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20:42:15 10/11/12
Syrian Refugees Cross River into Turkey
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Syrian Refugees Cross River into Turkey
Many Syrian families fled the border town of Azmarin into Turkey on Thursday in an attempt to escape the violence of the area. Turkish residents of Hacipasa, which lies across a narrow river that marks the Turkey-Syria border, helped people using small metal boats. Clashes between the Syrian army and rebels have intensified along the border recently. Mortars landed outside of Azmarin and machinegun fire could be heard from the Turkish side. The military presence in Turkey has also increased greatly along the border in the past week in response to mortar shelling that has come from northern Syria. It is unclear if those shells were purposeful strikes or overshot rounds. However, Turkey has retaliated using air strikes, and NATO has expressed its support for its fellow member state. There are 100000 refugees from Syria in Turkey. For more news and videos visit ☛ ntdtv.org Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me From: NTDTV Views: 37 2 ratings Time: 00:57 More in News & Politics
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20:31:26 10/11/12
Amnesty Slams Taliban Shooting
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Amnesty Slams Taliban Shooting
Malala Yousufzai is rushed to hospital on Tuesday, her young life in the hands of these paramedics. The 14-year-old Pakistani girl was shot and seriously wounded as she was leaving her school in Pakistan's Swat Valley. The Taliban claimed responsibility -- citing Malala's promotion of education for girls as the reason behind the attack. The shooting has been met with shock and outrage, both within Pakistan and abroad. Speaking in Hong Kong, an Amnesty International official strongly condemned the violence. [Catherine Baber, Amnesty International Asia Pacific Director] "Well the shooting of Malala is a shocking act of violence that Amnesty International condemns in the strongest possible terms. We understand she is doing well in hospital after an operation to remove the bullet." Yousufzai rose to prominence for speaking out against the Pakistani Taliban at a time when even the government seemed to be appeasing the hardline Islamists. She's a recipient of Pakistan's highest civilian award, and has been nominated for numerous international awards for child activists. The Taliban are opposed to girls' education, and have long attacked and forced the closure of schools that enroll female students. For more news and videos visit ☛ ntdtv.org Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me From: NTDTV Views: 26 3 ratings Time: 01:20 More in News & Politics
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19:36:27 10/11/12
Chinese Government Debt Driving up Forced Eviction: Amnesty International
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Chinese Government Debt Driving up Forced Eviction: Amnesty International
Forced evictions in China have risen significantly in the past two years, Amnesty International said on Thursday. The group says it's because local officials and property developers colluded to seize and sell land to pay off government debt. China's communist regime claims ownership of all the land in the country. In theory, forced eviction is illegal and authorities are meant to compensate those who are displaced. But violent scenes are common as people are thrown out of their homes, and this has led to escalating social unrest. Amnesty says residents face death or imprisonment if they retaliate. Some feel helpless to the extent that they resort to self-immolation. [Nicola Duckworth, Senior Director of Research, Amnesty International]: "... Potentially, millions of people in the country are at risk of these illegal forced evictions and indeed protests about forced evictions are the single biggest issue of populist discontent in the country. So it's a huge issue, it's been going on for many, many years, we feel it's rising in scale now and it's really time to put an end to it." According to Amnesty International, the main driver behind forced eviction is the Chinese regime's economic policy. In 2008, after the global financial crisis, Beijing's central authorities set infrastructure building targets for local governments. They then turned to taking out large loans to raise the capital needed to meet the targets. [Nicola Duckworth, Senior Director of Research, Amnesty ... From: NTDTV Views: 38 4 ratings Time: 02:10 More in News & Politics
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19:27:52 10/11/12
Naquatica: Bosnia Pyramid Carbon Dated 25 Thousand Years Old
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Naquatica: Bosnia Pyramid Carbon Dated 25 Thousand Years Old
What can we say we really know about history? Well, it seams not a lot. What we think we know is constantly changing in light of new discoveries. A recent carbon dating performed on a pyramid in Bosnia, proves it to be at least 25 thousand years old. Most scientists and historians however believe that human civilization started about 5000 years ago with the Sumerians and Babylonians. That is, until artifacts were found, which predate them. These discoveries suggest, that there was a pre-historical civilization around the world- one that must have been highly advanced. Two Italian archaeologists, Dr. Ricarrdo Brett and Niccolo Bisconti found a piece of organic material on the Bosnian Pyramid. They were able to carbon-date the material and with it the pyramid itself. This carbon dating puts the pyramid 20 thousand years before the Sumerian and Babylonian "civilizations." When the Bosnian Pyramid was first discovered in 2005, researchers could only measure the age of the topsoil covering the pyramid, which is about 12 thousand years old. [Dr. Semir Osmanagich, Researcher of Bosnian Pyramid]: "The organic materials found on the Sun Pyramid and biological analysis are telling us that the pyramids are older than 12 thousand five hundred years. The oldest on the planet." You may be wondering how such a huge pyramid could have remained undiscovered in Europe for so many years. Until its discovery it was just known as Visoko hill. That's right, they thought it was a hill, which is ... From: NTDTV Views: 264 22 ratings Time: 02:34 More in News & Politics
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18:33:38 10/11/12
The Courage Of Malala Yousufzai
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The Courage Of Malala Yousufzai
Tributes continue to pour in for Malala Yousufzai. The 14-year-old schoolgirl was shot by the Taliban on Tuesday, and remains in critical condition. Malala is well known for her work campaigning for education for girls. She has received Pakistan's highest civilian prize, and even had a school named after her in Karachi, Pakistan's capital city. The school was renamed the Malala Yousufzai Government Girls Secondary School, following a visit by Malala last year. The school principal recalls her visit fondly. [Sabra Sultana, Malala Yousufzai School, Principal]: "When Malala Yousufzai came to this school, the children were delighted to see that she was of their age-group, and with so much passion for education. The girls were very impressed, and it inspired in them the same passion for education." Students too speak warmly of Malala. [Muqaddas Yousuf, 7th Grade Student]: "We were pained to hear that Malala was shot. She was really nice to us when she visited our school. She said that we could become like her if focused on education." [Javeria Altaf Hussain, School Student]: "Oh, Terrorists, listen! Malala is not alone, we are with her. You kill one Malala, ten more will emerge." Malala began standing up to the Pakistani Taliban when she was just 11, after they overtook the valley were she lives and banned girls education. At a time when even many politicians were too terrified to speak out about the Taliban, Malala showed great courage in writing a blog for the BBC that ... From: NTDTV Views: 33 4 ratings Time: 01:40 More in News & Politics
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15:32:15 10/11/12
Flying Bach Tour Mixes Classical Music and Breakdance
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Flying Bach Tour Mixes Classical Music and Breakdance
The Red Bull Flying Bach World Tour brings two contrasting worlds together in one show: classical music and breakdance. Full Story: Spectators gather at the Madinah Souk in Dubai last week to watch an intriguing mixture of classic culture and electronic beats called the Red Bull Flying Bach World Tour. [Alberto Shahood, Head of Communications for ME & Africa, Red Bull]: "Red Bull Flying Bach appeals to a large segment of the population because it has the classical music which appeals to an older audience together with break-dance which appeals to the youth and young audience; as such it mixes the old with the new". The Red Bull Flying Bach World Tour 2012 put on a performance that brought together two contrasting worlds: the classical music of composer Johann Sebastian Bach and the moves of a dance style with its origins in the streets. [Dana Miskulnig, Student]: "It is simply magnificent because just the way that they were mixing it together in one, they fit perfectly, the pieces that are missing in classical music were filled by the hip hop and break dance and parts that were missing in the hip-hop and break-dance were filled, vice versa." The B-Boy band Flying Steps did a 70 minute mixed-style routine, well received by youth and adults alike. [Vivek Kapur, UAE resident ]: "It is a very good fusion concept which I think will appeal to the new generation and for people like us, for my generation." This entertaining clash of cultures combines piano, harpsichord with ... From: NTDTV Views: 42 2 ratings Time: 01:35 More in Music
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12:58:50 10/11/12
US Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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US Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to two American scientists. This Year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to two American scientists. Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka are awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their research on G-protein-coupled receptors. Their discovery is linked to what makes many medicines on the market achieve their effect. The cells in the human body have receptors that can receive signals and instructions. Scientists knew how adrenaline can make blood pressure rise but it took a long time to understand how it works and it was through the research of Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka that it was discovered how this process works. [Staffan Normark, Secretary General, Royal Swedish Academy ] "The Nobel Prize in chemistry is really fantastic this year. It award discoveries that allow us to understand how our cells communicate with the outside world and how the cells can translate information from the outside into action occurring on the inside. For example all the reaction we are felling when we get scared, when we feel pain." For example the G-protein receptors in the cells are at work when we use our senses like smell, taste, vision and sight. Adrenaline and dopamine are signal substances that the receptors on the cells can interpret to read the environment around it and act. [Sara Snogerup Linse - Prof of Physical Chemistry] "So this year's prize tells us how this signaling mechanism goes on in the receptor protein. How it's built, how it ... From: NTDTV Views: 11 2 ratings Time: 01:57 More in News & Politics
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09:17:33 10/11/12
Huawei May Face Exclusion in Canada Network Plan
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Huawei May Face Exclusion in Canada Network Plan
More bad news for Chinese telecommunication giants Huawei and ZTE. Earlier this week, the US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee urged businesses in the United States not to do business with the two Chinese companies. Now, the Canada government is also strongly indicating that they will follow suit, citing the same reasons%mdashthe Chinese companies are seen as a national security risk. Questions have been raised over Huawei's and ZTE connection to the Chinese regime, which is gaining a reputation for virulent cyber warfare. At a news conference on Tuesday, spokesman for Canadian Prime Minster Stephen Harper said they would invoke a national security exception allowing them to block the companies without violating international trade obligations. It's been deemed too risky to have Huawei and ZTE put together the network for government phone calls, emails and data center services. The decision would only affect the handling of government networks. Huawei has a thriving business in the Canadian private sector. Huawei and ZTE are the world's second- and fifth-largest makers of wireless telecoms gear. For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me From: NTDTV Views: 111 4 ratings Time: 01:09 More in News & Politics
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09:11:11 10/11/12
China's Judicial Reform White Paper Unconvincing: Analyst
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China's Judicial Reform White Paper Unconvincing: Analyst
The Chinese regime is often criticized for being one of the worst human rights violators in the world. Despite the track record, Chinese authorities have given themselves a pat on the back for making progress in protecting justice and human rights. On Tuesday, the regime issued a judicial reform whitepaper that's meant to, quote, "maintaining social fairness, justice and human rights protection." The paper announced plans to deter the use of torture to extract confessions. It also seeks to protect the rights of criminals and for attorneys to exercise their duties. Columnist and China analyst Xia Xiaoqiang says these measures will produce few outcomes, if other elements critical to judicial fairness are lacking. [Xia Xiaoqiang, Columnist, China Analyst] "Currently, in Chinese society we know social justice does not exist. That's because it lacks judicial independence and media freedom. These two are co-dependent. Currently the Communist Party controls the media. The media has no press freedom, the public has no freedom to speak, and so the judicial system is lacking in oversight." The whitepaper also pledged to reform the regime's labor re-education system. Currently, individuals can be sentenced up to three years to Chinese labor camps with no judicial process. Chinese law experts have called the system illegal, and rights groups have identified it as one the worst sources of human rights abuses, particularly against prisoners of conscience. Xia says unless the labor re ... From: NTDTV Views: 54 3 ratings Time: 02:17 More in News & Politics
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09:04:28 10/11/12
China News Broadcast, October 10, 2012: Chinese Finance Chief Skips Japan IMF, World Bank Meetings
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China News Broadcast, October 10, 2012: Chinese Finance Chief Skips Japan IMF, World Bank Meetings
In today's NTD China News, China's Finance Minister and top banking official have missed the IMF and World Bank meetings in Japan. After being labeled a security threat by a US Congressional report, Chinese telecoms gear maker Huawei Technologies may be excluded by the Canadian government over those security risks. Chinese democracy activist Tang Baiqiao has urged Li Wangzhi, his former classmate, and the first born of disgraced Chinese official Bo Xilai, to leave China out of fears for his safety. The Chinese regime issues its first judicial reform white paper. It's meant to better protect justice and human rights but one analyst says without judicial and media freedoms no reform will be effective. German authorities say contaminated strawberries that poisoned more than 11000 Germans came from China. A Chinese worker's unusual demand for pay has gone viral on Chinese internet. A Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong for Chinese paintings have brought in double the pre-sale estimates. For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me From: NTDTV Views: 2 1 ratings Time: 14:21 More in News & Politics
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04:44:13 10/11/12
Two US Students Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Two US Students Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to two American scientists. This Year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to two American scientists. Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka are awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their research on G-protein-coupled receptors. Their discovery is linked to what makes many medicines on the market achieve their effect. The cells in the human body have receptors that can receive signals and instructions. Scientists knew how adrenaline can make blood pressure rise but it took a long time to understand how it works and it was through the research of Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka that it was discovered how this process works. [Staffan Normark, Secretary General, Royal Swedish Academy ] "The Nobel Prize in chemistry is really fantastic this year. It award discoveries that allow us to understand how our cells communicate with the outside world and how the cells can translate information from the outside into action occurring on the inside. For example all the reaction we are felling when we get scared, when we feel pain." For example the G-protein receptors in the cells are at work when we use our senses like smell, taste, vision and sight. Adrenaline and dopamine are signal substances that the receptors on the cells can interpret to read the environment around it and act. [Sara Snogerup Linse - Prof of Physical Chemistry] "So this year's prize tells us how this signaling mechanism goes on in the receptor protein. How it's built, how it ... From: NTDTV Views: 47 1 ratings Time: 01:57 More in News & Politics
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03:35:58 10/11/12
How to Overcome Fear of Snakes
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How to Overcome Fear of Snakes
ophidiophobia, fear of snakes is one of the most common phobias. For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me Many of the world's population fear snakes. In fact, ophidiophobia, fear of snakes is one of the most common phobias. Jill Zimmerman of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia became interested in snakes after finding a big python on her front deck and contacting a snake catcher. Interview: [Jill Zimmerman, Volunteer Wildlife Carer, Wild Spirit]: "I realised through the teachings from him that they are very misunderstood. So now I choose to teach people and spread the knowledge and my experience with snakes." A wildlife carer for over 20 years, Jill realized injuries to snakes were usually the result of people's ignorance. Interview: [Jill Zimmerman, Volunteer Wildlife Carer, Wild Spirit]: "Unfortunately because of their fear or misunderstanding of snakes, lack of knowledge, most of the injuries are from people trying to kill them or to hurt them." Jill founded Wild Spirit through which she educates and raises awareness of snakes' role in our environment. Interview: [Jill Zimmerman, Volunteer Wildlife Carer, Wild Spirit]: "The reason Wild Spirit came to me is that all wild animals have a spirit and I am just amazed that people don't understand that." Jill aims to dispel people's fears through education. Interview: [Jill Zimmerman, Volunteer Wildlife Carer, Wild Spirit]: "I'd never use the word ... From: NTDTV Views: 54 2 ratings Time: 01:56 More in Pets & Animals
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00:30:27 10/11/12
Usain Bolt to Switch to Soccer or 400 Meters?
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Usain Bolt to Switch to Soccer or 400 Meters?
Bolt talks about defending his titles, a new distance or a new event and says he will decide at the start of next season. Full story: Usain Bolt has won the title of the world's fastest man, and this year three gold medals at the London Olympics. His strong suit is the one and two-hundred meter sprint. But the athlete is now saying he might be ready to try something new. [Usain Bolt, Fastest Man in the World]: "There's a few things I've thought about. I could always try the 400 meters, which I don't want to do. I could try to run faster over both my events. I could try another event, maybe long-jump, or as I said, 400 meters." However, on a trip to New Zealand earlier this week, Bolt dismissed rumors he may change events before the next Olympic Games. [Usain Bolt, Fastest Man in the World]: "There's a few things that I could try, other sports that I could work towards, so we'll see what I'll decide at the start of the season." Further in the future though, Bolt says he might want to take his talents to the soccer field. [Usain Bolt, Fastest Man in the World]: "I've always wanted to try soccer. So I don't know. Maybe at the end of my career, near to the end of my career. I don't know, but it would be something that I would love to try because I think I'll be good at it by just watching TV and seeing these guys playing. I've played soccer all the time with my friends, I've played charity matches in Jamaica and I've done well so I think it was something I'd like to try ... From: NTDTV Views: 30 1 ratings Time: 01:24 More in Sports
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00:20:49 10/11/12
Led Zeppelin Walk Red Carpet for New Film
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Led Zeppelin Walk Red Carpet for New Film
Led Zeppelin walks red carpet for new film "Celebration Day." Full story: British rockers Led Zeppelin walk the red carpet on Tuesday for the New York premiere of their new film. [Robert Plant, Vocalist of "Led Zeppelin"]: "We didn't change popular music. We just joined in with everybody else - just had a great time, and you know very well that nobody ever imagined that the great trivias of teenage rock and roll would last on and last on. Maybe it didn't. Maybe this is just one of them phenomenas. It's quite interesting, really.." The film is called "Celebration Day" and is based on a charity concert in London in 2007. It was the first big show the band did in 27 years after they broke up in 1980. Founding members Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and the son of the late drummer John Bonham, all met up on the red carpet. Page, the lead guitarist of the band, says he thinks the movie really shows their synergy. [Jimmy Page, Guitarist of "Led Zeppelin"]: "People will get a chance to see the communication between us on stage and the passion that we have. I think that's conveyed very well within the film." Jason Bonham says he was honored to be able to play in his father's place. [Jason Bonham, Son of Late John Bonham]: "It's an ultimate dream come true. Anybody here if they could find an instrument, if you had the chance to play with Led Zeppelin, you'd take it in any form account. So I am looking forward to watching this as anybody else." The band broke up in 1980 ... From: NTDTV Views: 202 6 ratings Time: 02:12 More in People & Blogs
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23:40:59 10/10/12
Kate Goes Solo to Newcastle as William Attends Funeral
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Kate Goes Solo to Newcastle as William Attends Funeral
The Duchess of Cambridge carried out her first official trip to England's northeast alone on Wednesday. Her husband, Prince William, canceled his appearance to go to the funeral of his former nanny who died last month. Inside Newcastle Civic Centre, Kate met representatives from a number of community organizations. She tried her hand at the Paralympic sport of boccia, a game similar to lawn bowling. Competing with her were two students from Percy Hedley, a school that teaches children with cerebral palsy and motor disorders. Kate also visited a community project in Elswick Park, where she met young community gardeners. She told the children she grows her own vegetables at home. Meanwhile, Kate's husband, Prince William, joined other mourners at the funeral for his former nanny, Olga Powell. Powell cared for William and Prince Harry when they were young boys, including the difficult period during their parents' breakup. The former royal nanny, who was in her 80s, died from a heart attack last month. She had worked for the Prince and Princess of Wales from the 1980s until the early 1990s. For more news and videos visit ☛ ntdtv.org Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me From: NTDTV Views: 43 3 ratings Time: 01:09 More in News & Politics
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23:05:49 10/10/12
French Police Discover Terror Network, Bomb-making Chems
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French Police Discover Terror Network, Bomb-making Chems
French police discovered bomb-crafting materials and weapons during an investigation into suspected radical Islamists across France, according to Paris prosecutor Francois Molins. On Wednesday, Molins spoke at a news conference, where he said 12 suspects were arrested over the weekend, and that the police discovered the chemicals and guns in a garage in Torcy, a suburb east of Paris, on Tuesday. The garage belongs to one of the suburbs, and as such, the dozen would be held for another 24 hours. [Francois Molins, Paris Prosecutor]: "I can say that at this stage in our operations we have discovered in addition to a pump-action shotgun and handguns, bags containing potassium nitrate, sulphur, saltpetre, recipients like pressure cookers, car lightbulbs. These are products and instruments that are useful for the manufacture of what are called improved explosive devices." The prosecutor said that the police had discovered a dangerous terror network. They had been investigating a grenade attack against a kosher grocery in the town of Sarcelles. The alleged leader of the group was killed on Saturday in Strasbourg in an exchange with the police. [Francois Molins]: "We can say that we are clearly and objectively confronted with a terror cell that is extremely dangerous. Everything will be done, using all the powers that are conferred on us by the law to put an end to these actions and to prevent any further commission of a terrorist attack in France." For more news and videos visit ... From: NTDTV Views: 94 3 ratings Time: 01:34 More in News & Politics
04/24/12