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See the way these dogs ended up.Disgusting right??? Officials have poisoned hundreds of dogs in Karachi, Pakistan in the latest effort to curb a population of strays that attack thousands of people each day. Bodies of dead dogs are seen littered around the cityas municipal workers gathered them for disposal.Officials estimated the operation had culled thousands of strays but did not have a full accounting for all six city districts."At least 700 dogs have been killed only in two areas of Karachi's south in the couple of days," said Sattar Javed, a spokesman for the municipal authority.The periodic culling of stray dogs using poison tablets hidden in chicken has drawn criticism from animal rights activists but a city official, Mohammad Zahid, said it was necessary because packs of strays posed a threat to residents. Source: Reuters

   A Malawi court Friday denied bail to an HIV-positive man who is facing charges of having sex with more than 100 adolescent girls as part of initiation rites into womanhood. Eric Aniva, 45, was arrested last month, after he revealed that families paid him between four and seven dollars to have sex with their children, in a traditional custom meant to prepare them to become good wives. Magistrate Anderson Masanjala denied him bail saying “it is wise for Aniva to remain on remand so that police can finish their investigation.” He appeared before a packed courtroom without a lawyer, because he could not afford one. He could be jailed for life if found guilty of underage sex.Aniva, who is from Malawi’s southern district of Nsanje, isone of the men known as “hyenas” who are paid to have sex with young girls after their first menstruation. He is said to have slept with at least 104 women, some girls as young as 12-years-old.The ritual lasts three days. Last month Malawi’s President Pete

Adidas Consortium World Tour Superstar 80s collaboration with Seoul'sKasina. Courtesy of Solebox Announced in January, theAdidas Consortium World Tour has already produced some of 2016’s most sought after sneaker collaborations, but it’s not over yet.The next stop is in Seoul, South Korea, where Adidas will team up with Kasina on the Superstar 80s.RelatedStella McCartney & Adidas Unveil Great Britain's Looks For Rio Olympics Opening CeremonyAdidas Consortium World Tour Superstar 80s collaboration with Seoul’s Kasina.Courtesy of SoleboxThis premium execution of the Superstar 80s sees the timeless sneaker adopt a cream-colored leather upper with black contrast stitching and accents.While the luxe materials are already enough to draw interest, it’s a subtle Yeezy Boost 350-like suede overlay at the sneaker’s medial side that really pushes this collaboration over the top.Adidas Consortium World Tour Superstar 80s collaboration with Seoul’s Kasina.Courtesy of Solebox Th

By beating her sisterVenus Williams,6-2, 1-6, 6-3, at the 2015 U.S. Open on Tuesday,Serena Williams cleared perhaps the most difficult hurdle in her path toward what would be a historic calendar-year Grand Slam."She's the toughest player I've ever played in my life," Serena said of big sister Venus in her post-match interview (via the ESPN broadcast). That's not just some conciliatory kindness Serena showered upon a defeated Venus. Big sister is by far the toughest opponent Serena has ever faced. She was also the most difficult opponent left.Even the best of the rest—two-time Grand Slam winners Petra Kvitova andVictoria Azarenka are not even close to matching Venus in terms of the trouble she's caused for Serena over the years. Serena is 16-11 against Venus. However, Venus' 11 wins are the most victories any player has against Serena. Venus has also defeated Serena in a Grand Slam final. Nobody left in the tournament has even beaten Serena at a Slam.An

Good thing...... American Airlines have agreed to a hefty pay rise for over 30,000 workers.. See full story      American Airlines and a union said they have agreed on hefty pay raises for 30,000 workers.American Airlines and the TWU-IAM Association said in a joint statement on Friday that they reached an "interim agreement" on "significant pay increases" for 30,000 maintenance and fleet service workers and "other related employees. ""These increases now give employees in each of these groups the highest hourly wage rates amongst their peers at other network carriers," the airline and the union said in the statement.The pay increases range from 15% to 36% for maintenance employees, 24% forfleet service employees, 31% for tower planners, who work to keep departures on schedule, and 55% for weight and balance planners, who organize the loading of aircraft.The airline, which is part of the parent company American Airlines Group, had been nego

  Hillary Clinton on Today doubled down on recent misleading statements about her use of a private email server at the State Department, even as she acknowledged that she "may have short-circuited" her answers about it. At a gathering of black and Hispanic journalists in Washington, D.C., Clinton -- who has come under fire for not often taking media questions -- was asked about her recent assertion that FBI Director James Comey had said she was "truthful" to the public in discussing the issue, a claim that a number of media outlets, including CNN, have debunked.She said "I was pointing out in both of those instances, that Director Comey had said that my answers in my FBI interview were truthful. That really is the bottom line here," she said. "What I told the FBI, which he said was truthful, is consistent with what I have said publicly. I may have short-circuited and for that I will try to clarify."Clinton went on to repeat that she "

     Moroccan boxer Hassan Saada ,22, has been detained by the Brazilian police for allegedly attempting to rape two ladies in the Olympic village at Barra de Tijuca in Brazil on Tuesday morning.     According to the police, Saada invited one of the women to take a selfie with him before pushing her against the wall and trying to kiss her. He allegedly attacked the other one by groping her breast, making sexual graphic gestures and further offered her money for sex.“It has been necessary to arrest Hassan Saada to investigate the allegations against him. If he was at liberty there would be a risk that he could interfere with witnesses. And there is a risk that Hassan Saada could reoffend.’” said Judge Nunes Saly, stressing that Brazilian laws apply to both Brazilians and visitors. Saada had been scheduled to fight in his first bout on Saturday August 6th against Turkish competitor Mehmet Nadaradade Una. Saada has been stripped of his Olympic competitor status due to the alle

23 year old Irish Boxer Michael O'Reilly has become the first athlete to fail a drug test at Rio Olympics after he was caught by a random drug test before his team flew to Brazil yesterday for the tournament.  The Irish Amateur Boxing Federation confirmed that O'Reilly is temporarily suspended pending a full investigation.Following his positive test he has the right as an athlete to request a B-sample. Michael has a week to clear his name before being struck out of the Olympic Games as his opening bout, a second round fight as he is third seed, is scheduled for next week Friday.Michael O'Reilly was earlier in May fined £5,000 and sent home from an Olympic qualifying tournament in Turkey for bringing Irish boxing into disrepute.

      Hillary Clinton has widened her lead over Donald Trump in a pair of new national polls published on Thursday, as the Republican nominee ends one of the worst weeks of his campaign.Clinton opened up a 15-point margin in the McClatchy-Marist survey, 48% to 33%, which was conducted as Trump feuded publicly first with the Muslim parents of a slain American war hero and then House Speaker Paul Ryan, one of the GOP's most popular and powerful figures.Last month, Clinton held a narrow 3-point advantage, 42%-39% in a McClatchy-Marist poll.In an NBC News-Wall Street Journal poll, Clinton's edge is 9 points (47% to 38%), cushioning what was a 5-point advantage in early July. A CNN/ORC poll this week showed Clinton with a similar 9-point edge over Trump nationally.RELATED: Clinton ahead in key battleground statesThe added option of third-party candidates Jill Stein and Gary Johnson had little effect on the head-to-head spreads. In the McClatchy-Marist poll, Clinton's lead sh

    Bollywood filmmaker Mahmood Farooqui was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison after being convicted of raping a 35-year-old American researcher.     A New Delhi court found Farooqui guilty last week in India's first conviction for an oral sex rape, prosecution lawyer advocate Vrinda Grover told CNN. Farooqui must also pay a 50,000-rupee ($747) fine.The victim was in India conducting research and was introduced to Farooqui through a mutual friend, Grover said.Farooqui invited the victim to his South Delhi home in March 2015 and then forced himself on her, Grover said."This case is an example that rape is not a class problem, and even rich and affluent people are indulged in such crime," she said.Farooqui is best known for his work as co-director of the 2010 film "Peepli (Live)."India's response to sexual attacksForced oral sex was classified as rape in 2013, Grover said. The reclassification was part of a series of changes to the country'

         The advertised purpose of President Barack Obama's pre-vacation news conference Thursday was to throw more light about gains in the war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria with the Pentagon as a backdrop.But for all his talk of terrorism, Russia and other geopolitical challenges, the underlying argument he wanted to make was clear: it's a serious business being commander-in-chief and the Republican who wants his job isn't fit for the Oval Office.Obama ridiculed Donald Trump's recent suggestion that the election system could be rigged, called on the candidate to act like a president since he's soon to be briefed on confidential information and implied that he didn't believe the billionaire businessman could be trusted with America's nuclear codes."Just listen to what Mr. Trump has to say and make your own judgment with respect to how confident you feel about his ability to manage things like our nuclear triad," he said in response toa quest

The possible upcoming rap feud between Eminem and Drake has their mutual pal and collaborator Rihanna terrified she’ll have to pick a side.  We all know she is totally hoping the two will be able to put aside drama.“The last thing Rihanna needs is another feud between two men who she cares about. And Drake, he’s got a little problem. First it was Chris and Drake, now Eminem and Drake.  She’s going to sit Drake’s a** down .Drake, 29,really does seem to get into feuds more often than most other rappers, it’s just a darn good thing that RiRi, 28, wasn’t also friends with Meek Mill, 28, after their epic rap battle from 2015, where Drizzy came out on top.“She doesn’t want to be put in the middle of this mayhem because she loves Eminem and has so many great memories when they toured on Monster. And Drake, that’s her friend, her brother, her lover and sometimes her man. She can’t stop them though. She knows boys will be boya ,they always have something to prove to one another. Whatever.

The Lagos government achieved another  milestone in sports when it approved Monopoly as one of the sporting activities in the state. The beginning of Monopoly in Lagos is a partnership between Lagos State Sports Commission and Bestman Games. According to the chairman of the Commission, Mr. Deji Tinubu, who is also the Special Adviser on Sports to the Governor of Lagos State, many people know about Monopoly but they have not really capture it the way Bestman Games is about to bring it to the limelight in Lagos. He said that the philosophy behind Monopoly is in line with Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s vision on sports where he wants to create opportunity for every child to engage in sports, while the government will provide the suitable environment with active collaboration with the private sector.He said: “I want to officially announce that Monopoly is now a recognized sport in Lagos State.To the CEO of Bestman Games, Mrs Mini Akinkugbe, Monopoly began its in road into Lagos in December

Twenty two year old Dylann RoRoof who was responsibly for the massacre of the Nine blacks in Emanuel AME church in Charleston was attacked in prison. Dylann Roof Dylann Roof, the 22 year old white male charged in the massacre of nine black church goers during a Bible study at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, was assaulted Thursday by a black inmate, 26 year old Dwayne Stafford, while in the showers in prison. According to reports, Stafford saw roof going into the shower at 7:45 am, then ran down the stairs from his cell at Cannon Detention Center in South Carolina after Roof  and attacked him.He bruised Roof's face and back in the attack.Roof was examined by jail medical personnel and then returned to his cell, Charleston County Sheriff's Maj. Eric Watson said.Police authorities said Stafford would be charged with third-degree assault but later in the afternoon of the same day, Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon said during a press conference that Roof and his

      Nigeria men’s football team, had a very bad start when they were left stranded in Atlanta, fortunately it got resolved.  They got to Olympics and while on the field for their match against Japan, the wrong National anthem was played.The Nigerian U-23 team did a great job beating Japan 5 goals to 4 in Manaus on Thursday just hours after landing in Brazil for the Rio 2016 Olympics.  Oghenekaro Etebo became the first Nigerian to score a hat-trick at the Olympics.There were 8 goals scored in 77 minutes. Sadiq Umar got the goal fest underway, putting Nigeria ahead barely five minutes in. Three minutes later Japan was awardeda penalty, which Shinzo Koroki converted from the spot to level the score at 1-1.Japan had barely finished celebrating when Nigeria regained the lead through Oghenekaro Etebo.Two minutes later, Takumi Minamino scored again for Japan, tying the score at 2-2.After the first 15 minutes there came a period of relative calm until Etebo struck again three mi