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Women Claim Discrimination Over World Cup Turf

Written By Unknown on Sabtu, 06 Desember 2014 | 23.17

A legal challenge by players who say staging the Women's World Cup on artificial grass is discriminatory threatens to overshadow the draw for the tournament's group stage this evening.

FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke has described the claim as "a nonsense" as the teams competing in Canada 2015 await their fate.

The lawsuit against FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association has been filed by players, including American star forward Abby Wambach.

It cites gender discrimination - pointing out that every men's World Cup has been played on grass.

But speaking at a news conference in Ottawa, Mr Valcke said: "I'm amazed by the size, or the scale, of the discussion and where we are when it's about artificial pitches.

"Why? Because we have decided at FIFA - and it's part of our statutes and regulations - that artificial pitches can be used as natural grass to make sure we can play football everywhere around the world.

"If anyone is saying the use of the artificial pitch is a question of discrimination, it's a nonsense.

"It's completely crazy to say that. It has nothing to do with discrimination."

Mr Valcke said FIFA was "working every day to develop women's football around the world" - but that artificial pitches were commonplace in Canada.

He added that tournament prize money would increase to $15m (£9.6m) - a 50% rise from the 2011 tournament.

The prize pot for the 2014 men's World Cup was $576m (£370m).

The lawsuit has been filed under Ontario's Human Rights Code.

FIFA has come under attack in recent months over the bidding process for the men's World Cups in 2018 and 2022, won by Russia and Qatar respectively.

Both countries, along with England, have been accused of breaking FIFA rules.


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Al Qaeda Subway Plot Suspect Killed In Pakistan

One of al Qaeda's senior operatives, who was charged in the US with plotting to bomb the New York and British underground rail systems, has been killed by Pakistani soldiers.

The military announced that Adnan Shukrijumah died along with two other suspected militants in the South Waziristan tribal area.

The region is part of the mountainous territory bordering Afghanistan that is home to various militant groups fighting both in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

"The al Qaeda leader, who was killed by the Pakistan army in a successful operation, is the same person who had been indicted in the United States," said a senior Pakistani army officer.

As al Qaeda's head of external operations, the 39-year-old occupied a position once held by 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

The FBI lists Shukrijumah, a Saudi national, as a "most wanted" terrorist and the US State Department had offered a $5m reward for his capture.

After the 11 September terror attacks, Shukrijumah was seen as one of al Qaeda's best chances to attack inside the US or Europe, captured terrorist Abu Zubaydah told US authorities.

Shukrijumah studied at a community college in Florida but when the FBI showed up to arrest him as a material witness to a terrorism case in 2003, he had already left the country.

Federal prosecutors in the US allege Shukrijumah recruited three men in 2008 to receive training in Pakistan for the subway system attack.

The New York indictment links him to the Manhattan plot and a similar never-executed scheme to attack the London Underground network.

Attorney General Eric Holder has called that plot one of the most dangerous since the terror attacks of 11 September, 2001.

The Pakistani military said that Shukrijumah had recently moved from the North Waziristan tribal area to South Waziristan to avoid a military operation the Pakistanis launched in June.

The military said he was hiding in a compound when he was killed but gave few other details about the raid. One Pakistani soldier was killed and another seriously wounded during the assault, the military said.

Pakistan's army spokesman, Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa, said on Twitter that five "terrorists" were also detained in the raid.


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Cop Killing Of Black Man On Stairwell Probed

By Sky News US Team

A New York City district attorney has announced he will convene a grand jury to consider charges against a rookie cop who fatally shot a black man.

The news came just hours before a memorial service for Akai Gurley, 28, who died on 20 November after he was shot once in the chest.

Probationary Officer Peter Liang's gun fired accidentally on the dimly lit stairwell of a housing project, police officials have said.

It is the latest case in a debate about policing, racial profiling and criminal justice, which has spawned a third night of nationwide protests.

Announcing the grand jury plan, Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson said in a statement: "It is important to get to the bottom of what happened."

He added: "I pledge to conduct a full and fair investigation and to give the grand jury all of the information necessary to do its job."

The prosecutor, who is black, said there was no timeline for the jurors to be impanelled. 

The New York Daily News reported on Friday that the officer involved texted his union representative as Mr Gurley lay dying.

After Officer Liang discharged the bullet that struck Mr Gurley, he and partner Shaun Landau did not respond to radio contact for more than six and a half minutes, according to the newspaper.

A neighbour phoned for the ambulance that took Mr Gurley to hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival, reports the Daily News.

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    An NYPD policeman stands next to protesters on a second night of nationwide demonstrations over the death of a black man and the clearing of a white cop who restrained him in an alleged chokehold

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    Families 'Confident' In Thai Murder Inquiry

    The families of two young Britons murdered in Thailand say they are "confident" in the work being carried out to solve the "atrocious crimes".

    Students David Miller, 24, from Jersey, and 23-year-old Hannah Witheridge, from Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, were found dead on a beach on the holiday island of Ko Tao in September.

    Two Burmese bar workers are accused of the murders, but claim they were tortured by the Thai police to secure a confession.

    Amnesty International has called for an investigation into the allegations.

    The families of Mr Miller and Ms Witheridge have issued statements thanking Metropolitan Police detectives for reviewing the case, and calling for the investigation to be allowed to take its course.

    Ms Witheridge's family said: "We would like to thank the officers who travelled to Thailand to review the case and the Royal Thai Police for facilitating their visit."

    They added: "We would like to stress that as a family we are confident in the work that has been carried out into these atrocious crimes and want to remind both press and public that they do not have the full facts to report and make comment on at this stage.

    "Our thoughts, as always, are with the Miller family. Together we stand united and focused on seeing a fair and transparent trial process to bring about justice for our beautiful children."

    Mr Miller's family said: "We would like to express our relief that progress is being made in Thailand and this case is finally coming to court.

    "We would like to reiterate our gratitude to the UK Metropolitan Police, who received the co-operation of the Royal Thai Police in undertaking an independent review into the investigation."

    And while "support for the Myanmar suspects has been strong and vocal" they urged the public not to "jump to conclusions" and said the "suspects have a difficult case to answer".

    They added: "The evidence against them appears to be powerful and convincing. They must respond to these charges, and their arguments must be considered with the same scrutiny as those of the prosecution.

    "Please remember that this is above all a story of two wonderful young people, David and Hannah, killed in the prime of their lives in a senseless and brutal way."


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    LAPD Investigate Bill Cosby Sex Assault Claims

    By Greg Milam, US Correspondent

    Police in the US have begun an investigation into claims the comedian Bill Cosby molested a woman when she was 15 years old.

    The investigation was opened after Judy Huth, who is suing Cosby for sexual battery, met Los Angeles police detectives for 90 minutes.

    LAPD officer Jane Kim confirmed the department had opened its investigation after the meeting.

    Ms Huth's civil suit claims Cosby forced her to perform a sex act on him in a bedroom of the Playboy Mansion in LA in 1974.

    His lawyers have dismissed the claim as "patently false".

    Celebrity women's rights lawyer Gloria Allred said Ms Huth met two special victim unit detectives on Friday, three days after her lawsuit was filed.

    "We are going to provide any and all evidence that she has," Ms Allred said.

    Police did not give any additional details about the investigation. 

    Cosby's lawyer, Martin Singer, has accused Ms Huth and another lawyer of extortion and said she attempted to sell her story to a tabloid newspaper a decade earlier.

    Mr Singer's filing states the other lawyer, Marc Strecker, first demanded $100,000 for Ms Huth to remain silent, then raised the demand to $250,000 as more women came forward accusing Cosby of sexual misconduct.

    Cosby, 77, has been accused by more than 15 women in recent weeks of sexual misconduct, ranging from incidents of groping to incidents of drugging and raping.

    He has never been charged with a crime, and his lawyers have denied many of the allegations, calling them discredited and defamatory.

    On Thursday, Los Angeles police chief Charlie Beck said the force would be willing to investigate sexual abuse allegations against Cosby if someone files a complaint.

    He said: "We don't turn people away because things are out of statute. You come to us, especially with a sexual allegation, and we will work with you.

    "The remedies may be limited but it's important to recognise that in many cases going through the process for a victim is very therapeutic so we address these things seriously and it's not just because it's Mr Cosby."

    Cosby has yet to respond himself to the allegations but has cancelled a number of public appearances in recent weeks.

    Meanwhile, vandals have daubed the word "rapist" on the star dedicated to Cosby on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

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      Bill Cosby was born in Philadelphia in 1937, one of four children

    He followed his father into the US Navy before securing an athletics scholarship to Temple University in Philadelphia

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    Third Night Of Protests Over Police Killings

    Third Night Of Protests Over Police Killings

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    Protesters have rallied in US cities for a third night to denounce police treatment of black Americans.

    The wave of largely peaceful demonstrations across the country including New York, New Jersey, Colorado and Florida, follow the decision by a grand jury not to indict a white policeman in the chokehold death of a black man, Eric Garner.

    In one protest a group of more than 100 people stormed into a Manhattan Apple Store chanting slogans before staging a "die-in" as shoppers and employees looked on.

    There was no looting or vandalism, and the group left, with no arrests, after about five minutes.

    Nationally, tensions were already running high after a white policeman was cleared in the fatal shooting of the unarmed black 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.

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      Protesters took to the streets in the US for a third night to voice their anger at police treatment of black Americans after a series of fatalities

    The wave of largely peaceful demonstrations across the country, included one group storming the Apple store in Manhattan

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  • Protesters took to the streets after a grand jury decision not to charge a white policeman over the chokehold death of an unarmed black man

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  • Protesters blocked traffic in New York over the verdict

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  • Father-of-six Eric Garner, 43, died after he was restrained by police while being arrested on suspicion of selling untaxed cigarettes on Staten Island in July

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  • The latest fatal shooting of a black man, Akai Gurley, 28, by a rookie cop on a housing project stairwell in Brooklyn has only served to fuel public outrage, and stoke the debate about race, policing and the justice system.

    A New York City prosecutor has said he would convene a grand jury to consider charges against the officer.

    There have also been protests in Phoenix, Arizona, after a white police officer shot dead an unarmed black drug suspect during a scuffle.

    And in Ohio, the family of a 12-year-old boy who was carrying a pellet gun when he was shot dead by a police officer has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit.

    Mr Garner, a father-of-six, died after he was restrained with an apparent chokehold while being arrested on suspicion of selling untaxed cigarettes on Staten Island in July.

    A viral video shot by an onlooker showed the 43-year-old, who had asthma and a heart condition, repeatedly gasping "I can't breathe!". He later died in hospital.

    President Barack Obama has also weighed into the debate, saying "too many Americans feel deep unfairness when it comes to the gap between our professed ideals and how laws are applied on a day to day basis".

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    • Third Night Of Protests Over Police Killings

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    Protesters have rallied in US cities for a third night to denounce police treatment of black Americans.

    The wave of largely peaceful demonstrations across the country including New York, New Jersey, Colorado and Florida, follow the decision by a grand jury not to indict a white policeman in the chokehold death of a black man, Eric Garner.

    In one protest a group of more than 100 people stormed into a Manhattan Apple Store chanting slogans before staging a "die-in" as shoppers and employees looked on.

    There was no looting or vandalism, and the group left, with no arrests, after about five minutes.

    Nationally, tensions were already running high after a white policeman was cleared in the fatal shooting of the unarmed black 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.

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      Protesters took to the streets in the US for a third night to voice their anger at police treatment of black Americans after a series of fatalities

    The wave of largely peaceful demonstrations across the country, included one group storming the Apple store in Manhattan

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  • Protesters took to the streets after a grand jury decision not to charge a white policeman over the chokehold death of an unarmed black man

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  • Protesters blocked traffic in New York over the verdict

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  • Father-of-six Eric Garner, 43, died after he was restrained by police while being arrested on suspicion of selling untaxed cigarettes on Staten Island in July

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  • The latest fatal shooting of a black man, Akai Gurley, 28, by a rookie cop on a housing project stairwell in Brooklyn has only served to fuel public outrage, and stoke the debate about race, policing and the justice system.

    A New York City prosecutor has said he would convene a grand jury to consider charges against the officer.

    There have also been protests in Phoenix, Arizona, after a white police officer shot dead an unarmed black drug suspect during a scuffle.

    And in Ohio, the family of a 12-year-old boy who was carrying a pellet gun when he was shot dead by a police officer has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit.

    Mr Garner, a father-of-six, died after he was restrained with an apparent chokehold while being arrested on suspicion of selling untaxed cigarettes on Staten Island in July.

    A viral video shot by an onlooker showed the 43-year-old, who had asthma and a heart condition, repeatedly gasping "I can't breathe!". He later died in hospital.

    President Barack Obama has also weighed into the debate, saying "too many Americans feel deep unfairness when it comes to the gap between our professed ideals and how laws are applied on a day to day basis".

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    Swiss Hostage Kills Guard And Flees Militants

    A Swiss wildlife photographer captured by Islamist rebels in the Philippines over two years ago has escaped after killing his guard with a machete.

    Members of the Abu Sayyaf group kidnapped Lorenzo Vinciguerra, 49, in the southern Philippines more than two years ago.

    But Colonel Allan Arrojado, commander of the army's Joint Task Group on the island of Sulu, said he made a break for freedom during fighting between his captors and the Philippines military.

    The Swiss man was wounded on his left cheek as he wrestled for the machete, finally getting hold of it and slashing the guard on the neck, Mr Arrojado said.

    "He dashed while other bandits were shooting at him," he added.

    Mr Vinciguerra was being held with Dutch national Elwold Horn, 52, and shouted at him to run but the Dutch man had been "very sick and very weak" and was unable to escape, Mr Arrojado said, adding there was no word on Mr Horn's whereabouts.

    Speaking from a military hospital Mr Vinciguerra said he was happy that he would be able to spend Christmas with his family.

    He added that he felt the extremists would treat Mr Horn well and urged the militants to surrender and start a new life.

    "My final message to everybody: Put the gun down and come out from the forest," he told a reporter. "It's a nice life out here."

    The military said five militants were killed and seven wounded in the firefight.

    The two European wildlife photographers were captured in Tawi-Tawi province as they were sailing on a birdwatching trip in February 2012.

    The Abu Sayyaf is holding several other foreign and Filipino hostages.

    The military launched an offensive against the group in October after rebels released two German nationals they seized in April.

    The Abu Sayyaf are the most notorious of several rebels factions in the Muslim south of the largely Christian Philippines.


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    US Flight In Emergency Stop After Crew Fall Ill

    A US Airways flight has made an emergency landing in Rome after 11 members of the crew and two passengers fell ill, reports say.

    The plane, which set off from Tel Aviv for Philadelphia, landed at the Fiumicino airport after requesting medical assistance, local media reported.

    The crew and passengers were said to be suffering from red eyes and vomiting.

    Those affected were checked by doctors at the airport before being taken to a hospital near the Italian capital.


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    Hostages Killed By Captors During Rescue

    US photojournalist Luke Somers and South Africa teacher Pierre Korkie have been killed during a rescue attempt by US and Yemeni forces.

    The pair were murdered by their al Qaeda captors - 10 of whom were also killed - during the raid in the Shabwah region of Yemen, the US said.

    There are reports the South African hostage was due to be released tomorrow - but President Barack Obama authorised the raid because information "indicated that Luke's life was in imminent danger".

    "Based on this assessment, and as soon as there was reliable intelligence and an operational plan, I authorised a rescue attempt," Mr Obama said.

    "I also authorised the rescue of any other hostages held in the same location as Luke."

    Yemen's national security chief, Ali al-Ahmadi, said the militants planned to "execute" Mr Somers - who was born in Britain - on Saturday.

    The death of Mr Korkie was confirmed by the disaster relief group Gift of the Givers.

    "The psychological and emotional devastation to [his wife] Yolande and her family will be compounded by the knowledge that Pierre was to be released by al Qaeda tomorrow," the organisation said. 

    "It is even more tragic that the words we used in a conversation with Yolande at 5.59 this morning was 'the wait is almost over'.

    "Three days ago we told her Pierre will be home for Christmas."

    Mr and Mrs Korkie were taken hostage by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in May 2013 - though Yolande was released at the start of this year.

    Mr Somers, meanwhile, was captured in September last year.

    Militants released a video on Wednesday threatening to kill him within three days if their demands were not met.

    The 33-year-old appeared in the footage saying he feared for his life.

    Following the rescue attempt US troops took Mr Somers to a naval ship but he was reportedly dead upon arrival.

    His sister, Lucy Somers, has asked that "all of Luke's family members be allowed to mourn in peace".

    Ms Somers had posted a YouTube video pleading for her brother's release just hours before his death.

    The raid was the second attempt to free Mr Somers.

    Mr Obama condemned his murder as "barbaric".

    "Luke was a photojournalist who sought through his images to convey the lives of Yemenis to the outside world," he said.

    "The callous disregard for Luke's life is more proof of the depths of AQAP's depravity, and further reason why the world must never cease in seeking to defeat their evil ideology."

    British Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond "utterly condemned" al Qaeda.

    "Luke had close links with the UK and his family have spoken about Luke's life and his work, and that is how he should be remembered," he said.

    "I salute the forces involved, who showed great courage in carrying out this mission. We continue to work with our international and Yemeni partners to counter the threat from al Qaeda and other terrorist groups." 

    News of the failed rescue comes after a suspected US drone strike killed nine alleged al Qaeda militants in Shabwah overnight.


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    Typhoon Hagupit Slams Into Philippines

    A powerful typhoon has slammed into eastern Philippines, where 650,000 people have fled to safety.

    Gusts of 130mph have been recorded alongside sustained winds of 109mph.

    The typhoon made landfall on Saturday night in central Eastern Samar province - but the centre of the storm remains several hours away.

    The winds, as well as pounding rain, has knocked out power lines and toppled trees in the town of Dolores.

    Senior Inspector Alex Robin said: "We are totally in the dark here. The only light comes from flashlights."

    The Philippines' 120,000-strong military is on alert to respond to a possible catastrophe.

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      People take shelter inside a church after evacuating their homes due to super-typhoon Hagupit in Tacloban city, central Philippines

    Ports are shut, leaving thousands of travelers stranded, and some local authorities ordered forced evacuations as super-typhoon Hagupit swept towards eastern coasts of the island nation

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