Wikileaks:Julian Assange files application to take extradition case to Supreme Court. Centers on "Judicial Authority"

Julian Assange’s team have raised the following points of law as grounds to appeal to the Supreme Court:
1) Whether a European Arrest Warrant issued by a partisan prosecutor working for the executive (i.e. not an independent judge or investigating magistrate in the civil law system) is a valid Part 1 Warrant issued by a "judicial authority" within the meaning of sections 2(2) & 66 of the Extradition Act 2003?

• This point argues that the decision goes against parliamentary intent in the 2003 Extradition Act (see High Court Appeal).

2) Whether a person in respect of whom no decision to prosecute has been taken can be said to be ’accused’ within the meaning of sections 2(3)(a) of the Extradition Act 2003?
Read why these two points are of ’general public importance’ in High Court Appeal (currently being updated).

15 November 2011: Julian Assange’s legal team have applied to the High Court for leave to appeal two points of law of general importance at the Supreme Court. The same High Court judges who dismissed Julian Assange’s case at the High Court will decide whether or not to certify these points, which must be of public importance and go beyond the specific facts of this case. They will decide this in open court, at the Royal Courts of Justice on 5 December 2011. A decision is expected the same day. If JA loses, he will be extradited to Sweden within 10 days and placed into Swedish custody.

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Famous designer Bilal Ansari will design Bridal dress for Reema Khan

Bilal Ansari aka Billu a very popular name of Pakistan Fashion Industry will going to design Bridal dress for Pakistan film Industry's top actress Reema Khan for her marriage at USA.

Karachi- AP, famous fashion designer Bilal Ansari will design bridal dress for Pakistani film actress Reema Khan on her marriage function in America. Both the nikkah and rukhsati of the Golden Girl of Lollywood will take place on November 18. The plan is that, following the wedding, Reema will remain in Washington for a couple of weeks before returning to Pakistan.Reema's groom Shahab graduated from Dow Medical College University of Karachi before heading for the US for further training in cardiovascular diseases. He completed his Internal Medicine residency training at the University Of Michigan Medical Centre where he was awarded the Outstanding Resident of the Year Award.
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Gossip World:Justin Bieber Baby Daddy “Quotes” Are Tabloid Rubbish

“Justin Bieber: Selena Not Bothered By Baby Daddy Rumors,” reads the headline of a Hollyscoop story, which heavily relies on quotes the young singer supposedly gave Britain’s Star magazine.

According to the blog, Bieber’s relationship with Selena Gomez is perfectly fine, despite allegations that fathered a child with Mariah Yeater.

“She is doing great – like me she just ignores things,” Bieber supposedly tells the tab.

He adds, “Both Selena and myself have had to get used to this stuff; it’s part of being in the industry. It’s not right that we have to get used to it, but it’s one of those things you need to accept. We’ve both learned to ignore the rubbish that comes out.”

Wait, just because Bieber reportedly spoke to a British tab, he’s now using words like “rubbish”?

Hardly.

Bieber, who does not freely talk about Gomez, seems NOT to have spoken to Star.

The singer’s rep tells Gossip Cop the quotes are “false.”

We tried to get an answer from Star, and was told by a staffer that they didn’t know whether or not Bieber really spoke to the mag, and to call again tomorrow.

Based on the quotes, Bieber’s rep, and the noncommittal response from Star, we’d say the tab’s story is… rubbish.

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Britney Spears Gets Raunchy in Newly Released “Sweet Dreams” (VIDEO)

This will come as a shock, but Britney Spears made a provocative video!
Although it was shot as an interlude for her 2009 Circus Tour, the pop princess’ raunchy visual companion to Marilyn Manson‘s cover of “Sweet Dreams” just surfaced online.
It features Spears mouthing the words to the song while writhing around a poorly lit masquerade ball that may or may not be an orgy.
The mom of 2 can still push buttons.

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Heather Locklear and Jack Wagner Call Off Engagement

Heather Locklear and Jack Wagner have called off their wedding, Gossip Cop confirms.
A rep for the actress tells us, “They are no longer engaged.”
Locklear was not wearing her engagement ring Monday night at the Breaking Dawn premiere in L.A.
The former “Melrose Place” co-stars began dating in 2007, shortly after Locklear finalized her divorce from Richie Sambora.
They got engaged in August.

We’ll update when we get more information.

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PTCL broadband internet service down in Karachi - Humari Technology

Karachi: One of the biggest telecommunication & DSL internet provider in Pakistan and ex-state institution, Pakistan Telecommunication Limited (PTCL) has failed to maintain its fine service and now is completely down in different areas of Karachi, the business hub of Pakistan.

According to sources, service of PTCL has been creating problems for around 4 days in different areas of Karachi and nearly 1,00,000 commercial and domestic users facing severe problems due to this crisis.

Sources said that the problems occurred due to old devices installed in the system. These devices have been working since 2006 but the maximum age of the devices is 2 years.

It is pertinent to mention that different businesses are working on Saturday in Karachi despite two-weekly offs. But the disruption in service creating many problems for the users.

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US: Reality show on lives of Muslims to be launched

New York:  Reality TV welcomes a brand new program in the United States which follows the lives of American Muslims and makes its debut on Sunday. 

According to press statements from the cable channel, ”All American Muslims” deal with the same small and large issues of life that other Americans encounter. A new eight-part series on TLC that premieres November 13 will try to answer that question by following the lives of five very different Muslim-American families.

The show, “All-American Muslim,” was filmed in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit that’s known for its large Arab-American population and America’s largest mosque.

It promises to go “inside the rarely seen world of American Muslims to uncover a unique community struggling to balance faith and nationality in a post 9/11 world.”

According to reports, the show’s producers selected a diverse group of people and topics. It will cover segments on sisters who are polar opposites (one wears a headscarf and prays daily, the other has tattoos – forbidden in Islam– and is married to an Irish Catholic). It will also follow the story of a high school football coach, and newlyweds.

The media kit hopes to show people who “share the same religion, but lead very distinct lives that often times challenge the Muslim stereotype.” Additionally, the series will also delve into the hot topics of post 9/11 life for Muslims and gender roles in Islam.

The show’s ambition to provide an encompassing portrayal of an entire faith community takes it into risky territory.

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Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi likely to resign today

Rome: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is supposed to resign on Saturday after the lower chamber of the parliament passed a set of reforms, paving way for an emergency government and ending the 17-year political era in the European country.

Berlusconi agreed to step down once the bill was passed earlier this week when it became clear he could no longer garner support to keep his coalition government intact.

In a statement issued after his final cabinet meeting, Berlusconi confirmed he would go to see President Giorgio Napolitano to hand in his resignation, bringing an end to one of the most scandal-plagued periods in recent Italian history.

The definitive approval of the package by the lower house will mark the final act of the Berlusconi government. He is expected to hold a last cabinet meeting and then go to the Quirinale Palace and hand his resignation to President Giorgio Napolitano.

His resignation will trigger a series of events over the weekend and most likely conclude on Sunday night or Monday morning with the formation of new government headed by former European Commissioner Mario Monti.

Global markets panicked earlier this week because of the sustained political turmoil in the euro zone’s third largest economy, and Italy’s borrowing costs shot above a “red line” of 7 percent.

On the other side hundreds of demonstrators gathered at government buildings on Saturday celebrating the imminent departure of Berlusconi, who has been Italy’s longest serving prime minister.

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UN says poverty in India higher than Pakistan

New Delhi: India has the world’s largest number of citizens living under the poverty line, with 612 million, according to a UN report.

Despite of the impression that India economy is fastest growing in the world, it has been ranked as poorer than its neighboring Pakistan, Daily Telegraph said quoted report of United Nations on global poverty.

The report also finds more ‘gender equality’ in conservative Pakistan than in ‘tolerant’ India.

Its findings amount to a wake-up call for a nation which has taken great pride in its rapid economic growth and the increasing clout of its billionaire business leaders but has failed to share the spoils with its poor. Britain’s Department for International Development has pointed to this chequered progress to justify its continuing aid to India.

The Human Development Report reveals that while India ranks slightly above Pakistan in its level of ‘human development’ – based on life expectancy, schooling and per capita income – its wider poverty level is worse than Pakistan.

In absolute terms, 41.6 per cent of India’s 1.1 billion people earned less than 78 pence per day compared with 22.6 per cent of Pakistan’s 173 million.

The report quotes its ‘multi-dimensional poverty index’ which includes measures of schooling, child mortality, nutrition, access to electricity, toilets, drinking water, and hygienic living conditions, and reveals India is poorer.

More surprisingly, India is ranked below Pakistan and Bangladesh on gender equality which reflects maternal death rates, teenage pregnancies, access to education, and the number of women parliamentarians and in the workplace.

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Indo-Pak Express-Aisam,Bopanna wins Paris Masters final

Paris: Pakistani tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and his Indian partner Rohan Bopann defeaed Julien Benneteau and  Nicolas Mahut to clinch the title of Paris Masters Tennis Tournament.

Aisam and Bopanna defeated the French duo in straight sets with score 6-2,6-4.

Earlier in semi-finals, the seventh-seeded Pak-Indo pair won straight sets 6-3, 7-6 (7)  over the third seeded Belarusian-Canadian combination after battle of one hour and 27 minutes.

On Friday, they had shocked second seeds Michael Llodra and Nead Zimonjic 3-6, 6-4, 10-6 in the quarter-finals of the euro 2,750,000 event.

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Climate change to bring more floods: World Bank

 

A girl reacts as she gets hit with a wave of flood water while walking with her family in Bangkok November 9, 2011. - Photo by Reuters

HANOI: Climate change will bring more floods and extreme weather to Southeast Asia, a World Bank official said on Thursday on a visit to the region, where hundreds have died in severe inundation.
“What we are seeing is there are more floods, more extreme weather events, higher temperature, more variable rainfalls and we believe that is caused by the climate change.
And we should expect this to increase, sadly,” Andrew Steer, the World Bank’s special envoy for the climate change, told reporters in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi.
Thailand’s worst floods in half a century have killed 533 people and damaged the homes and livelihoods of millions around the country.
In the neighbouring Cambodia, the deadliest floods since 2000 have killed at least 247 people while more than 100 have died in Vietnam, mostly in the southern Mekong Delta.
Steer, who cancelled plans to visit Thailand on his regional tour because of the disaster, said the floods there were “consistent with what we know to be true about climate change.”
The United Nations says climate change, fuelled by hydrocarbon-based energy systems, is the world’s most pressing environmental issue.

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