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Life is Precious I know what frustration feels like I know how it feels to sick at heart While trying to do my best And enslaving myself To other people’s expectation I know how it feels To be accused of things I don’t even know about And to be repaid with bad for The good you did I know how it feels to be alone While everyone gleefully Join together to go against you And how they were glad When your in trouble That they gather gossip And spread it everywhere I know how it feels to sick at heart And to be worn out from sobbing Every night tears drench your bed And how your pillow wet from weeping I know how it feels to cry And ask yourself “Why God?” But I step out of that weakness And step up into strength That’s when I appreciate and value Life most I’d learnt To be grateful for every moment And while I strive for improvement I count my blessings… Do You Count YOURS? HappY NeW mONtH of NoVEMbER!!! You Shall Live to Testify The GoODneSS of the AlMIGHTY ...

The Etisalat Prize for Literature is the first ever pan-African prize celebrating first time writers of published fiction books. The Prize aims to serve as a platform for the discovery of new creative talent out of the continent and invariably promote the burgeoning publishing industry in Africa. By recognizing and celebrating writers and other members of the literary community across Africa, Etisalat plans to bring some much needed awareness and acclaim to the art of Fiction writing while also applauding and rewarding the efforts of those who have ventured into this genre in recent times. At the core of Etisalat’s vision is promoting passion, nurturing talent and providing a platform for communicating ideas, The ‘Etisalat Prize for Literature’ wholly embodies this vision, bringing together celebrated high profile writers, book critics and academics from across the Continent and beyond in order to give credence and honor to ‘home-grown’ talent while also rewarding new entrants and en...

*. France, US - both 12% *. Italy, China - both 9% *. Germany - 8% *. UK, Russia - both 5% *. Spain, Argentina - both 4% *. Source: Morgan Stanley The report by Morgan Stanley's analysts Tom Kierath and Crystal Wang says global wine consumption has been rising since 1996 (except a drop in 2008-09), and presently stands at about 3bn cases per year. At the same time, there are currently more than one million wine producers worldwide, making some 2.8bn cases each year. The authors predict that - in the short term - "inventories will likely be reduced as current consumption continues to be predominantly supplied by previous vintages" And as consumption then inevitably turns to the 2012 vintage, the authors say they "expect the current production shortfall to culminate in a significant increase in export demand, and higher prices for exports globally". They say this could be partly explained by "plummeting production" in Europe due to "ongoin...

The world is facing a wine shortage, with global consumer demand already significantly outstripping supply, a report has warned. The research by America's Morgan Stanley financial services giant says demand for wine "exceeded supply by 300m cases in 2012". It describes this as "the deepest shortfall in over 40 years of records". Last year, production also dropped to its lowest levels in more than four decades. Global production has been steadily declining since its peak in 2004, when supply outweighed demand by about 600m cases.

Gareth Bale has joined Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on the shortlist for FIFA's Ballon d'Or award to crown the world's best player. The Welsh winger became the world's most expensive player when he completed his reported €100million move from Tottenham to Real Madrid in the close-season, and he has now been included among the 23 names in line for the prestigoius annual prize. The 24-year-old is joined on the list by Real team-mate Ronaldo and Barcelona star Messi, who headline a glittering array of talent in the running for the award, which will be announced on January 13. Argentina star Messi has been named as the world's best player for the last four years, while Ronaldo picked up the gong in 2008 and was runner-up in 2009, 2011 and 2012. Both will once again be among the favourites after a year in which Messi inspired Barcelona to the Liga title, while earlier this month Ronaldo became the first player from any of Europe's big five leagues to score ...

Kyle Walker is determined to repay Tottenham's faith in him by helping them to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League this season. England right-back Walker signed a new six-year contract on Monday, which will keep him at White Hart Lane until 2019. The 23-year-old joined Spurs from Sheffield United in 2009 and is eyeing a long stint at a club he believes are heading in the right direction under boss Andre Villas-Boas. "It's fantastic," he told the club's official website. "When I first signed here at the age of 18, I always wanted to make it a long stay. "The lads are fantastic as well as the manager and everyone surrounding the club – it just makes it a lot easier when they do offer you a contract to sign it. "I'm very thankful to the chairman (Daniel Levy) for giving me an extension on the contract and hopefully I can repay him by putting the performances in on the pitch and getting that top-four spot." Walker has been ever...

Kyle Walker is determined to repay Tottenham's faith in him by helping them to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League this season. England right-back Walker signed a new six-year contract on Monday, which will keep him at White Hart Lane until 2019. The 23-year-old joined Spurs from Sheffield United in 2009 and is eyeing a long stint at a club he believes are heading in the right direction under boss Andre Villas-Boas. "It's fantastic," he told the club's official website. "When I first signed here at the age of 18, I always wanted to make it a long stay. "The lads are fantastic as well as the manager and everyone surrounding the club – it just makes it a lot easier when they do offer you a contract to sign it. "I'm very thankful to the chairman (Daniel Levy) for giving me an extension on the contract and hopefully I can repay him by putting the performances in on the pitch and getting that top-four spot." Walker has been ever...

The Kingdom of Morocco is the most westerly of the North African countries known as the Maghreb - the "Arab West". It has Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines, a rugged mountain interior and a history of independence not shared by its neighbours. Its rich culture is a blend of Arab, Berber, European and African influences. Morocco was a French protectorate from 1912 to 1956, when Sultan Mohammed became king. He was succeeded in 1961 by his son, Hassan II, who ruled for 38 years and played a prominent role in the search for peace in the Middle East. He also ruthlessly suppressed domestic opposition. A truth commission set up to investigate human rights violations during his reign confirmed nearly 10,000 cases, ranging from death in detention to forced exile. A former capital, Marrakesh is famed for its architecture Hassan's son and successor in 1999, Mohammed VI, is a cautious moderniser who has introduced some economic and social liberalisation. In 2011 he revised t...

Mauritius, a volcanic island of lagoons and palm-fringed beaches in the Indian Ocean, has a reputation for stability and racial harmony among its mixed population of Asians, Europeans and Africans. The island has maintained one of the developing world's most successful democracies and has enjoyed years of constitutional order. It has preserved its image as one of Africa's few social and economic success stories. Once reliant on sugar as its main crop export, Mauritius was hit by the removal of European trade preferences but has successfully diversified into textiles, upmarket tourism, banking and business outsourcing. The strategy helped the island's economy weather the world financial crisis of 2008-9 better than expected. At a glance Mauritius is famed for its rare plantlife >> Politics: Navin Ramgoolam became premier in July 2005, having already held the post from 1995 to 2000. Changing coalitions are a feature of politics >> Economy: Political stab...

Mauritania is One of Africa's newest oil producers, Mauritania bridges the Arab Maghreb and western sub-Saharan Africa. The largely-desert country presents a cultural contrast, with an Arab-Berber population to the north and black Africans to the south. Many of its people are nomads. In the Middle Ages Mauritania was the cradle of the Almoravid movement, which spread Islam throughout the region and for a while controlled the Islamic part of Spain. European traders began to show interest in Mauritania in the 15th century. France gained control of the coastal region in 1817, and in 1904 a formal French protectorate was extended over the territory. Morocco opposed the country's independence in 1960 and for a time tried to absorb it. But Morocco's King Hassan II later improved ties as part of his plan to divide Western Sahara. At a glance Mauritania has large regions of sand desert *.Politics: A coup in 2005 ended President Taya's two decades of authoritarian rule; p...

Continuation:.... Services are unable to operate between Salisbury and Southampton, between Maidenhead and Bourne End or between Henley on Thames and Twyford *. Virgin West Coastis advising customers not to attempt to travel on services on the southern end of the West Coast Main Line. Services from and to London Euston are suspended due to a tree blocking the line *. First Capital Connectand C2Csaid services are suspended until further notice. Greater Angliaand Stansted Expresshave also said services will not run until after 12:00 GMT. Southernand Gatwick Expresssaid the Brighton mainline has now been cleared of trees and services will resume, while services will operate on other routes as they are confirmed to be clear *. London Overgroundis operating a limited service with severe delays, while Southeasternis operating a limited service on some lines but says most of its lines do not have services *. Transport for London(TfL) said there was disruption to six Underground l...

A teenager in Kent and a man in Watford have been killed by falling trees as a storm batters parts of Britain. Around 270,000 homes are without power, while rail services across much of southern Britain have been cancelled as high winds brought down trees. Network Rail said the damage was "worse than expected," while 130 flights have been cancelled at Heathrow airport. The Met Office said a gustof 99mph (159km/h) was recorded at Needles Old Battery, Isle of Wight, at 05:00 GMT. A 17-year-old girl suffered fatal injurieswhen the tree came down where she was sleeping in Hever, Edenbridge, at about 07:20 GMT. A man in his 50s was pronounced dead at the sceneafter a tree crushed a red Peugot 307 at Lower High Street in Watford, Hertfordshire, at 6:50 GMT. Next-of-kin have been informed. BBC forecaster Steve Cleeton said the storm was "pretty much over" in the UK. The Environment Agency has issued 12 flood warnings- in south-west England, East Anglia and the ...

The apocryphal and numerically fluctuating line about the Velvet Underground, often attributed to Brian Eno, is that just 3,000 people bought "The Velvet Underground and Nico," but every one of them formed a band. It wasn't true -- the 1967 album sold more than 50,000 copies in its first two years of release -- but the influence of the album is inescapable. The Velvets were precursors to punk rock, art rock, avant-garde rock, almost any kind of rock that veered from the status quo. And, not to discount the contributions of John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Maureen Tucker and the soon-to-depart Nico, but the voice of the band was Lou Reed. The singer, guitarist and songwriter died Sunday, according to his publicist. He had undergone a liver transplant in May. The Velvet Underground brought a thrilling dose of downtown noise and crudeness to a rock scene that was beginning to take its love-and-peace feelings all too seriously. Reed's songs, such as "Waiting for the...

The apocryphal and numerically fluctuating line about the Velvet Underground, often attributed to Brian Eno, is that just 3,000 people bought "The Velvet Underground and Nico," but every one of them formed a band. It wasn't true -- the 1967 album sold more than 50,000 copies in its first two years of release -- but the influence of the album is inescapable. The Velvets were precursors to punk rock, art rock, avant-garde rock, almost any kind of rock that veered from the status quo. And, not to discount the contributions of John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Maureen Tucker and the soon-to-depart Nico, but the voice of the band was Lou Reed. The singer, guitarist and songwriter died Sunday, according to his publicist. He had undergone a liver transplant in May. The Velvet Underground brought a thrilling dose of downtown noise and crudeness to a rock scene that was beginning to take its love-and-peace feelings all too seriously. Reed's songs, such as "Waiting for the...

Lou Reed, who took rock 'n' roll into dark corners as a songwriter, vocalist and guitarist for the Velvet Underground and as a solo artist, died Sunday, his publicist said. He was 71. "It is now officially confirmed that Lou Reed did pass away several hours ago," said Peter Noble. Noble didn't disclose details of Reed's death. Reed was a rock pioneer who went from record label songwriter to a member of a short-lived, but innovative and influential band. "Lou Reed's influence is one that there are really only a tiny handful of other figures who you can compare to him," said Simon Vozick-Levinson, a senior editor at Rolling Stone, which first reported Reed's death. "He spoke incredibly frankly about the realities of being an artist, being a person who lived life on one's own terms. He didn't prettify things. He didn't sugarcoat things. He showed life as it really is and that's something that made him a true original, a...

Lou Reed, who took rock 'n' roll into dark corners as a songwriter, vocalist and guitarist for the Velvet Underground and as a solo artist, died Sunday, his publicist said. He was 71. "It is now officially confirmed that Lou Reed did pass away several hours ago," said Peter Noble. Noble didn't disclose details of Reed's death. Reed was a rock pioneer who went from record label songwriter to a member of a short-lived, but innovative and influential band. "Lou Reed's influence is one that there are really only a tiny handful of other figures who you can compare to him," said Simon Vozick-Levinson, a senior editor at Rolling Stone, which first reported Reed's death. "He spoke incredibly frankly about the realities of being an artist, being a person who lived life on one's own terms. He didn't prettify things. He didn't sugarcoat things. He showed life as it really is and that's something that made him a true original, a...

Colin Baird still remembers the day he got the call from work more than 23 years ago, when he learned of his co-worker's fate. "We need you to come in," said his colleague from the Sealand of the Pacific in Victoria. His fellow trainer, 20-year old Keltie Byrne, had slipped and fallen into the orca tank. Byrne was an exceptionally strong swimmer but she was no match for the aquarium's killer whales. "She tried to get back out and the other girl tried to pull her up, but the whale grabbed her back foot and pulled her under," eyewitness Nadine Kallen told CNN affiliate CTV in 1991. "And then the whales -- they bounced her around the pool a whole bunch of times, and she was screaming for help. "They tried to grab her with sticks, but they couldn't get her," Kallen said. "And she finally didn't come up any more." There were three orcas at Sealand at the time -- two females, Haida and Nootka, and Tilikum, the sole male. Tilik...

Colin Baird still remembers the day he got the call from work more than 23 years ago, when he learned of his co-worker's fate. "We need you to come in," said his colleague from the Sealand of the Pacific in Victoria. His fellow trainer, 20-year old Keltie Byrne, had slipped and fallen into the orca tank. Byrne was an exceptionally strong swimmer but she was no match for the aquarium's killer whales. "She tried to get back out and the other girl tried to pull her up, but the whale grabbed her back foot and pulled her under," eyewitness Nadine Kallen told CNN affiliate CTV in 1991. "And then the whales -- they bounced her around the pool a whole bunch of times, and she was screaming for help. "They tried to grab her with sticks, but they couldn't get her," Kallen said. "And she finally didn't come up any more." There were three orcas at Sealand at the time -- two females, Haida and Nootka, and Tilikum, the sole male. Tilik...

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At an Islamic conference in Washington DC, the BBC's Tara McKelvey found delegates split about President Obama's plan to attack Syria. Ziyad Shalaby, a graduate student at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, says the US should launch strikes against President Bashar al-Assad's forces. Mr Shalaby and his fiancee, Amal Omar, were at the Washington Convention Center in the US capital on Sunday for a conference sponsored by the Islamic Society of North America. We say we're going to help, and then nothing gets done Ziyad Shalaby, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia The event was billed as one of the largest gatherings of American Muslims in the US. People attended lectures on such subjects as spirituality and Muslim dating. But in the hallways they were talking about Syria. Mr Shalaby and others are following the Syria debates on Capitol Hill. They are also struggling with the question of what the US should do to help ease the crisis in the war-torn country. He s...

Tescooccupies a unique place in British retail, visited by millions but controversial to many. It all started with a barrow selling fish paste, says Denise Winterman. People spend billions each year shopping online, but few know it was a grandmother from Gateshead who pioneered it from her living room, says Jon Kelly. Nearly five decades have passed since the UK's first out-of- town superstore opened its doors. It differed starkly from the outlets used by millions today, but it helped change British shopping forever, says Jon Kelly - of the shop we now know asAsda. "For example, with the Waitrose opening in Helensburgh, we've been told that an Indian restaurant, with a branch already near one of our Glasgow shops has decided to invest here and an existing delicatessen is opening a restaurant in the town on the back of us coming." The location is a long way from Acton, London, where the original Waite, Rose & Taylor opened in 1904, and even further fro...

The 300th Waitrose has opened in Helensburgh, near Glasgow. Is getting a Waitrose in your neighbourhood the ultimate badge of endorsement? A lot of people apparently believe in something called the "Waitrose effect". Take the opening of a branch in the Gloucestershire town of Chipping Sodbury this summer. "Chipping Sodbury property price rise is attributed to the building of a new Waitrose store," ran a local paper's headline. A Sunday Times article had identified the town as a potential property hot spot, adding that "the opening of Britain's most middle-class supermarket can only push values higher". Citing the "Waitrose effect", one local firm of solicitors announced on its website: "Chipping Sodbury will become aspirational with opening of new Waitrose store." It offered a special "Waitrose conveyancing" discount ahead of the store's opening. The effect has been studied, by estate agents at least. Savills...

The US has been spying on German Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone since 2002, according to a report in Der Spiegel magazine. The German publication claims to have seen secret documents from the National Security Agency which show Mrs Merkel's number on a list dating from 2002 - before she became chancellor. Another report says Mr Obama was told in 2010 about the surveillance. Meanwhile Washington has seen a protest against the NSA's spying programme. Several thousand protesters marched to the US Capitol to demand a limit to the surveillance. Some of them held banners in support of the fugitive former contractor Edward Snowden, who revealed the extent of the NSA's activities. 'No-spy deal' The nature of the monitoring of Mrs Merkel's mobile phone is not clear from the files, Der Spiegel says. For example, it is possible that the chancellor's conversations were recorded, or that her contacts were simply assessed. Germany is sending its top i...

The US actress Marcia Wallace, best known as the voice of Bart Simpson's teacher Edna Krabappel, has died at the age of 70. Her death was announced in a statementfrom executive producer Al Jean. Wallace won an Emmy in 1992 for her work on The Simpsons, as a jaded, grumpy fourth-grade teacher, forced to put up with Bart's antics. Jean said her "irreplaceable character" would be retired from the show. "I was tremendously saddened to learn this morning of the passing of the brilliant and gracious Marcia Wallace," he said on Saturday. She brings life to something that's written on a page Bill Schultz, The Simpsons writer and producer "She was beloved by all at The Simpsons. It's a terrible loss for all who had the pleasure of knowing her." 'A legend' Wallace had played Edna Krabappel since The Simpsons began in 1990. Her character was known for the catchphrase "Do what I mean, not what I say" and exclaiming "Ha!...

London - Brent crude oil fell below 107 dollars a barrel on Friday in a third day of falls on concerns over increasing supply and faltering demand despite signs of faster economic growth in China. Worries that the escalating war in Syria could disrupt Middle East oil supplies pushed Brent to a six-month high above 117 dollars in August. Prices have dropped more than 10 dollars a barrel since then and some analysts see further falls ahead. U.S. light crude oil has been depressed by a seasonal dip in demand and increasing domestic oil production that has boosted stockpiles, particularly in the U.S. Gulf coast. Brent crude for December was down 20 cents a barrel to 106.79 dollars by 0845 GMT, down three per cent on the week. U.S. crude oil was up 20 cents at 97.31 dollars, although still down around 3.5 per cent on the week, its biggest weekly loss since June. "We are seeing some consolidation after several days of falls. "But the fact that prices have not bounced back i...

London - Brent crude oil fell below 107 dollars a barrel on Friday in a third day of falls on concerns over increasing supply and faltering demand despite signs of faster economic growth in China. Worries that the escalating war in Syria could disrupt Middle East oil supplies pushed Brent to a six-month high above 117 dollars in August. Prices have dropped more than 10 dollars a barrel since then and some analysts see further falls ahead. U.S. light crude oil has been depressed by a seasonal dip in demand and increasing domestic oil production that has boosted stockpiles, particularly in the U.S. Gulf coast. Brent crude for December was down 20 cents a barrel to 106.79 dollars by 0845 GMT, down three per cent on the week. U.S. crude oil was up 20 cents at 97.31 dollars, although still down around 3.5 per cent on the week, its biggest weekly loss since June. "We are seeing some consolidation after several days of falls. "But the fact that prices have not bounced back i...

London - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said on Friday that he wouldn't be surprised to see Alex Ferguson go back on his decision to retire. Former Manchester United manager Ferguson quit Old Trafford at the end of last season after 26 and a half years in charge. The Scot was back in the headlines this week with the publication of an updated autobiography which included a number of stinging rebukes aimed at the likes of David Beckham, Roy Keane, Steven Gerrard and Rafael Benitez. Wenger has his own dedicated chapter in the book, entitled 'Competing with Wenger' - much of which is centred around the infamous 'pizzagate' at Old Trafford in October 2004 when United ended the Gunners' 49-match unbeaten Premier League run. The Gunners boss had a spikey relationship with Ferguson at times, but they are more friendly these days. And Wenger, now the longest-serving manager in the Premier League following Ferguson's retirement, is not certain it will be easy ...

London - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said on Friday that he wouldn't be surprised to see Alex Ferguson go back on his decision to retire. Former Manchester United manager Ferguson quit Old Trafford at the end of last season after 26 and a half years in charge. The Scot was back in the headlines this week with the publication of an updated autobiography which included a number of stinging rebukes aimed at the likes of David Beckham, Roy Keane, Steven Gerrard and Rafael Benitez. Wenger has his own dedicated chapter in the book, entitled 'Competing with Wenger' - much of which is centred around the infamous 'pizzagate' at Old Trafford in October 2004 when United ended the Gunners' 49-match unbeaten Premier League run. The Gunners boss had a spikey relationship with Ferguson at times, but they are more friendly these days. And Wenger, now the longest-serving manager in the Premier League following Ferguson's retirement, is not certain it will be easy ...

Abuja - Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets on Friday ended their Group F campaign with a 5-0 whipping of Iraq to advancing to the second round of the ongoing 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. The Nigerian side won in style to finish top of their group ahead of rivals Mexico in their match at the Rashid Stadium in Dubai, in the competition holding at UAE. Four goals in the first half set the tempo for the match to send the Iraqis home after three straight losses. Mexico and Sweden also go through to the Round of 16 from the group in second and third places respectively. Chidiebere Nwakali hit the woodwork after only two minutes, and it was a hint of things to come as the Nigerian side roared into incredible form. Some seconds later, they took the lead when Musa Yahaya was fouled in the area and Musa Muhammed converted from the penalty spot. The scorer turned provider a minute later, with his cross picking out Nwakali who had enough time and space to put the ball away from close range.Nigeria were 3...

Abuja - Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets on Friday ended their Group F campaign with a 5-0 whipping of Iraq to advancing to the second round of the ongoing 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. The Nigerian side won in style to finish top of their group ahead of rivals Mexico in their match at the Rashid Stadium in Dubai, in the competition holding at UAE. Four goals in the first half set the tempo for the match to send the Iraqis home after three straight losses. Mexico and Sweden also go through to the Round of 16 from the group in second and third places respectively. Chidiebere Nwakali hit the woodwork after only two minutes, and it was a hint of things to come as the Nigerian side roared into incredible form. Some seconds later, they took the lead when Musa Yahaya was fouled in the area and Musa Muhammed converted from the penalty spot. The scorer turned provider a minute later, with his cross picking out Nwakali who had enough time and space to put the ball away from close range.Nigeria were 3...

Abuja - The police in Enugu State have nabbed four ritual suspects for abducting, beheading and cutting the private parts of a five-year-old boy before dumping him in water tank. This arrest is contained in a statement signed by Mr Ebere Amaraizu, the Police Public Relations Officer, in Enugu on Friday. Amaraizu said the victim, Promise Osakwe, was abducted by unknown persons at his home town in Aninri on October 11. The deceased body was later found in water tank, without the head, and the private parts. The suspects from Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State were nabbed in connection with the crime. In a related development the police have successfully rescued one Chinenye Onyia of Udi in Enugu State form the grip of kidnappers. Onyia was earlier reported by the husband as having been allegedly kidnapped by unknown persons on October 16, and was rescued in Gboko, Benue.The police gathered that the victim had been staying with the said James Terkula in Gboko “on a self ar...

Antananarivo - Counting began on Friday in Madagascar's presidential election, which voters hope will encourage investors and donors to return to the Indian Ocean island, four years after a coup sent its economy reeling. Madagascar, famed for its wildlife and eyed by foreign firms for its minerals, has struggled to lure back tourists and court oil and mining giants since street protests and mutinous troops swept former disc jockey Andry Rajoelina into power in 2009. The economy has slumped and poverty has deepened. "The vote was an opportunity to show how fed up we had become," said English teacher Lorette Rasoafara as the tallying started, adding she had voted for a new political face. "If you wanted to go back in time you voted for the old guard." It could be more than a week before the election result is clear. There are no exit polls and while partial results were expected to trickle in overnight, the electoral commission (Cenit) has until 8 November to ...

Antananarivo - Counting began on Friday in Madagascar's presidential election, which voters hope will encourage investors and donors to return to the Indian Ocean island, four years after a coup sent its economy reeling. Madagascar, famed for its wildlife and eyed by foreign firms for its minerals, has struggled to lure back tourists and court oil and mining giants since street protests and mutinous troops swept former disc jockey Andry Rajoelina into power in 2009. The economy has slumped and poverty has deepened. "The vote was an opportunity to show how fed up we had become," said English teacher Lorette Rasoafara as the tallying started, adding she had voted for a new political face. "If you wanted to go back in time you voted for the old guard." It could be more than a week before the election result is clear. There are no exit polls and while partial results were expected to trickle in overnight, the electoral commission (Cenit) has until 8 November to ...

London - A Ukrainian student was jailed for a minimum of 40 years by a British court on Friday for murdering a Muslim grandfather and planting bombs near three mosques as part of what police called a racist terror campaign. Pavlo Lapshyn, 25, had pleaded guilty on Monday to stabbing 82-year-old Mohammed Saleem to death as he walked home from a mosque in the central English city of Birmingham in April. Lapshyn, a postgraduate student from the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk, also admitted plotting to cause explosions at mosques in three towns in central England. No one was injured in the blasts in the towns of Walsall, Wolverhampton and Tipton in June and July. Judge Nigel Sweeney, sitting at the Old Bailey in London, the central criminal court for England and Wales, sentenced Lapshyn to life in jail with a minimum term of 40 years on Friday. "You clearly hold extremist right-wing, white supremacist views and you were motivated to commit the offences by religious and ...

London - A Ukrainian student was jailed for a minimum of 40 years by a British court on Friday for murdering a Muslim grandfather and planting bombs near three mosques as part of what police called a racist terror campaign. Pavlo Lapshyn, 25, had pleaded guilty on Monday to stabbing 82-year-old Mohammed Saleem to death as he walked home from a mosque in the central English city of Birmingham in April. Lapshyn, a postgraduate student from the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk, also admitted plotting to cause explosions at mosques in three towns in central England. No one was injured in the blasts in the towns of Walsall, Wolverhampton and Tipton in June and July. Judge Nigel Sweeney, sitting at the Old Bailey in London, the central criminal court for England and Wales, sentenced Lapshyn to life in jail with a minimum term of 40 years on Friday. "You clearly hold extremist right-wing, white supremacist views and you were motivated to commit the offences by religious and ...

London - A Ukrainian student was jailed for a minimum of 40 years by a British court on Friday for murdering a Muslim grandfather and planting bombs near three mosques as part of what police called a racist terror campaign. Pavlo Lapshyn, 25, had pleaded guilty on Monday to stabbing 82-year-old Mohammed Saleem to death as he walked home from a mosque in the central English city of Birmingham in April. Lapshyn, a postgraduate student from the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk, also admitted plotting to cause explosions at mosques in three towns in central England. No one was injured in the blasts in the towns of Walsall, Wolverhampton and Tipton in June and July. Judge Nigel Sweeney, sitting at the Old Bailey in London, the central criminal court for England and Wales, sentenced Lapshyn to life in jail with a minimum term of 40 years on Friday. "You clearly hold extremist right-wing, white supremacist views and you were motivated to commit the offences by religious and ...

London - A Ukrainian student was jailed for a minimum of 40 years by a British court on Friday for murdering a Muslim grandfather and planting bombs near three mosques as part of what police called a racist terror campaign. Pavlo Lapshyn, 25, had pleaded guilty on Monday to stabbing 82-year-old Mohammed Saleem to death as he walked home from a mosque in the central English city of Birmingham in April. Lapshyn, a postgraduate student from the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk, also admitted plotting to cause explosions at mosques in three towns in central England. No one was injured in the blasts in the towns of Walsall, Wolverhampton and Tipton in June and July. Judge Nigel Sweeney, sitting at the Old Bailey in London, the central criminal court for England and Wales, sentenced Lapshyn to life in jail with a minimum term of 40 years on Friday. "You clearly hold extremist right-wing, white supremacist views and you were motivated to commit the offences by religious and ...

London - A Ukrainian student was jailed for a minimum of 40 years by a British court on Friday for murdering a Muslim grandfather and planting bombs near three mosques as part of what police called a racist terror campaign. Pavlo Lapshyn, 25, had pleaded guilty on Monday to stabbing 82-year-old Mohammed Saleem to death as he walked home from a mosque in the central English city of Birmingham in April. Lapshyn, a postgraduate student from the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk, also admitted plotting to cause explosions at mosques in three towns in central England. No one was injured in the blasts in the towns of Walsall, Wolverhampton and Tipton in June and July. Judge Nigel Sweeney, sitting at the Old Bailey in London, the central criminal court for England and Wales, sentenced Lapshyn to life in jail with a minimum term of 40 years on Friday. "You clearly hold extremist right-wing, white supremacist views and you were motivated to commit the offences by religious and ...

London - A Ukrainian student was jailed for a minimum of 40 years by a British court on Friday for murdering a Muslim grandfather and planting bombs near three mosques as part of what police called a racist terror campaign. Pavlo Lapshyn, 25, had pleaded guilty on Monday to stabbing 82-year-old Mohammed Saleem to death as he walked home from a mosque in the central English city of Birmingham in April. Lapshyn, a postgraduate student from the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk, also admitted plotting to cause explosions at mosques in three towns in central England. No one was injured in the blasts in the towns of Walsall, Wolverhampton and Tipton in June and July. Judge Nigel Sweeney, sitting at the Old Bailey in London, the central criminal court for England and Wales, sentenced Lapshyn to life in jail with a minimum term of 40 years on Friday. "You clearly hold extremist right-wing, white supremacist views and you were motivated to commit the offences by religious and ...

London - A Ukrainian student was jailed for a minimum of 40 years by a British court on Friday for murdering a Muslim grandfather and planting bombs near three mosques as part of what police called a racist terror campaign. Pavlo Lapshyn, 25, had pleaded guilty on Monday to stabbing 82-year-old Mohammed Saleem to death as he walked home from a mosque in the central English city of Birmingham in April. Lapshyn, a postgraduate student from the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk, also admitted plotting to cause explosions at mosques in three towns in central England. No one was injured in the blasts in the towns of Walsall, Wolverhampton and Tipton in June and July. Judge Nigel Sweeney, sitting at the Old Bailey in London, the central criminal court for England and Wales, sentenced Lapshyn to life in jail with a minimum term of 40 years on Friday. "You clearly hold extremist right-wing, white supremacist views and you were motivated to commit the offences by religious and ...

London - A Ukrainian student was jailed for a minimum of 40 years by a British court on Friday for murdering a Muslim grandfather and planting bombs near three mosques as part of what police called a racist terror campaign. Pavlo Lapshyn, 25, had pleaded guilty on Monday to stabbing 82-year-old Mohammed Saleem to death as he walked home from a mosque in the central English city of Birmingham in April. Lapshyn, a postgraduate student from the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk, also admitted plotting to cause explosions at mosques in three towns in central England. No one was injured in the blasts in the towns of Walsall, Wolverhampton and Tipton in June and July. Judge Nigel Sweeney, sitting at the Old Bailey in London, the central criminal court for England and Wales, sentenced Lapshyn to life in jail with a minimum term of 40 years on Friday. "You clearly hold extremist right-wing, white supremacist views and you were motivated to commit the offences by religious and ...

London - A Ukrainian student was jailed for a minimum of 40 years by a British court on Friday for murdering a Muslim grandfather and planting bombs near three mosques as part of what police called a racist terror campaign. Pavlo Lapshyn, 25, had pleaded guilty on Monday to stabbing 82-year-old Mohammed Saleem to death as he walked home from a mosque in the central English city of Birmingham in April. Lapshyn, a postgraduate student from the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk, also admitted plotting to cause explosions at mosques in three towns in central England. No one was injured in the blasts in the towns of Walsall, Wolverhampton and Tipton in June and July. Judge Nigel Sweeney, sitting at the Old Bailey in London, the central criminal court for England and Wales, sentenced Lapshyn to life in jail with a minimum term of 40 years on Friday. "You clearly hold extremist right-wing, white supremacist views and you were motivated to commit the offences by religious and ...

London - A Ukrainian student was jailed for a minimum of 40 years by a British court on Friday for murdering a Muslim grandfather and planting bombs near three mosques as part of what police called a racist terror campaign. Pavlo Lapshyn, 25, had pleaded guilty on Monday to stabbing 82-year-old Mohammed Saleem to death as he walked home from a mosque in the central English city of Birmingham in April. Lapshyn, a postgraduate student from the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk, also admitted plotting to cause explosions at mosques in three towns in central England. No one was injured in the blasts in the towns of Walsall, Wolverhampton and Tipton in June and July. Judge Nigel Sweeney, sitting at the Old Bailey in London, the central criminal court for England and Wales, sentenced Lapshyn to life in jail with a minimum term of 40 years on Friday. "You clearly hold extremist right-wing, white supremacist views and you were motivated to commit the offences by religious and ...