Nagaland Post, Dimapur MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2014
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Pakistan Taliban vows support for IS
Brazil votes for next president
Deadline looms for Hong Kong protesters to clear streets
H O N G KO N G, O C T 5 (Agencies): Student leaders in Hong Kong called on pro-democracy supporters on Sunday to decamp from outlying protest sites and join the bulk of demonstrators in the heart of the Asian financial center as they gear up for a potential showdown with police. Tens of thousands of protesters have staged sitins across Hong Kong over the past week, demanding the city’s pro-Beijing leader Leung Chun-ying step down and for the right to vote for a leader of their choice in 2017 elections. Scores of protesters in the teeming suburb of Mong Kok, across the harbor from the government center, sobbed as leaders urged them to pack up and head to the Admiralty district, adjacent to the city’s main business district. “We will be back. Fight till the end,” the students chanted. The crowded, working class area of Mong Kok has witnessed the worst clashes between pro-Beijing groups and democracy protesters over recent days. Many Hong Kong residents expressed anger and frustration at police handling of the unrest, with some accusing security forces of cooperating with criminal gangs, failing to make arrests and helping some attackers to exit the scene quickly.
A police officer holds onto an elderly man who got caught up in a scuffle between a group of men and pro-democracy protestors in the Kowloon district of Hong Kong.
Protesters were also retreating from the area outside Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying’s office, with police removing barricades nearby. The protesters earlier bowed to government pressure and said they would lift a blockade of key government buildings to allow civil servants to return to work on Monday. Embattled Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said the government was determined to “take all necessary actions to restore social order” and allow residents to “return to their normal work and life”.
In particular he pointed to the need to allow government staff to resume work by Monday morning. Leung said he was determined to clear the streets near the government offices by Monday, after two public holidays cut short the working week last week. “We have to ensure the safety of government premises and restore their operation,” Leung said in a televised address late Saturday. “The most pressing task for the government is to reopen access to the CGO (Central Government Offices) on Monday so that some 3,000 CGO staff can
return to their workplace and continue to provide services to the public.” Leung, who was voted into office by 689 people on a pro-Beijing committee numbering just 1,200 two years ago, issued an ominous warning if the protests are not ended. “The situation may probably evolve into a state beyond control, and will have serious consequences to public safety and social order,” he said. Sunday marked exactly a week since police fired tear gas on protesters in an effort to disperse them, but only adding sympathy to their cause and boosting numbers.
PESHAWAR, OCT 5 (Agencies): The Pakistani Taliban vowed to send fighters to help the Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq and Syria, adding the group should set aside its differences with other militant organisations in that region. Shahidullah Shahid, a spokesman for the Tehreeke-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) which was formed in 2007 and formally allies itself with Al-Qaeda, urged all militant organisations fighting in the Middle East to unite for the greater good. Speaking to AFP by telephone from an undisclosed location, he said: “From the very beginning when IS did not exist we are helping and supporting the Mujahideen of Iraq and Syria,” adding his group had sent between 1,000 to 1,500 fighters to the region so far. “We will keep on sending Mujahideen to help IS militants, We completely support them,” he added, without mentioning a formal allegiance. The Taliban’s call for unity between the militant groups comes even as its own group faces deepening internal divisions, with the newly-formed Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of the Taliban issuing its own video message on Saturday, in Arabic, offering to mediate between IS and Al-Qaeda. The Jamaat ul Ahrar faction led by Omar Khalid Khorasani, split from the bloc led by Maulanah Fazlullah in September, with both groups accusing the other of treachery.
RIO DE JANEIRO, OCT 5 (Agencies): After a topsyturvy campaign, Brazil votes in presidential elections Sunday with incumbent Dilma Rousseff headed for a likely runoff against one of two challengers promising very different brands of change. The telenovela-like drama of the race - a candidate’s death in a fiery plane crash, a poor maid’s rise to the cusp of the presidency, a seedy oil scandal - continued down to the wire. On the eve of the vote, Marina Silva, the environmentalist whose meteoric rise once looked unstoppable, slipped to third place behind business-world favorite Aecio Neves. Three polls released Saturday gave Silva, a one-time maid and rubber-tapper who has vowed to be multiracial Brazil’s first “poor, black president,” between 21 per cent and 24 per cent of the vote, trailing Neves (24-27 per cent) and Rousseff (41-46 per cent). But the race for the second spot in a likely October 26 runoff was too close to call, with the gap between Neves and Silva less than the two-percentage-point margin of error in all three polls. Either candidate would face an uphill battle to unseat Rousseff, Brazil’s first woman president, who led the probable second-round race by a more than five-point margin against both. The election, the closest in a generation for Latin America’s largest democracy, is widely seen as a referendum on 12 years of government by Rousseff ’s Workers’ Party
Brazilian President and presidential candidate for the Workers Party, Dilma Rousseff (R) at a rally in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on October 4.
(PT). The sprawling country is divided between voters loyal to the PT for launching landmark social programs while presiding over an economic boom in the 2000s and those calling for an end to the corruption scandals, poor public services and four years of disappointing growth tainting Rousseff. PT social programs have helped 40 million Brazilians escape poverty in the past 12 years. But Rousseff, 66, has presided over an economic slowdown and, as of January, a recession, as well as million-strong protests last year against corruption and widely disdained public education, healthcare and transport. Rousseff, a former guerrilla who was jailed and tortured for fighting the country’s 19641985 dictatorship, has also been battered in recent weeks
by a corruption scandal implicating dozens of politicians - mainly her allies - at stateowned oil giant Petrobras. The campaign was upended on August 13 when then-third-place-candidate Eduardo Campos of the Socialist Party died in a plane crash. Silva, his 56-year-old running mate, swooped into the race with a promise to bring a “new politics” to Brazil. A well-known environmentalist and member of the country’s surging Evangelical Christian community, she drew support from both religious conservatives and the left and was initially projected to beat Rousseff in a runoff. Neves, 54, a former governor from the powerful Social Democratic Party (PSDB) with a reputation as a playboy, meanwhile faded into a distant third place.
Pope opens synod on family life UAE demands ‘clarification’ Bulgaria votes in snap election
IS fighters intensify attack on Syria Mursitpinar, OCT 5 (Agencies): Smoke billowed over the key Syrian border town of Kobane on Sunday as Kurdish fighters supported by US-led air strikes battled to hold back intensified attacks by Islamic State jihadists. The dusty town on the Turkish border has become a crucial battleground in the international fight against IS, which sparked further outrage this weekend with the release of a video showing the beheading of Briton Alan Henning. Fighting raged around Kobane as the jihadists pressed their nearly three-week siege of the town, which saw them make some progress late Saturday, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitoring group. The battle was continuing early on Sunday, with shelling echoing from Kobane -- also known as Ain al-Arab -- and fighter jets roaring overhead, an AFP reporter just across the border in Turkey said. The Observatory, which relies on a network of local sources, said at least 33 IS fighters and 23 of the town’s Kurdish defenders were killed on Saturday. IS began its advance on Kobane on September 16, seeking to cement its grip over a long stretch of the SyriaTurkey border. The offensive prompted a mass exodus of residents from the town and surrounding countryside, with some 186,000 fleeing into Turkey. K Y M C
of Joe Biden’s comments
Pope Francis leaves at the end of a mass St Peter’s basilica at the Vatican.
Church is a mother, not a customs office, coldly checking who is within the rules,” he has said, in an allusion to the many divorced people, cohabiting couples and single mothers within the ranks of the Church. The Church’s view of marriage has come to be seen as increasingly outdated by many in a world where, in some developed countries, nearly one in two marriages ends in divorce and where the notion of the institution itself has been challenged
by the global trend towards the legalisation of same-sex weddings. With Francis on the side of reform, the feeling is that the synod process could lead to some highly symbolic changes when it finally reaches conclusions, which is not expected to happen before 2016 at the earliest. The most notable of these could be a change in the rules to make it possible for Catholics who divorce and then remarry to receive communion.
DUBAI, OCT 5 (Agencies): The United Arab Emirates said Sunday it wants “a formal clarification” of US Vice President Joe Biden’s recent comments that America’s allies in the Middle East sent weapons and cash to extremists fighting in Syria. Biden already apologized to Turkey over his comments, made Thursday during a question-and-answer session at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Biden said that “our biggest problem is our allies” who are engaged in a proxy Sunni-Shiite war against Syrian President Bashar Assad. He specifically named Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. “What did they do? They poured hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of tons of weapons into anyone who would fight against Assad — except that the people who were being supplied were (Jabhat) al-Nusra and al-Qaida and the
Haitian dictator Duvalier dies
extremist elements of jihadis coming from other parts of the world,” he said. The UAE’s official news agency carried a statement from Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash calling Biden’s comments “far from the truth.” The UAE Foreign Ministry said it was astonished by the remarks. The UAE is a key Arab partner in the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group and has targeted its fighters in airstrikes in Syria. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Jordan also have carried out airstrikes against the group in Iraq and Syria, while Qatar has provided logistical support. Gargash said the vice president “gave a negative and inaccurate impression” about the UAE’s support in confronting the Islamic State group and terrorism. He said Biden’s statement ignored the political and practical steps taken by the UAE, as well as its position against terrorism financing.
SOFIA, OCT 5 (Agencies): Bulgarians voted in a “last chance” snap general election on Sunday, a poll that could leave them with another shaky coalition struggling to solve a bank crisis and revive growth in the European Union’s poorest member state. Led by a former bodyguard and karate expert, the center right GERB party is expected to win but fall short of a majority, which could spark a period of haggling with smaller parties and the opposition to shore up support. The new government will be the Balkan country’s fifth in under two years, a period that has seen mass street protests topple a previous GERB administration and nearly fell its successor. More instability would be a turn-off for investors as well as voters, who have seen their country lurch from one crisis to the next. Foreign direct investment has fallen by more than a fifth this year. A top priority for the new
government will be to decide what to do with Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank), Bulgaria’s fourth-biggest lender, which was closed after a run on deposits in June and whose fate has been in limbo ever since. While casting his vote, GERB leader Boiko Borisov said Sunday’s poll was a “last chance” to save Bulgaria and warned, if no government was formed and another election was called, “then there will be nothing left to fix in the country.” Bulgaria has been in the hands of a caretaker government since August, following the collapse of a Socialist-led administration whose year in power was overshadowed by mass protests, deadly floods and a row over Russian energy
supplies. Bulgaria’s new government will have to walk a diplomatic tightrope over the proposed construction of the giant, Russian-led South Stream gas pipeline, which will bypass Ukraine. Under pressure from the EU and the United States, Sofia reluctantly halted work on the project in June. Whoever wins on Sunday will also have to persuade parliament to let the government raise new debt to fund a higher fiscal deficit and provide liquidity buffers for the banking system, and plug a large financial hole in the energy sector. To make matters worse, the EU has frozen hundreds of millions of dollars worth of development funds since last year, citing irregularities in the public procurement process.
3RD DEATH ANNIVERSARY of
LATE Z.M. SEKHOSE 6th October
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Gone but not forgotten Deeply missed
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VATICAN CITY, OCT 5 (Agencies): Pope Francis on Sunday launches a major review of Catholic teaching on the family that could have farreaching implications for the Church’s attitude to marriage, cohabitation and divorce. An extraordinary synod, or meeting, of nearly 200 bishops from around the world and a sprinkling of lay Catholics will, for the next two weeks, address the huge gulf between what the Church says on these issues and what tens of millions of believers actually do. Addressing tens of thousands of believers in St Peter’s square on the eve of the synod on Saturday night, Francis said the synod could open the door to a “renewal of the Church and society.” Since becoming pontiff just over 18 months ago, Francis has repeatedly highlighted the “wounds” caused by family breakdown in modern society, while suggesting the Church needs to adapt to this new reality. “The wounds have to be treated with mercy. The
Wife, children & grandchildren
3RD DEATH ANNIVERSARY (6th Oct ’11)
Lt. Yevihe Chishi GB Akuluto Town
In this file photo dated Feb. 28, 2013, former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, known as “Baby Doc,” attends his hearing at court in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, OCT 5 (Agencies): Jean-Claude Duvalier, who presided over what was widely acknowledged as a corrupt and brutal regime as the self-proclaimed “president for life” of Haiti until a popular uprising sent him into a 25-year exile, has died. He was 63. Duvalier died Saturday from a heart attack at the home of a friend in Port-auPrince where he had been staying, said his lawyer, Reynold Georges, and several officials in the impoverished nation. T h e f o r m e r l e a d e r, known as “Baby Doc,” made a surprise return to Haiti in 2011, allowing victims of his regime to pursue legal claims against him in Haitian courts
and prompting some old allies to rally around him. Neither side gained much traction, however, and a frail Duvalier spent his final years quietly in the leafy hills above the Haitian capital. Haitian President Michel Martelly expressed his condolences to the former dictator’s family, making no mention of the widespread human rights abuses that occurred under Duvalier and his more notorious predecessor and father, Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier. The elder Duvalier was a medical doctor-turned-dictator who promoted “Noirisme,” a movement that sought to highlight Haiti’s African roots over its European ones while
uniting the black majority against the mulatto elite in a country divided by class and color.“Papa Doc” tortured and killed political opponents, relying on a dreaded civilian militia known as the Tonton Macoutes. In 1971, Francois Duvalier suddenly died of an illness after naming his son to succeed him. At 19, Jean-Claude Duvalier became the world’s youngest president. Jean-Claude Duvalier ruled for 15 years, retaining the Tonton Macoutes and the brutality of his father’s regime, though to a lesser extent. The son’s administration was seen as less violent and repressive than that of the father, though it perhaps was more corrupt.
We the bereaved family would like to express our profound gratitude to everyone who stood by us physically, materially, financially and through constant prayer support during the prolonged illness and demise of Lt. R. NRIBEMO KIKON (Lakhuti village) on 30th Sept 2014 at Kohima. We extent our special gratitude to: 1. Doctors, Nurses& Staff of Oking Hospital Kohima. 2. Doctors, Nurses & Staff of NEIGRIMS Shillong. 3. St. John Hospital Guwahati. 4. Dr. G. Das AYURSUNDRA Health Care Ltd. Guwahati. 5. Mr/Mrs. Mhathung Yanthan, Director Land Resource. 6. Kohima Lotha Baptist Church. 7. St. Joseph College Jakhama, Kohima. 8. Mezhur Hr. Sec. School, Kohima. 9. Shri. Michael Yanthan. 10. Lakhuti Union, Kohima. 11. Kohima Kikon Okho. 12. Kezieke Traders Union, Kohima. 13. Shaki, Sankiton Okho Kohima. 14. Kohima Phiro Khumshum. 15. Wokha Town Lakhuti Union. 16. Halikhel Union, Lakhuti. 17. Friends, neighbours and dear ones. We regret our inability to thank every individual by name, but it is our earnest prayer that Almighty God bestow his unceasing love and blessings upon each and every one of you. Loving wife, children & families K- 27211
No words can tell, no flowers repay, the loss we had three year today. Till memories fail and life departs, you will live forever in our hearts. We Miss You. Beloved family members. DP-10184
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We the bereaved family would like to express our profound gratitude to everyone who stood by us physically, financially and through constant prayer during the illness and demise of Lt. L. Toshi of Bamunpukhuri -II Village Dimapur. We would like to convey our special thanks to : 1. Doctor, nurses and staff Born : 10.11.1986 of Zion Hospital, Dimapur 2. Bamunpukhuri – I & II village Died : 03.10.2014 3. Darogajan village 4. Samaguri village 5. Zani village 6. Ao community of Toluvi village area Though we are unable to thank each and everyone individually but it is our humble prayer that Almighty God shower His blessing to everyone. DP-10196
Loving mother, sister & relatives K Y M C