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http://ift.tt/2sAJide Afghan men gather at the site of a series of explosions that targeted a funeral of a politician’s son, who was killed during an anti-government protest a day earlier, at Badam Bagh in Kabul on June 3, 2017. Witnesses reported three blasts at the burial site of Salim Ezadyar, who was among four people killed on June 2 when the protest degenerated into street clashes with police, fuelling anger against the government.WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP Explosions Saturday rocked the funeral ceremony of an Afghan man killed during protests over the worsening security situation in the capital Kabul, witnesses said, reporting multiple casualties. “Many people have been killed and wounded at the funeral of Salim Ezadyar,” the son of a prominent Afghan politician, witness Abdul Wudood told AFP. Authorities were unable to immediately confirm the death toll, but another witness told AFP that “people were blown to pieces” due to the impact of the blasts. The funeral was attended...

http://ift.tt/2sAJide Afghan men gather at the site of a series of explosions that targeted a funeral of a politician's son, who was killed during an anti-government protest a day earlier, at Badam Bagh in Kabul on June 3, 2017. Witnesses reported three blasts at the burial site of Salim Ezadyar, who was among four people killed on June 2 when the protest degenerated into street clashes with police, fuelling anger against the government.WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP Explosions Saturday rocked the funeral ceremony of an Afghan man killed during protests over the worsening security situation in the capital Kabul, witnesses said, reporting multiple casualties. “Many people have been killed and wounded at the funeral of Salim Ezadyar,” the son of a prominent Afghan politician, witness Abdul Wudood told AFP. Authorities were unable to immediately confirm the death toll, but another witness told AFP that “people were blown to pieces” due to the impact of the blasts. The funeral was atte...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J India’s federal police on Tuesday searched the homes of former finance minister P. Chidambaram and his son as part of an investigation into suspected corruption during his time in government. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing whether a finance company owned by Chidambaram’s son Karti helped a client to circumvent limits on foreign investment. The allegations date back to 2008 when his father, now a senior leader of the opposition Congress Party and vocal critic of the current government, was finance minister. “We are investigating if there was criminal misconduct in (the) grant of foreign investment approval to INX Media,” a CBI official said on condition of anonymity. At the time, foreign investments were tightly regulated, and Karti Chidambaram’s company is alleged to have helped INX Media bring in money from overseas. Police also raided the former home of INX Media founder Peter Mukerjea, who is in jail on charges of murder related to th...

http://ift.tt/2oXyeFz Members of Nigeria Labour congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) .PHOTO: LADIDI LUCY ELUKPO Members of the organised labour in Nasarawa State they would go on with their strike until the state government paid them their three months salaries and meet all their demands. The State Chairmen of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Bala Umaru and Trade Union Congress (TUC), Danladi Sabo-Namo stated this on Monday while addressing workers at the Labour House in Lafia. Umaru said the leadership of NLC was not deterred by the state government threat to sack all striking workers in the state. “Our outstanding salaries of August 2016, percentage of November 2016, February and March 2017 must be paid before we suspend the strike. “For the past six years, all civil servants in the state were stagnated, no promotion, no annual increment and pensioners were not paid their full entitlements as at when due among others,’’ he said. He said that rather than being con...

http://ift.tt/2rhNAFU LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 14: Miss South Carolina USA 2017 Megan Gordon (L) and Miss New Jersey USA 2017 Chhavi Verg (R) look on as Miss District of Columbia USA 2017 Kara McCullough (C) is named one of the top three finalists during the 2017 Miss USA pageant at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on May 14, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. McCullough went on to be named the new Miss USA and Verg was named the first runner-up. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP The Miss USA pageant on Sunday touted American diversity, and chose an African-American chemist with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to wear the crown. Kara McCullough from the US capital will go on to represent the United States at the Miss Universe contest. “We regulate nuclear power plants. And I have a personal community outreach program called science exploration for kids,” said McCullough, 25. McCullough was born in Italy and also lived in Japan, South Korea, Hawaii. She was raised in the southern US state of...

http://ift.tt/2qjnPb5 Wunmi Mosaku has won the British Academy Television Award (BAFTA) for Best Supporting Actress. PHOTO: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images Nigerian born British actress, Wunmi Mosaku has won the British Academy Television Award (BAFTA) for Best Supporting Actress. The annual awards of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs) was held on Sunday at Royal Festival Hall in London. Mosaku won for her performance in ‘Damilola, Our Loved Boy’, seeing off competition from Siobhan Finneran (Happy Valley), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown) and Nicola Walker (Last Tango in Halifax). The Zaria born actress migrated to Manchester, England and graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2007. She made her stage debut in a production of Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s The Great Theatre of the World and appeared in Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice. The ceremony was hosted by Sue Perkins and attended by British TV’s biggest stars including Ant and Dec, Olivia Colman, Thand...

http://ift.tt/2qXPoag Chelsea's Italian head coach Antonio Conte gestures during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Middlesbrough at Stamford Bridge in London on May 8, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Adrian DENNIS /  Chelsea boss Antonio Conte dismissed persistent rumours linking him with a move to Inter Milan as his side prepared for a match at West Bromwich Albion on Friday that could give the Blues the Premier League title. Victory at The Hawthorns will see Chelsea crowned champions in former Italy manager Conte’s first season in charge of the London club and leave them halfway to a domestic ‘Double’ ahead of their FA Cup final against capital rivals Arsenal. Chelsea are seven points clear of second-placed Tottenham Hotspur, another London club, and need just three points from their final three league games this season to be sure of lifting the Premier League trophy. Yet despite Conte’s excellent start at Stamford Bridge, there has been continued spec...