US teenage sailor Abby Sunderland found in Indian Ocean

A 16-year-old US sailor who went missing while sailing solo around the world has been found safe and well.

Abby Sunderland’s yacht was spotted by an aerial search team in the southern Indian Ocean, midway between Australia and Africa.

Three ships are on their way to pick her up – the first is expected to be with her in 24 hours.

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kills 71 on train in eastern India

The death toll in the train collision in eastern India has gone up to 71, a railways spokesman said.

The state police chief said a 46cm (1.5ft) portion of the train track was missing.

Officials said rescue workers were still working to free survivors from the wreckage in the Jhargram area of West Midnapore – about 150kms (90 miles) west of Calcutta.

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IIT – JEE: Bihar’s Sameer is ranked 23

Result IIT at a glance

- All the 15 IITs, IT BHU, ISM and will enter into

- Total 9509 seats was to test

- 4.5 lakh students had taken part

- 18.3 per cent this year compared to last year students had the luck Ajamai

- Loyola’s Rajeev Kumar SC / ST category is ranked 50

- Thirty of super soft OBC rank 387 th ranked Agarwal, Anand Kishore SC category and general category Sudhanshu Kumar Singh, the 1190 th 1900 th rank achieved

- Triveni Super 14-30-7, and Rahmani, four students succeed in the 12 Super 30

- Mumbai Zone Merit students in 3145 made the most of space

- 2619 second place with the student’s IIT Madras Zone

- 2264 IIT-Delhi, IIT Kharagpur 1481,

- 1341 IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee 1305

- IIT Guwahati 521

- Bihar IIT Guwahati was under the supervision of examination

- 1.13 million girls took part, the successful 1476

- Hindi 554 students through the successful test takers

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Reunited with the Vietnamese ‘girl in the picture’

Kim Phuc, the girl in one of the unforgettable images of the Vietnam War, has been reunited for a BBC radio programme with Christopher Wain, the ITN correspondent who helped save her life 38 years ago.

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Head of office

Head of Important Offices (International)

Ban Ki-moon	Secretary-General, United Nations Organisation
Ms. Asha-Rose Migiro	Deputy Secretary-General, UN.
Robert Zoellick	President, World Bank.
Dominic Strauss-Kahn	Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Irina Bokova	Director-General, UNESCO.
Dr. Margaret Chan	Director-General, WHO.
Jacques Diouf	Director-General, Food and Agricultural Organisation
Juan Somavia	Director-General, International Labour Organisation
Ann M. Veneman	Executive Director, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Antonio Guterres	UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Helen Clark	Administrator, United Nations Development Programme
Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi	Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Angel Gurria	Secretary-General, Oranisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Ms. Rosalyn Higgins	President, International Gourt of Justice
Haruhiko Kuroda	President, Asian Development Bank
Donald Kaberuka	President, African Development Bank
Jacques Rogge	President, International Olympic Committee
Kamalesh Sharma	Secretary-General, Commonwealth
Muammar Qaddafi	Chairman, African Union
Pascal Lamy	Director-General, WTO
Ms. Navanethan Pillay	High commissioner, UN High Commission for Human Rights
Jerzy Buzek	President, European Union
David Morgan	President, International Cricket Council
Raul castro	Secretary-General, Non-Aligned Movement
Jose Manuel Durao Barroso	President, European Commission
Kandeh K. Yumkella	Director-General, UNIDO
Abdul-Rahman bin Hamad Al-Attiyah	Secretary-General, Gulf Co-operation council
Ekmeleddin Ihanoglu	Secretary-General, Organisation of Islamic Conference
Abdallah Salem el-Badri	Secretary-General, Organisation of American States
Hifikepunye Pohamba	President, South-West African People’s Organisation (SWAPO)
Mr. Yukiya Amano	director-General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer	Secretary-General, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
Dr. Abdul Waheed Khan	Director, Commonwelath of Learning
Hashim Abdul Halim	Chairman, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Ms. Thoraya Ahmed Obaid	Executive Director, UNFPA
Dr. Surin Pitsuwan	Secretary-General, ASEAN
Q.A.M.A. Rahim	Secretary-General, SAARC
Lamine Diack	President, International Amateur Athletic Federaton (IAAF)
Michael Griffin	Chief of NASA (USA)
Ms. Irene Zubaida Khan	Secretary-General, Amnesty International

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Maldives leader in climate change stunt

Billed as the world’s first underwater cabinet meeting, President Mohamed Nasheed and 11 ministers, decked in scuba gear, held a meeting 4m (13ft) underwater.

While officials said the event itself was light-hearted, the idea is to focus on the plight of the Maldives, where rising sea levels threaten to make the nation uninhabitable by the end of the century.

Mr Nasheed, the country’s first democratically elected president, has become an important global voice for climate change since he won in polls last October.

“We have to get the message across through a course of action which resonates with ordinary people,” the president said, as the boat neared our destination.
 
The politicians indicated they were OK during the dive
“What we are trying to tell the people is that we hope there is a better deal at Copenhagen.”

The presidential speedboat took 20 minutes to arrive in the turquoise lagoon off Girifushi, in North Male atoll.

The cabinet then zipped themselves into diving suits and donned goggles and tanks of compressed air before jumping in the water.

Major Ahmed Ghiyaz, the co-ordinator from the Maldivian National Defence Force (MNDF), said all measures had been taken to protect the president, which included checking the coral for dangerous creatures.

“I am 99.9% sure there will be no harmful creatures,” he told the BBC before the dive.

“I’m sure there won’t be any sharks. The nastiest thing would be a moray eel, but we have checked the reef”.

A horseshoe-shaped table was set up around a dark green coral reef with blue tips and home to an array of sea creatures in one of the world’s most famed diving spots.

The president and his team took their seats at 1000 at the bottom of the lagoon, sitting at desks with name tags while colourful parrot fish and black and white damsel fish darted around them.

Using hand signals to gesture that they were OK, ministers then passed round an “SOS” to be signed – an agreement calling for carbon emission cuts.

“We must unite in a global effort to halt further temperature rises,” the message reads.
 
 I hope I can live in the Maldives and raise my grandchildren here

Mohamed Nasheed
President of the Maldives
“Climate change is happening and it threatens the rights and security of everyone on Earth.”

Meanwhile, a handful of journalists kitted out in snorkel gear and swimming around on the surface tried to get a glimpse of the action below.

Emerging out of the water, a dripping President Nasheed removed his mask to answer questions from reporters and photographers crowded around on the shore.

“We are trying to send a message to the world about what is happening and what would happen to the Maldives if climate change isn’t checked,” he said, bobbing around in the water with his team of ministers.

“If the Maldives is not saved, today we do not feel there is much chance for the rest of the world.”

Curry and coconuts

After the dive, the president told the BBC he had seen a stingray swim nearby during the meeting.

“There was a sergeant fish that was particularly interested in what was going on,” he said during a typically Maldivian lunch of fish curry and coconut juice.

“I’ve never been worried about reef sharks and I’ve been diving for a long time,” the 42-year-old added.

He says other Maldivians had heard about the event and wanted to get involved in some way.

On the island of Kuda Huvadhoo, some islanders reportedly created a sealed box and put their TV in it so they could watch the footage of the meeting underwater.

 

Canadians intercept migrant ship

Those on board the ship said they were trying to reach Canada, according to local authorities. The identity of the migrants was not confirmed, although Canada’s public safety minister said there were indications they were from Sri Lanka. He said it appeared to be a case of human smuggling. The migrants, all men, were said to be in good health. The merchant vessel, named Ocean Lady, was intercepted by a navy frigate off Vancouver Island before being escorted to a dock in Ogden Point in Victoria, British Columbia. Officials there were carrying out health and safety and immigration checks. Those on board the ship were pictured wearing civilian clothes. Some were shirtless. “The signs do point toward human smuggling,” said the public safety minister, Peter Van Loan. Several ships attempting to smuggle migrants from China to Canada’s Pacific coast were intercepted off Vancouver Island a decade ago.

US senator warns on Afghan troops

Mr Kerry’s comments came as foreign officials pressed Afghan President Hamid Karzai to accept that he might have to face a run-off.

A fraud investigation is expected to bring Mr Karzai’s vote count below the 50% needed to avoid a second round.

Washington is debating a request for 40,000 more troops in Afghanistan.

Gen Stanley McChrystal, the US and Nato commander in the country, recommended sending the extra troops as the US reviewed its strategy.

US and international troops are fighting resurgent Taliban forces in Afghanistan, an effort that observers say has been complicated by uncertainty over the 20 August election.

In an interview from the Afghan capital, Kabul, the senator said it would be “entirely irresponsible” for US President Barack Obama to commit more troops “when we don’t even have an election finished and know who the president is”.

“When our own… commanding general tells us that a critical component of achieving our mission here is, in fact, good governance, and we’re living with a government that we know has to change and provide it, how could the president responsibly say, ‘Oh, they asked for more, sure, here they are?’” he said.

Mr Kerry, who chairs the US Senate’s foreign relations committee, was one of several senior international figures in Kabul this weekend meeting Afghan leaders.

Initial results from August’s election gave Mr Karzai 55% of the votes, with his nearest rival, Abdullah Abdullah, getting 28%.
 
Hamid Karzai is said to be angry at the prospect of facing a run-off
But the UN-backed Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) launched an investigation into the vote following allegations of widespread electoral fraud.

It will report to the Independent Election Commission (IEC), which could adjust the final tally, bringing Mr Karzai’s vote total below 50% and triggering a run-off.

Officials say Mr Karzai is furious over the prospect of facing a second round, threatening to delay or block attempts to hold a second round.

He has refused to accept the ECC’s findings before they are released.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown telephoned the main candidates on Friday, urging Mr Karzai to accept the findings of the ECC’s fraud investigations.

The French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner was also in Kabul to meet Mr Karzai and Mr Abdullah.

The ECC had been expected to announce its findings on Saturday. But the reported confrontation with Mr Karzai may delay the official announcement of results.

In an interview from the Afghan capital, Kabul, the senator said it would be “entirely irresponsible” for US President Barack Obama to commit more troops “when we don’t even have an election finished and know who the president is”.

“When our own… commanding general tells us that a critical component of achieving our mission here is, in fact, good governance, and we’re living with a government that we know has to change and provide it, how could the president responsibly say, ‘Oh, they asked for more, sure, here they are?’” he said.

Mr Kerry, who chairs the US Senate’s foreign relations committee, was one of several senior international figures in Kabul this weekend meeting Afghan leaders.

Initial results from August’s election gave Mr Karzai 55% of the votes, with his nearest rival, Abdullah Abdullah, getting 28%.
 
Hamid Karzai is said to be angry at the prospect of facing a run-off
But the UN-backed Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) launched an investigation into the vote following allegations of widespread electoral fraud.

It will report to the Independent Election Commission (IEC), which could adjust the final tally, bringing Mr Karzai’s vote total below 50% and triggering a run-off.

Officials say Mr Karzai is furious over the prospect of facing a second round, threatening to delay or block attempts to hold a second round.

He has refused to accept the ECC’s findings before they are released.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown telephoned the main candidates on Friday, urging Mr Karzai to accept the findings of the ECC’s fraud investigations.

The French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner was also in Kabul to meet Mr Karzai and Mr Abdullah.

The ECC had been expected to announce its findings on Saturday. But the reported confrontation with Mr Karzai may delay the official announcement of results.

EU and South Korea in trade deal

The deal would remove most of the trade tariffs between the two partners.

It would “create opportunities for European companies in services, manufacturing and agriculture,” said EU Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton.

The EU said it was “the most important free trade agreement ever negotiated [with] a third country”.

‘Substantial commitments’

Ms Ashton said: “This is the first 21st century free trade agreement for the EU, creating deep economic ties with another developed economy.”

She added that the deal would help fight the economic downturn and create new jobs.

The deal would see the removal of 1.6bn euros of duties for exporters to Korea.

The EU said telecommunications, environmental, legal, financial and shipping companies would see some of the greatest benefits, with Korea making “substantial commitments” to liberalise these sectors.

The agreement is expected to come into force in the second half of next year, once it has been ratified by the European Parliament.

Trade between the EU and Korea was worth about 65bn euros in 2008.