 of Kuwait’s consti- ficult for them to manage their own space of work. If ronment for civil society to operate, by introducing - for tution, agrees. With increased collaboration “there will there is a threat that this civil society will be banned or the first time - a legal framework for not-for-profit com- be more awareness,” she said, adding that, “you would closed, then again societies will be very worried to col- panies (NPCs). “You need to create an ecosystem at the see more pressure on the National Assembly to intro- laborate with others fearing that they will get them in sector level that is conducive to collaboration for the duce changes in laws because there are more people trouble,” explained Muhareb. CSOs to not feel threatened. The intent is there; it’s the lobbying for that.” Also, more recently created CSOs, many of whom implementation that is ineffective,” Sultan maintained. Local FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 8

KUWAIT: The Fire Department officials pictured with local media representatives during an honoring ceremony at the Symphony Hotel. Fire Department honors local media

By Nawara Fattahova PR at the Fire Department during the ceremony. also showed articles and photos published in the “Firemen from the Liberation Tower will soon press and reports recorded during their opera- KUWAIT: The Fire Department held an honoring enter the Guinness World Records - with pushing tions. Major General Yousif Al-Ansari expressed his ceremony for the media on Wednesday evening at the water from the ground floor up to the 75th appreciation. “The media is the one to show the the Symphony Hotel. This ceremony was spon- floor. This act is to show their insistence and deter- hard work of the firemen to the public. Without sored by the Gulf Bank. “We are holding this cere- mination in taking the challenge to fight fire even the media, people won’t realize the difficulty in mony in appreciation for the local media - for their if the fire systems failed,” Al-Ameer added. saving lives. Thank you all- you deserve this cere- systematic support. This event expresses our love During the event, photos and video showing mony,” he said. The organizers then awarded dif- for you (media), so we have chosen the slogan firemen extinguishing fire in different location ferent local media, firemen from the Liberation ‘Love gathers us’. We will repeat this ceremony were showed. The audience was able to see parts tower, firemen from the Madeena Fire Station and every year,” said Colonel Khalil Al-Ameer, Head of of their hard and dangerous job in saving lives. It the Gulf Bank. ‘I am from Daesh’ Iranian threatens to kill his boss

KUWAIT: “I am from Daesh... I am from under its political control, beginning Drunk woman Daesh,” an Egyptian cried out after he with Iraq and Syria and territory in the A drunk woman was sent to Maidan was denied entry into the Information Levant region, which includes Jordan, Hawally police station when her car got Ministry. National guardsmen at the Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Cyprus and an stuck on the pavement between two gate arrested the man and sent him to area in southern Turkey that includes streets. Half a bottle of imported liquor state security office. A source said that Hatay. was found in her possession. When Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato Sri Anifah Aman the suspect attempted to escape several It has been designated as a foreign police arrived at the scene, they found times. Meanwhile, the Interior Ministry terrorist organization by the United out the driver was extremely drunk. The has denied reports circulating on the States, the United Kingdom, Australia, car was towed away and the drunk driv- Kuwait endorses social media network that members of Canada, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia, er was placed under arrest and charged Daesh have entered Kuwait through the and has been labeled by the United with driving under the influence of alco- Malaysia’s bid for Al-Nuwaiseeb border post. The ministry Nations and Western and Middle hol. has people not to promote rumors. The Eastern media as a terrorist organiza- non-permanent Ministry of Interior has strengthened tion. The United Nations has accused Man attempts to security measures at the northern bor- the Islamic State of committing “mass kidnap girlfriend UNSC seat der to monitor suspicious movements. atrocities” and war crimes. A man attempted to kidnap his girl- Daesh or Islamic State (IS), formerly friend after they spent time at a Salmiya PUTRAJAYA: On behalf of the GCC countries, Kuwait has shown its sup- the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Boss threatened café. A passerby responded to her port to Malaysia for vying for a non-permanent member seat at the UN (ISIL) or the Islamic State of Iraq and An Iranian expat threatened to kill his screams and rescued her. A security Security Council for the 2015-2016 term. Malaysian Foreign Minister Syria (ISIS) is a Sunni jihadist group in boss for transferring him to another source said that the woman told the Dato Sri Anifah Aman said yesterday, that this endorsement reflects the the Middle East. In its self-proclaimed department. The manager said he was police that the man wanted her to come strength of faith in Malaysia shown by Kuwait and other regional coun- status as a caliphate, it claims religious surprised when the Iranian entered his to his flat, but when she refused he tries. He added that Kuwait and his country have strong ties, especially, authority over all Muslims across the office and threatened to kill him and his attempted to pull her, so she started after his last visit to Kuwait where he met with His Highness the Deputy world and aspires to bring much of the children. Detectives are working on the screaming and the passerby helped her Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Muslim-inhabited regions of the world case. out. Detectives are investigating. Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, Acting Minister of Justice and Acting Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah. Kuwaiti man reportedly jailed by Islamic State The Malaysian Minister expressed hope that his country would get more support to get the UNSC seat. “Malaysia’s candidature has been KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti in Syria has reportedly been jailed by the militant They said the decision by the wali of Riqqa to jail Abu Omar is made easier with the Asia-Pacific group’s endorsement early this year group, Islamic State (IS). Hussein Redha Lari, also known as Abu Omar because he seeks to create problems between IS and Nusra Front and Malaysia is so far the sole candidate from Asia contesting for a non- Al Kuwaiti, was reportedly sentenced to solitary confinement for "incit- and widen the gap between the two Islamic factions. He also permanent UNSC seat,” he added. Malaysia has already held a UNSC ing trouble between members of IS," reported Al Rai Arabic daily yes- strongly opposes the reconciliation efforts with Nusra. Sources said non-permanent seat three times before, when it was elected for the first terday. According to the report, the Wali (governor) of Riqqa in the that his son Omar expressed his wish to visit his father but the laws time in 1965 followed, for the second time, in 1989-1990. Malaysia last Islamic State organization sentenced Lari. Sources said that Abu Omar of secret prisons in the Islamic State prevented this. The son is trying occupied a UNSC seat in 1999-2000. Malaysia has, traditionally, been a sent back his wife and daughters to Kuwait because of the unstable sit- some personal efforts to deliver a message to the head of IS, known major contributor in terms of personnel for peacekeeping operations uation in Syria. His son Omar, who is not 18 yet remained with him in by followers as the Amir of Believers, Abu Baker Al-Baghdadi, to under the UN support. Its biggest battalion is currently in Lebanon while Riqqa, Eastern Syria. release his father. there are at present nearly 1,200 peace-keeping troops from Malaysia stationed around the world. —KUNA Local FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 OIC launches urgent relief appeal for Somalia

JEDDAH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Humanitarian Coordination Office in Mogadishu,” the declared a state of emergency to address this economic yesterday made an urgent appeal to its member states, OIC said in a press statement. “Current details indicate and humanitarian crisis. “The OIC calls upon its Member friendly states, international organizations and non-gov- that about 1 million persons including more than 75,000 States, civil society organizations and international ernmental humanitarian organizations to provide children are suffering from serious malnutrition.” humanitarian relief organizations to act swiftly to con- urgent assistance to Somalia. “This is in light of the diffi- The OIC also stated that depletion of various water tain this crisis before it worsens and prevent another cult humanitarian situation the country is passing sources has led to the critical condition in the country, food crisis of catastrophic dimensions in Somalia, so that through which portends the danger of a second wave of with its catastrophic effects on agricultural production the humanitarian tragedy of 2011 which claimed hun- famine that may affect hundreds of thousands of vic- regions and livestock. It has also raised food prices to dreds of thousands of Somali lives, especially women tims, according to estimates provided by the OIC unprecedented levels. The Somali government has and children is not repeated,” it concluded. — KUNA KOC denies media reports on technical glitches, production KPC targets Latin American market

KUWAIT: Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) has denied some media undergo projects at its oil fields in the south and east of Kuwait reports that its prescribed level of oil production is lagging which entailed setting up a crude oil collection or gathering cen- behind due to technical glitches, said a company official yester- ter and a facility for water injection. Three more crude collection day. Deputy CEO for Administrative and Financial Affairs at (KOC) centers and a water injection facility were also earmarked for the Saad Al-Azmi said that the company was currently meeting its company’s oil fields in the north of Kuwait, he said, adding that production quotas with no difficulties of any kind, dovetailing KOC’s immediate plans for the years 2015 and 2016 was to bring with its stated strategic plan whose ultimate near goal was to up the oil production level to 3.150 million barrels a day. bring the production level to no less than 3.65 million barrels a day by the advent of the year 2020 and to maintain it thereafter Latin American market for the foreseeable future. In another development, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) Kuwait invites With regard to the company’s projects through the period is the first GCC company to venture into the Latin American mar- 2030, he said there were two in the pipeline directed at develop- ket through the selling of fuel oil to a Brazilian company, said an Honduras president ing the oil fields in the west of Kuwait by using the process known official yesterday. KPC’s fuel oil sales Chief Sheikh Salah Al-Sabah as water injection. Water injection or water flooding refers to the said in a press release that the corporation have sold fuel oil prod- NEW YORK: His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al- method in the oil industry where water is injected into the reser- ucts to a Brazilian company specialized in the sulfur production in Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent an official invitation to President voir or oil well, usually to increase pressure and thereby stimulate April. The Brazilian company’s purchase of fuel oil is a sign that of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernandez to visit Kuwait, said production. Water injection wells can be found both on-and-off- Kuwaiti products are well received abroad, said Sheikh Salah A- Ambassador of Kuwait to Mexico Sameeh Johar Hayat late shore, to increase oil recovery from an existing reservoir. Sabah. KPC will continue to expand its business abroad to achieve Wednesday. In a press statement to KUNA, Hayat said that the Furthermore, he noted that the company also had plans to maximum profit, said the official. invitation was handed to President Hernandez during his meeting with the leader in the capital Tegucigalpa. Hayat said that his meeting with the President touched on issues pertaining bilateral relations and means to develop ties between Kuwait and Fake work permits Honduras. — KUNA

By Hanan Al-Saadoun Car accident Arab Contractors Three persons were trapped in a car with critical injuries KUWAIT: Detectives have arrested an Arab expat who following a car accident yesterday near the Australian forged work permits from the Social Affairs Ministry. College. Mishref firemen rushed to the scene and freed the completes 70% of According to security sources, the man prints the work per- trapped accident victims. They were rushed to the hospital mits with the original computer seal. The arrest was made for treatment. Al-Jahra Road project when an undercover requested a transaction. He was then arrested during the exchange. 25 fake documents were found at his home, and his accomplice was later appre- The Cairo-based Arab Contractors Company KUWAIT: hended. They were sent to concerned authorities for fur- announced yesterday that it has completed 70 percent of ther action. the works of Al-Jahra Road project. It added that the work is on full swing and the project will be complete as per schedule early 2016. “The Arab Contractors Company is working relentlessly to complete the project as per the contract -upon schedule and specifications,” Engineer Ahmad Tawakol, project’s manager, stated to KUNA. He noted the company is also executing several other major projects in Kuwait, including Sheikh Jaber Hospital project. The company has a long history in implementing construction projects similar to Al-Jahra Road in 29 countries, which qualified it to work in Kuwait, Tawakol said. On work atmosphere, Tawakol said that the company’s Egyptian workers never felt alienated while working in Kuwait due to cultural and social similarities between the two countries. Al-Jahra Road project’s original contracting value is KD264.7 million. The value was decreased follow- MoI denies violations ing revisions to KD260.8 million. The project is divided Interior Ministry Security Information department has into five phases. issued a statement in which it categorically denied claims of ill treatment of inmates at central prison. The statement Electricity Ministry signs deal said that prison authorities always comply with internation- In another development, the Minister of Electricity and al treaties and rules that regulate the treatment of prison- Water and Minister of Public Works Abdulaziz Al-Ibrahim ers. The statement said there are no violations or bad treat- yesterday signed a contract for supplying and installing ment towards the three prisoners (Saqer Al-Hashash, Ahmad Al-Diqbasi and Khalid Bukhadoor), adding that a power transmission substations. In a press statement, the search led to the discovery of a phone with inmate Saqer Electricity and Water Ministry did not name the supplier but Al-Hashash, and inmate Al-Diqbasi which violated the estimated the total value of the contract at KD28.51 million. prison rules. It stated that the deal is meant to enhance the performance of the country’s power distribution network. — Agencies FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 UN: Ebola cases British Tory MP Two tank columns could reach 20,000 defects to from Russia UKIP in blow for enter Ukraine 13 Cameron14 15

GOLAN HEIGHTS: A UN peacekeeper from the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, also known as UNDOF, walks at an observation point on Mt Bental in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, overlooking the border with Syria yesterday. — AP 43 UN peacekeepers seized in Golan Heights Islamic State kills captured Syria soldiers

BEIRUT: The Islamic State group killed more than the arid countryside near the Tabqa airfield, three Islamic State group has frequently published people and destabilized the entire region. 150 troops captured in recent fighting for a string days after Islamic State fighters seized the base. graphic photos and videos online of everything The 43 UN peacekeepers were detained by an of military bases in northeastern Syria, shooting The government troops were among a large from beheadings of opponents to mass killings. In armed group yesterday in the Golan during a some and slashing others with knives in the past group of soldiers from the base who were stuck Iraq, for example, the group killed nearly 200 men “period of increased fighting between armed ele- 24 hours in the latest mass killing attributed to the behind the front lines after the airfield fell to the - most of them Iraqi soldiers - in late June near the ments and the Syrian Arab Armed Forces,” the extremists, activists said yesterday. In southern jihadi fighters. The Observatory said around 120 northern city of Tikrit, human rights groups and office of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. Syria, gunmen detained 43 UN peacekeepers dur- captive government troops from Tabqa were Iraqi officials say. It published photos online show- It did not identify the armed group. Several rebel ing fighting on the Syrian side of the Golan killed near the base. Islamic State fighters killed at ing dozens of men dressed in civilian clothes lined groups operate in the Golan, while the Islamic Heights, the United Nations said. It added that least another 40 soldiers, most of whom were tak- up or lying face down as militants aimed rifles at State group has no known presence there. It said another 81 peacekeepers were trapped in the en prisoner in recent fighting for other bases in their backs. A final set of photos showed their in a statement that another 81 peacekeepers are area by the heavy clashes between rebels and the area, in the Hamrat region near Raqqa city, the bloodied bodies. “currently being restricted to their positions” in Syrian troops. group’s stronghold. A statement posted online Such killings have not been limited to Iraq. the vicinity of Ruwaihaniyeh and Burayqa. The killing of government troops, combined and circulated on Twitter by supporters of the Earlier this month, Islamic State fighters shot and Heavy fighting has engulfed the Syrian side of with photos of dusty, terrified conscripts under Islamic State group claimed the extremists killed beheaded hundreds of tribesmen in eastern Syria the Golan since Wednesday, when rebels cap- militant guard in the desert, underscored how the “about 200” government prisoners captured near who had risen up against the group. A UN com- tured a crossing on the disputed frontier with extremist group uses violence - and images of vio- Tabqa. It also showed photographs of what it said mission accused the Islamic State group Israel. A rebel spokesman said the opposition is lence - to instill fear in its opponents as it seeks to were the prisoners: young men stripped down to Wednesday of committing crimes against human- focused on fighting President Bashar Assad, and expand the proto-state it has carved out in Syria their underwear marching in the desert. The pho- ity in Syria - echoing UN accusations against the poses no threat to Israel. Yesterday, government and neighboring Iraq. The Britain-based Syrian tos could not immediately be verified, but corre- group in Iraq. The Islamic State group’s surge is warplanes targeted several rebel positions in the Observatory for Human Rights said that many of spond to other AP reporting. one aspect of Syria’s multi-layered civil war, a area, including in the village of Jaba, the the soldiers killed were rounded up Wednesday in In its rise to prominence over the past year, the bloody conflict that has killed more than 190,000 Observatory said. —AP International FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014

Opening the gateways to Gaza

JERUSALEM: Israel is to ease restrictions on its two Kerem Shalom crossing ments that need to be used for the rehabilitation of crossings into Gaza to allow greater movement of peo- In the months before the crisis began, an average Gaza,” said Guy Inbar, spokesman for COGAT, the ple and goods under terms of a ceasefire agreement that of 4,271 trucks per month were entering Gaza through defense ministry body that coordinates with the ended the 50-day conflict. Erez which lies at Gaza’s Kerem Shalom, carrying aid, fuel and construction Palestinians. “Those building materials will be able to northern edge is a personnel crossing, while Kerem materials for international projects, Israeli rights cross into Gaza only under a mechanism of supervising Shalom, which lies at the southernmost point of the watchdog Gisha says. Under terms of a blockade first and control to make sure that those materials won’t go Gaza-Israel border, is the only transit point for aid and imposed in 2006 which was tightened a year later, to the hands of Hamas for terror activities,” he said. goods coming from Israel. Although Kerem Shalom was Israel has virtually blocked the import of cement, steel But Gisha says the stringent security checks cur- open for most of the conflict, which began on July 8 and and gravel into Gaza, on grounds they could be used rently in place would have to change in order to speed ended with a ceasefire on August 26, it was predomi- for making rockets and building fortifications. When up the import of building materials, otherwise recon- nantly to allow in aid and fuel deliveries, while Erez was the conflict began, Israel kept Kerem Shalom open, struction would be impossible. “Since December 2013 only open for humanitarian emergencies. It is still not allowing a total of 5,562 trucks to cross into Gaza over Israel has been allowing in construction material for clear to what extent Israel will ease restrictions at Erez, or the seven-week period, carrying humanitarian sup- international organizations, but it’s been a narrow, how much construction material it will allow through plies and fuel, but no construction materials, defense time consuming and complicated process,” Gisha co- Kerem Shalom to rebuild parts of the decimated strip. ministry figures show. founder Sari Bashi said. “If Israel continues that The Rafah crossing, which lies on Gaza’s southern border Under terms of the truce which ended the fighting, approval process, it will take 100 years to rebuild with Egypt, is the enclave’s only gateway to the world Israel agreed to ease the restrictions to allow in materi- Gaza,” she said, noting that the livelihoods of some that is not controlled by Israel, and is therefore not part als for the construction of the battered enclave. “Israel 70,000 Gazans depend on work in the construction of the truce agreement. will allow entry of building material and other instru- industry.—AFP

Lebanon plans law to tackle growing child marriage trend

BAALBEK: At 13, Samiha left school and the home she shared with 10 people near Baalbek in eastern Lebanon to live in a tent with her new husband, a 41-year-old tradesman. “I didn’t feel anything, I didn’t have a choice,” she said of the marriage, arranged by her father. “The first night, when I followed him into the bedroom, I was terrified. I couldn’t move.” That night, without knowing anything about sex, she fell pregnant. “I’m unhappy, but I have to accept this life,” said the pretty blonde with green eyes. Both she and her husband hail from the town of Qusayr, just across the border in Syria, part of a massive influx of refugees into Lebanon since the war there started. Now aged 15, Samiha is already the mother of two children. There are no official statistics on child marriage in Lebanon, but it takes place in several rural areas in the country and has risen with the influx of Syrian refugees, experts say. Now, Lebanon is trying to tackle the problem with legislation that would give civil authorities a role in an area that is usually the pre- serve of clerics. “We have drawn up a first draft regulating the marriage of minors,” said Fadi Karam, secretary general of the National Commission for Lebanese Women, a state body on women’s rights. RAFAH: Deputy chairman of Hamas’ political bureau Mussa Abu Marzuk (center) arrives at the Rafah crossing between Egypt At the moment, religious tribunals handle all so-called personal status and the southern Gaza Strip yesterday after a ceasefire agreement that ended a 50-day conflict. — AFP issues related to Lebanon’s 18 officially recognised sects, including setting the age of consent.

Nine-year-old brides Away from Gaza war, Arab East In Muslim communities, it is usually 18 for men and between 14 and 17 for women; for Christian sects, the age varies between 16 to 18 for men and 14 to 18 for women. “But families can obtain an Jerusalem seethes with protests exception from a religious tribunal to allow earlier marriages,” Karam said. In Muslim communities, that can permit the marriage of girls as Israeli, Palestinian observers warn of uprising young as nine. “For the best protection of children, there must be a complementarity between religious and civil authorities,” Karam said. JERUSALEM: Violent protests in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem have will quash an uprising, but it’s only making the people more angry.” According to a source close to those working on the draft law, it been raging nightly beyond the spotlight on the Gaza war, leading to Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said that after “widescale distur- would require that marriages involving children below the age of a crackdown by Israeli police in which hundreds of Palestinians have bances in different neighborhoods”, all the suspects arrested were consent receive approval from a civil judge as well as a religious tribu- been detained. Street clashes with police in riot gear, military-style directly involved in clashes with police, including throwing stones nal. The draft law will eventually be presented to Lebanon’s parlia- raids on homes late at night and stone-throwing at Israeli vehicles which wounded officers. Israel captured East Jerusalem along with ment but could face significant opposition from religious leaders, tra- have marked the most serious outbreak of violence in Jerusalem since Gaza and the West Bank in the 1967 Six Day War. It annexed the city ditionally resistant to any attempt to erode their monopoly over per- a Palestinian uprising a decade ago. The protests erupted in July after shortly afterwards and passed a law in 1980 that declared all of sonal status issues. The Commission is also working on a broad cam- the murder of a Palestinian teen in an alleged revenge attack by three Jerusalem its capital, a move not recognized abroad. paign to raise awareness and lobby for Lebanon to sign and ratify the Jews, who are standing trial. That followed the killing of three Israeli Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age and Registration youths in the occupied West Bank by Hamas Islamist militants. The Flare-ups of Marriages. Child marriage already existed, particularly in the rural seething tensions have underscored deepening divisions in a city that Some 40 percent of Jerusalem’s 800,000 residents are Palestinians. areas of Akkar in the north and the eastern Bekaa, but is on the rise Israel claims as its “indivisible capital”. They have Israeli-issued identity cards that entitle them - as residents of because of the influx of poor and vulnerable Syrian refugees. “It was a Damage caused by Palestinians to a Jerusalem light railway, which a city that Israel regards as part of the Jewish state - to the same civil marginal phenomenon in both Lebanon and Syria, but since the war, links Arab and Jewish neighborhoods and was once hailed by Israeli rights and state-funded services afforded Israeli citizens. But many see marrying off a girl has come to mean one less mouth to feed,” said authorities as a symbol of coexistence, put a third of its carriages out Israeli settlement construction in annexed areas of Jerusalem and Jihane Latrous, a child protection specialist at UNICEF. of commission. Security sweeps across East Jerusalem have arrested restrictions on access to al Aqsa mosque in the historic Old City, which more than 600 Palestinians, including 150 minors, according to the Israel says stem from security concerns, as attempts to change the Death in childbirth Israeli police. Most have since been released on bail or put under nature of the place. “There seems to be no will by the mayor and city Rita Chemaly, a project development consultant at the some form of restriction. Lawyers and family members say the raids council to address the root causes of Palestinian discontent in the city - Commission, said finances are often a key driver. “It is trafficking. resemble the military tactics of Israeli forces in the occupied West poverty, home demolitions, settlements, land confiscations,” said Meir Young girls are being married for money, or to pay the rent,” she said. Bank, including doors being blown off hinges, rather than urban law Margalit, an Israeli former city council member. Earlier this year, a Sabah Al-Hallak, a Syrian activist who cooperates with Lebanese enforcement. Jewish seminary quietly opened its doors in the Arab commercial heart women’s rights group KAFA, has managed to halt numerous child “The police’s treatment is setting alight areas that were quiet of east Jerusalem and on Thursday, the Jerusalem municipality marriages by focusing on the health risks. “We raise awareness first of before,” said Dmitri Daliani, a Palestinian rights activist in East approved plans to build a nine-storey seminary in another Arab neigh- all about health,” she said.—AFP Jerusalem. “They think more aggression and psychological pressure borhood, the anti-settlement Peace Now watchdog said. —Reuters International FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 Egypt’s jihadist group beheads four in Sinai

CAIRO: An Egyptian jihadist group yesterday released a video in which it claimed responsibility for beheading four men accused of being “Israeli informants” before showing the victims’ decapitated bodies. In the video, militants belonging to Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis, considered the deadliest jihadist group in Egypt, say they killed the men in the restive Sinai Peninsula for assisting neighboring Israel. Their bodies were found in Sheikh Zuweid town on August 20, two days after they were abducted, security officials said. The footage shows the kidnapped men confessing to assisting Israel in a drone strike in July that killed three militants near the border with the Jewish state. At the time, Egypt’s military said it had killed the extremists. After the confession, a masked man reads a statement that threatens Israel and its “collaborators”. He begins to cut the victims’ necks before they are then shown dead, with their disembodied heads placed on their backs. The group is believed to have carried out its first beheading in 2012 - kidnapping and murdering a man they accused of assassinating a militant. Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis-”Partisans of Jerusalem” in English-has claimed a number of high-profile attacks in Sinai, the Nile Delta, and Cairo since Islamist president Mohamed Morsi was overthrown in July 2013. Egypt’s military has carried out a vast offensive against jihadist groups QUNEITRA: Smoke rises from the Syrian village of Quneitra, as seen from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, following fighting in the north of Sinai since militants stepped up attacks follow- between forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad and rebels over the control of the Quneitra border crossing yesterday. — AFP ing Morsi’s ouster. Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis has said its operations are in retaliation for the brutal government crackdown on Morsi’s supporters that left more than 1,400 dead and at least 15,000 imprisoned. It has also claimed several rocket attacks Iraq , Syria pose Saudi dilemma against Israel over the past two years. —AFP Failed states or Iran’s proxies

‘Beware of jihad RIYADH: With militant Islamists gaining the upper hand in Syria’s the border. “There is a long tradition of tribal elders from Iraq and oth- rebel movement and grabbing big tracts of Western Iraq, Saudi er Arab countries visiting Saudi princes and other important personal- calls’, top cleric Arabia’s ruling family faces an increasingly uncomfortable dilemma. ities and petitioning for financial support to help them advance their The Al Saud have long seen the conflicts in Iraq and Syria as a pivotal broad social and political interests,” said Neil Partrick, an associate fel- warns Saudis battle for the future of the Middle East, pitting Sunni Muslims against low at the Royal United Services Institute. Nevertheless, Riyadh has a radical, revolutionary, Shiite Iran. But in both Syria and Iraq the king- had no ambassador based in Iraq since 1990, when Saddam Hussein RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti urged young people dom’s preferred Sunni allies have lost out to more militant groups, invaded Kuwait and threatened Saudi soil, and relations have soured yesterday to ignore calls to jihad from people representing and Riyadh faces its nightmare scenario of watching two key Arab even further since 2003, when the US-led invasion gave the Shiite “deviant principles”, the latest salvo in an anti-militant cam- states become proxies for its rival Tehran or, worse, perpetual failed majority more power. paign by the kingdom’s religious establishment. Riyadh, the states. Saudi Arabia is the biggest humanitarian donor to Iraq, following a world’s No 1 oil exporter, is unnerved by the rapid advance What the Al Saud dynasty most wants in both countries is a stable $500 million gift via the United Nations, said one of several diplomats in Iraq and Syria of Islamic State insurgents and fears this government with strong Sunni representation that could act as a bul- in the Gulf interviewed for this article. But its attempts to back Sunni could radicalize some of its own citizens and eventually wark both against what they see as Iranian expansionism and a Sunni political leaders north of the border have been sporadic and unsuc- lead to attacks on the US-allied government. militant ideology that threatens their own rule. In Syria, where the cessful. “People think the Saudis have more influence than they do. The word “deviant” is usually used in official and reli- Saudis are a leading backer of rebel groups including the secular Free There are some contacts, but not much,” said a diplomat. Diplomats gious Saudi circles to refer to the Islamist militant ideology Syrian Army and the Islamic Front, which includes less militant Sunni said both Riyadh and Qatar were in touch with a number of “moder- followed by Al-Qaeda, of which Islamic State is an offshoot. fighters, Riyadh still has some options to influence the outcome of the ate Sunni leaders” in Iraq, whom they supported to defuse growing Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh, the highest religious authori- war. But in Iraq, its most populous neighbor, with which it shares an support for Islamic State radicals. ty in the country, this month described the creed of Al- 850 kilometer frontier, Saudi Arabia has few tested friends or estab- However, such ties are not strong, said Alani. While Riyadh did pro- Qaeda and Islamic State as Islam’s “enemy number one”, a lished links with Sunni groups, and knows that the majority Shiites will vide some funding to Iraq’s Sunni tribes after Baghdad stopped message echoed in Friday sermons across the country. continue to dominate power. financing the Awakening movement there, a diplomat said, the con- Riyadh is among the main backers of mostly Sunni Muslim “In terms of strategic games, the Saudis are waiting to see what nections, mainly through the Shammar tribe of King Abdullah’s wife, rebels, although not Islamic State, fighting President Bashar will happen,” said Mustafa Alani, an Iraqi security analyst with close were limited. Even Saudi religious leaders have little influence over fel- Al-Assad of Syria. While Saudi clergy have backed the ties to Riyadh’s Interior Ministry. “They don’t have any group they low Sunnis in Iraq, most of whom follow different schools of Muslim rebels’ campaign as a jihad on the part of the Syrian people, can rely on among the Sunni Arabs. They’ve been absent since thought to the Wahhabi school dominant in the kingdom. they have said it is not a jihad for Saudis. 2003, and it cost them a lot.” For the Saudis, the militant advance In 2003-06, Saudi Al-Qaeda militants who had fought in this summer might have given a welcome bloody nose to Tehran Wait and see Iraq and Afghanistan returned to the kingdom and assault- and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki, whom it has accused of Immediately after Haidar Al-Abadi was tapped to be prime minis- ed foreign and government targets. Hundreds of them have being “Iranian 100 percent”, but it did so at the partial expense of ter, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal described it as the since been sentenced to prison including 23 on their own security. “only good news I heard lately”, a sign of how far Riyadh distrusted Wednesday. In February King Abdullah decreed long prison While Islamic State’s territory does not yet extend to the Saudi bor- Maliki. Abadi is from the same political bloc as Maliki, however, and terms for anybody who travelled overseas to fight. On der, and appears unlikely to pose a military threat, many of the king- was described by a diplomat as “the lowest common denominator in Monday Saudi authorities detained eight men they accused dom’s citizens have joined the group, raising fears they will turn terms of what was acceptable to everybody”. “Abadi is from the same of helping others go to Syria to fight. Yesterday the daily against their own government. For the Al Saud, most Islamist factions extremist Shi’ite party as Maliki, so we will have to wait to see what his Saudi Gazette reported that these included two imams of represent a dangerous ideological challenge to their system of dynas- actions are like, not just his words,” said Abdullah Al-Askar, head of the mosques in the small town of Tumair, north of Riyadh. tic rule, leading to their campaign against the Muslim Brotherhood in foreign affairs committee of the appointed Shoura Council, which Saudi Arabia follows the ultra-conservative Wahhabi Egypt and cooperation with Washington to tackle al Qaeda. advises the government on policy. An early attempt to reach out had school of Sunni Islam, but while many of its views on public The ruling family has grown so worried, spurred by memories of indifferent results, said one senior Gulf source who declined to be morality, Islamic law and religious heresy resemble those of attacks by Saudi veterans of Iraqi fighting last decade, that King named, though his account could not be confirmed. Islamist militants, it differs from them in its political doc- Abdullah in February decreed tough new laws and has mobilized the He said National Guard head Prince Miteb bin Abdullah met Iraqi trine. The Wahhabi clergy, whose most important members powerful clergy to preach against radicalism. “We have done and will officials after Abadi was nominated to offer advice on tackling the enjoy senior state positions and oversee a lavish religious do everything we can to stop the spread of this corrosive poison in Sunni insurgency, but that they were “less welcoming than expected” infrastructure, believe that politics, foreign policy and dec- our country and region and encourage all other governments to do and he was rebuffed. “The prince communicated his message with larations of jihad should be determined by the king. In the the same,” Riyadh’s ambassador to London, Prince Mohammed bin officials working with Abadi and his message was firm and clear that past decade Saudi authorities have imprisoned a small Nawaf, wrote in a British newspaper this month. issue of insurgencies must be dealt with firmly,” said the source. While number of clerics who backed Al-Qaeda, have sacked hun- the departure of Maliki removes a poisonous personal enmity from dreds more for sermons seen as backing militant ideology Gift to Iran Saudi-Iraqi ties, Riyadh also accepts the reality of political and sectari- and restricted the power to issue fatwas (religious edicts) to Saudi authorities say they are constantly in touch with Iraqis. And an constraints in Baghdad, said the source. “There’s an understanding a few top clergy.— Reuters the kingdom may have some ability to use traditional connections to that for the time being, the prime minister in Iraq needs to be a influence Sunni tribes with extensive membership on both sides of Shiite,” he said.—Reuters International FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 UN: Ebola cases could reach 20,000 Actual number of cases may be 2 to 4 times higher

GENEVA: The Ebola outbreak in West Africa being confirmed anywhere. The third major goal is eventually could exceed 20,000 cases, more than to increase the preparedness for dealing with Ebola six times as many as are now known, the World in all nations that share borders with affected coun- Health Organization said yesterday. tries or have major transportation hubs, he said. A new plan released by the UN health agency Doctors Without Borders, which has criticized the to stop Ebola also assumes that the actual num- WHO and the international community, in general, ber of cases in many hard-hit areas may be two for responding too slowly to the crisis, warned that to four times higher than currently reported. If the plan “should not give a false sense of hope.” “As that’s accurate, it suggests there could be up to an international public health emergency, states 12,000 cases already. with the capacity to help have the responsibility to Currently, about half of the people infected mobilize resources to the affected countries, rather with Ebola have died, so in the worst case sce- than watching from the sidelines with a naive hope nario outlined by the WHO, the death toll could that the situation will improve,” Brice de le Vingne, reach 10,000. “This far outstrips any historic the group’s director of operations, said in a state- Ebola outbreak in numbers. The largest outbreak ment. Air France on Wednesday canceled its flights in the past was about 400 cases,” Dr. Bruce to Sierra Leone; the WHO has urged airlines to lift Aylward, WHO’s assistant director-general for such restrictions. “Right now there is a super risk of emergency operations, told reporters. the response effort being choked off, being restrict- He said the agency does not necessarily ed, because we simply cannot get enough seats on expect 20,000 cases, but a system must be put in enough airplanes to get people in and out, and place to handle a massive increase in the num- rotating, to get goods and supplies in and out and bers. Separately yesterday, the US National rotating,” he said. Institutes of Health announced it will start test- Nigerian authorities, meanwhile, said a man ing an experimental Ebola vaccine in humans who contracted Ebola after coming into contact next week. The vaccine was developed by the US with a traveler from Liberia had evaded surveil- government and GlaxoSmithKline and the pre- KENEMA: A healthcare worker walking near an Ebola isolation unit wearing protective lance and infected a doctor in southern Nigeria liminary trial will test the shot in healthy US gear against the virus at Kenema Government Hospital in Kenema, Sierra Leone. — AP who later died. The doctor is the sixth person to adults in Maryland. At the same time, British had happened in a single, remote area. In new within six to nine months and prevent it from die of the disease in Nigeria and marks the first experts will test the same vaccine in healthy peo- figures, the agency said 1,552 people have died spreading internationally. fatality outside the commercial capital of Lagos, ple in the UK, Gambia and Mali. from the virus from among the 3,069 cases where a Liberian-American man, Patrick Sawyer, The vaccine trial was accelerated in response reported so far in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea Manpower arrived in late July. The World Food Program says it to the outbreak. Preliminary results to determine and Nigeria. More than 40 percent of the cases The plan calls for $489 million over the next nine is preparing to feed 1.3 million people in Guinea, if the vaccine is safe could be available within have been identified in the last three weeks, the months and requires 750 international workers and Liberia and Sierra Leone in the coming months months. The outbreak is posing a unique chal- UN health agency said, adding that “the outbreak 12,000 national workers. The goal is to take “the because measures to control an Ebola outbreak lenge, Aylward said, because there are multiple continues to accelerate.” heat out of this outbreak” within three months, he have cut off whole communities from markets, hotspots in several countries, including in dense- The new plan for handling the outbreak aims said. The next goal, Aylward said, is to be able to pushed up food prices and separated farmers from ly populated urban areas. Previous outbreaks to stop Ebola transmission in affected countries stop transmission within eight weeks of a new case their fields. — AP International FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 German lawmakers call for new EU sanctions on Russia

BERLIN: Europe should respond to the apparent escalation of the conflict in Ukraine by agreeing to further sanctions against Russia at a European Union summit this weekend, two senior German lawmakers close to Chancellor Angela Merkel told Reuters yesterday. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said yesterday that Russian forces had entered his country and the military conflict was worsening after Russian-backed separatists swept into a key town in the east. Accusations of direct Russian support for the separatist rebels in Ukraine have prompted Western governments to impose sanctions on Moscow, despite its vehement denials. “It’s important that the EU and the West react to this military escalation by Putin,” said Norbert Roettgen, chairman of parliament’s foreign policy committee and senior member of parliament for Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU). Roettgen said in an interview with Reuters that it was clear Russia now had a military presence in Ukraine, “with tanks and soldiers”. LONDON: Former British Conservative Party MP Douglas Carswell (right) addresses a press conference in central London “There must be new sanctions as an answer and that needs yesterday with UKIP Party leader Nigel Farage (left). — AFP to be discussed at the summit and, ideally, agreed to right away,” he said. “Any hesitation would be seen by (Russian President Vladimir) Putin as European weakness that would British Tory MP defects to encourage him to keep going,” said the conservative politician. Germany, with close trade and energy ties with Russia, long resisted tougher sanctions before agreeing to stronger UKIP in blow for Cameron measures after a Malaysian airliner was shot down over rebel- held territory in July. Another senior CDU lawmaker, deputy parliamentary floor leader Andreas Schockenhoff, also told Carswell to contest upcoming by-election Reuters that further sanctions against Russia were needed. “The conflict has become an undeclared war,” LONDON: British Prime Minister David erendum, because “we will give them (the his new recruit’s side at a press conference to Schockenhoff said. “If the reports about the activities of the Cameron suffered a heavy blow yesterday voters) just enough to persuade them not to”. announce his resignation, called Carswell’s Russian military in Ukraine are confirmed, then there must be when one of his lawmakers, Douglas The prime minister promised the referendum decision “the noblest thing I’ve seen in British tougher sanctions against Russia.” — Reuters Carswell, announced he was leaving the under pressure from the powerful euroscep- politics in my lifetime”. Conservative Party to join the eurosceptic UK tic wing of his party and to win back voters Carswell has earned a reputation as a Independence Party (UKIP). Carswell is to from UKIP, which won May’s European staunch eurosceptic and radical libertarian resign his seat and stand as a UKIP candidate Parliament elections, beating the Tories into since he was first elected in 2005 in nearby at an upcoming by-election which, if he wins, third place. That was the first British poll vic- Harwich. He was at the heart of a succesful would make him their first elected member of tory for a political grouping other than the bid to remove the then speaker of the House the House of Commons. Conservatives and Labour for more than a of Commons, Michael Martin, following the Polls suggest UKIP could be poised to take century. “We have had a duopoly for many 2009 expenses scandal which rocked parlia- a string of seats from the Conservatives at the decades,” explained Carswell. “Look at how ment. Some experts predicted he would have 2015 general election, raising the chances of the country has been run. It has been a com- little trouble securing re-election at a by-elec- a victory for the opposition Labor party and petition for cliques to sit on the sofa. “We tion whose date has yet to be set. defeat for Cameron. Experts say Clacton, up need choice and competition in politics.” Matthew Goodwin, an academic and lead- the southeast coast from the seat where UKIP ing authority on UKIP, wrote on Twitter: leader Nigel Farage will stand in 2015, is ‘Bolt from blue’ “Clacton is THE most favourable seat for UKIP. among the Conservative seats most vulnera- Carswell also slammed Cameron’s deci- Carswell will win hands down.” The news ble to being captured by the eurosceptics at sion to rule out an election pact with UKIP, came as a “bolt from the blue” to his con- the election. Carswell accused Cameron of pointing out that the Conservatives had been stituency. “We always thought he was a misleading voters over plans to claw back less reluctant to form a government with the Conservative, very much against Europe, but more powers from Brussels ahead of a refer- centre-left Liberal Democrats following the we thought he would work within the party endum on Britain’s membership of the 2010 general election. The outgoing MP said to achieve his aims,” said Mick Page, the European Union, which will take place in it was right to hold a by-election, even Conservative leader of the council which cov- 2017 if the Conservatives win next year. though he could have seen out his term as a ers Clacton. “As far as I’m aware the BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel waits for the “My position became untenable,” said UKIP representative. Conservative association had no warning of arrival of the participants for a ‘West Balkan Conference’ Carswell. “The Conservative leadership is not “As someone who’s always answered this.” Farage announced on Tuesday he was at the chancellery in Berlin yesterday. Merkel held the serious about change.” He added that directly to the independent-minded people to run for parliament in next year’s election conference to support the economic and political situa- Cameron’s advisers had told him Britain will of Essex, there is only one honorable thing for after his party confirmed him as their candi- tion in the South-East European region. — AFP not vote to leave the EU in the event of a ref- me to do,” he said. Farage, who appeared at date for South Thanet. — AFP Scottish business leaders split as Cameron makes case for unity

GLASGOW: A split in Scotland’s business elite over ence has gained ground, but is still trailing the pro- rather than a strategically important part of a more independence widened yesterday, with supporters of union camp. After spending much of the campaign on prosperous and fairer society.” secession arguing the economic benefits of going it the sidelines, British Prime Minister David Cameron was alone after a rival group had sung the praises of the also set to re-enter the fray yesterday, making a rare Division widens United Kingdom. Many companies, large and small, foray into Scotland to argue against ending the 307- But business leaders arguing Scotland should stay in had previously refused to take sides in the highly- year union with England and Wales. the United Kingdom said nationalists had failed to charged debate, but with just three weeks to go until Business leaders backing independence said succes- make the business case for a breakaway and should the Sept. 18 referendum, an increasing number of sive London governments had failed to pay heed to instead opt for greater powers for the devolved parlia- influential figures are coming off the fence yesterday, a the interests of the $250 billion (150 billion pound) ment in the capital Edinburgh. group of 200 Scottish business leaders, including economy north of the border, which accounts for A number of questions remain over the financial Stagecoach head Brian Souter and engineering tycoon about 10 percent of the British economy, boosted by and economic arrangements of an independent Jim McColl of Clyde Blowers, joined forces in a newspa- North Sea oil and a strong financial services sector. Scotland, including what currency it would use, EU per letter to back Scotland’s breakaway. “The tax raids on our oil industry and pensions membership, and the future of North Sea oil. While the A day earlier, 130 business leaders, among them the funds by Labour and Conservative-led governments pro-independence letter had more signatories, those heads of BHP Billiton, temporary power provider are clear examples of a short-term focus rather than a warning against a split represent larger companies. Aggreko and HSBC bank, signed an open letter oppos- long-term strategy,” said the letter published in Both letters were signed by bosses employing around ing independence, voicing fears of its impact on busi- Glaswegian newspaper the Herald. 50,000 people in Scotland, although they have been ness. Latest opinion polls show support for independ- “Scottish industry is so often treated as a cash cow signed in a personal capacity. —Reuters International FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 15

Finland accuses Russia of 3rd airspace breach in a week

HELSINKI: Finland accused Russia yes- newspaper Helsingin Sanomat. describes incursions as suspected until in May were likely to have been acci- terday of violating its airspace for the The Russian defence ministry was it has analysed all relevant data. dental. third time in less than a week, saying it not immediately available for com- “It is very difficult to see it as a mat- Such violations usually happen a would demand an explanation for ment. Haglund’s remarks came as ter of coincidence. Unfortunately, due few times each year, but three within a what the defense minister termed an Ukraine’s president accused Russia yes- to the lack of valid explanations, it week is highly unusual. Finland shares a unacceptable incursion. Finland scram- terday of bringing troops across the seems there is some intentionality 1,300-km (800-mile) border with Russia bled jets to identify the Russian plane it countries’ border in support of pro- involved,” Haglund told the newspa- and maintains generally cordial rela- suspected of crossing over, which it Moscow separatist rebels. Haglund per. tions with its former ruler, but Finland’s called a state aircraft- a term that refers said the frequency of the incidents He also said Finland would step up defense forces are reported to have to those used in military, customs and suggested the breaches of Finnish air- airborne monitoring of flights within its stepped up surveillance due to the police services. space were intentional. Helsinki airspace. In all, Finland has now Ukraine crisis. On Wednesday, Finland “We will express the fact that from accused Moscow of similar incursions accused Russia of violating its airspace increased its cooperation with the our perspective, this is totally unac- tomorrow and Monday, with the five times since the Ukraine crisis start- NATO Atlantic alliance, entering into a ceptable,” minister Carl Haglund said Finnish border guard saying the latter ed in February, although the border framework arrangement to outline according to the online edition of episode was a clear violation. It agency concluded that two instances cooperation in emergencies. —Reuters

A handout photo provided on August 28, 2014 by DigitalGlobe via NATO allegedly shows six Russian 153mm 2S19 self-propelled guns located in Russia near Kuybyshevo. This site is situated 4 miles, or 6.5 kilometres, south of the Ukraine border, near the village of Chervonyi Zhovten. —AFP Search efforts resume for missing US pilot KIEV: A girl holds a placard “Enough surrender the Ukraine!” during the rally in front of Ukrainian Defence Ministery in Kiev yesterday. Protesters demand help for the volunteer battalions of Donbass, Mirotvorets, DEERFIELD, Virginia: Ground teams resumed searching yes- Kherson and Dnipro-1 surrounded by pro-Russian militants for the fifth day in the small city of Izvaryne, terday for a pilot who went missing after an F-15 fighter jet suburb of the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk. — AFP crashed in a remote, heavily wooded area of western Virginia, according to a Virginia State Police spokeswoman. The ground search had been suspended the night before at Two tank columns from midnight, spokeswoman Corinne Geller said. Search teams have been looking for the missing pilot since shortly after the jet crashed around 9 a.m. Wednesday. More than 100 local, state, and federal officials as well as volunteers took part in the Russia enter Ukraine effort. The experienced pilot of the single-seat jet was headed to New Orleans for radar installation as part of routine mainte- Kiev’s border guards flee; PM cancels trip nance and reported an inflight emergency, then lost radio contact, authorities said. The pilot and jet are with the 104th NOVOAZOVSK, Ukraine: Two columns of Novoazovsk appeared firmly under the control of nitely.” “Over the past two weeks we have noted a Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, officials Russian tanks and military vehicles fired Grad mis- separatists and their Russian backers, a new front significant escalation in both the level and sophis- there said. The Massachusetts Air National Guard issued a siles at a border post in southeastern Ukraine, in the war in eastern Ukraine between the sepa- tication of Russia’s military interference in statement yesterday morning saying the search was expand- then rolled into the country yesterday as Ukraine’s ratists and Poroshenko’s government in Kiev. Ukraine,” Tak said in Casteau, Brussels. “Russia is ing with additional Air Force resources. overmatched border guards fled, a top Ukrainian “Today the president’s place is in Kiev,” reinforcing and resupplying separatist forces in a The guard said specially equipped HC-130 aircraft assigned official said. The comments by Col. Andriy Poroshenko said. Lysenko said the missiles from blatant attempt to change the momentum of the to Moody Air Force Base in Georgia began searching at 3 am Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine’s National Russia were fired about 11 am and about an hour fighting, which is currently favoring the Ukrainian yesterday. Officials haven’t yet said what caused the crash or Security Council, and other statements from and a half later, two columns, including tanks and military.” NATO also produced satellite images to whether the pilot ejected. The crash caused a deep crater and NATO, the pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine and other fighting vehicles began an attack. They provide what it called “additional evidence that a large debris field in a heavily wooded but level area adjacent the United States left no doubt that the Russian entered Ukraine from Veselo-Voznesenka and Russian combat soldiers, equipped with sophisti- to a mountain in the George Washington National Forest, offi- military had invaded southeastern Ukraine. Maximovo of the Rostov region in Russia. cated heavy weaponry, are operating inside cials said. A top NATO official said at least 1,000 Russian Russian stock markets dived as fears grew that Ukraine’s sovereign territory.” Tak said the satellite Col. James Keefe said at a news conference Wednesday in troops have poured into Ukraine with sophisticat- the country was escalating its role in the conflict, a images were only “the tip of the iceberg in terms Westfield, Massachusetts, home of the fighter wing, that there ed equipment and have been in direct “contact” move that could provoke the US and European of the overall scope of Russian troop and weapons were no munitions onboard the jet at the time of the crash. with Ukrainian soldiers, resulting in casualties. He Union to impose further sanctions on Russian movements.” Keefe said the plane was flying about 30,000 to 40,000 feet - called that a conservative estimate and said businesses and individuals. Russia’s MICEX index “We have also detected large quantities of “pretty high” - when the pilot reported the emergency. Pilots another 20,000 Russian troops were right over the dropped nearly 2 percent yesterday, and major advanced weapons, including air defense sys- are trained to release equipment when ejecting, Keefe said, so Russian border. “Russian forces have entered Russian state banks VTB and Sberbank dropped tems, artillery, tanks, and armored personnel carri- it was likely the pilot did not have a radio. F-15s are maneuver- Ukraine,” Ukraine’s president declared yesterday, more than 4 percent. Brig Gen Nico Tak told ers being transferred to separatist forces in Eastern able tactical fighters that can reach speeds up to 1,875 mph, cancelling a foreign trip and calling an emergency reporters at NATO headquarters that the ultimate Ukraine,” he said. “The presence of these weapons according to the Air Force website. The F-15C Eagle entered meeting of his security council. aim of Russia was to stave off defeat for the sepa- along with substantial numbers of Russian com- the Air Force inventory in 1979 and costs nearly $30 million, President Petro Poroshenko summoned the ratists and turn eastern Ukraine into a “frozen con- bat troops inside Ukraine make the situation the website says. The Air Force has nearly 250 F-15s. —AP council as the strategic southeastern town of flict” that would destabilize the country “indefi- increasingly grave.” —AP International16 FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014

Woman unearths past of forgotten Indian cemetery WINSLOW, Arizona: A dusty, barren field in the shadow of a busy Arizona interstate was for decades a place where children played freely, teenagers spooked themselves on Halloween and locals dumped trash, seemingly unaware of the history beneath them. Inside cotton sacks, burlap bags and blankets buried in the ground are the remains of stillborn babies, tuberculosis patients, and sick and malnourished Native Americans from Winslow and the nearby Navajo and Hopi reservations. It’s hard, if not impossible, to know where each grave, some just 18 inches deep, is located at the Winslow Indian Cemetery. The aluminum plates and crosses that once marked them were trampled on, washed away or carried off. It was no place to mourn, thought local historical preserva- tionist Gail Sadler, before she made it her mission to unearth the identities of the roughly 600 people buried there and help their descendants reconnect with their history. “If anyone is searching for family, I don’t want these little ones to be lost,” said the soft-spoken child welfare worker. What she learned, however, was that not everyone wanted to reconnect. Her Mormon belief about the value of knowing one’s ancestry suddenly came up against traditional Navajo beliefs about death as something one rarely discusses, and Navajo and Hopi tradition about not visiting burial sites. Some warned her that she risked inviting evil spirits if she Lindsae MacDuff holding an automatic weapon at the Gun store in Las Vegas after her “shotgun wedding.” continued her pursuit of the dead. Sadler, 58, said she was Tourists from Japan flock to ranges in Waikiki, Hawaii, and the dozen or so that have cropped up in Las both heartbroken - and appalled - at the condition of the Vegas offer bullet-riddled bachelor parties and literal shotgun weddings, where newly married couples can cemetery when she first laid eyes on it in 2008, soon after she had been appointed to the Winslow Historic Preservation fire submachine gun rounds and pose with Uzis and ammo belts. —AP Commission. On her first visit, she climbed through a barbed wire fence and found liquor bottles, roofing shingles and a washing US gun tourism grows in machine. She wondered if a hole in the corner meant someone was trying to dig a fresh grave or dig up an old one. She said she was moved by a “sweet spirit” and a desire popularity in recent years restore respect and dignity to the burial ground, with a better security fence and a monument. “It just struck me that it was going to need a champion or nothing would be done,” she Instructor’s death spotlights tragic side of industry said. The cemetery was an afterthought in Winslow, a railroad city on the edge of the Navajo and Hopi reservations that was immortalized in 1972 by the Eagles’ song, “Take it Easy,” with LAS VEGAS: The death of a firearms released. Many American youth grow up acknowledge they are one errant move- the lyrics: “Standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona.” In the instructor by a 9-year-old girl who was around guns, and taking part in their ment away from tragedy. Cohen’s busi- early 1930s, the land where the cemetery is was tied to a firing a fully automatic Uzi displayed a first hunt with parents is a rite of pas- ness, for example, is installing a tether- tuberculosis sanatorium that broadened its patient base and tragic side of what has become a hot sage in rural America. But giving a child ing system that will prevent machine finally became the Winslow Indian Health Care Center. industry in the US: gun tourism. an automatic Uzi is a different story. guns from riding upward after firing - Native Americans who died there were take the half-mile With gun laws keeping high-pow- The dusty outdoor range calls itself the same motion that killed the gun to the cemetery and largely forgotten over time. Finding out ered weapons out of reach for most the Bullets and Burgers Adventure and instructor this week. who was buried there became Sadler’s main fundraising tool people - especially those outside the US touts its “Desert Storm atmosphere.” “Guns are designed to cause damage, to get a more secure fence built. With the names of only a few - indoor shooting ranges with high- Similar attractions have been around and if they’re mishandled, they’ll do dozen that she gathered from a former commissioner, she said powered weapons have become a pop- since the 1980s in Las Vegas, although exactly that,” said Bob Irwin, owner of city officials initially were hesitant to contribute to the cause. ular attraction. the city has experienced a boom of such The Gun Store, the original Las Vegas Her mission quickly became an obsession. On nights after Tourists from Japan flock to ranges in businesses in the past few years. machine gun attraction. “They have to work and on weekends, Sadler would go online and scour Waikiki, Hawaii, and the dozen or so that Excitement over guns tends to spike be respected.” Sam Scarmardo, who death certificates - some 8,800 from 1932 to 1962 - looking for have cropped up in Las Vegas offer bul- when there’s fear of tighter gun restric- operates the outdoor range in Arizona the Indian Cemetery as the final resting place. —AP let-riddled bachelor parties and literal tions, according to Dan Sessions, gener- where the instructor was killed, said shotgun weddings, where newly mar- al manager of Discount Firearms and Wednesday that the parents had signed ried couples can fire submachine gun Ammo, which houses the Vegas waivers saying they understood the rules rounds and pose with Uzis and ammo Machine Gun Experience. There’s also and were standing nearby, video-record- belts. the prohibitive cost of owning an auto- ing their daughter, when the accident “People just want to experience matic weapon - an M5 might go for happened. things they can’t experience elsewhere,” $25,000, while a chance to gun down “I have regret we let this child shoot, said Genghis Cohen, owner of Machine zombie targets with an AR-15 and three and I have regret that Charlie was killed Guns Vegas. “There’s not an action other weapons costs less than $200. in the incident,” Scarmardo said. He said movie in the past 30 years without a “It’s an opportunity that people may he doesn’t know what went wrong, machine gun.” not come across again in their lifetime,” pointing out that Vacca was an Army The accidental shooting death of the Sessions said. Tourists from Australia, veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan. Jace firing-range instructor in Arizona set off Europe or Asia, where civilians are Zack, chief deputy for the Mohave a powerful debate over youngsters and barred from many types of guns, long to County Attorney’s Office, said the guns, with many people wondering indulge in the quintessentially American instructor was probably the most crimi- what sort of parents would let a child right to bear arms. “People have a fasci- nally negligent person involved in the handle a submachine gun. Instructor nation with guns,” said Cohen, who is accident for having allowed the child to Charles Vacca, 39, was standing next to from New Zealand and estimates about hold the gun without enough training. the girl Monday at the Last Stop range 90 percent of his customers are tourists. “The parents aren’t culpable,” Zack said. in White Hills, Arizona, about 60 miles “They see guns as a big part of American “They trusted the instructor to know BUENOS AIRES: Demonstrators walk along the Pan- (96 kilometers) south of Las Vegas, when culture, and they want to experience what he was doing, and the girl could American highway in Buenos Aires yesterday during she squeezed the trigger. The recoil American culture.” not possibly have comprehended the wrenched the Uzi upward, and Vacca The businesses cast a lighthearted potential dangers involved.” the general strike in Argentina. A strike promoted by was shot in the head. spin on their shooting experiences, stag- Still, the accident has raised questions workers’ unions started at midnight demanding to Prosecutors say they will not file ing weddings in their ranges and selling about whether children that young the government of President Cristina Fernandez de charges in the case. The identities of the souvenir T-shirts full of bullet holes. should be handling such powerful Kirchner to take measures against inflation and an girl and her family have not been But behind the bravado, owners weapons. —AP adjustment in the price of services. —AFP International17 FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 Modi eyes breakthrough nuke pact on Japan trip NEW DELHI: India is hoping to win Japanese backing for a nuclear energy pact during a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and lure investment into its $85 billion market while addressing Japan’s concern about nuclear proliferation. India has been pushing for an agreement with Japan on the lines of a 2008 deal with the United States under which India was allowed to import US nuclear fuel and technology without giving up its military nuclear program. But Japan wants explicit guarantees from India, which has not signed the international Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, to strictly limit nuclear tests and to allow more intrusive inspections of its nuclear facilities to ensure that spent fuel is not diverted to make bombs. India, which sees its weapons as a deterrent against nuclear-armed neighbours China and Pakistan, has sought to meet Japan’s concerns and over the past month the two sides have speeded up negotiations ahead of Modi’s visit. “Serious efforts are being made to resolve any special concerns that Japan has. Whether it will be fully resolved and ready for signing before the end of the PM’s trip is unclear,” said a former member of India’s top atomic energy commission who has been consulted in the drafting of the energy pact. Modi and Abe will not seal an agreement at next week’s summit, TV Tokyo reported yesterday, but the meeting will be closely watched for any progress toward a pact. Japanese officials were tight-lipped about prospects for a nuclear deal. Modi travels to Japan tomorrow for a five- day visit, his first major bilateral trip since taking over in May. The visit is being billed as an attempt by the two democracies to balance the rising weight of China across Asia. Modi and host Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are also expected to strengthen defence ties, speeding up talks on the sale of an amphibious aircraft to the Indian navy. ISLAMABAD: Pakistani supporters of Canada-based preacher Tahir-ul-Qadri shout anti-government slogans dur- Abe is keen to expand Japan’s network of security partnerships ing a protest in front of the Parliament in Islamabad yesterday. Pakistan's embattled prime minister said on with countries such as Australia and India to cope with the challenge August 27 he would not cave in to protests demanding his resignation, striking a defiant note in his first major presented by China. The two leaders will agree to have their countries speech since the crisis erupted two weeks ago. —AFP jointly produce mixed rare earth minerals and metals, key elements in defence industry components and modern technology, the Nikkei business daily said yesterday. Another focus is infrastructure, with the Indian leader seeking Khan looks isolated as Japanese backing for the high-speed ‘bullet’ trains he promised to voters in his election campaign. But it is the nuclear pact that could trans- form ties in a way the deal with the United States did by establishing crisis hits crossroads India as a strategic partner, although nuclear commerce with the United States has since foundered because of concern over India’s lia- bility laws. Japanese companies are also reluctant to step in without Sharif rules out resignation, talks deadlocked clarity on nuclear disaster compensation, especially in the wake of the Fukushima catastrophe of March 2011, the world’s worst since ISLAMABAD: Pakistani opposition remained tense as security forces sent the third-largest legislative bloc. Chernobyl in 1986. politician Imran Khan appeared isolated reinforcements to surround the protest The country has swung between in his struggle to bring down the prime area, reflecting expectations of possible democracy and military rule for decades ‘Foundations minister yesterday after a fellow protest violence or clashes after two weeks of and the army’s position is key to what A civil nuclear energy pact with India would give Japanese nuclear leader announced he was ready to allow broken ultimatums and unpredictable happens next. Few expect the army to technology companies such as Toshiba Corp and Hitachi Ltd access to thousands of anti-government demon- twists. try to grab power again. It has stayed India’s fast-growing market as they seek opportunities overseas to off- strators to go home. As talks on how to resolve the out of the stand-off, providing security set a backlash at home in response to the Fukushima disaster. India Pakistan has been gripped by mass impasse repeatedly failed, the crowd in for Sharif and key government installa- operates 20 mostly small reactors at six sites with a capacity of 4,780 rallies for two weeks, with thousands of the so-called Red Zone - home to the tions and calling on all sides to show MW, or 2 percent of its total power capacity, according to the Nuclear protesters led by Khan, a cricketer- prime minister’s home, parliament and restraint and solve the dispute through Power Corporation of India Limited. The government hopes to turned-politician, and cleric Tahir ul- embassies - has been grown thinner, political means. increase its nuclear capacity to 63,000 MW by 2032 by adding nearly Qadri camped outside parliament leaving the area littered with rubbish But even as protests lose steam, 30 reactors. demanding the resignation of Prime and reeking of human waste. observers still expect Sharif to emerge India is considering a Japanese proposal for a separate commit- Minister Nawaz Sharif. Both leaders had Yet, in a show of defiance, some pro- significantly weakened from the crisis, ment not to test nuclear weapons over and above a self-imposed warned that yesterday would be a deci- testers have dug graves at the site to with the all-powerful army likely to fur- moratorium it declared after testing in 1998. —Reuters sive day in their efforts to bring down show they are prepared to die for their ther sideline him on security and foreign the government, but Qadri’s camp cause. Khan, appeared defiant, saying he policy issues. Qadri had said yesterday unexpectedly issued a statement saying would not abandon his demands. was the last day for the government to the government had met none of their “I will not leave here. I will not accept meet his demands, mainly the registra- demands and therefore protesters could this monarchy. I want real democracy,” tion of a murder case into the killings of leave. Khan told his supporters. 14 of his party activists during clashes The statement from Qadri’s political with police at a June protest in the city party said he would make a speech to WHAT NEXT? of Lahore. his supporters later in the day to deliver The demonstrations come at a diffi- His camp’s statement said the the message. It was not clear from the cult time for Pakistan, already plagued demand had not been met but a party statement whether this means his camp by an Islamist insurgency, sectarian ten- spokesman declined to interpret the had given up on its demands. “Dr Qadri sion and recurrent power shortages, announcement ahead of Qadri’s speech is expected to say to the crowd that they with many people deeply unhappy with later in the day. are free to go back,” the party said in the the government’s performance since it Qadri, who has a huge following and statement. “Pakistanis have been burn- came to power after winning an election runs a network of Islamic schools and ing in the flames of hunger, poverty and in May last year. hospitals, said on Wednesday that yes- injustice but nobody cares for them.” Khan wants Sharif to step down terday would be “Revolution Day”. The departure of Qadri’s highly because he believes the prime minister Both Qadri and Khan have made NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi organized supporters from the protest rigged the election. Sharif, who denies many dramatic statements about unveils the logo of a campaign aimed at opening mil- area in the heart of Islamabad would that, won the vote by a landslide, taking their intentions, most of which have lions of accounts for poor Indians in New Delhi yester- seriously undermine Khan’s efforts to 190 of the 342 seats. The ballot was the not materialised. Several ultimatums day. Modi officially launched the program yesterday, breathe new life into his movement first democratic transfer of power in have passed without action and saying it would give the poor “renewed strength to which many already expect to fizzle out Pakistan’s history and also propelled Sharif has rejected their call for his fight poverty.” —AP soon. The atmosphere in the capital Khan from a fringe player to the head of resignation. —Reuters International FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 18 China re-releases Japan war crimes ‘confessions’ BEIJING: After releasing daily confessions of translations. They are being published as Chinese peasants in a mop-up operation” in buried in the ground. 45 Japanese war criminals, China yesterday “authorities continue their drive to raise the Tangshan area, according to the official China regularly accuses Japan of failing to published them in a 6,000-page, 11-volume awareness on China’s War of Resistance translation. face up to its history of aggression in Asia, crit- series of books, state media said-at least the Against Japanese Aggression”, Xinhua said. It Among a litany of other crimes with a icism that has intensified since Prime Minister second such set. did not disclose how much the set would total toll in the thousands, he also con- Shinzo Abe was elected in December 2012 The books are Beijing’s latest bid to high- cost, but a previous collection of 10 books fessed that he “cruelly killed 235 Chinese and has advocated a more muscular defence light the Asian rivals’ bloody history, with rela- containing confessions from the same sol- peasants seeking refuge in a village near and foreign policy stance. tions between them at their worst in years. diers was published in 2005, priced at 3,120 Lujiayu (cutting open the bellies of preg- Chinese researchers say that more than 20 The “confessions”-of 45 war criminals who yuan (now just over $500). nant women among them)”. In another, million people died as a result of Japan’s inva- were tried and convicted by military courts in In the first “confession”, dated 1954 and Hideo Sakakibara of the notorious biological sion and occupation. But Beijing is far less China after the war-have been released 38 pages long, Keiku Suzuki, described as a warfare Unit 731 confessed to taking part in willing to recognise the role of the ruling online by the State Archives Administration lieutenant general and commander of a “killing experiment” in the northeastern Communist Party in domestic disasters such (SAA) on a daily basis since early July. The Japan’s 117th Division, admitted ordering a province of Heilongjiang, in which “pottery as Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward and the new books will compile scans of the men’s Colonel Taisuke to “burn down the houses of bombs” filled with anthrax bacteria were ensuing famine that killed tens of millions of original hand-written accounts, along with about 800 households and slaughter 1,000 dropped on Chinese captives tied to poles people. —AFP Anti-graft officers raid HK media tycoon’s home HONG KONG: Hong Kong anti-corruption officials early yesterday raided the home of Jimmy Lai, an outspoken mogul whose media empire is often fiercely critical of Beijing. The swoop comes at a time of growing disquiet in Hong Kong over the erosion of press freedom and perceived influence Beijing holds over the semi-autonomous city. Lai came under the spotlight recently when documents were leaked to the media alleging he made a series of major donations to pro-democracy lawmakers who are critical of Beijing. Officers from Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) visited Lai’s luxury mansion shortly after 7:00 am (2300 GMT Wednesday). “ICAC was here and they’re all gone now,” Lai told a host of reporters waiting outside his luxury home in the upscale neighborhood of Ho Man Tin. “There is no further comment.” Trading in shares of Lai’s Next Media, publisher of the promi- nent Apple Daily tabloid known for its anti-Beijing stance, were suspended after they plunged more than three percent follow- BEIJING: Wang Zhenmin, dean of the Tsinghua University School of Law in Beijing, speaks about the idea of holding the raid. ing open and free elections in Hong Kong at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Hong Kong yesterday. —AFP In a statement the ICAC said searches were carried out on three residences and an office in the city’s de facto parliament- the Legislative Council-following allegations a lawmaker had accepted a bribe. The statement did not name Lai or any oth- China says ‘no change’ in ers. However pro-democracy lawmaker and staunch Beijing critic Lee Cheuk-yan told Cable Television News yesterday that he was visited by anti-corruption officers and said the investigation revolved around donations Lai had made to his party. Lai policy towards Japan has denied any wrongdoing and there are no laws that require the disclosure of political donations in Hong Kong. Beijing denies Fukuda claim on improving ties Colorful media tycoon Political discontent in Hong Kong is at its highest level in SHANGHAI/BEIJING: China yester- show sincerity, take concrete In a separate statement earlier, years as fears mount that the freedoms enjoyed in the southern day rejected remarks by former actions and make efforts to elimi- Qin urged Japan to “make a clean Chinese city are being eroded. The top committee of China’s Japanese prime minister Yasuo nate political obstacles that affect break with militarism” and win the rubber-stamp legislature is currently meeting in Beijing this Fukuda that Beijing had expressed the development of bilateral rela- trust of its Asian neighbors, follow- week to decide how much of a say Hong Kongers will have in willingness to improve ties between tions,” Qin added, in a statement on ing news of a condolence message electing their next leader in 2017. Beijing wants candidates to Asia’s two biggest economies, and the foreign ministry’s website. Abe sent in April to a ceremony be vetted by a nominating committee, something pro-democ- said there was “no change” in its Earlier this month, the Nikkei busi- honouring Japanese “martyrs” con- racy activists have vowed to contest with some groups threat- policy on Tokyo. Relations between ness daily said Japan and China victed as war criminals after World ening to occupy the city’s financial district. China and Japan have been frayed were trying to arrange two-way War Two. Lai is a flamboyant tycoon whose outspoken criticism of by rows over the legacy of Japan’s talks between their leaders at an Abe surged back to power in Beijing has angered local and mainland officials as well as media rivals. His media empire is also known for Next Media wartime militarism, a territorial feud APEC summit in Beijing in December 2012 pledging to revive Animation, a Taiwan-based company that produces satirical, over tiny islands in the East China November. the economy, but remains commit- computer animated news reports that routinely mock powerful Sea, and mutual distrust over Chinese President Xi Jinping had ted to a conservative agenda that figures and often go viral. defense policies. expressed his desire to mend ties includes recasting Japan’s wartime Two weeks ago a rival newspaper published a fake obituary China’s foreign ministry was during a meeting with Fukuda, who past with a less apologetic tone and for Lai, claiming he had died of AIDS and cancer. Lai hit back asked to respond to a speech on visited China late in July on a easing the limits of its pacifist con- with a caustic video. “They want me to die? Is it really that Wednesday in which Fukuda “stealth mission” to broker a rap- stitution. easy?” Lai said. “Sorry to disappoint you.” described his recent meetings with prochement, the paper said, citing News of Abe’s condolence mes- The website of Apple Daily, the tabloid owned by Lai, suf- Chinese leaders, and added that sources from both sides. sage was expected to further strain fered a blackout for several hours in June in what it described as both sides had shown the same Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo ties with China over Japan’s war a large-scale attack launched by sophisticated hackers. sense of crisis over Sino-Japanese Abe has yet to meet Chinese leaders record. “We urge Japan to abide to Concerns over press freedom have grown this year following ties. But Chinese foreign ministry since he returned to power late in their commitment to post-war non- several attacks on Hong Kong media workers. The former editor spokesman Qin Gang said there was 2012, as relations have cooled over aggression and take practical action of a respected liberal newspaper, Kevin Lau, was savagely no change in China’s position on disputed islands in the East China to win the trust of their Asian neigh- stabbed in broad daylight in February. the improvement and development Sea and Abe’s visit to the Yasukuni bors and the international commu- The city was handed back to China by Britain in 1997 under a of Sino-Japanese relations. Shrine, which China sees as a sym- nity,” Qin said in Wednesday’s state- “one country, two systems” agreement, which allows residents “Japan must face up to reality, bol of Japan’s past militarism. ment. —Reuters civil liberties not seen on the mainland including free speech and the right to protest. —AFP FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014

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Mohammed Bar

Palestinian youngsters stand at the water’s edge in the afternoon at a beach in Gaza City on August 18, 2014. — AFP photos Whistles, no bikinis... Baywatch Gaza-style

t’s a world away from the glitz and glamour of “Baywatch”, but in border crossings. In the distance a boy does backflips in the sand. He says two of his friends, both civilians, were killed and that he’s time of war Gaza’s most devoted lifeguard is passionate about Heavily veiled women sit on white plastic chairs next to a beach grown out his bushy beard as a mark of respect for their loss. He also Ikeeping the beach a little bit safer. “I only love two things in my life: umbrella, chatting. A hawker walks up and down selling rubber rings. cancelled the swimming lessons he used to give three mornings a rescue work and people,” said Mohammed Bar, 21, dressed in black Some young men lead horses into the water, for a bath and cooling week from 6:00 am. Underneath his tower, a small group of women sit trunks and a white municipality T-shirt as he scans the horizon from off in the late afternoon sun before galloping away across the sand. in the shade, sharing a pot of hot, sweet tea and wondering if and his watchtower. “I have lots of good memories with the sea. It is my Bar has not been paid his salary of 190 euros ($255) for three months when peace will ever return for good to Gaza. whole life, it is my friend, my brother, my family, it is everything for because Hamas, Gaza’s de facto ruler, has run out of cash, cut off by The black cloaks that envelop their bodies are covered in grains me.” Armed with a whistle and flippers at the ready, he keeps a stern the regime in Egypt who have destroyed cross-border tunnels for of sand. Aisha Al-Zahar, 21, who has two children and whose hus- gaze on the horizon as groups of youngsters dive in and out of the smuggling in money. band lives in Sweden, comes from Shejaiya, the neighborhood that waves, soaking themselves in the frothy surf. More than 2,140 has seen some of the worst losses and says her house was com- Palestinians were killed during 50 days of violence in Gaza that finally ‘The war swallowed summer’ pletely destroyed. “I’m very nervous, depressed and bored, so I’m ended on Tuesday when a long-term truce came into force. “In a normal situation there should be seven guards but now I’m trying to have a bit of fun here,” she said, pulling her toddler onto Around 11,000 people were wounded and more than half a mil- the only one on the beach,” he told AFP from his rickety perch. “They her lap. But Aisha will not let her child in the dirty sea, and her sister lion displaced, while hundreds of houses were completely destroyed. don’t come because of the security situation. The war has swallowed left her kids at home because she did not think it was safe for them Hopefully, beach life will quickly return to normal, but during the sev- up the summer and people are scared.” On average, he pulls people to come out. “We’ve been talking about how scared my kids are. en-week war, Bar still turned up for work each day during temporary to safety three to five times a week. His last rescue was just a few days They’re following the news every minute, asking if the ceasefire will ceasefires, the only lifeguard to do so. “Baywatch”-the hit US show ago. “I was on my motorbike on the road when I saw a group of peo- continue, will the fighting resume,” she said. “They wake up scream- that captivated millions with busty blondes in tight red bathing suits ple drowning. If I hadn’t been coming then by chance, I wouldn’t ing in the night.” — AFP that Bar has never seen-is written on the only buoy hanging up in his have seen them and they would have died,” he said. He became a life- rickety wooden tower. guard when he was 16 after watching his neighbor, Nasser, drown in He would love a jet ski, he says, but Israel’s eight-year blockade on the sea. He decided it would never happen again. But there was noth- Gaza and a lack of cash have put paid to that. “The sea is the only ing Bar could do to stop the war. His home in Zeitun in southeastern place in Gaza where people can breathe. We are in a big prison,” he Gaza City was destroyed in the fighting and he is staying at an uncle’s said, speaking before the truce agreement allowed partial opening of house.

Surf’s up: Monster waves keep California lifeguards busy urf is up in California, where lifeguards are making dozens of rescues as daredevils brave the biggest waves to hit the Ssurf-crazy western US state in years. One surfer died this week, after being found unconscious in the waves off Malibu, as thousands turned out to take to their boards in waves up to 25 feet high, or enjoy the show from the comfort of the beaches. “Surf this large will have the potential to cause structural damage and significant beach erosion,” the National Weather Service (NWS) said Wednesday, while forecasters say a high surf advisory will remain in force until today. The huge swell, which also closed the Malibu pier due to damage to one of its structural piles, is fueled by the distant Hurricane Marie out in the Pacific. The fatality occurred on Tuesday, when a surfer was found float- ing in the water unconscious as huge waves were reported. He was taken to hospital and pronounced dead. It is the biggest Big waves crash ashore and southerly swell since July 1996, the NWS said, adding: “There is a into the pier at Seal Beach, potential for damaging and life-threatening surf across south- California. — AFP and southeast-facing of Los Angeles and Ventura counties” to the north. — AFP Lifestyle FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014

In this file photo, Angelina Jolie, left, and Brad Pitt arrive at In this file photo, American movie star and United Angelina Jolie and actor Brad Pitt are escorted by unidentified UNHCR the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Nations High Commissioner for Refugees officials towards a helicopter in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, after seeing an — AP/AFP photos Ambassador Angelina Jolie with her daughter earthquake-affected area. Zahara, and Brad Pitt, with Jolie’s son Maddox, walk near the Gateway of India in Mumbai, India. Jolie, Pitt wed privately at chateau in France

ngelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were married Saturday in the French hamlet of Correns, a spokesman for the couple says. AJolie and Pitt wed in a small chapel in a private ceremony attended by family and friends at Provence’s Chateau Miraval. In advance of the nondenominational civil ceremony, Pitt and Jolie obtained a marriage license from a local California judge. The judge also conducted the ceremony in France. The couple’s children took part in the wedding. Jolie walked the aisle with her eldest sons Maddox and Pax. Zahara and Vivienne threw flower petals. Shiloh and Knox served as ring bear- ers, the spokesman says. Jolie and Pitt’s wedding caps years of rampant speculation on when the couple would officially tie the knot. Pitt once said that he didn’t want to marry until gay marriage was legal, but in recent years, both said they intended to. They were engaged in early 2012 after some seven years together. “It’s an exciting prospect, even though for us, we’ve gone further than that,” Pitt told The Associated Press in an interview in November 2012. “But to concretize it in that way, it actually means more to me than I thought it would. It means a lot to our kids.” They have six children together, including three they adopted: 13- year-old Maddox, from Cambodia; 10-year-old Pax, from Vietnam; and 9-year-old Zahara, from Ethiopia. The couple’s three biological children are 8-year-old Shiloh, and Knox and Vivienne, 6-year- old twins. This is the second marriage for Pitt, who wed Jennifer Aniston in 2000. They divorced in 2005. Jolie was previously married to British actor Jonny Lee Miller for three years in the late ‘90s and to Billy Bob Thornton for three years before divorcing in 2003. Both Jolie and Pitt are prepping movies. Jolie’s second directorial A file picture shows actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arriv- effort, the World War II odyssey “Unbroken,” will be released in Jolie and Pitt tour the Immaculate Conception School, in Port ing for the world premiere of Disney’s “Maleficent,” at El December. Pitt stars in the upcoming World War II drama “Fury,” au Prince, Haiti. Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. due out Oct 17. — AP

Jolie and Pitt wave to the crowd as they In this file photo, Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy of the United Jolie and Pitt arrive at the premiere of “Salt” in Los Angeles. arrive at the Cinema For Peace fundraising Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, accompanied by her gala in Berlin. partner and actor Brad Pitt arrive at the “End Sexual Violence in Conflict” summit in London. Lifestyle FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014

KUWAIT: Well-known film-theater actor Rajit Kapoor cuts the ribbon to open Al Mulla Exchange’s Premiere Lounge on Salem Al-Mubarak Street, Salmiya yesterday. — Photo by Joseph Shagra Mumbai’s Rage to present a ‘collage of modern India’ Rajit Kapoor’s 5-member theatre troupe in Kuwait

By Sajeev K Peter The play talks about the present day sensitivity people have towards Sajjanpur, and “Well Done Abba etc with Benegal”. The last thing he big cities and how they are always drawn towards them. “In India, you did with Benegal was a series on the making of the constitution titled he five-member Mumbai-based theatre group ‘Rage’ led by can see a great deal of migration of youngsters taking place from ‘Samvidhan’, he said. “It was made for the Indian government as it is a renowned film and theatre actor-director Rajit Kapoor will pres- small towns to big towns. The play talks about a young couple who historical document on the making of India’s constitution,” he said. Tent six playlets titled ‘One-on-One’ today. The production is are moving to Bombay,” Kapoor explained. “In the last few years, I have made only ‘appearances’ in quite a few being held under aegis of Al-Mulla International Exchange, Kuwait, at “Aabodona’ is a Hindi play in which Anand Tiwari and I play the films, like ‘Guzaarish’ (2010) for instance. Though small, it was an the American International School, Maidan Hawally at 5:30 pm today. couple who come to Mumbai and set up their life,” Dilshad said. important character and one big screen with the protagonist,” he “One-on-One’ is a collage of modern India. It consists of six Director Shorab Ardeshar commenting on his playlet ‘Job interview’ remarked. Similarly, if one scene is written well, that can be exciting playlets each about 10 to 12 minutes long. Each playlet is directed and said, “The play takes a satirical and humorous look at certain situations also like the character in ‘Singh Saab the Great,” he pointed out. written by separate individuals. It is a sort of a mixture of Hindi, English we all face in life. It is about a nervous man who goes for an interview. Talking about the ‘Making of the Mahatma’ which earned him or ‘Hinglish’ because it really depicts India today from its various The audience could easily identify themselves with some situations national film award and fame, he said. “I have very vivid memories aspects and facets,” said Rajit Kapoor in an exclusive interview with where the character is put in,” he added. about it. Because, it has been the longest time I have been away from Friday Times yesterday. In addition to Kapoor, well-known film and my home for a project. It was in South Africa for two-and-a-half theatre actor-director Sohrab Ardeshir, theatre director Nadir Khan, Films months. actors Anand Tiwari, Anu Menon and Dilshad Edibam appear in these “I have been a part of about 60 odd films over the last two “I felt a huge sense of responsibility, because people used to say, playlets. The troupe is coming to Kuwait for the third time. decades. I don’t do too many movies always. It depends on what ‘Oh God, he is going to play young Gandhi. Luckily for me, I was doing “One of the pieces for instance is titled ‘Loadshedding.’ It is pre- excites me. Small roles don’t matter if it excites me. Or the kind of peo- his younger days in South Africa before he came to India. Most of the sented from the point of view of a lamp-post located in one of the ple I am working with,” he said. Rajit Kapoor catapulted to fame after stuff that is written about or made about Mahatma was about his life busiest areas of Bombay that looks at the city and comments on what his TV series ‘Byomkesh Bakshi’ in 1993 on Doordarshan directed by in India. This film is about his 20 years of life in South Africa. The shap- is happening,” Kapoor said. Another one is ‘Social Light’ a tongue-in- Basu Chatterjee. Talking about his association with veteran Indian ing of his character actually happened in those 20 years. Therefore cheek kind of piece depicting the social life of modern women. filmmaker Shyam Benegal, he said, “I have worked with Benegal on those 20 years are very crucial,” Kapoor said. Kapoor himself plays the role of a passenger in another piece that several movies”. After ‘Sooraj Ka Sathwam Ghoda’ in 1992, I acted in “Today, filmmakers are dealing with many interesting subjects. takes a satirical look at the bad food served on airlines. ‘Making of the Mahatma’ in 98,” Kapoor said. And many new filmmakers are coming to this field as well,” he said Another interesting playlet is ‘Aabodana’ meaning sustenance. “I have done movies such as “Sardadri Begum’, ‘Welcome to talking about the emerging trends in Indian film industry. “Unfortunately, we are still bound by the strategies of marketing and distribution of films. So marketing plays a very important role if not the most important role in a film. The economics of the filmmaking has become more important than the filmmaking itself. It is quite unfortunate,” he commented. Kapoor said he enjoyed thoroughly working in the Malayalam movie ‘Agnisaakshi’ in which he won the Kerala state award for best actor. His other major movies include ‘Mishor Rohoshyo’, ‘Kalpvriksh’ , ‘Life’s Good’, ‘Dam 999,’ ‘Yeh Mera India’, ‘Blue Oranges’, ‘Morning Walk’, ‘Dahek - A Restless Mind’, ‘Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero’ etc.

New life Kapoor said there is a revival in Indian theatre today as a person who has been active in theatre for the last 20 years. “Hardcore theatre lovers have become more active. But the interesting fact is that there are many younger groups who are attracted towards theatre. They want to get involved in theatre seriously. The positive aspect about this is that they are in theatre and dependent on it not for its income but because of their passion towards it. Definitely, the younger generation has become far more active in theatre in the last five years,” he said. “Theatre has never left me nor have I left it. The attraction and lure of TV and big money is there. But it depends on what you want to do with your creative energies,” he said. Rajit Kapoor is seen with his theater troupe members in Kuwait. — Photo by Sajeev K Peter Lifestyle FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014

First-grader Harry Williams, 7, with his dogs Flora and Gandalf on his way to the bus stop on the first day of school in Kanab,Utah. Dogs get blues when youngsters go back to school

oung people aren’t the only ones who get back-to-school dogs refuse to eat when their owners are gone, experts say. school. “Honestly, they don’t really seem fazed by it other than blues. Pooches used to months of constant playtime can “There will be an exuberant greeting when you do come when Harry gets on and off the school bus,” Williams said. Yget upset when their best buddies disappear with the dog home, one that can last several minutes and be completely crazy, For those whose dogs have more serious problems, other days of summer. Many dogs whine and wait eagerly at the front then the dog will run to the food bowl,” Dodman said. Nearly half more expensive options include pet sitters, dog walkers and dog- door but eventually adjust to the absence of their young owners the anxious dogs have noise phobias, so if a storm hits while they gy day camp. For the young Grimmett sisters in Edmond, when they are in class. But millions of dogs can feel abandoned, are in an empty house, they can panic. A really insecure dog Oklahoma, their dogs, an English setter and a Yorkshire terrier, sad and unable to cope - and they look for ways to lash out. Many might become clingy and follow their owners around. Besides got plenty of attention and outdoor playtime over the summer, of the nation’s 80 million dogs have separation anxiety, Dr Nick recommended independence training, there are some things but the dogs don’t throw a fit when 10-year-old Willow and 5- Dodman, of Tufts University’s Cummings School of Veterinary owners can do to ease their dogs’ blues. Dodman suggests: Make year-old Coral go to school, which started this month. The dogs Medicine in Massachusetts, said citing studies. Dogs with separa- your departure a happy time with toys and treats; Create a place welcome the girls home with unconditional love and affection - tion anxiety will bark, howl or whine; destroy something, leaving in the house where the dog feels safe; Start the new routine and no criticism, said mom, Dr Danel Grimmett of the Sunset behind scratched doors, damaged blinds or torn curtains; or have before school begins; Don’t indulge behavior with baby talk or Veterinarian Clinic. “Yes, they miss their girls, but they seem to accidents, Dodman said. Dianne Larson of Santa Clarita, sympathy; See a vet if it doesn’t improve. understand,” she said. “And all the time away during the day dis- California, has seen it firsthand. School started two weeks ago, To cope with separation, first-grader Harry Williams of Kanab, appears as soon as the girls return.” — AP and year-old Ruby, a black Lab, still searches for Larson’s son Utah, takes the family dogs, Flora and Gandalf, to the bus stop Tanner, 14, when he’s gone. “She stays in his room. If his door is each morning to get a bit more time with them. “He is sad to closed, she will whine to get in,” Dianne Larson said. If the dog leave them and hugs them like 10 times before he gets on the isn’t in Tanner’s room, she’s at the front window watching for him. bus. Usually Flora whines when the bus pulls away,” mom Jill Side effects for anxious dogs don’t stop at whimpering. Some Williams said. But the dogs mostly sleep while the youngster is at

This photo shows Tanner Larson, 14, and his Coral Grimmett, 5, with her dog Harry at Willow Grimmett, 10, with her agility dog, Tanner is seen with 8 weeks old Ruby at the Labador, 1 year-old Ruby in Santa Clarita, their home in Edmond, Okla. Emmy, at their home in Edmond, Okla. Best Friends Animal Society in the Mission Calif. — AP photos hills section of Los Angeles. 24 FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 No milk? No problem!

A life without cheese, butter and cream? Some might think it impossible. What is lactose intolerance?

actose intolerance means the body cannot easily digest lactose, a type of natural sugar found in milk and dairy products. LThis is not the same thing as a food allergy to milk. When lactose moves through the large intestine (colon) without being properly di- gested, it can cause uncomfortable symptoms such as gas, belly pain, and bloating. Some people who have lactose intolerance cannot digest any milk products. Others can eat or drink small amounts of milk products or certain types of milk products without problems. Lactose intolerance is common in adults. It occurs more often in Native Ameri- cans and people of Asian, African, and South American descent than among people of European descent. —www.webmd.com Blueberry 25 Muffins • ½ cup coconut flour, sifted owever, armed with a few simple, nutritious in- • ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt gredients as well as quick and easy recipes, a life • ½ teaspoon baking soda Hwithout dairy won’t seem lacking at all. Friends and • 6 eggs family will marvel at the scrumptious, nutrient rich treats • cup agave nectar you whip up with these easy dairy-free recipes. • cup grapeseed oil • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract • 1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen Banana Walnut 1. In a small bowl, combine coconut flour, salt and baking soda 2. In a large bowl, combine eggs, agave, grapeseed oil and vanilla and blend well with a hand Muffins blender 3. Mix dry ingredients into wet, blending with a hand mixer • 3 eggs 4. Gently fold in blueberries • ¼ cup coconut oil 5. Place batter into a paper lined muffin pan • 2 medium bananas 6. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes • 3 dates, pitted 7. Cool and serve. • 10 drops stevia • ¼ cup coconut flour • ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt • ½ teaspoon baking soda • ½ cup walnuts, toasted and chopped

1. Place eggs, oil, bananas, dates and stevia in a vitamix; blend on medium speed until combined 2. Add in coconut flour, salt and baking soda and blend until smooth 3. Fold in walnuts 4. Scoop ¼ cup batter into a lined muffin pan 5. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes (my batch took exactly 23 minutes; all ovens are slightly different) 6. Cool and serve. Granola Pumpkin Pie • 2 cups almonds • 1 cup macadamia nuts • 1 cup pumpkin seeds Muffins • 1 cup raisins • 1 ½ cups blanched almond flour • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract • ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon • ½ teaspoon baking soda • ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt • 1 teaspoon ground ground cinnamon • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg 1. Place nuts and seeds in a large bowl, cover with water • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger and soak overnight • 1 pinch ground cloves 2. Place raisins in a separate bowl, cover with (½ to 1 cup) • 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil or palm shortening water and soak overnight • ½ cup agave nectar or honey 3. Place the raisins, along with their soaking water in • 2 large eggs a food processor and puree until smooth • 1 cup fresh baked pumpkin (or winter squash), 4. In a fine mesh metal strainer, drain and rinse the nuts well packed and seeds and discard the soaking water 5. Add nuts and seeds to raisin puree in food processor 1. In a large bowl combine almond flour, salt, bak- and pulse until coarsely chopped, to the consistency of gra- ing soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves nola, then add vanilla, cinnamon and salt and pulse briefly to 2. In a vitamix puree oil, agave, eggs and pumpkin incorporate these final ingredients until smooth 6. Transfer mixture onto two large parchment lined baking 3. Stir wet ingredients into dry Pumpkin Spice 4. Place paper liners in muffin pan sheets 7. To make live granola, place in the oven on the lowest 5. Scoop batter into paper liners Muffins setting (usually 135°) for 24 hours. 6. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes • ¼ cup coconut flour 7. Cool for 2-3 hours. • teaspoon celtic sea salt • ½ teaspoon baking soda • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon • 1 tablespoon ground ginger • 3 large eggs • ½ cup freshly roasted pumpkin (canned pumpkin will not work) • ½ cup honey • 2 tablespoons palm shortening • teaspoon vanilla stevia

1. In a food processor pulse together coconut flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and ginger 2. Pulse in eggs, pumpkin, honey, shortening and stevia 3. Transfer batter into paper lined muffin tin 4. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes 5. Serve. —www.www.elanaspantry.com Fashion26

FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 The top 10 fashion trends for fall 2014

Keep it stylish!

ere’s a look at the 10 top fashion trends for the Fall 2014 season, culled from hundreds of run- Hway shows. Velvet dresses Velvet can easily look dated and dowdy, but for Fall 2014, designers gave the slinky fabric a makeover by using it to drape bodycon dresses or by mixing it with contrasting textures.

A-Line silhouettes Structured A-line silhouettes are great for day-tonight versatility. They’re also breathable, which makes them perfect for fickle fall weather.

Textured tops/dresses This season, designers stepped up their game when it came to knitwear by showing wildly-textured tops and dresses. When you’re looking to go low-key with your accessories, this is the perfect trend to opt for.

Long knits Long knits made for one of the season’s most unexpected, bold trends. It may not be an easy look to pull off, but it’s certainly the season’s coziest. This look works best with simple makeup and hair pulled back, so as not to compete with the surprising silhouette.

Modern plaid Nothing says back-to-school like plaid, and Fall 2014 offered a slew of modern updates on this forever-classic pattern. Better yet, this trend works as a top, a bottom, a coat...you can even go the accessory route with plaid handbags or shoes. Fashion27

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Heavy sparkle It’s go big or go home as far as embellishment this season. To make this trend accessible, stick to monochrome-heavy sparkles or a sparkled look with a simple pattern motif.

Elevated sporty outerwear Sportswear has gone highbrow, a trend that shows no signs of slowing down. This season, focus on garments that meld fashion and function.

Winter pastels Just because the weather is cooling down, that doesn’t mean we have to limit ourselves to dark neutrals or rusty hues. If, however, you’re feeling wary about wearing a plush, pastel pink top in the middle of October, take a nod from Ralph Lau- ren and layer a pastel-hued top over a black bottom.

Capes You can never go wrong with a classic trench, but the on- trend item for fall is, without a doubt, the cape. The great thing about this item is that you can go as wild and patterned or as classic and neutral as you like; just remember to balance it out with the rest of your outfit (i.e. if you’re wearing a statement cape, keep the rest of your outfit simple and streamlined).

Bold, colorful fur Fur tends to be an investment piece, so if you’re going to jump on this trend, go faux and finish off your look with a bold accent (and a clear conscious). —The Fashion Spot 28

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t’s a curious observation about travelling in Oman that the moment you tuck behind a sand dune and begin erecting your tent, however Idiscreetly, someone will park alongside and start camping too. Never mind that it is the only car you’ve seen all day; never mind that there are 2,700 km of beautiful, empty sandy beaches; never mind that the mountains are so lonesome in parts that only wolves and hedgehogs meander into the night; and never mind that memories of Thesiger are the only evocations of the living to issue from the dunes of the Empty Quarter – the one-car-per-day will find yours and camp alongside. What should you say to the happy camper who parks in ‘your space’? As every hospitable Omani you’ll meet on your travels will tell you, there’s only one answer: ‘Ahlan wa salan! Welcome!’

1. Jebel Shams 3. Sharqiya (Wahiba) Sands Oman’s highest mountain, Jebel Shams is best known not for its peak but A destination in their own right, or a diversion between Muscat and Sur, for the view into the spectacularly deep Wadi Ghul lying alongside it. The these beautiful dunes, formerly known as Wahiba Sands, could keep visitors straight-sided Wadi Ghul is known locally as the Grand Canyon of Arabia as it occupied for days. Home to the Bedu, the sands offer visitors a glimpse of a tra- fissures abruptly between the flat canyon rims, exposing vertical cliffs of 1,000 ditional way of life that is fast disappearing as modern conveniences limit the meters and more. Until recently, there was nothing between the nervous driver need for a nomadic existence. The Bedu specialize in raising camels for racing and a plunge into the abyss but now an iron railing at least indicates the most and regular camel racestake place throughout the region from mid-October to precipitous points along the track and a couple of rough car parks along the mid-April. rim pick out some of the best viewpoints into the canyon. 4. Ras Al-Jinz 2. Nakhal Ras Al-Jinz (Ras Al-Junayz), the easternmost point of the Arabian Peninsula, Nakhal is a picturesque town dominated by the Hajar Mountains and one of is an important turtle-nesting site for the endangered green turtle. Over 20,000 Oman’s most dramatic forts. Built on the foundations of a pre-Islamic structure, females return annually to the beach where they hatched in order to lay eggs. the towers and entranceway of this fort were constructed during the reign of Imam Said bin Sultan in 1834. There are excellent views of the Batinah plain 5. Dhofar from the ramparts, and the majlis (seating area) on the top ‘storey’ of the fort The southernmost province of Oman is a world away from the industrious makes a cool place to enjoy the tranquility. The windows are perfectly aligned north and is separated geographically by an interminable gravel desert. With to catch the breeze, even in summer. its historic frankincense trade, great beaches, a laid-back atmosphere and an interesting ethnic mix, it’s a fascinating place to visit, particularly during or just Travel30 FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014

after the khareef (mid-June to late August season of mists and light rains). limestone hole invites a swim and a snorkel. The intrepid can inch round the ledges that surround the pool and dive into the deep unknown. It’s known lo- 6. Wadi Shab cally as Bayt Al-Afreet (House of the Demon); you could come face to face with Aptly named in Arabic the ‘Gorge Between Cliffs’, Wadi Shab is still one of more than you bargained for in the water, the depth of which is still uncertain. the most lovely destinations in Oman – despite Muscat–Sur Hwy slung across If the demon eludes you, look out for the equally elusive blind cavefish instead. the entrance. The wadi rewards even the most reluctant walker, with turquoise www.lonelyplanet.com pools, waterfalls and terraced plantations; kingfishers add glorious splashes of color and all year round trusses of pink oleander bloom by the water’s edge. While swimming in the lower pools is forbidden (they are a source of drinking water), there is an opportunity for discreet swimming in the upper reaches of the wadi where you can duck into a partially submerged cave.

7. Nizwa The historic town of Nizwa, two hours from Muscat along a good highway, lies on a plain surrounded by a thick palm oasis and some of Oman’s highest mountains. It forms a natural gateway to the historic sites of Bahla and Jabrin, and for excursions up Jebel Akhdar and Jebel Shams.

8. Wadi Bani Khalid Justly famed for its natural beauty, this wadi just north of the town of Al- Kamil makes a rewarding diversion off the Muscat–Sur Hwy or as a destination in its own right. The approach road, which climbs high into the Eastern Hajar Mountains, zigzags through some spectacularly colorful rock formations, green with copper oxide and rust-red with iron ore, and passes by an ayn (natural spring), which is signposted by the side of the road.

9. Bimmah Sinkhole (Hawiyat Najm Park) The blue-green, brackish water at the bottom of this peculiar 40m by 20m Leisure FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014

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Kazakhstan 007 Uganda 00256 Kenya 00254 Ukraine 00380 Kiribati 00686 United Arab Emirates00976 Health FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 Global warming human-caused, dangerous

WASHINGTON: Global warming is here, human-caused and probably already dangerous - and it’s increasingly likely that the heating trend could be irreversible, a draft of a new international science report says. The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on Monday sent governments a final draft of its synthesis report, which combines three earlier, gigantic documents by the Nobel Prize-winning group. There is little in the report that wasn’t in the other more- detailed versions, but the language is more stark and the report attempts to connect the different scientific disciplines studying problems caused by the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and gas. The 127-page draft, obtained by The Associated Press, paints a harsh warning of what’s causing global warming and what it will do to humans and the environment. It also describes what can be done about it. “Continued emission of greenhouse gases will cause further warming and long-lasting changes in all components of the climate system, increasing the likelihood of severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts NEW DELHI: An Indian gallery official adjusts a paint- for people and ecosystems,” the report says. The final report will be ing incorporating footprints of an elephant by issued after governments and scientists go over the draft line by line in Singapore based artist Alpana Ahuja as the reflection an October conference in Copenhagen. Depending on circumstances of a similar artwork appears nearby at the “Ganapati and values, “currently observed impacts might already be considered to Gajah” art exhibition yesterday. — AFP dangerous,” the report says. It mentions extreme weather and rising Indian elephant gets sea levels, such as heat waves, flooding and droughts. It even raises, as an earlier report did, the idea that climate change will worsen violent her own art exhibition conflicts and refugee problems and could hinder efforts to grow more food. And ocean acidification, which comes from the added carbon LOS ANGELES: In this file photo a monarch butterfly sits absorbed by oceans, will harm marine life, it says. NEW DELHI: A series of paintings by an Indian elephant have on a flower in Los Angeles, California. Monarch butterflies gone on sale at an upmarket gallery in New Delhi to raise money are dying fast, with 90 percent gone in the last 20 years, Limiting warming and they urgently need endangered species protection, a to protect the endangered animal. Artist Alpana Ahuja used bas- Without changes in greenhouse gas emissions, “climate change coalition of environmental and health groups said.— AFP kets of bananas and other treats to lure Phoolkali, an elephant risks are likely to be high or very high by the end of the 21st century,” who was rescued from her abusive owners, to create her master- the report says. In 2009, countries across the globe set a goal of limit- to us and our environment,” Pennsylvania State University climate sci- pieces-giant footprints in bright hues. The trick, she said, was to ing global warming to about another 2 degrees Fahrenheit above cur- entist Michael Mann wrote in an email. “If there is one take home point catch the elephant in a good mood, dab paint on its foot and rent levels. But the report says that it is looking more likely that the of this report it is this: We have to act now.” John Christy of the press it against a giant canvas. world will shoot past that point. Limiting warming to that much is pos- University of Alabama, Huntsville, is in the tiny minority of scientists The money raised from their sale will be used towards elephant sible but would require dramatic and immediate cuts in carbon diox- who are skeptical of mainstream science’s claim that global warming conservation, said Babita Gupta, the art director of the ArtSpice ide pollution. is a major problem. He says people will do OK: “Humans are clever. We gallery, where the paintings are on show until September 19. The report says if the world continues to spew greenhouse gases at shall adapt to whatever happens.” Gupta declined to say how many of the paintings, priced between its accelerating rate, it’s likely that by mid-century temperatures will While projections show that the world will warm and climate will $165 and $400, had sold-though she said they were generating increase by about another 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius) change, there’s still a level of uncertainty about how much, and that lots of interest. The exhibition is timed to coincide with the Indian compared to temperatures from 1986 to 2005. And by the end of the makes the problem all about how much risk we accept, said MIT cli- festival of Ganesh Chaturthi, which begins today. The World century, that scenario will bring temperatures that are about 6.7 mate scientist Kerry Emanuel. If it’s soon and only a little risk, he said, Wildlife Fund estimates the population of the Indian elephant degrees warmer (3.7 degrees Celsius). “The report tells us once again that’s not too bad, but when you look at the risk curve the other end between 20,000- 25,000. They are often kept in pathetic conditions what we know with a greater degree of certainty: that climate change of it is “very frightening.”The report used the word risk 351 times in by their masters and trafficked illegally. — AFP is real, it is caused by us, and it is already causing substantial damage just 127 pages. — AP FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014

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US economy rebounds, French leader banks on free market to save economy jobless claims fall again PAGE 38 Page 39

MANILA: Children display their acrobatic skills at an underpass in Manila yesterday near where informal settlers’ homes were recently demolished. The Philippine economy rebounded to post 6.4-percent growth in the second quarter and regain its status as one of the strongest in Asia. —AFP Philippine economy posts 6.4% growth Manila regains status as one of Asia’s top performers

MANILA: The Philippine economy rebounded tied with Malaysia’s performance.” He cited the and 7.2 percent in 2013, but there are concerns whole of 2014, but that this depended on to post 6.4-percent growth in the second quar- strong performances of the industry, services about the sustainability of such strong num- President Benigno Aquino pushing ahead with ter and regain its status as one of the strongest and exports sectors for much of the recovery, bers. “It’s a decent rebound but there are still plans to increase spending on infrastructure. in Asia, authorities said yesterday. The private offsetting lower government spending that challenges ahead,” said Johnathan Ravelas, Balisacan told reporters that state spend- sector took the lead as the economy recovered was partly due to “administrative bottlenecks”. chief market strategist of BDO Unibank, one of ing would increase with urgency, saying “the from a relatively modest expansion of 5.6 per- The latest figures brought growth for the the country’s largest banks. identified administrative bottlenecks that cent in the first quarter, which was partly due first half of 2014 to 6.0 percent and boosted Ravelas cited as among the potential contributed to the underperformance of the to the impact of devastating natural disasters, optimism that the country would still attain its threats the barrage of storms that hit the government sector are being addressed”. He economic chiefs said. “This higher growth rate, target of 6.5 to 7.5 percent growth for the Philippines, particularly in the second half of also said the government had dealt with coming from a high base a year ago, shows whole year, Balisacan said. the year, and emerging “political noise” as the delays in approving rehabilitation projects for that the economy is back on the higher trajec- Independent economists gave guardedly 2016 national elections get closer. communities devastated by Super Typhoon tory of growth,” Economic Planning Secretary optimistic assessments for the Philippines, a He also told AFP the government needed to Haiyan, the most powerful storm ever to hit Arsenio Balisacan said. nation of 100 million people which in recent accelerate spending to address the need for land, in November last year. The storm left “We remain as one of the bright spots in the years has seen its economy surge after long lag- better infrastructure and more reliable energy more than 7,300 people dead or missing region, the second-fastest-growing economy ging behind most of its Asian neighbors. The sources. ANZ Research, in an advisory, said it across farming and fishing areas of the central among major Asian countries for the period, Philippine economy grew 6.8 percent in 2012 was forecasting 6.9-percent growth for the Philippines. —AFP Business FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 38 Steady German inflation leaves open risk for EU BERLIN: Annual inflation in Europe’s largest economy held steady in August, data showed yesterday, suggesting there is still a risk the euro zone rate will fall and increasing the dilemma for the European Central Bank over whether to take action. Preliminary data from the Federal Statistics Office showed consumer prices rose by 0.8 percent in August, both on the measure harmonized to compare with other European Union countries and on the non-harmonized measure. That was bang in line with the consensus forecast in a Reuters poll but well below the ECB’s target of close-to-but-just-under 2 percent for the euro-zone. Preliminary inflation data for the single currency bloc, due today, is forecast to show the annual rate slowing to 0.3 percent from 0.4 percent - already its weakest level since October 2009 - according to a Reuters poll conducted ahead of the German data release. Marco Wagner, an economist at Commerzbank, said the German reading had done nothing to change that. “Germany’s inflation rate was unchanged at 0.8 percent in August but Spanish prices have fallen a bit faster than last month and high unemployment will likely damp- en inflationary pressures in both France and Italy so the euro zone inflation rate probably fell to 0.3 percent,” he said. “That means further ECB measures will probably continue to be discussed,” he added. Data published earlier on Thursday showed Spanish consumer price inflation came in at minus 0.5 percent, low- NEW YORK: Employees, of Deb El Food Products, LLC, inspecting eggs at the Deb El egg processing plant in er than in July, and Belgian annual inflation fell to its lowest level Thompsonville, New York. The US Commerce Department raised its estimate for US economic growth to 4.2 percent since November 2009 this month. With inflation in what the ECB considers a “danger zone” of yesterday. —AFP below 1 percent, the central bank cut interest rates to record lows in June and launched a series of measures to pump money into the sluggish euro-zone economy. Economists generally said the ECB French leader banks on free would likely wait to see the impact of these measures before announcing further action despite the low inflation readings published yesterday. Jennifer McKeown, senior European economist at market to save economy Capital Economics, said the bank would, however, probably hint at “full-blown quantitative easing” when its governing council meets next week, though she said she did not expect it to announce such Hollande casts his lot amid crisis a program until the turn of the year. ECB President Mario Draghi stressed at the Jackson Hole central bankers’ meeting last week that the central bank was ready to do PARIS: Facing pitiful poll numbers, ing only schools and the judicial system, work.” The prime minister’s office said more, saying it was prepared to respond with all its “available” tools Francois Hollande has cast his lot: The including courts and police. yesterday the 35-hour week - considered if inflation in the euro zone dropped further. But ECB sources have French president who once decried glob- The latest tilt toward the political cen- sacred by the French left and the bane of told Reuters the bank is unlikely to take new policy action next week al finance and vowed a 75-percent tax on ter suggests Hollande is committing to many employers - would not be called unless August inflation figures show the euro zone sinking signifi- millionaires has quashed dissent from his reforms and cuts, as opposed to into question. cantly towards deflation. Socialist government’s left flank and increased public spending, to revive the While largely untested in the public Christian Schulz, senior economist at Berenberg Bank, said the appointed a well-heeled former invest- economy, but without eroding the social spotlight, Macron had been Hollande’s stable inflation rate in Germany made it unlikely the euro zone fig- ment banker as his new point man on the safety net. It also indicates he is willing to top economic adviser at the presidential ure would fall significantly. “In any case, the ECB will look through economy. Several left-leaning critics were try to bring France’s deficits back within palace from 2012 until June and an the monthly volatility at its meeting next week. Without a sudden sent packing in a Cabinet shakeup that European Union limits. architect of the more pro-business tack drop in inflation, the ECB may have gained some time before decid- sent a message to international investors, “This is a confirmation of the desire of unveiled in January. He was replaced at ing on further stimulus measures,” he added. Energy prices in European allies and millions of French: the executive to maintain its direction,” the palace by Laurence Boone, a former Germany fell by 1.9 percent on the year in August but service costs France is willing to embrace more free said Antoine Bozio, an economist and chief economist for Europe at Bank of rose by 1.4 percent and the cost of goods and food rose modestly. market policies and often unpopular director of the public policy institute IPP America Merrill Lynch. On the month, consumer prices were unchanged on both and EU- reforms to tackle double-digit unemploy- in Paris. Macron will work alongside Finance harmonised and a non-harmonised prices, in line with forecasts. ment and zero economic growth. Tuesday’s Cabinet shuffle marked the Minister Michel Sapin, a longtime Final price data for August is due to be released on Sept 11, the sta- The spirit of Hollande’s new focus was exit of Arnaud Montebourg, a firebrand Hollande ally who is also considered cen- tistics office said. —Reuters summed up in a speech by his prime economy minister who recently publicly ter-left and had traditionally kept a rela- minister, Manuel Valls, who put together criticized Hollande’s budgetary rigor as a tively low public profile. a new Cabinet this week that includes crimp to growth. Many believed This is a far cry from January 2012, former banker Emmanuel Macron as Hollande had kept on Montebourg, a fre- when a campaigning Hollande said his economy minister. “I like companies,” he quent critic, to assuage the solidly-left “real adversary” was “the world of said to a standing ovation from a gather- segment of the Socialist Party. finance” even as aides quietly insisted ing of the country’s main employers lob- In his place enters Macron, a sharp- that he was not anti-market. Early on as by, which is reviled by many on the left, tongued, 36-year-old reputed wun- president, he ruffled feathers in business including in the Socialist party. derkind who like Hollande attended circles by promising a 75-percent tax on Hollande has not made good on his ENA, France’s elite school for public offi- income after the first 1 million euros. pledges to revive the economy and cials. Macron reportedly made millions Now, it’s a full embrace for business reduce unemployment since taking office as an investment banker with Rothschild leaders. Center-left Prime Minister Valls, in 2012. In January, he announced more for four years - notably advising on an who returns with a Cabinet that’s more pro-business policies, gradual deficit $11.85 billion sale by US pharmaceutical to his liking, told the employers union, reduction, and tweaks to France’s gener- powerhouse Pfizer of its nutrition busi- Medef, that it was commonplace to pit ous social system - but not the overhaul ness to the Swiss food and drink giant the left against the corporate world. But sought by some. Recent polls show his Nestle SA. he dismissed that as “an old refrain.” approval rating in the high teens, among In an interview with the magazine Le “Companies create jobs,” he said. the lowest levels in decades for a French Point just before he was named to the “There’s no employment without employ- president. post, Macron said he would be open to ers.” His comments came shortly before ATHENS: Benoit Coeure, executive board member of Unlike neighboring Spain and Italy, rethinking France’s 35-hour workweek, the Labor Ministry reported that the num- the European Central Bank (ECB), left and Klaus France has made no major structural saying flexibility would allow “an exit ber of job-seekers at the state employ- Masuch, the mission chief to Greece, of the European reforms. But Hollande ordered 50 billion from this trap where the accumulation of ment agency rose another 0.8 percent in Central Bank leave, after a meeting with Greece’s euros ($66 billion) in cost savings over rights for workers is transformed into an July from the previous month, to a record Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, background left, in three years across the government, spar- impairment for those who do not have 3.4 million people. —AP Athens, yesterday. —AP Business FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014

JPMorgan probes cyber attack; reports banks hit

NEW YORK: JPMorgan Chase & Co is States Secret Service to determine the tim of a cyber attack, two people familiar Times reported late Wednesday the net- investigating a possible cyber attack and scope of recently reported cyber attacks with the incident told Reuters. The bank works of JPMorgan and at least four oth- working with law enforcement authori- against several American financial insti- has yet to determine the severity, said er US banks had been infiltrated in a ties to determine the scope, a company tutions,” FBI spokesman Joshua the sources, who asked not to be identi- string of coordinated attacks this month, spokeswoman said yesterday morning. Campbell said in a statement late fied because they were not authorized to citing four people familiar with the The bank was taking additional steps to Wednesday. speak publicly about the matter. investigation. safeguard sensitive or confidential infor- Campbell did not name any compa- Bloomberg News reported The attackers stole large quantities of mation, though it did not see unusual nies or give more details, although Wednesday that Russian hackers were data, including checking and savings fraud activity at this time, company media reports had named JPMorgan as believed to have carried out cyber account information, though their moti- spokeswoman Trish Wexler said. one victim of the attacks. Other potential attacks against JPMorgan and another vation was not yet clear, the Times JPMorgan disclosed the investigation victims have yet to be named. Officials unnamed US bank in mid-August, result- reported, adding that several private after the FBI said Wednesday evening it with the Secret Service could not be ing in the loss of sensitive data. security firms were hired to conduct was investigating media reports earlier reached for comment. JPMorgan Authorities were investigating whether forensic reviews of infected networks. in the day that several US financial com- launched its investigation after malicious the breaches were linked to recent Reuters was not able to independently panies have been victims of recent cyber software was recently discovered in the attacks on major European banks, verify the details in the Bloomberg and attacks. “We are working with the United bank’s network, signaling it was the vic- Bloomberg reported. The New York Times reports. — Reuters German passengers face delays as pilots strike

FRANKFURT: Thousands of air passengers in Germany face delays and cancellations ahead of the weekend as wage talks between pilots and Lufthansa’s low-cost subsidiary Germanwings collapsed yesterday. Just hours after pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit said its members would stage a six-hour walkout on Friday if management did not meet its demands in negotiations on early retirement provisions, Lufthansa announced that the talks had failed. “We regret the strike announcement by Vereinigung Cockpit,” Lufthansa said in a statement. “A few hours before the scheduled talks were due to begin, the union announced there would be a strike if an agreement is not reached today,” said the airline’s personnel chief, Bettina Volkens. “It was Lufthansa that had suggested the talks in the first place and these were primarily aimed at drawing up a proper procedure and timetable for negotiations,” she said. “We’re very disappointed that a strike could not be avert- ed. The impression we get is that a strike was already a done deal for Vereinigung Cockpit. It is not realistic to reach agreement in just one day on a new model for early retirement provisions,” Volkens said. Cockpit already grounded thousands of flights of its parent company Lufthansa during three days of strikes in March and PHILADELPHIA: A worker assembles construction supplies at Northeast Building Products in Philadelphia. The Commerce April, costing the airline around 60 million euros ($79 million). Department issues its second estimate of how fast the US economy grew in the April-June quarter yesterday. — AP “Lufthansa and Germanwings will now concentrate on limiting the fallout from these strikes,” which the union had said would take place between 6:00 am and midday (0400-1000 US economy rebounds, GMT) today at all German airports. The school summer holi- days in two eastern states of Saxony and Thurinigia are officially scheduled to end today. jobless claims fall again “We will do everything to ensure that Germanwings passengers are looked after and that we can get them to their destination as best we can, despite the strike,” Volkens said. Germanwings said that out of the 164 flights affected, 116 Business spending, exports boost GDP would be cancelled, hitting 15,000 passengers. —AFP WASHINGTON: The US economy rebound- wary eye on Ukraine, which accused Russia growth measure decreased at a 0.8 percent ed more strongly than initially thought in of entering the country. The composition of pace in the first quarter. Corporate profits the second quarter with more of the growth in the second quarter was even rebounded from a decline that had been growth being driven by domestic demand more encouraging, with the sources of spurred by the expiration of a depreciation and less by restocking by businesses. Gross growth broad-based. bonus. Growth in consumer spending, domestic product expanded at a 4.2 per- Domestic demand increased at a brisk which accounts for more than two-thirds of cent annual rate instead of the previously 3.1 percent rate, instead of the previously US economic activity, was unrevised at a 2.5 reported 4.0 percent pace, the Commerce reported 2.8 percent pace. It was the fastest percent rate. Businesses accumulated $83.9 Department said on Thursday, reflecting pace since the second quarter of 2010 and billion worth of inventory in the second upward revisions to business spending and suggested the recovery was becoming quarter, less than the initially reported exports. more durable after output slumped in the $93.4 billion. That saw restocking contribut- It was the fastest pace since the third first quarter because of an unusually cold ing 1.39 percentage points to GDP growth quarter of 2013. A separate report from the winter. Third-quarter growth estimates rather than 1.66 percentage points. Labor Department showed the number of range as high as a 3.6 percent rate. The relatively smaller inventory build Americans filing new applications for job- Economists polled by Reuters had expected means less stock overhang, which bodes less benefits slipped 1,000 to a seasonally the second-quarter GDP growth pace well for third-quarter GDP growth. While TOKYO: Japan Airlines (JAL) president Yoshiharu Ueki adjusted 298,000 last week. It was the sec- would be revised down to 3.9 percent. The trade was a drag for a second consecutive (center) poses with Japan’s Mitsubishi Aircraft chairman ond week of consecutive declines in initial economy contracted at a 2.1 percent pace quarter, export growth was raised to a 10.1 Hideo Egawa (right) as they announce that JAL ordered claims and underscored the strengthening in the first quarter. Gross domestic income, percent pace from a 9.5 percent rate. Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) aircraft, at JAL’s headquar- labor market fundamentals. which measures the income side of the Business spending on equipment and non- ters in Tokyo yesterday. Japan Airlines (JAL) yesterday The dollar extended gains against a bas- growth ledger, surged at a 4.7 percent rate, residential structures, such as gas drilling, said it would order up to 59 regional jets from Mitsubishi ket of currencies on the data, while prices consistent with strong job gains during the was revised higher. Housing market-related Heavy Industries and Brazilian plan maker Embraer, as it for US Treasury debt fell slightly. US stock quarter. That was the fastest increase since spending was revised slightly down as was retires some of its gas-guzzling domestic fleet. — AFP index futures were down as traders kept a the first quarter of 2012. This alternative government spending. — Reuters Business FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014

Spanish economy grows at fastest pace since 2007

MADRID: Spain’s economy posted its strongest quarterly expansion since 2007 between April and June due to stronger domestic demand, official data showed yesterday, in a further sign of recovery from recession. The Spanish economy, the euro-zone’s fourth-largest, grew by 0.6 percent in the second quarter compared with the previous three months, the National Statistics Institute said, confirming its preliminary estimate. Year on year the economy grew by 1.2 percent, following four consecutive quarters of expansion. The quarterly growth figures marked an acceleration from growth of 0.4 percent in the first quarter. It is Spain’s best quarterly growth figure since the final three-month period of 2007, when the economy grew by 0.7 percent. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said earlier this KUALA LUMPUR: Passengers check in for a Malaysia Airlines flight at the Kuala Lumpur Sentral railway station yesterday. Loss- month that the economy was recovering “better making Malaysia Airlines, hit this year by the MH370 and MH17 disasters, announced the company’s second-quarter financial than expected” and was now among Europe’s best figures yesterday. — AFP performers. “We are registering healthy and diversi- fied growth which is here to stay,” he said. “In less Malaysia Airlines loss nearly than two years we have gone from being an economy on the brink of a bailout to being one of the economies that is growing the most in Europe.” doubles on MH370 impact The government has said it will likely raise its growth forecast for this year to 1.5 percent, up from ‘Second half results will be even worse’ a previous estimate of 1.2 percent, and possibly to 2.0 percent next year, up from 1.9 percent. KUALA LUMPUR: Crisis-stricken Malaysia Airlines said yesterday three calendar years before 2014, as intensifying competition Growth in the second quarter was fuelled by a its second-quarter loss nearly doubled as the loss of flight MH370 from more nimble rivals like Malaysia’s fast-growing budget carri- rise in household spending, which expanded by 0.7 spurred a decline in bookings, warning the red ink would acceler- er AirAsia have lured away travellers with their rock-bottom pric- percent from the previous quarter, when it expand- ate as the year wears on. The flag carrier said it posted a 305.7 mil- ing. But the sudden association with tragedy for an airline that ed 0.5 percent, the statistics office said. lion ringgit ($97.2 million) loss in the April-June quarter, which previously had a solid safety record has pushed it the financial External demand, which had helped prop up the followed the March 8 disappearance of flight MH370 with 239 precipice. Malaysian state investment arm Khazanah Nasional, economy, though fell by 0.7 percent, due to a fall in passengers and crew aboard. which owns 70 percent of the carrier, has said it will announce a That compared to a 175 million ringgit loss in the same period major restructuring plan possibly as early as Friday in a bid to exports as growth cools in many of Spain’s main of last year. The latest results mark the sixth straight quarterly loss save the stricken 68-year-old airline, one of Malaysia’s biggest European trading partners. Spain emerged from for Malaysia Airlines (MAS), which has struggled to stay competi- brands. Speculation is that the restructuring could include large recession in the second half of 2013 — its second tive and is now in dire financial straits following MH370 and the layoffs from among MAS’s nearly 20,000 employees, the slashing since 2008 after a labor-intensive property bubble July 18 shooting down over Ukraine of flight MH17, which killed of unprofitable long-haul routes to Europe and other destination, burst, crippling the economy and throwing millions all 298 aboard that plane. “The impact of the MH370 incident and and a management shake-up. of people out of work. intensified competition resulted in” a 6.7 percent drop in book- MAS Chief Executive Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said the company The country faced pressure to seek a full financial ings, it said in a statement to the Malaysian stock exchange. had to undergo “a thorough re-examination and re-evaluation.” bailout from the euro-zone in 2012. In the end it But the airline-which is in the process of being taken over by MH370 inexplicably diverted from its Kuala Lumpur-Beijing Malaysia’s state investment fund as part of a bid to restructure course, and the Malaysian government says it is believed to have received 41 billion euros ($55 billion) to rescue its and rescue the company-warned that second-half results will be gone down far to the south in the Indian Ocean. Both the airline banks. The latest unemployment data showed the even worse. “The full financial impact of the double tragedies of and the government came under fierce criticism over lack of jobless rate edged below 25.0 percent in April-June MH370 and MH17 is expected to hit Malaysia Airlines in the sec- transparency and their handling of the disaster, one of aviation’s for the first time since the third quarter of 2012. But ond half of the year, where we saw a sharp decline in average biggest mysteries. MH17 went down over a region of eastern at 24.47 percent, it remains the second-highest in weekly bookings by 33 percent immediately after the MH17 inci- Ukraine held by pro-Russian rebels. It is believed to have been the euro-zone after Greece and one of the highest in dent, with numerous flights cancelled,” it said. MAS has bled shot down by a missile but investigators still don’t know who was the industrialized world. — AFP money for years, losing a combined $1.3 billion over the past responsible. — AFP DCC eyes further expansion of energy arm after Esso deal LONDON: Support services group DCC said yester- acquire Esso’s 274 unmanned petrol stations, 48 day it saw further opportunities to expand its ener- motorway concessions and supply contracts, which gy division after agreeing to buy Esso’s motorway would give it a 4 percent share of the French mar- retail network in France, its biggest ever acquisi- ket. The FTSE-250 firm has spent around 1.1 billion tion, for 84 million pounds ($139 million). Chief euros over the past 10 years on acquisitions and Executive Tommy Breen told Reuters he planned to investments as part of its wider strategy to build a grow the company’s energy business over the larger presence in the transport fuel sector across coming years and hoped for a 15 percent return on the United Kingdom and Europe. investment from the new business. It is the company’s first acquisition in France “We want to and can envisage developing a and second major deal in the European unmanned business in a number of countries and we currently retail petrol station market, following its acquisition operate in a wider energy business throughout of Sweden’s Qstar in February. Scandinavia, in Holland, in Austria and Germany,” The deal is expected to complete in the first half he said. “We are in a number of markets already of 2015 and would see DCC operate the stations and as oil majors divest of more (downstream) under Esso’s brand. Breen said the company had businesses, there’s just going to be more opportu- spent 90 million pounds this year on acquisitions so MANILA: A vendor arranges dried fish for sale at a wet market in Manila yesterday. The nity. We have to react to those,” he added. far and that it aimed to spend around 150-200 mil- Philippine economy bounced back to post 6.4 percent growth in April to June, the second high- The company said it had agreed in principle to lion each year. —Reuters est in Asia despite “underspending” by the government, authorities said. — AFP Business FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014

Gold up for 3rd day on Ukraine tensions LONDON: Gold rose around 1 percent for a third straight meeting.” The metal benefited from lower European equi- dealers said. “Demand from India, especially for silver, has session yesterday as tensions between Ukraine and Russia ties and worsening international political tensions after picked up because of the upcoming festival season. increased and equity markets fell, but the rebound could Ukraine accused Russia of launching a new military incur- Overall, demand has been good in the last days, but be short-lived due to prospects of a US interest rate hike. sion across its eastern border. things are quieter today,” a physical dealer in Singapore Gold was up 0.9 percent at $1,293.90 an ounce by 1144 Investors were eyeing US jobs data later yesterday as said. Premiums for gold bars in Singapore remained GMT, heading for its first weekly gain in three. It has traded the strength of the jobs market is seen as a vital indicator steady at 80 cents to $1 an ounce to spot London prices. in a narrow range in the past few weeks of just under $50 of what the Federal Reserve’s rate action will be in coming Spot silver rose 1.7 percent to $19.75 an ounce, rebound- an ounce, the narrowest since August 2009. months. Pressure is building within the Fed to more clear- ing from a two-month low of $19.25 hit last week. “Silver is US gold futures rose $10.90 an ounce to $1,294.40. ly acknowledge improvements in the US economy as early outperforming on the basis that as gold doesn’t manage “The metal rebounded today, testing the resistance as next month and lay the groundwork for the central to breach resistance, maybe a better way to position your- around the $1,290 level ... there have been some further bank’s first interest rate hike in nearly a decade. Higher self would be in silver,” Bhar said. Spot platinum rose 1.1 skirmishes along the Ukraine-Russia border, helping see interest rates would encourage investors to withdraw percent to $1,424.75 an ounce, while spot palladium was some safe-haven buying,” Societe Generale analyst Robin money from non-interest-bearing assets such as gold. up 0.5 percent at $893.25 an ounce. Bhar said. The world’s second-biggest platinum producer Impala “Other than that, we don’t seem to be able to convinc- Physical buying Platinum posted a 74 percent drop in full-year earnings on ingly exit this $1,270-$1,320 range,” he added. “Next week On the physical side, the recent fall in gold prices to a Thursday after most of its South African operations were ... we have quite a busy week of data, with non-farm pay- two-month low of $1,273.06 on Aug. 21 spurred some hit by a five-month wage strike and said it was reviewing rolls next week on Friday and before that we have the ECB buying by the jewellery sector, but the quantity was small, options to restore profits. — Reuters

Euro-zone loans to private sector still contracting

FRANKFURT: Loans to the private sector in the euro area, a gauge of economic health, fell year-on-year in July, data showed yesterday, increasing pressure on the European Central Bank to act. The volume of loans to private businesses and households declined by 1.6 percent from the level in the same month in 2013, albeit at a smaller rate than the minus 1.8 percent in June, the ECB said in a statement. The long and deep financial crisis in the 18 countries which share the euro has caused credit to NEW YORK: New York stock exchange. Global stock markets were muted yesterday ahead of US economic data and possible poli- dry up almost completely. cy announcements from Japan. — AP The overall euro-zone money supply grew 1.8 percent in July from a year earlier, higher than the 1.6- percent growth in June. The ECB regards M3 money supply as a barometer for future inflation. Ukraine, Russia tensions Analysts said the data provided some signs of an improvement in the credit situation in the 18 countries that share the euro. But recovery was slow and rock stocks, buoy bonds the ECB might need to roll out new measures to kick- start credit in the region, the analysts said. Moscow markets see biggest fall in a month “Although July’s euro-zone monetary data showed some further signs of improvement, the bigger pic- LONDON: European shares took a sharp tumble yesterday as accusa- Futures markets pointed to Wall Street opening down 0.4 percent ture is that lending is still contracting and the data tions by Ukraine that Russia had moved troops across the border when US trading restarts. For economists there is plenty of US data suggest there is still a significant risk of deflation in brought a three-day global rally in risk assets to a shuddering halt. slated, including the Fed’s favored measure of inflation, revised second the region,” said Capital Economics economist Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Russian forces had quarter GDP and unemployment claims. The news out of Ukraine dealt Michael Pearce. entered Ukraine, and he convened his security and defense council to a blow to hopes of an easing of the conflict after this week’s meeting “Overall, the monetary data do little to diminish decide how to respond. The tensions put riskier assets firmly under between Poroshenko and his Russian counterpart Vladimir pressure, with Moscow stocks slumping and the top share index in Putin.Russia denies intervening in Ukraine by arming the rebels or the significant risk of deflation which we think will Germany — whose corporate sector has strong trade ties with Russia- sending soldiers across the border. force the ECB into taking further action soon.” In a bid dropping more than 1.3 percent after other sources also reported Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk appealed yesterday to to avert deflation-or widespread decline in consumer Russian troops had crossed the border to fight alongside separatists. the US Europe and other G7 countries “to freeze Russian assets and prices-the ECB has already cut its key interest rates to Safe-haven investments were in demand, with yields on German gov- finances until Russia withdraws armed forces, equipment and agents”. new record lows in June and said it was working on ernment bonds, the traditional go-to asset for risk-wary European Dollar-traded stocks in Moscow tumbled 3.3 percent and the rouble other measures to boost liquidity in the euro-zone investors, hitting all-time lows as the yen and Swiss franc rose. The dropped 1.4 percent as they saw their biggest falls in a month, while economy. bruised euro also clung to modest gains as bets were laid on possible Ukraine’s credit default swaps surged to three-month highs and its cur- “The euro-zone credit cycle is turning, but at a very fresh ECB stimulus next week aside amid the fast-moving develop- rency and dollar bonds fell. “Recent optimism around a negotiated slow pace,” said Berenberg Bank economist Christian ments in Ukraine and as German CPI data suggested deflation remains solution to the crisis as reflected in market pricing appears overdone in Schulz. “The recovery remains very weak and is now unlikely in the bloc for now. Ahead of the Germany-wide August infla- our view,” JP Morgan analysts wrote in a note to clients. under threat” from the economic fallout of the tion number due at 1200 GMT, there were solid readings from three of Ukraine crisis, Schulz said. its biggest regions. Similar Spanish figures also saw a slightly smaller- Inflation expectations “That gives the ECB ample reasons to ease policy than-forecast drop as revised second quarter GDP numbers held up Away from the political tensions, the Australian dollar was in further,” Schulz contined, adding that he expected too. Talk of fresh ECB policy easing erupted last week following a demand after second quarter business investment data beat forecasts, strongly-worded speech from the bank’s President. But sources at the while the US dollar all but sat on recent gains. US Treasuries had rallied the ECB to announce a program to purchase non- central bank told Reuters on Wednesday that new action was unlikely overnight as month-end buying helped send 30-year yields to their government assets and perhaps an extension of its next week unless Friday’s inflation numbers showed the bloc clearly lowest in over a year. Core euro zone government bond yields contin- TLTRO liquidity program. heading for deflation. “Germany is roughly 30 percent of the euro zone ued to plough record lows as markets waited on the ECB’s next move, BayernLB economist Stefan Kipar said the mone- so if that (inflation rate) stays stable, it limits the downside for the over- though the drop in risk appetite left periphery bonds out of favour for tary data “have not take the pressure off the ECB to all region,” said Berenberg Bank economist Christian Schultz. “It seems once. “For the euro area, inflation may now be 0.3 or 0.4 percent but I take more decisive short-term measures to boost the to me the weaker euro is helping.” don’t think this one figure is of major importance,” said Piet Lammens, a economy and inflation.” strategist at KBC in Brussels. “What is important is that (ECB head Mario) Against the backdrop of very low interest rates and Russian chill Draghi said (in a recent speech) that during August inflation expecta- weak credit activity, “we expect the ECB to announce European stocks had started the day quietly following a subdued tions have dropped substantially.” Among commodities, Brent crude oil a limited asset purchase program,” Kipar said. — AFP showing in Asia but by mid-session, markets in London, Frankfurt and dipped towards $102 a barrel after choppy trading overnight following Paris were nursing losses of 0.5, 1.4 and 0.8 percent. a report showing declining US gasoline demand. —Reuters Sports FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 42 India’s Kom qualifies as flag row unfurls

NEW DELHI: Five-time world women’s in the 51kg category in Patiala on Guangzhou in 2010. But with India’s before the Asian Games open in the boxing champion Mary Kom will return Wednesday. “It is good to be back and boxing association not recognised by South Korean city of Incheon on to the ring at the Asian Games next prove those people wrong who thought the sport’s world body since December September 19. month, but her competing under the my career was over,” said Kom, who had 2012 due to election malpractices, it But it remain unclear if the elec- Indian flag remains in doubt, a top offi- been busy promoting an upcoming was uncertain if the 13-strong Indian tions, already put off once, will be held cial said yesterday. Bollywood movie on her life starring squad will be allowed to compete on time as a dispute continues over Kom, 31, qualified for her first inter- popular actress Priyanka Chopra. under the national flag. administrative matters between the national competition since winning an “I think I can win a medal, hopefully Fresh elections to a provisional Indian Olympic Association and the Olympic bronze medal at the London a gold medal.” Kom won a bronze body, Boxing India, are scheduled to be International Boxing Association Games in 2012 after clinching the trials medal at the last Asian Games in held on September 11, just eight days (AIBA). —AFP

What to watch in Basketball World Cup group stage

NEW YORK: The US and Spain played a pair of classics in the last two Olympic gold-medal games - the Americans winning both - and fans would love to see them meet again in the FIBA World Cup of Basketball. That could only happen if they both reach the Sept. 14 championship game in Madrid, as the world’s No. 1 and No. 2 teams are on opposite sides of the bracket for the 24-team tournament. There is plenty of good action in the meantime. Play begins Saturday at four sites throughout Spain and the Canary Islands, with four teams from each site advancing to the single-elimination round that begins Sept. 6. Count the defending champions among those who will be following the games. “I don’t know how much we’ll actually get to watch, but definitely keep up with how the pools are playing out,” US guard Stephen Curry said. “Not going to look ahead to who we might play until the end of pool play, but we know there are some big games. Brazil and Spain play against each other, who else, France I think, so there’s some big teams playing KYOTO: 103-year-old Japanese sprinter Hidekichi Miyazaki (2nd L) runs during men’s 100m dash at a Japan against each other.” Masters Athletics competition in Kyoto on August 3, 2014. Miyazaki, who holds the 100 metres world record for centenarians at 29.83 seconds and is dubbed ‘Golden Bolt’ after the Jamaican flyer, plans to wait another five Here are some of the games to years for his dream race and was happy to reveal his secret weapon: His daughter’s tangerine jam. —AFP watch in the group stage: SPAIN VS. FRANCE, GROUP A. The European rivals meet Sept. 3 in Granada. San Antonio Spurs star Tony Parker is taking the sum- 103-year-old challenges mer off after leading France to last year’s European championship, which ended Spain’s quest for a three-peat. Their dislike was apparent when they met in the 2012 Olympic quarterfinals, with Nicolas world’s fastest man Batum winding up and slamming his arm into Juan Carlos Navarro, hitting him in the groin, in the final seconds of Spain’s victory. Japan’s ‘Golden Bolt’ TURKEY VS. US, GROUP C. Their Aug. 31 meeting in Bilbao on the second day of action is probably the toughest game the KYOTO: Closing in on his 104th birthday, a Usain Bolt running shoes. “That makes my tum- ing an old people’s sports day broadcast on tel- Americans will get in pool play, a chance for their big men to test twinkle-toed Japanese sprinter has thrown my happy and helps my running. And I eat my evision. themselves against New Orleans Pelicans center Omer Asik and the down the challenge to the world’s fastest man tangerine jam every day.” Having become the planet’s fastest cente- tall Turks. It’s also a rematch of the 2010 championship game, Usain Bolt, telling him: “let’s rumble!” In a country with one of the world’s highest narian in 2010, he now has his sights on anoth- which the Americans won 81-64 in Istanbul to claim their first world Hidekichi Miyazaki-who holds the 100 life expectancies, Miyazaki is the poster boy for er milestone in the unlikely 105-109 age group title since 1994. metres world record for centenarians at 29.83 Japan’s turbo-charged geriatrics. category. AUSTRALIA VS. SLOVENIA, GROUP D. The opening day of seconds and is dubbed ‘Golden Bolt’ after the Some 6,000 pensioners are registered at “That’s what I’m training for,” said Miyazaki, action in the Canary Islands gives incoming rookie Dante Exum of Jamaican flyer-plans to wait another five years the Masters federation which hosts more than who loses valuable seconds at the start of races Australia an early look at what life is like for an NBA point guard. for his dream race and was happy to reveal his 40 track and field meetings every year across because he can’t hear the gun go off. The No. 5 overall pick of the Utah Jazz will match up against the secret weapon: his daughter’s tangerine jam. the nation. “It’s my birthday next month and that’s my “I’d love to race Bolt,” the wispy-haired Serenaded by buzzing cicadas in sweltering next goal.” He need only cross the finish line to Phoenix Suns’ Goran Dragic, a third-team All-NBA selection last sea- Miyazaki told AFP in an interview after totter- heat, Miyazaki fell into the arms of 73-year-old set the new world record as no official mark son who won’t care who is defending him after getting held to six ing over the line with a joyful whoop at a daughter Kiyono after clocking 38.35 — more exists in that age class. points by the aggressive US defense in the Slovenians’ 101-71 loss recent Japan Masters Athletics competition in than 20 seconds behind race winner Yoshio As Miyazaki left the track, 85-year-old in their final exhibition game on the same court they will play on Kyoto. Kita, a relative spring chicken at 82. Mitsue Tsuji tossed a shot put 4.73 metres-this Saturday. “I’m keeping the dream alive. I try to stay in “I’d give myself five out of 10 for that,” he after she had set a mark of 2.07 metres in the PUERTO RICO VS. ARGENTINA, GROUP B. The rivals from the top shape and stay disciplined and healthy. said after regaining his breath and copying long jump. Not content, she set a meet record Americas region meet Saturday in their opener in Seville, which That’s important for everyone-even Usain Bolt.” Bolt’s trademark ‘lightning’ pose. “Before I ran I of 13.85 in the women’s 60 metres sprint. could quickly provide an answer as to how good the Argentines can Born in 1910 — the year Japan annexed curled up for a little nap-big mistake! I felt stiff. “I started doing athletics when I was 81,” still be without the injured Manu Ginobili. Puerto Rico has an experi- Korea and when the Titanic was still under con- “I’m still young so it’s a learning process,” she said. “My husband had passed away and I enced backcourt with Carlos Arroyo and J.J. Barea, and trailed the US struction-the pint-sized Miyazaki offered some joked Miyazaki, grinning from ear to ear as he thought there was no point moping around at dietary tips to Bolt, whose world record is 9.58 put on a straw hat. “I can run for another five home alone.” Tsuji will join Miyazaki at next by just five points at halftime of an exhibition game in New York. seconds. years.” month’s Asia Masters championships in north- BRAZIL VS. SPAIN, GROUP A. Spain’s Pau Gasol, Marc Gasol “My body is small so I take care of what I east Japan. and Serge Ibaka against the Brazilian trio of Nene, Tiago Splitter eat,” said Miyazaki, who stands just 1.53 metres Late bloomer “I had a bit of a fall last year and was going and Anderson Varejao in a battle of NBA big bodies. The Sept. 1 (five feet) tall and weighs in at 42 kilograms (92 Miyazaki, who hails from tea-growing to skip it,” said Tsuji, who credits power naps game comes a day before the day off in Granada, and these pounds). Shizuoka prefecture, about 200 kilometres for her age-defying stamina. “But my son told bruisers will surely need it after banging each other around for “When I eat, I chew each mouthful 30 times southwest of Tokyo, was a late bloomer, only me I might not live much longer so I’ll do as I’m 40 minutes. —AP before swallowing,” he added, loosening his taking up running at the age of 92 after watch- told. —AFP Sports FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 43

RFU-Premiership World Cup talks ‘encourage’ IRB chief

LONDON: International Rugby Board chief IRB rules, saying: “If there isn’t adequate com- tried to lower the temperature of ing on October 17. executive Brett Gosper said yesterday he was pensation, we should play through (the what was threatening to become a heat- It is the length of the proposed break from optimistic a deal between England’s Rugby World Cup).” ed ‘club v country’ row by insisting talks were club rugby that is central to Premiership Football Union and the country’s Premiership But Quentin Smith, Premiership Rugby’s heading to a resolution. Rugby’s concerns and Smith said there was clubs would be agreed ahead of next year’s chairman, said Wednesday that talks were “We’re all looking for a swift outcome, no question of trying to ‘cash-in’ on the World World Cup. nearing a conclusion. And his comments something that is in sight,” Smith said. “The Cup. England, the birthplace of rugby union, were welcomed by Gosper, who told AFP in a dialogue doesn’t have a timeline, but it’s at a “There will not be a single pound going to will stage the eighth edition of the World Cup telephone interview on Thursday: “This is a very advanced stage. the benefit of any club, it’s about dealing with in September and October 2015. That coin- matter for the RFU and Premiership Rugby “They’re not hostile negotiations and it the losses that will inevitably occur,” he said. cides with the traditional opening months of (the umbrella group that represents would be really disappointing if we couldn’t “There has been detailed forensic analysis the English rugby season. But IRB regulations England’s leading clubs). work through this.” of the clubs’ accounts. “All of them have dif- state no elite club matches should take place “Any agreement they reached would then There have been reports that Premiership ferent accounts and circumstances and we while the World Cup is in progress. With the have to be considered by the Rugby World Rugby is looking for a £14 million ($23 million, arrived at an estimate of the loss. It’s not a fig- preceding English season due to end in May, Cup board. “But it seems a sort of agreement 18 million euros) compensation package in ure plucked out of the air. the country’s leading 12 professional clubs is about to happen,” the Australian added. return for shutting down the league in “Notwithstanding their difficulty, the are concerned by the possibility of five “I’m optimistic it’s going to take place, there September and October, having rejected a negotiations are making progress. It’s a work months without income from matches and are encouraging signs.” £6m offer from the RFU. in progress. “There’s no emotion, what’s criti- want compensation from the RFU. The final game of the 2014/15 English reg- cal to us is that our problems are dealt with Leicester chief executive Simon Cohen Compensation package ular season will be on the weekend of May with understanding, fairness and commercial has even suggested that clubs should ignore Gosper’s comments came after Smith had 16/17, with the World Cup quarter-finals start- reality.” —AFP China showcases future stars as curtain falls Youth Olympics

BEIJING: Up to 2,000 performers will vers and 13 bronzes,” Xiao told the offi- dominated by China — 17-year-old ris- feature at the closing ceremony for the cial news agency Xinhua, adding the tal- ing star Fan Zhendong claimed gold in Youth Olympics in China’s Nanjing city ly “ranked the first in the Games”. both the boys’ singles and mixed team yesterday after 12 days of competition Unofficial tallies said China were fol- doubles events. EL CALAFATE: US Capri Djatiasmoro (C) is given a that showcased the sporting superstars lowed by Russia on 27 golds and the China also dominated the girls foot- blanket as she gets out of the Argentino Lake during of the future. United States with 10. Tennis starlet Ye ball, beating Venezuela 5-0 in the final the Winter Swimming Festival in front of the Perito No official medals table is published Shilin, 16, who is being tipped by state on Wednesday evening. Chinese basket- for the multi-sports event which focuses media to follow in the footsteps of 32- ball phenomenon Yao Ming-an eight- Moreno glacier in El Calafate, Santa Cruz province, on a programme promoting friendship year-old double Grand Slam winner Li time NBA All-Star-made an appearance Argentina on August 8, 2014, on the first competi- and sportsmanship, rather than win- Na and become China’s next great play- at the Games and backed the non-com- tion of this extreme sport in the southern hemi- ning. er, won the girls’ singles. petitive emphasis, saying that events for sphere. —AFP But China’s deputy chef de mission Another home-grown talent, 17-year- young athletes should do “away with Xiao Tian told state media yesterday old Shen Duo, swept to six gold medals the results, the records, the medals”. that China topped the medals count. in the swimming pool, despite suffering “Whatever you are and no matter Ice-swimming “Our athletes claimed 37 golds, 13 sil- from flu. In table tennis-a sport long what size you are, we are all members of a group,” China’s official news agency grannies defy Xinhua quoted Yao-who is listed as 2.29 metres (7ft 6in) tall-as saying. “The individual is always tiny,” he added. age and cold More than 3,700 competitors aged 15 to 18 took part in the Games, where golf PERITO MORENO GLACIER: At 67 years old, grandmother Margot and rugby, in the form of sevens, made Anderson could be enjoying the quiet retired life at home in England. their return to the Olympic fold, after Instead, she works a string of part-time jobs so she can afford to be gaps of 110 and 90 years respectively. standing at the foot of a pale blue glacier in Patagonia, about to jump France won the boys’ rugby while into near-freezing water with 53 other extreme swimmers from around Australia won the girls’. Italy’s Renato the world. Paratore won the boys’ golf, while South “If this is the last thing I do in life, I’ll go with fullness,” says Korea’s Lee So-Young won the girls’ Anderson, before plunging into the frigid water off Argentina’s Perito event and Sweden won the mixed team Moreno glacier. gold. Anderson has made the pilgrimage to the remote region at the Thursday evening’s closing ceremony southern tip of South America along with her best friend, Jacqueline in Nanjing, in eastern China, was to be Cobell-who, like her, braves water temperatures of two degrees Celsius about “sharing youth, friendship, and (36 Fahrenheit) wearing nothing but an ordinary swimsuit and cap. touching moments”, according to the “My husband and two daughters think I’m mad,” says Cobell, a rela- website of state broadcaster CCTV. tively youthful 60, who set a world record in 2010. But the event was marred by con- In northern Europe, where winter swimming is more widespread, cerns about the tropical virus Ebola, thousands of participants commonly turn up for such events and com- which has killed more than 1,400 people petitions. But just 54 swimmers made the trek to Patagonia for Latin in west Africa in its most serious out- America’s first winter swimming festival on August 8. break ever. Athletes from affected coun- Cobell and Anderson laugh as they describe their training for the tries were barred from competing in event: filling a bathtub with ice and timing each other with a stopwatch some sports, the International Olympic to see how long they can bear to stay in it. Committee and Chinese organisers said. The decision affected two athletes in ‘You against the elements’ combat sports and one in pool events, a Anderson, who has swum all her life, comes from a family of winter joint statement said, without revealing swimmers her father and grandfather also practiced the sport. Like the their nationalities. According to the other seniors at the festival-in all, six swimmers over 60 took part-her LONDON: In this July 31, 2012 file photo, China’s Ye Shiwen poses with Youth Olympics’ website there were a face lights up when she talks about why she does it. her gold medal for the women’s 200-meter individual medley swim- total of 25 people on the team lists of “Sometimes you think, ‘Why am I doing this? Why am I going in?’ But once you’re in the water and it’s you against the elements, and the chal- ming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Ebola-hit Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and Nigeria. The Nigerian team later lenge, it just takes over and you want to finish, you want to compete and Summer Olympics in London. —AP withdrew. —AFP get out and be fine,” she says.—AFP Sports FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 Long Davis homer lifts Pirates over Cardinals

PITTSBURGH: Ike Davis hit a two-run homer off (14-9) had stymied the Royals for the first seven straight start. Hayward connected on Wheeler’s ATHLETICS 5, ASTROS 4 a speaker above the seats in right-center field, innings. Wade Davis (8-2) pitched a perfect third pitch of the game for his 11th homer this Sam Fuld hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in Jeff Locke outpitched Adam Wainwright and the eighth to earn his second straight win, and All- season. After Wil Flores’ home run tied the score the ninth inning to win for Oakland. The A’s Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St Louis Cardinals 3-1 Star closer Greg Holland worked around a single in the second, the Braves went ahead for good trailed by one entering the ninth before Eric Wednesday. Pittsburgh took two of three from in the ninth to cap a second straight late-game in the third. Phil Gosselin reached on a bunt sin- Sogard’s RBI single, and Fuld’s two-out shot off the defending NL champions and has won five win. The Royals extended their lead over Detroit gle, Freddie Freeman doubled, Justin Upton hit Chad Qualls (1-4) landed in the seats in right of seven overall. St. Louis (71-61) leads the NL to 2 1/2 games in the AL Central with their 11th an RBI groundout and shortstop Ruben Tejada field to put Oakland up 5-3. Fuld, who entered wild-card race, with San Francisco (70-62) trail- win in their past 13 games at Kauffman Stadium. allowed Evan Gattis’ two-out bouncer to pop on a 0-for-9 skid, finished with three hits, including by a half-game and the Pirates (69-64) 1 1-2 They’ve won four straight over the Twins. out of his glove for a run-scoring error. ing a double. Dan Otero (8-1) pitched 1 1-3 games back of the Giants for the second wild- Minnesota has lost four straight and eight of 11 Teheran (13-9) gave up three hit in 6 1-3 innings for the win. Eric O’Flaherty allowed a card berth. Davis hit his 10th homer in the sec- overall. innings, struck out four and walked two. Craig solo homer to Chris Carter with two outs in the ond after Wainwright hit Russell Martin on the Kimbrel got his 39th save in 43 chances. ninth before retiring Dexter Fowler for his first left elbow with a pitch that Martin barely tried to BLUE JAYS 5, RED SOX 2 save since May 2013. avoid. Davis sent an 88 mph pitch clanking off a Pinch-hitter Danny Valencia had a go-ahead, REDS 7, CUBS 5 speaker raised on a pole about 15 feet above the three-run homer in the seventh inning. Jose Skip Schumaker drove in a pair of runs with a ANGELS 6, MARLINS 1 seats, a drive estimated at about 433 feet. A Bautista homered for the second straight night, double and a single, and the Reds withstood Mike Trout tied a career high with his 30th night earlier, Davis had a pinch-hit, tiebreaking a two-run drive in the first. With Boston leading Jorge Soler’s first at-bat homer and his RBI sin- home run, and Gordon Beckham homered for three-run homer in the eighth inning of 2-1, Edwin Encarnacion doubled off Joe Kelly gle. Soler, a 22-year-old prospect from Cuba, the first time with his new club. Hector Santiago Pittsburgh’s 5-2 win. Locke (6-3) allowed one starting the seventh, and left-hander Tommy was called up Wednesday after getting a nine- ended a string of six consecutive no-decisions in run and six hits in 7 1-3 innings, giving up Matt Layne (0-1) relieved. Dioner Navarro’s at-bat was year, $30 million deal from the Cubs in 2012. He a starting role, helping the Angels maintain their Holliday’s third-inning homer. Locke also sin- prolonged when catcher David Ross dropped started in right field and batted fifth. After Luis one-game lead in the AL West over Oakland and gled in the third and scored on Andrew his foul popup for an error, and Navarro singled. Valbuena led off the second inning with a improve the major leagues’ best record to 79-53. McCutchen’s sacrifice fly, just the 11th hit for the Santiago (4-7) struck out six in 5 2-3 innings and pitcher in 98 career at-bats. Mark Melancon allowed three hits, including Adeiny pitched a one-hit ninth for his 24th save in 28 Hechavarria’s leadoff homer in the third, his chances. sixth in 1,100 career at-bats to that point. The left-hander fanned his next five batters and did- RANGERS 12, MARINERS 4 n’t allow another hit until Jeff Baker’s two-out Rougned Odor hit a third-inning grand slam single in the sixth. to back Colby Lewis, and the last-place Rangers beat Seattle. Erasmo Ramirez (1-6), recalled from GIANTS 4, ROCKIES 2 Triple-A Tacoma for the start, allowed 10 runs Buster Posey hit a game-ending two-run shot and nine hits in three-plus innings. Seattle had for his third homer in two nights, sending the been the only major league team not to allow Giants to Bruce Bochy’s 1,600th managerial vic- 10 or more runs in a game this season. Lewis (9- tory. Posey sent an 0-1 pitch from Juan Nicasio 11) allowed seven hits, struck out seven and (5-6) just inside the left-field foul pole for his walked one in his second complete game of the 18th homer of the year and second career season and second in August. He had been 0-3 walkoff homer. He also had one on May 3, 2013, since pitching a five-hit shutout at the Chicago against the Dodgers. Santiago Casilla (2-3), who White Sox on Aug. 5. was ill Tuesday, plunked leadoff hitter Drew Stubbs in the back to start the ninth. Justin RAYS 3, ORIOLES 1 Morneau then doubled him home to tie the Drew Smyly allowed two hits over seven game at 2. Casilla got a key double play to get innings in his second straight overpowering per- out of the inning. Tim Hudson’s strong eight- formance. Evan Longoria had three hits for the inning, eight-strikeout outing was wasted. Rays, who won for only the fourth time in 11 DETROIT: Brian McCann #34 of the New York Yankees singles against the Detroit Tigers games. Tampa Bay scored all its runs in the first during the third inning to drive in Mark Teixeira at Comerica Park on Wednesday in PADRES 3, BREWERS 2 two innings and Smyly (9-10) made the margin Detroit, Michigan. The Yankees scored eight runs in the third inning and defeated the Rene Rivera tied the game with a home run in stand. Tigers 8-4. — AFP the ninth inning, then won it with an RBI single in Smyly gave up a solo homer to Chris Davis in the 10th for San Diego. Rivera opened the ninth the second inning and a single to Steve Pearce Right-hander Junichi Tazawa came in, and homer off Mat Latos (5-3), Soler hit a 2-1 pitch with his shot off Francisco Rodriguez. In the 10th, in the seventh. The left-hander struck out six Valencia turned on a 2-0 pitch for his first home into the Reds’ bullpen in center field. The last Seth Smith walked and Yasmani Grandal singled and walked one in his fifth start for the Rays run since Toronto acquired him from Kansas City Cub to homer in his first at-bat also did it in to start the inning against Zach Duke (4-1). Smith since coming from Detroit in a trade involving on July 28. Eight of 20 home runs off Tazawa in Cincinnati: Starlin Castro off Homer Bailey on was thrown out at third on a fielder’s choice and, David Price. Brad Boxberger worked the eighth his big league career have been hit by Blue Jays May 7, 2010. one out later, Rivera singled to center to drive in and Jake McGee got three outs to earn his 15th batters. Marcus Stroman (8-5) allowed two runs - Soler also had an RBI single off Jonathan Grandal from second. Dale Thayer (4-3) pitched save and complete the two-hitter. one earned - and five hits in 7 2-3 innings. Broxton in the eighth, cutting it to 6-5. Latos the 10th for the victory. The Brewers took a 2-0 pitched into the eighth and gave up four runs led in the seventh inning on Elian Herrera’s RBI YANKEES 8, TIGERS 4 PHILLIES 8, NATIONALS 4 while fanning a season-high 10 batters. Pinch- double and a passed ball charged to Rivera. Jake The Yankees chased David Price with nine Pinch-hitter Grady Sizemore hit a go-ahead hitter Chris Heisey homered in the bottom of Goebbert’s RBI single in the bottom of the inning straight hits in the third inning. The Yankees two-run homer in the sixth inning, helping the the inning. Aroldis Chapman escaped a two-on pulled the Padres to 2-1. scored all eight of their runs in the third off Price Phillies complete a three-game sweep. threat in the ninth, getting his 28th save in 30 (12-10), who had pitched a one hitter in his pre- Marlon Byrd hit a two-run homer and Jimmy chances. DODGERS 3, DIAMONDBACKS 1 vious start. Jacoby Ellsbury started the barrage, Rollins hit a solo shot to back Kyle Kendrick (7- Clayton Kershaw allowed only an unearned and New York went all the way through the bat- 11). The right-hander allowed four runs and sev- WHITE SOX 3, INDIANS 2 run in eight innings to become the first 16-game ting order until the 2012 AL Cy Young Award en hits in six innings. The last-place Phillies went Rookie Jose Abreu hit a pair of run-scoring winner in the majors. Kershaw (16-3) allowed six winner was pulled after the ninth hit of the 7-2 on their best homestand this season. Denard singles against Cleveland ace Corey Kluber, and hits, retiring 12 of the final 13 batters he faced, inning. Rookie Shane Greene (4-1) allowed two Span was 3 for 4 and fell a triple short of the Chicago stopped a season-high, seven-game seven by strikeout, to improve to 13-1 in his last runs and five hits in seven innings, struck out cycle for the Nationals. Doug Fister (12-5) losing streak Abreu put Chicago ahead for good 16 starts. The left-handed ace struck out 10 and eight and walked one. Victor Martinez homered allowed a season-high 10 hits and five runs - in the seventh with his third hit of the game. walked two. Scott Van Slyke hit a solo home run for Detroit. four earned - in 5 2-3 innings. The Nationals had Abreu drove in his AL-high 96th run. Hector off Wade Miley (7-10) before leaving the game won 12 of 13 before losing three in a row in Noesi (8-9) allowed two runs and six hits in sev- with an ankle injury in the fourth inning. Matt ROYALS 6, TWINS 1 Philadelphia. en innings, improving to 5-2 in eight starts since Kemp had a two-run double. Kenley Janzen Nori Aoki drove in the go-ahead run during a the All-Star break. Kluber (13-8) lost consecutive pitched a perfect ninth for his 38th save in 42 six-run eighth inning. Billy Butler and Salvador BRAVES 3, METS 2 starts for the first time this year, allowing three tries. The Dodgers, sweeping the two-game Perez each drove in a pair of runs during the Jason Heyward hit a leadoff home run off runs and nine hits in 6 1-3 innings with eight series, climbed to a season-high 18 games surge, which came after the Twins’ Phil Hughes Zack Wheeler, and Julio Teheran won his third strikeouts. The Indians had won three straight above .500. — AP SPORTS FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014

Cameroon’s Eto’o announces retirement

LONDON: Cameroon’s four-time African player of the year contract with English Premier League side Everton, played While he barely figured at the World Cup finals in Brazil, Samuel Eto’o confirmed on Wednesday that he was calling just one match-a 1-0 defeat to Mexico-in his fourth World officially the reason was a knee injury suffered in the open- time on his international career just days after he was Cup campaign (1998, 2002, 2010, 2014). Capped 116 times, ing defeat by Mexico, the experience was an unhappy one stripped of the captaincy of the national side. he won two Africa Cup of Nations titles in 2000 and 2008, a all round with infighting-including openly on the pitch-and “I inform you that I am ending my international career... competition in which he is the all-time leading scorer with poor results which saw them come home after the first Thank you to all Africa, and to all my fans for your uncondi- 18 goals. He is also Cameroon’s record scorer with 56 round. However, at the time the ‘Indomitable Lions’ embat- tional support,” the 33-year-old forward announced on his goals. His biggest triumph with the national side was win- tled German coach Volker Finke insisted Eto’o still had Twitter account. ning Olympic gold in Sydney in 2000. enough in his legs to carry on playing at international level. Eto’o, who had not been named in Cameroon’s 25-man Despite his failure to inspire his team on the World Cup “I don’t think it’s the moment. He has two, three or maybe squad for the qualifiers for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations stage he won trophies with all his clubs including four years left,” said Finke. Eto’o, though, shows no sign of which begin in September, played his last game for The Champions League titles - two with Barcelona and one having lost his enthusiasm for the sport itself as he high- Indomitable Lions during their mediocre World Cup cam- with Inter Milan. As well as his four African player of the lighted by signing for Everton. Ironically he may make his paign in Brazil. Eto’o, who on Tuesday signed a two year year titles he was also the top scorer in La Liga en 2006. debut for them against old club Chelsea tomorrow. — AFP Sharapova, Wawrinka in US Open third round

NEW YORK: French Open champion Maria Sharapova and Australian Open winner Stan Wawrinka survived some shaky moments Wednesday to book their third-round berths at the US Open. Sharapova, who lifted her fifth Grand Slam title at Roland Garros this year, fought back from a set down in a gritty 4- MUMBAI: Nita Ambani (C), director of Reliance Industries, 6, 6-3, 6-2 win over 95th-ranked Romanian poses with promoters and owners of football teams during Alexandra Dulgheru. The fifth-seeded the launch of Indian Super League (ISL) football tournament Russian was reluctant to blame the windy in Mumbai yesterday. Batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar conditions in the cavernous Arthur Ashe yesterday threw his weight behind the upcoming Indian Super League (ISL), saying it was the way forward to unearth Stadium court for her difficulties, which football talent in the cricket-mad country. —AFP included 46 unforced errors. And after two hours and 26 minutes on Cricket star Tendulkar court-in a match that began in hot sun- shine and ended under the floodlights- backs new India league she had her 17th three-set win of the season, the most on the WTA Tour. “It was MUMBAI: Batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar yesterday threw difficult,” Sharapova said. his weight behind the upcoming Indian Super League (ISL), “Obviously the conditions were tough. saying it was the way forward to unearth football talent in the You start in the sun, you finish under the cricket-mad country. lights. “Overall I felt like in the end I was in “There is a lot of sporting talent in the country, but no plat- much better shape than she was and I form to showcase the talent. Perhaps ISL is the answer,” could have played another few sets. Tendulkar said in Mumbai at the launch of the eight-city fran- Mentally that helped me a lot.”Sharapova chise-based tournament to be played in October-December. and Wawrinka were the day’s headliners Tendulkar, who retired last year as the leading run-getter in as two-time defending women’s champi- NEW YORK: Maria Sharapova of Russia serves to Alexandra Dulgheru of both Test and one-day cricket, is co-owner of the Kochi fran- on Serena Williams and the top men Romania during their 2014 US Open women’s singles match at the USTA Billie chise in the new league that has been modelled on the lines Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Jean King National Tennis Center on Wednesday in New York. — AFP of cricket’s cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL). Murray all had the day off. Wawrinka, the said. “I was more aggressive at the end of third-round berth, with a 6-2, 6-1 victory While the 40-year-old’s fame and fortune is due to his third seed from Switzerland, turned back the match.” Most of Wednesday’s men’s over Slovakian Jana Cepelova. exploits on the cricket field, he said that the most important the challenge of Brazilian left-hander action was wrapping up the first round, Halep was broken early to trail 0-2, but thing was for Indians to develop and nurture a love of sport. Thomaz Bellucci 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7/1) to and the exits of Steve Johnson and Ryan won 12 of the next 13 games to secure “My vision for India is sport for all. It is not about being profes- become the first men’s seed into the third Harrison meant just three American men the win. Sixth-seeded German Angelique sional but staying healthy and fit,” he said. round. reached the second round-the fewest in Kerber also advanced on cue, downing Meanwhile, Italian World Cup winner Alessandro Del Piero, Wawrinka was untouchable on his US Open history. Russian Alla Kudryavtseva 6-2, 6-4. 39, was set to play for Delhi Dynamos and also serve as a serve through two sets, not facing a break brand ambassador for the ISL, a source associated with the American women were keeping the Men’s sixth-seed Tomas Berdych of point until Bellucci broke him twice to league told AFP. home flag flying, and five-time Grand Czech Republic brought Lleyton Hewitt’s take the third. The Brazilian broke “He is on board, a formal announcement will be made Slam champion Venus Williams did her 62nd Grand Slam appearance to a quick Wawrinka in the third game of the fourth, shortly,” the source added. Del Piero, who has been playing part. The two-time winner, who hadn’t end, downing the former world number more recently in Australia, will be the biggest star in the but the Swiss broke back to knot the set at made it past the second round the past one, and 2001 champion, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. league that will also feature former French international David 3-3. After holding at love for a 5-4 lead, three years, reached the third round with Seventh-seeded Bulgarian Grigor Trezeguet and ex-England goalkeeper David James. Wawrinka had two match points against a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Timea Bacsinszky. Dimitrov finally ended his US Open jinx. Eight city-based teams are due to take part in the tourna- Bellucci’s serve in the 10th game but Fourth-seeded Pole Agnieszka Radwanska After coming up empty in three ment which runs from October 12 to December 20. Several of couldn’t convert either. became the tournament’s biggest upset straight appearances, he defeated US the franchises have tie-ups with European football giants such He grabbed the tiebreaker by the victim, falling 6-3, 6-4 to China’s Peng wildcard Harrison 6-2, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2. South as La Liga champions Atletico Madrid who are the co-owners throat, however, and finished it off with a Shuai. Peng avenged a loss to Radwanska African Kevin Anderson rallied from a of Atletico Kolkata. service winner after two hours and 36 at the 2011 Australian Open where the break down in the final set to defeat While India are only 150th in the world rankings, football minutes with the hands of the clock Chinese player had held two match Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas 6-3, 6-7 (3/7), 4-6, draws big crowds in some parts of the country-particularly the creeping toward 1 am. points. 6-2, 7-6 (7/1) in just over four hours. east-and has been dubbed the game’s “sleeping giant” by “I was playing really well,” Wawrinka But three men’s matches were cut Sepp Blatter, president of the world governing body FIFA. said of his sparkling start. “I was really Dimitrov breaks jinx short by injury retirements. Wimbledon The English Premier League (EPL) draws big TV audiences aggressive and serving really well. “When Poland’s Radwanska, a former quarter-finalist Marin Cilic of Croatia and team owners are hoping to replicate the success of the you drop your level a little against Wimbledon finalist who counts this year’s advanced when a right ankle injury forced IPL, the domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament that attracts Bellucci, it’s tough. He starts to play bet- Australian Open among two other Grand Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis to retire while some of the biggest names in the game. ter.” The tension seemed to get to Slam semi-final spots, was left to ponder trailing 6-3, 3-1. Spain’s Feliciano Lopez Organised by the All India Football Federation, the ISL is Wawrinka at least briefly when he told why she has never made it past the last 16 advanced when Croatian Ivan Dodig backed by India’s Reliance Industries, which is controlled by one loud courtside fan to shut-up. But he in nine US Open appearances. retired with cramping and muscle cramps the country’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, sports manage- was able to get back on the attack. “The World number two Simona Halep also left Johnson unable to continue ment giant IMG and Rupert Murdoch’s Star TV. —AFP fourth set I tried to focus on my game,” he needed less than an hour to book her against Japan’s Tatsuma Ito.— AFP Sports FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 Bayern sign Xabi Alonso from Real Madrid

MUNICH: Bayern Munich hopes to said at a news conference. in May. Madrid knocked out title hold- Alcantara, Pepe Reina and Juan complete the transfer of Real Madrid Alonso’s expected transfer was er Bayern in the semifinals.”We Bernat. defender Xabi Alonso in the next day announced one day after Bayern believe that it’s necessary for our Martinez is out for six months or two, club officials said yesterday. signed defender Mehdi Benatia from team and to meet the expectations of with a knee injury and Thiago is also Bayern financial director Jan- Roma. Alonso won the 2008 and 2012 our fans and the entire club,” Bayern not expected to return before Christian Dreesen said Alonso and European Championship and the 2010 director Matthias Sammer said of October. In addition, midfielder Bayern have “in principle” agreed on a World Cup with Spain before retiring Alonso’s expected move to the Bastian Schweinsteiger is out for sev- transfer and that Alonso was expected from the national team this week after Bavarian capital. Alonso would be the eral weeks with a lingering knee in Munich yesterday for his medical.”We making 114 appearances. fifth Spaniard to play for Bayern, injury. Despite the injury problems, are in friendly and final talks with Real The 32-year-old Alonso has been whose coach is another Spaniard, Pep Bayern won its Bundesliga opener 2- Madrid and hopefully we will reach an with Real Madrid since 2009 and won Guardiola. Other Spaniards on the 1 against Wolfsburg. It visits Schalke agreement in a day or two,” Dreesen the Champions League with the club team are Javi Martinez, Thiago tomorrow. —AP Platini rules out running for FIFA presidency MONACO: UEFA president Michel Platini ruled himself out of the running for the most powerful job in football yesterday, saying he “could not convince himself” that opposing incum- bent Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency was the right thing to do. Instead, the former France international told a packed news conference in Monte Carlo that he would offer himself instead for re-election as UEFA president, a role he has held since 2007. Platini, 59, had already told the chairman and general sec- retaries of UEFA’s 54 member nations that he would not be standing against the 78-year-old Swiss, who is expected to seek a fifth term at the helm of the world governing body when the election is held next June. The Frenchman said he had deliberated for months before deciding against standing, but still believed change was needed at FIFA and it was time Blatter went. The Swiss has held the FIFA presidency since 1998 and has indicated he will stand again, despite criticism that the game and FIFA have been tarnished by allegations of corruption during his reign. “I have thought long and hard about this over many months but I have never managed to convince myself that I had to go to FIFA. It’s really that simple,” said Platini of his decision. “My will is to run for a new term of office for the presidency of UEFA. “I told the chairmen this morning this a choice from my heart, based on football and based on my passion,” added Platini. “We have big projects ahead at UEFA and I have the moti- vation to carry them out before one day moving on to some- SAO PAULO: This is a Thursday, June 19, 2014 file photo of Uruguay’s goalkeeper Fernando Muslera look- thing else, but now is not the time, or my time for FIFA, not ing back as England’s Wayne Rooney celebrates after scoring his side’s first goal during the group D World yet.” Platini, who is a vice-president of FIFA and sits on the Cup soccer match between Uruguay and England at the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Wayne FIFA executive committee, said he had made his decision Rooney was named England captain yesterday, taking over the leadership role of an inexperienced team in “without the slightest shadow of regret”. a rebuilding phase following its worst-ever World Cup. —AP FRESH AIR Just before the World Cup started last June, Platini called for a “breath of fresh air” at FIFA and said he no longer sup- Rooney named England ported Blatter’s position as president. He returned to that theme yesterday saying: “Some of you expected me to attack FIFA today, but that is not my goal captain, fulfils ‘dream’ here. “But we do want a FIFA that works better, with more transparency and solidarity and is more respected by those that LONDON: Manchester United striker Wayne he unveiled his squad for the fixtures against problems in his career, was sent off playing love football. —Reuters Rooney was named the new captain of Norway and Switzerland. for England against Portugal at the 2006 England yesterday. “I gave it a lot of thought but Wayne is an World Cup and against Montenegro in a Euro Rooney, who succeeds Liverpool’s Steven obvious choice,” Hodgson told reporters. 2012 qualifier. Gerrard, will lead his country in a friendly “He deserves it - his commitment to the He was also heavily criticised after against Norway on Sept. 3 and their opening cause, his experience. He has captained mouthing the words “nice to see your home Euro 2016 qualifier against Switzerland on England in the past and, of course, he has fans boo you” following England’s dismal 0-0 Sept. 8. “To be named as England captain is a that responsibility at Manchester United draw with Algeria at the 2010 World Cup. dream come true for me personally and, of now. But Hodgson said: “I’ve got to judge him course, for my family,” Rooney, who has “I’ve had a long conversation with him on the two years I’ve been with him. scored 40 goals in 95 international appear- and he’s prepared to accept the pressures “It’s not for me to look back too much ances, said in a statement. that the England captaincy brings. It’s impor- and whatever misdemeanours the player “It is something I will take massive pride tant that the player wants to take on that may have had. In the two years with me I’ve in doing. “As a kid I always loved the occa- enormous responsibility.” had no reason whatsoever to question any- sion of watching a big England game on the Hodgson, under pressure as England thing about his character or desire to play for television,” the 28-year-old added. “Back coach for the first time after his team’s poor his country or his wholehearted willingness then I had a burning ambition to play for my performance at the World Cup, said he to offer himself in every situation. country. Now to be appointed captain is believed Rooney was well suited to the role “I’m not concerned about anything else, beyond my wildest dreams.” despite lingering question marks over the but he has that baggage with him and he Coach Roy Hodgson made the announce- player’s maturity and temperament. will have to accept that as an added part of Michel Platini ment at a media conference at Wembley as Rooney, who has had on-field disciplinary the pressure.”—Reuters FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014

Sharapova, Wawrinka in US Open third round Page 45 NEW YORK: Sabine Lisicki of Germany returns a shot against Madison Brengle of the United States on Day Three of the 2014 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Wednesday in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. —AFP