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A priest and a number of Christians have been kidnapped near Syria’s border with Turkey.

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem says that Franciscan Father Hanna Jallouf was abducted in the Christian village of Knayeh in Idlib province by brigades linked to the Islamist Nusra Front – the local branch of al Qaeda.

Since the kidnapping on Sunday night there has been no news. Some 20 Christians are believed to have been taken.

Several nuns are said to have taken refuge with local people.

The Latin Patriarchate said that members of the Franciscan order had been present in the village for more than a century.

Islamist fighters have targeted Christians, members of the Yazidi sect and Shi’ite Muslims in a campaign in Syria and neighbouring Iraq that has killed thousands and forced almost 2 million Iraqis to flee their homes.


http://www.euronews.com/2014/10/07/priest-and-20-christians-kidnapped-in-syria/

very good salary ,i should join the N/A

Raymondenyi:
u wrong sire; Nig. Army recruits . 80k/month; d sub leitenants; -- 180k/month; confirmed n factual;

Its d police recruits dat earn 40k/month.

He's a fucking racist we don't need his type to rule over nigerians.

In my area light has improved to about 65 percent.

Give it to em,taught it was only me that noticed Buhari is a racist,religious fanatic,extremist,and a manipulator,Nigerians have ears and eyes and can see the evil Buhari's body language has caused same goes for Atiku.

Mumbai, India (CNN) -- I normally don't dwell on what I am going to wear before I go on a shoot. It's usually something presentable, comfortable and preferably in a bright "TV" color that makes my cameraman Rajesh happy.
This time, though, I was perplexed.
I was about to film a story on manual scavenging. We were going to film people who clean human excreta. Knowing I would have to get close to human waste while filming, I opted for a pair of old water-resistant hiking boots. I told Rajesh to wear old shoes too.
My feet were prepared for what lay ahead. I was not.
I did not expect to see people cleaning human waste from the roads right in the heart of Mumbai, a booming financial capital and the face of modern India.

Night soil'
It's called manual scavenging -- the removal of human waste or "night soil" from sites where there is no flush system.
Though the Indian parliament passed The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, in 1993 and reinforced the ban in 2013, private contractors hired by the municipal government continue to employ them.
Ganesh Shinde, 42, has been doing this job since 2007. "Of course I don't like it," he tells me. "But I have to feed my family."
Shinde's day begins around 6.30 a.m., seven days a week. He's a contractor who works for the city of Mumbai, earning just $5 a day. Usually, he walks to work. Shinde carries a broom, while his colleague carries a tin plate. Shinde sweeps, his partner scoops.
According to various studies, nearly 50% of India's population doesn't have access to toilets -- which leaves them with no choice but to go outdoors. The situation is acute in villages. And as I found out, in cities too.

I saw child after child carrying a mug of water come to the road where we waited with Shinde. They pulled their pants down and squatted on the edge of the kerb. They did their business and walked away, leaving Shinde and his colleague with the grim task of cleaning up after them.
"Now I am used to it," Shinde says, admitting he found it hard when he first started the job.
Dehumanizing and dangerous
Another manual scavenger, Sunil Chavan, who works in a different part of Mumbai says he would throw up every day when he started working. "If I take you to the same area I guarantee you will throw up too," he says.
It's an incredibly dehumanizing and dangerous occupation. Most manual scavengers don't have appropriate equipment. Shinde has no gloves. No boots. He wears a flimsy jacket and thin cloth mask that he made himself. A pair of old sandals leave his feet covered in muck.
Those who clean gutters use bamboo sticks to clear jams, while standing in the middle of waste matter that can come as high as their chest. In some instances they must crawl through sewage. They hardly wear any protective gear. Sometimes they don't even wear a shirt.


Often, scavengers have to enter manholes too to clear blockages and it's not uncommon for them to drink a quick swig of alcohol before starting their job. "They have to numb their senses," Shinde explains. "How else can anyone bear the stench?" I know what he means. Standing next to Shinde while he worked was hard enough -- the smell was repulsive and overwhelming.
Life expectancy amongst manual scavengers is low. Many develop asthma, skin infections and tuberculosis on the job. Hundreds reportedly die from the work each year. According to the Mumbai based research organization Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), 80% of the manual scavengers die before they turn 60 because of health problems. TISS says in Mumbai alone, an average of 20 sewer workers die each month from accidents, suffocation or exposure to toxic gases.
Caste systems persists
Most manual scavengers are Dalits -- people belonging to the lowest strata of India's caste system. They were once considered "untouchable" and were forced to live outside the village boundary. Though India's Constitution bans caste-based discrimination, Dalits are still marginalized, despite government efforts to end it. "They are the most vulnerable section of our society," explains Milind Ranade, a labor activist fighting for the rights of manual scavengers.
Though Dalits are not shunned the way they used to be, they are still discriminated against because of the work they do. Shinde says it's hard to get a cup of tea. He's often turned away from restaurants. A few small tea vendors will serve him a cup of tea provided he stands on the road and does not enter their premises. If he rides a bus, people turn away when he climbs aboard. "It's just easier if I walk home," Shinde says.

At home, we meet his family. They have a young daughter who was at school. I asked Shinde what hopes he has for his child. His wife jumps in to answer, her eyes brimming with tears. "Not this work," she tells me, "no way.
"She's going to finish school and she's going to stand on her own two feet."
Shinde nods quietly. "I had no choice," he tells me. "Perhaps it was my destiny."
India's current prime minister, Narendra Modi, hopes to change the future not just for Shinde's daughter but for millions of Indians who are forced to live with unsanitary and unhygienic conditions every day.
On October 2, he's launching a Clean India mission -- a nationwide movement that aims to solve India's sanitation problems in five years.
He's the first prime minister to make cleanliness a national priority. Lets hope he delivers on this promise.




http://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/02/world/asia/india-waste-scavengers/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

God bless Nigeria and God bless the President of the federal republic of nigeria.

Buhari is a known Racist,he stereotype, any one with this kind of traces can pass for a terrorist,baboon and dog democrat.

SCREAMING GEJ FOREVER.

God bless Nigeria God bless President Goodluck J

Daft Amechi cannot invest in power haba,guess his waiting for GEJ that he normally picks on.

jackymfon: no Light at location ph... no fresh air here for almost three months I don tiya to run gen... fed govt come to our aid

Screaming too much light oo.

Leave this dim wit twisted minds alone,they only know how to make love to to new virgins for 2 months 10 days 70 virgins indeed,imagine the greed and how bleeped up their minds could be,this people are fucking swine.

Pig Buhardaft bastard,if only you respected the office of the president when you lost election and not try to take it by force you would have been justified only fools would vote for a twisted man like Buharidaft,the same office you can not respect is what you want to occupy,what goes around come around,racist.

We thank God we now have weapons to defeat these silly greedy bastard that want to have sex with 70 virgins means they would have sex with different women for almost 3 month these guys are so dumb, we should give credit to our army they are fighting a war to keep Nigeria intact, I salute their courage their effort has made it possible for some of us to come to nairaland and wine,these guys are fighting for our freedom, and some silly dumb Nigerians come here to type rubbish , they think freedom is free they don't know someone somewhere is paying for our freedom, God bless Goodluck Jonathan, President Federal Republic of Nigeria and God bless Nigeria.
HAPPY 54th INDEPENDENCE NIGERIA,A MUST READ,WHICH WE SHOULD ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES, FREEDOM AND STRUGGLE. FREEDOM ISN'T SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE GRANTED AS SOME PEOPLE THINK TO BELIEVE. IT ISN'T AS NATURAL AS THE AIR THAT WE BREATHE. SOME PEOPLE THINK WE SHOULDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT. HOWEVER IT IS ONLY A STRUGGLE. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE MEN AND WOMEN WHO DEFEND OR CONQUER FREEDOM. M. François Hollande

Thanks to our gallant soldiers, for fighting for our freedom, some people think freedom is free just like the air we breath they don't know people fight and die for our freedom.

This man is a fraud,after crying when he lost election if only he had come out to say something like this after he lost the election many innocent live would have been saved.

HAPPY 54th INDEPENDENCE NIGERIA,A MUST READ,WHICH WE SHOULD ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES, FREEDOM AND STRUGGLE. FREEDOM ISN'T SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE GRANTED AS SOME PEOPLE THINK TO BELIEVE. IT ISN'T AS NATURAL AS THE AIR THAT WE BREATHE. SOME PEOPLE THINK WE SHOULDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT. HOWEVER IT IS ONLY A STRUGGLE. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE MEN AND WOMEN WHO DEFEND OR CONQUER FREEDOM. M. François Hollande

Thiefnibu daft is suffering from drug abuse,can you imagine the kind of statement coming from a supposed national leader?I pity nigerians with this kind of leaders we are doomed,unpatriotic elements.

Light everywhere, never again would we see darkness.

Nigerians always like decieving themselves,set aside ethnic and religious sentiment,the man you are clamoring for is religiously biased,go and check his statements,he worked for Abacha but would never work for a christain,GEJ's worse is better than that of a man with over bloated ego,you don't understand nigeria politics a man that was a military head of state and could not close his ranks,he needs to check himself very well,how did ibb and obasanjo make it through without a scratch and still have loyalist in key sectors of nigeria?only people who don't think and don't have brain would elect someone like Buhari because his wahala and over bloated ego would drag us 10 years back,are we moving ?Yes ,is it as fast as we want?No, slowly but surely.

PervyByNature: I will vote this man. Nigeria needs sanitising. Not a "corruption friendly" govt like GEJ's. Anyone who is wise would know that d major problem we have in this nation is corruption and jonathan is the face of corruption, so why not set ethnic and religious differences aside and vote for someone who wud make a big difference? We can't keep being used by one man! If u truly love this country, then you'lld know that jonathan is not doing anything different from OBJ and past head of states! Nigeria keeps moving backwards every year!! For this... Me and my household will vote Buhari.

And it would never make front page because nairaland is APC/LASG controlled.

PHCN abeg come take light,or would call you nepa so you can take the too much light.

Abuja light have been constant,fresh air here.

Please Phcn the light is too much oo please come turn it off for sometime,not used to this kind of 24/7 light .

God bless Goodluck Jonathan President Federal Republic of Nigeria and God bless Nigeria.

We love you sir,ride on we are behind you,a legion ready to be unleashed for your reelection bid because we believe in you ,nigeria never had it this good,God bless you our Nigeria saviour Goodluck Ebele Jonathan ,President Federal Republic of Nigeria and God bless Nigeria

Steady light here Abuja,the President call Goodluck Jonathan is like a saviour,God bless Goodluck Jonathan God bless Nigeria.

GEJ till eternity