Nigeria attack highlights the growing threat to the United Nations

The leader of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon said Friday's attack on the UN compound in Nigeria and highlighted how the global body has become increasingly "easy target" for extremists.Ban strongly condemned the attack, which took place in Abuja and immediately sent his deputy and head of security for the UN to Nigeria to meet with government leaders and a security review."This was an attack on those who devote their lives to help others. We condemn this terrible act completely.I went to a ban on holding a meeting of the Security Council on peacekeeping around the world, which began with one minute of silence for the victims, and where the most prominent leader of the UN expressed fears of attacks."Let me say clearly, and these terrorist acts are unacceptable, they will not deter us from our work vital to the people of Nigeria and the world," said a Security Council consisting of 15 countries."This is outrageous and appalling attack on the evidence that is increasingly at the United Nations, which are considered easy targets by extremist elements in various parts of the world," Ban said.The leader of the UN headquarters in Abuja during a visit to Nigeria two months ago.Posted ban Deputy UN Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro and the President of the Security Council of UN Greg Starr of Nigeria immediately, and added that he will soon hold talks with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan.United Nations has become increasingly a target for terrorism during the past decade. It's got a brutal wake-up call when a truck bomb attack on UN offices in Baghdad on 19 August 2003 that killed Special Representative of the United Nations in Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello and 21 others.There have been other attacks since the United Nations in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and in 2007, killed 18 UN staff in a car bombing on the UN compound in Algiers.This year has been particularly difficult for the UN to launch attacks on buildings in various parts of the world, and peacekeeping forces serving as well as the crash and other disasters.Four Ethiopian soldiers in a landmine blast in the Abyei region of Sudan this month, and has been the killing of two African Union peacekeepers in Darfur in the past two months.

bomb blast rocks the UN building in the Nigerian capital

Killed at least 18 people in a car bomb attack on UN headquarters in the Nigerian capital on Friday, amid fears that Islamic extremists in the biggest oil producer in the continent's leading connected with al-Qaeda affiliates in other places in Africa.Officials and witnesses said the bomb rocked the UN building in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Friday, killing a number of people, leaving others trapped and caused significant damage.Some witnesses said the bomb exploded after a car rammed the suspect through the front gate. Parts of the first floors of the building and rescue workers rushed to rescue those inside to the left.No one immediately claimed responsibility, but blamed on Islamic sect known as Boko haram for dozens of bombings in recent months."Has been moved a number of dead and wounded in ambulances to the hospital," said police spokesman Yemi Ajayi, adding that he was unable to provide figures on the number of victims.Member of the security personnel on condition of anonymity, spoke of "many dead". Seems to be a suicide, "said a source in the scene." Said the man drove a car Honda, forced his way through the gate and crashed into the building, then exploded the bomb. "A spokeswoman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs "The UN building is located in the Diplomatic Area Abuja, not far from the U.S. embassy, ??and includes a number of United Nations agencies.He claimed that a bomb blast rocked the national police headquarters in Abuja in June Boko prohibited.Has taken most of the attacks blamed on the place of community in the north east of the country, but a number have occurred elsewhere, including in the explosion earlier in Abuja as well as in several Suleija near the capital.Branch launched an uprising in 2009 which laid down the brutal military assault that killed hundreds. It went dormant for almost a year before reemerging in 2010 with a series of assassinations of politicians and security personnel, as well as religious and community leaders.Fears that the community has formed links with extremist groups outside Nigeria, including the North African branch of al Qaeda.

England "white wash" India in Oval

England, despite having only seven wickets on Monday to complete the final clean campaign 4-0 for the first time since the acquittal of the home of the West Indies in 2004. "They are the quality and I threw as well as a group. But we hope that on Sachin. If I could have the rest of the players rally around him maybe we can save this test." At the same time, the England outside the rotor Graeme Swann, who remove all of Dravid Sehwag Sehwag before stumps , and was looking forward to bowling on a pitch on the last day already provide turn.Bresnan twice in three balls have been thrown out of India for the first time have a degree of 300 made this series.Dravid contributed thanks to nearly 50 percent to 146 brilliant not out in 266 with 20 balls fours.He was only the third Indian after Gavaskar and Virender Sehwag for the implementation of the bat to him to test the roles, but India is still adrift, 92, to avoid the follow-up so selfless Dravid kept him on the pads and Gambhir Gautam, which has been open in the first rounds after suffering a concussion of the brain to send on Friday, and remained put.Nut resistance ended on 13 when he turned to the Swan and Alastair Cook in the leg short. And denied only when he turned Rod Tucker, the original decision did not come out fellow Australian Steve Davis of England after the review request. "I thought I got a few feathers on it," said Dravid, who received a standing ovation from the capacity 23,500 crowd, made while he was walking in pavilion.Sehwag of 33 is usually broken before he threw the bat and pad by Waxman Swann.Venkatsai then threw for 24 before delivery Andersen fantastic angle, uprooting his off stump.

Shoaib Malik is back in Pakistan squard

The PCB said Pakistan summoned the former captain and all round Shoaib Malik to the national team to tour Zimbabwe next month. Included Malik comes after safety (PCB) of the Pakistan Cricket Board Committee cleared him of any wrong doing last week after an investigation of its funds. "The King is still a lot left in the game of cricket it and it is good to see him fit to play for Pakistan again," Waqar coach Younis.Malik (29 years), who played 32 Tests and 192 international matches for one day did not represent his country since the loss of nine wickets in the the second test against England in Birmingham a ago.He led Pakistan in 2007-2009 in early before the house was fired after a series loss to Sri Lanka and Pakistan will play one test and three one-day international and two Twenty20 matches against Zimbabwe.

Shoaib Malik and Danish kaneria fail to choose

 

Can Pakistan Cricket Board Safety Committee (PCB) do not give Shoaib Malik to remove all the way round, dizziness Danish Kaneria for selection in the national team after a lengthy meeting on Monday.It seemed all of the owner and Kaneria by the Integrity Committee, which held its meeting at the headquarters of chlorine with two senior members of the Committee - Rana Sultan Khan and Zakir - evident from their absence.Earlier this month, the selection committee included national owner in the list of guarantors as a team for the next round of Zimbabwe and consider this move as a clear sign of the return of all round game of international cricket for Pakistan.However, PCB officials are still on Monday remained silent on the fate of Malik and Kaneria after a meeting of the Integrity Committee. "The chlorine will not announce any decision in this case because this is under consideration.It was learned that while Kaneria failed to provide a clearance certificate to the PCB from England and Wales Cricket Board (Central Bank), which is necessary to obtain permission from the Integrity Committee, has been put owner with some more questions regarding its activities and assets.While the Sultan had recently got a job in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), and will join them from September 20, it was supposed that he was still to attend this important meeting, but not for some strange reason.
Similarly, Zakir, who has been demoted to the post of Director of the local cricket after giving up his job of Director of International Cricket in the world Intikhab, can also be feeling unhappy with the move, perhaps, was not ready psychologically to attend the meeting.

Anna Hazare’s presure on the government huge crowd in India

Bring tens of thousands of demonstrators to the streets of New Delhi on Wednesday in support of an activist in the fight against corruption fasting participate in high-risk confrontation with India, the taste of tainted campaign government.Veteran Anna Hazare (74 years), large, and held a spontaneous public streets within hours when called from prison for a demonstration mass in the heart of the celebration of Indian protests against graft capital.Other in cities around the country, in a direct challenge to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who criticized Hazare hunger strike as a "has attracted quite wrong" and undemocratic.Hazare 's protest, which focuses on what he considers anti-corruption law diluted introduced in Parliament, with the support of the middle classes, India, was arrested on the media continued coverage.He on Tuesday morning with thousands of supporters in a lot of criticism of police work while he was preparing to start a "fast until death" in a Delhi park. As street protests mounted, the police ordered his release but he refused to leave prison Delhi's notorious Tihar authorities to meet the demands to move forward in the hunger strike of the year. Aides say he refused meals but have been drinking from the unprecedented nature of water.The march on Wednesday in New Delhi's pressure on Singh's government at a time of popular anger over a series of multi-million dollar scandals involving some senior ministers.Organisers estimated size of the crowd marching from the Gateway of India monument in central Delhi in more than 60,000. Independent witnesses put the number between 20000 and 30000. Many observers believe the arrest Hazare reflect the concern he was emerging as a focus for the broader movement of protest against Singh's government, which is also struggling with the economic slowdown and inflation.Responding high speech Singh in Parliament, and opposition leader Arun Jaitley said the government is trying to silence Hazare with the same tactics used by the rulers India's former colonial against Gandhi.

London violance, and 1051 people were arrested aprox..

Police say they arrested 1,051 people in London during the deadly riots in Britain, has been extended to 591. He was arrested more than 1,500 people in the country.Courts remained in London, Birmingham and Manchester by opening night and the second to Friday to deal with the alleged perpetrators.Hundreds of shops were looted and set buildings on fire and many people died in the midst of the chaos that broke out Saturday in London, and spread over four nights all over England.The victims include three men in Birmingham run down a car as they defended their neighborhood. Police were questioning three suspects on charges of murder.Police opened an investigation after the death of a man, 68, found in one of the streets of London after confronting rioters died of his wounds on Thursday night.

Alastair Cook, the strong coupling test 19, aginst India

Alastair Cook powerful 19th century and have it tested England Tennis mercy collected 456 for three on the second day of the third test against India weary, looking on Thursday.The prolific opener 182 not out at the end of the day after they started in 27. Made Kevin Pietersen was unbeaten also Owen Morgan on 44 while captain Andrew Strauss fell for 87 off any ball that has not been detected (63 years) and Ian Bell 34.England sailed past the roles of India's first 224 to 232, led by working in Edgbaston. With three days remaining seven wickets in hand, in a good position to take the hosts the lead in an impregnable 3-0 in the series four games.Cook moved by David Gower, Michael Vaughan and Petersen in the list of Test centurions and now level with Strauss and Leon Hutton, with only five Englishmen before the trio."It's always nice to score runs and pleasure, especially when you have not registered in the last two tests,."It was frustrating not getting through that new ball and it was important I did when I made it count."I was not a bit of work last week to get the best positions in myself and I may have been falling slightly, but the situation in the last two years of tests have been very difficult."Hits on the left hand for more than eight hours and faced 339 delivery expansion of purple, which now contains seven centuries in tests 13 years.It was a chanceless roles, albeit with some limits off the edge of Cook.India's bowling and useless, which lacks the control to stop England scoring to break free as well on the pitch, which has become increasingly easy to bat.IFAD also disappointed with Rahul Dravid dropping on Bill 30 in the first slip off Sreesanth Shanthakumaran, which spread later in the easy to pick up one point in bowling Ishant Sharma when he was 17, Morgan.Morgan also dropped Dravid on 43 off we saw Suresh, another opportunity is simple.Has demonstrated ease of a flurry of England run by the usually cautious Cook, who swept the reverse Amit Mishra for three just after lunch.

London 2012 Olympics violence raises

The spread of unrest that began on Saturday night in North London Tottenham after police shootings, and closer to the Olympic pool Monday when sporadic violence erupted in the area of Hackney, east London."You can imagine the extent of police would be if this were to happen during the Olympics," said Tony Travers, an expert in local government at the London School of Economics. "So I think that this will create unease in the City Hall and the Ministry of Interior."It's not so much that this could happen again, it is unlikely, as it reminds people in charge that while the Olympic Games is continuing, any other major event will be complicated."Groups of young people, many wearing hoods and masks attacked the shops and windows in Hackney. And pelted riot police with pieces of wood and other things.He said the government had arrested more than 200 people and more than twenty charged over the three days of trouble. Police said the police officers and wounded at least 35 people.Sports and also felt the effect, with the football they are called off because the police there is a need to focus their resources on violence. West Ham said the police she had to postpone the match the League Cup on Tuesday against Aldershot, because "all the major public events in London had to be re-arrangement", while the South London and Charlton said he called the Cup match against Reading off for "security reasons" On the advice of the police.Hackney is one of the five neighborhoods include the Olympic Park, a 1 square miles (2.5 km ²) site, which will be the focus of games, which begin on July 27, 2012. I took the violence on Monday as he fell about 4 miles (6.5 km) from the garden.Park includes the Olympic Stadium, which will host the opening and closing ceremonies, competition track and field, as well as track and water sports center, an arena for basketball, handball and the main square of the press and broadcast center.And other Olympic venues are located in different locations around the capital, including Hyde Park (triathlon), Horse Guards Display (beach volleyball), and Wembley Stadium (football), Wimbledon (tennis). There was no violence in those areas.Of civil society leaders and organizers of the Olympic Games, the violence was a reminder of the unwelcome volatility in London, less than two weeks after the city celebrated the countdown to one year to play with the sensation.The International Olympic Committee said it was confidence in the British authorities. "Security at the Olympic Games is a top priority for the IOC.And refused to LOCOG, and the Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games to London, to comment on the trouble, in what appeared to be an attempt to avoid making any link between violence and games.Set two police cars and a double-decker bus on Saturday, fire, looted shops and the Garden, reduced many of the buildings along the street five major Tottenham miles (eight kilometers) from the Olympic Games smoldering shells.The unrest broke out by the police shooting, but some of the blame for unemployment, sensitive police looting and opportunism of the worst acts of violence in the city has seen in years.Insisted the police, politicians and disorder in the work of a criminal minority, and not a sign of social tensions or security lapses ahead of the Olympics in 2012.Britain was preparing for a huge security operation for the Olympic Games, but most of the attention was on the threat of international terrorism.Police officers will be about 12,000 on duty every day of the games that have a security budget of at least £ 475000000 (770 million).Given to suicide bombers attacked London a day after the games in 2005, and the transport network in London, killing 52 people.

pcb in trouble finding vice caption

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in trouble over finding a suitable candidate for the post of deputy commander of the Pakistan team scheduled tour of Zimbabwe later this month.It was felt the importance of appointing a vice-captain after the eye of the non-player cricket Naveed Akram Cheema, director of the national team in place of the world's former test captain Intikhab.Has held an important meeting in the PCB next Thursday to decide on the position of deputy commander as well as finalizing the management team for the tour.Although the tour of Zimbabwe refer low and can be completed without the vice captain of the PCB and see that it is appropriate to have a vice-captain to complete the quorum for a tour of the Selection Committee.The first three choices for vice lamp - Ejaz ul Haq, Mohammad Hafeez seems, Omar Tawfik, and Imran Farhat.However, because none of the three is exactly the 'young' cricketers, their numbers can not be a leader in the future, you may look for some other candidate PCB to meet its long-term planning.Furthermore, the sources said Captain Ken lamp was groomed for the novice player as his deputy in Test cricket and may prefer a talented Azhar Ali for the post of vice chairman.Moreover, performance Hafid, it is not ideal, especially in test matches, he cemented his place in the team only for one day, mainly because of accompanying as all round.In the past six months, played four test matches Hafeez In eight rounds that have achieved only 88 will be held on average 12.57. In the ODIs, has played 21 games in the same period, and has accumulated 700 runs at 36.84 to the rates by 19 wickets, claiming an average of 27.21.Reconcile, however, it was the best performance. He played 31 records the tests in 2167 while the rates of 39.40 Imran Farhat is the most experienced among the three with 39 Test to his advantage, and scored 2327 on average 31.87.

Aaqib Javed has been removed as assistant coach

Has been removed the previous test aimed at fast Aaqib Javed Pakistan as an assistant coach for the next round of Zimbabwe and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday announced a management team for the tour.Assistant Director of the martyr can also safer to keep his job. In place, and called the handsome Colonel Ahmed PCB director of security with the additional charge of Assistant Director of the Zimbabwe tour starting August 26.While a press release issued on Thursday, chlorine contained in the messages for incoming and outgoing director of the squad, but the statement did not mention any reason for the exclusion of Aaqib management team.However, sources told the newspaper that the amounts are limited previous commander Shahid Afridi was a big supporter of Aaqib as part of the management team. But, as is the case now Afridi announced retirement from international cricket, also developed after the differences with the Department of chlorine, and it was difficult for Aaqib to keep his job.Did not announce a replacement in place Aaqib. At the same time, the President of PCB Ijaz is a statement thanked the former team manager Intikhab the world for his role. Intikhab and new director Naveed Akram Cheema also issued statements.The head of the PCB said in a statement: "Intikhab has done commendable work and director of the national team. His experience as a cricketer and cricket administrator is always a great help. As director of game development and there is a need for it in Pakistan for the implementation of development plans for the game."He said Intikhab: "I am grateful to the management of PCB trust me with the responsibilities of team manager in the past." Although I enjoyed working and team manager, I feel that I now need to devote more time to the academies of which we have to restart after a few years. I wish my successor all the best advantage in his new assignment, "he said Intikhab.
Management Team:
Naveed Akram Cheema (Director), Waqar Younis (coach), and Colonel Waseem Ahmed (Security / Assistant Director), Dr Sohail Saleem (a doctor and a doctor), patient Ahmed (coach), Omar Farooq (analyst), Muhammad Akhtar (masseur).