نانی سے نواسے کی پیدائش

سائنسدانوں نے پہلی مرتبہ ماں کی عطیہ کی ہوئی کوکھ بیٹی میں منتقل کر کے اسے اولاد کی پیدائش کے لیے استعمال کرنے کا کامیاب تجربہ کر لیا ہے۔بر فرٹیلیٹی سوسائٹی کی سائنسدان ایلن پیسی کا کہنا ہے کہ رحم سے محروم دو نوجوان خواتین کے جسم میں ان کی ماں کے رحم نکال کر منتقل کیے گئے اور پھر انہوں نے قدرتی طور پر حاملہ ہو کر دو صحت مند بچوں کو جنم دیاہے۔

 
دونوں خواتین کے ہاں ایک ایک بیٹا تقریباً ایک ماہ قبل پیدا ہوا ہے اور مائیں اور بچے مکمل طور پر صحت مند ہیں۔ان کا کہنا ہے کہ یہ کامیابی ان خواتین کے لیے عظیم خوشخبری ہے کہ جو پیدائشی طور پر رحم سے محروم ہوتی ہیںیا جنہیں بعد مین رحم سے محروم ہونا پڑتا ہے

گوجرانوالہ میں پی ٹی آئی کے قافلے پرانڈوں اور ٹماٹروں سے حملہ

گوجرانوالہ: پاکستان تحریک انصاف کے اسلام آباد جلسے میں شرکت کے لئے جانے والے قافلے پر انڈوں اور ٹماٹروں

سے حملہ کیا گیا۔
ایکسپریس نیوز کے مطابق پاکستان تحریک انصاف کا قافلہ اسلام آباد جلسے میں شرکت کے لئے جارہا تھا کہ گوجرانوالہ میں انڈہ اور ٹماٹر برداروں نے اس پر حملہ کر دیا جب کہ قافلے پر جوتیاں بھی برسائی گئیں۔ تحریک انصاف کے کارکنوں نے انڈے برسانے والے شخص کو پکڑ کر اس کی پٹائی کی تاہم کچھ ہی دیر بعد نامعلوم افراد اپنے ساتھی کو چھڑا کر لے گئے۔
واضح رہے کہ گزشتہ اتوار کو بھی گوجرانوالہ میں تحریک انصاف کے جلسے پر انڈے اور ٹماٹروں سے حملہ کرنے کی تیاریاں کرنے کے الزام میں 4 افراد کو حراست میں لیا تھا جنہیں مسلم لیگ (ن) کے کارکن رہا کروا کر لے گئے تھے۔ اس سے قبل 15 اگست کو بھی جب تحریک انصاف کا قافلہ عمران خان کی قیادت میں گوجرانوالہ پہنچا تو (ن) لیگ کے کارکنوں نے ان پر جوتیوں اور پتھروں سے حملہ کیا اور عمران خان کے کنٹینر پر فائرنگ بھی کی گئی۔

نوازشریف تب ہی گریں گے جب ہم گرائیں گے، آصف زرداری

پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی کے شریک چیرمین اور سابق صدر آصف زرداری نے کہا ہے نوازشریف تب ہی گریں گے جب ہم ان

ہیں گرائیں گے جبکہ انہیں میرے عزیز ہم وطںوں والوں سے بہتر سمجھتا ہوں۔
لاہور میں پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی کے یوم تاسیس کی تقریب سے خطاب کرتے ہوئے آصف زرداری نےکہا کہ بھیڑیے نے اسلام آباد میں خیمے لگا رکھے ہیں اور  شہر کو آلودہ کر رکھا ہے، آج کی سیاست میں بہت بھولے بھٹکے بچے ہیں،عمران خان عالمی سیاست کو بھی نہیں سمجھتے جب کہ  ان کی سیاست امپائرکی انگلی کے زورپرچلتی نظرآتی ہے، ایسی صورتحال میں سیاستدانوں کو سنبھل کرچلنا ہوگا۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ سیاست اس طرح نہیں کی جاتی، عمران خان اور ہماری سیاست میں بہت فرق ہے، ان کی چھوٹی اورہماری سوچ آگےکی ہے۔
آصف زرداری کا کہنا تھا کہ کپتان کو بولنگ کرانے دیں ہمیں کوئی جلدی نہیں، نوازشریف جائیں تو عمران خان کی پچ پر کیوں جائیں، وہ تب ہی گریں گے جب ہم انہیں گرائیں گے جبکہ  4 ماہ کے ٹی وی ڈرامے سے متاثر ہوکر جمہوریت کو گرانا نہیں چاہتے کیونکہ اگر  جمہوریت کی کشتی ڈوب گئی تو ’’میرے عزیز ہم وطنوں‘‘ کہنے والا آجائے گا اور نواز شریف کو عزیز ہم وطنوں سے بہتر سمجھتا ہوں۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ پیپلزپارٹی کے کارکنوں کی طاقت سے ہمیں کوئی نہیں ہٹا سکا جبکہ یہ پہلی بار نہیں کہ دیگر جماعتوں نے وزن اپنی طرف کرنے کی کوشش کی ہے، میرے دور حکومت میں بھی پنجاب کے دوستوں نے مجھے تنگ کیا۔

شارجہ ٹیسٹ میں نیوزی لینڈ نے پاکستان کو شکست دے دی

شارجہ: نیوزی لینڈ نے تیسرے اور آخری ٹیسٹ میں پاکستان کو شکست دے کر تین میچوں کی سیریز  1-1 سے برابر

 کردی۔
شارجہ کرکٹ اسٹیڈیم میں کھیلے گئے تیسرے اور آخری ٹیسٹ میں نیوزی لینڈ نے پاکستان کو ایک اننگز اور 80 رنز شکست دے دی ہے، پاکستانی کھلاڑی دوسری اننگز میں ریت کی دیوار ثابت ہوئے اور پوری ٹیم 259 رنز کے مجموعے پر پویلین لوٹ گئی، پاکستان کی جانب سے اسد شفیق ٹاپ اسکورر رہے جنہوں نے 148 گیندوں پر 137 رنز بنائے لیکن ان کے علاوہ اور کوئی کھلاڑی جم کر نہ کھیل سکا اور سرفراز احمد 34، محمد حفیظ 24، یاسر شاہ 10، شان مسعود 4، اظہر علی 6، مصباح الحق 12، محمد طلحہٰ 19 اور راحت علی 6 رنز بنا کر آؤٹ ہوئے جبکہ  یونس خان کھاتا کھولے بغیر ہی پویلین لوٹ گئے۔
نیوزی لینڈ کی جانب سے ٹرینٹ بولٹ نے شاندار بولنگ کا مظاہرہ کرتے ہوئے 38 رنز دے کر 4 وکٹیں حاصل کیں، دوسرے نمایاں بولر مارک کریگ تھے جنہوں نے 3 کھلاڑیوں کو پویلین روانہ کیا جبکہ ایش سوڈھی نے 2 اور ڈینئل ویٹوری نے ایک کھلاڑی کو آؤٹ کیا۔ نیوزی لینڈ کے مارک کریگ کو میچ میں بہترین کارکردگی پر مین آف دی میچ اور قومی ٹیم کے محمد حفیظ کو سیریز میں شاندار بیٹنگ کا مظاہرہ کرنے پر مین آف دی سیریز سے نوازا گیا۔
اس سے قبل نیوزی لینڈ کی ٹیم اپنی پہلی اننگز میں 690 رنز بنا کر آؤٹ ہوئی۔ چوتھے روز کھیل کا آغاز ہوا تو مارک کریگ 34 اور ایش سوڈھی صفر پر بیٹنگ کر رہے تھے، مارک کریگ 65 رنز بنا کر محمد حفیظ کا شکار بنے جب کہ ایش سوڈھی 22 رنز بنا کر یاسر شاہ کا شکار بنے۔ پاکستان کی جانب سے یاسر شاہ اور محمد طلحہ نے 4،4 جب کہ محمد حفیظ نے 2 کھلاڑیوں کو آؤٹ کیا۔
واضح رہے کہ شارجہ ٹیسٹ میں پاکستان نے اپنی پہلی اننگز میں 351 رنز بنائے تھے جس میں محمد حفیظ کے شاندار 197 رنز شامل تھے جب کہ نیوزی لینڈ کی جانب سے مارک کریگ نے شاندار بولنگ کا مظاہرہ کرتے ہوئے 7 کھلاڑیوں کا شکار کیا تھا۔ نیوزی لینڈ کی جانب سے پہلی اننگز میں کپتان برینڈن میک کولم نے شاندار ڈبل سنچری جب کہ کین ولیمسن نے 192 رنز بنائے۔

پیٹرول کی قیمت 9 روپے 66 پیسے کمی کے بعد84 روپے 53 پیسے فی لیٹر ہوگئی

اسلام آباد: اوگرا نے پیٹرولیم مصنوعات کی قیمتوں میں کمی کا نوٹی فکیشن جاری کردیا جس کے مطابق پیٹرول کی فی لیٹر قیمت 9 روپے 66 پیسے کمی کے بعد 84 روپے 53 پیسے ہوگئی ہے۔

اوگرا نے وزیراعظم کی ہدایت پر پیٹرولیم مصنوعات کی قیمتوں میں کمی کردی ہے جس کے بعد ہائی آکٹین کی قیمت 10 روپے 18 پیسے کمی کے بعد 106  روپے 27 پیسے، ہائی اسپیڈ ڈیزل 7 روپے 12 پیسے کمی کےبعد 94 روپے 9 پیسے اور لائٹ اسپیڈ ڈیزل 5 روپے 39 پیسے کمی کے بعد 77 روپے 98 پیسے پر آگیا ہے جبکہ مٹی کا تیل 4 روپے 34 پیسے سستا ہوگیا ہے۔

حکومت نے عالمی منڈی میں تیل کی گرتی ہوئی قیمتوں کے پیش نظر گزشتہ ماہ بھی پیٹرولیم مصنوعات کی قیمتوں میں 14 روپے فی لیٹر سے زائد کی کمی کی تھی جبکہ قیمتوں میں حالیہ کمی کے بعد پیٹرولیم مصنوعات کی قیمتیں 2008 کی سطح پر آگئی ہیں۔

واضح رہے کہ وزیراعظم نوازشریف نے حویلیاں میں جلسہ عام سے خطاب کے دوران پیٹرولیم مصنوعات کی قیمتوں میں کمی کا اعلان کیا تھا جبکہ اس موقع پر ان کا کہنا تھا کہ پیٹرولیم مصنوعات کی قیمتوں میں کمی سے ٹرانسپورٹ کے کرایوں میں کمی ہوگی جس سے نہ صرف عوام کو ریلیف ملے گا بلکہ مہنگائی کو بھی قابو میں کیا جاسکے گا اور امید ہے کہ دھرنے والے پیٹرولیم مصنوعات کی قیمتوں میں کمی پر اعتراض نہیں کریں گے۔

وزیراعظم آج کراچی ایکسپو سینٹرمیں دفاعی نمائش ’’آئیڈیاز 2014‘‘ کا افتتاح کریں گے

کراچی: آٹھویں دفاعی نمائش آئیڈیا 2014 آج سے ایکسپو سینٹر میں شروع ہورہی ہے جس کا افتتاح وزیراعظم نوازشریف کریں گے۔
چار روزہ بین الاقوامی دفاعی نمائش آئیڈیا میں جنگی سازوسامان کی نمائش کی جائے گی جب کہ جنگی ٹینک الخالد، جے ایف 17 تھنڈر،بکتر بند گاڑیاں اور میزائلوں سے لیس کشتیوں سمیت مقامی سطح پر تیار کی گئی دیگر دفاعی مصنوعات بھی نمائش کے لئے پیش کی جائیں گی۔
کراچی میں منعقد ہونے والی اس نمائش میں پاکستان سے اہم دفاعی معاہدہ کرنے والا ملک روس بھی پہلی بار شرکت کرے گا جب کہ نمائش کے موقع پر غیر ملکی مندوبین، اہم سرکاری حکام اور نمائش کے شرکا کے درمیان کئی اعلیٰ سطح کی ملاقاتیں بھی ترتیب دی گئی ہیں، آئیڈیا 2014 کا اہم پہلو بین الاقوامی دفاعی سیمینار ہے جس کا انعقاد کل شام کو ہی ہوگا۔

عمران خان جتنی عمر کا بچہ گمراہ ہوجائے تو اس کیلئے دعا ہی کی جاسکتی ہے، سعدرفیق

اہور: وزیر ریلوے خواجہ سعد رفیق نے  کہا ہے کہ پرویز مشرف کے چمچے عمران خان کو پلان بنا کردیتے ہیں جس کا پیسہ باہر سے آتا ہے جب کہ ان کا مقصد ملک میں انتشار پھیلانا ہے اوران کی عمر جتنا بچہ گمراہ ہوجائے تو اس کے لئے دعا ہی کی جاسکتی ہے۔
ایکسپریس نیوز سے خصوصی گفتگو کرتے ہوئے خواجہ سعد رفیق نے کہا کہ عمران خان کا اعلان پاکستان کے دوست کا اعلان نہیں ہوسکتا ان کے الفاظ سے ایسا لگا کہ  کوئی ملک کا دشمن بات کررہا ہے جب کہ عمران خان شہر بند کرانے والے کون ہوتے ہیں یہ شہر شاداب و آداب رہیں گے، ان کے ناپاک عزائم کا مقابلہ عوام کرلیں گے۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ لاہور90 لاکھ افراد کا شہر ہے اسے بند کرانا کوئی تماشہ نہیں ہے، عمران خان ایک طرف دھمکیاں دیتے ہیں اور پھرمذاکرات کا کہتے ہیں اس طرح کوئی ان سے مذاکرات کیسے کرسکتا ہے، ہم آج کے جلسے کے بعد ان سے بات کرنے کا ارادہ رکھتے تھے مگر آج پھر انہوں نے دھمکیاں دی ہیں مگر ہم اب ان دھمکیوں سے بھی نمٹ لیں گے۔
سعد رفیق نے کہا کہ شہر الٰہ دین کے چراغ سے نہیں بند نہیں ہوتے، سابق صدر پرویز مشرف کے چمچے عمران خان کو پلان بنا کر دیتے ہیں جس کا پیسہ باہر سے آتا ہے، عمران خان اپنا شوق پورا کرلیں ان سے 16 دسمبر کے بعد بات کریں گے جبکہ وہ پہاڑ پر چڑھے ہوئے ہیں زمین پر اتریں تب ہم ان سے بات کریں۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ عمران خان ثابت کریں کہ میرے حلقے میں جعلی پیپر چھپے تو میں سیاست چھوڑ دوں گا ورنہ انہیں سیاست چھوڑنا ہوگی، عمران خان جھوٹ بولنے کے عالمی چمپئن ہیں، جب ان کے مزاج درست اور طبیعت میں سکون آئے گا تب ہی ان سے بات کی جائے گی، اگر ان سے اس ماحول میں بات کی تو وہ مزید اوپر جاتے جائیں گے کیونکہ ان کا ارادہ مذاکرات کا نہیں ہے بلکہ ان کا مقصد صرف جمہوریت گرانا ہے۔
وزیر ریلوے کا کہنا تھا کہ ہم عمران خان کی منتیں نہیں کرسکتے وہ گمراہ ہوچکے ہیں، اور جب اس عمر کا بچہ گمراہ ہوجائے تو اس کے لیے دعا ہی کی جاسکتی ہے، ان کا مقصد وزیراعظم بننا ہے بھلے ملک باقی نہ رہے مگر وہ وزیراعظم بننا چاہتے ہیں، اب کوئی شیخیاں مارنا چاہتے تو اس کا ہمارے پاس کوئی علاج نہیں ہے۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ عمران خان کی خواہش فیصلہ نہیں بن سکتی اگر ایسا کرنا ہے تو آئین وقانون کو آگ لگا دیتے ہیں، عمران کی تقریر سے آئین قوانین تبدیل نہیں ہوسکتے، قوانین کی تبدیلی کے لیے اسمبلی میں آنا پڑے گا مگر عمران خان بات کرنے کو تیار نہیں وہ اپنی مذاکراتی ٹیم کا بھی مذاق اڑاتے ہیں، وہ ایک غیر سنجیدہ انسان ہیں جو جلن اور حسد کا شکار ہیں اور اب لا علاج ہوتے جارہے ہیں۔
سعد رفیق کا کہنا تھا کہ عمران خان اپنے آپ کو سیاسی طور پر تباہ نہ کریں، ہم سیاست میں اپنا حریف چاہتے ہیں تاکہ اس کی تنقید پر ہم اپنی کارکردگی کو مزید بہتر کریں مگر اس طرح کا حریف کبھی نہیں سوچا تھا جسے اپنی اور دوسروں کی بھی عزت کا کوئی خیال نہ ہو، سراج الحق نے مذاکرات کی بار بار کوشش کی مگر عمران کا کوئی حال نہیں ہے وہ انوکھے لاڈلے ہیں اور ان کی عجیب سی ذہنی  کیفیت ہے اور وہ جس عارضے میں مبتلا ہیں اب ان کے لیے صرف دعا ہی کی جاسکتی ہے۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ اگر کسی کو جلسہ کرنا ہے تو شوق سے کرے مگر کسی نے بلوا کیا تو ریاستی اداروں کی ذمہ داری ہے کہ وہ اسے روکے، ہم نے عمران خان کو بلوے کی دعوت نہیں دی بلکہ انہوں نے پورے ملک میں جلسے کیے جس کو حکومت نے سہولت فراہم کی اس لیے وہ 4دسمبرکو 40 جلسے کریں ہم انہیں سہولت دیں گے لیکن اگر کسی پر حملہ ہوا تو لوگوں کی جان ومال کی حفاظت کرنا حکومت کی ذمہ داری ہے۔

عمران خان نے ملک دشمن ایجنڈا بتا کراپنا اصل چہرہ عوام کو دکھا دیا، پرویزرشید

سلام آباد: وفاقی وزیر اطلاعت پرویز رشید کا کہنا ہے عمران خان نے آج ملک دشمن ایجنڈا بتا دیا ہے جس کے بعد ان  کا اصل چہرہ عوام نے دیکھ لیا۔
وفاقی وزیر اطلاعت پرویز رشید نے کہا کہ عمران خان نے آج اپنی ناکامی کا رونا رویا ہے اور وہ روتے رہیں گے لیکن ان کی باری کبھی نہیں آئی گی، اضافی بیلٹ کی بات صرف عمران خان جیسا بے وقوف آدمی ہی کرسکتا ہے۔ ان کا کہنا تھا کہ عمران خان مجرم نہیں بلکہ وزارت عظمیٰ ڈھونڈھ رہے ہیں، انہوں نے خیبر پختونخوا میں جھونپڑی تک نہیں بنائی اس لئے ان کو چاہیے کو وہ وضاحتیں پیش نہ کریں بلکہ پروگرام پیش کریں، صوبے کے اسپتال حکومت کی نظر کرم کے منتظر ہیں اور وہاں کے لوگ روٹی اور عمران خان  کی جھلک کو ترس رہے ہیں۔
پرویز رشید کا کہنا تھا کہ عالمی میڈیا نے2 سال پہلے پیشگوئی کی تھی کہ2015 میں پاکستان ناکام ریاست بن جائیگا اور اس کے تمام بڑے شہر بند ہوجایئں گے لیکن اگر عمران خان پاکستان کوڈبونے کے لیے سازش کاحصہ بنےتوسرپرکفن باندھ کرنکلیں گے، پاکستان کے بیٹے ہرشہرمیں عمران خان کامقابلہ کریں گے اور نہ صرف اس کے ایک ایک انچ کی حفاظت کریں گے بلکہ ایٹمی قوت کو للکارنے والوں کو مکمل جواب دیاجائے گا۔
وزیر اطلاعات نے کہا کہ عمران خان نے16 دسمبر 1971 کی تاریخ دہرانےکااعلان کیاہے لیکن ہم پاکستان کےبیٹےہیں اور ہم نے پاکستان کےزخم دیکھے ہیں، اب عمران خان کے ساتھ مذاکرات نہیں کئے جاسکتے کیونکہ مذاکرات محب وطن پاکستانی سےہوں گے جبکہ ہم پاکستان کے دشمن کےگریبان میں ہاتھ ڈالیں گے۔ انہوں نے کہاکہ انصاف فراہم کرنے کے لیےعدالتیں موجود ہیں اور تحریک انصاف پر بھی زور دیا ہے کہ وہ انتخابات میں دھاندلی کے الزامات پر ثبوت کے ساتھ عدالت سے رجوع کرے جب کہ عمران خان کو بھی ضمانت دینی چاہئے کہ وہ عدالتی کمیشن کی تحقیقاتی رپورٹ کو قبول کریں گے۔
سینیٹر پرویز رشید کا کہنا تھا کہ الیکشن کمیشن اور عدالتوں نے بھی انتخابات میں دھاندلی سے متعلق تحریک انصاف کی درخواستوں کو مسترد کردیا ہے جبکہ عمران خان کا دھرنا آئین اور پارلیمنٹ کے خلاف ہے اور قوم کے ٹیکسوں کے لاکھوں روپے غیر قانونی دھرنے کی سیکیورٹی پر خرچ ہورہے ہیں، میڈیا پر اشتہارات کا مقصد عمران خان اور ان کے غیر قانونی دھرنے کو بےنقاب کرنا ہے اور انہیں پتا ہونا چاہئے کہ اشتہاری مہم کی ادائیگی حکومت نہیں کر رہی۔

عمران خان کا عام انتخابات میں دھاندلی کے خلاف 16 دسمبر کو پاکستان بند کرنے کا اعلان

اسلام آباد: تحریک انصاف کے چیرمین عمران خان  نے عام انتخابات 2013 میں دھاندلی کے خلاف احتجاجاً مرحلہ وار

شہروں کی بندش کے بعد 16 دسمبر کو پاکستان بند کرنے کا اعلان کیا ہے۔
اسلام آباد میں جلسے سے خطاب کرتے ہوئے عمران خان نےکہا کہ پہلے دن سے الیکشن میں دھاندلی کا کہا جبکہ اسپتال کے بستر پر بھی کہا کہ چار حلقے کھولے جائیں، پارلیمنٹ اور سپریم کورٹ میں بھی چار حلقوں کا مطالبہ کیا اورسابق چیف جسٹس سے امید لگائی لیکن مجھے نہیں پتا تھا کہ سب میچ فکسنگ میں ملوث ہیں، سب نے مل کر 2013 کے انتخابات میں پاکستان کا سب سے بڑا فراڈ کیا اور قانون کے تمام دروازے بند کرکے ہمارے لیے کوئی راستہ نہیں چھوڑا جس کے بعد اسلام آباد کے لیے نکلے۔
عمران خان نےکہا کہ ڈی چوک سے لوگوں کو پکڑپکڑ کر مارا گیا اور تھانوں میں بند کیا گیا،پرویز خٹک، شاہ محمود قریشی سمیت ہم سب پر دہشت گردی کا مقدمہ بنایا گیا، نوازشریف اور آصف زرداری نے اربوں روپے چوری کیے انہیں ڈاکو نہ کہوں تو کیا کہوں، ان دونوں کی پارٹنر شپ کے بعد ملک تیزی سے نیچے آیا ہے، آج ملک میں 11کروڑ لوگوں کو دو وقت کی روٹی تک میسر نہیں، 2 کروڑ سے زائد بچے اسکول نہیں جاتے لیکن نوازشریف اور آصف زرداری آج کہاں سے کہاں پہنچ گئے ہیں۔ ان کا کہنا تھا کہ نوازشریف اور آصف زرداری نے مل کر الیکشن کا میچ فکس کیا، نوازشریف سندھ میں اور آصف زرداری پنجاب میں دھاندلی کا کہتے ہیں جبکہ مولانا فضل الرحمان اور اسفند یار سمیت سب نے دھاندلی کا کہا لیکن دھاندلی کی تحقیقات کا صرف ہم ہی کہہ رہے ہیں ۔

دس مہنگی ترین اور تیز رفتار گاڑیاں

نیویارک : امریکی جریدے نے سال 2014 میں دنیا کی دس مہنگی ترین گاڑیوں کا احوال شائع کیا ہے۔ تیز رفتار گاڑیوں کی قیمت سن کر دل کی دھڑکن تیز ہوسکتی ہے کیونکہ 221میل فی گھنٹہ کی رفتار سے چلنے والی کار لیمبرگینی و نینو رود اسٹار کی مالیت 45لاکھ ڈالر ہے جو کہ پاکستانی کرنسی میں45کروڑ روپے سے زائد ہے۔ بگاٹی وائرون کی قیمت 25کروڑ روپے ، فراری کی قیمت سوا تین کروڑ روپے ہے۔ یہ گاڑیاں اگر پاکستان میں استعمال کی جائیں تو کراچی سے حیدر آباد یا لاہور سے فیصل آباد کا سفر گھنٹو کے بجائے منٹوں میں پورا کیا جاسکتا ہے۔ ترقی یافتہ ممالک ٹیکنالوجی کے شعبے میں کروڑوں لگا کر تاریخ رقم کررہے ہیں۔

ثابت ہو گیا کہ نبیہ چوہدری نے خود کشی کی، تفتیشی افسر

ثابت ہو گیا کہ نبیہ چوہدری نے خود کشی کی، تفتیشی افسر

French military aircraft participating in strikes on Iraq

Joining US forces acting in Iraqi skies, French fighter jets struck on Friday against the militant Islamic State group, destroying a logistics depot, Iraqi and French officials said.

The attack made France the first foreign country to publicly add military muscle to United States airstrikes against the group, which has drawn criticism around the world and in a unanimous UN Security Council resolution for its barbarity.

Two Rafale fighter jets accompanied by support planes struck in northern Iraq on Friday morning, and the target was "entirely destroyed," French President Francois Hollande said.

Four laser-guided bombs struck the Iraqi military installation that had been overrun by the militants, and hit a munitions and fuel depot, a French military official said on condition of anonymity while discussing operational details.

Video was later released by the French Army's video and photo department ECPAD showing French fighter and support aircraft at Al Dhafra base, UAE, and video showing strikes on Iraq

Iraq's military spokesman said dozens of extremist fighters were killed in four strikes, though the French official said the French armed forces had not completed their damage assessment.

Captured Ukrainians help in clean-up in rebel-held city of Donetsk after months of shelling

The rebel-held city of Donetsk held a city-wide clean-up day on Friday after months of shelling in eastern Ukraine, sending prisoners out to help remove the debris.

The city council said one person was killed by overnight shelling in a neighbourhood in the north of the city, where fighting centered around the government-held airport has spilled over into residential areas.

But the streets were quiet Friday as the rebels carried out their clean-up.

In one school that was shelled in late August, four Ukrainian prisoners guarded by armed rebels swept up debris.

Peace talks to regulate the ongoing crisis in east Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists have battled Ukrainian troops since April, started late Friday in the capital of Belarus.

Reaction to resignation of pro-independence leader Salmond as Scotland's first minister and leader of his party

People in Scotland's capital reacted on Friday to the news that Alex Salmond planned to resign as the country's First Minister and leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party.

"Oh my god, that's a shock! I didn't think he needed to do that," said one man on Edinburgh's Royal Mile.

Salmond made the announcement only hours after Scotland voted against independence on Thursday.

"I am not a hundred percent shocked, given what happened yesterday," Thomas Connelly said on Friday.

Salmond said he was proud of the campaign and the record turnout for Thursday's referendum.

Salmond's impassioned plea to launch a new nation fell short, with Scots choosing instead the security of remaining in union with England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Obama signs into law bill to arm Syrian opposition

President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law a bill authorising the military to arm and train Syrian rebels fighting the Islamic State group.

Obama signed the bill in the Oval Office of the White House.

The Senate gave its final approval on Thursday, a day after the legislation drew strong bipartisan support in the House.

President confines population to their homes for 3 days to stop spread of Ebola

Sierra Leone confined its six (m) million people to their homes on Friday for the next three days, as the Ebola-ravaged country began what was believed to be the most sweeping lockdown against disease since the Middle Ages.

In a desperate effort to bring the outbreak under control, thousands of health care workers began going house to house in crowded urban neighbourhoods and remote villages, hoping to find and isolate infected people.

President Ernest Bai Koroma urged his countrymen to cooperate.

In remarks broadcast on Friday, Koroma told the people of Sierra Leone that "all of us must play our part. This is because if just one person does not play his or her part to contain this disease, the trial will not end."

Health officials said they planned to urge the sick to leave their homes and seek treatment.

There was no immediate word on whether people would be forcibly removed, though authorities warned that anyone on the streets during the lockdown without an emergency pass would be subject to arrest.

More than 2,600 people have died in West Africa over the past nine months in the biggest outbreak of the virus ever recorded, with Sierra Leone accounting for more than 560 of those deaths.

Many fear the crisis will grow far worse, in part because sick people afraid of dying at treatment centres are hiding in their homes, potentially infecting others.

However, international experts warned there might not be enough beds for new patients found during the lockdown, which runs through Sunday.

Most people seemed to be taking the order seriously, and there were no immediate reports of resistance.

US Sec of State presides over Security Council meeting on threat of IS in Iraq

The UN Security Council urged the international community on Friday to expand support for the Iraqi government as it fights the Islamic State (IS) group and its supporters.

The presidential statement approved by all 15 council members at a meeting chaired by US Secretary of State John Kerry expressed "deep outrage" at the killing, kidnapping, rape and torture of Iraqis and citizens of other countries by the IS group.

Iran's Foreign Minister was present at the meeting, signalling a possible cooperation with the US and the UN.

"The fact is there is a role for nearly every country in world to play, including Iran, whose Foreign Minister is here with us today. ISIL poses a threat to all of us and we are committed to working with close partnership the new Iraqi Government and countries around the world to defeat it," said Kerry.

The meeting was also attended by Nickolay Mladenov, the head of UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, who called IS a "scourge."

Kerry convened the council to show support for the new Iraqi government in its efforts to combat IS.

Ibrahim al-Jaafari, the Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, stressed that defeating IS was the responsibility of the Iraqi government, but he called for "the support of friendly nations in the air campaign (against IS)."

A few hours before foreign ministers gathered at the UN, French fighter jets struck militant Islamic State group targets in Iraq, becoming the first country to publicly add military muscle to US air strikes.

"Acting for Iraq and against the Islamic State terrorists is a duty for all of us," said Laurent Fabius, French Foreign Minister.

Kerry chaired the meeting a day after Congress approved the Obama administration's plan to help arm and train moderate Syrian rebels fighting IS militants in the Middle East.

Hillary Clinton in Iowa stirs 2016 speculation

Hillary Rodham Clinton, making her return to Iowa for the first time since the 2008 presidential campaign, implored Democrats on Sunday to choose shared economic opportunity over "the guardians of gridlock" in an high-profile appearance that drove speculation about another White House bid into overdrive.

"Hello Iowa. I'm back!" Clinton declared as she took the podium at retiring Senator Tom Harkin's annual steak fry fundraiser, a fixture on the political calendar in the home of the nation's first presidential caucus.

Clinton joined her husband, former President Bill Clinton, in a tribute to Harkin that brought them before about 10,000 party activists who form the backbone of Iowa's presidential campaigns every four years.

The former New York senator and first lady did not directly address a potential campaign but said she was "thinking about it" and joked that she was "here for the steak."

She later said that "too many people only get excited about presidential campaigns. Look, I get excited about presidential campaigns, too."

But she said the upcoming midterm elections would be pivotal for the state's voters.

"In just 50 days Iowans have a choice to make, a choice and a chance," she said, urging voters to elect leaders who would "carry on Tom Harkin's legacy of fighting for families."

Following a summertime book tour, Clinton was making her biggest campaign splash in 2014 so far, opening a fall of fundraising and campaigning for Democrats who are trying to maintain a Senate majority during President Barack Obama's final two years.

The event also served as a farewell for Harkin, a liberal stalwart and former presidential candidate who is retiring after four decades in Congress.

People moved to safety as Hurricane Odile bears down on resort area of Los Cabos

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62nd Safari Rally kicks off in Kenya

Kenya Safari Rally

The 62nd Safari Rally kicked off in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, on Friday when Kenya's president dropped the checkered flag to start the event at the Kenyatta International Conference Center.

The three-day event, known as arguably the toughest rally in the world, requires racers to scramble across some of the most unforgiving terrain in Kenya.

This particular rally is the Kenyan leg of the African Rally Championship (ARC).

A total of 65 drivers are competing, including the 2012 ARC champion, Essa Mohammed of Zambia, and this year's front-runner Gary Chaynes from the Ivory Coast.

The event invariably draws large number of local sports fans.

"We had to come and see the rally, my son loves the cars," said a local resident.

"I am here to see the cars directly. I heard it on the radio and want to be part of it," said another resident.

Baldev Chager, last year's winner, held the lead with the fastest record at 29.35 seconds, less than one minute ahead of Ian Duncan, who won the event in 1994.

Four-time winner Carl Tundo was third, while current Africa Rally Champion leader Gary Chaynes of Cote d'Ivoire came in ninth.
 

Intel soldiers cite moral reasons for refusal to serve in Palestinian territories

Dozens of reserve soldiers from an elite Israeli intelligence unit publicly declared on Friday that they refused to operate in the Palestinian territories, citing moral reasons.

Soldiers from Unit 8200 - Israel's equivalent of the eavesdropping, code-breaking US National Security Agency - aired their grievances in the Yediot Ahronot daily newspaper after sending a letter to the military chief of staff and the prime minister.

"We veterans of Unit 8200, reservists past and present, declare that we refuse to take part in activity against Palestinians and refuse to be tools to deepen the military control in the occupied territories," the soldiers wrote.

The 43 soldiers, including some officers, allege that some of their unit's intelligence work prevents Palestinians from leading "normal lives" and only serves to prolong the conflict.

An anonymous soldier told Yediot Ahronot that information gathered on a Palestinian's personal life or health issues could be used against him for intelligence purposes.

Israel has long relied on a network of Palestinian informers in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, who help target militants and tip off security services to imminent attacks.

Informers are often recruited through blackmail, the lure of travel permits and money.

The soldiers emphasised that their refusal to serve applies to Palestinian areas only.

Israeli Defence Minister, Moshe Yaalon, called the letter "a despicable attempt which assists the delegitimisation of Israel and the soldiers of the Israeli army."

A spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to comment.

Soldiers have refused to operate in the Palestinian territories in the past, citing similar reasons. But this is the first time a large group from this elite unit has done so.

Head of Syrian National Coalition announces restructuring of Free Syrian Army forces

The Head of the Western-backed Syrian National Coalition said on Sunday that the Free Syrian Army was to be restructured.

Hadi al Bahra was in the United Arab Emirates seeking support for the group's war-battered rebel fighters.

He met with the UAE's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash.

Bahra said the restructuring of the Free Syrian Army will "by itself will improve their activities and it will improve the results they are achieving on the ground."

The Free Syrian Army has been marred by defections and divisions.

Its fighters are engaged in a two-front war against Islamic State fighters and Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces.

The UAE has expressed its willingness to join an international coalition against the Islamic State group.

U.S. officials said last week that Saudi Arabia would help train moderate Syrian rebels at Saudi bases.

It remains unclear how the Syrian opposition movement intends to carry out its new plan, but Bahri vowed the group is committed to toppling Assad's regime and expelling foreign militants from Syria.

Children take part in procession honouring religious painting that survived quake

Hundreds of children and teenagers on Sunday participated in the annual procession of the Lord of the Miracles in the historic centre in the Peruvian capital, Lima.

The Lord of Miracles is a 17th century painting of Christ on the cross that survived a massive earthquake in the 18th century, which destroyed most of the city, yet left the painting intact.

It is therefore it is considered miraculous by many.

The participants wore purple robes and carried the painting around the historic centre.

Twelve-year-old Ymar Martines who took part in the procession said: "About 800 children participated in the procession of the Lord of the Miracles of the Nazarenes. We do this to worship him, and come together as a family."

The procession commemorates the 363th anniversary of the founding of the Brotherhood of the Lord of Miracles whose mission it is to look after the painting.

One young boy could be seeing carrying a banner with the Brotherhood's insignia.

Musicians and young girls holding incense burners, known as sahumadoras, also took part in the procession.

Participants and members of the public gathered for prayers in Lima's cathedral.

Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed rebel forces exchange prisoners

Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels on Sunday each swapped 73 prisoners who had been captured in eastern Ukraine.

The prisoner swap took place 20 kilometres (12.4 miles) north of Donetsk, with members of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in attendance.

"We were surrounded. We had to surrender. We were told: 'Surrender, or in half-an-hour everything will be destroyed here.' So we had to surrender," said one captured Ukrainian soldier.

The conflict in eastern Ukraine has been raging since mid-April, claiming more than 3,000 lives, according to the UN. Hundreds of thousands of people have fled from the fighting.

A ceasefire deal signed on 5 September has been riddled by violations from the start, and both sides have made it clear that they are regrouping and rearming in case the fighting starts anew.

Social Democrats leader declares victory, tells party he will try and form government

Swedish Social Democrat leader Stefan Lofven has declared victory in the Swedish elections on Monday.

"I am ready to explore the possibilities of forming a new government for Sweden," he told cheering supporters at an election night party in central Stockholm.

He added that he had started negotiations with the Green Party - "our natural coalition partner" - and that he would consider "cooperating with other democratic parties that want to take responsibility for Sweden."

The centre-left coalition will not hold enough seats to form a majority government, but will have to rely on centrist parties for support.

Unless he's able to recruit one of the centre-right parties in ex-Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's Alliance, he could face a situation where the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, and the Alliance jointly strike down key proposals.

Sweden Democrats party more than doubled its support to 13 percent, leaving it with the balance of power in Parliament.

"We are now Sweden's third biggest party," Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Akesson told jubilant supporters.

The once radical far-right party entered Parliament four years ago with 5.7 percent support.

The result marks the end of an eight-year era of tax cuts and pro-market policies under Reinfeldt, who said he would also resign as leader of the conservative party.

Cricketer Mohammad Amir gets married

Pakistan left arm-bowler Mohammad Amir gets married to a British born Pakistani Nargis. The Nikkah ceremony took place in Lahore. Only close friends and family members attended the ceremony.

According to family and express news, the formal reception will take place after two years.

UK Julien MacDonald

The Royal Opera House in London was the location where uber glam Welsh designer Julien MacDonald showed his mermaid inspired collection on Saturday. (13 SEPT. 2014)

His skintight, appliquéd body con dresses sparkled with tiny crystals and his pièce de résistance bridal dress with diamonds.

"My inspiration for this show was all about a mermaid that swims in the ocean, covered in flowers, tropical fish and surrounded by buried treasure. When she's in the ocean she sings to lure a man into the ocean and to fall in love." explains the designer in fashionese.

"She ends up with a tattooed man, a gorgeous man covered in tattoos. They've fallen in love and it's all about underwater love, romance, sparkle and glamour. Something all women dream of is true happiness and eternal love."

That love will surely be inspired cheeky short baby doll frilly mini dresses and a bridal gown worth millions of pounds.

More than 170 designers will be showcased during London Fashion Week, including Vivienne Westwood, Tom Ford and Paul Smith.




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Hunter fashion show attracts the McCartney family

Rubber boots and glamour don't generally mix _ but they do at London Fashion Week.
The brand, which has only recently branched out into clothing, packed in the crowds with a fun and slick display of sporty casualwear at a disused indoor pool.
There was no swimming, but a giant video backdrop simulating turquoise waters, complete with floating submarines and cartoon sharks, made up for it.
The show was held up for about half an hour by the VIPs - celebrity father-and-daughter duo Paul and Stella McCartney arrived late, causing a stir as they squeezed in the front row next to pop star Rita Ora and Vogue editor Anna Wintour.
The brand is headed by Stella McCartney's husband Alasdhair Willis.
Boots, of course, featured prominently. Signature wellies, worn by both male and female models, came with buckles and were printed in eye-catching color blocks. There were also flat sandals and army boots, some with chunky platform heels.
Models sported rain jackets, parkas, shorts and culottes - many in low-key military greens and browns, though outfits in bright turquoise, lavender and graphic stripes provided a burst of color and style.
The McCartneys didn't draw attention to themselves, probably not wishing to upstage the show. The former Beatle appeared cheerful, posing with his daughter and smiling mischievously for the cameras.
Did he like the show? "Terrific," he said with a grin, before being whisked away by his security guards.

Nasir Mazhar shows cool club kid inspired collection

With a background in theatrical hat making, 'Fashion Forward' Nasir Mazhar showed his innovative and eclectic street-style collection influenced by sports, hip hop and animal print at London Fashion Week ( Sept,13 2014 )

His models were fit and sporty and walked the walk white black and red trainers, the main colors of the collection, with a bit of gold thrown in for glamor. There were metal spiky hat like creations and the signature


Wrap around skirts, shell suits, much black and red with sports bra inspired tops, with the label name printed big on the front this is a concrete jungle vibe.

PM Modi visits primary school, meets Japanese foreign minister

ndia has high expectations from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Japan visit beginning tomorrow. On a day when Mr Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe exchanged warm messages on Twitter, the Ministry of External Affairs said yesterday that the visit will explore new areas of co-operation in the field of infrastructure and cutting edge technology, among others between the two countries. Modi yesterday tweeted in Japanese that he was excited to meet Abe, and that he deeply respects his leadership and enjoys a warm relationship with him. In his reply, Abe tweeted that India has a special place in his heart.
He said that he was eagerly waiting for Modi’s arrival in Kyoto this weekend. Abe said that Modi’s first visit to Japan as Indian Prime Minister will add a new chapter to both countries’ strategic partnership. He said, together both countries can do a lot for peace and prosperity in the world. Abe follows three people, including Modi on Twitter. As a special gesture, Abe will receive Modi in Kyoto on his arrival tomorrow.
Talking to media persons in New Delhi last evening, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said, on the first leg of Mr. Modi’s 5 day long visit, the Prime Minister will reach Kyoto, the heritage city of Japan. He said, Kyoto , known as a smart city , is an example of cultural tradition and modernity, dovetailing Modi’s own vision of building 100 smart cities in the country. Modi will address a public event on Sunday and meet Governor and Mayor of Kyoto. He will also visit Kobe University.
On the second leg of the visit, Modi will hold talks with his Japanese counterpart in Tokyo and agreements are also likely to be signed. Modi will address a business meet and visit an elementary school also. He will call on the Japanese Emperor on the next day, among other engagements on 2nd of September. Replying to a question on civil nuclear deal with Japan, Akbaruddin said that the India is working on a satisfactory outcome.
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh and other senior officials will accompany the Prime Minister. A business delegation will also visit Japan separately to boost trade and economic cooperation.

A Wisconsin judge rules one of the 12-year-old girls in the Slenderman stabbing case is mentally incompetent and can't stand trial.

A Wisconsin judge ruled Friday (August 1) one of the 12-year-old girls in the Slenderman stabbing case is mentally incompetent and can't stand trial.

A doctor testified today the girl hears and sees fictional beings, including unicorns, Voldemort, a character in the Harry Potter series, and Slenderman, an online horror character. The judge ordered that the 12-year-old girl in question receive treatment and be restored to competency in a year.

According to court documents, in May two 12-year-old girls plotted to kill their friend to gain favor with Slenderman. The girls lured their friend, another 12 year old, into a wooded area, and stabbed her 19 times.

The two girls have been charged with attempted first degree intentional homicide.

The wounded girl, who was found alive on a sidewalk and taken to a nearby hospital, has since been released.

Israeli fire on Gaza town raises war crimes claim

An Israeli military operation to rescue a captured soldier in Rafah is almost certain to be a focus of UN investigators and rights groups looking into possible war crimes by Israel.

Just two hours after a temporary cease-fire came to effect on Friday August 1, amid fear that Hamas had captured an Israeli soldier, the Israeli military sealed off the Rafah area in the Gaza strip and began shelling.

Over the next eight hours, soldiers fired about 500 artillery shells, according to an Israeli officer.

The military said it also launched about 100 airstrikes against targets in Rafah on August 1 and 2, but did not provide a breakdown for each day.

The priority was to rescue the captured soldier.

The Rafah operation highlights a key concern: the treatment of Palestinian civilians by the Israeli military.

A Palestinian rights group argues that the Israeli army violated the rules of war, which include giving adequate warning to civilians, using proportionate force and distinguishing between civilians and combatants.

By the end of the operation, 190 Palestinians were dead, according to a list of names compiled by two Gaza human rights groups, including 14 members of the Mahmoum family.

Unlike in many other Gaza battles, civilians were caught by surprise by the sudden fire and sealed exits.

"We were helping people and they (the Israeli) were striking us with the F16. We couldn't help the civilians that were injured, children and women, what happened was not normal," said Rafah resident, Ghassan Bilbesi.

"That Friday was surely ominous, the images that we saw will live with us forever."

The assault began sometime before 10 am (0700GMT).

Anam Mahmoum Hamad, had just entered a small alley for cover when the wall of a house collapsed from a drone strike.

She had been at the hospital for about two hours when medics brought in the lower body of her 4-year-old son, Anas.

She said she recognised his clothes.

"I felt that my 4 year old son was killed by an F16 airstrike. How can you launch an airstrike from an F16 and split a child in two?"" said Hamad.

The heavy Israeli fire continued on Saturday August 2, including airstrikes on homes that killed several dozen people, according to the Gaza-based Palestinian Centre for Human Rights.

Late on August 2, the suspected capture of the soldier turned out to be a false alarm, and the Rafah episode is one of several under internal military review.

After forensic analysis of remains found in a tunnel, it was determined the soldier was killed in a firefight and declared dead.

The Israeli military confirmed that Rafah residents were barred from leaving the area on August 1, but declined to comment on the war crime allegations.

It denied firing into a densely populated area without regard for civilians, saying precise airstrikes hit targets linked to militants and artillery - though inherently inaccurate - was only aimed at open fields.

In all, 121 Palestinians were killed in Rafah on August 1 and 69 on August 2, according to the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights and Al Mezan rights group, which compiled the names.

The dead included 55 children, 36 women and five men over the age of 60.

A spokesman for the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) said on Sunday that the incident is currently under investigation.

Exiled Hamas leader says Gazans will be compensated and demands right to self determination

Exiled Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal on Thursday promised to rebuild Gaza and compensate those affected by the war with Israel.

At a news conference in the Qatari capital Doha, Mashaal demanded an end to the blockade and said Palestinians deserve the right to self determination and to live in a sovereign independent state.

"If anyone of those Zionists thinks that they can deny us this right then our weapons and our resistance will remain our guarantee," he said.

Mashaal also appealed to Egypt to reopen its border crossing in Rafah in the name of Arab "brotherliness".

The Gulf state is home to the exiled leader and is a key financial patron for the Gaza Strip, which Hamas controls.

Qatar denies financially backing Hamas, however, and had sought to play a role in brokering a truce to end fighting between the group and Israel.

Clashes during neo-Nazi political party's election rally

Swedish riot police briefly clashed with counterdemonstrators at a neo-Nazi rally in Stockholm on Saturday, two weeks before a parliamentary election.

Police said four police officers and three civilians were slightly injured in the violence that erupted on the sidelines of a march by about 150 members of the far-right Party of the Swedes.

Thousands of people gathered in downtown Stockholm to protest peacefully against the march, but a few dozen masked activists attacked police with firecrackers, bottles, eggs and panels from a security fence.

Police had sealed off large parts of central Stockholm because of the march by the Party of the Swedes, which wants to stop immigration and reserve Swedish citizenship for people with "Western genetic and cultural heritage".

Formerly known as the National Socialist Front, the party won a local council seat in a small town in central Sweden in 2010.

Polls before the September 14 vote show it only has a fraction of the support needed to enter the national Parliament.

A week ago, three people were injured when mounted riot police charged demonstrators in the southern city of Malmo, in connection with another protest against the Party of the Swedes.

Rescued miners in hospital as search goes on for remaining trapped men

Twenty miners freed from a gold mine in northern Nicaragua were recovering in hospital on Saturday while rescue efforts continued to reach five miners still missing.

The rescued miners were checked by paramedics and taken to a hospital in Bonanza, about 260 miles (420 kilometres) northeast of Managua.

Interior Vice Minister Carlos Najar said they were a bit dehydrated but in good health.

"I feel happy that we were able to get out. It was a difficult place to get out from," said rescued miner Antonio Diaz, before leaving hospital on Saturday with his father.

His father, Justo Diaz, doesn't want him to return to work at the mine.

"I don't want him to go back to working at the mine. I would never want this. I've told my son to no longer work at the mine because I recognize it's dangerous work," he said.

Bonanza Mayor Alexander Alvarado, a former miner who participated in the rescue effort, said it took about 100 men to reach the trapped miners early on Friday morning, and even then it took about another two hours to bring the first miner out to safety.

Alvarado said it's going to be harder to rescue the remaining five miners.

"We're going to open two work areas. One will be working on the side of the collapse and the other will work around the area where we succeeded in rescuing the colleagues (miners) yesterday. And this will be difficult because now it's about removing a large quantity of material (rocks, rubble) that has come crashing down in the attempt to reach the miners," Alvarado said.

The mine, which cuts into the side of a mountain and upwards, was covered by a landslide on Thursday.

The gold and silver mine is on a concession held by Hemco, which is owned by Colombia-based Minero SA.

The trapped miners themselves are freelancers allowed to work in the area if they sell any gold they find to the firm, according to mining company spokesman Gregorio Downs.

Van Rompuy and Barroso warn of swift action against Russia if crisis in Ukraine continues to escalate

Despite tough rhetoric decrying Russia's increasing military involvement in Ukraine, European Union leaders early on Sunday stopped short of imposing immediate new sanctions against Moscow.

Instead, the 28-nation bloc's heads of state and government tasked their executive body to "urgently undertake preparatory work" for tougher economic sanctions, according to summit chairman Herman Van Rompuy, the European Council President.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said that EU leaders were in total agreement that, should Russia continue to escalate the crisis, "it will come at high cost".

Barroso said there was a marked contrast between Russia's repeated commitments to political dialogue to end the crisis and what he described as "the dramatic reality on the ground".

"There can be no military solution to this crisis," he added. "It's time for everyone to get down to the business of peacemaking. It is not too late, but time is quickly running out."

The fighting between the military and Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine has so far claimed 2,600 lives, according to U.N. figures.

NATO said this week that at least 1,000 Russian soldiers are in Ukraine, which Russia denies.

Another 20,000 Russian troops are amassed just across Ukraine's eastern border, NATO says.

The U.S. and the EU have so far imposed sanctions against dozens of Russian officials, several companies as well as the country's financial and arms industry.

Moscow has retaliated by banning food imports.

Catholic worshippers line up to send letters to capital city's patron saint

Hundreds of Roman Catholic faithful gathered in the Peruvian capital, Lima, on Saturday to honour the city's patron saint, Saint Rose of Lima, on her feast day.

August 30 marks the Saint Rose of Lima Day in Peru and it is observed annually as a public holiday.

Believers gathered to pray before a Saint Rose statue at a church built on the ground where she lived in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century.

Many wrote letters to the saint, asking for help or giving thanks, which they then dropped into a well in the grounds of the church.

A children's choir from Austria performed at the mass held in Saint Rose's honour.

Saint Rose was born Isabel Flores in Lima and was canonised in the Catholic Church in 1671.

She is also considered Latin America's patron saint because she was the first canonised saint in the region

Group of girls from impoverished areas celebrate 15th birthday with lavish ball

A group of teenage girls living in Rio de Janeiro's Santa Marta favela celebrated their 15th birthdays on Friday with a lavish ball organised by the city's Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) programme.

In parts of Latin America, a girl's 15th birthday is traditionally celebrated with a big party marking the transition from childhood to womanhood.

In Portuguese-speaking Brazil, the celebration is called "festa de debutantes" or debutantes' ball.

Hosting such balls is typically a tradition of the country's wealthy, but these girls from the Santa Marta favela were given star treatment.

Volunteers did the girls' make up and styled their hair and a boutique lent them the gowns.

"I always went to 15-year-old parties, debutante balls, but I never thought I would be honoured in one. And I think this one will be perfect, because I will be with my friends and the people I like," said 15 year old Naia Ferreira da Costa.

The Santa Marta favela is among several that are part of Rio's "pacification" programme that began in 2008, in part to secure the city ahead of this year's World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.

The programme sees police and at times army troops invade favelas, push out drug gangs and set up permanent posts in areas where traffickers had held sway for decades.

"The debutante ball has the objective of integrating the military police with the girls and residents of the community, and give this opportunity for these girls to make their dream come true, to have their 15 year old birthday party, which they couldn't make happen for financial reasons," said Captain Marcio Rocha, Commander of the Pacifying Police Unit of Santa Marta.

The girls arrived at their debutante ball in police vehicles and were escorted by police officers into the building.

In order to be selected for the ball, the girls had to write an essay describing how life had changed since the UPPs arrived in their communities.

Since the inception of the security programme, police have created 37 permanent "pacification units" that they say cover an area with a population of 1.5 million.

Murders are down in those areas and the number of shootouts has dropped, but some residents have accused police of heavy-handed tactics.

Police question parents of missing boy, as family post video insisting he is being well looked after

The father of a critically ill five-year-old boy who was taken out of a British hospital against doctors' advice, called for an end to an international manhunt for his family, hours before being arrested by Spanish police.

Brett King, his wife Naghemeh and their five-year-old son Ashya were found by police in Malaga.

An international search began on Thursday for Ashya, who has a severe brain tumour, after his parents removed him from a hospital in the southern English city of Southampton.

In a video posted online by his eldest son, Naveed, King explained the reasons behind taking Ashya out of hospital and said his son was being well-looked after by his family.

"I just please ask, call off this ridiculous chase. We are not neglecting our son, he's in perfectly good health," King said on Saturday.

"My son's smiling, he's happy, we are doing things as a family with him. We just want to be left in peace. He's very sick. I just want to get on with his treatment."

King said they took Ashya out of hospital after doctors refused to provide his son with the treatment he asked for, even after he offered to finance it himself by selling their family home.

He said he and Naghemeh were told by doctors that unless they agreed with their decision, a court warrant blocking them from seeing their son would be issued.

The Kings said they had planned to take Ashya to a centre in Prague, where they would self-finance his treatment.

Assistant Chief Constable Chris Shead, of Hampshire Police, announced the couple's arrest in a news conference.

He said the Kings were arrested "on the grounds of neglect" and were being questioned by police.

Shead said Ashya did not show any signs of distress and was being treated by doctors in Spain.

Ebola survivor comments on release from hospital in Liberia as CDC chief visits MSF centre in Guinea

Six Ebola survivors in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, were released from hospital on Saturday, as they had consistently tested negative for the virus after coming in with symptoms of the disease.

One of them, Janga Kanneh, said she was "feeling good" after her recovery.

She had gone to the centre with her husband, her two young boys and her husband's brother, but that her husband had since died.

Health officials in Monrovia urged people who showed signs of the disease to be brought into a health facility earlier to minimise the risk of death.

Meanwhile, the Director of the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Tom Frieden, along with other CDC doctors, visited an Ebola isolation centre in Conakry, New Guinea.

Frieden called for an "overwhelming, global response to rapidly scale up" efforts to stop the virus spreading and treat the people infected by it.