| Uruguay knocked hosts Argentina out of the Copa America on Saturday after goalkeeper Fernando Muslera saved Carlos Tevez's spot kick to give his side a 5-4 win on penalties Posted: 17 Jul 2011 12:04 AM PDT 
Uruguay knocked hosts Argentina out of the Copa America on Saturday after goalkeeper Fernando Muslera saved Carlos Tevez's spot kick to give his side a 5-4 win on penalties |
| China summons US diplomat to protest Obama-Dalai meeting Posted: 16 Jul 2011 11:57 PM PDT 
BEIJING: China today summoned top US diplomat in the country to lodge a strong protest over President Barrack Obama's meeting with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in the White House. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai summoned Robert S Wang, Charge d'Affaires of US embassy in Beijing, in the early hours today to lodge solemn representations over Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Chinese Ambassador to the US Zhang Yesui also lodged representations to the American side in Washington, said the statement. Obama yesterday met the Dalai Lama at the White House. The US obstinate arrangement of Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama in the White House has seriously interfered in China's internal affairs, hurt the feelings of the Chinese people, undermined China's key interests and damaged the Sino-American relations, the ministry said, voicing a strong indignation and stern objection to the meeting. The Chinese side stressed that Tibet is an inseparable part of China and the issue about Tibet concerns exclusively to China's internal affairs, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported quoting the statement. The Chinese government and people are firmly determined to safeguard the country's key interests and national dignity, it said. China also pointed out that fostering a sound and developing China-US relations needs the concerted efforts from both sides. Email this article to a Friend |
| Social Change for Family Planning Results Initiative Posted: 16 Jul 2011 07:18 PM PDT 
The Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) team has launched an exciting new initiative called the Social Change for Family Planning Results Initiative in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Rwanda. In each country, a new family planning initiative was integrated into existing CARE programs that address economic security and food security, HIV/AIDS prevention, and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. The overarching goal is increased and sustained use of family planning through the integration of social change efforts. The Results Initiative underscores our belief thataddressing social issues in conjunction with health-service and information provision will lead to more effective use of family planning, sustained health improvementsand improved community capacity to address inequities. Integration of family planning interventions into existing programs provides several benefits and opportunities for leverage: (1) CARE will leverage existing program capacity, logistical and administrative support; (2) intervention strategies can build on and enhance previously-developed relationships with the communities, which allows CARE to address potentially sensitive topics with greater trust of community members; (3) build on communities' requests for integrated programming; and (4) leverage existing networks to reach community members who are experiencing unmet family planning needs more effectively. We have developed a results framework (click here ) that includes proven family planning indicators for increased knowledge, use, and access to quality services such as contraceptive prevalence rates, couple-years of protection, stock outs, number of new users, and unintended/unplanned pregnancies. Concurrently, we will also measure other influencing factors such as: the social and religious norms that influence family planning use (ideal family size, acceptability of family planning use and by whom, expected age at first pregnancy); gender attitudes and practices at the household level that influence women's self esteem and roles in decision-making around economic and reproductive health; shifts in community capacity (power-dynamics and women's participation in community action). The key findings generated by the Results Initiative will be shared within CARE, among our partners and other collaborating agencies, and will help CARE raise awareness among the larger international health and development communities about the value of social change interventions for improving sexual and reproductive health. By documenting the links between social change and increased family planning use, the SRH team will foster the support needed for increased resources for this type of programming. Results |
| Mumbai cops unmask possible face of Opera House bomber Posted: 16 Jul 2011 12:04 PM PDT 
MUMBAI/AHMEDABAD: Police have zeroed in on a suspect at the site of the Opera House bombing after scanning the CCTV images they have retrieved from the 13/7 site. Investigators said the movements of one particular man, who locals and office-goers at the diamond-trading hub did not recognize, appear suspicious and they have prepared a sketch of him. The sketch has been sent to security agencies across the country, but won't be released to the public so that investigations are not hampered. Eleven people died in the Opera House blast in Wednesday's triple bombing. Another eight died at Zaveri Bazar. Investigators said the Opera House suspect is seen roaming the area for around two to three hours before the blast. "With the help of eyewitnesses and locals we are trying to identify individuals in the images. One such person has not been identified by the locals. We have prepared a sketch of this man. We have good leads with us," said Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Rakesh Maria. The police are also focusing on 15 faces seen in CCTV images taken from the Zaveri Bazar blast site as locals, shopkeepers there could not recognize them. Maharashtra ATS teams also fanned out to places like Gujarat, Bengal and Bhatkal in Karnataka to follow up clues. Meanwhile, the Gujarat police believe they may have previously overlooked clues to the Mumbai blasts in emails sent by an arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) member. The emails of Danish Riyaz, 29, who was arrested nearly 20 days before the Mumbai blasts, appear innocuous, but may have hidden information that could provide leads, said investigators. Danish was held for the July 26, 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts. The Ahmedabad crime branch is looking for leads in four emails sent by Danish to IM top brass, including Abdus Subhan alias Tauqeer, Manzhar Chaudhary, Abu Faisal and Mujeeb Sheikh. TOI reported on Saturday that Faisal and Sheikh were caught by the ATS recently and were a focal point of the investigation. Investigators believe that Mujeeb may know the identity of the five to six bombers. The Gujarat police have also found the name of Haroon, who is from Kolkata and a suspect in the Mumbai blasts, in Danish's mailing list. When Danish was first probed, the emails didn't make sense, but now the Ahmedabad crime branch is taking help from central agencies to read the fine print. The police suspect he knows the whereabouts of Tauqeer and Chaudhary. Tauqeer, who allegedly masterminded the Ahmedabad blasts, is said to be at the UP- Nepal border. The Gujarat police suspect that youths from Azamgarh, UP, were also used in the 13/7 blasts and have sent a team there. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) interrogated Danish two days ago and is sure that Faisal and Sheikh know about the Mumbai attacks. Faisal practises alternate medicine in Indore, MP, and is Danish's senior in the IM. Sheikh belongs to Juhapura, Ahmedabad. Interestingly, 35 detonators and explosive substances, including ammonium nitrate, went missing from the Silvassa police's custody in Gujarat in May-June. The equipment had been seized from suspects. Maharashtra ATS teams have left for various locations, like Gujarat, West Bengal, Bhopal, Pune, Sarai Mir in Uttar Pradesh, Bhatkal in Karnataka, Delhi and so on. "The NIA and other central agencies are also assisting the probe," said Maria at a press briefing on Saturday. Maria has sought details of two associates of Abdullah, a Kolkata resident, from West Bengal Special Task Force chief, Rajib Kumar. The two, like Abdullah, are missing. Maria was tightlipped when asked whether there was local support or if the Mumbai underworld played a role in the blasts. "All three bombs were of high intensity," he said. He said three digital timed devices were used in the bombs. "We still don't know whether a cellular phone was used to trigger the bombs. A forensic report is awaited," he added. "We are ruling out the possibility of a suicide bomber." On the explosives used, he said, "The strong presence of ammonium nitrate has been found but we are trying to find out the other ingredients." Sources said that TNT, which has been used in blasts in India, could have been used along with ammonium nitrate. Sources said that if TNT was mixed with ammonium nitrate, it would suggest good skills in bomb making. It is learnt that several police teams are being helped by "neutralized" IM and Simi members. They are helping police visit suspects across the country. It is learnt that at least 10 neutralized IM or Simi members are assisting the police. A joint Mumbai ATS and crime branch team returned empty handed from Indore on Saturday morning. The team had questioned eight suspected Simi members. "Five of them are still in jail while three have been granted bail," said an ATS source. At least six teams are scanning the CCTV footage. "It's a voluminous and tedious process," said Maria. An ATS officer said, "We are working on all unidentified people. Each CCTV frame has more than six to seven people at a time and we have to check the whole day's CCTV images." "The forensic experts have collected debris that contain metal, which we suspect was part of containers used to store and transport the bombs.... However, it's too early to say whether they were tiffin boxes," Maria said. The forensic experts said the metal pieces found at the three sites are similar, but tiny. Forensic experts are yet to conclude whether the metal is steel or aluminum. The Zaveri Bazar blast took place outside a scrap shop, which already had a lot of metal pieces. "Several motorcycles and scooters were recovered from the spots and the owners are being called and verified. Investigators are still working on one scooter which has not been claimed," said Maria. Phone interceptions are on and over a hundred new phones are under surveillance. The police are also examining two calls made after the blasts from Jalna and Aurangabad districts to the police control room. Forensic experts and investigators will be recreating the blast scenes to verify the intensity of the blasts. |
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| Political issue for Tareak Punished Posted: 16 Jul 2011 04:57 AM PDT |
