Ms Bhoteni is reported as denying that she killed the cow. She received the maximum sentence for the offence. Killing a cow is illegal in Nepal, the world's only Hindu kingdom. 'False' Ms Bhoteni was sentenced to prison by a district court in Sankhuasabha district some 500km (310 miles) north-west of the capital, Kathmandu. According to a report in the Kantipur newspaper, she is not a Hindu. While killing a cow is illegal, it is not an offence against the law to eat meat from a cow. Another man charged in the same case has fled and police are searching for him, Kantipur newspaper said. | ||
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By Qali Farah |
For over twenty years, any possible resolution to the quagmire that has befallen our glorious nation has faced a formidable obstacle. It’s a word formed of one syllable and composed of two letters: NO. This is the keyword in our political life.
Our recent history is exclusively that of a country held hostage by naysayers. Their entire political ideology or ‘program’ can be summed up with one word. NO!
No to progress. No to development. No to peace. No to security. No to prosperity. No to the rule of law. No to reconciliation. No to justice. No to proper governance. No to accountability.
Is it possible to overcome a mindless opposition that rejects out of hand any potential resolution? That’s the dilemma faced by those who wish take our nation forward and restore the republic back to its former glory as a respectable player amongst the nations of the world.
They say NO to the constitution. NO to the Roadmap. NO towards the program of ending the transitional federal government. No, no, no!Continued
US 'foils new underwear bomb plot' by al-Qaeda in Yemen
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Leon Panetta: Security services will "do everything necessary" to keep US safe
The US has foiled a plot by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to detonate an upgraded version of the failed 2009 "underwear bomb", US officials say.
The alleged device was seized in the Middle East after a CIA operation in Yemen and is being studied by the FBI.Reports say no target had been chosen and no plane tickets purchased by the time the alleged plot was foiled.
Officials say there was never any risk to the public. It is not clear what has happened to the would-be bomber.
Peter King, chairman of the Homeland Security Committee of the US House of Representatives, said counter-terrorism officials had told him: "We don't have to worry about him any more."
The officials revealed that the would-be bomber was alive, but would not say whether he was in foreign custody, Mr King added.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the foiled attack was proof of the continuing need for vigilance around the world.
"These terrorists keep trying. They keep trying to devise more and more perverse and terrible ways to kill innocent people," she said.
US officials said the device had been seized in an unspecified Middle Eastern country outside Yemen within the last 10 days.
"As a result of close co-operation with our security and intelligence partners overseas, an improvised explosive device (IED) designed to carry out a terrorist attack has been seized abroad," the FBI said.
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Targeted killings carried out by unmanned aircraft, or drones, have become a key component of the CIA's campaign against senior al-Qaeda figures. On Sunday, Fahd al-Quso, wanted by the FBI for his role in the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000, was killed by a missile as he stepped out of a vehicle. It's not clear whether his death was part of the same operation that uncovered the latest plane bomb plot against the US.
The man believed to be responsible for designing the device that would have been used is also said to be hiding in Yemen. Ibrahim al-Asiri, 30, is a Saudi national who helped mastermind the so-called "underwear bomb" plot in 2009 and the 2010 attempt to blow up two cargo planes bound for the US. The FBI says the device it is currently examining is similar but more sophisticated than the ones used in those previous attacks.
Analysis
In spite of recent successes against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen continues to be the focus of US counter-terrorism operations.Targeted killings carried out by unmanned aircraft, or drones, have become a key component of the CIA's campaign against senior al-Qaeda figures. On Sunday, Fahd al-Quso, wanted by the FBI for his role in the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000, was killed by a missile as he stepped out of a vehicle. It's not clear whether his death was part of the same operation that uncovered the latest plane bomb plot against the US.
The man believed to be responsible for designing the device that would have been used is also said to be hiding in Yemen. Ibrahim al-Asiri, 30, is a Saudi national who helped mastermind the so-called "underwear bomb" plot in 2009 and the 2010 attempt to blow up two cargo planes bound for the US. The FBI says the device it is currently examining is similar but more sophisticated than the ones used in those previous attacks.
"Initial exploitation indicates that the device is very similar to IEDs that have been used previously by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in attempted terrorist attacks, including against aircraft and for targeted assassinations," it added.
President Barack Obama was first informed of the plot in April, White House spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said, adding the device had not posed a threat to the public.The BBC's Mark Mardell in Washington says the plot, disrupted as a result of US co-operation with other unnamed intelligence agencies, appears to have been caught at a relatively early stage - after the making of the bomb, but before the public was put at risk.
"What this incident makes clear is that this country has to continue to remain vigilant against those that would seek to attack this country. And we will do everything necessary to keep America safe," Defence Secretary Leon Panetta told reporters on Monday.
Although other agencies were involved, senior Yemeni officials say the government in Sanaa there has no information on this particular plot, according to Reuters news agency.
'Hallmarks'
Officials said it appeared that AQAP leaders in Yemen had instructed a suicide bomber to board any flight of his choosing to the US with the bomb under his clothes, but that he had been stopped before reaching an airport.
It is not clear who built the alleged device, but officials said it shared some features with the bomb sewn into the underwear of would-be suicide bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab.
The Nigerian was arrested when his device failed to explode fully while on a plane bound for Detroit on Christmas Day 2009.
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'Bomb plot': Unanswered Questions
- Unclear who the would-be bomber is or whether he/she is in custody
- Country where alleged device was seized as yet unspecified
- No information on how the alleged plot was intercepted
- Exact composition of alleged device unclear, although said to contain no metal parts and designed to escape detection by magnetometers at airport security
A US intelligence official said the latest device bore the "hallmarks" of the 2009 underwear bomb, which was built by the Saudi militant, Ibrahim al-Asiri.
It seems it is an improved model, with a more effective detonation system; it has no metal parts and probably would not have been detected by most airport security magnetometers, our correspondent adds.It is not even clear if it would have been found by the body scanners that have been installed in some US airports after that attempted attack three years ago.
Abdulmutallab's "underwear bomb" was not detected during security checks at airports in Lagos, Nigeria, and Amsterdam before he boarded Northwest Airlines Flight 253 for Detroit.
On the flight, the bomb did not detonate fully and passengers had to put out the fire. He has been sentenced to life in prison.
In a previous incident that year, a man also equipped with a bomb in his underwear tried to attack Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, a senior Saudi Arabian counter-terrorism official. The bomber killed himself in the attack, but the prince survived.
Airport security
In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said air security would continue to incorporate threat and vulnerability analysis, pre-screening and screening of passengers, as well as random searches at airports, air marshals and other unspecified security measures.
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A video simulation shows what would have happened if Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's attack had succeeded
News of the operation emerged shortly after the US marked the first anniversary of the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden.
It also comes one day after Fahd al-Quso, an al-Qaeda leader in Yemen, was killed by a US drone strike.
The US had offered a $5m (£3.1m) reward for information leading to Quso's capture or death.
The Yemeni government has stepped up its battle against AQAP since Ali Abdullah Saleh stepped down as president in November.
However, the group and its allies still control large parts of the country.
Islamist group al-Nusra Front 'behind Damascus blasts'
Thursday's blasts killed 55 and caused extensive damage to nearby buildings A video posted online in the name of Islamist group, al-Nusra Front, says it carried out two bomb attacks in the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday.
The attacks took place near a military intelligence building during the morning rush hour, killing 55 people.Opposition activists have accused the regime of orchestrating the explosions.
The al-Nusra Front emerged in January and has said it was behind previous attacks, including one in March on a police HQ and airforce Intelligence.
The video says the bombings were in response to attacks on civilian areas by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.
"We fulfilled our promise to respond with strikes and explosions," a distorted voice says in the video, according to the Associated Press.
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The group's statements echo those of jihadist groups, and the latest bomb attack was certainly similar to some in Iraq which have been blamed on al-Qaeda. But little else is known about al-Nusra. Who leads it, what its ideology is, and where it originated are just guesswork at the moment.
If this is the start of an al-Qaeda style bombing campaign in Syria, it will complicate an already intractable conflict. It would harden attitudes on both sides, and heighten sectarian suspicion.
The Syrian government has frequently accused the main opposition groups of links to al-Qaeda. So far there is no clear evidence of this. But the fact that al-Nusra says it shares their goal of overthrowing President Assad may make some countries which support the opposition feel uneasy about the possibility of al-Qaeda infiltration.
Analysis
If this is the start of an al-Qaeda style bombing campaign in Syria, it will complicate an already intractable conflict. It would harden attitudes on both sides, and heighten sectarian suspicion.
The Syrian government has frequently accused the main opposition groups of links to al-Qaeda. So far there is no clear evidence of this. But the fact that al-Nusra says it shares their goal of overthrowing President Assad may make some countries which support the opposition feel uneasy about the possibility of al-Qaeda infiltration.
"We tell this regime: Stop your massacres against the Sunni people. If not, you will bear the sin of the Alawites," the video continues, referring to the offshoot of Shia Islam to which Mr Assad and many of the ruling elite belong.
The video also warns Sunnis against "living near security buildings and dens of the regime or passing near them".BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner says al-Nusra refers to its fighters as "mujahideen of Sham [Syria] in the arena of jihad" and there are suspicions it may have links to al-Qaeda.
The tactics used in the Damascus attacks are similar to attacks by al-Qaeda in Iraq in recent years, the BBC's Jonathan Head in Istanbul reports.
Meanwhile, the funerals of some of those killed in Thursday's blasts have been taking place in the city.
Violence has been continuing across the country despite a ceasefire being monitored by a team of UN observers.
The UN estimates at least 9,000 people have died since pro-democracy protests began in March 2011.
Rochdale grooming: More child sex arrests
Nine men have been arrested in a second sexual grooming inquiry in Rochdale.
The men aged between 24 and 38 have been questioned on suspicion of sexual activity with a child, police said.The arrests are as a result of an inquiry into the sexual exploitation of a teenage girl since 2005. The men have been bailed pending further inquiries.
It follows the conviction of nine men from Rochdale and Oldham who were jailed for running a child sexual exploitation ring.
The men had targeted vulnerable girls as young as 13.
During the trial, five girls gave evidence, but police believe there may have been up to 47 victims.
'Damaged individuals'
Chief Constable of Greater Manchester, Peter Fahy, said he hoped more victims of sexual abuse would come forward after the men were sentenced.
But he said the vulnerability of the witnesses made it difficult to bring the cases to court, describing the girls as "damaged individuals".
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Police said the latest arrests were not related to the case that concluded with the nine men being jailed from four to 19 years.
They had been found guilty of offences including rape and conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with a child.On sentencing at Liverpool Crown Court, Judge Gerald Clifton said the convicted men treated the girls "as though they were worthless and beyond respect".
All five girls who were witnesses in the gang's conviction were known to social services at some stage in their lives.
Rochdale Council has been tackling the problem of grooming by running an education programme warning schoolchildren of the dangers of child sexual exploitation.
So far, 10,000 high school students have taken part.
Commenting on the latest arrests, Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk said: "There have been some who've said this is a one-off case but I have consistently said I believe it to be a wider problem and that's why I am pleased to see the police acting swiftly.
"My message for anyone thinking of getting involved in this kind of activity is that you do so at your peril because the full force of the law will come down very hard on you.
"We've seen inspiring bravery shown by victims in the recent trial. I hope the heavy sentences imposed will encourage other victims to speak out because this crime is being taken very seriously and we need to send out the clearest message that this behaviour will not be tolerated in Rochdale or anywhere else."
Derby fire deaths: Church service held for children
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The service took place at St George's Roman Catholic Church in Littleover, which is affiliated to the school the children attended
A church service has been held in memory of five children killed in a fire at their home in Derby.
The children, four boys and a girl aged between five and 10, died in the fire in Allenton on Friday despite their father's attempts to save them.A local resident has set up a charity to help raise funds for the family.
Police are continuing to question a man and a woman arrested on suspicion of murder.
The woman, 28, and man, 38, from Derby, were arrested separately on Friday.
The children were sleeping upstairs when the fire began early on Friday Their 13-year-old brother, Duwayne Philpott, who was also in the house in Victory Road, remains in a critical condition in a Birmingham hospital.
Prayers for the children were read at a special service held at St George's Roman Catholic Church, which is affiliated to the school the children attended.
The Reverend Alan Burbidge, chair of governors at the St George's Catholic Primary School in Littleover, said staff had been trying to comfort pupils.
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He said teachers had asked the children to write poems about their friends and had set up altars with candles and cards.
Local councillor Karen Hillier said the community was pulling together to give each other support.She said: "In times like this when the emotion is felt it brings people together more.
"I think it's been a shock and the reality is just starting to set in now as well."
Local resident Bobby Sutherland, who has lived in the area all his life, said he was inspired to set up an online charity called Catch Me When I Fall to help pay for the funerals and anything else the family might need.
Mr Sutherland said: "I said to my missus they're going to have to pay about £10,000 when they get home - and that ain't right."
The family were photographed in 2007 during a period of media attention Gavin Tomlinson, area manager for Derbyshire Fire and Rescue, said the parents had managed to get out of the house and were trying to get to the children, who had been asleep upstairs when the fire began, when fire crews arrived.
Temporary Assistant Chief Constable of Derbyshire Police Steve Cotterill said: "There appears to have been some valiant attempts by the father [Mick Philpott] to resuscitate his children."
Mr Philpott, who was named locally, is believed to have 17 children.
His family were the subject of media scrutiny in 2006 when he asked the council for a larger house to accommodate his wife, girlfriend and 14 children.
In 2007 former Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe spent a week living with the family as part of an ITV documentary and he also appeared as a guest on the channel's Jeremy Kyle Show.
Appeal for information
Following the fire Miss Widdecombe said: "Nobody would ever call him a bad father. I'm so sorry to hear the news and my thoughts are with the family."
Post-mortem tests are due to take place later and forensic specialists continue to examine the house.
Mr Cotterill said eight people were living in the house on a permanent basis, though other people may have stayed there on an ad hoc basis.
He said: "I want to stress that we are keeping an open mind in terms of the investigation - the arrests are only one aspect of the inquiry.
"It is paramount that we have a thorough investigation of the scene before we determine the cause of the fire.
"Our thoughts are with the parents and the family of the children for their tragic loss and for the community of Allenton, who would of course have known the children as they played."
Anyone with information about the fire has been asked to contact Derbyshire Police.
Nigeria: Lagos doctors sacked over 'illegal strike'
The usually busy hospitals in Lagos have been virtually empty during the strike Hundreds of doctors in Nigeria's economic capital have been dismissed after going on an "illegal" strike over pay, Lagos state officials have said.
Almost 800 doctors, on strike for close to three weeks, have been replaced by about 400 junior doctors.Nurses staffed hospitals in the strike, and some patients are said to have suffered because of a lack of care.
A BBC reporter in Lagos says this is the first time doctors in Nigeria have been sacked over industrial action.
Tough stance
The doctors were dismissed for refusing to answer queries about why they had been absent from work without leave and for breaking rules guiding industrial action in the state's public service, Lagos government official Adesegun Ogunlewe said.
More than 1,000 doctors went on strike on 16 April, saying that the state government had failed to implement a pay increase promised by Governor Babatunde Fashola at the end of 2010.
The BBC's Fidelis Mbah in Lagos says the administration's tough stance is unprecedented - although it did not sack those doctors who replied to queries.
During the strike the city's hospitals have been virtually empty and patients who could not afford to turn to private treatment are expected to flood in, our correspondent says.
This, and the fact that the striking doctors have been replaced by less experienced medics, is of great cause of concern for Lagos residents, he adds.
The Nigerian Medical Association has condemned the dismissals.
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