Al-Hiikma: September 2014

Tuesday, 30 September 2014

Coal-Roasted Eggplants

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Suicide bombers attack Afghan army buses

At least three people killed and seven injured in twin attacks, a day after signing of US-Afghan security pact.

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Hong Kong braces for National Day protest

Protesters demand Hong Kong leader to resign and for China to drop plans to select candidates for 2017 polls.

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Egypt court jails 68 pro-Morsi protesters

Demonstrators receive up to 15 years in prison over clashes, in latest mass sentencing of Muslim Brotherhood supporters.

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First Ebola Patient Tests Positive in the U.S.

A patient at a Dallas hospital has the Ebola virus, CDC officials said Tuesday.

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Report: Obama rode elevator with armed man

Security incident took place during US president's trip to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

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Acupuncture May Not Help Chronic Knee Pain, Study Finds

Popular supplement did not reduce cartilage

Laser, needle treatment worked no better than 'sham' procedure

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First Ebola case diagnosed on US soil

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms the diagnosis without providing further details on the patient.

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New Releases Roundup: Week of September 30

Find out what our editors had to say about new albums from Prince (two of them!), Blake Shelton, Lady Antebellum, Yelle, Colbie Caillat, Lucinda Williams and many more.

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Myanmar confirms controversial Rohingya plan

The plan stipulates Rohingya should register as Bengali, which implies they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.

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Obesity Tied to Higher Cancer Risk for Colon Cancer Survivors

It works by measuring bacteria balance in the

Finding is yet another reason to maintain a healthy weight, experts say

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Hong Kong leader refuses to meet protesters

Pro-democracy rally carries on as failed talks dash hope for quick resolution to the five-day stand-off.

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German alcoholics offered beer to clean city

City of Essen offers small cash sum and bottles of beer to aid alcoholics who are "socially isolated and stigmatised".

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Album Premiere: Grace Weber’s Enthusiastic, Soulful New Album, ‘The Refinery’

The New York-via-Wisconsin transplant digs deep and embraces gospel with her second record.

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Jaden Smith Dropped a Really Weird Song About Coachella

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Lady Gaga Goes Back to the Basics In the “Bang Bang” Music Video

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Whoa, This New Supergroup Has Members From Rise Against, Gorilla Biscuits and Trail of Dead

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We Can Survive Sweepstakes Last Chance

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Too Many Heart Scans May Pose Radiation Risks, Cardiologists Say

Study found this holds true even with latest

American Heart Association urges doctors to make sure patient understands dangers, test is appropriate

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Libya Dawn militia rejects UN talks

Rebels who control Libyan capital refuse to cease fire, saying only way to end crisis is to disarm their rivals.

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Catalonia halts independence vote campaign

The move comes after Spain's top court suspends the vote due to Madrid's appeals to declare it illegal.

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Music As Therapy For Big K.R.I.T. On His New Album, ‘Cadillactica’

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Dismemberment killing trial opens in Canada

Man accused of dismembering lover admits to killing but lawyer says mental state means he is not criminally responsible.

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Yemen's Houthi rebels refuse to leave Sanaa

Shia rebels tell Al Jazeera they will remain in the capital despite signing a peace agreement saying they would leave.

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Iran 'to militarily assist' Lebanon's army

National Security Council official says Iran will supply army with military equipment as it battles Sunni armed groups.

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Pakistan arrests dozens of Indian fishermen

Twenty-five men detained for violating territorial waters, a frequent charge as nations' sea border not clearly defined.

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Jillette Johnson’s Piano Pop Will Blow You Away

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After wooing diaspora, Modi meets Obama

India PM who was once denied US visa gets rousing welcome in New York as he holds talks with US president to boost ties.

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US and Afghanistan to sign security pact

Long-delayed bilateral agreement to allow some US troops to stay in country beyond this year to be signed on Tuesday.

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Nine Bahraini Shias stripped of nationality

Court jails men for life and revokes their citizenship for smuggling arms into kingdom to be used in "terrorist acts".

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Monday, 29 September 2014

Duck Fat-Potato Galette with Caraway and Sweet Onions

Recipe from Bon Appétit

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ISIL closes in on border town with Turkey

Kurds, on the Turkish side of the border, say President Erdogan's government is not doing enough to stop the assault.

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Death toll rises in Japan volcanic eruption

The bodies of two dozen hikers remain on the volcano as toxic gases and ash force rescuers to call off search operation.

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Intruder ran 'deep into US White House'

Man who stormed the White House got much further into the presidential mansion than previously thought, US media report.

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Wildlife population falls by half in 40 years

World Wildlife Fund blames human threats to nature for decline, particularly in tropical regions such as Latin America.

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Hong Kong protesters remain on streets

Huge crowds of pro-democracy protesters defy government calls to go home, bringing city's key districts to a standstill.

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Netanyahu says Iran greater threat than ISIL

Israel's prime minister describes Iran, ISIL and Hamas as part of a single team, and compares them to Germany's Nazis.

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Former KISS Songwriter Stephen Coronel Arrested for Child Pornography

By Philip Cosores

Stephen Coronel, a former KISS-affiliated songwriter, has been arrested for five counts of child pornography after authorities traced images back to his computer, The Daily Mail reports.

Coronel, whom was a band member with Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley in their pre-KISS band, Wicked Lester, and whose songs were later used by KISS, is currently calling South Carolina his home, and saw sheriffs seize a number of electronic devices they claim hold evidence to his involvement in the sexual exploitation of a minor.

Beyond that, details are scarce at this time as to the exact nature of the crime and Coronel’s involvement.

Coronel still holds his involvement with KISS as his major claim to fame, with The Daily Mail pointing out that he still refers to himself on Facebook as “KISS-Multi-Platinum Songwriter.”

His friendship with the KISS members isn’t a thing of the distant past, either, as just last year Coronel was recorded with Simmons practicing a secret handshake backstage at a show.

Among the songs credited to Coronel are “She” and “Goin’ Blind.”

Certainly more on this case as details emerge.

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Health Officials Investigating Paralysis in Kids With Enterovirus D68

Some children hospitalized with breathing problems caused by enterovirus D68 in Colorado and Kansas City have also developed unexplained paralysis in their arms and legs, officials say.

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Medical Implant Devices Skate Through Review Process, Studies Claim

Researchers say about 8 percent of components

Researchers criticize FDA for lax oversight; agency defends its approach

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Antibiotic Use Before Age 2 Might Raise Obesity Risk, Study Says

At 7 months, study finds difference in eye

Researchers suspect broad-spectrum versions change makeup of microbes in gut

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Drug Gives Big Survival Boost Against Type of Advanced Breast Cancer

White women overestimated their odds while other

Women with HER2-positive tumors gained an average 16 more months of life with Perjeta, study finds

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Obese in Adolescence, Colon Cancer in Later Life?

Higher rates of ADHD, asthma and learning

Study doesn't prove cause-and-effect, but suggests the need for healthy habits in childhood

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Lil' Kim Says Nicki Minaj is “Obsessed”

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Watch the Trailer For the 10-Year Anniversary Re-Release of ‘Saw’

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Music As Therapy For Big K.R.I.T. On His New Album, ‘Cadillactica’

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Deadliest year for migrants crossing Med

International Organisation for Migration says figure is twice the yearly average and worst since beginning of century.

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Facing China

Protesters in Hong Kong say they will not disperse until Beijing meets their demands.

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Weezer Rocks Out on the Moon in “Back to the Shack”

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Joe Jonas Joins Demi Lovato Onstage for Surprise “This Is Me” Duet

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Annie Lennox Calls Beyoncé “Feminist Lite”

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Breast-Feeding May Cut Risk for Aggressive Breast Cancer in Black Women

They are the most common type of benign tumor in

Finding was specific to tough-to-treat estrogen receptor-negative tumors, researchers say

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Mayer Hawthorne Just Wants to Party In the “Crime” Music Video

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One Direction Drops a New Track; Teen Girls Everywhere Rejoice

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Belgium begins largest 'terrorism' trial

Prosecutors accuse 46 men of belonging to a "terrorist group" and indoctrinating young men to join war in Syria.

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Röyksopp Announces Final Album and Shares New Song “Skulls”

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American Doctor Exposed to Ebola Admitted to NIH Hospital

Deadly virus relatively slow to transmit, and

The patient was working in West Africa; not clear if infection occurred

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Small Heart, Stroke Risks From Asthma Drug: FDA

A safety study done by the maker of the asthma drug omalizumab (Xolair) suggests it poses slightly increased but serious risks for heart attacks and mini-strokes known as TIAs (transient ischemic attacks), the FDA says.

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Song Premiere: Sensitive, Acoustic Balladry from My Silent Bravery - “Forever”

A new interpretation of the love song from the Boston-based artist.

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Listen to Lorde’s New ‘Hunger Games’ Song, “Yellow Flicker Beat”

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FKA Twigs Speaks Out Against Racist Comments From Robert Pattinson Fans

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Surprise! Fergie Just Dropped a New Song, “L.A. Love (La La)”

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Saudi Arabia warns of more Yemen violence

Riyadh calls for immediate implementation of a UN-brokered peace deal between Houthi rebels and Yemeni government.

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After-School Exercise Yields Brain Gains: Study

Findings suggest physical education, recess may improve academic success

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Pediatricians Endorse IUDs, Implants for Teen Birth Control

About half of young couples reunite after a

These methods are more reliable than condoms, birth control pills, experts say

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Texas and Florida Expand Medicaid – For Kids

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Scientists Detect Early Sign of Pancreatic Cancer

Researchers found a diet rich in fruits,

Finding might lead one day to test for a disease that's hard to detect before advanced stages

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Preemies May Have Stronger Immune Systems Than Suspected

But death risk still too high, researchers say.

Study finds infant's cells can mount inflammatory response to bacteria

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Turkish tanks face ISIL near Syria border

Turkey spreads out tanks on hill facing Syrian border town besieged by ISIL, as US-led air raids pound group in Syria.

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Spain files challenge to Catalonia referendum

Madrid asks top court to declare Catalonia's scheduled poll on independence illegal as it sees threat to sovereignty.

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Hundreds arrested after India sectarian riot

Police block internet to stop clashes between Hindus and Muslims in Gujarat sparked by "distorted" image of Mecca.

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Libyan political factions due to open talks

Supporters of Libya's rival Tobruk and Tripoli assemblies to hold first talks aimed healing rift.

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Nusra Front warns against airstrikes in Syria

Leader of the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda threatens the West with retaliatory attacks if airstrikes in Syria continue.

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Jailed Indian politician to file appeal

Bail also sought for Jayalalithaa Jayaram, ex-chief minister of Tamil Nadu, who faces four years in jail for corruption.

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In Pictures: Indonesia's child jockeys

On the island of Sumbawa, children aged five to nine years old race horses - and often have the scars to show for it.

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Ukrainian troops killed by rebel shelling

Seven soldiers killed afer shell hit their armoured personnel carrier near airport in rebel-held stronghold of Donetsk.

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Redinho’s Electronica Is Like Hot Fire

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AC Slater: The Myspace Survey

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Sunday, 28 September 2014

Indian PM addresses supporters in New York

Narendra Modi appeals to Indian-Americans to help develop his country's economy during speech at Madison Square Garden.

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Taliban launch attack in Afghanistan's Paktia

Suicide attack on local government headquarters leaves 10 dead, shortly before the inauguration of president-elect.

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Sweet-Potato Pancakes with Honey-Cinnamon Butter

Recipe from Cookie

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Obama says US underestimated ISIL

US president says Washington, in contrast, overestimated the Iraqi army's ability to counter armed groups.

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Bodies recovered from Japanese volcano

Rescue workers start airlifting 31 bodies from ash-blanketed peak of Mount Ontake, after deadly volcano eruption.

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Afghanistan to inaugurate new president

Ashraf Ghani set to succeed President Hamid Karzai after a three-month standoff over disputed election results.

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Hong Kong democracy protesters defy tear gas

Pro-democracy protests expand in Hong Kong's central district, as city's financial firms advise staff to work from home.

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French far-right wins first Senate seats

National Front claims two seats in France's upper house of parliament as Socialists lose majority to centre-right UMP.

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Liberia health chief quarantined over Ebola

Chief medical officer Bernice Dahn opted to put herself and team in isolation after aide died of fatal Ebola virus.

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Buddhist monk to fight 'jihad threat'

Ashin Wirathu, of Myanmar's 969 group, tells Sri Lankan group BBS he will help combat "Muslim extremists".

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Suicide bomber targets Yemen's Houthi rebels

Scores of people die as car bomb explodes at a hospital run by Houthi rebels, security officials say.

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US-led forces hit ISIL oil targets in Syria

Air strikes targeting oil refineries aim at cutting sources of funding as ISIL controls most oil wells in Syria.

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Arabs in Israel decry racial discrimination

Palestinian citizens of Israel are blocked from living in Jewish communities for lacking 'Zionist vision'.

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Japan hikers killed in volcano eruption

Four of group of 31 caught near top of erupting Mount Ontake pronounced dead, with fate of others due to be confirmed.

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Air France pilots call off two-week strike

The walkout, costing the airline $25m a day, started over contracts offered to pilots joining low-cost unit.

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Yemen anti-Houthi rally stifled by rebels

Crowd of hundreds attend protest in Sanaa as Houthi rebels maintain grip on capital despite signing disarmament deal.

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Tear gas used against Hong Kong protesters

Police clash with pro-democracy demonstators as city's leader says government to hold consultations on electoral reform.

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Taiwan leader rejects China unification deal

President tells Al Jazeera he is against "one country, two systems" proposal after remarks by his Chinese counterpart.

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Karzai approves execution of Afghan rapists

Outgoing president signs off court order for the execution of five men found guilty of armed robbery and sexual assault.

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Cuba sentences Canadian CEO for corruption

Head of Ontario-based transport firm which which did estimated $80m in business annually with Cuba jailed for 15 years.

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