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Jayasuriya charged under ICC anti-corruption code
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday charged former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya with two counts of breaching the ICC anti-corruption code.
Sanath Jayasuriya charged for breaching ICC anti-corruption code
Sri Lankan batting legend Sanath Jayasuriya was Monday charged on two counts for breaching the ICC anti-corruption code and given two weeks to respond by cricket's world governing body. However, the ICC did not specify what exactly prompted its action against the celebrated cricketer, who is a World Cup winner and played 110 Tests and 445 ODIs. Jayasuriya has been charged with two offences under the ICC anti-corruption code. "Article 2.4.6 Failure or refusal, without compelling justification, to cooperate with any investigation carried out by the ACU, including failure to provide accurately and completely any information and/or documentation requested by the ACU as part of such investigation," said the ICC in a statement. "Article 2.4.7 Obstructing or delaying any investigation that may be carried out by the ACU, including concealing, tampering with or destroying any documentation or other information that may be relevant to that investigation and/or that may be evidence or may lead
Children of Islamic State group live under a stigma in Iraq
Thousands of Iraqi children of Islamic State group members are left on their own, their parents dead or imprisoned after the long and destructive war that brought down the militants' rule. They are often ostracized, tainted in the eyes of a broken society where many hate the extremist group for its atrocities. One family of six children lives alone, the children fending for themselves, unable to go home and traumatized by their experiences. When the Sunni militant group took over a large chunk of Iraqi territory in a 2014 blitz, it massacred Shiite Muslims, Kurds, Christians, Yazidis and members of the police or military who fell into its hands. And it drove out others, often either destroying or giving away their homes.
Verisign Presents DDoS Trends Report of Q2 2018
/ -- Observes a 35% increase in the number of attacks compared to Q1 2018 Verisign Distributed Denial of Service Trends, observed attack trends of July - September, Q2 2018. This report provides a unique view into the attack trends that include attack statistics, behavioural trends and future outlook. Compiled on the basis of observations and insights about attack frequency and size obtained from mitigations enacted on behalf of customers from Verisign DDOS Protection Services. Verisign observed the following key trends in Q2 2018: Number of attacks - 35% increase as compared to Q1 2018 (April 1, 2018 - June 30, 2018) Peak attack size - (Volume) 42 Gigabits per second (Gbps), (Speed) 4.7 Million packets per second (Mpps) Average peak attack size - 5.7 Gbps which is 111% increase compared to Q2 2017, but a 49% decrease in the average of attack peak sizes, 26% of attacks over 5 Gbps Most common attack mitigated - 56% of attacks were User Datagram Protocol (UDP) floods; 20% of attacks
Pak-Afghan border crossing closed after tension over its fencing
A key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained closed on Monday as the troops of the two countries exchanged fire after tensions over Pakistani officials fencing the border. The Friendship Gate near Chaman in Balochistan province in south-west was closed on Sunday after troops of the two sides exchanged fire about 60 km north of the border town of Chaman, with the clash lasting several hours, according to Dawn. However, it was briefly opened on Sunday evening to let stranded people cross over. Pakistani officials said Afghan troops opened fire on Pakistani personnel who were erecting a fence along the border in the Tandah Dara Sarochahan area. There were no reports of casualties in the clash. After the incident, Pakistani border authorities closed the Friendship Gate near Chaman, leaving thousands of people stranded on both sides of the Pak-Afghan border. The exchange of fire ended in the evening, the officials said. The firing stopped late in the evening but the ...
About 1,000 cartons of liquor seized in Bihar
Nearly 1,000 cartons of foreign and country made liquor, worth about Rs one crore, were seized in an overnight operation in Vaishali district, police said on Monday. The cartons, containing liquor with labels suggesting that the bottles had been brought in from states like Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, were seized from five houses in Diwantok village, they said. The occupants of the houses where the liquor had been illegally stocked fled and a search was on for them. The seized liquor has been carried to the Industrial Area Police Station, which was involved in the operation, in 11 vehicles, they said. Sale and consumption of liquor is banned in Bihar by the Nitish Kumar government in April, 2016.
Searches on in J&K's Kulgam
Security forces started a cordon and search operation on Monday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district after presence of militants was suspected, police said.
Three criminals arrested after encounter in UP, looted police rifles seized from them
Three alleged criminals were arrested in Shamli district's Ragana village after an encounter and two rifles were seized from them which were looted recently from policemen, police said Monday. Superintendent of Police Dinesh Kumar said two of the accused and three policemen, including Sub Inspector Ajay Kasana, were injured in the exchange of fire which occurred Sunday night under Jhinjhana Police Station area. The injured were shifted to a hospital, he said. The SP said a team led by Circle Officer Rajesh Tiwari arrested Amrat Singh, Gurjan and Karan Singh and recovered the two looted rifles from them. The team also seized two motorcycles and one pistol used in the crime. Armed men had looted the rifles from policemen in an attack near Chosana police outpost in Shamli district on October 2. A home guard was injured in the incident. Five teams were constructed to nab the accused and recover the looted rifles.
US agrees to discuss withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan: Taliban delegation
A Taliban delegation, who met United States' Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad in Doha, has stated that the US agreed to discuss the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan.Speaking anonymously, members from Taliban's delegation told Al Jazeera, "Six US delegates arrived in Doha to have a meeting with our (Taliban) leaders [and] agreed to discuss all issues, including the pullout of foreign troops".However, they also mentioned that it was a "preliminary meeting" and that all the issues were discussed in general. Further talks are expected to be held in the near future according to them.The Taliban put forth a number of conditions, including the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan, the lifting of sanctions on its leaders, the release of their group members from prisons in Afghanistan and the establishment of an official political office, according to Al Jazeera.The Taliban had previously confirmed the meeting between the two sides, as ...
18 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attacks on military checkpoints
At least 18 Afghan army soldiers were killed and 10 others kidnapped in attacks carried out by the Taliban militant group against several military checkpoints in the western province of Farah, officials told Efe on Sunday.
Deadline passes for Syria's Idlib buffer without jihadists leaving
A deadline passed Monday without jihadists leaving a planned buffer zone around Syria's last major rebel bastion of Idlib as set out under a Russian-Turkish deal. The radical fighters were supposed to withdraw from the buffer as a final condition to implementing a Russian-Turkish deal to stave off a regime offensive on the northwestern region of Idlib. The accord hung in the balance on the early hours of Monday, seven years into a grinding civil war that has killed more than 360,000 people and displaced millions. Just hours before the cut-off time, Idlib's dominant jihadist group vowed to continue to fight but did not give a clear position on the deal reached in the Russia resort of Sochi. "We have not abandoned our choice of jihad and fighting towards implementing our blessed revolution," said Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an alliance led by the jihadists of Al-Qaeda's former Syrian affiliate. "We appreciate the efforts of all those who strive inside and abroad to protect the liberated ...
Afghanistan: 20 soldiers killed in Taliban attacks
The Taliban mounted attacks on two military check posts here in the western Farah province bordering Iran on Sunday, killing at least 20 Afghanistan soldiers and injuring 11.While five Taliban members were also killed in the attack, more than 10 Afghan soldiers have been taken as hostages by the group.The Governor of Pusht Rod district confirmed the attacks by the Taliban on two military check posts and told Anadolu Agency that the confrontation started on Saturday night and carried on till the wee hours of Sunday morning. He further mentioned that arms and ammunition have also been taken by the Taliban group while confirming the abovementioned figures.However, Muhibullah Muhib, the provincial police headquarters' spokesman, confirmed the death of only 10 soldiers, adding that Special Forces reached the site to free five soldiers who have been taken hostage by Taliban.Meanwhile, Taliban's spokesperson Qari Yosuf Ahmadi claimed that 21 Afghan soldiers were killed, while 12 soldiers ...
Skirmish between Afghan, Pakistan armed forces along Durand Line
The laying down of barbed wires along Durand Line by Pakistan border guards led to a skirmish between the armed forces of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Sunday.Security headquarters in Afghanistan's Kandahar province released a statement accusing Pakistan of intruding into their territory along the Durand Line.Kandahar police spokesperson, Zia Durrani told Anadolu Agency that Pakistan closed the Spin Boldak-Chaman crossing between the two countries following the armed confrontation.Established in 1893, the Durand Line is a 2,430 kilometer line that separates the two nations. Pakistan started the laying down of barbed wires along the line in early 2017, even though Afghanistan opposed the project from the get-go, according to The Express Tribune.The complete line is not officially recognised by Afghanistan as an international border. About a 150 kilometers of the line had already been laid down by the end of 2017.Major General Asif Ghafoor, the incumbent Spokesperson of Pakistan Armed ...
Burmese nationalists stage mass pro-military rally amid Rohingya persecution
Over a thousand nationalist demonstrators took to the streets of Yangon on Sunday to march in support of Myanmar's military at a time when the Southeast Asian country is in the spotlight for the ongoing violent persecution of the Rohingya people.
Libya uncovers 35 more bodies at mass grave
Emergency workers on Sunday uncovered another 35 bodies at a mass grave near Libya's Sirte, authorities said, taking to 110 the total number of remains retrieved from the site. The municipal council in the former jihadist stronghold of Sirte initially said 75 bodies had been found in an agricultural area some 15 kilometres (less than 10 miles) west of the city. On Sunday council spokesman Mohamad al-Amial said in total "110 bodies were uncovered in the mass grave" by the Libyan Red Crescent in the Al-Daheir area. "Personal possessions and mobile phones were found next to the bodies," he added. The first remains found at the site, also removed by the Red Crescent, are to undergo DNA testing by Libyan authorities. "The prosecutor's office told us that it was difficult to identify the bodies therefore it will take time and DNA tests," Amial said. When the municipal council first announced the discovery of the site on Wednesday, the spokesman said the bodies were believed to be Islamic ...
Slain Odisha asst commandant to figure in memorial to be inaugurated by PM
Assistant commandant Pramod Kumar Satpathy, who sacrificed his life fighting Naxals, would be among those whose names would figure in a memorial to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Ministry officials said Sunday. Assistant commandant of the Odisha Police's Special Operations Group (SOG) Satpathy was conferred with the Ashok Chakra posthumously in 2009 for his brave act, they said. He laid down his life on February 16, 2008 during a firefight between the security forces and the Maoists in the Gosama jungle of Ganjam district and adjoining areas of Phulbani district, they recalled. The memorial has been constructed as a tribute for all police personnel who laid down their lives since the country's Independence. Modi will inaugurate it on occasion of the Police Commemoration Day on October 21. Satpathy had laid down his life on February 16, 2008 during a firefight between the security forces and the Maoists in the Gosama jungle of Ganjam district and adjoining areas ..
Israel approves 31 settler homes in flashpoint Hebron: Minister
Israel's government Sunday approved the construction of 31 settler homes in Hebron, the first such green light for the flashpoint West Bank city since 2002, a cabinet minister said. Construction permits were agreed in October last year but needed the government's approval, according to the Peace Now NGO which monitors settlement construction in occupied territory. "For the first time in more than 20 years, Hebron will have a new Jewish neighbourhood where a military camp once stood," Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said after the weekly cabinet meeting. He said in a statement that the project will comprise 31 settler homes and two kindergartens. "It is an important step in the global activity which we are carrying out to reinforce settlements in Judea and Samaria," added Lieberman referring to the occupied West Bank. Hebron is holy to both Muslims and Jews, with Old Testament figures including Abraham believed to be buried there. The city is a flashpoint reflecting the deep ...
Myanmar demonstrators condemn foreign intervention
Several thousand pro-military and nationalist demonstrators have marched through Yangon, voicing their support for Myanmar's armed forces and government while condemning foreign involvement in the country's affairs. The march led to a stage lined with portraits of Senior Gen Min Aung Hlaing, where speakers addressed a flag-waving crowd and condemned the international community's involvement in Myanmar, claiming groups would "fight back" against international bodies who have called for the investigation and prosecution of the country's top generals. A United Nations fact-finding mission reported last month that Myanmar's military systematically killed thousands of Rohingya Muslim civilians, burned hundreds of their villages and engaged in ethnic cleansing and mass rape. It called for top generals to be investigated and prosecuted for genocide.
Three miscreants loot Rs 2.10 lakh from ATM staff in Bihar
Three motorcycle-borne miscreants Sunday looted Rs 2.10 lakh from an ATM staff of a bank in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, a police official said. The three miscreants ambushed the ATM personnel, identified as Murari Lal, and snatched a bag containing Rs 2.10 lakh when he (Lal) went to replenish the ATM with currency notes on his bicycle, Saraiyan Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Shankar Jha said. The miscreants fired two rounds in the air before decamping with the money, the SDPO said. The police have recovered an empty cartridge from the site of occurrence. The incident took place near the ATM located on Chhath Ghat road under the jurisdiction of Sahebganj police station, he said. The police will investigate the matter, particularly the reason as to why the ATM staff had gone alone and that too on a bicycle, a police official said.
Taliban attack Afghan army base, killing 17 soldiers
Afghan officials say the Taliban have attacked an army base, killing 17 Afghan soldiers and abducting 11 others. Ghausuddin Noorzai, the district chief in Pusht Rod, in the western Farah province, says another four soldiers were wounded in the attack, which began late Saturday and continued into Sunday morning. He says the Taliban also overran two checkpoints near the base, seizing weapons and ammunition. Abdul Samad Salehi, a member of the provincial council in Farah, confirmed the death toll and said the troops defending the base received no air support or reinforcements. The Taliban claimed the attack. The insurgents attack security forces on a near-daily basis and have seized several districts across the country.