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Russia could help mediate Gaddafi's exit

Posted: 27 May 2011 10:42 AM PDT


DEAUVILLE: Russia on Friday offered to mediate Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's exit from power, and France said allied forces want to step up the NATO-led military operation in Libya. Both gestures reflect mounting pressure on Gaddafi and frustration that the NATO campaign has dragged into its third month with no obvious end in sight. Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit in Deauville, France, that Gaddafi has exhausted his legitimacy as the Libyan leader. "We believe that Gaddafi has deprived himself of legitimacy as the Libyan leader, and it's necessary to help him leave," Ryabkov said, adding that Russia is ready to convey such signals to the Libyan side. "It's necessary to find a formula for Gaddafi to leave the post, and such a step would help settle other issues," Ryabkov added. Analysts were skeptical as to whether Russia would have any leverage over Gaddafi. And the leaders of France, Britain and Germany said there's no point in negotiating directly with Gaddafi himself, insisting that he must leave power now. Russian officials have been critical of Gaddafi but also complain about what they called an excessive use of force by NATO and have urged a quick end to hostilities. Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov recently held talks in Moscow with representatives of both Gadhafi's government and the rebels. Mikhail Margelov, the Kremlin- connected head of the foreign affairs committee in the upper house of Russia's parliament, said in Deauville that Russia will step up contacts with both the Libyan government and the rebels. Russian news agencies quoted Margelov as saying that it's necessary to conduct talks on Gaddafi's departure with the Libyan political elite, maybe Gaddafi's sons. Medvedev met at the G-8 summit with President Barack Obama, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. US national security council spokesman Tommy Vietor said Russia's suggestion that it could help mediate Gaddafi's exit is "a positive development and further proof that the international community is becoming more united in its belief that Gaddafi must go." "Russia has relations, not just in Libya but across most of North Africa. ... We can benefit from those types of consultations and contacts with them," Obama's deputy national security adviser, Ben Rhodes, told reporters in Deauville. Sarkozy, hosting the G-8 summit, said Friday there is "great unanimity" about an "intensification of the military intervention" to protect civilians from Gaddafi's forces. He did not say how, but France and Britain said this week they are ready to deploy attack helicopters in the campaign. British Prime Minister David Cameron told reporters in Deauville that the deployment of helicopters was "part of the process of turning up the pressure," on Gadhafi. He said the campaign is entering a "new phase." On Thursday, Libya's government for the first time said it is prepared to speak with its rebel adversaries, signaling that months of fighting and NATO bombardment may be closer to forcing some concessions. At the same time, it insisted that Gaddafi would not relinquish power. In response, NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said "words are not enough." A Moscow-based Middle East expert expressed doubt that Gadhafi will agree to step down after Benghazi-based opposition leaders rejected a cease-fire agreement proposed by the leaders of the African Union in late March. Gaddafi "will fight to the end with unpredictable consequences for everyone involved," Yevgeny Satanovsky, head of the Moscow-based Middle East Institute, told The Associated Press. "He already agreed to leave, but Benghazi needs his scalp." Satanovsky said that Gaddafi's unpredictability leaves little room for a tangible prediction of what will happen if Russia steps in as a mediator. The commander of NATO's operations in Libya said Friday that French and British attack helicopters will operate in Libya under NATO's command, rather than under separate national command. Canadian Lt. Gen. Charles Bouchard, speaking by video link from Naples, would not say how or where the helicopters would be used, saying only that he wanted to develop "an effective, aggressive but safe" operation. He said they could help target military vehicles that are difficult to identify from higher altitudes. So far, the NATO campaign has relied largely on strike jets dropping munitions from an altitude of about 15,000 feet (4,600 meters). The helicopters, flying much lower and slower, could more accurately identify targets in densely populated areas while risking fewer civilian lives. But such flights would also expose the helicopter crews to greater risks. Since March 31, NATO has commanded an international operation to protect civilians and enforce a no-fly zone, as Gaddafi has sought to put down a rebellion against his rule. Bouchard said Friday that forces loyal to Gaddafi have laid land mines near the rebel-held city of Misrata. Previously, NATO had accused the Gaddafi regime of mining the waters off the Libyan coast. He defended the efficacy of the NATO operation against critics who believe the conflict has become a stalemate, saying that humanitarian aid is moving more freely and many civilian lives have been saved. "I believe today that Libya is a much safer place than it was on" March 31, Bouchard said.
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Azam Khan on life support

Posted: 27 May 2011 09:11 AM PDT

Pop guru and freedom fighter Azam Khan has been kept on life support at the city's Square Hospital.

The hospital authorities told The Daily Star that he was put on life support at the Intensive Care Unit on Friday as his condition seriously deteriorated.

The 62-year-old pop legend was admitted to the hospital on May 22.

Azam Khan who had been suffering from oral cancer went to Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore last year for better treatment.
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Eight US soldiers killed in Afghan blasts

Posted: 27 May 2011 01:01 AM PDT


KABUL: Eight soldiers killed in a bombing in southern Afghanistan were Americans, the Pentagon confirmed, in one of the worst single incidents in recent months. Pentagon spokesman Colonel Dave Lapan said the soldiers were killed by two successive blasts on Thursday in the same location in Shorabak district in Kandahar province. Kandahar is the birthplace of the Taliban, and fighting there in the coming months is likely to prove a key test of foreign forces' ability to hold ground in the south taken from insurgents last year after a troop surge. Local border police commander Tafseer Khan Khogyani said the attack, which also killed two Afghan policemen, took place as coalition and Afghan forces were on patrol about 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the Pakistan border. "As they approached a container, explosives that had been placed inside went off, causing a huge explosion," he said. Kandahar border police chief General Abdul Razeq said that the container was used as an ammunition store by Taliban fighters smuggling weapons across the border from Pakistan. A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the blast, which was initially announced by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The bombing brings to 199 the number of foreign troops who have been killed in Afghanistan this year, according to an AFP tally based on that kept by the independent website iCasualties.org. Of those, 148 were from the United States. The total international force death toll for last year was 711. The blast caused ISAF's highest death toll in a single incident since April 27, when nine Americans -- eight troops and a contractor -- were killed by an Afghan officer who opened fire at a Kabul military training centre. It also brought the death toll of foreign troops in a single day to nine -- earlier Thursday, a NATO helicopter crashed in a mountainous area of eastern Afghanistan, killing one. There are around 130,000 ISAF service personnel in the war- torn country, around 90,000 of whom are from the United States. Much of Afghanistan's worst fighting takes place in the south of the country, particularly in the provinces of Kandahar and Helmand which border Pakistani areas where insurgents have hideouts. While international forces insist they have been taking the fight to insurgents throughout the winter, the Taliban announced the start of their spring fighting season at the end of April. The commander of foreign forces in Afghanistan, US General David Petraeus, warned in a memo released Saturday that they could face tough times ahead. "It is likely that our enemies will pursue high-profile attacks this summer in an attempt to demonstrate continued capability," he said. This should be expected because of the "progress" made in "important areas" since last year, he added. There has been a rash of insurgent attacks against forces loyal to President Hamid Karzai's government in recent days, including a suicide attack on a Kabul military hospital Saturday which killed six medical students. It is nearly 10 years since US-led forces invaded Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 attacks to topple the Taliban, who had been harbouring al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden -- killed by US forces in Pakistan this month.

Obama nominates new defence, CIA chiefs

Posted: 27 May 2011 01:00 AM PDT


WASHINGTON: US president Barack Obama has formally nominated Leon Panetta as his new secretary of defence and David Petraeus, who commands the international force in Afghanistan, as Panetta's successor at the CIA. Obama had first said he planned to nominate Panetta and Petraeus on April 28, just days before US commandos entered Pakistan and shot and killed Al- Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. The US Senate must confirm both men, but neither is expected to encounter any serious opposition there. The White House hopes that Panetta, whose mission would include cutting spending at the Defence Department, would be able to move into the job on June 30, the day current Defence chief Robert Gates is set to leave. Petraeus will continue to lead the international force in Afghanistan until his successor, General John Allen, takes over in September. Petraeus will retire from the military before moving to the CIA. The United States began troop withdrawals from Afghanistan this year, making good on a promise by Obama to reduce US troop levels there, although it is not clear how soon or how many additional troops will leave. A new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who is the president's top military adviser, is also expected to be nominated next month. General Martin Dempsey, the current Army chief of staff, is considered Obama's likely choice to replace Admiral Michael Mullen, according to Pentagon officials.

Car bomb destroys CID police station, 11 killed

Posted: 26 May 2011 09:08 AM PDT


Peshawar—Once again making mockery of the tight security arrangements the saboteurs hit the CID Police station in the red zone here Wednesday killing as many as nine people, all most all the men in uniform, and seriously wounding around 35 others. Hardly three days back, the terrorists managed to play havoc in PNS Mehran Karachi. According to details, a suicide bomber rammed his explosive laden vehicle in to the CID Police Station on main university road of Peshawar which resulted in collapse of the double storeyed fortified building of the station at around 4.40 in the morning. The heavily guarded building was situated in the red zone with the school of paratroopers adjacent to the destroyed structure while the American consulate and some military installations fell within a few hundred meters. A main MP check post is situated a few yards away from the site of the blast. 300 kilogram of explosive material was used in the blast. It was heard in almost all of the Peshawar with number of adjacent buildings sustaining damages. Roughly, there were more than forty security personnels present in the building and all were trapped under tons of rubbles making it hard for the rescue teams to effectively carry out the rescue activities. Scores of ambulances and vehicles of the security forces reached site of the explosion and started shifting the victims to the nearby Khyber teaching hospital while number of seriously injured troops were shifted to Lady Reading Hospital, Hayat Abad Medical Complex and even CMH. Emergency was declared in all the major hospitals of the city. The heavy contingents of security forces which had immediately cordoned off the area, were not letting any body including Media and top government functionaries get closed to the site of the blast. There were also reports of gunshots sooner after the explosion. The heavy structure of the fortress like building was razed to ground, a large number of security personals were trapped under the debris especially in the basement of the building. The rescue teams were finding it hard to retrieve the victims from the rubbles, Army engineer corps team along with cranes was called in for help. While one policeman succumbed to his injuries in the hospital, as many as eight dead bodies were retrieved from the rubble after hectic efforts of almost 12 hours. However, the rescue operation continued till the filing of this report as few people and a couple of dead bodies, the rescuers believe, were still buried under the tons of rubbles. A big majority of those killed and injured have been recognized as the security personnel. The main Jamrod road was blocked for all kind of traffic and only one side of the road was opened for vehicular traffics after many hours. The IG police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and other police high ups said they had some information about a possible attack on the CID police station though they would never confess there was a security failure which resulted in loss of innocent lives. "It was a Shehzore pick up laden with an explosive material weighing between 250 to 300 kilogram, which was rammed into the main gate of the CID police station causing the huge building structure to collapse with in no time", a senior police officer said. The official sources confirmed death of nine people with the doctor describing the condition of few wounded persons as precarious. President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday strongly condemned the suicide bomb blast at a police checkpost in Peshawar that killed innocent lives. The President expressed his condolences with the families of those who lost their lives in the terrorist act. He said the government and people are determined to defeat terrorism and such gruesome acts cannot deter the resolve of the nation which remains united to defeat terrorists. President Zardari asked the law enforcement agencies to take more measures to protect people from incidents of terrorism.

Rana wanted top Pakistan military honours for 26/11 attackers

Posted: 26 May 2011 09:05 AM PDT


Headley said that Rana had told him that nine of the ten Mumbai attackers who died should be given Pak's highest military award, Nishan- e-Haider. (AP Photo)

CHICAGO: Apparently gloating over the mayhem the Pakistani attackers were creating in Mumbai, Tahawwur Rana, a co- accused had proposed that nine of the ten LeT militants who carried out the carnage should be decorated with Pakistan's highest military award, Nishan-e- Haider. This was stated by David Headley, another prime accused in the Mumbai case in his testimony before the Chicago district court on the third day of the trial of his childhood friend, Rana, a Pakistani Canadian. Headley said that Rana had told him that nine of the ten Mumbai attackers who died should be given Nishan-e-Haider. The sole exception being Ajmal Kasab, who had been captured by Indian security forces. Rana, Headley said had also praised Sajid Mir, his Lashkar-e- Taiba (LeT) handler for the attack on the Chhahbad House calling him Khalid bin Walid, one of the greatest Generals in Islamic history. Nishan-e-Haider, is Pakistan's highest military decoration given to personnel, regardless of rank, for extraordinary bravery in combat.

Concern over delay in community healthcare

Posted: 26 May 2011 08:27 AM PDT


Dhaka, Feb 22 (bdnews24.com) – The government programme to provide healthcare at village level has run into trouble because of the delay in recruiting community healthcare providers. State minister for health Mozibur Rahman Fakir on Tuesday expressed concern at the inordinate delay in the recruitment process. Speaking at a workshop in the capital on finalising training manual for healthcare providers, he said "Written exams were conducted two months back, yet no results." The process could be delayed further as it would take a long time to hold viva for such a large number of candidates, he added. Some 13,500 community healthcare providers are to be recruited to run community clinics across the country, one for every 6,000 people. "It's our (ruling Awami League) election pledge, so we should complete the process as soon as possible to ensure healthcare at the rural level," said the junior minister. The last Awami League government had also started setting up community clinics in 1998, but the BNP-led alliance government scrapped the project. Soon after assuming power, the present government revived the initiative under a project titled "Revitalisation of Community Healthcare Initiatives in Bangladesh". Project director Makhduma Nargis said they were trying to complete the process fast, so that healthcare providers received training soon after their recruitment. "Trainings of all community healthcare providers will be completed within three months after their recruitment," she said without mentioning when the results of written exams would be announced. "There is no alternative to making community clinics functional to provide door-to- door healthcare for the common people," health minister AFM Ruhal Haque said at the function. He said community clinics would be a one stop centre for the rural people. "Maternal as well as child health must be prioritised along with emergency care at the community clinics," he said, adding that the handbook will work as a reference book for the healthcare providers. "Civil surgeons will monitor their activities like other health staff in their districts," the minister said, adding that they (civil surgeons) will get transports to carry out the job. Health secretary Humayun Kabir also stressed on training for the healthcare providers. "There is no alternative other than training to offer quality healthcare." Director general for health Khandaker Md Shefayetullah suggested specific and short handbook for the healthcare providers at community clinics. He said community clinics would help to lessen the number of patients at tertiary level hospitals. It would also work as a reference centre, he said. Currently, over 10,000 community clinics are operating across Bangladesh in limited scale. Construction of some 1,200 clinics is in progress while some 1,576 community clinics will be built in 2011-2012, it was learnt.
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Posted: 25 May 2011 11:31 AM PDT


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Medical source: Egypt's Mubarak to stay at resort hospital

Posted: 25 May 2011 09:48 AM PDT


Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak, who faces trial for the killing of protesters, is in a stable condition but will not be moved for now from a Red Sea resort hospital where he has been detained, a source told the Reuters news agency. The medical source, speaking on Tuesday shortly before the public prosecutor referred Mubarak to court, said the prison hospital in Cairo where other officials under investigation are being held was not equipped to handle his case. "Mubarak's condition is stable but he will not be transferred to the prison hospital unless it is prepared with equipment needed to treat his condition," the source said.

NATO hits Tripoli in largest bombings yet

Posted: 25 May 2011 09:43 AM PDT


Loud explosions rocked Tripoli Tuesday as NATO unleashed its heaviest blitz yet of the capital in a bid to speed up the ouster of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi while rebels gained ground diplomatically, AFP reported. Libyan government spokesman Mussa Ibrahim told reporters that at least three people died and 150 were wounded in the air strikes, which he said targeted a deserted military barracks, but instead hit civilians living nearby. NATO rejected the charge and said that a strategic vehicle storage facility – used to resupply the regime forces and instrumental in attacks against civilians – had been struck. The Western alliance is shifting into high gear in Libya in a bid to deliver a decisive blow against Gaddafi's government, hitting Tripoli with its heaviest bombardment to date. In another boost to forces fighting to oust Gaddafi, France said it would provide attack helicopters for NATO's air campaign while the EU widened sanctions against Gaddafi's forces. The helicopters, so far never deployed by NATO in Libya, will help the Western alliance strike military assets hidden in urban areas while avoiding civilian casualties, French ministers said. French Defense Minister Gerard Longuet said separately that London would also deploy attack helicopters as soon as possible, but a British minister denied this and said the idea was still under consideration. On Monday, Washington urged Gaddafi to leave Libya as Jeffrey Feltman, the US assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs, held talks in Benghazi. Feltman told a news conference in Benghazi Tuesday that the rebels' National Transitional Council (NTC) had been invited to open an office in Washington. Jordan, meanwhile, said it recognizes the NTC as the "legitimate representative" of the Libyan people and intends to appoint an envoy to Benghazi, the rebels' capital. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also said Tuesday Russia recognizes NTC as a legitimate negotiator on Libya's future, according to the RIA Novosti News Agency. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu said that China respects the will and choice of the Libyan people, and supports all efforts to settle the Libyan crisis through political means including dialogue. Agencies
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Community Health Care Provider (CHCP) Viva Result published?

Posted: 24 May 2011 07:04 PM PDT




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CHCP Results has been published on 15 March 2011 but viva result where?
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CHCP result bd

Posted: 24 May 2011 07:04 PM PDT




when we will be get this result.

CHCP Results has been published on 15 March 2011 but viva result where?
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Community Health Care Provider (CHCP) Viva Result published?

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when we will be get this result.

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Indian families aborting more girls

Posted: 24 May 2011 11:51 AM PDT


A sign advertising abortions in a Kolkata street. Photograph: Janet Wishnetsky/Corbis Families in India are increasingly aborting their second child if they know it to be a girl and they already have a daughter, a study shows. Scientists estimate that up to 6 million girls have been aborted in India over the past decade by couples who do not want a large family and are determined to have a son. The practice is more widespread among wealthier and better educated Indian families, who are better able to afford the prenatal tests and medical intervention they want. While it has been known that there has been a tendency to abort girls in India since the first census in 1871, the latest evidence suggests that the practice is common throughout the country. The research, published in the Lancet, suggests that the Indian government's attempt to tackle the issue by outlawing ultrasound scans that identify the sex of a foetus has not worked. The Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act was passed in 1996 to stop medical staff telling parents the sex of a foetus. "It is unlikely that this act has been effective nationally because few health providers have been charged or convicted," write the authors, Prof Prabhat Jha from the University of Toronto and colleagues from India, including the former registrar-general of India, Dr Jayant Banthia. "We are not surprised by this lack of prosecution given that most primary care is with unregulated private providers." This year's Indian census revealed that there are about 7.1 million fewer girls than boys under the age of six. The gap has grown substantially since the 2001 census, which found 6 million fewer girls, and the 1991 census, 4.2 million fewer. The researchers used census data to estimate the absolute numbers of abortions for reasons of sex selection. They used information on more than 250,000 births in national surveys to work out the difference in the girl-boy ratio in second births in families where the first child was a girl. They found that the ratio in second births where the first child was a daughter fell from 906 girls per 1,000 boys in 1990 to 836 in 2005 – a drop of 0.52% a year. But there was no decline in the ratio among couples whose first child was a son. The authors estimate that between 3 million and 6 million girls were aborted from 2000 to 2010. Over the 30 years from 1980 to 2010, there could have been as many as 12 million abortions of girls. In a commentary, two leading experts point out that the desire to have a son appears to influence the behaviour of expatriate Indians too. Higher ratios of sons to daughters in second births, when the first child was a girl, have been found among Indians living in the US.

India accused of map censorship

Posted: 24 May 2011 11:45 AM PDT


The Economist magazine has accused India of hostile censorship after being forced by the country's authorities to cover up a map in its latest edition. India says the map, which depicts the disputed area of Kashmir, is incorrect because it shows the region as divided between Pakistan, India and China. Kashmir is claimed by both India and Pakistan in its entirety but has been divided since 1948. It has been the cause of two wars between them. Nearly 30,000 copies of the latest edition of The Economist are being distributed in India with a blank white sticker placed over a map of Kashmir. The map was to be used to illustrate a cover story on the border between India and Pakistan which it describes as the world's "most dangerous".

Colombian cocaine shipment seized

Posted: 24 May 2011 11:41 AM PDT


The Colombian security forces say they have seized a massive haul of cocaine in the port city of Cartagena.

Sniffer dogs found more than 12 tonnes of the drug hidden in a shipment of brown sugar destined for Mexico. It is believed to belong to one of Colombia's most powerful drug gangs, the Rastrojos. In another development, police at Bogota airport arrested a Mexican national who had arrived with $2.8m (£1.7m) in his hand luggage. Sniffer dogs checking a ship bound for Veracruz in Mexico alerted their handlers to the presence of drugs in the hull of the vessel. Laboratory tests revealed a large shipment of brown sugar had been laced with cocaine. Investigative teams are still testing the sugar, which had been packed into 33,450 units of 500g each, to determine the exact concentration of cocaine. However, officials say it already amounts to more than 12 tonnes of the drug. It is one of largest hauls of cocaine seized in Colombia over the past years. 'New enemy' Police said it came from the Valle del Cauca region, in the south- west of Colombia. The area is the stronghold of the Rastrojos, a drug gang which exports large amounts of cocaine to Central America and Mexico. The Colombian government recently declared criminal gangs its new enemy and promised to devote more resources to the fight against them. In January, Defence Minister Rodrigo Rivera told Colombian news magazine Semana drug gangs were increasingly taking control of drug-trafficking networks from Colombia's left- wing Farc guerrillas. Also on Monday, police officers detained a Mexican national, Jesus Ochoa, who is from Culiacan in the state of Sinaloa. Officers said they suspected the cash was payment for drugs shipments to Mexico's Sinaola cartel. "It's one of the biggest cash seizures in recent years," the customs authorities said in a statement. Colombia security forces seize massive cocaine haul Police suspect the seized money came from a Mexican cartel to pay for drugs Police officer counts the money found in the hand luggage of a passenger arriving from Mexico Related Stories DIY subs join Colombia's cocaine trade Colombia criminal bands pose new threat Drug groups 'threaten Colombia' Map of Colombia

Tepco confirms extra partial fuel rod meltdown at plant

Posted: 24 May 2011 11:38 AM PDT


The company said that the rods were in its Number 2 and Number 3 reactors. Tepco has been trying to contain radiation from the plant, crippled by the 11 March earthquake and tsunami. The company said that it planned to stick to its timetable of getting the radiation under control by January. Tepco's announcement came on the same day that a team from the United Nations' atomic watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), kicked off a visit in Japan. 100 hours Earlier this month, Tepco had revealed that rods at its Number 1 reactor melted down. It was thought that a similar problem had occurred in the other reactors but it was difficult to confirm. "Based on our analysis, we have reached the conclusion that a certain amount of nuclear fuel has melted down," Ken Matsuda, a Tepco spokesman told the BBC. He said the analysis came from a report that Tepco was required to submit to Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (Nisa). The spokesman added that most of the fuel from the Number 2 reactor had melted approximately 100 hours after the earthquake, which measured 9 on the Richter scale, struck Japan. The meltdown in the Number 3 reactor took place about 60 hours after the quake. Mr Matsuda said the new discovery would not alter Tepco's plans. The company has said that it wants to reach a "cold shutdown" of the power plant by January, and has been trying to cool the reactors and get the unstable fuel rods back under control. "This result does not change our work," he said. Radiation monitoring Earlier in May, Tepco revealed that the damage sustained by the Number 1 reactor immediately after the earthquake and tsunami was far more severe than initially thought. Professor Nobumasa Akiyama of Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo said Tepco's new revelation reinforces that idea. In an effort to better understand the current situation in Japan specialists from the IAEA are joining other international experts in Tokyo for a fact- finding mission. They are expected to submit a report on Japan's handling of the nuclear crisis to present to the IAEA's member states. The group is expected to visit the Fukushima nuclear plant, though details have not been finalised. Professor Akiyama said that the IAEA had come under criticism for its reaction to the Fukushima crisis. "First of all, it has not been able to provide the information on what's going on on the ground," he said. "Secondly, it hasn't been able to provide a prescription for the solution of the crisis." Mr Akiyama said the nuclear agency would be expected to provide more guidelines for nuclear safety after the visit to Japan this week. He added that it may need to be beef up its funding and staff if it was going to be able to fulfil its mandate. Tepco confirms extra partial fuel rod meltdown at plant The problems with the Fukushima nuclear plant have raised questions over Tepco's future Fukushima nuclear plant Related Stories Viewpoint: Tepco's future options Tepco boss 'takes responsibility' Restructuring likely for Tepco Based on our analysis, we have reached the conclusion that a certain amount of nuclear fuel has melted down." Ken Matsuda Tepco Analysis Japan's government has faced some criticism at home, and from its neighbours, over its handling of the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power station. The Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano has said the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency is being welcomed into the country to demonstrate transparency. Led by Mike Weightman, Britain's chief inspector of nuclear installations, the 20 experts from a dozen countries are expected to visit the crippled plant. They'll also meet officials as they compile a report which will be presented to member states of the IAEA next month. The aim is to learn lessons to improve nuclear safety worldwide, and to share expertise. Roland Buerk BBC News, Tokyo image of Roland Buerk

Mubarak to be tried over deaths

Posted: 24 May 2011 11:36 AM PDT


Egypt's ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons are to be tried over the deaths of anti- government protesters, judicial officials say.

Mr Mubarak, who was ousted in February, is being detained at a hospital in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. He and his wife also face allegations of illegally acquiring wealth while they were in power for 30 years. The couple's two sons, Alaa and Gamal, are being held in Cairo's Tora prison and also face fraud charges. The three men have been charged with "premeditated murder of some participants in the peaceful protests of the 25 January revolution," the country's state news agency reported the prosecutor general as saying. More than 800 people died in the weeks-long crackdown that preceded Mr Mubarak's departure. The charges come after renewed calls for protests on Friday to demand the trial of the Mubarak family as well as the lifting of emergency law. Egypt's military-led administration appears to be responding to public pressure to bring the former first family to trial, says the BBC's Jon Leyne in Cairo. Frozen accounts The 83-year-old former leader was admitted to Sharm el- Sheikh's military hospital in April with reported heart problems. He and his wife Suzanne - who was also recently examined for possible heart problems after falling ill - have already been questioned at the Red Sea resort on charges of profiteering. Reformers in Egypt believe the Mubarak family accumulated a fortune worth tens of billions of dollars while in power. The Mubaraks have denied this, and little hard evidence has yet been made public. However their bank accounts in Cairo and in Switzerland have been frozen. Suzanne Mubarak was not mentioned in Tuesday's charges announcement, but her situation may have brought the latest development about, adds our correspondent. The 70-year-old was released from custody last week after she returned turned over a villa in a Cairo suburb and $3m (£1.9m) held in bank accounts in Egypt. Her release prompted a backlash, with many fearing the Mubaraks may be negotiating some form of amnesty. More than 20 Mubarak-era ministers and businessmen linked to the regime have been detained since February's uprising. Earlier this month, former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly was sentenced to 12 years in jail on charges of money-laundering and profiteering. Adly also faces separate charges of ordering troops to fire on demonstrators. He could face the death penalty if convicted. Egypt: Hosni Mubarak and sons to be tried over deaths Hosni Mubarak is being held in a military hospital in Sharm el- Sheikh after reporting heart problems Hosni Mubarak. File photo Egypt suffers post- revolution blues Middle East protests: Country by country Communal conflict Little sympathy for Mubarak family Analysis Hosni Mubarak and his sons Gamal and Alaa are accuse

Queen greets Obama on state visit

Posted: 24 May 2011 11:31 AM PDT


The Queen welcomes President Obama to Buckingham Palace

The Queen has greeted US President Barack Obama, and his wife Michelle, at the start of his first UK state visit.

The Obamas also met other senior royals at Buckingham Palace and later David and Samantha Cameron at Downing Street on day one of the three- day trip. The couple laid a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey and are attending a state banquet at Buckingham Palace later. It came after David Cameron and Mr Obama spoke of "essential" UK-US ties. 'Common interests' In ajoint article in the Times, Mr Obama and Mr Cameron said of their countries' relationship: "Ours is not just a special relationship, it is an essential relationship - for us and for the world. "When the United States and Britain stand together, our people and people around the world can become more secure and more prosperous. "The reason it thrives is because it advances our common interests and shared values. It is a perfect alignment of what we both need and what we both believe." The presidential pair's visit to Westminster Abbey included an impromptu meeting with choirboys, when Mr Obama was teased by his wife for his lack of singing talent. "He insisted on speaking to each one of them and shaking their hands," the Dean, Dr John Hall said. "He said that he liked to think he could sing and Mrs Obama said 'Well, he can't really, he can dance'." Mr Obama briefly met the prime minister in Downing Street ahead of talks on Wednesday. They then left together for a surprise visit to the Globe Academy in Southwark, south London, where they teamed up for a table tennis match against schoolboys. The leaders' talks are likely to focus on the Middle East and the ongoing conflict in Libya. In their article, they also vowed not to abandon the protesters fighting for democracy in Arab countries, writing that they would "stand with those who want to bring light into dark, support those who seek freedom in place of repression, aid those laying the building blocks of democracy. "We will not stand by as their aspirations get crushed in a hail of bombs, bullets and mortar fire. "We are reluctant to use force, but when our interests and values come together, we know we have a responsibility to act." BBC diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall said the two countries were anxious to play up their closeness. "Security is the secret glue at the core of the special relationship, and that bond is being strengthened," our correspondent said. "Behind the flags and formalities, be sure there are tensions, but in this era of tightened budgets and sudden crises, there's a new eagerness to work together." Mr Obama arrived in the UK from the Republic of Ireland a day ahead of schedule on Monday, to avoid any disruption from a volcanic ash cloud. After the president and his wife joined the Queen at Buckingham Palace they briefly met the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge before moving to the palace gardens where there was a ceremonial welcome, including a 41-gun salute. There was an exchange of gifts, with the Obamas presenting the Queen with a collection of memorabilia and photographs from her parents' 1939 visit to the US. They received a selection of letters from the royal archives, between past US presidents and English monarchs. When President Obama was shown letters and artefacts charting Britain's loss of the American colonies, he joked: "That was only a temporary blip in the relationship." Michelle Obama was also given an antique brooch made of gold and red coral in the form of roses.

Thousands face ash flight delays

Posted: 24 May 2011 11:25 AM PDT



Airports affected include Londonderry, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Prestwick, Durham Tees Valley, Newcastle and Carlisle, air traffic services company Nats said. The UK's emergency response committee, Cobra, met to discuss the knock-on effects of the ash cloud. Air traffic management body Eurocontrol said about 500 flights were cancelled across Europe on Tuesday. UK air traffic control service Nats said the ash cloud would continue to affect flights from some airports in Scotland and northern England from 1900 BST on Tuesday until 0100 BST on Wednesday. Transport Secretary Philip Hammond, who led the Cobra talks, said although there would be widespread disruption for Scottish airports, it was unlikely to last long. "At the moment the model suggests that disruption later in the week is likely to be limited, but of course the weather patterns are changing all the time," he said. The Met Office said the ash had reached northern Scotland and would spread across much of the UK by the end of the day. But forecasters said changing wind patterns made it hard to predict its exact path and concentrations would vary between regions. The following airlines announced cancellations:

Berlusconi scandals weakening his grip on power amid challenge from rivals

Posted: 24 May 2011 11:21 AM PDT


Gianfranco Fini, the Italian politician who brought last year's political crisis to a head when he urged Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to step down in November, said again on Sunday that it would "be a good idea" for Berlusconi to resign, and called for a new round of elections. The repeated calls from Fini are part of a series of developments which indicate that Berlusconi's fragile hold on power may be slipping. In addition to Fini's remarks, opposition lawmakers have been criticizing the prime minister's handling of a series of sex and influence peddling scandals. A debate opened on Monday ahead of a confidence vote that could force one of Berlusconi's closest allies to step down from his ministerial post, and the government' s approval levels continued to erode. At the heart of the latest crisis is the case of a Moroccan- born erotic dancer reported to have had sexual relations with Berlusconi as a minor. She was recorded telling a friend she had asked for millions of euros in return for keeping quiet. The girl, Karima el Mahroug -- best known by her stage name " Ruby the Heart Robber," has since backtracked from some of the early reports. And in a televised address on Saturday, Berlusconi insisted he had "done nothing [he] should be ashamed of." But the story will not die, and now it is appearing to start to weaken the prime minister's hold on power, which he won with a paper-thin victory in a Dec. 14 confidence vote in parliament. Experts say that the latest comments from Fini may again make the former Berlusconi ally a rallying point for anti- Berlusconi sentiment. It comes at a bad time for the 74-year-old prime minister, who is fighting charges related to his relationship with el Mahroug and a recent decision reversing part of a controversial immunity law that had protected him from prosecution. He is also trying to spark growth in Italy's sluggish economy while preventing allies from deserting his coalition, something that could make his government crumble. Berlusconi could lose at least one key ally this week: Sandro Bondi, the Minister of Culture, is up for a confidence vote that could force him to resign if he loses. The debate started on Monday and the vote could take place on Wednesday or Thursday. Bondi, who is under investigation for two walls that collapsed in the ancient archeological site of Pompeii on his watch, is one of Berlusconi's most faithful allies.

Suicide bombing in Kazakhstan, casualties reported

Posted: 24 May 2011 11:20 AM PDT


ALMATY, Kazakhstan: A suicide bomber blew himself up outside the headquarters of the security services in the Kazakh capital Astana early Tuesday, causing casualties, the Interfax news agency said. A car with one or two people inside exploded outside the entrance to the headquarters at around 3:30 am (0130 GMT) and body parts of the passengers were blown out by the force of the blast, witnesses told the agency. One witness showed the agency a video filmed on a mobile phone showing a headless body of a man lying around 10 metres (yards) from the centre of the explosion. A press secretary for the KNB security services told the agency, however, that a car simply caught fire outside the entrance. "A car just caught fire and blew up. Nothing special happened here. Any car can catch fire in any place," spokesman Kenzhebulat Beknazarov told the agency. The blast came just days after a suicide bombing outside the headquarters of the security service in the northwestern Kazakh city of Aktobe on May 17, which wounded three people including a member of the security services. Such attacks until now have been hugely rare in Kazakhstan, the most stable state in Central Asia which has been run since even before the fall of the Soviet Union by strongman President Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Result of viva Test of Community Health Care Provider (CHCP) _CHCP Result

Posted: 24 May 2011 06:59 PM PDT




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Pakistan returns US helicopter from Osama bin Laden raid

Posted: 24 May 2011 11:01 AM PDT


WASHINGTON: Pakistan has returned to the United States wreckage of a US helicopter destroyed during the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, a Pentagon official told Reuters on Tuesday. The delivery of the wreckage meets a key US demand of Pakistan in the wake the May 2 mission to kill the al Qaeda leader, which Islamabad branded a violation of its sovereignty. Pakistani officials were kept in the dark about the U.S. raid in Abbottabad, only 30 miles (50 km) from Pakistan's capital. "It (the wreckage) was returned over the weekend and is now back in the United States," Pentagon spokesman Colonel Dave Lapan said. The US Navy SEAL team blew up the helicopter damaged during the raid to prevent sensitive technology from falling into enemy hands.
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