Turkish authorities arrested an editor from the leading Hurriyet daily today, continuing a sweep of the media triggered by last month's failed coup, the newspaper said.
	Dincer Gokce, editor of the paper's English-language website, was among nine current and former journalists arrested in Istanbul, Ankara and Kocaeli province, Hurriyet said on its website.
	Former writers for the Bugun, Radikal and Yeni Safak dailies and the defunct former opposition paper Zaman linked to the preacher accused of launching the coup were also arrested, according to NTV broadcaster.
	Istanbul's prosecutor's office issued warrants for a total of 35 people over their suspected links to the renegade army units that tried to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on July 15, Hurriyet said.
	Eighteen of the suspects had already left the country and eight others were still being sought, NTV said.
	The government has accused US-based Turkish Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen of masterminding the putsch, a claim ..

Editor from top Turkish daily held in post-coup crackdown

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Final scores on the fourth day of
the second and final Test between South Africa and New Zealand at SuperSport Park today:
     South Africa, first innings, 481-8 dec
     New Zealand, first innings, 214
     South Africa, second innings
     (overnight 105-6)
     S Cook lbw b Boult 4
     Q de Kock c Williamson b Bracewell 50
     H Amla c Guptill b Southee 1
     J Duminy lbw b Southee 0
     F du Plessis c Taylor b Boult 6
     T Bavuma not out 40
     S van Zyl c Watling b Wagner 5
     V Philander b Southee 14
     D Piedt not out 0
     Extras (b4, lb1, nb1, w6) 12
     Total (7 wkts dec, 47 overs) 132
     Fall of wickets: 1-31, 2-32, 3-32, 4-47, 5-82, 6-98, 7-129
     Bowling: Southee 16-6-46-3, Boult 14-3-44-2, Bracewell 7-2-19-1, Wagner 10-1-18-1
     New Zealand, second innings
     T Latham b Steyn 0
     M Guptill c Amla b Steyn 0
     K Williamson c De Kock b Philander 5
     R Taylor lbw b Steyn 0
     H Nicholls c Rabada b Steyn 76
     B Watling lbw b Piedt 32
     M 

Centurion, Aug 30 (AFP) Final scores on the fourth day of

Increasingly polluted rivers in Africa, Asia and Latin America pose a disease risk to more than 300 million people and threaten fisheries and farming in many countries, a UN report warned today.
	Already, some 3.4 million people die every year from water-borne ailments such as cholera, typhoid, some types of hepatitis and diarrhoeal diseases, said the United Nations Environment Programme.
	"Many of these diseases are due to the presence of human waste in water," it said in a statement.
	"The solution is not only to build more sewers but to treat wastewater."
	The agency estimated that 164 million people were at risk of water-borne diseases in Africa, 134 million in Asia and 25 million in Latin America.
	"The increasing amount of wastewater being dumped into our surface waters is deeply troubling," said UNEP chief scientist Jacqueline McGlade.
	"Access to quality water is essential for human health and human development. Both are at risk if we fail to stop the pollution."
	The rise is .

Millions at risk from rising water pollution: UN

Fast bowler Dale Steyn set up a series-clinching 204-run win for South Africa on the fourth day of the second and final Test against New Zealand at SuperSport Park today.
     Steyn took three wickets with his first 11 balls of the innings and finished with five for 33 as New Zealand were bowled out for 195 despite a defiant innings of 76 by Henry Nicholls.
     It looked as though it would be easy for the hosts when Steyn and Vernon Philander ripped through New Zealand's top four batsmen for seven runs inside the first four overs of the innings.
     But the left-handed Nicholls, playing in his sixth Test match, displayed courage and concentration in making his second Test half-century and highest score to delay South Africa's celebrations.
     He found a similarly determined partner in BJ Watling, who made 32 in a two-hour, 68-run fifth wicket partnership, while Mitchell Santner, Doug Bracewell and Tim Southee all provided varying degrees of resistance.
     Nicholls was last man ..

Steyn sets up South African series win

President Vladimir Putin will visit Japan in December as Moscow and Tokyo strive to ease lingering tensions over disputed islands, the Kremlin said today.
	"Vladimir Putin's long-delayed visit to Japan will take place in December," Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov told reporters. "The time and date have already been agreed to, but we will announce them with the approval of the Japanese side."
	Tokyo-Moscow relations are hamstrung by a row dating back to the end of World War II when Soviet troops seized the four southernmost islands in the Pacific Kuril chain, known as the Northern Territories in Japan.
	The tensions have prevented the countries from signing a peace treaty formally ending wartime hostilities, hindering trade and investment ties.
	Putin -- who last visited Japan in 2005 -- is set to meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday on the sidelines of an economic forum in the far eastern Russian city of Vladivostok.
	Abe made a visit to Russia in May and the Kremlin has been ..

Putin to visit Japan in December: Kremlin

Nearly 11,000 people are still missing from the 1990s Balkan wars, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Tuesday, expressing concern over the slow pace of establishing their fates.
	During the conflicts that accompanied the collapse of the former Yugoslavia, almost 35,000 people went missing, including 22,000 from Bosnia. The fates of about 70 percent of them have been established.
	"However, more than 20 years after the wars, the families of some 10,700 missing people are still burdened with uncertainty about what happened to their loved ones," the ICRC said in a statement.
	Marking the International Day of the Disappeared, ICRC President Peter Maurer urged authorities worldwide to "generate political will necessary to provide answers" to such families.
	"Steps must be taken to prevent disappearances, and to collect all the information available when people do disappear, because, at some point, this information might help bring answers," Maurer said.
	It is estimated that 

Nearly 11,000 still missing from Balkan wars: ICRC

Wayne Rooney announced today that the campaign for the 2018 World Cup in Russia will be his last as an England player.
     "Realistically I know myself that Russia will be my last opportunity to do anything with England," Rooney told a press conference at St George's Park in Burton, central England.
     "So I'm going to try and enjoy these two years and hopefully I can end my career with England on a high."
     New England manager Sam Allardyce confirmed on Monday that Rooney, 30, will be kept on as captain for the World Cup qualifying campaign, which begins in Slovakia on Sunday.
     The Manchester United striker will make his 116th England appearance in Trnava, taking him past David Beckham as the country's most-capped outfield player.
     Captain since August 2014, Rooney is also England's record goal-scorer with 53 goals.
     But in six major tournament appearances with England, he has never gone further than the quarter-finals.
     England crashed out in the group phase at 

Rooney to end England career after 2018 World Cup

Ex-Soviet nation Uzbekistan has plunged into unchartered territory after strongman leader Islam Karimov, who has dominated the country for over 25 years, was rushed into intensive care after a brain haemorrhage.
	While conflicting rumours of Karimov's condition buzz through the Central Asian nation, one thing is sure -- the strategic country is facing a moment of uncertainty unparallelled in its post-Soviet history.
	"The developments are unprecedented," Steve Swerdlow, Central Asia researcher for Human Rights Watch, told AFP.
	"The entire state has been Islam Karimov, Islam Karimov has been the state for over quarter of a century ruling with an iron fist."
	Former Soviet apparatchik Karimov, 78, whose brutal crackdown on dissent has been widely criticised by rights groups, has been at the helm of the strategic country bordering Afghanistan from since before it gained independence from Moscow in 1991.
	His younger daughter Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva announced on social media yesterday ...

Uzbekistan mired in uncertainty with veteran leader ill

At least five people were killed and 28 injured when jihadists exploded a suicide car bomb outside a popular hotel close to the presidential palace in Somalia's capital Mogadishu today.
	"We have confirmed five people killed including security guards", police officer Mohamed Abdulkadir said.
	He said the vehicle rammed through a checkpoint and was fired on by security forces before it exploded outside the SYL hotel.
	The hotel is situated close to the main entrance to the Villa Somalia government complex that includes the presidential palace, ministry buildings and residences.
	"The blast was very huge but thanks to God the number of casualties is less than the devastation suggests," Abdulkadir said.
	"We have received 28 people who were wounded in the blast," said Mohamed Yusuf, director of the city's main Medina hospital.
	A witness described seeing a large blast and a thick plume of smoke that rose high into the air.
	"I saw a car speeding towards the area and huge smoke and fire ..

Five dead in Shabaab suicide car bomb at Somalia hotel

Mother Teresa's old religious order the Missionaries of Charity today stepped up preparations for a host of celebrations to mark her canonisation in Rome on Sunday.
	A full programme to mark the conferring of sainthood on the late Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary includes a photographic exhibition and a musical comedy on Thursday, a prayer evening on Friday and a catechism which Pope Francis will preside over Saturday.
	The canonisation will then be held Sunday in St Peter's Square in a ceremony set to draw tens of thousands of faithful to recognise the sainthood of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize winner, who died aged 87 in India in 1997.
	Her followers have essentially regarded her as a saint ever since her death.
	"Her canonisation doesn't change anything, but it's an official acceptance of the Church and it makes her a strong witness for the world. It brings hope," said Sister Martin de Porres, 76 and a veteran of more than 50 years with the Missionaries, which Mother Teresa .

Mother Teresa's old order prepare for her canonisation

Scores at tea on the fourth day of the second and final Test between South Africa and New Zealand at SuperSport Park on Tuesday.
	   South Africa
	   First innings 481-8 dec.
	   New Zealand
	   First innings 214
	   South Africa
	   Second innings(overnight 105-6):
	   S. Cook lbw b Boult                  4
	   Q. De Kock c Williamson b Bracewell 50
	   H. Amla c Guptill b Southee          1
	   J. Duminy lbw b Southee              0
	   F. Du Plessis c Taylor b Boult       6
	   T. Bavuma not out                   40
	   S. Van Zyl c Watling b Wagner        5
	   V. Philander b Southee              14
	   D. Piedt not out                     0
	   Extras (b4, lb1, nb1, w6)           12
	   Total (7 wkts dec, 47 overs)       132
	   Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Cook), 2-32 (Amla), 3-32 (Duminy), 4-47 (Du Plessis), 5-82 (De Kock), 6-98 (Van Zyl), 7-129 (Philander)
	   Bowling: Southee 16-6-46-3 (1w), Boult 14-3-44-2, Bracewell 7-2-19-1, Wagner 10-1-18-1 (1nb, 1w)
	   New Zealand
	   Second .

Centurion, Aug 30 (AFP) Scores at tea on the fourth day of the second and final Test between South Africa and New Zealand at SuperSport Park on Tuesday.

The UN today welcomed a decision by France's highest administrative court to suspend a controversial ban on burkini swimwear, warning that the ban had fuelled religious intolerance and stigmatisation.
	"These decrees do not improve the security situation but rather fuel religious intolerance and the stigmatisation of Muslims in France, especially women," Rupert Colville, spokesman for the UN rights office, told reporters.
	"Dress codes such as the anti-burkini decrees disproportionately affect women and girls, undermining their autonomy by denying them the ability to make independent decisions about how to dress, and clearly discriminate against them," he said.
	He also decried that "the manner in which the anti-burkini decrees have been implemented in some French resorts has been humiliating and degrading."
	Around 30 coastal resorts have recently banned women from wearing the full-body swimwear on their beaches, although France's highest administrative court on Friday overturned the 

UN hails suspension of France's burkini ban

Off-spinner Dane Piedt ended a defiant partnership between Henry Nicholls and BJ Watling to nudge South Africa towards a series-clinching win in the second Test against New Zealand on Tuesday.
	   New Zealand were 95 for five at tea on the fourth day after being set a near-impossible 400 to win.
	   Nicholls and Watling put on 68 for the fifth wicket after coming together in the fourth over with New Zealand's innings in tatters at seven for four.
	   They resisted South Africa's potent pace attack for two hours on a tricky pitch before Watling was leg before wicket to Piedt for 32 shortly before tea. Nicholls was 37 not out at the interval.
	   Dale Steyn bowled Tom Latham with the first ball of the final innings, then had Latham's fellow opener, Martin Guptill, caught at first slip, also for a first ball duck, off the final ball of the over.
	   The magnitude of New Zealand's task was shown in the second over when captain and first innings top-scorer Kane Williamson was struck a ...

Nicholls, Watling defy South Africa

A South African school was ordered today to suspend allegedly racist hairstyle regulations after black pupils said they had been called monkeys by teachers for wearing banned 'afros'.
	Local education authorities in Gauteng province gave Pretoria High School for Girls 21 days to re-assess its rules after protests by students triggered a public dispute over alleged racism.
	The prestigious school in the capital Pretoria was historically attended by whites only but admitted black children following the end of apartheid in 1994.
	Some pupils said they were forced to chemically straighten their hair and not wear afro hairstyles that were deemed untidy.
	After visiting the school on Monday for talks with senior staff and students, provincial education minister Panyaza Lesufi said a probe into the allegations would be launched.
	"Learners feel that they are not allowed to wear Black hairstyles, such as Afro. Specifically, the school policy limits the length of the hairstyle," the ministry ..

S African school told to halt 'racist' hair policy

A presumed US drone strike in southern Yemen killed an Al-Qaeda suspect and wounded two more today, a security official said.
	The strike hit a vehicle carrying the three jihadists in the eastern suburbs of Ataq, the capital of Shabwa province, the source said.
	The United States has carried out numerous drone strikes against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operatives in Yemen.
	American officials said this month that the US military had killed three AQAP fighters in a strike, also in Shabwa.
	On Wednesday, drone strikes killed seven Al-Qaeda suspects in south and east Yemen.
	AQAP and the Islamic State group have exploited a power vacuum created by the conflict between the government and Iran-backed rebels to expand their presence in the Arabian Peninsula country.
	The US has vowed to continue its campaign against AQAP, which it considers to be the Al-Qaeda network's deadliest franchise.
	A Saudi-led Arab military coalition that backs the Yemeni government has also turned its ...

Drone strike kills Qaeda suspect in Yemen: security source

Dale Steyn struck twice in his first over as New Zealand made a disastrous start after being set a near-impossible target on the fourth day of the second Test against South Africa today.
     Two more wickets fell in the next three overs as New Zealand, set to make 400 to win, limped to 18 for four at lunch.
     Steyn bowled Tom Latham with the first ball of the final innings, then had Latham's fellow opener, Martin Guptill, caught at first slip, also for a first ball duck.
     The magnitude of New Zealand's task was shown in the second over when captain and first innings top-scorer Kane Williamson was struck a painful blow on the left hand by a ball from Vernon Philander which reared up off a good length. He required lengthy treatment before resuming his innings.
     The team physiotherapist went onto the field twice more to treat the player before Williamson was caught behind off Philander for five.
     In between, Ross Taylor was trapped leg before wicket by an unplayable ball .

New Zealand lose four quick wickets

All of China's "Big Four" state-owned banks reported mounting bad loans in the first half of the year, statements showed, as the world's second-largest economy faces souring debt amid slowing growth.
	The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the world's biggest lender by assets, said its non-performing loan (NPL) ratio rose to 1.55 per cent at the end of June, up from 1.50 percent at the end of last year, according to a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange filed today.
	Even so its net profit for the first six months edged up 0.8 per cent year-on-year to 150.66 billion yuan (USD 22.6 billion), it said.
	China's three other giant state-owned banks have reported similar results in recent days, with all of their bad loan ratios creeping upwards as Beijing seeks to boost the world's second-largest economy with an infusion of cheap credit.
	Analysts have warned that a debt-fuelled rebound might be short-lived and ballooning borrowings risk sparking a financial crisis as bad loans .

All four big Chinese banks report rising bad loans

Scores at lunch on the fourth day of the second and final Test between South Africa and New Zealand at SuperSport Park today.
     South Africa
     First innings 481-8 dec.
     New Zealand
     First innings 214
     South Africa
     Second innings(overnight 105-6):
     S Cook lbw b Boult                  4
     Q de Kock c Williamson b Bracewell 50
     H Amla c Guptill b Southee          1
     J Duminy lbw b Southee              0
     F du Plessis c Taylor b Boult       6
     T Bavuma not out                   40
     S van Zyl c Watling b Wagner        5
     V Philander b Southee              14
     D Piedt not out                     0
     Extras (b4, lb1, nb1, w6)           12
     Total (7 wkts dec, 47 overs)       132
     Fall of wickets: 1-31, 2-32, 3-32, 4-47, 5-82, 6-98, 7-129
     Bowling: Southee 16-6-46-3, Boult 14-3-44-2, Bracewell 7-2-19-1, Wagner 10-1-18-1
     New Zealand
     Second innings
     T Latham b Steyn                   0
     M Guptill c Amla b .

Centurion, Aug 30 (AFP) Scores at lunch on the fourth day of the second and final Test between South Africa and New Zealand at SuperSport Park today.

The European Union today ordered Apple to pay a record 13 billion euros in back taxes in Ireland, saying deals allowing the US tech giant to pay almost no tax were illegal.
	In the latest in a series of rulings that has angered Washington, Brussels said the world's most valuable company avoided tax bills on virtually all its profits in the bloc under its arrangements with Dublin.
	Apple and the Irish government immediately said they would appeal against the European Commission ruling, while the US Treasury said it could undermine its economic partnership with the EU.
	Ireland has been seeking to attract multinationals by offering extremely favourable tax conditions, known as sweetheart deals, but EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said Apple's broke EU laws on state aid.
	"This decision sends a clear message. Member states cannot give unfair tax benefits to selected companies, no matter if European or foreign, large or small," Vestager said.
	"This is not a penalty, this ..

Apple hit by record 13 bn euro EU tax bill

At least five people were killed today when jihadists detonated a suicide car bomb outside a popular hotel close to the presidential palace in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.
	"We have confirmed five people killed including security guards", police officer Mohamed Abdulkadir said, adding that 10 others were wounded.
	The Al-Qaeda-aligned Shabaab jihadists claimed responsibility for the attack, saying they targeted the SYL hotel because it "is close to the presidential palace, and also home to apostates and unbelievers.

Five dead in Somalia hotel attack: police

The European Union today ordered Apple to pay a record 13 billion euros in back taxes in Ireland, saying deals allowing the US tech giant to pay almost no tax were illegal.
	In a ruling that is set to anger Washington, the European Commission said the world's most valuable company avoided tax bills on almost all its profits in the bloc under the arrangements with the Irish government.
	Ireland has been seeking to attract US multinationals by offering extremely favourable tax conditions, known as sweetheart deals.
	"The Commission's investigation concluded that Ireland granted illegal tax benefits to Apple, which enabled it to pay substantially less tax than other businesses over many years," EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said.
	"In fact, this selective treatment allowed Apple to pay an effective corporate tax rate of one per cent on its European profits in 2003 down to 0.005 per cent in 2014," she said in a statement.
	Ireland immediately said it would appeal against .

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