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New low at Eden: England beat India by 7 wktsA listless India succumbed

to their second successivehumiliating defeat on home soilhas England overcame a fewhiccups to clinch the third crick-et Test with an emphatic seven-wicket victory and take anunassailable 2-1 lead in thefour match series in Kolkata onSunday. Needing 41 runs towin the match after dismissingIndia for 247 in the secondinnings, the visitors lost threequick wickets to add a tinge ofexcitement to an otherwise lop-sided contest before cruisinghome with more than two ses-sions to spare.Captain AlastairCook (1), Jonathan Trott (3)and Kevin Pietersen (0) wereout cheaply but Ian Bell (28 notout) held his nerve to take theteam to the victory target at theEden Gardens. Bell took a sin-gle off R Ashwin to bring aboutEngland's moment of triumph,triggering of scenes of celebra-tions in the dressing room asthe players hugged each otherand took a round of the stadi-um. With another resoundingvictory, England kept them-selves on course for their firstseries win on Indian soil in 28years since David Gower-ledteam won a series 2-1 in the1984-85 series. Though theIndian bowlers took three wick-ets in the second innings, theylooked completely ineffective inthe first innings unlike the

English bowlers who exploitedthe conditions far better.

After the humiliating 10-wicket defeat in Mumbai, thehosts once again seemed clue-less in their own den with nei-ther batting nor bowling click-ing, raising questions onwhether some players need tobe changed. The two teams willnow travel to Nagpur for thefourth and final cricket Testbeginning December 13.England just need a draw torecord a historic series triumphwhile India have no option butto win to level the series andsave the blushes of a seiresdefeat in their own den. Afterthe defeat at Eden Gardens onSunday, Indias score againstrespectable opposition in Tests starting with the seriesagainst England in Englandlast year is 1-10.

Even as Indian batsmenwere struggling against Englishbowlers at Eden Gardens onSaturday, 15 km away at theSalt Lake Stadium, formerColumbian goalie Rene Higuitashowed Dhonis boys how tomiddle the ball. This is the firsttime since 1999-2000 that wehave lost two consecutive Testsat home. Before the gloriousperiod of 2000-2010 whenIndia won more Tests awayfrom home than in any otherdecade we were trouncedoverseas, but used to be

heroes at home. This begs thequestion: Will our selectors andcricket board ask the hardquestions and find the rightanswers? Here are two sam-ples: What is Indias record inTests since Duncan Fletchertook over as coach? How longcan iconic players remain in theteam purely on the basis ofpast achievements? VirenderSehwags dismissal castledby offie Graeme Swann opened the floodgates. Indialost six wickets between lunchand tea on the penultimate day,and it was left to the tailendersto avoid an innings defeat. Thedarkest side of the humiliationwould be a fight to suddendeath, between India's middle-order and the bowling attack toprove which is worse. Fieldingwill come, a very close third.Bad bowling The bowlinglacked bite on a rank turner inMumbai. It wasn't any better atthe Eden. The wicket here wasnot as bad, but there wasenough purchase for thebowlers if they were consistentin hitting the right spots slightly short of good length formedium-pacers and the roughscreated by the bowlers' foot-marks for the spinners. Indiabowlers were disappointing onboth fronts. In both innings dur-ing the third Test, whenEngland had the ball, the wick-et seemed lively.

Englanslead Testseries 2-1

Chelsea back in the groove says BenitezChelsea interim manager

Rafael Benitez claims his side'sconfidence couldn't be any high-er as they turn their attention tothe Club World Cup in Japan thisweek. The Blues crashed out ofthe Champions League onWednesday and travelled toSunderland's Stadium of Lighton Saturday on the back of theirworst domestic run for 18 years.However, a comprehensive 3-1win over the Black Cats made itnine goals in the space of fourdays after Wednesday's 6-1 routof Danish side Nordsjaelland andprovided a timely morale boostahead of the trip to Yokohama.

Chelsea take on either SouthKorean side Ulsan Hyundai orMexican outfit Monterrey in theiropening Club World Cup fixture

on Thursday and Benitezbelieves it could be a successfultrip given his side's upbeatmood. "I was pleased with theway we played in the ChampionsLeague game, with passion anddesire right to the end, and thiswas another good performance,"Benitez said.

"If you are going to a tourna-ment like this it is important toshow what you can do on thepitch and play well. "It's impor-tant to have an opportunity to winany trophy, but especially a tro-phy like this one. "I have man-aged a team (Inter Milan) to vic-tory in the competition beforeand that was a great experiencefor me, and hopefully this will bea great experience for the play-ers. "We are concerned because

we know the schedule will be dif-ficult, but we are trying to organ-ise everything properly. "It mightnot be ideal because we have togo and then play a game in threedays time, but we will try to doour best."

Saturday's victory overSunderland came courtesy of afirst-half double from FernandoTorres, who scored with a first-time volley and a penalty, and asecond-half strike from JuanMata. Adam Johnson threatenedto spark a Sunderland revivalwith a curled effort, but Chelsearan out comfortable winners.

The only negative for theBlues was a knee injury to OrielRomeu that is likely to preventthe Spanish midfielder from trav-elling to Japan.

Pakistan claimed thebronze medal in theChampions Trophy field

hockey tournament onSunday, as MuhammadAteeq's drag flick with five min-utes left sealed a 3-2 come-back win over India. India,which scored first, missed achance to claim only its sec-ond Champions Trophy medaland the first since 1982. In thefinal later on Sunday, hostAustralia, which has won thelast four Champions Trophytournaments, will play the

Netherlands. In the playoff forfifth place, Belgium won athrilling game against Olympicchampion Germany, goingfrom 3-0 up to 4-3 down beforewinning 5-4.

New Zealand took seventhplace in the eight-team tourna-ment with a 3-2 extra-time winover England.

Champions Trophy: Pakbeat India, win bronze

A spirited Bangladesh led by all-rounder MohammadMahmudullah edged out the West Indies in the fifth andfinal one-day by four wickets in Dhaka on Saturday, tak-ing the series 3-2. Mahmudullah took 2-38 to help thehome team bowl the tourists for 217 in 48 overs andthen scored a polished 48 to help the home team chasedown the target for the loss of eight wickets with sixovers to spare. Bangladesh won the first match byseven wickets and the second by 160 runs both inKhulna. The West Indies levelled the series with a fourwicket win in the third and 75 runs in the fourth. Bothteams will now play a Twenty20 international in Dhakaon Monday. It was Mahmudullah and captain MushfiqurRahim (44) who set the home team on the victory paththrough their 91-run stand for the fourth wicket afterpaceman Kemar Roach (5-56) had derailed them inearly overs. Brief scores: West Indies 217 (K Pollard85, Mahmudullah 2/38) vs Bangladesh 221/8 in 44overs (Mahmudullah 48, K Roach 5/56).

Fletcher should

hunt For talent

Gary Kirsten is by far consideredto be the best coach the Indiancricket team has ever had. He dida fine job in managing theresources he was given, and mas-tered the art of getting the best outof them. Since he didn't have tooversee transition, he didn't evenbother to do the dirty job of travel-ling the length and breadth of thecountry watching domestic gamesand spotting talent. Gary wasknown to not get involved in theselection processes beyond ensur-ing that the core wasnt tinkeredwith. He knew that the resourceshe had would take him to his finaldestination, which was the WorldCup 2011, and rightly so.

Bangladesh Stun WorldT20 champs in ODI series

32 12 December 2012, Wednesday WORLD NEWS

200 teens have been detained in Afghan war: USNEW YORK: The US military

has detained more than 200Afghan teenagers who were cap-tured in the war for about a yearat a time at a military prison nextto Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan,the United States has told theUnited Nations.

The US state departmentcharacterized the detainees heldsince 2008 as "enemy combat-ants" in a report sent every fouryears to the United Nations inGeneva updating US compliancewith the UN Convention on theRights of the Child.

The US military had held them

"to prevent a combatant fromreturning to the battlefield," thereport said. A few are still con-fined at the detention facility inParwan, which will be turned overto the Afghan government, it said."Many of them have beenreleased or transferred to theAfghan government," said thereport, distributed this week.

Most of the juvenile Afghandetainees were about 16 yearsold, but their age was not usuallydetermined until after capture,the US report said. If the averageage is 16, "This means it is high-ly likely that some children were

as young as 14 or 13 years oldwhen they were detained by USforces," Jamil Dakwar, director ofthe American Civil LibertiesUnion's human rights program,said yesterday. "I've representedchildren as young as 11 or 12who have been at Bagram," saidTina M Foster, executive directorof the International JusticeNetwork, which represents adultand juvenile Bagram detainees."I question the number of 200,because there are thousands ofdetainees at Parwan," Fostersaid yesterday. "There are otherchildren whose parents have said

these children are under 18 at thetime of their capture, and the USdoesn't allow the detainees ortheir families to contest theirage." Dakwar also criticized thelength of detention, a year onaverage, according to the USreport. "This is an extraordinarilyunacceptably long period of timethat exposes children in detentionto greater risk of physical andmental abuse, especially if theyare denied access to the protec-tions guaranteed to them underinternational law," Dakwar said.The US state department wascalled for comment on the criti-

cism, and a representative saidthey were seeking an officer toreply. The previous Americanreport four years ago provided asnapshot of the focus of the USmilitary's effort in the endgame ofthe Bush presidency after yearsof warfare and anti-terrorismcampaigns. In 2008, the US saidit held about 500 juveniles in Iraqidetention centers and then hadonly about 10 at the BagramAirfield in Afghanistan. A total ofsome 2,500 youths had beendetained, almost all in Iraq, from2002 through 2008 under theBush administration.

DHAKA: Violence broke outhere on Sunday after main oppo-sition Bangladesh NationalistParty (BNP) and its rightwingallies enforced a nationwide eight-hour road blockade protestingscrapping of non-party caretakergovernment system for electionoversight.

Witnesses said several peoplewere injured in sporadic incidentsof violence as the activists torchedand vandalized vehicles, clashedwith police and exploded home-made bombs. Police said theywere forced to chase "unrulyactivists" wielding batons andhurling tear gas canisters as pro-

testors exploded crude bombsand vandalized vehicles. Theelite anticrime Rapid ActionBattalion were also called out topatrol streets. Police and witness-es said the activists ransacked atleast 11 motor vehicles includingbuses and a vehicle carrying jour-nalists of Samay Television atJurain, one of four entry points tocapital Dhaka. "They (activists)began their programme with vio-lence... in most cases they cameout from narrow lanes or housesand launched sudden attacks onus with bombs, sticks and brick-bats," a police official told PTI. Theofficial was monitoring the situa-

tion at the police control room.Officials said around 12,000 addi-tional forces have been called into work with police and RAB whilethe Dhaka district administrationconstituted 19 mobile courts totake instant punitive measuresagainst troublemakers.

Police also picked up at least10 pro-pickets from different spotfor vandalism in the city streetsand obstructing vehicle move-ment. BNP earlier urged peoplenot to bring their vehicles on roadsduring the blockade and threat-ened the government of rulingAwami League of tougher steps ifit created any obstacle.

Bangladesh witnesses widespread violence as opposition enforces blockade

Lighting up LyonA view of highlights installation by artist Skertzo during the rehearsal for the"Festival of Lights in central Lyon, France. the Festival of Lights, with designersfrom all over the world, is one of Lyons most famous Festivals to date and willrun from December 6 to December 9, 2012.

KABUL: Afghan PresidentHamid Karzai said on Saturday asuicide bombing that woundedhis intelligence chief wasplanned in Quetta, in Pakistanand that the issue would beraised with Islamabad. Karzaistopped short of blaming thePakistani government directly,but said the issue would beraised with neighbour country, aregional power seen as critical toUnited States efforts to stabilizeAfghanistan before Nato troopsleave by the end of 2014. OnThursday, a suicide bomber pos-ing as a peace envoy woundedAsadullah Khalid , dealing a blowto the reconciliation process. Thebomb was hidden in the attack-

er's underwear. "Of course wewill be seeking clarification fromPakistan because we know thisman.... came from Pakistan . Weknow that for a fact," said Karzai.

The Pakistan government,however, responded sharply tothe accusation saying that Kabulshould share any information ithas to back up the allegation."Before levelling charges, theAfghan government would dowell if they shared information orevidence with the government ofPakistan that they might havewith regard to the cowardlyattack on the head of the NDS(National Directorate of Security)," foreign office spokesmanMoazzam Khan.

Strike on Afghan spy chiefplotted in Pak: Karzai

PARIS: A man was shot deadand several houses werebombed on the French island ofCorsica, a vacation destinationthat is also home to criminalgangs and a simmering home-grown nationalist movement.

The wave of attacks Fridaynight comes after a series ofkillings this year that has out-raged France and prompted togovernment to vow to stamp outthe violence that has long beenallowed to simmer on the islandin the Mediterranean Sea knownfor its mountain vistas andrugged beaches.

The Paris prosecutor's officesaid on Saturday that it is inves-tigating the series of explosions,including their possible links toterrorist or criminal organiza-tions. The office said at least 17houses were hit on Friday night;no one was hurt in the attacksand most are believed to havebeen at vacation homes.

French media reported asmany as two dozen homes weretargeted. Officials with the prose-cutor's office said that badweather on the mountainousisland was complicating theirability to get a full account of the

attacks. In addition, interior min-ister Manuel Valls said that onFriday a man was arrested inpossession of explosives. It wasnot clear if he was suspected inthe bombings.

The shooting death of a manon the island was being treatedseparately. Corsica has seenmore than a dozen such murdersthis year, apparently carried outby criminal gangs.

But the violence wellknown to residents recentlyburst onto the national scenewith the killings of a prominentbusinessman and defenselawyer. The government vowedto restore order, and Valls saidFriday's arrest was proof thoseefforts were bearing fruit.

But the wave of bombings issure to increase the pressure

even further and could arousesuspicions that the homegrownnationalist movement is radical-izing again. Twenty years ago,the island was the scene ofdozens of bombings, most ofthem linked to the movement,which has fought for Corsica'sdistinct language and culturesince the island was definitivelytaken over by the French underNapoleon in 1796.

Saturday marks the anniver-sary of the adoption of island's18th-century constitution and iscelebrated by some as theisland's national day.

France's Corsica island hit by violent attacks

WASHINGTON: TheSupreme Court will take upCalifornia's ban on same-sexmarriage, a case that could givethe justices the chance to rule onwhether gay Americans have thesame constitutional right tomarry as heterosexuals.

The justices said on Fridaythey will review a federal appealscourt ruling that struck down thestate's gay marriage ban, thoughon narrow grounds. The SanFrancisco-based appeals courtsaid the state could not takeaway the same-sex marriageright that had been granted byCalifornia's Supreme Court. Thecourt also will decide whetherCongress can deprive legallymarried gay couples of federal

benefits otherwise available tomarried people. A provision ofthe federal Defence of MarriageAct limits a range of health andpension benefits, as well asfavourable tax treatment, to het-erosexual couples. The casesprobably will be argued in March,with decisions expected by lateJune. Gay marriage is legal, orwill be soon, in nine states--Connecticut, Iowa, Maine,Maryland, Massachusetts, NewHampshire, New York, Vermont,Washington--and the District ofColumbia. Federal courts inCalifornia have struck down thestate's constitutional ban onsame-sex marriage, but that rul-ing has not taken effect while theissue is being appealed.

US Supreme Court willhear gay marriage cases

China to raze700 mountains

BEIJING: Land-hungryChinese authorities plan to flat-ten 700 mountains in Gansuprovince to create a city forattracting foreign investment tothe area that connects four rela-tively-backward provinces withthe rest of the country. This fol-lows the recent demolition of twomillion tombs in Henan provinceto reclaim 2,000 hectares of landfor agricultural and developmen-tal projects. The move had creat-ed uproar and forced the centralgovernment to curb such movesin future. The mountain-flatten-ing , to be carried out in an area70km from Lanzhou city, hasraised concerns among environ-mentalists , who fear it mightdamage the topography of theregion, which have few moun-tains amid thousands of squaremiles of sand dunes.

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WASHINGTON: A landmarkUS intelligence reportreleased on Monday says the"current Islamist phase of ter-rorism" might end by 2030,but violent terrorism itself isunlikely to die completely andmight evolve into bloodlessforms of economic and finan-cial terrorism. Many statesmight continue to use terroristgroup out of a strong sense ofinsecurity, although the coststo a regime of directly sup-

porting terrorists looks set tobecome even greater as inter-national cooperation increase,according to the report GlobalTrends 2030. But with morewidespread access to lethaland disruptive technologies,individuals who are experts insuch niche areas as cybersystems might sell their serv-ices to the highest bidder,including terrorists who wouldfocus less on causing masscasualties and more on creat-

ing widespread economic andfinancial disruptions, itwarned. The report has a dis-mal prognosis for Pakistan,widely considered the epicen-ter of terrorism, ranking thecountry 12th among 15 coun-tries that have a high risk offailure in a list that is toppedby Somalia and includesAfghanistan, Nigeria, andEthiopia. Bangladesh, whichwas ranked 11th in the lastsuch report issued in 2008, is

now considered stable andhas been moved out of the list.

Although the report saidSouth Asia would continue toface internal and externalshocks during the next 15-20years, including tensionsbetween India and Pakistanover resources, it saw NewDelhi's "power advantage" rel-ative to Islamabad growingrapidly. India's economy isalready nearly eight times aslarge as Pakistan's; by 2030

that ratio could easily be morethan 16-to-1, it said. In fact, tothe likely dismay of Indianplanners who factor inPakistan's economic growthand stability for peace-makingprospects, the country doesnot even find mention as asecond level economy suchas Colombia, Egypt,Indonesia, Iran, South Africa,Mexico, Turkey, that the reportcountsin a list of middle tierthat will also rise by 2030.

Islamist terrorism may end by 2030; hello economic and financial terrorism

Venezuela's Hugo Chavezsuffers cancer relapse,names potential successor

CARACAS: Venezuela'sPresident Hugo Chavez returnsto Cuba on Sunday for more sur-gery after a recurrence of cancerled him to name a successor forthe first time in a sign the diseasemay force an end to his 14-yearrule. Supporters prepared togather in city squares across theSouth American country, shockedand saddened by the news fromthe 58-year-old socialist leader,who made the announcement ina late-night broadcast onSaturday from the presidentialpalace. In the clearest indicatoryet that Chavez's health prob-lems could spell an end to histumultuous years at the helm ofthe OPEC nation, he said sup-porters should vote for Vice-President Nicolas Maduro if anew election had to be held. "It is

'Myths and Legends' of Christmas

Actors perform during "Myths and Legends" Festival inMedellin, Antioquia Department, Colombia. AFP/Raul Arboleda

ISLAMABAD: The bannedTehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan have cre-ated a Facebook page to recruitpersons to write for a planned quar-terly magazine and to work on taskslike video editing and translation.The Umar Media TTP page, whichhas nearly 290 likes, has a mes-sage posted on November 22 seek-ing writers for "Ahyah-e-Khilafat",which is described as the "officialquarterly magazine" of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan. "Dear brothersand sisters, 'Pen is mightier than thesword (sic)'. Now you have achance to use this mighty weapon,"the message says. Prospectivecontributors can write on "on topicof your choice, or on jihadi currentaffairs, history, Islamic movements,plight of ummah, etc etc", the mes-sage adds. An earlier message

posted in October states that "UmarMedia is proud to announce onlinejobs opportunities (sic)". The job"description (sic) is video editing,translations, sharing, uploading,downloading and collection ofrequired data". The earlier mes-sage includes an email ID for con-tacting the Taliban and asks peopleto spread news about the Facebookpage as the account may be delet-ed. US-based private intelligenceorganization SITE too said thePakistani Taliban use Facebook as"a recruitment centre". In a state-ment, SITE said: "Through its offi-cial media arm, Umar Media, theTTP has taken to Facebook torecruit contributors for their mediawork and the group's forthcomingpublication 'Ayah-E-Khilafat' (Signof the Caliphate)."

Pakistani Taliban createsFacebook page to recruit

34 12 December 2012, Wednesday world newS

REBELS JOIN FORCES UNDER UNITED COMMAND TO

Fight against Assad regime in Syria Rebel commanders

from across Syria havejoined forces under a unit-ed command they hopewill increase coordinationbetween diverse fightinggroups and streamline thepathway for arms essentialto their struggle againstPresident Bashar Assad.

While many of thebrigades involved in thefighting are decidedlyIslamist in outlook andsome have boasted aboutexecuting captured sol-diers, two of the mostextreme groups fighting inSyria were not invited tothe rebel meeting inTurkey or included in thenew council- a move thatcould encourage Westernsupport.

Disorganization hasbedeviled Syria's rebelmovement since its birthlate last year, when someprotesters gave up onpeaceful means to bring

down Assad's regime andtook up arms, forming thebase of what became theFree Syrian Army.

But the movement hasnever actually been anarmy. Scores of rebelgroups battle Assad'sforces across the country,many coordinating with noone outside of their ownarea. While some say theywant a civil, democraticgovernment, others advo-cate an Islamic state. Thenew body, expected to beannounced officially onSunday, hopes to form thebasis of a united rebelfront.

Some 500 delegateselected the 30-personSupreme Military Counciland a Chief of Staff onFriday and planned tomeet soon with represen-tatives from the opposi-tion's newly reorganizedpolitical leadership, partici-pants said. "The aim of this

meeting was to unify thearmed opposition to bringdown the regime," said arebel commander fromnear Damascus whoattended the meeting. "Italso aims to get the situa-tion under control once theregime falls." The movetoward greater unity on thearmed front comes as theU.S. and others try tostrengthen the opposition's

leadership while sideliningextremist factions thathave become a vital part ofthe rebels' groundforces.The opposition'spolitical leadership reor-ganized last month, underWestern pressure, into anew National Alliance thatits backers hope will havebroader representationand stronger links to rebelfighters. Britain, France,

Turkey and several GulfArab nations have recog-nized the National Alliance,effectively considering it agovernment in exile. U.S.is expected to recognize itat an international "Friendsof Syria" conference inMarakesh, Morocco, thatbegins on Wednesday. Itremains unclear how thenew military command willrelate to the NationalAlliance and whether for-eign powers will back it.But two of Syria's mostextreme rebel groups werenot included: Jabhat al-Nusra, which has claimeddeadly suicide bombingsand is believed to be linkedto al-Qaida, and Ahrar al-Sham, an Islamic funda-mentalist brigade home tomany foreign jihadis. U.S.officials have said theObama administration ispreparing to designateJabhat al-Nusra, a terroristorganization. Many of the

participating groups havestrong Islamist agendas,and some have fought inways that could scareaway Western backers.They include the TawheedBrigade, whose ideology issimilar to that of theMuslim Brotherhood, andthe Falcons of Damascus,an ultraconservativeIslamist group.

Its leader, Ahmed Eissaal-Sheik, told TheAssociated Press earlierthis year that his men hadexecuted five capturedgovernment soldiers.Elizabeth O'Bagy, whostudies Syria's rebels forthe Institute for the Studyof War, said the new com-mand included importanton-the-ground command-ers, which will give it moresupport from various rebelfactions. The inclusion lessextreme Islamist brigadeswill also give the bodycredibility.

Premier Mario Monti told theItalian president on Saturday heis resigning soon, saying he canno longer govern after SilvioBerlusconi's party withdrew cru-cial support.

It paves the way for earlyelections a year after theunelected economist helped pullthe country back from the brinkof financial disaster.

Only hours earlier, Berlusconiannounced he would run for afourth term as premier, aiming fora dramatic comeback, consider-ing the billionaire media baronquit in disgrace in November2011. The office of PresidentGiorgio Napolitano, who met fornearly two hours with Monti atthe presidential palace, said thepremier told the head of statethat without the support ofBerlusconi's party, "he cannotfurther carry out his mandate,and consequently made clear hisintention to resign" onceParliament passes a crucial

budget bill soon. Political turmoilin Italy, mired in recession andtrying to escape the eurozonesovereign debt crisis, couldspook financial markets, which,with Monti at the helm, hadsteadily regained faith in thecountry's ability to honor itsdebts. Standard & Poor's ratingagency, indicating on Friday thatit could lower Italy's rating if therecession endures well into2013, cited "uncertainty" overwhether the next Italian govern-ment could stay the tough courseof austerity Monti's nonpartisangovernment moved throughParliament.

Italy PM hints at resignation after SilvioBerlusconi's party withdraws support

South Africa's formerPresident Nelson Mandela wasadmitted to a military hospital onSaturday for medical tests,though the nation's presidenttold the public there was "nocause for alarm" over the 94-year-old icon's health. The state-ment issued by President JacobZuma's spokesman said thatMandela was doing well and wasreceiving medical care "which isconsistent for his age." Thestatement offered no otherdetails.

Mandela, who spent 27 yearsin prison for fighting racist whiterule, became South Africa's firstblack president in 1994 andserved one five-year term. Helater retired from public life to livein his village of Qunu, and lastmade a public appearance whenhis country hosted the 2010World Cup soccer tournament.

"We wish Madiba all the best,"Zuma said in the statement,using Mandela's clan name.

"The medical team is assured ofour support as they look afterand ensure the comfort of ourbeloved founding president of afree and democratic SouthAfrica." While the governmentsought to reassure SouthAfricans about Mandela's health,he remains viewed as a fatherfigure to many in this nation of 50million people.

Each hospital trip raises thesame worries about the increas-ingly frail former leader of theAfrican National Congress- thatthe man who helped bring thenation together is slowly fadingaway.

Nelson Mandela hospitalised, South AfricanPresident says it is "no cause for alarm"

Vietnam breaks up anti-China protestsHANOI: Vietnamese police

broke up anti-China protests intwo cities on Sunday and madeabout 20 arrests in the first suchdemonstrations since tensionsbetween the communist neigh-bours flared anew over rivalclaims to the oil and gas-richSouth China Sea. Any sign ofpopular anger in tightly controlledVietnam causes unease amongthe leadership, but anti-Chinesesentiment is especially sensitive.The country has long-standingideological and economic tieswith its giant neighbour, but manyof those criticising China are alsothe ones calling for political, reli-gious and social freedoms athome. Police initially allowed

about 200 protesters to marchfrom Hanoi's iconic Opera Housethrough the streets, but after 30minutes ordered them to dis-perse. When some continued,they pushed about 20 of theminto a large bus which then drovequickly from the scene. As for-eign tourists and Sunday morningstrollers looked on, protestersshouted "Down with China" andcarried banners bearing the slo-gan "China's military expansionthreatens world peace and secu-rity." Using loudspeakers, author-ities urged them to disperse andtried to reassure them. "TheCommunist Party and govern-ment are resolutely determined todefend our country's sovereignty

and territory through peacefulmeans based on internationallaw," it said. "Your gathering caus-es disorder and affects the party'sand government's foreign policy."

A smaller protest also tookplace in Ho Chi Minh city, accord-ing to blogger and activist HuynhNgoc Chenh. He said he wasordered to leave by police, butabout 100 people gathered for 10minutes before being dispersed."I'm frustrated," he said by tele-phone. "There's nothing to ban,the government should allow peo-ple to express their patriotismpeacefully." Vietnam and Chinahave long sparred over who ownsthe South China Sea, a disputethat the Philippines, Malaysia,

Brunei and Taiwan are also par-ties to. Over the last two years,America's diplomatic tilt toSoutheast Asia and energy-hun-gry China's growing assertive-ness has focused internationalattention on the issue.

Vietnam last week alleged thatChinese shipping vessels sabo-taged one of its seismic surveyvessels in the South China Sea.This week the governmentwarned Beijing not to do thatagain and presented a list of itsviolations in the disputed sea.China recently issued new pass-ports containing a map showingthe sea as belonging to it, causinganger in Hanoi and other regionalstates.

Syria-linkedclashes kill four

in LebanonTRIPOLI, LEBANON:

Sectarian clashes linked to the21-month conflict in Syria killedfour people and wounded 40 inneighbouring Lebanon beforedawn on Sunday, a security offi-cial said. The latest fighting inthe northern city of Tripolibetween Sunni Muslims andAlawite co-religionists of SyrianPresident Bashar al-Assadcame amid growing internationalconcern about the potential forneighbouring countries to bedragged into the conflict.

Sunni residents of the portcity's Bab al-Tebbaneh districtexchanged machinegun androcket fire with Alawite residentsof the neighbouring JabalMohsen district leaving twomembers of each communitydead, the security official said.

The fighting broke a tensecalm that had held since thearmy deployed troops betweenthe two impoverished neigh-bourhoods early on Friday.

US rescues doctorkidnapped by Taliban

KABUL: An American doctor whowas abducted by the Afghan Taliban fivedays ago was rescued on Sunday ineastern Afghanistan, the US-led militarycoalition has said. Dr Dilip Joseph wascaptured by Taliban insurgents onWednesday outside the Afghan capital, inthe Sarobi district of Kabul province. Hewas rescued in an early morning opera-tion ordered after intelligence showedthat the doctor was in imminent danger ofinjury or possible death, according to astatement. "This was a combined opera-tion of US and Afghan forces. Informationwas collected through multiple intelli-gence sources, which allowed Afghanand coalition forces to identify the loca-tion of Joseph and the criminals respon-sible for his captivity," The News quoetdLt Joseph Alonso, a spokesman for USforces in Afghanistan, as saying.

Depending on yourexercising rou-tine, you may

require a small to alarge space and littleequipment. Just makesure the area youchoose is a cool well-ventilated space andhas an air conditioner orfans.

GET EQUIPPED When putting you

home gym spacetogether, it's importantto purchase the rightequipment. If you're juststarting training, it's bestto keep the machines tothe minimal. A good

exercising mat isneeded for push-ups,other stretching exer-cises and yoga. It'salso easy to store anddoesn't require muchspace. Buying a smalltreadmill or a steppercan be good to getsome cardio. A fit-ness ball and dumb-bells are some otheritems you may need.

DESIGNED TO FIT You don't need to

spend much on the inte-riors of your personalgym but adding mir-rors can help. It willnot only make the

space appear largerthan it actually is, butalso enable you to seewhat you're doing rightor wrong. Mirrors alsocontribute in making theroom appear brighter asthey reflect light. Amusic system can alsohelp to keep your moodupbeat.

BE CAREFUL Always use equip-

ment that is tested. Getyour trainer or a friendwho's a fitness enthusi-ast to come with youwhen you're purchasingmachines for your homegym. Faulty equipment

can cause you injury.

Here are six simplestretches you cando to improve your

posture. Good posturemeans good health.Sitting is part of our everyday, even if we lead anactive lifestyle. Sitting isn'tnecessarily a bad thing,but long periods of sittingand lack of stretching cancause postural problems.Regular stretching canaddress these specificpostural imbalances. Dothese stretching exercisesin the prescribed orderevery day for a great pain-free body.

RELAX THE BACKLie on your back, knees bentat 90 degrees, placing yourcalves on the seat of a chair.Straighten your arms out fromthe shoulders with your palmsup. Relax, breathing deeply,letting your low back settleinto the floor. Hold the positionfor 5 minutes.

STRETCH THE CHESTStay in the 'relax the back'position. Lace your fin-gers, palms together,with your armsextended above yourchest toward theceiling. Extend yourarms, keeping yourelbows straight, overyour head to the floorbehind you. Repeat 30times with a steady, con-trolled movement.

BACK-FRIENDLYCRUNCHES

Lie on your back with yourfeet on the wall and yourknees bent less than 90degrees (glutes should onlybe about four to six inchesfrom wall and knees almosttouching chest). Lace yourfingers behind your head tosupport your neck. Keep yourelbows back while looking atthe ceiling. Exhale as youuse your stomach muscles tolift your shoulders, elbowsand head off the floor, thenlower. Be sure you don't pullon your head with yourhands. Repeat for two sets of30 reps.

KNEELING HIPFLEXOR STRETCH

Kneel (preferably on apadded floor). Bring yourright knee into a 90 degreeangle and push your left legback so it's at an angle

where you feel stretch in thefront of your hip. Keep yourlegs parallel to each otherand place your hands onyour right knee and let yourhips sink forward to the floor,keeping your upper bodystraight. Do not lean forward.Hold for 1 minute and switchlegs.

SUPINE HIPFLEXOR STRETCHLie on your back with your right

leg bent and resting on achair at a 90 degree angle.Place your left leg straight onthe floor, keeping your toespointed up so your knee andfoot do not roll out. Placeyour arms straight out fromyour shoulders with yourpalms up. Breathe deeplyand relax your body. Remainin this position for 10 min-utes, then repeat on otherside.

AIRBENCHSit against the wall with your

feet shoulder-width apart andknees bent at 90 degrees,heels straight under or slight-ly in front (not behind) of yourknees. Keep your feet point-ing straight ahead, push yourlower back into wall and keeppressure on heels. Press

your shoulders back, keep-ing your head up, and

relax your shoulders,neck, arms andhands. Hold for 90seconds.

3512 December 2012, Wednesday health

6 simple stretchesfor a good postureGOOD POSTURE GOES BEYOND SITTINGUP STRAIGHT. SLOUCHING OVER A COM-PUTER KEYBOARD ALL DAY CREATES ACHAIN REACTION THROUGHOUT YOURBODY THAT CAN RESULT IN SHOULDER,NECK AND BACK PAIN. NOT PRETTY.

Workout

at homeWhile a common com-plaint of most people isthat they don't find time togo to the gym, there is al-ways the option of utilisinga small space in yourhome for working out.

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Kangna Ranautseems to be backin demand. The

actor, whos currently busyshooting for KaranJohars Unglee, now hasanother film in her kitty.And this time, she willbe seen undergoing acomplete imagemakeover.

Kangna, were told, hasbeen signed on for debu-tant director VishwasPatils next, Rajjo, inwhich she will be seen asa mujra dancer for the firsttime. A source close toKangna reveals, In thefilm, she will be seen inrole like never before. Shewill essay the role of a

mujra dancer in themovie, which is

an inter-reli-gious

love story. The sourcefurther says that the filmsplot revolves around theactor, a performer from aMuslim family, who fallsmadly in love with aBrahmin boy. The sourcesays, The film will showthe journey of the twocharacters falling in loveand how, in spite of socie-ty not accepting their rela-tionship, the two continuetheir love story and do notseparate. And to preparefor the same role, Kangnahas already begun herresearch. The sourcesays, Rekhas portrayal inUmrao Jaan (1981) is onefilm whichshe haswatched numerous times.She loves Rekhas work inthe film and believes thatshe can learn a lot fromthe veteran actor. She haseven watched the recentremake, Umrao Jaan(2006), that starredAishwarya Rai Bachchanin the lead. In fact,Kangna is taking inspira-tion from both the actorsto master the expressionsand nuances of a mujradancer. Shes training in

Indian classical dancefor the role.

A source close to KAngnA reveAls, In the fIlm, she wIll be seen In role lIKe

never before. she wIll essAy the role of AmujrA dAncer In the movIe, whIch Is An

Inter-relIgIous love story.

Kangna to make her

mujra debut

Actress KangnaRanaut, whosequirky sense of

style in Tanu Weds Manuwas widely appreciated,says film characters playan important role in inspir-ing fashion sense amongpeople. People tend to fol-low the characters of thefilms that become popular.Like I heard the clothes ofTanu Weds Manu becamevery famous and withmany more films. WithKrrish 3, I think a newfashion trend will start, the25-year-old said hereWednesday at the unveil-ing of Harpers Bazaarmagazines India cover,which features her.Kangna believes it isschool-going kids who getmore inspired byBollywood fashion. Duringour school days, we alsoused to get inspired byBollywood fashion andused to dress just like themovies of 1990s. So, I feelthat maybe todays schoolkids are getting inspired byus, she said. Kangna waslast seen in Tezz this year.Currently, she is busyshooting for Shootout AtWadala and Krrish 3.

Popular characters inspire fashion sense

Kangna

After the phenomenal success of "EnglishVinglish", both Boney

Kapoor and R. Balki are keen todo another film with Sridevi, butthe veteran actress is still unsureabout her next step.

While Balki plans to cast theactress in a sequel to "EnglishVinglish", Sridevi's husband Boneyplans to produce another film thatwould do justice to his wife'stremendous screen presence."She is not against doing anotherfilm right away. But she wants her

next film to be as special. She iswaiting for both to come up with ascript that would take her beyond'English Vinglish'. Both Boney andBalki are welcome to come up withthe required script. Sridevi isgame," said a source, The plansof casting Sridevi opposite Big Bin a film by Balki have also been

put on hold. A source close toSridevi and her producer-husbandBoney said: "The intention is totake her 'comeback advantage' toanother level. 'English Vinglish'should and must not be a one-offsuccess for Sridevi." Speakingright after the film's success,Sridevi said: "Right now I am in a

daze. I've never in my life given so many interviews. I've attendedmore media events and been seenon more television shows in thepast few weeks than my entire life.What I'd like is to take a break,spend time with my husband anddaughters. I've only been seeingthem sporadically.

Balki or Boney? Sridevi unsure for next film"Right now I am in a daze. I've never in my life given so many interviews. I've attended more media events and been seen on more television shows in the past few weeks than my entire life.

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April21to

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Today, you will be much more emo-tional in public than usual, whichdoes let other people see your vul-nerable side. So you will attract moresympathy, and at the same time bemore sensitive to what is going onaround you at work. If you do over-work to excess at the moment youwill find your body complaining.

gemiNi

May21to

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caNcer

June22to

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Today you may be too possessiveabout material things. Don't hang on tootightly. You do need to stand firm untilyou find the answers you are lookingfor, but then let go and roll with the flow.You may be thinking of moving home.Life may not be that exciting at themoment, but patience will help youbuild solid foundations for the future.

leo

July24to

August23

Today, if there are tensions inrelationships you need to find away out of differences withoutmaking your actions too obvious.There is always a trick in finding amiddle way. Not being too sub-missive and letting other peoplesteamroller over you, nor beingtoo pushy yourself.

virgo

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libra

September24to

October22

Dont lose your sense of humourtoday. Sometimes, a joke can breakthe tension and lift everyones spiritsin tricky situations. You may feel cutoff from certain important people inyour life, as if you are not getting allthe support and encouragement thatyou expected.

scorpio

October23to

November22

There will be a few restrictions orsetbacks today. You may feel a bitdiscouraged but the best tactic is toface up to duty and be conscien-tious. This is the time to makeroom for creative changes in yourlife. Try to let go of old patterns ofbehaviour that have been holdingyou back.

sagittarius

November23to

December22

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December23to

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Your need for security may be pushingyou one way while your desire forextravagance pulls you the other.Blame it on the Moon which makesyou point in opposite directions atonce. You want to be solidly protected,but you're also tempted to feed yourbody things that feel, smell and tastegood, and they never come cheap.

aquaries

January21to

February19

There could be a point today where youget yourself all stewed up about some-thing that isn't as important as you'remaking it out to be. Your moods tend tochop and change fairly quickly with theMoon around in your own sign, onemoment you are outgoing and the nextin fast retreat. Highly sensitive to slights,you may over-react as well.

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Try not to get hypersensitive or overreact to other peoples comments.Sometimes you can just get yourselfworked up about things that are notimportant. Try to give yourself somespace to just wind down and be a bitmore at peace if you possibly can.You may not have a practical plan ofwhat your next move or should be.

A real attack of wandering feet willmake it tricky to settle down toanything requiring concentrationtoday. You really want to be flyinground the world in your hot-airballoon, so just let your imagina-tion soar. But perhaps you needto learn about self-control and set-ting limits in romance.

It's a rather self-sacrificing kind ofday, which means that you have toput aside your own needs andmake sure that everyone else isgetting what they want. Just polishyour halo and console yourself withthe thought that you'll soon get yourreward. You will be in a much moresecure position.

You want to be flamboyant and exu-berant, to be in the spotlight. Clearlynot a day to be keeping your feelingsto yourself. So go flirt, have fun, playgames with loved ones. Forget rou-tine chores and duck out if you feel anorder coming your way. This may be adifficult time to keep secrets since theyseem to slide out into the open

You won't feel much like socialisingtoday. Anything mystical or spiritualwill hold your attention since you aretuned into deeper levels of aware-ness. You will also be very helpfuland compassionate as far as otherpeople are concerned. You may haveto be more supportive, both financial-ly and emotionally.

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Barack Obama seeks $60bn for Sandy repairsNEW YORK/WASHINGTON:

President Barack Obama askedCongress on Friday to approve a$60.4 billion aid package to helpEast Coast states rebuild afterSuperstorm Sandy, well short oftheir initial requests.

Officials from storm-batteredNew York, New Jersey andConnecticut had said they need-ed at least $82 billion combinedto make emergency repairs andupgrade infrastructure.

New York and New Jerseylawmakers said they expectObama will seek more aid as theextent of Sandy's damagebecomes clearer. The two stateswere hit the hardest by the storm,which made landfall in New

Jersey on Oct. 29."This supplemental is a very

good start, and while $60 billiondoesn't cover all of New York andNew Jersey's needs, it covers alarge percentage," said SenatorsCharles Schumer and KirstenGillibrand of New York and FrankLautenberg and RobertMenendez of New Jersey.

"This is the first good newsNew York has had in a while,"New York governor AndrewCuomo said.

Of the total, $15 billion wouldcome in the form of communitydevelopment block grants, amechanism that gives local juris-diction significant flexibility to pro-vide aid and rebuild quickly.

In addition, nearly $13 billionwould go to an array of projectsaimed at better protecting theNew York-New Jersey coastalregion and preventing damagefrom future storms. Another $6.2billion would be reserved for pub-lic transportation infrastructure.Officials said they could ask formore aid later on. There is prece-dent for multiple funding requeststo cope with a disaster. Less thantwo weeks after HurricaneKatrina slammed into the GulfCoast in 2005, Congress hadpassed two appropriations total-ing $62.3 billion. Within a year,two more packages were passedworth a combined $48 billion,which also covered damage from

Hurricanes Rita and Wilma.Multibillion-dollar supplementalappropriations for Katrina werestill being made as late as 2010.Could complicate 'cliff' talks Thedisaster funding request, on ascale not seen since Katrina,could complicate already tensenegotiations between the WhiteHouse and Congress on a deficitreduction deal. Lawmakers aretrying to avert the year-end "fiscalcliff" of automatic tax hikes andspending cuts that amount to atotal of $600 billion.

"We have the request and willreview it," said Michael Steel, aspokesman for House ofRepresentatives Speaker JohnBoehner. He did not elaborate.

Some Republican lawmakershave said they will demandspending cuts elsewhere in thefederal budget to offset the costof some projects in the aid pack-age. House AppropriationsCommittee chairman Hal Rogers,whose panel will review therequest, said Congress has aresponsibility to help the regionrecover. "It is also our responsi-bility during these tight-budgettimes to make sure that the vic-tims of this storm are getting themost of every single recovery dol-lar, and to ensure that disasterfunds are timed and targeted inthe most efficient and appropriatemanner," the Republican lawmak-er said in a statement.

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