Welcome To Kester's Blog: March 2015

Tuesday 31 March 2015

Lastest News On Iran nuclear talks: Ministers to issue 'general statement'

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini (c) sits next to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (r) at the nuclear talks in Lausanne (31 March 2015)

The negotiations are being chaired by the EU's foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini

Nuclear talks between six world powers and Iran could go on past a midnight (22:00 GMT) deadline, US officials say.

Referee Rajindraparsad Seechurn is confronted by Tunisia players after the game against Equatorial Guinea

Tunisia have avoided a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations ban after apologising to the Confederation of African Football for accusing the governing body of bias.

Nigerian presidential poll has been won by Muhammadu Buhari, in the country's first election victory by the opposition.

This is a good one. Kanye and his mother-in-law Kris Jenner pictured both asleep on a Euro-Star train by a fellow passenger.

BREAKING NEWS!! South Africa's Eskom chairman quits amid ongoing power cuts

South Africa is struggling to produce enough energy to meets its needs

The chairman of South Africa's power utility has resigned following calls for him to be sacked over allegations of interfering with operations.

Nigeria Decided: INEC Announces Official Results

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) held two press conferences in Abuja on March 30, 2015, Monday, and starts the third session of announcement on Tuesday. Here are the results;

PDP publicity secretary, Olisa Metuh spoke to Channels TV on the outburst of their party agent Elder Godsday Orubebe at the collation center this morning. What he told Chanels TV below

Food and energy prices drove eurozone inflation higher in March

Deflation in the eurozone eased in March as the unemployment rate dipped slightly in February, figures show.

The EU's statistics office figures found consumer prices fell by 0.1% in March from a year earlier, as against a 0.3% fall last month.

A poster of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan (R) and presidential candidate of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) is displayed side by side with leading opposition All Progressive Congress presidential candidate Mohammadu Buhari along the highway in Lagos

President Goodluck Jonathan faces tough opposition from Muhammadu Buhari

Nigeria's presidential election, postponed until 28 March, promises to be a closely fought rematch between incumbent Goodluck Jonathan and former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari.

The Zambia coach Honour Janza says he feels "betrayed" by the way the country's football association has gone about replacing him.

Independent National Electoral Commission chairman, Attahiru Jega, left, views election results in Abuja, Nigeria, 30 March 2015

People watch election news coverage on television at a street in Lagos, Nigeria, 30 March 2015

The announcement of the results was suspended late on Monday night

Lastest results from Nigeria's election give ex-military ruler Muhammadu Buhari a narrow lead over the incumbent, President Goodluck Jonathan.

BREAKING NEWS!! Nigeria election: Early results show close race

Nigerian troops, left, try to disperse woman members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, party as they protest against voting irregularities in the presidential election in Port Harcourt , Nigeria

results from Nigeria's election show little separating the incumbent, President Goodluck Jonathan, and ex-military ruler Muhammadu Buhari.

The stage seems set for a change of leadership in the nation’s polity with results of the presidential election indicating that the candidate of the APC, Muhammadu Buhari, is in comfortable lead in three of the country’s six geo-political zones.

The zones include the two largest ones – North West and South West. Buhari also polled more votes than his arch-rival and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), President Goodluck Jonathan, in North East zone.

The incumbent president clinched the South South and the South East. Both candidates have shared the spoils in in North Central zone with Buhari winning in Kogi, Kwara and Niger states while Jonathan cornered Nasarawa, Plateau and Benue.

From results trickling in from the collation centres, if this happens to be true then former military head of state has emerged the preferred choice of the people in the presidential election. See the full details below:

BREAKING NEWS!! Boko Haram HQ Gwoza in Nigeria 'retaken'

Nigerian soldiers celebrating their capture of Gwoza in Nigeria

The capture of Gwoza was celebrated by Nigerian soldiers after the battle

Our Nigerian army says it has retaken the north-eastern town of Gwoza, believed to be the headquarters of militant Islamist group Boko Haram.

A file photo taken on November 12, 2014 shows health workers from Sierra Leone"s Red Cross Society Burial Team 7 preparing to carry a corpse out of a house in Freetown.

Thousands of people in Sierra Leone have died of Ebola

The authorities in Sierra Leone are enforcing a three-day lockdown to curb the spread of Ebola, with the entire population ordered to stay at home.

Pedestrians cross a street of the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo.

The last time consumer prices in Japan remained flat was in May 2013

Annual core consumer inflation in Japan, the world's third-largest economy, stopped rising for the first time in nearly two years in February.

Stephen Keshi will return to take charge of Nigeria following lengthy contractual talks, says Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick.

Lastest news on Germanwings plane crash: Co-pilot 'wanted to destroy plane'

Andreas Lubitz, 28, seen here on his Facebook profile, is said to have been happy with his job

The co-pilot of the Germanwings flight that crashed in the French Alps, named as Andreas Lubitz, appeared to want to "destroy the plane", officials said.

Aftermath of Saudi-led coalition air strikes in Sanaa (26 March 2015)

The damage caused by the Saudi-led coalition air strikes in Sanaa was clear to see on Thursday morning

A coalition led by Saudi Arabia has launched air strikes against Shia-led Houthi rebels in Yemen, saying it is "defending the legitimate government" of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.

Gen Buhari is predicted to present a strong challenge to President Jonathan

Nigeria's two popular presidential candidates have signed a peace accord to prevent violence in tightly contested elections due on Saturday.

CCTV image of the girls at Gatwick airport

CCTV images captured three British girls leaving Gatwick Airport for Turkey in February

Not enough is being done to prevent people leaving the UK to join Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, a group of MPs has warned.

Sgt Bowe Bergdahl, who went missing from his US Army base in Afghanistan in 2009, has been charged with desertion and misbehaviour.

Houthi fighters ride a patrol truck in Sanaa March 25, 2015

The airstrikes came after Iran-backed rebel groups marched on the port city of Aden.

Oil prices rose by as much as 6% after Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest crude exporter, and its allies launched airstrikes on rebel targets in Yemen.

I.S conflict: US launches Tikrit air strikes

Shia militia fire rockets at Islamic State positions in Tikrit (24 March 2015)

The offensive on Tikrit includes thousands of Iranian-backed Shia militiamen

United State has begun air strikes against Islamic State militants in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, the U.S military has confirmed.

World Cup semi-final: Australia v India
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground Date: Thursday 26 March Time: 03:30 GMT
Coverage: Live Test Match Special radio and text commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, BBC Radio 4 Long Wave & BBC Sport website, plus desktop, tablets, mobiles and app

Residents of Aden run towards a weapons depot to take up arms in preparation for a potential advance on the southern Yemeni city by Huthi Shiite militia and their allies on 25 March 2015.

Hundreds of people reportedly attempted to storm an army barracks in Aden to obtain weapons

Yemen's President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi has fled his palace in Aden as Houthi rebels advance towards the city.

Nigerien soldiers patrol on foot in the recently recaptured northern town of Damasak on 24 March 2015

Damasak is reportedly under the control of troops from neighbouring Niger

Nigeria's government has denied that militant Islamist group Boko Haram abducted 500 children from the north-eastern town of Damasak.

Image taken from social media, posted by SERB member Gosha Tarasevich on VKontakte, shows an activist defacing a sign saying 'Nemtsov Bridge' at a memorial site in central Moscow

An activist defaces a sign saying 'Nemtsov Bridge' at a memorial site in central Moscow

A memorial in central Moscow to the murdered Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov has been vandalised.

Clarkson called himself a "dinosaur" in his newspaper column

Jeremy Clarkson's contract will not be renewed after an "unprovoked physical attack" on a Top Gear producer, the BBC's director general has confirmed.

Raffaele Sollecito and his girlfriend Greta Menegaldo arrive at Italy's highest court building, in Rome, Wednesday, 25 March 2015

Sollecito and his current girlfriend Greta Menegaldo arrived at the court in pouring rain on Wednesday morning

Italy's top court has delayed a decision on whether to uphold the convictions of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito for the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher.

Taylor was transferred to the UK in 2013

Ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor has been ordered to serve the rest of his jail term in the UK, after losing a request to be transferred to Rwanda.

President Francois Hollande (centre) embraces Spains Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy as German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks on. 25 March 2015

The German, French and Spanish leaders have arrived together in the French Alps to visit the scene where a Germanwings plane crashed on Tuesday, killing all 150 on board.

Kraft is one of America's biggest food companies

This company behind Burger King and Heinz is reported to be in talks to buy Kraft in a deal that could value the US food giant at more than $40bn (£27bn).

Guards stand by Lee Kuan Yew's coffin in Parliament House, Singapore (25 March 2015)

A new breed of orchid named after Lee Kuan Yew is displayed by his coffin in Parliament House

Thousands of people in Singapore are queuing to pay tribute to late statesman Lee Kuan Yew as he lies in state in parliament.

The best of the week's science and technology long reads, including a new idea for fighting communicable diseases, the pitfalls of modern parenting and TripAdvisor’s secret weapon.

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau (12 May 2014)

Boko Haram has pledged allegiance to Islamic State militants who control large parts of Syria and Iraq

About 500 children aged 11 and under are missing from a Nigerian town recaptured from militants, a former resident of Damasak has told the BBC.

Rescuers at the crash site. Photo: 24 March 2015

Aerial footage showed the site of the crash in the Alps - courtesy BFM TV

A search and recovery operation has resumed in the southern French Alps after Tuesday's crash of a Germanwings plane with 150 people on board.

United State consumer prices rebound in February

America consumer prices rebounded last month as petrol prices rose for the first time since June, official figures show.

Rafael Marques de Morais in London (March 2015)

Campaigners have called for the charges against Rafael Marques de Morais to be dropped

A renowned Angolan journalist has been put on trial on charges of defaming military generals after he accused them of links to the "blood diamond" trade.

Goalkeeper Boubacar Barry and defender Kolo Toure will mark the end of their Ivory Coast careers in this week's friendly matches.

Germanwings plane carrying 150 people has crashed in the French Alps on its way from Barcelona to Duesseldorf.

FA chairman Greg Dyke has warned Premier League football is in danger of "having nothing to do with English people" as new proposals to limit the number of non-EU players are outlined by English football's governing body.

An Airbus A320 airliner has crashed in the French Alps between Barcelonnette and Digne, French aviation officials and police have said.

World Cup semi-final, Auckland
South Africa 281-5 (43 overs): Du Plessis 82, De Villiers 65*
New Zealand 299-6 (42.5 overs): Elliott 84*, McCullum 59, Anderson 58
New Zealand won by four wickets (Duckworth/Lewis method)
Scorecard

New Zealand beat South Africa with a six off the penultimate ball to reach the World Cup final for the first time.

Nigerian businessman Tony Elumelu in Abuja on 9 May 2014

Tony Elumelu appeared for the first time last year in Forbes magazine's list of billionaires

This is Nigerian billionaire Tony Elumelu has decided to fund 1,000 budding African entrepreneurs as part of a $100m (£67m) initiative to boost the continent's private sector.

Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama in the White House. Mar 2014

Relations between the White House and Benjamin Netanyahu's government have been strained

Israel has strongly denied a report that it spied on US-led talks on Iran's nuclear programme in order to build a case against a deal.

Jolie carried a high risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer

Actress Angelina Jolie has had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed as a preventative measure against cancer.

Tunisian security forces stand guard outside the National Bardo Museum in Tunis. 19 March 2015

Security has been stepped up around the museum following last Wednesday's attack

Tunisia's Bardo Museum is due to reopen less than a week after gunmen killed at least 22 people, mostly European tourists, in the capital Tunis.

BREAKING NEWS!! Claudia Lawrence: Murder arrest over missing York chef

Claudia Lawrence was 35 when she went missing six years ago

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering missing chef Claudia Lawrence.

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World Cup semi-final: Australia v India

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