Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Mid Day International News

Mid Day International News

Bride sends text messages in middle of wedding ceremony

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A bride in California was caught on camera texting behind her veil after her father walked her down the aisle

She had kept her mobile phone in her dress and was texting with one hand as her father held the other.

The man who caught her on camera, videographer James Costa couldn't believe his eyes when he noticed the covert messaging.

"At one point, I noticed her doing it through my lens and I had to pull away form the camera to make certain I was seeing what I thought I was seeing," Videographer James Costa wrote on his YouTube page, according to ABC news.

"I was the only one to see her. Her dad glanced over at her and then saw me doing a double take and began to laugh out loud!" he wrote.

Assange loses appeal against extradition to Sweden

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost an appeal in a court in Britain against extradition to Sweden where he faces rape charges

Assange, 40, had appealed in the high court against a European arrest warrant issued by Swedish prosecutors after rape and sexual assault accusations were made by two Swedish women following his visit to Stockholm in August 2010.

It now means that he could be removed to Sweden within 10 days, guardian.co.uk reported.

Assange has 14 days to seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court.

The WikiLeaks founder has been practically under house arrest in Norfolk since December 2010.

He has to sign in at a police station every day, wear an electronic tag and has to be back inside the house by 10 p.m. each night.

Swedish prosecutors say that Assange has been "detained in his absence on probable cause suspected of rape (less severe crime), sexual molestation and unlawful coercion".

Woman drugged, held prisoner by family after secret love marriage

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A 23-year-old Asian woman was drugged and held captive by her family in Britain after she broke off her arranged engagement to her first cousin and secretly married another man

Angry relatives also threatened to be kill, assault and abuse Naila Afsar after they discovered she had wed Afsar Saddiq without telling them, the Daily Mail reports.

The Burnley Crown Court heard that Afsar's family gave her a milky drink laced with a sedative in a bid to put her to sleep while they took her back to the family home, and away from her new husband.

Prosecutor Jonathan Dickinson said Afsar''s family wanted her to marry her first cousin, who lived in Denmark.

Naila became engaged to him in May 2009, but later she realised they were not suited for one another and in July 2009, called it off.

"Her family was upset with her and that was, perhaps, putting it mildly. ''The complainant ran away from the family home and went to live with a friend in Newcastle, thinking the defendants could not reach her," Dickinson said.

Afsar''s mother Shamim Akhtar, 58, father Mohammed Khan, 57, her elder brother Shamrez Khan, 34, all from Bradford, West Yorkshire, and her sister Saima Mahmood, 30, and her brother-in-law Zahid Mahmood, 36, both of Accrington, are facing a string of charges.

They all have denied false imprisonment, kidnap and two charges of administering the drug Lorazepam with intent, in January last year.

They earlier claimed in a police interview that they were trying to help Naila 'resolve a domestic situation'.

92-year-old woman denied booze for failing to produce age proof

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A shop refused to sell a 92-year-old great-grandmother a bottle of whisky because she was unable to show an ID to prove that she was over 18.
Diane Taylor produced her over 60s bus pass, an OAP card and even her pacemaker certificate, but was still refrained from getting a bottle from her local One Stop Shop in Harlow, Essex, because she could not provide a passport or driving licence.

It was the first time that the pensioner, who was born in 1919, has ever been asked to show ID while buying alcohol.

She said it demonstrated a "ridiculous" and "offensive" lack of common sense.

"I asked the girl behind the counter to repeat herself three times, I just couldn't believe what I was hearing, I thought it was a joke," the Daily mail quoted her as saying.

"I can understand shops being strict with all the youngsters buying booze but surely there's a difference between a 92-year-old and someone of 18.

"I ended up storming out in indignation. It is just ridiculous to ask someone of my age to prove they are an adult, I find it offensive.

"I have never been asked for ID before in my life but then I turned 18 in 1937," she added.

Taylor was on her my home from a doctor's check-up, and wanted to buy a bottle of whisky for her son from the store.


Nude model examined for testicular cancer on live TV

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A nude model had his testicles examined by doctors to check for testicular cancer, on live television

The ITV1 show, This Morning, covered intimate shots of model's genitals being examined by Dr Chris Steele before giving male viewers advice on checking for themselves, the Daily Mail reported.

The footage receive quite a lot of positive response from the viewers and many even congratulated the show for tackling such a serious health issue head on.

"Not usually something I watch but good to see @itvthismorning featuring #movember and demystifying testicular cancer," one of the viewers tweeted.

"well done to @itvthismorning for highlighting testicular cancer - get checking those lil' wrinkly bits boys it could save your life!" another viewer tweeted.

The testicular cancer test footage was shown to mark the start of ''Movember'', where men around the country grow moustaches to raise awareness for men's health, in particular male-related cancers.

However, not all reactions about the daring segment were positive, as some viewers were left shocked and baffled by the intimate examination.

"I know it's for a good reason but watching a mans testicles on this morning was strange #movember," one of the viewer tweeted.

"No This Morning, I do not want to see testicles on my TV screen at lunch time," another viewer tweeted.

"Was just talking to my mum and looked up to see full screen testicles on This Morning...bit frightening," tweeted another viewer.


'Clown' steals money from Chilean casino

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A man in a clown costume took advantage of an all-night Halloween party at a casino south of the Chilean capital to steal USD 12,000 in cash at gunpoint, police said

The robber entered the gambling hall of the Casino Monticello by a side door and shot a gun several times in the air, sparking panic among the customers.

The "clown" snatched almost 6 million pesos ($12,000) from one of the gamblers and left the building the way he came in at 5 a.m. Tuesday, according to a security camera.

Though the casino has not provided an official version of the incident, police detained one of the security guards, identified as Cristian Poblete, 26, who is suspected of being involved in the holdup.

Casino Monticello is located near the city of Rancagua and its largest shareholder is the France-based International Group of Gaming & Resorts.

Newcastle call cops over racism row

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Newcastle have alerted police after Nigerian striker Sammy Ameobi, who played a part in Monday's
3-1 victory over Stoke that lifted the Magpies to third spot in the standings, was subjected to racist abuse on Twitter, the Premier League club confirmed yesterday.


Could do nothing to avoid Marco: Edwards

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American Moto GP rider Colin Edwards insisted yesterday there was nothing he could have done to get out of the way of Marco Simoncelli in the crash at Sepang that killed the Italian on October 23.


Colin Edwards

The 24-year-old Honda rider lost control and veered across the track into the path of Edwards and his fellow Italian Valentino Rossi minutes after the race at the Malaysian track began.

He suffered fatal head, neck and chest injuries. "I have asked myself a thousand questions since the crash. What might have happened if I had reacted differently?

But I've watched the footage again and I know there is absolutely nothing I could have done to avoid Marco," said Edwards, who dislocated his shoulder in the incident.


`Clown' steals money from casino

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A man in a clown costume took advantage of an all-night Halloween party at a casino south of the Chilean capital to steal $12,000 in cash at gunpoint, police said.

The robber entered the gambling hall of the Casino Monticello by a side door and shot a gun several times in the air, sparking panic among the customers.

The "clown" snatched almost 6 million pesos ($12,000) from one of the gamblers and left the building the way he came in at 5 a.m. Tuesday, according to a security camera.

Though the casino has not provided an official version of the incident, police detained one of the security guards, identified as Cristian Poblete, 26, who is suspected of being involved in the holdup.

Casino Monticello is located near the city of Rancagua and its largest shareholder is the France-based International Group of Gaming & Resorts.


German model fired for praising Gaddafis

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A German company has cancelled a major advertising contract with an Italian-American model after she described her passionate relationship with Moammer Gaddafi's son Mutassim and praised his family.

Telecommunications firm Telefonica Germany will stop working with 23-year-old model Vanessa Hessler and remove her face from its website within hours, said spokesman Albert Fetsch.


losing face and fee: German model Vanessa Hessler has been
relieved of her duties as the face of a communications firm over her
love affair with Gaddafi's son Mutassim.
File pic/getty images

"Vanessa Hessler has failed to distance herself from her comments on the conflict in Libya," Fetsch said.

Hessler told the Italian magazine Diva e Donna that for four years she had been dating Mutassim Gaddafi -- who was killed in Libya alongside his father this month. "I didn't have any contact with him since the uprising broke out, but our relationship was one of passion," she was quoted as saying. "The Gaddafi family is not as they are being depicted, they are normal people." She also said that she was crying for Libya, adding that the rebels are "people who don't know what they're doing." Talks between Telefonica and Hessler's agency did not yield a solution because Hessler stood by her comments, said Fetsch. "We and our clients have no comprehension for what she said."


Day of reckoning for Wikileaks founder

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The fate of the whistleblowing site hangs in the balance, as Julian Assange awaits the judge's verdict on his extradition on charges of sexual assault

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces a day of reckoning today when the High Court in London delivers a ruling on whether he will be extradited to Sweden to face questioning over rape allegations.

The 40-year-old Australian, whose whistleblowing website has enraged governments around the world, has been fighting a bitter legal battle ever since he was arrested in London last December on a European arrest warrant.


What happens next? Julian Assange's fate remains shaky as he awaits
the decision of whether he will be extradited to Sweden on charges of
sexual assault. File pic/getty images

The High Court will announce whether it will uphold a ruling in February by a lower court that Assange should be sent to face questioning by Swedish authorities over claims of sexual assault against two women.

Holed up
The WikiLeaks boss has been living under strict bail conditions at the mansion of a supporter in England, including having to wear an electronic ankle tag and observe a strict dusk-to-dawn curfew.

The decision, which has been deferred since the High Court heard Assange's appeal in July, is not necessarily the final chapter in the saga.

Depending on the verdict, either Assange or the Swedish authorities can theoretically take the case a step further to the Supreme Court in London, the highest legal authority in the land.

Assange denies the allegations and claims they are politically motivated.

His legal team, led by top human rights lawyer Gareth Peirce, was not available for comment ahead of the ruling.

Assange shot to fame when WikiLeaks released thousands of classified files.

But Assange also achieved a different kind of notoriety when the allegations of sexual assault were made against him by two Swedish women in August 2010.

And as Julian Assange awaits a judge's extradition verdict, it could be WikiLeaks' very future that's at stake.

Its finances under pressure and some of its biggest revelations already public, WikiLeaks may not have the strength to survive if Britain's High Court judge decides today in favour of a Swedish request to extradite Assange to face trial over rape allegations, some experts argue.

Tim Maurer, who has studied the group and its membership, said he wasn't sure whether its remaining staff had the tech savvy to run the site if its founder is absent.

"I don't think that WikiLeaks will exist without Assange," said Maurer.

WikiLeaks close to shut down
WikiLeaks may be weeks away from collapse, said Assange. WikiLeaks' inability to overturn the block on donations imposed by American companies may prove its undoing. "If WikiLeaks does not find a way to remove this blockade we will simply not be able to continue by the turn of the new year," Assange said.

338
The number of days Julian Assange has been under house arrest


Ferrari chief says PM Berlusconi must resign

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The chairman of Ferrari -- one of Italy's most prominent businessmen -- has urged Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to resign so that the country can deal with its debt crisis.

Luca Cordero di Montezemolo said Italy had reached "the point of no return".

He called for a "government of national salvation", in an open letter to the daily La Repubblica.


Put the brakes: Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, the Ferrari chief, said
that if Italian PM Berlusconi continued to put his own ambitions before
the good of the country, then his political journey would end in the worst
way possible. File pic/getty images

Berlusconi is under pressure to speed up austerity measures amid feeble growth and a huge public debt.

He used to enjoy strong support among Italian business leaders but a growing number have begun calling for his resignation.

His image has been tarnished by sex scandals and a string of court cases.

Montezemolo said that "if Berlusconi continues to put his ambitions before the good of Italy" his political journey would "end in the worst way".

"There is not a minute to lose. Italians' savings, social cohesion and Italy's continued membership of the euro are at risk," he said.

Italy's public debt stands at 1.8 trillion euros, equal to 120 per cent of GDP.

At last week's eurozone summit EU leaders urged Berlusconi to fulfil his pledges on new austerity measures and reforms.

Berlusconi's popularity dips
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's popularity fell to the lowest since he took office, according to a poll.
Confidence in Berlusconi fell two percentage points to 22 percent from a survey last month.


US girls joined at chest to be separated

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In many ways, Angelina and Angelica Sabuco are like many other two-year-olds. The twin sisters love dancing and drawing.

But unlike most siblings, they can't get away from each other -- they were born attached at the chest and abdomen.

Yesterday, a team of doctors and nurses at Stanford University's Lucile Packard Children's Hospital are planning a 13-hour procedure to give "silent Inah" and "talkative Icah" their independence.


Joined at the hip: Conjoined twins Angelica and Angelina Sabuco with
their mother Ginady and child life specialist Allison Brooks. The twins will
undergo a 13-hour procedure to separate themselves from each other.
Pic/afp

"We want them to live normally," said Ginady Sabuco, the girls' mother.

"When they argue, they can be alone. When they play, they can play together or apart. When they don't want to see each other, they won't have to."

Dr Gary Hartman, the lead surgeon on the girls' case, said keeping the girls joined carries bigger risks for their health. If one conjoined twin dies, the other will die within hours. Muscular and skeletal deformities can also worsen with time.

Hartman, who has done five separation procedures at medical centers around the country, was upbeat about the girls' prospects.

"Our expectation would be that we will have two healthy girls at the end of the operation," he said.
Angelica and Angelina are classified as thoraco-omphalopagus -- joined at the chest and abdomen.


Obama is 'fit at 50'

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US President's official doctor says he is physically healthy and tobacco free

Forget the rumours that he has been sneaking cigarettes. US President Barack Obama is "tobacco free", the President's doctor said.

He was reporting the results of the President's second physical examination since he took office.

In a two-page report, Dr Jeffrey Kuhlman gave the president a strong bill of health.

He said Obama was a physically active 50-year-old who ate a healthy diet, stays at a healthy weight and "on occasion drinks alcohol" in moderation. "The President is in excellent health and fit for duty," Dr Kuhlman said.
In addition, Dr Kuhlman praised Obama -- an avid golfer and basketball player -- as "fit at 50" and "staying healthy at 50-plus".

He said Obama was on all age-appropriate screening tests.

Obama had the physical examination at the White House last week.

According to the report, the President has a "well-healed lower lip laceration" that apparently refers to an injury during a basketball game in November last year, when he was inadvertently hit by the elbow of Rey Decerega, director of programs for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute.

Dr Kuhlman also reported that Obama had been having periodic physical therapy to help him deal with recurrent back problems.

And, the doctor reported, Obama has had benign skin tags removed from his neck.


Teacher banned from working with kids for sending sex texts to pupil

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A religious studies teacher in a school in UK has been banned from working with children for life after she was found guilty of bombarding a boy pupil with explicit text messages

Kathryn Roach, who sent the messages after cheating on her fiance, targeted the 14-year-old after he and some classmates got hold of her phone and punched their numbers into it.

Bolton Crown Court heard that Roach then sent the boy texts, which "left him in no doubt what she wanted him to do to her".

The 24-year-old also admitted inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and was jailed for six months, suspended for two years.

She was banned from working with children for life and told to sign the Sex Offenders Register for seven years.

"The texts were full of sexual innuendo, inciting him to engage in sexual contact with you," the Daily Express quoted Judge Stephen Everett as saying.

"You were in an important position of trust. There are a tiny minority of rotten apples - teachers who allow themselves to get involved sexually with children in their charge. I can only regard this as selfish hypocrisy," he said.

Roach, who is now married, texted the pupil at Thornleigh Salesian ­Roman Catholic High School in Bolton 205 times over three weeks in March and April last year.

She first asked the boy after a class if the texts were "going to lead to anything further" but he said he did not know, and later asked to see him before she went on holiday to Italy from where sent him a series of sexually explicit messages.
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