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Saturday, 2 July 2016
Ugandan activist, Stella Nyanzi gives her 11 year old daughter the 'condom talk'
Six people, including children killed in attack on buses by suspected jihadists in northern Kenya
"Police on the scene have found six persons shot dead," said police chief Joseph Boinnet. "The hunt for the terrorists is under way."
Boinnet said two people were also injured. It was unclear whether the casualties were civilians or police officer guards aboard the buses.
The early morning ambush happened near El Wak in Mandera county, an impoverished rural part of the country where similar deadly attacks in the past have been claimed by the Somali-led Al-Qaeda group, the Shabaab.
A similar raid in December 2015 left two people dead, after Muslim passengers shielded their Christian fellows.
German tourist falls to his death while posing for photo on a mountain
Peruvian officials said the tourist bypassed a a secure area which was off limits and ventured into the area.
A Peruvian tourist Guillermo Mestas told TV station Canal N.:
“He asked a man who was there to take a photo of him”. “The man came over to take the photo and in the moment he was handing him the camera, he lost his balance and fell.”
By the time rescuers reached the tourist about an hour and a half later, the man was dead"His body was removed from the mountainside and taken by train to a morgue in Cusco on Thursday night, according to Canal N.
The German’s death was the latest in a long string of accidents suffered by tourists as they posed for photographs in scenic locations.
Machu Picchu is a particularly dangerous location for trying to take a selfie. The site, which is considered sacred by many Peruvians, is located 8,000 feet above sea level.
Source: Washington Post
Friday, 1 July 2016
Obama urges Congress to release Zika funds
US President Barack Obama urged Congress Friday to advance $1.9 billion in emergency funds to fight the Zika virus, saying Republicans should set aside politics to tackle the fast-moving disease.
“This is not the time to play politics,” Obama said in remarks delivered in the White House Oval Office following a meeting with National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases chief Anthony Fauci and other officials.
“Congress should not leave, should not adjourn, until they get this done,” he added ahead of the Independence Day holiday weekend.
There is no vaccine to prevent Zika, which is actively spreading in about 50 countries and territories, including Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and American Samoa.
Experts have warned the continental United States will likely see mosquito-borne transmission this summer.
“The good news is we feel fairly confident that we can develop an effective vaccine for Zika,” Obama added.
The Zika virus can cause microcephaly and other severe fetal brain defects.
On Tuesday, Florida reported its first case of a baby born with microcephaly after the child’s mother, a Haitian citizen, was infected with the Zika virus while pregnant.
Zika is primarily transmitted by mosquitoes but can also be spread by sexual contact.
Four infants have been born with birth defects related to the Zika virus in the United States, including in Hawaii and New Jersey, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There have also been four US pregnancy losses involving Zika, and one in the US territory of Puerto Rico, the agency said, without offering details on whether the cases involved miscarriage or abortion.
Ibrahimovic completes Man United switch
Swedish superstar striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic completed his transfer to English Premier League giants Manchester United on Friday on a free transfer.
The 34-year-old — who left French champions Paris Saint-Germain at the end of last season having scored 156 goals in 180 appearances — is reunited with Jose Mourinho, under whom he played at Inter Milan.
“I am absolutely delighted to be joining Manchester United and am looking forward to playing in the Premier League,” said Ibrahimovic.
“It goes without saying that I cannot wait to work with Jose Mourinho once again.
“He is a fantastic manager and I am ready for this new and exciting challenge.
“I have thoroughly enjoyed my career so far and have some great memories. I am now ready to create more special memories in England.”
Ibrahimovic, who has won four league titles in different countries but never the Champions League, will not only be a crowd pleaser but also help the development of younger players, claimed Mourinho.
“Zlatan needs no introduction. The statistics speak for themselves. Ibra is one of the best strikers in the world and a player who always gives 100 percent,” said Mourinho, who along with Ibrahimovic shares an antipathy towards Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.
“He has won the most important league championships in the world of football, now he has the opportunity to play in the best league in the world and I know he will grasp this opportunity and will work hard to help the team win titles.
“I am certain that his talent will delight fans at Old Trafford next season and that his experience will be invaluable in helping to develop the younger players in the squad.”
Ibrahimovic, who had a poor Euro 2016 failing to score and retired from international football after Sweden’s first round elimination, is Mourinho’s second signing since he replaced Louis van Gaal at the end of May after that of highly-rated Ivory Coast centre-back Eric Bailly from Villarreal.
Mourinho has been tasked with making United realistic title contenders again after barren years under first David Moyes and then van Gaal, who was sacked having delivered the FA Cup but crucially not Champions League football for next season.
US Attorney general says will not interfere in Clinton email probe
US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Friday she will abide by decisions of the FBI and prosecutors on whether to bring charges over presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton’s use of personal email while at the State Department.
“The recommendations will be reviewed by career supervisors and by the FBI director, and they will present it to me and I fully expect to accept the recommendations,” Lynch said at a conference in Aspen, Colorado.
The announcement by Lynch was pushed to the fore after her impromptu meeting with former president Bill Clinton at the Phoenix, Arizona airport this week touched off a political firestorm, with Republicans arguing that the encounter compromised the integrity of the investigation.
Lynch said it was “important to make it clear that that meeting with president Clinton does not have a bearing on how this matter will be reviewed, resolved, and accepted by me.”
But she swiftly acknowledged the poor optics of the meeting, which presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has blasted as evidence of a “totally rigged” system in Washington.
“I understand how people view it,” Lynch said.
“I certainly wouldn’t do it again, because I think it has cast a shadow” over the investigation, she added.
Lynch appeared eager to make clear that she, as a political appointee, will not interfere in the legal process regarding the Clinton investigation, and the integrity of the Justice Department will be upheld.
Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee who is aiming to become the nation’s first female commander-in-chief, has acknowledged and apologized for exclusively using a private email account and homebrew server during her time as secretary of state from 2009 to 2013.
But the scandal has dogged her campaign for more than a year and has contributed to voter concerns that she is not trustworthy.
Photos: Troops kill fleeing Boko Haram terrorists, recovers drugs, arms and ammunition
According to Army spokesman Sani Usman, the troops dealt decisively with the fleeing terrorists and recovered arms and ammunitions from them in an encounter that lasted for about 3 hours.
"Quite a number of the Boko Haram terrorists were killed, while several others escaped with gun shot wounds. Unfortunately, 8 soldiers and 2 Civilian JTF were however wounded in action during the encounter. They have since been evacuated for proper medical attention. They are in stable condition and responding to treatment. In addition, one of the troop’s Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle caught fire following a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) shot that affected the fuel tank and other electrical fittings. The troops however quickly put off the fire.
The gallant troops captured a number of motorcycles, 1 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), 3 AK-47 Rifles, 6 Mortar Bombs, 4 Rocket Propelled Grenade Bombs, 3 Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Chargers, various types of ammunitions a 16/750 tyre and assorted types of drugs."More photos...
Sea pirates kill three Agip staff carrying out repairs on damaged pipelines in Bayelsa
"They were ambushed in their boat by the sea pirates who operate in the area. The area is a known notorious place where gunmen operate freely,” one source said. Confirming the incident, the Sector Commander of the Nigeria Civil Defence and Security Corp in Bayelsa State, Desmond Agwu, said the bodies of the victims have not been recovered. "We are still searching for their bodies. I can say they are missing for now” he said.
Man violently shoves bag of faeces down woman’s shorts and runs away
In the first incident, a 27-year-old woman was walking on East 74th Street near First Avenue at about 6 p.m. when the man approached her from behind, grabbed her waist and shoved a bag of feces down her pants. He then grabbed her butt and ran away while murmuring words to himself.
Police is currently searching for the man who is described as a black male, approximately 40 years old, 6 ft tall and 200 pounds.
Sierra Leone's Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria kidnapped in Kaduna, N44m ransom demanded
Police seize record $24m in cash during raid on home of brother-sister drug trafficking team in Miami (photo)
According to Miami Herald who reported the news, police alleged that Hernandez trafficked marijuana out of his business shop located on the 7200 block of Northwest 54th Street and that he had ties to drug dealers trafficking marijuana in Tennessee.
Miami police found rolls of mostly $100 bills neatly packed inside 24 orange Home Depot buckets hidden in a secret compartment in the attic.
The attic was on the 2nd floor, down a hallway near the bedrooms of Hernandez-Gonzalez’s 2 children. The money room could only be accessed through the attic.
Police also found a Tec-9 pistol and bags of cash, each labeled $150K. He's been granted a $4m bail.
“For a man with $20 million in his walls, an elevated bond is clearly necessary,” said Miami-Dade prosecutor Adam Korn at Hernandez-Gonzalez’s bond hearing on Wednesday.
Investigators worked through the night counting the $24 million in cash. The haul is believed to be the largest single cash seizure in Miami-Dade police history.
The police will move to take ownership of the cash through the government’s asset forfeiture laws and will also seize the home.
“The amount of the currency seized represents one of the largest money seizures ever in this jurisdiction,” said Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle.
Giggs to leave Man United
Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs will leave Old Trafford after rejecting Jose Mourinho’s offer of a reduced backroom role, according to British media reports on Friday.
Giggs is the most decorated player in United’s illustrious history and he amassed a record 963 appearances and 35 major trophies before going on to serve as an assistant to David Moyes and Louis van Gaal.
But the 42-year-old is set to quit United because he feels snubbed both by the club’s hierarchy, who reportedly told him he would be offered the chance to succeed van Gaal when the Dutchman left, and Mourinho, who opted not to give him a senior role in his coaching team.
Giggs had one more year on his contract as assistant manager, but Mourinho was said to be concerned the former Wales winger had distanced himself from both Moyes and van Gaal rather than offering public support during the team’s struggles in recent years.
Mourinho was also believed to be worried that Paul Scholes, a close friend and former United colleague of Giggs, had become a very vocal critic of Moyes and van Gaal.
Instead of risking a similar scenario during his reign, Mourinho, who officially starts work with United this week after his May appointment, will give the role of assistant manager to his long-time associate Rui Faria.
Mourinho’s only concession to Giggs was reported to have been the offer of a position overseeing the connection between United’s youth teams and the first team.
But, after considering his options on a holiday in Dubai, he decided he was dissatisfied with that role and how the club has been run during the post-Alex Ferguson era.
– Decorated –
Although United hoped Giggs could be persuaded to stay on in a different role, he has decided to call time on almost three decades with the club.
Giggs, who won two of his four matches as United’s caretaker manager following Moyes’ sacking in 2014, this week worked as a television pundit during Euro 2016.
But, rather than go into the media, he is said to be keen to land a permanent managerial position and, according to the Daily Mail, United are in negotiations with his advisors over a pay-off for the final year of his contract, with an official statement expected in the coming days.
Giggs has passed all his coaching badges, was linked with the manager’s job at Swansea last season and is unlikely to be short of coaching offers once the first managers are axed next season.
Giggs, who joined United on his 14th birthday in 1987, contributed to some of the greatest moments in the club’s history during the golden reign of Ferguson, who was the Welshman’s only club manager until he retired in 2013.
He turned professional aged 17 in November 1990 and made his first team debut against Everton in March 1991.
Eventually becoming the most decorated British player of all time, Giggs won 13 Premier League titles, two Champions Leagues, four FA Cups, four League Cups, the Club World Cup, the Intercontinental Cup, the European Super Cup and nine Community Shields.
Barca ties Neymar down with €250m buyout clause
Brazilian striker Neymar has signed a five-year contract extension which includes a buy out clause of up to 250 million euros ($277.5 dollars), the Spanish club said Friday.
The deal will keep the 24-year-old international, widely regarded as one of the finest talents in world football, at Barcelona until June 30, 2021, the club said in a statement.
“The player’s buy out clause has been fixed at 200 million euros for the first year of his contract, 222 million for the second and 250 million for the remaining three years,” the statement added.
The previous buy out clause was 190 million euros.
The club said it will formally present the new deal in Barcelona on July 15, before Neymar joins up with the Brazilian national side for the Olympic Games.
Neymar was already under contract until 2018 with Barcelona, having transferred in 2013 from Brazil’s Santos.
That transfer deal has haunted the club because of alleged hidden payments that have sparked legal action.
The prolific Brazil striker has played brilliantly for the Catalan club as part of a much feared attacking trident alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.
Speculation had mounted around whether or not Neymar would extend his stay at the Camp Nou or make another lucrative move.
Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Manchester City had been named as possible suitors.
“I am very happy to continue living this dream. Long live Barca and long live Catalonia!” Neymar wrote on Twitter on Thursday after his agents announced the player would sign a new five-year contract.
Neymar has been a huge success for Barca on the pitch but a judicial nightmare off it.
He helped them win the Spanish league last season for the second year in a row, narrowly beating their fierce rivals Real Madrid.
But he has been investigated in Brazil and Spain over his transfer from Santos.
Barcelona agreed on June 13 to pay a 5.5-million-euro ($6.2 million) fine over the transfer in a deal with prosecutors that sees the club avoid trial on tax evasion charges.
Woman tied up her alleged rapist before her boyfriend beheaded him with a machete
The woman, who has not been named, is accused of tying up and beating David Haiman (left) when he arrived at the Grand Rapids apartment she shared with Joseph Thoresen last week after accusing him of raping her. After the beating, the three of them left the apartment to go smoke marijuana.
After smoking, the three then met with another friend to take methamphetamine before they pulled up their car in the woods.
According to Minneapolis Star Tribune, Joseph hit Haiman with a baseball bat while they were both standing in front of the vehicle and then stabbed Haiman in the back and abdomen before using a machete to decapitate him and threw his head in the woods.
After Haiman was decapitated, the woman was said to have hidden the machete. She has now been charged with being an accomplice to second-degree murder after the fact and third-degree assault.
Photos: Missing victim of Kenyan police brutality, his lawyer, one other, found dead
Bodies identified as those of missing lawyer Willie Kimani and taxi driver Joseph Muiruri were on Thursday night pulled out of Ol Donyo Sabuk River in Kilimambogo. A third body believed to be that of Kimani's client Josphat Mwenda, slipped back into the river.
The two bodies have been taken to the City Mortuary. A lawyer Duncan Kinuthia (pictured speaking to journalists) who has seen the bodies confirmed one of them to be that of Kimani, but the family is yet to verify this.
Records at the City Mortuary indicated that they were taken there at 8:15 Friday, having been recovered on Thursday evening. They were marked as unknown male African adults. Police are yet to verify the identity of the other body thought to be that of the lawyer’s client or taxi driver who had taken them to Mavoko Law courts on the day they were abducted.
Both bodies were tied with ropes, an indication of torture before they were killed and thrown into the river.
"The bodies are in a very bad state and it seems they were tortured a lot before they were killed," he said, as they awaited family members to visit the mortuary and identify the bodies.
Three police officers, including an Administration Police officer involved in the case Kimani was pursuing in court have been arrested following orders of Inspector General Joseph Boinnet.
"I have ordered the arrest of three police officers suspected to be linked to the disappearance of lawyer Kimani and his associates to assist in the investigations," Boinnet said.
The arrest of the three follows pressure mounted by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) which handed a petition to the IG on Wednesday, and immediately filed a case in court seeking orders to have police compelled to produce the three missing persons “dead or alive.”
An interim order was issued Friday, for the police to present a preliminary report on the matter. During the hearing, the lawyers wanted the government to be compelled to disclose their whereabouts. They told the court that it is the responsibility of the State and representative agencies to ensure the safety of its citizens.
Source: Nation Media/ Capital FM
"If you know of any drug addicts, go ahead and kill them" Philippines new President declares war on drug cartel
The 71-year-old president, who said during his campaign that some 100,000 criminals would die in his crackdown, their bodies dumped in Manila Bay, has been conspicuously deaf to criticism that he was promoting a culture of death"
After taking his oath inside the Malacanang presidential palace, Duterte continued his defiance and threats against drug traffickers in front of a crowd of some 500 people gathered in a Manila slum Thursday night.
"These sons of whores are destroying our children. I warn you, don't go into that, even if you're a policeman, because I will really kill you," the outspoken Philippines leader told the crowd, AFP reported
If you know of any addicts, go ahead and kill them yourself as getting their parents to do it would be too painful," he added, noting that setting up funeral parlors would help earn some money.
"I assure you [that] you won't go bankrupt. If your business slows I will tell the police, 'Do it faster to help the people earn money.'"
During his speech, Duterte said that some of the major problems Philippines is facing, includes, "corruption, both in the high and low echelons in government, criminality in the streets and the rampant sale of illegal drugs in all strata of Philippines society and the breakdown of law and order."
He warned that his fight against crime would be "relentless and sustained," pledging that it will remain within the boundaries of the law.
"As a lawyer and former prosecutor, I know the limits of the power and authority of the president. I know what is legal and what is not. My adherence to due process and rule of law is uncompromising," Duterte vowed.
According to Manila Bulletin, local drug lords had they raised the bounty they had put on the president. Over $1 million has now been promised for the assassination of the new leader.
Duterte, however is not deterred as he in turn offered a reward of 5 million pesos ($108,000) for a drug lord "if he is dead," urging the public to join his far-reaching anti-crime fight.
Source: AFP./RT.com/Manila Bulletin
Photos: 22-year-old man hangs himself after alleged disagreement with wife
Source: TVFB Cambodia
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